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School Improvement Plan

An effective school improvement planning process allows Indiana schools to develop a strategic and continuous plan that focuses on quality education and high levels of student achievement. All Indiana public schools and those non-public schools that voluntarily seek accreditation are required to have a school improvement plan. The plan must be submitted to the department by June 30 of the school year prior to the year of implementation.

• What are the required components of an Indiana school improvement plan?
• What other information might be included in a school improvement plan?
• Is there an optional format for the school improvement plan?
• What school improvement models are acceptable and will they be reviewed by the Indiana Department of Education?
• What information is available that can assist us in our school improvement planning process?

• More Information
  • Definition of Terms
• Web Links
  • Public Law 221
  • Strategic and Continuous School Improvement and Achievement Plan: Submittal Form
  • Indiana School Accountability: Accreditation Reference Guide

	Find a list of schools that are working on related improvement efforts. School Configuration Public / Nonpublic County All Schools Elementary only Middle School only High School only Both Public & Non-Public Public only Non-Public only All Counties Adams Allen Bartholomew Benton Blackford Boone Brown Carroll Cass Clark Clay Clinton Crawford Daviess Dearborn Decatur Dekalb Delaware Dubois Elkhart Fayette Floyd Fountain Franklin Fulton Gibson Grant Greene Hamilton Hancock Harrison Hendricks Henry Howard Huntington Jackson Jasper Jay Jefferson Jennings Johnson Knox Kosciusko LaGrange Lake LaPorte Lawrence Madison Marion Marshall Martin Miami Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Noble Ohio Orange Owen Parke Perry Pike Porter Posey Pulaski Putnam Randolph Ripley Rush St Joseph Scott Shelby Spencer Starke Steuben Sullivan Switzerland Tippecanoe Tipton Union Vanderburgh Vermillion Vigo Wabash Warren Warrick Washington Wayne Wells White Whitley All Counties Improvement Models Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Baldrige Connecting Learning Assures Successful Students (C.L.A.S.S.) Effective Schools, Strategic Planning for the 21st Century/Phi Delta Kappa High Schools That Work/Southern Regional Educational Board (HSTW/SREB/InDOE) Indiana Essential Schools/InDOE Indiana Student Achievement Institute/American SAI/various Indiana entities (InSAI) Koalaty Kid/American Society for Quality (ASQ) National Lutheran Schools Accreditation (NLSA) North Central Association (NCA) Partners on the Journey/Archdiocese of Indianapolis Quality Learning/Langford International Standard-Bearer District-Wide Model/Center for Leadership in School Reform (CLSR) The School Portfolio/Education for the Future/Victoria Bernhardt Title 1 (Indiana) Continuous School Improvement Process (SWP/TAS) Tophat Locally Developed Plan Improvement Focus Areas Language Arts Reading Skills Writing Skills Language Mechanics Mathematics Math Concepts and Skills Mathematical applications and mathematical problem-solving Other Content Areas Science Skills Social Studies Skills Critical/Creative Thinking Skills Creative Problem-Solving Curriculum Curriculum Development Curriculum Alignment/Standards Instruction Instruction-classroom strategies Technology as a Learning Tool Remediation Assessment Authentic Assessment Assessment Procedures to Accommodate Individual Student Needs Parent/Community Involvement Parent/Student/ Staff Communication Parent/Community Involvement "Other" Goal Issues Professional Development Discipline Attendance Graduation Rate Alternative Scheduling Character Development/Citizenship School Climate/Safe Learning Environment Lifelong Learning Money Issues Improvement Strategies Ability Grouping Action Research At-Risk Strategies Authentic Assessments (Journals) Balanced Literacy (e.g. 4 Block, Purdue Lit. Collaborative) Baldrige Strategies Benchmarks Best Practice Checklists Coaching Collaborate with University/Others Collaborative Groups Common Planning Time Computer Assisted Instruction Computerized Assessment (SAM, STAR) Conferences Conferencing with Students Courses (College/University) Critical Thinking Data Analysis Demonstration Lessons/Modeling Descriptive Review Differentiated Instruction Distance Learning (TV/Classroom) District Assessments Essential Skills Assessment Extracurricular Activities Framework of Analysis, Dialogue & Action Games Graphic Organizers Hallway Walks Hands-On Inclusion Information Literacy Inquiry-based/Problem-based Instruction Instructional Audit Interviews Journaling Learning Styles/Whole Brain Instruction Lesson Plans Leveled Testing (NWEA) Library Circulation Data Literacy Groups (Reading Workshop) Looking at Student Work Looping Math Across the Curriculum Math Strategies Measures of Engagement Mentoring Modeling Observation Observation Online Learning (Internet/Individual) Peer Buddies/Mentoring Performance Tasks Portfolios Pre- & Post-Tests Problem Solving Professional Learning Communities Professional Reading Project-based Learning Reading Across the Curriculum Reading Strategies - General Reading Strategies - Sustained Silent Reading Reduce Class Size Reflection/Journaling Report Card Grades Rubrics Running Records Shadowing a Teacher Staff Retreat Standardized Testing (other than ISTEP) Study Groups Surveys Teacher Conversation/Networking Teacher Portfolio Teacher-made Assessments Team Teaching Teaming (middle school scheduling) Test-taking Skills Text Book Assessments Thematic Units/Cross-Curricular Instruction Time Management Train the Trainer/In-house experts Tutoring Video Training Videotaping Instruction Visiting Other Schools Vocabulary Strategies Workshops Writing Across the Curriculum Writing Process Instruction (Six Traits, Writer's Workshop, Perfect Paragraph) Writing Samples or prompts Items can be de-selected by selecting a blank line(the first line) from the drop-down lists.