A school may
use, but is not required to use, the following format for its school improvement
plan:
(1) Introduction,
including the following:
(A) Narrative
description of the school, the community, and the educational programs.
(B) Description
and location of curriculum.
(C) Titles
and descriptions of assessment instruments to be used in addition to Indiana
Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+).
(2) Statement
of mission, vision, or beliefs.
(3) Summary
of data, derived from an assessment of the current status of educational
programming, including the following:
(A) Data,
including graphs, from the annual performance
report.
(B) Data
related to performance indicators other than those included in the annual
performance report.
(C) Other
information about educational programming and the learning environment.
(4) Conclusions
about the current educational programming, derived from an assessment of
the current status of educational programming, including the following:
(A) Information
about how the school's curriculum supports the achievement of Indiana
academic standards.
(B) Information
about how the school's instructional strategies support the achievement
of Indiana academic standards.
(C) Analysis
of student achievement based on ISTEP+
and other assessment strategies.
(D) Parental
participation in the school.
(E) Technology
as a learning tool.
(F) Safe
and disciplined learning environment.
(G) Professional
development.
(5) Student
achievement objectives, derived from an assessment of the current status
of educational programming, including the following:
(A) Attendance
rate.
(B) Percentage
of students meeting academic standards
under the ISTEP+
program.
(C) For
a secondary school, graduation rate.
(6) Specific
areas where improvement is needed immediately.
(7) Benchmarks
for progress that specify how and to what extent the school expects to make
continuous improvement in all areas of the education system.
(8) Academic
Honors Diploma and Core
40, including the following:
(A) Provisions
to offer courses that allow all students to become eligible to earn the
Academic Honors Diploma.
(B) Provisions
to encourage all students to earn an Academic
Honors Diploma or complete the Core
40 curriculum.
(9) Proposed
interventions based on school improvement goals.
(10) Professional
development that is coordinated with proposed interventions and that
supports sustainable school improvement efforts.
(11) Statutes
and rules to be waived.
(12) Three
(3)year time line for implementation, review, and revision.
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