According to the U.S. Department of Education, a school improvement plan must meet very specific requirements. It must encompass all areas where students are failing to meet requirements, and must address issues in a scientific and highly structured way. The following criteria, among others, must be included in a school improvement plan:

• It must use strategies that are based on scientific research, strategies proven to improve the core academic areas in question

• It must use policies that are the most likely to improve the areas in question, policies that also ensure that all groups of students will see improvement

• The plan must establish benchmarks and measurements to verify that it is working. Objectives must be clearly stated and measurable

• The plan must work to increase parental involvement in students’ schooling

• The plan has to include extra activities when appropriate, such as after school programs and extensions of the school year

• It must promote professional development for educators

• It must include a teacher mentoring program

The Department of Education requirements for school improvement plans are quite extensive and detailed, and offer schools a road map on how to develop an effective approach to addressing academic challenges.

• NCStar Plan will be updated and submitted for the October Board Meeting by the third Wednesday of September annually.

• Comprehensive Needs Assessments is updated and submitted annually by the third Wednesday of September annually.

• Indicators and action steps should align with the identified needs in the Comprehensive Needs Assessment.

• 12 Indicators must be active at all times starting with Key Indicators.

• Once indicator has been fully implemented, documentation should be uploaded to NCStar.

• School Improvement Team members should be reflective of the school population and voted on annually.

• At least one parent needs to be included in the School Improvement Team.

• Update the following information yearly:

  • • View Profile

    • Set Direction

    • Review the person assigned to for the Indicators and Action Steps

• Two meetings must be held monthly and notes maintained and uploaded.

• Respond to Coaching Comments during School Improvement Team meetings on a monthly basis.

• Share Title I budget during the first thirty school days as part of the School Improvement Meeting and reflect in Meeting Agenda and Notes.

• Coaching comments will be provided to assist monitoring of School Improvement Plans on a monthly basis.

PSRC has a District Improvement Team that consists of a variety of stakeholders including: Central Office staff, School Representatives, Board Members, and Parents. This team works closely to complete the Comprehensive Needs Assessment on a yearly basis to assist in the development the District Improvement Plan and determine district needs to be addressed with Title I and the Additional Federally Funded Programs.

A copy of the District Improvement Plan can be located at:

www. indistar.org

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