School Improvement Plan

Strategic Plan Goal Area 1: Safe & Thriving

Strategic Plan Outcome: Every Student Feels Safe
Strategic Plan Measure: % of students reporting they feel safe, welcome, and accepted at school
School “SMART” Goal (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timely): By the end of the 2023-2024 school year, 80% of students will report that they generally feel safe, welcome, and accepted at Highland Park
Strategic Plan Strategy: Create school-wide structures that intentionally build safe and inclusive learning environments

Action: Implementing opportunities for connection

Timeline: Events occurring weekly throughout the year
Lead Person Responsible:
- Mikaela Vanderperren, Dean of Students
- Elise Renning, School Support Specialist
- Lilly Cano, Social Worker
- Marilee Carey, Counselor
- Anna Williams, Counselor
- Jessica Luna, Family Liaison
Resources:
- PBIS.org
- Student Leadership Class
Measures (The quantifiable change in what adult and/or student knowledge, abilities, skills, attitudes or beliefs will occur.):
- Quarterly Culture Survey Data
- Quarterly socials & Assemblies
- Quarterly Family Engagement Events
- Student Focus Group Feedback
- All staff will recognize the positive behaviors of at least five students per week using “Husky High Fives”

Action: Creation of Student Support Committees

Timeline: Each commitee will meet monthly:
- Kid Chats
- Attendance Committee
- Empathy interview
- Student Affinity Groups
- Highland PARC (Principal's Advisory & Review Council)
Lead Person Responsible:
- Sho Shigeoka, Kid Chat
- Lori Krumm, Attendance
- Lilly Cano, Social Worker
- BH&W Team
Resources:
- Student Support Referrals
- Attendance Report
Measures (The quantifiable change in what adult and/or student knowledge, abilities, skills, attitudes or beliefs will occur.):
- Increase in Attendance Data
- Affinity Group Attendance
- Completion of 3 Empathy interviews per month

Action: Double the number of staff members formally trained in restorative practices (from 5 to 10)

Action: Focus on relationship building/trust in the classrooms

Timeline: Each group will meet weekly, throughout the year:
- AVID
- Character Strong
- Advisory
Lead Person Responsible:
- AVID: Emily Pollard and Alison McCarthy, AVID Coordinators
- Character Strong: Elise Renning, School Support Specialist
- Advisory: Pollard, McCarthy, Renning, and Julie Fairman, Academic Coach
Resources:
- Character Strong Curriculum
- MyAVID.org
Measures (The quantifiable change in what adult and/or student knowledge, abilities, skills, attitudes or beliefs will occur.):
- Quarterly Culture Survey Data
- Student Focus Group Feedback
- Discipline data

Strategic Plan Goal Area 2: Progress on Standards

Strategic Plan Outcome: All students demonstrate progress toward, and achievement, of the standards
Strategic Plan Measure: % of students in grades 4-8 who got closer to proficiency on OSAS ELA
School “SMART” Goal (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timely): By the end of the 2023-2024 school year, the opportunity/gap score for students who are identified as “underserved race/ethnicity” will increase one level on the OSAS ELA test (from level 1 to level 2 - at a minimum)
Strategic Plan Strategy: Ensure all classrooms are culturally responsive, relevant, and inclusive. Articulated and scaffolded high-leverage teaching strategies (AVID-WICOR-UDL) taught and consistently used in all content areas and grades.

Action: Explicit PD on literacy instructional practices throughout the monthly meeting cycle.

Timeline: Meeting monthly throughout the school year:
- Based on Needs Assessment Data Review
- Utilization of CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) Opportunities
Lead Person Responsible:
- Julie Fairman, Academic Coach
- Nicole Safranski, ELD Teacher
- Debbie Abel, ELD Teacher
- Emily Pollard, AVID Coordinator
- Alison McCarthy, AVID Coordinator
- Julie Fairman, Academic Coach
Resources:
- MyAvid.Org
- MLD Department
- Academic Content TOSAs
- Academic Content area TOSAs
Measures (The quantifiable change in what adult and/or student knowledge, abilities, skills, attitudes or beliefs will occur.):
- Consistently seeing evidence of all teachers intentionally utilizing literacy instructional practices in their lessons.

Action: Explicit Testing Strategies Taught/Reviewed

Timeline: Monthly throughout the school year with testing strategies beginning after Winter Break
- Intentional time for teams to plan for assessments
- OSAS Practice Items as warm-ups
- Practice Performance Tasks
- Best practices in delivering OSAS to prevent testing fatigue
- Celebration culture
- Positive communication to families of the “why”
Lead Person Responsible:
- Julie Fairman, Academic Coach
- Sho Shigeoka, Assistant Principal
- Tim Livingston, LITT
Resources:
- ODE
Measures (The quantifiable change in what adult and/or student knowledge, abilities, skills, attitudes or beliefs will occur.):
- Student survey on testing attitudes
- Growth over time on proficiency level

Action: All teachers utilize high-leverage instructional strategies with an intentional focus on academic language (OSAS target #10)

Timeline: Ongoing
Lead Person Responsible:
- Julie Fairman, Academic Coach
- Lori Krumm, Principal
- Sho Shigeoka, Assistant Principal
- Nicole Safranski, ELD Teacher
- Tim Livingston, LITT
- All teachers
Resources:
- Lexia
- ALEKs
- iReady
- MLD Department
- MyAvid.Org
Measures (The quantifiable change in what adult and/or student knowledge, abilities, skills, attitudes or beliefs will occur.):
- Increase in achievement Lexia Data
- Increase in iReady Data
- Increase ALEKs Data (math)
- Increase in achievement seen Work Samples scored by teachers
- Evidence evident in Admin/Coach classroom walkthroughs
- Student growth on teacher created formative/summative assessments

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