School Improvement Plan
2023-2024
A School Improvement Plan (SIP) or School Development Plan (SDP) is a central document used by Senior Leadership teams to map out their strategic plans for the development of their school.
Student learning in literacy
SMART Goal for Student learning in literacy
73% of our students in grades K-2 will meet or exceed the 40th percentile as measured by FastBridge (K-2).
As of spring 2023, 68% achieved the 40th percentile or higher as measured by FastBridge (K-2).
58% of our students in grades 3-5 will meet their target growth or higher as measured by the spring 2024 MAP (3-8)
As of spring 2023, 53% of our students in grades 3-5 met their target growth as measured by MAP (3-8).
| Specific Action Step | Timeline & Setting | Point Person |
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K-3 students participate in daily explicit, systematic phonics instruction in Phonics to Reading curriculum. |
Daily |
Teachers |
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Students use Kagan engagement structures daily during literacy learning to process information, collaboratively negotiate meaning of texts, and discuss content. |
Ongoing |
Staff |
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Provide students with extra support on essential standards as needed based on the teacher analysis of student formative assessment results. This will be reviewed once per trimester during the MTSS Review and student progress will be evaluated after 8 weeks. (Tier 2-3 Interventions, guided reading, EL literacy support). |
Ongoing |
Staff |
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Daily Tier 3 reading interventions by the reading interventionist for students that qualify for support. |
Ongoing |
Peggy Martin |
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Create a Google Doc for Related Arts (Music, Art, PE) to highlight literacy skills for each grade level by Trimester to create cross curricular reinforcement. |
Monthly |
Instructional Coach |
Student learning in math
SMART Goal for Student learning in math
80% of students will achieve 40th percentile or higher as measured by FastBridge (K-2).
As of spring 2023,78% achieved the 40th percentile or higher as measured by FastBridge (K-2).
58% of our students in grades 3-5 will meet their target growth or higher as measured by the spring 2024 MAP (3-8)
As of spring 2023, 56% of our students in grades 3-5 met their target growth as measured by MAP (3-8).
| Specific Action Step | Timeline & Setting | Point Person |
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Teachers administer and review common assessments to determine students who have met the learning targets and who need additional support to master grade level standards. |
Ongoing |
Classroom teachers and EL teachers |
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Students regularly engage in independent pathway learning in iReady math to learn grade level essential math standards. |
Ongoing |
Classroom teachers |
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Teachers provide Tier 2 extra support/extended learning in a timely manner based on common assessment results to ensure students learn the essential math standards. |
Ongoing |
Classroom teachers and EL teachers |
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Daily Tier 3 math interventions by math interventionist for students that qualify. |
Ongoing |
Judy Adams |
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Teacher teams utilize Forefront to analyze student data after each assessment on all math standards, targeting essential standards. This will occur after each formative and summative common assessment. |
Ongoing |
Staff |
Student social emotional well-being
SMART Goal for Student social emotional well-being
Cumberland will create a PBIS Tier 1 Team by the end of Trimester 2, to analyze student behavioral data as a building
| Specific Action Step | Timeline & Setting | Point Person |
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Establish a Tier 1 Team |
Feb. 23, 2024 |
Leadership Team - CU |
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Create a regular meeting format/agenda either from District 62 or Cumberland School. |
Feb. 23, 2024 |
Marc Infante |
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Define Meeting Roles |
Feb. 23, 2024 |
Marc Infante |
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Hold at least 2 meetings or more in Trimester 3 to review Tier 1 Implementation and Data from SWISS. |
Feb. 23, 2024 |
Marc Infante |
The team
| Team Member Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Marc Infante | Principal |
| Tina Mazzone | Assistant Principal |
| Laura Gierszewicz | Kindergarten Teacher |
| Tracy Mullane | 1st Grade Teacher |
| Amy Huffman | 2nd Grade Teacher |
| Jeannie Pantelin | 3rd Grade Teacher |
| Richard McKelvey | 5th Grade Teacher |
| Jelena Todorovich | Specials |
| Christina Sweeney | Facilitator |
| Judy Adams | Math Interventionist |
| Gary Niemiec | Speech Pathologist |
| Megan O’Donnell | ELS Teacher |
| Margaret Biega | EL |
| Andrea Clifton | Instructional Coach |