School Improvement Plan (SIP) Major Project (WSU-South Puget Sound)

Each student will engage in an intense and focused analysis of their school or program
improvement plan, or will actually participate in facilitating the revision of the school
improvement plan, or will help create a non-existent or unknown school improvement plan. This
project will also prepare students to examine SIPs in preparation for applying to and interviewing
for administrative positions and help to make you a unique candidate in such applications and
interviews.
Written Report/Analysis
The reports analysis includes 4 sections
1) Introduction/School Profile section captures the readers interest and briefly presents
and discusses the demographic data, location, and culture of the school.
2) Data Analysis will discuss demographic data, student performance data, and data that
represents the non-academic barriers to learning such as attendance and discipline.
3) School Improvement Plan for Improvement of Instruction will also be analyzed in terms
of the Washington State Student and Success Principles (p. 21 in your handbook).
Ultimately, one must ask if this specific School Improvement Plan (SIP) will influence
professional practice to create a highly effective school with high levels of student
learning.
a. Is the data analysis that reveals the instructional problem of practice reflected
explicitly in the SIP?
b. Are the 7 Student and Success School Principles (p. 21) reflected in the SIP?
c. Are the strategies for action set up to be measured by student growth/learning
results and not simply by activity completion?
d. Does the SIP reflect teachers 3.1 and 6.1 growth goals and principals 3.5 AWSP
Framework Distinguished Leadership Criteria?
4) Appendix and Selected References (supporting materials as appropriate).
Class Presentation
You will not present the written report but will share with us what do you know now as result
of analyzing/revising a school improvement plan that you did not know before? What are
some new significant learnings you will take with you into your administrative position? You
will share SIP content as it relates to helping us know about your learning of the above
questions.
Grading Rubric
Feedback on this assignment will be given using Appendix E1 ~ WCEAP Common Performance
Task Rubric for Standard 1 (p. 39 in your handbook) This assignment prepares you for your
Learning Environment Profile (LEP) which is a requirement of your internship.

Washington State Student & Success School Principles

(ESEA Turnaround Principles)
1. Providing strong leadership by: (1) reviewing the performance of the current principal;
(2) either replacing the principal if such a change is necessary to ensure strong and
effective leadership, or demonstrating that the current principal has a track record in
improving achievement and has the ability to lead the turnaround effort; and (3)
providing the principal with operational flexibility in the areas of scheduling, staff,
curriculum, and budget
2. Ensuring that teachers are effective and able to improve instruction by: (1)
reviewing the quality of all staff and retaining only those who are determined to be
effective and have the ability to be successful in the turnaround effort; (2) preventing
ineffective teachers from transferring to these schools; and (3) providing job-embedded,
ongoing professional development informed by the teacher evaluation and support
systems and tied to teacher and student needs
3. Redesigning the school day, week, or year to include additional time for student learning
and teacher collaboration
4. Strengthening the schools instructional program based on student needs and ensuring
that the instructional program is research-based, rigorous, and aligned with State
academic content standards
5. Using data to inform instruction and for continuous improvement, including by
providing time for collaboration on the use of data
6. Establishing a school environment that improves school safety and discipline and
addressing other non-academic factors that impact student achievement, such as
students social, emotional, and health needs
7. Providing ongoing mechanisms for family and community engagement

Appendix E1 WCEAP Common Performance Task Rubric for Standard 1

Rubric for Evaluating School Improvement Plan
Student ID:_____________________ Course:________________ Evaluator:____________________ Semester:_______________
Title of School Improvement Plan: _______________________________________________________________________________________

1.

The Introduction/School Profile sections develop the SIP in such a manner that captures the readers
interest and presents and discusses the demographic data of the school.

Needs
Improvement

Satisfactory

Exemplary

Comments:
2.

The Data Analysis discusses both the demographic and student performance data (i.e. How were the
data analyzed and shared with various stakeholders?).
Comments:

3.

School Improvement Plan (SIP) describes how the goals will influence professional practice to
create a highly effective school including recommendations and reflections.
Comments:

4.

Appendix and Bibliography including supporting data and selected references.

Comments:

5.

Technical quality of SIP: Grammar and writing mechanics meet professional standards.
Comments:
Total
Average