School Improvement Plan
2025-2026
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 Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant
ALL Students
•In 2025, 77.1% students met or exceeded ELA standards on IAR.
•In 2026, 80% of students will meet/ exceed ELA standards on IAR.
multilingual Learners
•In 2025, 29.0 % of ML students meet/exceed ELA standards on IAR.
•In 2026, 35 % of ML students will meet/exceed ELA standards on IAR.
•In 2025, 24.6 % exited ML services through ACCESS.
•In 2026, 30% will exit ML services through ACCESS.
Students with IEPs
•In 2025, 42.6% of students with an IEP met or exceeded ELA standards on IAR.
•In 2026, 50% of students with an IEP will meet/ exceed ELA standards on IAR.
| Specific Action Step | Timeline & Setting | Point Person | Status Check |
|---|---|---|---|
| K - 3 teachers will deliver daily explicit systematic phonics instruction using the high impact routines |
2025 -2026 School Year |
Administrators Teachers Academic Coaches |
Daily/Weekly Grade Level PLC Meetings |
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Teachers will regularly upload phonics data into Forefront in a timely manner to prepare for weekly PLC meetings |
2025 -2026 School Year |
Administrators Teachers Academic Coaches |
Daily/Weekly Grade Level PLC Meetings |
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PLC teams will review assessment data weekly and respond instructionally to their data |
2025 -2026 School Year |
Administrators Teachers Academic Coaches |
Daily/Weekly Grade Level PLC Meetings |
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Elementary school teachers, middle school ELA, social studies, and science teachers will incorporate a vocabulary protocol into their instruction - For ELA, each time introducing a new story/article and for Science/SS at the beginning of each unit |
2025 -2026 School Year |
Administrators Teachers Academic Coaches |
Daily/Weekly Grade Level PLC Meetings |
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The Instructional coach will support teachers on the development and utilization of sound walls, explicit phonics instruction, and the incorporation of the vocabulary protocol. All sound walls will be displayed by December 2025 |
2025 -2026 School Year |
Administrators Teachers Academic Coaches |
Daily/Weekly Grade Level PLC Meetings |
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ML resource teachers will collaborate with gen ed teachers by sharing ELD plans to strengthen language development within content areas. |
2025 -2026 School Year |
Administrators Teachers Academic Coaches |
Daily/Weekly Grade Level PLC Meetings |
Student learning in math
SMART Goal Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant
ALL Students
•In 2025, 60.8% of students met/exceeded Math standards on IAR.
•In 2026, 65% of students will meet/exceed Math standards on IAR.
multilingual Learners
•In 2025, 26.3% of ML students met/exceeded Math standards on IAR.
•In 2026, 30% of ML students will meet/exceed Math standards on IAR.
Students with IEPs
•In 2025, 31.9% of students with an IEP met/exceeded Math standards on IAR.
•In 2026, 36% of students with an IEP will meet/exceed Math standards on IAR.
| Specific Action Step | Timeline & Setting | Point Person | Status Check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teachers will regularly upload data into Forefront to prepare for weekly PLC meetings, after each checkpoint and unit assessment | 2025-2026 School Year |
Administrators Teachers Academic Coaches |
Daily/Weekly Grade Level PLC Meetings |
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PLC teams will review assessment data and respond instructionally to their data |
2025-2026 School Year |
Administrators Teachers Academic Coaches |
Daily/Weekly Grade Level PLC Meetings |
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K - 5 classroom teachers will implement the Bridges 3rd Edition with fidelity |
2025-2026 School Year |
Administrators Teachers Academic Coaches |
Daily/Weekly Grade Level PLC Meetings |
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Middle School math teachers will utilize the Building Thinking Classroom structures |
2025-2026 School Year |
Administrators Teachers Academic Coaches |
Daily/Weekly Grade Level PLC Meetings |
| Instructional Coach will support teachers in reviewing student centered goals to improve student learning. | 2025-2026 School Year |
Administrators Teachers Academic Coaches |
Daily/Weekly Grade Level PLC Meetings |
Student social emotional well-being
SMART Goal Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant
Current Data as of August 2025:
• In the Fall of 2025, 51.7 % of the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI), assessing alignment to specific features of Tier 1 PBIS, was Fully Implemented at ICS.
SMART Goal for May 2026:
• By May of 2026, 72% of the Tiered Fidelity Inventory( TFI) will be Fully Implemented for PBIS.
| Specific Action Step | Timeline & Setting | Point Person | Status Check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Implement the new ICS Behavior Matrix with staff and students |
2025-2026 School Year |
Administrators Teachers Leadership Teams |
Weekly Leadership Team Meetings |
| During Teacher Leadership meetings analyze behavioral referral data to engage in data analysis and data based decision making | 2025-2026 School Year |
Administrators Teachers Leadership Teams |
Weekly Leadership Team Meetings |
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During Teacher Leadership meetings analyze SAEBRS data to engage in data analysis and data based decision making |
2025-2026 School Year |
Administrators Teachers Leadership Teams |
Weekly Leadership Team Meetings |
| During weekly student services team meeting analyze behavior redirect data to engage in data analysis and data based decision making | 2025-2026 School Year |
Administrators Teachers Leadership Teams
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Weekly Leadership Team Meetings |
data analysis schoolwide needs assessment
| Student Group | Current Learning Data as of August 2025 | SMART Goal for May 2026 |
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All |
In 2025, 77.1% of students met/exceeded ELA standards on IAR. In 2025, 60.8% of students met/exceeded Math standards on IAR. |
In 2026, 80% of students will meet/ exceed ELA standards on IAR. In 2026, 65% of students will meet/exceed Math standards on IAR. |
| ML | In 2025, 29.0% of ML students met/exceeded ELA standards on IAR. In 2025, 26.3% of ML students met/exceeded Math standards on IAR. |
In 2026, 35% of ML students will meet/exceed ELA standards on IAR. In 2026, 30% of ML students will meet/exceed Math standards on IAR. |
| IEP | In 2025, 42.6% of students with an IEP met or exceeded ELA standards on IAR. In 2025, 31.9% of students with an IEP met or exceeded Math standards on IAR. |
In 2026, 50% of students with an IEP will meet/ exceed ELA standards on IAR. In 2026, 36% of students with an IEP will meet/exceed Math standards on IAR. |
The team
| Team Member Name | Role |
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| Cathy Borge | LMC Specialist |
| Dan Cooper | Instructional Coach |
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Valerie DeFelice |
2nd Grade Teacher |
| Anel Escamilla | EL Coordinator |
| Kristin Gottschalk | Middle School Math Teacher |
| Malissa Jacks | Middle School Math Teacher |
| Nikki Jazrawi | ML Resource Teacher |
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Lauren Kistler |
Middle School Social Studies Teacher |
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Nicole Knight |
1st Grade Teacher |
| Kelly Krueger | Principal |
| Michelle Nicolet | 5th Grade Teacher |
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Maddie Redding |
4th Grade Teacher |
| John Rey | Assistant Principal |
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Rosalie Stanley |
3rd Grade Teacher |
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Chelsie Washam |
Kindergarten Teacher |