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, 54.4% of students met or exceeded ELA standards on IAR.
• IN 2026, 65% of students will meet/exceed ELA standards on IAR.
Multilingual Learners
• IN 2025, 21.9% of mL students metor exceeded ELA standards on IAR.
• IN 2026, 30% of ml students will meet/exceed ELA standards on IAR.
• IN 2025, 9.36% exited ML services through ACCESS.
• IN 2026, 20% will exit ML services through ACCESS.
Students with IEPs
• In 2025, 13.8% of students with an iep met or exceeded ela standards on iar.
• In 2026, 20% of students with an iep will meet or exceed ela standards on iar.
| Specific Action Steps | Timeline & Setting | Point Person |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers will apply instructional strategies to support structured literacy across all content areas. | Ongoing Classroom |
Building Admin and PLC Leaders |
| Teachers will provide students opportunities to develop oracy (practice speaking, discussions, academic vocabulary) skills across all content areas. | Ongoing Classroom | All Staff |
| Teachers will use language and content objectives with students to support learning in daily lessons. | Ongoing Classroom | All Staff |
| PLCs will meet a minimum of one time per week to analyze data, develop common assessments, and review instructional practices. | Ongoing PLC Meetings | All Staff |
| AMS will provide multiple opportunities for family engagement focused around literacy. (library events, family literacy night) | 2-3 x per year | Reading Committees |
| Teachers will apply strategies to provide opportunities for students to develop vocabulary across all content areas (i.e. morphological structures). | Ongoing Classroom | All Staff |
student learning in math
SMART Goal Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant
all students
• in 2025, 45.9% of students met or exceeded Math standards on IAR.
• In 2026, 55% of students will meet or exceed math standards on iar.
Multilingual Learners
• in 2025, 13.6% of ml students met or exceeded Math standards on IAR.
• In 2026, 20% of ml students will meet or exceed math standards on iar.
Students with IEPs
• in 2025, 11.8% of students with an iep met or exceeded math standards on iar.
•In 2026, 20% of students with an iep will meet or exceed math standards on Iar.
| Specific Action Step | Timeline & Setting | Point Person |
|---|---|---|
| Provide opportunities to practice oracy skills to support learning and increase student engagement. (Building Thinking Classrooms, Increasing mathematical discourse) | Ongoing Classroom | PLC and Co-teachers |
| Use language and content objectives with students to support learning in daily lessons. | Ongoing Classroom | All Staff |
| Provide opportunities for family engagement focused around math. | One evening event | Committee |
| PLCs will meet a minimum of one time per week to analyze data, develop common assessments, and review instructional practices. | Ongoing PLC Meetings | All Staff |
| Apply strategies to provide opportunities for students to develop vocabulary across all content areas. | Ongoing Classroom | All Staff |
Student social emotional well-being
SMART Goal Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant
current data as of august 2025 (Spring 2025):
• In the fall of 2025, 47% of the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI), assessing alignment to specific features of Tier 1 PBIS, was Fully IMplemented at AMS.
SMART Goal for May 2026:
• By May of 2026, 80% of the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) will be Fully IMplemented for PBIS.
| Specific Action Step | Timeline & Setting | Point Person |
|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide PBIS practices, behavior flowcharts, and expectation matrices will be explicitly taught and revisited with staff. | Ongoing | All Staff |
| We will create a PBIS committee with formalized roles that includes all stakeholders. | Fall 2025 | Admin/House Leaders |
| Through advisory, students will be explicitly taught and provided opportunities for reteaching through PBIS practices, flowcharts, and matrices | Ongoing | All Staff |
| Staff will continue to monitor student involvement through student surveys (beginning, middle, and end of year). | Ongoing | PBIS Committe |
| The PBIS Committee will provide Family engagement/feedback opportunities through communication (newsletter, 5 essentials, infographics on attendance) | Ongoing | Admin/PBIS Committee |
| Staff will utilize data sources (SAEBRS, Behavior, Attendance) to engage in monthly data analysis and data based decision making.). | Ongoing | All Staff |
data analysis schoolwide needs assessment
| Student Group |
Current Learning Data as of August 2025 |
SMART Goal for May 2026 |
|---|---|---|
|
ALL |
In 2025, 54.4% of students met or exceeded ELA standards on IAR. In 2025, 45.9% of students met or exceeded Math standards on IAR. |
In 2026, 65% of students will meet/ exceed ELA standards on IAR. In 2026, 55% of students will meet/exceed Math standards on IAR. |
| ML | In 2025, 21.9% of ML students met or exceeded ELA standards on IAR. In 2025, 13.6% of ML students met or exceeded Math standards on IAR. |
In 2026, 30% of ML students will meet/exceed ELA standards on IAR. In 2026, 20% of ML students will meet/exceed Math standards on IAR. |
| IEP | In 2025, 13.8% of students with an IEP met or exceeded ELA standards on IAR. In 2025, 11.8% of students with an IEP met or exceeded Math standards on IAR. |
In 2026, 20% of students with an IEP will meet/ exceed ELA standards on IAR. In 2026, 20% of students with an IEP will meet/exceed Math standards on IAR. |
building leadership team
| Team Member Name | Role |
|---|---|
|
Karen Tilden, Katherine Aske & Sarah Murphy |
6th grade House Leaders |
|
Carrie Sargent, Eric Russell, Kristen Ottow |
7th grade House Leaders |
|
Felicia Folinazzo, Miranda Fay |
8th grade House Leaders |
|
Emily Magallon |
Encore HouseLeader |
|
Morgan Havel |
Self House Leader |
|
Bridget Barry |
SST House Leader |
|
Brad Kitzerow |
PE House Leader |
| Julie Goolish | Principal |