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2022-2023 School Improvement Plan

Irving Elementary School

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Irving Elementary SIP Introduction

Washington Irving Elementary School is a K-5 located in SouthEast Oak Park. The staff at Irving are proud of the students and the community we serve. The school and parent community work closely together to provide high quality instruction, to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for all our of our families and work to ensure high levels of parent engagement.

At the conclusion of the 2021-2022 school year served 524 students who represent diverse races, cultures, languages and socio-economic backgrounds.

At the conclusion of the 2021-2022 school year, our demographics are as follows:

17% of our students receive free/reduced lunch
17% are students with disabilities
55% of our students are white
15% of our students are black
15% of our students are Hispanic
3% of our students are Asian
12% of our students are two or more races

Additionally we are proud of our diverse staff who are committed to providing equitable access to rigorous, responsive instruction, developing strong relationships with families and community, and using data driven continuous improvement to enhance teaching practices and accelerate learning for all students.

We are committed to building a school culture that promotes equity and inclusion for all students, maintaining consistent building wide behavioral expectations, and supporting social emotional learning for all of the children we serve.

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Irving Universal Goals

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Universal Student Goals

Engagement

By the Spring of 2022, 54% of students will respond favorably to questions in the engagement component of the Panorama survey.

54%

When students are engaged, they have a degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, participation, and passion for learning. Students feeling engaged in school is essential to building a sense of belonging and ultimately leading to student academic outcomes.

Sense of Belonging

By the Spring of 2022, 69% of students will respond favorably to questions in the belonging component of the Panorama survey.

69%

Students experiencing a sense of belonging supports them as whole children and creates a learning environment that leads to academic success.

Math IAR Proficient

By the Spring of 2023, 49% of students will be at or above the Literacy MAP threshold scores, and therefore 39% of students will be at level 4 or 5 on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR).

39%

It is critical that we prepare students to demonstrate their knowledge of grade level academic standard, and we use NWEA MAP to tell us how we are doing prior to the end of year IAR administration.

Math MAP Threshold

49%

ELA IAR Proficient

By the Spring of 2023, 42% of students will be at or above the Literacy MAP threshold scores, and therefore 34% of students will be at level 4 or 5 on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR).

34%

It is critical that we prepare students to demonstrate their knowledge of grade level academic standard, and we use NWEA MAP to tell us how we are doing prior to the end of year IAR administration.

42%

Literacy MAP Threshold

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Irving Theories of Change & Measuring Success

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Theory of Change - Engagement Universal Strategy

If Leaders…

Provide professional development on engagement strategies (such as think, pair, share, mini-lessons, Kagan structures, and collaborative learning environment)

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Then staff will..

Teach and utilize discussion protocols with our students.

Then staff will…

Discuss engagement strategies during BLT, PLCs, and staff meetings.

Resulting in…

54% of the 3rd-5th grade students will respond favorably on the Panorama survey Engagement topic.

Then students will…

Engage in discussion and have an increased degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, participation, and passion for learning.

Data to Progress Monitor/Street Level

Planning documents and SIP

PD plan

Panorama Survey

Data to Progress Monitor/Street Level

BLT, PLC, staff meeting agendas / Observations

Student focus groups

Student survey

Data to Progress Monitor/Street Level

Learning Walk Tools & Data

Teacher observations of student engagement

Map & Satellite Level Data

In the spring, 54% of the 3rd-5th grade students will respond favorably on the Panorama survey Engagement topic.

Data to Progress Monitor/Street Level & Map Level

Learning walk data

Student survey data

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Theory of Change - Belonging Universal Strategy

If staff…

Implement morning meeting, introduce student discourse protocols during morning meeting, have learning buddies, and Eagle’s Nest

Then staff will..

Create micro-communities within Irving that will build a sense of community, and develop a common understanding of belonging.

Then we will…

Collaborate across grade levels through community building to encourage connectedness (circles, hand signals, murals, & engaging lessons).

Resulting in

69% of the 3rd-5th grade students will respond favorably on the Panorama Survey belonging topic.

Students will…

Feel like they belong, are safe, comfortable, and supported by peers and staff across the building.

Data to Progress Monitor/Street Level

Planning documents and SIP

PD plan

Panorama Survey

Data to Progress Monitor/Street Level

PBIS agendas

Learning Walk Tools & Data

Student Focus Groups

Data to Progress Monitor/Street Level

BIR data

Check in/Check Out data

Teacher observations of students

Map & Satellite Level Data

In the spring, 69% of the 3rd-5th grade students will respond favorably on the Panorama Survey belonging topic.

Data to Progress Monitor/Street Level & Map Level

Learning walk data

Student survey data

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Theory of Change - ELA Universal Strategy

If leaders…

Provide time to plan and learn about explicit teaching of foundational writing skills (K-2) and strategies for writing about reading (3-5).

Then staff will..

Learn about and plan foundational skills and writing about reading during PLCs, BLT, and staff meetings.

Then staff will..

Explicitly teach foundational skills and how to write about reading.

Resulting in…

Improved outcomes for students on measurements of grade-level standards, especially for those students furthest from our universal goals.

Students will…

Compose a written response about reading that meets the grade level requirements using specific strategies.

Data to Progress Monitor/Street Level

Planning documents and SIP

PD plan

BLT & Staff meeting agendas

Data to Progress Monitor/Street Level

PLC agendas

COI data

Data to Progress Monitor/Street Level

Student writing samples from:

Interactive Read Alouds
ReadWorks
LLI,
Sentence stems

Map & Satellite Level Data

NWEA MAP: 42% at

Literacy threshold in the spring.

IAR ELA 34% Meets/ Exceeds

Data to Progress Monitor/Street Level & Map Level

Reading and Writing Unit student responses

Reading / writing notebooks

Conferences and Small Groups

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Theory of Change - Math Universal Strategy

If leaders..

Provide time and tools for teams to analyze student data from MAP reports. .

The staff will…

Spend PLC time planning math WIN strategies and math instruction based on needs identified.

The staff will..

Group students according to needs and provide standards based instruction through the use of math bins, math talks, problem of the day, manipulatives during WIN.

Resulting in…

Improve outcomes for students on measurements of grade-level standards, especially for those students furthest from our universal goals.

Students will..

Students will engage in standards based instruction in their area of need during WIN

Data to Progress Monitor/Street Level

Planning document and SIP

PD Plan

Staff meeting & BLT agendas

Data to Progress Monitor/Street Level

PLC agendas

COI data

Data to Progress Monitor/Street Level

Learning walk tools & data

Anchor charts for Problem of the day
Math bins
Use of manipulatives

Map & Satellite Level Data

NWEA MAP: 49% at

IAR proficient level by spring.

IAR Math: 39% Meets/ Exceeds

Data to Progress Monitor/Street Level & Map Level

Student work samples

Unit tests

Exit tickets

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Irving Universal & Targeted Strategies

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Universal & Targeted Strategies

Goal Area	Strategies
Engagement	Universal Strategy: Teach and utilize discussion and engagement protocols with our students (such as think, pair, share, mini-lessons, Kagan structures, and collaborative learning environment) to foster collaboration and community.
Engagement	Targeted Strategy & Target Groups (incoming 5th graders): Ensure first trimester team building activities Student leadership opportunities Focus groups facilitated by PBIS and BLT team members
Belonging	Universal Strategy: All students will make connections with peers and adults by participating in: Daily morning meeting Monthly learning buddies with a partner classroom Eagle’s Nest which are multi-grade level “nests” with about 12 students that met every month with a staff member with lessons designed by the BLT or PBIS team focused on kindness and belonging (through the Nora Project)
Belonging	Targeted Strategy & Target Groups (incoming 5th graders and student groups receiving behavior referrals): Student leadership opportunities Administration, BLT, and PBIS members will solicit student voice surrounding what kindness and inclusion feels and looks like at Irving School with targeted groups of students Students who are identified in need of additional social emotional support will receive targeted interventions (such as check-in/check-out or a social academic intervention group)

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Universal & Targeted Strategies

Goal Area	Strategies
ELA	Universal Strategy: We will explicitly teach students how to think about reading so they are able to write about reading.
ELA	Targeted Strategy & Target Groups (Black & Hispanic Student):: Our black and brown students will be provided with culturally responsive literature and passages so that they are better able to focus on conventions and written expression.
Math	Universal Strategy: Students will engage in standards based instruction based on their needs during their WIN through the use of math bins, math talks, problem of the day, manipulatives.
Math	Targeted Strategy & Target Groups (Black and Hispanic students): During 6 week and trimester MTSS check ins, set aside time to specifically monitor our black and brown students. If they are not making progress then find an appropriate intervention group at that grade level.