School Improvement Plan

Goal 1: Increase Achievement for All Students

Our Goal

• Increase the percentage of students earning Proficient (Level 3) or Distinguished (Level 4) on EOC Milestones, including a 2-percentage-point increase for identified student subgroups.
• Increase the percentage of students earning a 3 or higher on AP exams.
• Improve performance on PLC-developed interim and summative common assessments compared with the previous school year.

Key Actions

1. Strengthen Tier 1 instruction through high-quality, standards-aligned teaching, effective common formative assessments, clearly defined instructional expectations, and ongoing classroom observations and feedback.
2. Implement professional learning aligned to The Science of Learning and The Fayette Five.
3. Expand acceleration opportunities through enriched learning experiences, increased rigor, AP readiness, and advanced coursework.
4. Implement a school-wide Language of Literacy framework across all content areas.

Success Criteria

• Increase EOC Milestones proficiency by 3 percentage points overall and 2 percentage points for each identified student subgroup.
• Increase to 93% the percentage of students earning a 3 or higher on one or more AP exams.
• Increase Grade 10 ELA literacy proficiency to at least 90%.
• Increase by 5 percentage points the percentage of students reading on or above grade level.

Data Sources

EOC Milestones Data, AP Data, PLC Formative/Summative Data, Interim Assessment Data, PSAT Data, and PD Survey Data.

Goal 2: Strengthen Collaboration, Communication & Partnerships

Increase collaboration and communication among teachers, families, and the community to strengthen partnerships that support student success in academics, attendance, and behavior.

Key Actions

1. Strengthen MTSS and PBIS through data-driven interventions, student recognition, and staff collaboration.
2. Implement a comprehensive attendance plan using timely communication, family partnerships, and targeted interventions.
3. Increase stakeholder engagement through consistent communication, feeder-pattern collaboration, family feedback, shared decision-making, and student leadership opportunities.

Success Criteria

• Increase PBIS participation, student recognition, stakeholder participation, and climate survey participation by 10%.
• Decrease disruptive classroom behavior referrals by 5%.
• Reduce chronic absenteeism by 18%.
• Maintain a feeder-pattern collaboration calendar.
• Increase student participation in leadership opportunities.

Data Sources

Discipline Data, Attendance Reports, MTSS/PLC/PD Records, Communication Analytics, Climate Surveys, Parent Feedback, and Feeder-Pattern and Student Leadership Records.

Goal 3: Increase PLC Collaboration

Increase PLC collaboration to ensure a guaranteed and viable curriculum through priority standards, common assessments, and the use of student data to improve instruction and support all learners.

Key Actions

1. Implement a PLC curriculum that guides and supports PLC leaders and teachers and leverages actionable data.
2. Design common formative and summative assessments and instructional plans that promote consistency and effective teaching.
3. Use common assessments and student data to monitor learning, plan remediation and acceleration, and inform professional learning.
4. Facilitate regular collaboration among teachers, PLC leaders, department chairs, and instructional stakeholders.

Success Criteria

• Increase student mastery on end-of-semester common assessments.
• Maintain a shared data tracker for PLC common assessment results.
• Increase growth on PLC Self-Assessment Rubrics from the beginning to the end of the school year.
• Improve grading consistency using grade distribution reports and common assessment data reviewed every nine weeks.

Data Sources

PL Attendance and Feedback Logs, Common Formative and Summative Assessment Data, Grade Distribution Reports, PLC Meeting Agendas, Minutes and Artifacts, and the PLC Self-Assessment Rubric.

Goal 4: Expand Access & Success in Post-Secondary Options

Increase equitable access, enrollment, and academic success of students in post-secondary options, including Advanced Placement courses.

Key Actions

1. Expand access to advanced coursework for underrepresented students through targeted recruitment, family events, and student feedback.
2. Implement and track comprehensive academic planning for all 8th–10th graders.
3. Promote success and persistence for first-time AP students through small-group counseling, progress monitoring, and tailored interventions.

Success Criteria

• Grow overall AP enrollment by 10%.
• Increase underrepresented student participation in advanced coursework compared with the 2025–2026 baseline.
• Increase by at least 5 percentage points the percentage of underrepresented students earning a 3 or higher on AP exams.
• Increase success and persistence among first-time AP students.
• Create an individualized college/career plan for 8th–10th graders.

Data Sources

Student Course Requests, AP Enrollment and Achievement Data, AP Potential, Small Group Data, and Academic Intervention Committee Notes.

Alignment to the District Strategic Plan

1.1 Increase Student Achievement and Student Growth

• Use effective instructional practices in the delivery of instruction.
• Implement literacy instruction across disciplines.
• Lead and facilitate effective, data-driven school improvement planning.
• Aligned SIP Goals: 1, 2, 3, 4

2.1 Improve Internal and External Communication

• Engage stakeholders in periodic reviews of the strategic plan.
• Maintain and expand stakeholder communication.
• Aligned SIP Goal: 2

2.2 Engage Internal and External Stakeholders

• Provide post-secondary opportunities for all students.
• Expand parent and stakeholder engagement.
• Improve student engagement.
• Aligned SIP Goals: 2, 4

3.2 Retain Highly Effective Staff

• Provide job-aligned professional learning.
• Increase leadership capacity among teachers and administrators.
• Aligned SIP Goals: 1, 3

4.1 Ensure Safe, Supportive Learning Environments

• Improve school climates across the district.
• Use evidence-based practices to support student behavior and discipline.
• Aligned SIP Goal: 2

Monitoring Our Progress

Ongoing Collaboration

Leadership Meetings: Weekly on Thursdays

Faculty Meetings: First Wednesday of the month