School Improvement
School improvement is the continuous improvement process that schools use to ensure all students are achieving at high levels. School Improvement provides a data-driven, research-based framework for defining goals and objectives for improving student learning and for selecting and implementing strategies to improve the instructional and organizational effectiveness of every school.
Wayne RESA School Improvement Team
The job of the school improvement team is to support schools in all stages of school improvement including development of a school improvement plan that includes: gathering data, analyzing data, writing the mission and vision, developing the profile, writing goals, researching best practice, implementing the plan, and monitoring and evaluating the plan – with the goal of increasing student achievement.
The School Improvement Plan (SIP) serves two purposes:
• It is a tool that is used to assist school staff in their continuous school improvement efforts.
• It fulfills district, state and federal requirements, including requirements for Schoolwide Title I, Targeted Assistance and AYP / Needs Improvement Plans.
The School Improvement Team utilizes a variety of models and programs to support school improvement including:
• Professional learning communities
• Best practices
• Principal and teacher leadership
• Communication
• Building and district level improvement processes
• Consultation and support for long-term building and district professional development plans
• NCA planning
• Data Driven Dialogue
• Facilitation skills for teams
For more information, contact a member of the Wayne RESA School Improvement Team
Dr. Joyce Fouts
(734) 334-1435
Dr. Suleiman Hamdan
(734) 334-1503
John McCarthy
(734) 3341546
Carolyn Rakotz
(734) 334-1367
Virginia Winters
(734) 334-1582
School Improvement Planning Resources
- The Office of School Improvement (OSI)
- No Child Left Behind
- Annenberg Institute for School Reform Tools
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
- Michigan North Central Association
- National Staff Development Council
- McREL: Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning
- Solution Tree
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