Colorado's Unified Improvement Plan for Schools

Severance Middle School UIP 2024-25

      
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  • Document icons and definitions

  • Priority Performance Challenges
  • Root Cause
  • Major Improvement Strategies
  • Action Steps
  • Progress Monitoring
  • Trend Direction

Executive Summary


Priority Performance Challenges Root Cause Major Improvement Strategies
  • Culture of Accountability
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  • A lack of accountability.
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  • Reserached-based instuctions
  • Communication and Culture
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    Improvement Plan Information


    Additional Information about the school


    Severance Middle School (SMS) opened in 2008-2009. SMS saw significant growth in the 2021-22 school year, adding 170 students and 9 staff growth positions. SMS currently has 673 students: 6th grade - 231, 7th grade - 235, and 8th grade - 207. The demographic data of the student population shows our free and reduced student population percentage at 31% and our current ethnicity data is 69.5% white, 30.5% minority. SMS 2023 accreditation rating is Performance with a rating of Meets for Achievement and Meets for Growth. 2023 CMAS data shows the need to focus on achievement for both ELA and Math for our subgroups to include Multilingual Learners (EL) and Students with Disabilities (SWD). The 2024 accreditation is Improvement. SMS fell short of Performance by .4%. While the school did not meet expectations, there was growth in our SPED sub categories with that population scoring in the meets expectations category. There is a need to continue to increase proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematical concepts with a particular need to focus on writing (written expressions, language, and conventions) in English Language Arts and reasoning and modeling in math.

    Improvement Plan Information

    The school/district is submitting this improvement plan to satisfy requirements for (check all that apply):


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    Narrative on Data Analysis and Root Cause Identification


    Prior Year Targets

    Provide a summary of your progress in implementing the Major Improvement Strategies and if they had the intended effect on systems, adult actions, and student outcomes (e.g. targets).


    Based on your reflection and evaluation, provide a summary of the adjustments that you will make for this year's plan.

    Priority Performance Challenge and Associated Root Cause

    Priority Performance Challenge:  Culture of Accountability

    Area of Focus: School/District Culture


    Root Cause: A lack of accountability.

    A lack of accountability around engaging instruction, communication, expectations and routines, and culture has led us to fall short in performing at our highest level.

    Root Cause Category: Data Analysis

    Action and Progress Monitoring Plans

    Major Improvement Strategy and Action Plan

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    Reserached-based instuctions

    Describe the research/evidence base supporting the strategy:

    		High impact strategies affect student instruction...EFFECT SIZES.

    Strategy Category:

    		Research-based Instructional Practices

    Associated Root Causes:

    A lack of accountability.: A lack of accountability around engaging instruction, communication, expectations and routines, and culture has led us to fall short in performing at our highest level.

    Implementation Benchmarks Associated with Major Improvement Strategy

    Benchmark Name Description Start/End/Repeats Key Personnel Status
    Increased Test Scores

    		Principal and District

    Action Steps Associated with Major Improvement Strategy

    Name Description Start/End Date Resource Key Personnel Status
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    		08/06/2024
    05/22/2025     		ILT
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    Reserached-based instuctions

    Describe the research/evidence base supporting the strategy:

    		High impact strategies affect student instruction...EFFECT SIZES.

    Strategy Category:

    		Research-based Instructional Practices

    Associated Root Causes:

    A lack of accountability.: A lack of accountability around engaging instruction, communication, expectations and routines, and culture has led us to fall short in performing at our highest level.

    Implementation Benchmarks Associated with Major Improvement Strategy

    Benchmark Name Description Start/End/Repeats Key Personnel Status

    Action Steps Associated with Major Improvement Strategy

    Name Description Start/End Date Resource Key Personnel Status
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    Communication and Culture

    Strategy Category:

    		Family and Community Engagement

    Associated Root Causes:

    A lack of accountability.: A lack of accountability around engaging instruction, communication, expectations and routines, and culture has led us to fall short in performing at our highest level.

    Implementation Benchmarks Associated with Major Improvement Strategy

    Benchmark Name Description Start/End/Repeats Key Personnel Status

    Action Steps Associated with Major Improvement Strategy

    Name Description Start/End Date Resource Key Personnel Status

    Progress Monitoring: Student Target Setting

    Priority Performance Challenge : Culture of Accountability

    Performance Indicator:

    Measures / Metrics:
    ANNUAL
    PERFORMANCE
    TARGETS
    2024-2025: Teaching and learning for excellence should both be rated above 3.75.
    2025-2026:

    INTERIM MEASURES FOR 2024-2025:

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