School Improvement - Louisiana Department of Education

GUIDING QUESTIONS
1. What is the baseline School Performance Score (SPS)?
2. What is the index goal for each grade and subject for the coming year? (Use trend data calculator and
Trend Analysis charts.)
3. What strategies will the school use to meet its expected growth?
4. How are the objectives SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time‐bound)?
5. How do the objectives align with a specific school goal and district goal?
6. What are the time frames for the objectives?
7. How is each objective aligned with the results of the needs assessment?
8. How are the objectives challenging, yet achievable for the given timeframe?
9. How do the objectives include measurable academic expectations for the student population?
SAMPLE OBJECTIVES
- To increase ELA CRT Index Scores in ____ grade from ____to ____by ____(1 or 2 years).
- To increase ____(subgroup*) ELA percent proficiency from ____to ____by ____(1 or 2 years).
- To increase mathematics CRT Index Scores in ____ grade from ____ to ____ by ____ (1 or 2 years).
- To increase ____(subgroup*) mathematics percent proficiency from ____ to ____ by______(1 or 2 years).
- To increase science CRT Index Scores in ____ grade from ____ to ____ by ____ (1 or 2 years).
- To increase social studies CRT Index Scores in ____ grade from ____ to ____ by ____ (1 or 2 years).
- The percent of limited English proficient students, determined by cohort, who have attained English
proficiency will increase from ____ to ____ by ____(1 or 2 years).
*Note: NCLB identified Subgroups specified in Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) include American Indian, Asian/Pacific
Islander, African American/Black, Hispanic, White, students with Limited English proficiency (LEP), students who are
Economically Disadvantaged, and Students with Disabilities (SWD).
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