School Improvement Team Members

Melissa Kaspar Parent	Don Larsen Parent	Sandra Havens Parent
Dan Cerny Parent	Karen Christensen Parent	Dave Fritson Third Grade
Lynne Lyons Fourth Grade	Cindy Chevalier Second Grade	Lisa Scheppers Instr. Facilitator
Paul Schulte Media Specialist		Mark Schultze Principal

Building Mission

Walt Disney Elementary, A SCHOOL COMMITTED TO EACH CHILD, will guarantee ALL students a world-class academic foundation, diverse and innovative learning experiences, the life skills necessary for personal success and responsible citizenship in a global society by providing a systemic learning community through a partnership of students, staff, home and community.

Objectives

•  All students will meet or exceed District and state standards and overall performance on District and state assessments will improve annually.

•  Each student will participate in setting and will achieve challenging educational goals tailored to his or her abilities interests and aspiration.

•  The percentage of students performing at high levels on measures of national and international educational excellence will increase annually.

•  All students will make a successful transition from one level of education to the next.

•  The percentage of students engaging in negative social behavior such as substance abuse, harassment and or acts of aggression will decrease annually.

•  The percentage of students scoring at least a 3 or higher on each rubric category of the MPS writing assessment will increase annually

 

Strategies and Specific Result statements

1. We will develop and implement plans to ensure effective communication to strengthen our learning community partnership.

•  Communicate procedures for handling behavior infractions

•  Incorporate and communicate a shared and consistent homework procedure that includes the roles of teachers, parents and students

•  Promote diverse learning opportunities through shared community interaction

2. We will develop and implement plans to manage the diverse learning needs of all students.

•  Provide staff development and support in ways to manage differentiation in our curriculum

•  Provide training for scheduled parent involvement with students

•  Develop and implement a school-wide organizational tool to monitor the individual learning needs of students

•  Develop and implement a peer tutoring program

3. We will develop and implement plans to maximize the impact of our Professional Learning Community on student learning.

•  Create a collaborative culture that utilizes best practices for student learning

•  Develop a model for communication among students, parents and staff to increase understanding of Professional Learning Community goals and outcomes

•  Increase staff understanding and support for effective Professional Learning Community practices by providing timely staff development in support of the four (4) Dufour questions

 

Consensus on major decisions

1. A major review of our site plan was completed.   A new Mission, amended Objectives and new Strategies were developed based upon school performance data.   Action Teams were formed and met from September-December to write action plans for the three (3) new strategies. All plans were confirmed in January by the Site Team.
2. Members of the School Improvement Team served on interview teams to select four (4) new certificated staff members.
3. Implementation schedule was determined for the new strategies.

School Improvement Team Meeting Dates

August 29, 2006, (Action Team Writing Sept.-Dec.), December 14, 2006, January 25, 2007, May 24, 2007