Last modified: June 10, 2025
School Improvement Status
School Improvement Status
- Targeted Support & Improvement (TSI): No
- Additional Targeted Support & Improvement (ATSI): No
- Comprehensive Support Improvement (CSI): No
Strategic Plan Priority 1: Academic Achievement
Goal 1
During the 2025–26 school year, Edgemont Elementary school will increase the percentage of K–6 students achieving proficiency in core subjects Math and ELA by 3% with 80% of students making adequate growth or better in Math and 70% of students making adequate growth or better in ELA.
- G1 Strategy 1: Using multiple measures, including NWEA, Acadience, and Reading Plus, teachers will analyze student data and set goals with students for student growth (Tier I).
- Action Step 1: Training for teachers in effective Tier 1 strategies in all content areas and follow up with coaching cycles. Intentional implementation in PLC collaboration process.
- Strategic Plan: Priority & Goal: P1 Achievement: Goal 1 – Increase prof.
- Strategic Plan: Strategy: P1: G1 Strategy 1 – Tier I
- Subject/Other info: Professional Devel., ELA, MA
- Timeline: Throughout the school year
- Indicators: Coaching calendar, PLC agendas, data sheets, PD logs, coaching data, STEAM integration staffing and curriculum
- Cost: $3,000.00 | Funding: General | Expenditure: Supplies
- Cost: $10,000.00 | Funding: Teacher Quality | Expenditure: Substitutes
- Cost: $9,000.00 | Funding: TSSA | Expenditure: Salary/Benefits
- Action Step 2: Students will receive interventions and extensions based on data analysis during PLCs.
- Strategic Plan: Priority & Goal: P1 Achievement: Goal 1 – Increase prof.
- Strategic Plan: Strategy: P1: G1 Strategy 2 – Tier II/III
- Subject/Other info: Specific/strategic student needs, ELA, MA, Utah Early Learning Plan, Kinder
- Timeline: Weekly PLCs, BOY & MOY data dives
- Indicators: Aide hiring/training, monthly PD, coaching cycles
- Cost: $80,000.00 | Funding: Landtrust | Expenditure: Salary/Benefits
- Cost: $40,000.00 | Funding: TSSA | Expenditure: Salary/Benefits
- Action Step 3: Meet with teams at least twice a year for data dives using district, state, and common formative assessments.
- Timeline: After BOY and MOY benchmarks
- Indicators: Grade level data sheets, substitutes
- Cost: $10,000.00 | Funding: General | Expenditure: Substitutes
- Action Step 1: Training for teachers in effective Tier 1 strategies in all content areas and follow up with coaching cycles. Intentional implementation in PLC collaboration process.
Goal 2
During the 2025–2026 school year Edgemont Elementary will increase the percentage of multi-language (ML) students meeting language proficiency by 3% and 60% or more of ML students will make adequate growth.
- G2 Strategy 1: Using WIDA ACCESS and Acadience, teachers will analyze student data and set goals with ML students for growth (Tier I).
- Action Step 1: Training for teachers in effective Tier 1 ML strategies. Learning walks and PLC implementation.
- Strategic Plan: Priority & Goal: P1 Achievement: Goal 1 – Increase prof.
- Strategic Plan: Strategy: P1: G1 Strategy 1 – Tier I, P1: G1 Strategy 3 – PD
- Subject/Other info: ML, Professional Devel., Specific/strategic student needs
- Timeline: Throughout the school year
- Indicators: ML PD schedule, coaching data, data sheets
- Cost: $8,000.00 | Funding: TIII (ML) | Expenditure: Supplies, Substitutes
- Action Step 2: Students will receive ML interventions based on PLC data analysis.
- Strategic Plan: Priority & Goal: P1 Achievement: Goal 1 – Increase prof.
- Strategic Plan: Strategy: 1: G1 Strategy 2 – Tier II/III
- Subject/Other info: Specific/strategic student needs, ML
- Timeline: Beginning of year and as needed
- Indicators: Hire and train aide to support ML students
- Cost: $20,000.00 | Funding: Landtrust | Expenditure: Salary/Benefits
- Action Step 1: Training for teachers in effective Tier 1 ML strategies. Learning walks and PLC implementation.
Goal 3
During the 2025–2026 school year we will increase the percentage of French Dual Immersion students in 3rd–6th grade meeting proficiency or higher on the AAPPL test by 3%.
- G3 Strategy 1: Teachers will implement effective Tier 1 instruction using evidence-based strategies, formative assessment, and instructional feedback.
- Action Step 1: Meet with DLI team for data dives and vertical alignment using multiple assessments.
- Strategic Plan: Priority & Goal: P1 Achievement: Goal 1 – Increase prof., P1 Achievement: Goal 2 – College/Career Ready
- Strategic Plan: Strategy: P1: G1 Strategy 1 – Tier I, P1: G1 Strategy 2 – Tier II/III
- Subject/Other info: PLC
- Timeline: Twice per year
- Indicators: IC will make a coaching calendar for teachers., PLC agendas, Data sheets, Professional Development, Coaching cycle data from learning walks
- Cost: $6,000.00 | Funding: General | Expenditure: Substitutes
- Action Step 2: Students will receive interventions based on PLC data analysis.
- Strategic Plan: Priority & Goal: P1 Achievement: Goal 1 – Increase prof.
- Strategic Plan: Strategy: P1: G1 Strategy 2 – Tier II/III
- Subject/Other info: Other
- Timeline: Beginning of year and as needed
- Indicators: Hire and train aide to support DLI proficiency
- Cost: $20,000.00 | Funding: Landtrust | Expenditure: Salary/Benefits
- Action Step 1: Meet with DLI team for data dives and vertical alignment using multiple assessments.
Strategic Plan Priority 2: Wellness and Safety
Goal 1
Decrease office referrals for behavior by 3%.
- G3 Strategy 1: Teachers will implement effective PBIS systems using evidence-based strategies including SOAR (Safety, Ownership, Achievement, and Respect) and respond to feedback from supervisors and instructional coach.
- Action Step 1: Provide Tier 1 classroom management and behavior support for teachers by giving incentives for completion of TOTEM online trainings.
- Strategic Plan: Priority & Goal: P2 Wellness & Safety: G2 Reduce Behaviors
- Strategic Plan: Strategy: P2: G2 Strategy 2 – PBIS system
- Subject/Other info: PBIS
- Timeline: Throughout the school year at PD trainings, faculty meetings, and PLCs
- Indicators: TOTEM training module completion
- Cost: $3,000.00 | Funding: General | Expenditure: Supplies
- Action Step 2: Leadership revises and updates SOAR expectations along with lesson plans to teach SOAR. Provide professional development to staff for implementation of revised and updated PBIS SOAR expectations.
- Strategic Plan: Priority & Goal: P2 Wellness & Safety: G2 Reduce Behaviors
- Strategic Plan: Strategy: P2: G2 Strategy 2 – PBIS system
- Subject/Other info: PBIS
- Timeline: Throughout the school year at PD trainings, faculty meetings, and PLCs
- Indicators: Spreadsheet documenting SOAR lessons taught and self-reported SOAR card distribution
- Cost: $5,000.00 | Funding: General | Expenditure: Supplies
- Action Step 3: Provide additional and continued professional development on the district levels of behavior and procedures for office referrals and discipline.
- Strategic Plan: Priority & Goal: P2 Wellness & Safety: G2 Reduce Behaviors
- Strategic Plan: Strategy: P2: G2 Strategy 1 – Levels of Behavior
- Subject/Other info: PBIS
- Timeline: Throughout the school year at PD trainings, faculty meetings, and PLCs
- Indicators: Edgemont flowchart of levels of behavior and procedures, PD plan
- Cost: $2,000.00 | Funding: General | Expenditure: Supplies
- Action Step 1: Provide Tier 1 classroom management and behavior support for teachers by giving incentives for completion of TOTEM online trainings.
Strategic Plan Priority 3: Stewardship of Resources
If additional funds are available…
If there are extra funds we will use it to hire more instructional assistants and curriculum supplies.
How and when progress will be communicated to stakeholders:
Progress will be communicated to stakeholders through:
- PTA meetings
- Community council meetings
- School leadership meetings
- Faculty meetings
- Social media
- School website
- Parent newsletters
Stakeholder involvement in the creation of the plan:
Our SIP is shared with the leadership team, community council, PTA, and faculty.
Individuals involved in the creation of the school improvement plan:
- Principal – Harmony Kartchner
- Assistant Principal – Des Olsen
- Instructional Coach – Amanda Phillips
- School Leadership Team – Jehonna Kane, Sherylyn Lowe, Nuri Gimenez, Holly Patching, Sasha Spencer, Ashley Lehmann, Scott Jennings, Julia Buell, Jessica Heaton
- Community Council – Michelle Shrader, Alex Jensen, Mr. Isaacson, and Ashley Lehmann
Budget Summary
Fund | Allocation | Total in Plan | Remaining to Budget |
---|---|---|---|
General | $165,215.00 | $26,000.00 | $139,215.00 |
TSSA | $127,574.00 | $60,000.00 | $67,574.00 |
Landtrust | $101,859.00 | $100,000.00 | $1,859.00 |
EARS 5364 (ML Only) | $0.00 | ||
TIII (ML) | $8,000.00 | -$8,000.00 | |
Teacher Quality | $19,197.00 | $6,000.00 | $13,197.00 |