Last modified: July 8, 2025
School Improvement Status
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%.
Goal 2
During the 2025-2026 school year Edgemont Elementary will increase the percentage of multi-language (ML) students meeting proficiency by 3%.
Goal 3
During the 2025-2026 school year we will increase the percentage of French Dual Immersion students in 3rd-6th meeting proficiency or higher on the AAPPL test by 3%.
Goal 1 Action Steps
- Training for teachers in effective Tier 1 strategies in all content areas and follow-up coaching cycles.
- Strategy: P1: G1 Strategy 1 – Tier I
- Subject: Professional Devel., ELA, MA
- Timeline: Throughout the school year
- Indicators: Coaching calendars, PLC agendas, data sheets, PD records
- Cost: $3,000.00 | Funding: General | Expenditure: Supplies
- Cost: $10,000.00 | Funding: Tchr Quality | Expenditure: Substitutes
- Funding: TSSA | Expenditure: Salary/Benefits ($9,000.00)
- Interventions and extensions based on PLC data analysis.
- Strategy: P1: G1 Strategy 2 – Tier II/III
- Subject: ELA, MA, Kinder
- Timeline: Weekly PLCs, BOY and MOY
- Indicators: Hiring/training aides, PD, coaching
- Cost: $80,000.00 | Funding: Landtrust | Expenditure: Salary/Benefits
- Cost: $40,000.00 | Funding: TSSA | Expenditure: Salary/Benefits
- Data dives at least twice a year.
- Strategy: P1: G1 Strategy 1 – Tier I
- Subject: ELA, MA, PLC
- Timeline: After BOY and MOY
- Indicators: Grade-level data sheets, sub coverage
- Cost: $10,000.00 | Funding: General | Expenditure: Substitutes
Goal 2 Action Steps
- Training for teachers in effective Tier 1 ML teaching strategies, including learning walks.
- Strategy: P1: G1 Strategy 1 & 3
- Subject: ML, PD
- Timeline: Throughout the school year
- Indicators: PD schedule, coaching data, data sheets
- Cost: $8,000.00 | Funding: TIII (ML) | Expenditure: Supplies/Substitutes
- Provide ML interventions based on PLC data analysis.
- Strategy: P1: G1 Strategy 2 – Tier II/III
- Subject: ML
- Timeline: Ongoing
- Indicators: Hire/train ML aide
- Cost: $20,000.00 | Funding: Landtrust | Expenditure: Salary/Benefits
Goal 3 Action Steps
- Data dives with DLI team using AAPPL and assessment alignment.
- Strategy: P1: G1 Strategy 1 & 2
- Subject: PLC
- Timeline: Twice a year
- Indicators: Coaching calendars, PLC agendas, data sheets
- Cost: $6,000.00 | Funding: General | Expenditure: Substitutes
- Provide DLI interventions based on PLC data.
- Strategy: P1: G1 Strategy 2 – Tier II/III
- Subject: DLI
- Timeline: Ongoing
- Indicators: Hire/train aide
- Cost: $20,000.00 | Funding: Landtrust | Expenditure: Salary/Benefits
Strategic Plan Priority 2: Wellness and Safety
Goal 1
Decrease office referrals for behavior by 3%.
Action Steps
- Provide Tier 1 classroom management and behavior support for teachers by giving incentives for completion of TOTEM online trainings.
- Strategy: P2: G2 Strategy 2 – PBIS system
- Subject: PBIS
- Timeline: Yearlong
- Measurement: Completion tracking
- Cost: $3,000.00 | Funding: General | Expenditure: Supplies
- 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.
- Strategy: P2: G2 Strategy 2 – PBIS system
- Subject: PBIS
- Timeline: Yearlong
- Measurement: SOAR lesson spreadsheet
- Cost: $5,000.00 | Funding: General | Expenditure: Supplies
- Provide additional and continued professional development on the district levels of behavior and procedures for office referrals and discipine. .
- Strategy: P2: G2 Strategy 1 – Levels of Behavior
- Subject: PBIS
- Timeline: Yearlong
- Measurement: Flowchart & PD Plan
- Cost: $2,000.00 | Funding: General | Expenditure: Supplies
Use of Additional Funds
- Hire more instructional assistants and curriculum supplies.
Communication of Progress
- PTA meetings, SCC meetings, leadership, faculty, social media, website, newsletters.
Stakeholder Involvement
- SIP shared with leadership team, SCC, PTA, and faculty.
Individuals Involved
- Harmony Kartchner – Principal
- Des Olsen – Assistant Principal
- Amanda Phillips – Instructional Coach
- 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, Ashley Lehmann
Strategic Plan Priority 3: Stewardship of Resources
- General
- Allocation: $165,215.00
- Total in Plan: $26,000.00
- Remaining to Budget: $139,215.00
- TSSA
- Allocation: $127,574.00
- Total in Plan: $60,000.00
- Remaining to Budget: $67,574.00
- Landtrust
- Allocation: $101,859.00
- Total in Plan: $100,000.00
- Remaining to Budget: $1,859.00
- EARS 5364 (ML Only)
- Total in Plan: $0.00
- TIII (ML)
- Total in Plan: $8,000.00
- Remaining to Budget: -$8,000.00
- Teacher Quality
- Allocation: $19,197.00
- Total in Plan: $6,000.00
- Remaining to Budget: $13,197.00
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