Guiding Principles:

WE BELIEVE:

Each year, the school council develops a School Improvement Plan in accordance with the Education Reform Act of 1993. The purpose of the plan is to constantly work to improve our educational practice so that student performance will also continue to improve as children work to meet the standards set by the Massachusetts Department of Education and the Mansfield Public Schools. The Mansfield Public Schools and the Jordan/Jackson Elementary School is committed to the concept of continuous improvement.

This year, the council, with input and agreement from the faculty at large, has decided on three goals for the 2006-2007 school year. These goals are a continuation of the 2005-2006 School Improvement Plan with greater focus and specificity for the next school year. The goals and objectives are consistent with the Mansfield Public Schools Strategic Plan and action steps have been developed in order to implement and assess our progress toward meeting these goals.

In this, the first year of an administrative reorganization, it was imperative to involve all stakeholders within the school to be involved in the assessment of the 2005-2006 objectives and in the development of the 2006-2007 goals. This school improvement plan represents the cooperative venture of both the school council and the faculty at large.

There are several indicators that the school community has worked vigorously toward accomplishing the 2005-2006 goals. We evaluate conversations held across the school community, observations throughout the school and state and school-based assessments. All of these components allow us to evaluate curriculum and develop rubrics and data-based assessments to effectively measure the progress of students and of curriculum work at the Jordan/Jackson Elementary School.

1. Continue to add PC’s to the infrastructure for capability in each learning space.

2. Work to make each learning space Internet accessible.

3. Recruit community volunteers to assist in the integration of technology into the school.

4. Continue to encourage teachers to create their own websites.

5. Continue to provide teachers with professional development in technology.

6. Continue to publish our school-based Neon News via email.

1. Three of the eight action steps in the 2005-2006 improvement plan focused on math.

2. To differentiate the curriculum to support all students, teachers began to utilize student assessment pieces in all curriculum areas, and to create student Individual Student Success Plans (ISSPs) for students who did not meet the proficiency standards.

1. Classrooms had assigned tables in the lunchroom.
2. New teachers were trained in Open Circle.
3. The CARE Committee met during the summer and fall.
4. Arrivals are much smoother with the staggered bus disembarkment as part of the morning routine. We recognize the need to continue to refine dismissal procedures.
5. J/J volunteers name badges by Life Touch.
6. Mansfield Public Schools Crisis Manuals are installed in each learning space.

1. We met the following goals:

2. We did not purchase a banner for display in the lobby with the mission statement and vision imprinted on it.

Action Steps:

2006-2007: Continue to focus on improving instructional practices and assessment in conjunction with the goals of the district within the parameters of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.

Action Steps:

Goal for 2006-2007: To refine safety procedures at the Jordan Jackson School site.