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Overdale Primary School
TALLMADGE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Systematically Improving Student Achievement
“Every Child Every Day…”
Initial Plan: November 1999
Revised: May 2003
Revised: September 2004
Revised: September 2006
Revised: May 2007
Revised: September 2007
Revised: May 2008
OVERDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Continuous Improvement Team
Core Team
Board of Education
Mrs. Karen Moore
Principal
Mr. Thom Craig
President
Mrs. Patty Desmett
Teacher
Mrs. Valorie Prulhiere
Vice President
Mrs. Jean Showalter
Teacher
Mr. Dennis Loughry
Member
Mrs. Regina Lindeman
Teacher
Mr. Rick Kellar
Member
Mrs. Traci Kosmach
Intervention Specialist
Mrs. Amy Goodson-Beal
Member
Advisory Team
Mr. Jeff Ferguson
Superintendent
Dr. Lynn Hruschak
Director of Curriculum
Mr. Brad Croskey
Director of Technology
Dr. JoAnn Chirakos
Director of Special Education
Mrs. Nancy Wack
Communications Coordinator
Mrs. Diane Kilo
Gifted Coordinator
Overdale Primary School
Vision and Mission
Vision
“We envision a future in which Overdale Primary School is an exemplary
place of learning, producing learners with the skills and values necessary
to become productive and responsible citizens.”
Mission
“The mission of Overdale Primary School is to promote an educationally
sound, safe, and challenging environment in which everyone is actively
engaged in learning.”
Overdale Primary School Beliefs
We Believe and Support:
DECISIONS ARE MADE BASED ON WHAT IS BEST FOR CHILDREN
THE CHILD’S TOTAL ENVIRONMENT AFFECTS LEARNING AND WE
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES
THAT IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT AND/OR TO FACILITATE COLLABORATIVE
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
Our Beliefs form the Underpinnings of Our Mission and Vision
Tallmadge City Schools
CIP GOAL
… to continue as a district of
excellence through 2009 as
determined by multiple
measures including the Local
Report Card.
Initiatives Supporting All Strategies
Strategic Planning
 Maintain a district level CIP
team to meet at least twice a
year
 Maintain building-level CIP
teams which will meet K-12,
district wide, at least twice a year
Leadership
The board, superintendent, and
treasurer will:
 Provide resources & allow
reallocation of existing resources to
meet literacy goals
 Analyze and review strategic
process results at least annually
 Communicate policies, practices,
expectations and results to staff and
stakeholders
 Coordinate instructional practices
with support services to enhance
student learning
On Going
06-07
07-08
08-09
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Student and Stakeholder
Focus
 Familiarize students and staff,
and inform stakeholders about
content standards which are …
what kids should know and be
able to do
 Inform students and
stakeholders about our strategic
plan which is … what we need to
achieve and how we’re going to
achieve it
 Continue to provide instruction
driven by data and supported by
quality work and other best
practice research
 Invite input and involvement of
students, staff, and stakeholders
Initiatives Supporting All Strategies
Human Resources
 Continue to develop a common
understanding of and plan for
implementation of a standards-based
instructional and assessment system
across the curriculum
 Continue to orient all staff and
provide for professional development
and on-going support to the grade
level indicators, benchmarks and
standards in all content areas
 Continue to provide professional
development in standards-based
instructional strategies including
differentiated instruction
 Continue to implement an
appropriate process for support and
facilitation of standards collaboration
(Tuning Protocol)
 Continue to develop, implement
and review/analyze/react to results
of standards-based common,
formative assessments
Support & Process
Management
On Going
06-07
07-08
08-09
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Information & Analysis
 Integrate reading, writing and
mathematics standards and
strategies across the curriculum
 Provide opportunities for
standards-based cross content
collaboration
 Continue to monitor subgroup
growth within the district
 Continue to review and analyze
Local Report Card Indicators and
Performance Index
 Continue to provide appropriate
professional development and ongoing support
 Begin professional development
of key staff in “value added” 
 Continue to review AYP data
 Continue professional
development in and use of
Progress Book and DASL
 Continue to review and analyze
data on item analysis
 Continue to use ODE upgrades
and online resources
CIP Strategies
 To develop a common understanding of and plan for
implementation of a standards-based instructional and
assessment system across the curriculum.
 To integrate reading, writing and mathematics
standards and strategies across the curriculum.
 To review and analyze annual results and trends in
reading, writing, mathematics, social studies and
science to determine instructional needs and practices.
Action Planning: Integrating Literacy and Math
Across the Curriculum … 2008-2009
Overdale Primary School
Long Term Action Plan
Integrating Math and Literacy Across the Curriculum
Action Plan For Current School Year
Responsibility
Timeline
• Continue and expand the modeling of literacy
integration with math throughout the day (#1)
• Understand AYP as it pertains to Math and
Reading (#2)
• Continue to collaborate regarding strategies for
integration of mathematics throughout the day (#3)
• Implement a home-school communication
regarding Math development/instruction (#4)
All Staff
(#1) On-Going
Results/Measurements:
1) PLC minutes
2) Copies of Home/ School Connections
3) Survey Parents for GAR feedback
(#2) Introduced in early Oct. and
revisited throughout the year
(#3) On-going
(#4) On-going
Action Planning: Analysis of Trends in
Core Content Areas … 2008-2009
Overdale Primary School
Long Term Action Plan
• Continue to assess mathematics achievement to parallel literacy assessments (on-going, formative, and reflective)
• Continue to use assessment results to guide instruction
Action Plan For Current School Year
Responsibility
Timeline
• PLC’s supported by the GAR grant will further develop
home-school communication of Math achievements (#1)
• Create a math Smart goal that would drive
instruction/intervention through PLC (#2)
• Develop the concept of Buddy Math to parallel Buddy
Reading (#3)
• Continue to review/ revise IEP/ 504 accommodations
(#4)
• All Staff
On-going
Results/Measurements:
1) Results of Math Assessments
2) Documentation of Buddy Time
Action Planning:
Becoming Standards Based … 2008-2009
Overdale Primary School
Long Term Action Plan
Create a culture that supports and reinforces Standards – Based differentiated instruction for all students
Provide professional development in order to continue to develop the goals of our Professional Learning Community
Continue to develop , understand and apply the pyramid of interventions
Action Plan For Current School Year
Responsibility
Timeline
• Audit building commitment to Key PLC concepts
in Sept.
• Use data from the audit to plan and implement
building growth in PLC
• Determine a building wide SMART goal based on
the audit and students results from common
assessments
• Assess student success based on intervention
results
• All staff
On-going
Results/Measurements:
1) Audit and Intervention results
2) PD documentation – Pods/ Buddy/Team/Staff