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School Improvement Plan
Senior Leadership teams use a School Improvement Plan (SIP) as their main source of information to outline their strategic plans for the growth of their school. A school's stated principles will serve as the foundation for a school improvement plan, which outlines the steps and resources required to accomplish the goals.
Mission and Vision Statement
Karshner Elementary is a welcoming and safe
environment for our community that supports the values, beliefs, and practices that ensure that all students, staff, and families are represented in the development of an all-embracing education.
Culture of Equity Statement
Karshner Elementary will provide a welcoming and safe environment for all students, staff, and families that supports the values, beliefs, and practices that ensure that all students, staff, and families are represented in the development of a holistic education that cultivates diversity, equity, and inclusive practice. We will cultivate a school culture that promotes
inclusive practices, development of self, and self-awareness.
We have a diverse staff at Karshner and are proud to host a dual language program with an emphasis on the three pillars of dual language: Bilingualism, High Academic Achievement and Cross-Cultural Competence.
School Data
School Improvement Plan Goals
Goal #1
Attendance Goal:” Everyday Matters!”
By June 2026, we will reduce Tier 2 attendance concerns from 25% → 20% and Tier 3 attendance concerns from 5.7% → 4%, while increasing overall student sense of belonging as measured by SEL data.
How We’ll Get There:
- Personalized outreach and multilingual communication
- Incentives and recognition through Communities in Schools
- Daily check-ins and restorative conversations
- Character Strong SEL curriculum to build belonging
Goal #2
Closing Gaps for Multilingual Learners & Students with Learning Disabilities
By June 2026, Multilingual Learners and students with learning disabilities will increase reading fluency (K–2) and
comprehension (2–6) by 10% as measured by DIBELS, STAR, and WIDA.
How We’ll Get There:
- Inclusive Tier 1+ instruction with language scaffolds and sentence frames
- Targeted small groups (Title, LAP, MLL, and Resource staff)
- Regular data review through MTSS and PLC collaboration
Goal #3
Academic Growth Goal: Reading & Math Achievement
In grades K-2, will improve their reading proficiency scores from 39% in the fall to 57% in the middle of the year and 75% at the end of the year.
In grades 3-6, will improve their Reading proficiency scores from 44% in the fall to 53% in the middle of the year and 61% by the end of the year. Students in grades 3-6 will improve their
Math proficiency scores from 41% in the fall to 48% midyear and 55% by the end of the year.
As measured by
the following:
- DIBELS
- CKLA Unit
- Assessments
- Star Reading
- Star Math
- Bridges
- Assessments
- IABs