School Improvement

Effective Practices Resource Library

Make plans to spend time onsite here at the NWESD in our Rosario Room. We offer a quiet, local site to collaborate and develop your school improvement plan. We have numerous research materials available for your team to check out and work with as you work through this process. Or just peruse our library catalog to find resources you might find valuable for your research.

Library Catalog
 

Study Team Process

The study team process is designed to give your school the structure to study effective practices for prioritized goals identified by staff and to make informed recommendations for change within your educational setting. The following support is available to schools and districts:

• An overview of the study team process along with a study team packet.
• A school specific data packet in the identified goal area.
• Access to books and articles on effective practice in these three areas: systems factors which affect student achievement; the content areas of reading, writing, math, and science; and removing identified barriers that inhibit increased student achievement in the identified goal area.
• A coach who facilitates the process.

Contact our Teaching and Learning team for more information.

Technical Assistance

Schools and districts already “in improvement” which may be receiving services from the Secondary Education and School Improvement Office at OSPI, may contact us for up-to-date professional development, technical assistance, and resources to support their improvement process.

You will find additional resources and information on the OSPI website.

School Improvement Planning Technical Assistance Project (SIPTAP)

The School Improvement Planning Technical Assistance Project [SIPTAP] is a systemic, data-driven process designed to improve student achievement through a collaborative effort by districts, schools, and NWESD. If your school took part in SIPTAP in recent years, is it time to refresh your school leadership team in its importance and to refocus on the improvement process? Contact our Teaching and Learning team for more information.