Vinal School Improvement Plan
2025-2026
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Strategic Plan Focus Area 1: Teaching and Learning
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Vinal School Goal #1: Improve student outcomes through engaging, developmentally appropriate learning experiences that challenge students academically while building skills for future success.
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Action Step
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Responsible Person(s)
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Resources Needed
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Timeline
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- Continue investigating and monitoring the vertical alignment and implementation of the writing curricula.
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- Vinal Administration
- Vinal Reading Coordinator
- Vinal Staff
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- Professional Development Time
- Staff Meeting Time
- HMH materials
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- Increase opportunities for students to develop perseverance by incorporating structured challenges, reflection, and goal-setting into learning experiences.
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- Vinal Administration
- Vinal Staff
- Vinal Parents
- Vinal Students
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- Staff Meeting Time
- Panorama Survey
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- Explore and identify opportunities for academic enrichment and extension to engage and challenge all elementary students.
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- Vinal Administration
- Vinal Staff
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- Staff Meeting Time
- Panorama Survey
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- November 2025 - June 2026
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4. Deliver professional development on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and support the integration of UDL strategies into effective lesson planning and instructional practice.
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- Director of Teaching & Learning
- Vinal Staff
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- Director of Teaching & Learning
- Meeting Time
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- September 2025 - June 2026
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5. Continue peer observations and learning walks to encourage both vertical and horizontal collaboration.
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- Vinal Administration
- Vinal Staff
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- Substitute Management System
- Problem of Practice
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- December 2025 - June 2026
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6. Examine current student screen time practices and identify opportunities to reduce screen usage, if necessary, while promoting meaningful, balanced learning experiences.
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- Vinal Administration
- Vinal Staff
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- Google Survey
- Meeting Time
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Strategic Plan Focus Area #2: Safety, Belonging, and Well-Being
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Vinal School Goal # 2: Foster a safe, welcoming, and inclusive school environment that supports students’ social, emotional, and personal development.
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Action Step
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Responsible Person(s)
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Resources Needed
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Timeline
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- Establish a bus committee to reinforce expected behaviors and reduce unexpected behaviors.
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- Vinal Administrators
- Responsive Classroom Team
- Vinal Counselor
- Bus Drivers
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- Office Referral System
- Staff Meeting Time
- Bus Expectation Meeting Times
- Bus Behavior Contract
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- September 2025 - June 2026
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- Support the effective implementation of the new Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum, including the Second Step program
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- Vinal Administration
- Vinal Staff
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- Director of Student Services
- Staff Meeting Time
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- September 2025 - June 2026
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- Renew focus on recess expectations by using Responsive Classroom practices to promote respectful, responsible, and safe behavior.
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- Vinal Administrators
- Vinal Staff
- Vinal Parents
- Vinal Students
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- September 2025 - June 2026
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- Review and evaluate current Move-Up Day practices to ensure a smooth, supportive transition for all elementary students.
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- Vinal Administrators
- Vinal Families
- Vinal Students
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