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Winsor Hill

School Improvement Plan (2024-2025)

The mission of Johnston Public Schools (JPS) is to work in partnership with families and the community to graduate ALL students with proficiency and engage them civically, productively, and respectfully as lifelong learners in accordance with the Vision of the Graduate.

Vision

The vision of JPS is to continue to build and support an educational community that reflects the diversity of our community and allows students to direct their own learning, monitor progress, and set goals.

Values

    • We believe in equitable approaches in all educational aspects to ensure success for ALL students. All decisions are based on the success of ALL students. 
    • We embrace diversity and believe that all students can learn.

    • The District will recruit talented educators and coach current teachers in order to provide all students with high quality teaching and learning along with access to a rigorous and aligned curriculum to ensure future success in college and career.

    • JPS will maintain high standards and adhere to the rigorous demands of HQIM and high quality teaching and learning.

    • All students will have access to state of the art facilities in a learning environment that fosters engagement, creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.
    • JPS will construct/create/ and/or significantly enhance all learning settings across PK-12 classrooms. These enhancements will foster learner engagement and agency, and redefine learning to create opportunities for limitless discoveries.

Theory of Action

If School...

Uses data-driven decisions affecting student learner outcomes

Then School can...

Instruction will be more effective and meaningful

So that...

Students will achieve at a higher level

Needs Assessment

Our Needs Assessment revealed that our staff and students take pride in being a member of our school community. However, the data in the academic areas of math and English language arts (ELA) revealed a need to focus on improving math and ELA scores. Additionally, we have to improve overall student attendance in our school (more specifically for students who are chronically absent). We feel that engaging parents in school initiatives will help support both academics and attendance. Here is the baseline data:

ELA
 32.9% of our third grade students are meeting or exceeding expectations in ELA.
 33.8% of our fourth grade students are meeting or exceeding expectations in ELA.
 28.6% of our fifth grade students are meeting or exceeding expectations in ELA.

Math
 18.3% of our third grade students are meeting or exceeding expectations in math.
 25.7% of our fourth grade students are meeting or exceeding expectations in math.
 7.8% of our fifth grade students are meeting or exceeding expectations in math.

Absences
 27.3% of our students are chronically absent

Family Engagement

Winsor Hill had school events to include Open House, Parent-Teacher Conferences, and a Social Emotional Community Night. Winsor Hill also held assemblies and activities to promote character building and positive self-esteem to include The ROAR Show, Student of the Month, Acts of Kindness Wall and other community building events. In addition, the PTO has held five family events during the year to encourage family engagement.

  • Increase Performance on RICAS and on school benchmark assessments

    Winsor Hill is committed to providing high quality teaching and learning to our students to increase student outcomes on the state assessments, providing high quality teaching and learning to ALL our students to increase student growth over time.

    Measurable Goals

    Goal #1 - Winsor Hill will increase the percentage of students meeting or exceeding on ELA State Assessments from 31.7% to 34.7%.

    Initiative 1: Using Data to Inform Instruction

    Ensure the use of best strategies and intervention resources along with deliberate progress monitoring and goal setting to assess learning and differentiate instruction as needed.

    Supporting Research and Evidence:   

    Star (State Benchmarking) and RICAS Results

    Citation: RIDE Report Card

    URL: RIDE Report Card

    Action Step

    Complete-Date

    Monthly review of student data to identify criteria for proficiency and refine lesson design and intervention to better support ALL students.

    06/19/2026

     

    Initiative 2: Co-Teaching Model

    Continue the work with Throughline Learning (Highlander) to provide job embedded support to special educators in a co-teaching setting.

    Action Step

    Complete-Date

    Continue to use Throughline Learning (Highlander) that focuses on collaborative planning meetings with Special Education and regular education teachers focused on a team approach to instruction as well as best practices to aid students with disabilities in meeting their ELA goals.

    06/19/2026

     

    Goal #2 - Winsor Hill will increase the percentage of students meeting or exceeding on Math State Assessments from 17.3% to 18.9%. 

    Initiative 1: Use Data to Inform Instruction

    Ensure the use of best strategies and intervention resources along with deliberate progress monitoring and goal setting to assess learning and differentiate as needed.

    Action Step

    Complete-Date

    Monthly review of student data to identify criteria for proficiency and refine lesson design and intervention to better support ALL students.

    06/19/2026

     

    Initiative 2: Math Intervention - Ellevation

    Winsor Hill will participate in a one year pilot with Ellevation, a supplemental, math intervention sponsored by RIDE.

    Action Step

    Complete-Date

    Continue to use Ellevation Math to develop the academic language students need to excel in language-rich math classrooms.  Focus will be concentrated on the collaboration of MLL and classroom teachers to improve instruction and impact ALL student outcomes.

    06/19/2026

     

    Initiative 3: Co-Teaching Model

    Continue the work with Throughline Learning (Highlander)  to provide job embedded support to special educators in a co-teaching setting.

    Action Step

    Complete-Date

    Continue to use Throughline Learning (Highlander) that focuses on collaborative planning meetings with Special Education and regular education teachers focused on a team approach to instruction as well as best practices to aid students with disabilities in meeting their Math goals.

    06/19/2026


    Goal #3 - Winsor Hill will increase the percentage of students meeting or exceeding expectations on Science State Assessments from 11.8% to 13%.
     

    Initiative 1: Inquiry based tasks aligned to grade level.

    Evaluate and understand scientific theories and evidence. Investigate and generate scientific explanations centered around discovery.

    Use Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning framework in a scaffolded way to teach the scientific method.

    Action Step

    Complete-Date

    Students will participate in phenomenon based inquiry to notice, wonder, and make a claim. Grades 3-5 will dive deeper and reason as to the “why”. This will prompt ALL students' critical thinking skills.

    06/19/2026

  • Winsor Hill is committed to supporting the elements of the traditional coordinated school health approach and the Whole Child Framework.

    Every child in every school deserves to be healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

    Measurable Goals

    Goal #1 - Winsor Hill will increase district daily attendance from 92.5% to 97.5%.
     

    Initiative 1:  Create an Attendance Team.

    Winsor Hill will create an attendance team to analyze data, celebrate student attendance, and develop interventions/ strategies for students who are absent.

    Action Step

    Complete-Date

    The Attendance Team will focus on data and proven methods to increase daily attendance. Team will look for patterns and determine positive reinforcements for all students.

    06/19/2026

  • Decrease the number of students that are chronically absent.

    Measurable Goals

    Goal #1 - Winsor Hill will decrease the number of students chronically absent from 27.3% to 25%.
     

    Initiative 1:  RIDE’s Attendance Tool - The Nudge

    The Nudge will generate a text message to all parents/guardians when their child is absent 10% or more school days.

    Action Step

    Complete-Date

    Use The Nudge, a mobile application to communicate with parents when student absences become a concern.  Send messages weekly when absenteeism is above 10%. The  Attendance Team will call families of chronically absent students on a regular basis.

    06/19/2026

  • Ensure the use of best strategies to communicate with families to improve family and school connections.

    Measurable Goals

    Goal #1 - Winsor Hill will increase the degree to which families become involved with and interact with their child's school from 22% to 24% by the end of the 2025-2026 school year. 
     

    Initiative 1:  Invite families to participate in PTO sponsored events as well as educational opportunities.

    Parental involvement more securely sets students up to develop a lifelong love of learning, which is key to long-term success.

    Action Step

    Complete-Date

    Continue to hold ELA/Math Nights, PTO events and educational insightful events. Invite parents into the classroom for Reading Week, curriculum supportive craft lessons, and World Cultures Night. In addition, encourage participation in Unified Sports and in achieving our certified World Kindness School status.

    06/19/2026