School Improvement Plan
2025-2026
A School Improvement Plan (SIP) or School Development Plan (SDP) is a central document used by Senior Leadership teams to map out their strategic plans for the development of their school.
Student learning in literacy
SMART Goal Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant
ALL Students
•In Spring 2025, 68.9% of all students (115 of 167) met or exceeded ELA standards on IAR.
•In Spring 2026, 75% of students will meet/ exceed ELA standards on IAR.
multilingual Learners
•In Spring 2025, 43.9% of ML students (18 of 41) met or exceeded ELA standards on IAR.
•In Spring 2026, 55% of ML students will meet/exceed ELA standards on IAR.
•In Spring 2025, 15.09% (16 of 106) of ML students exited ML services through ACCESS.
•In Spring 2026, 17% of ML students will exit ML services through ACCESS.
Students with IEPs
•In Spring 2025, 28.6% of students with an IEP met or exceeded ELA standards on IAR.
•In Spring 2026, 38.0% of students with an IEP will meet/exceed ELA standards on IAR.
| Specific Action Step | Timeline & Setting | Point Person |
|---|---|---|
| All students in grades K-2 will receive explicit, systematic, and interactive phonics instruction on a daily basis guaranteed through intentional planning by grade level teams. Professional learning at PLC Monday and staff meetings will support this work. |
August 2025 - June 2026 Classrooms
PLC Monday
Staff Meetings
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Principal Assistant Principal Grade Level PLC Teams |
| Classroom teachers in grades 3-5 will use an explicit routine to intentionally introduce new vocabulary words and provide opportunities for students to use academic vocabulary in context, both verbally and in writing, to strengthen comprehension and oracy. Professional learning at PLC Monday and staff meetings will support this work. |
August 2025 - June 2026 Classrooms
PLC Monday
Staff Meetings
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Principal Assistant Principal Teachers |
| All students in grades 3-5 will engage with grade level texts during Tier I literacy instruction on a daily basis guaranteed through intentional planning by grade level teams. Professional learning at staff meetings will support this work. |
August 2025 - June 2026 Classrooms
Staff Meetings
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Principal Assistant Principal Teachers |
| Teachers will use WIN time and flexible grouping strategies to provide instruction to all students at their instructional levels, where instruction ranges from enrichment to Tier III intervention. |
August 2025 - June 2026 WIN Block
Grade Level PLCs
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Principal Assistant Principal Reading Specialist |
| Host a Family Literacy Night event that includes activities and learning for families that are based on evidence-based practices. |
August 2025 - June 2026 |
Principal Assistant Principal Literacy Night Team |
Student Learning in math
SMART Goal Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant
ALL Students
• In Spring 2025, 59.9% of students met or exceeded math standards on Iar.
• In Spring 2026, 70% of students will meet or exceed math standards on Iar.
multilingual Learners
• In Spring 2025, 41.4% of ML students met or exceeded math standards on Iar.
• In Spring 2026, 55% of ML students will meet or exceed math standards on Iar.
Students with IEPs
• In Spring 2025, 23.8% of students met or exceeded math standards on Iar.
• In Spring 2026, 33% of students will meet or exceed math standards on Iar.
| Specific Action Step | Timeline & Setting | Point Person |
|---|---|---|
| Highlight Bridges discussion structures and routines during staff meetings and provide time for grade level teams to engage in how to utilize them in upcoming units. |
August 2025 -June 2026 Staff Meetings
Grade Level PLCs
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Principal Assistant Principal Teachers |
| Classroom teachers in grades K-5 will embed discussion structures into instruction to create opportunities for regular math discourse and increase language development (oracy). |
August 2024 -June 2025 Classrooms
Grade Level PLCs
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Principal Assistant Principal Teachers |
| Teachers will leverage the PLC structure to design Tier 1 instruction focusing on Number Corner, Investigations and Workplaces with Discussion Structures and Routines implications. |
August 2025 -June 2026 Grade Level PLCs |
Principal Assistant Principal Teachers |
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Teachers will use WIN time and flexible grouping strategies to provide instruction to all students at their instructional levels, where instruction ranges from enrichment to Tier III intervention.
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August 2025 -June 2026 Classrooms
WIN Block
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Teachers Math Interventionist |
Student social emotional well-being
SMART Goal Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant
Current Data as of August 2025 (spring 2025):
•In the Fall of 2025, 73.3 % of the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI), assessing alignment to specific features of Tier 1 PBIS, was Fully Implemented at Forest
SMART Goal for May 2026:
•By May of 2026, 85 % of the Tiered Fidelity Inventory( TFI) will be Fully Implemented for PBIS.
| Specific Action Step | Timeline & Setting | Point Person |
|---|---|---|
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Implement and explicitly teach the updated PBIS matrix expectations with setting-specific posters across all school settings. |
August 2025 - June 2026 All Settings |
All Staff |
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Provide professional learning to staff related to restorative approaches as a response to inappropriate behaviors (e.g., Behavior Redirect). |
August 2025 - June 2026 |
Principal Assistant Principal Social Workers |
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Utilize DecisionEd to analyze behavior referral data for trends to make informed decisions about groups of students and to create monthly school-wide goals. |
August 2025 - June 2026 Team Leader |
Principal Assistant Principal Team Leaders |
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Share school-wide data with the entire staff at least 2x/year during building meetings and provide an opportunity for staff to give input. |
August 2025 - June 2026 Staff Meetings |
Principal Assistant Principal |
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Create an opportunity to elicit feedback and input from students and families. |
August 2025 - June 2026 PTC Meetings
Classrooms
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Principal Assistant Principal |
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Implement weekly Second Step SEL lessons in all K-5 classrooms. |
August 2025 - June 2026 Classrooms |
Classroom Teachers |
| Use SAEBRS, in addition to other data sources, to create and implement data decision rules for Tier I and II. |
August 2025 - June 2026 SEL & Tier II Meetings |
SEL Team |
data analysis schoolwide needs assessment
| Student Group | Current Learning Data as of August 2025 | SMART Goal for May 2026 |
|---|---|---|
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ALL |
In 2025, 68.9% of students met or exceeded ELA standards on IAR.
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In 2026, 75.0% of students will meet/exceed ELA standards on IAR. In 2026, 70.0% of students will meet/exceed Math standards on IAR. |
| ML | In 2025, 43.9% of ML students met or exceeded ELA standards on IAR. In 2025, 41.4% of ML students met or exceeded Math standards on IAR. |
In 2026, 55% of ML students will meet/exceed ELA standards on IAR. In 2026, 55.0% of ML students will meet/exceed Math standards on IAR. |
| IEP | In 2025, 28.6% of students with an IEP met or exceeded ELA standards on IAR. In 2025, 23.8% of students with an IEP met or exceeded Math standards on IAR. |
In 2026, 38.0% of students with an IEP will meet/ exceed ELA standards on IAR. In 2026, 33.0% of students with an IEP will meet/exceed Math standards on IAR. |
The team
| Team Member Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Amber Soike | Principal |
| Traci Reiner | Assistant Principal |
| Brandon Schaefer | Student Services Coordinator |
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Maggie Bialobrzeski |
Multilingual Learner Coordinator |
| Julie Huvaere | Team Leader - Kindergarten |
| Nikki Meraz | Team Leader - 1st Grade |
| Anne Lucas | Team Leader - 2nd Grade |
| Amanda Bresnak / Emily Krueger | Team Leader - 3rd Grade |
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Christina Polovitch |
Team Leader - 4th Grade |
| Kelly Klemundt | Team Leader - 5th Grade |
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Abigail Winter |
Team Leader - ML |
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Leah Strom |
Team Leader - Student Services |
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Eileen Finnander |
Team Leader - Specials |
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Elizabeth Hoff |
Instructional Coach |