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State trainer tells East St. Louis SD 189 board to treat improvement plans as living documents
Summary
A state supervisor told the East St. Louis SD 189 board that goals in school improvement plans remain fixed during the year while activities and monitoring may change, and pointed trustees to web resources, a helpline and learning partners.
Nick, supervisor for the School District Improvement Department, told the East St. Louis SD 189 board during a training session that school improvement plans should be treated as "living" documents and that boards should be comfortable approving plans that staff may adjust during the year.
"Reflect and adjust course," Nick said. He explained that the only element in a school improvement plan that stays static during the school year is the stated goal; key activities and monitoring strategies can and should change if they are not producing intended results. "The goal will stay the same. But the activities in the timeline inside may change and that's okay," he…
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