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School Improvement Plan

Senior Leadership teams use a School Improvement Plan (SIP) as their main source of information to outline their strategic plans for the growth of their school. A school's stated principles will serve as the foundation for a school improvement plan, which outlines the steps and resources required to accomplish the goals.

Mission Statement

By providing a caring, positive, and supportive learning community, Ridgecrest staff challenges and inspires all students to do their best to realize their greatest potential.

Culture of Equity Statement

Because we value equity, we create a learning community where all students feel respected and included, especially students from historically marginalized populations. We will honor and protect our students' personal integrity, authenticity, well-being, and rights. We commit to providing high-quality, engaging, and accessible learning opportunities to meet the academic, social-emotional, and creative needs of our students. We set high standards for each student and challenge them to meet their individual goals.

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School Improvement Plan Goals

Goal #1

Ridgecrest staff will create a strong culture of belonging by implementing and maintaining effective PBIS and MTSS, focusing on student and behavior and social/emotional learning. We will increase the percentage of students without any disciplinary referrals from 93.3% to 97.3 %.

  • Schoolwide PBIS systems for teaching and reinforming the "Raider Way" consistently implemented and supported by all staff
  • Foster authentic relationships with students, deepening our understanding of any barriers or challenges to their learning and success.
  • Examine and analyze our discipline data to ensure there are no overrepresentations among subgroups.

 

Goal #2

Students at Ridgecrest in grades 3-6 will improve their Star Math Proficiency scores at one or more benchmarks from 42.7% meeting benchmark in Fall 2025 to 49% in Winter 2025 and 55% in Spring 2026. We will use the STAR Math benchmark assessments along with the monthly computation screeners district common math assessments to monitor progress.

  • Common school wide SGG focus on math.
  • Monday Principal PD focused on data analysis on math common assessments and computational fluency
  • Title I, LAP, and building para support for math groups in grades 3-6.

Goal #3

Students at Ridgecrest in grades K-2 will improve their reading proficiency scores at one or more benchmarks from an average of 57.3% meeting benchmark in Fall 2025 to 66% meeting benchmark in Winter 2025 and 75% in Spring 2026 as measured by the mCLASS (DIBELS) assessment.

  • Data meeting and teacher release time after Fall and Winter assessment cycles
  • Common ELA WIN Time in master schedule for grades K-6
  • Title I, LAP, and building para support for K-4
  • Ridgecrest Assessment and Intervention Plan articulated for benchmark and progress monitoring.