Hicksville Elementary School's Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) is designed to correlate with the District's CIP inorder to improve academic achievement. Our areas of focus are Math, Reading, Science and Writing.

Hicksville Elementary School Math, Goal#1: CIP Implementation Timeline Year 2006 – 2007
Strategy	Activity	Timeline	Responsible
1.  Connect learning to grade level indicators	1.  Inform stakeholders via teacher newsletter and webpage	Aug. 04 – May 2007	Administration Teachers
	2. Classroom web page	Aug. 04 – May 07	Elementary Principal Tech. Coordinator Teachers
	3.  Develop grade appropriate vocabulary list	Finalize, Fall 2006	Elementary Principal Math Committee ESC Personnel
	4.  Professional Dev. in Differentiation	School year, 06-07	Administration
	5.  Professional Dev. in Short Cycle Assessments	School year, 06-07	Administration
	6.  Incorporate higher order thinking skills	School year 06-07	Administration Teachers
2.  Improve wriMay 21, 2007"> Use formula writing	Feb. 04 – Ongoing on a weekly basis	Administration Teachers
	Develop rubric	Completed Jan. 05 Ongoing	Administration Math Committee
3.  Communication	1.  Gifted program overview	Fall, 2006	Administration Gifted Teacher
	Duplicate and share grade level indicators at Parent/Teacher conferences in the fall	Ongoing, annually	Elementary Principal Classroom Teachers
	Develop math committee with grade level representations	Completed Aug. 04 Ongoing	Administration Math Committee
	Establish schedule and agenda	Completed Aug. 04 quarterly Ongoing	Administration Math Committee
	Develop schedule for special ed. teachers to attend meetings	Completed Aug. 04 Ongoing	Administration Sp. Ed. Teachers Reg. Ed. Teachers
4.  Enhance intervention programming	1.  Use data to increase student performance	Ongoing	Classroom Teacher Intervent. Teachers Intervent. Specialists
5.  Develop math skills	1.  Organize math manipulatives	Finalize, Fall 2006	Math Committee
	Implement the use of manipulatives	Aug. 04, annually Ongoing	Administration Teachers

Hicksville Elementary School Reading, Goal #2: CIP Implementation Timeline Year 2006 – 2007
Strategy	Activity	Timeline	Responsible
1.  Connect learning to grade level indicators	1.  Inform stakeholders via teacher newsletter and webpage	Aug. 04 – May 07	Administration Teachers
	2.  Classroom web page	Aug. 04 – May 07	Elementary Principal Tech. Coordinator Teachers
	3.  Develop grade appropriate vocabulary list	Finalize, Fall 2006	Elementary Principal Reading Committee ESC Personnel
	4.  Professional Development in Differentiation	School year, 06-07	Administration
	5.  Professional Development in Short Cycle Assessments	School year, 06-07	Administration
	6.  Incorporate higher order thinking skills	School year 06-07	Administration Teachers
2.  Improve writing skills in reading	Use formula writing	Feb. 04 – ongoing on a weekly basis	Administration Teachers
	Develop rubrics	Completed Jan. 05 Ongoing	Administrators Reading Committee
3.  Communication	1.  Gifted program overview	Fall 2006	Administration Gifted Teacher
	Duplicate and share grade level indicators at Parent/Teacher conferences in the fall	Ongoing, annually	Elementary Principal Classroom Teachers
	Develop reading committee with grade level representation	Completed Aug. 04	Administration Teachers
	Establish schedule and agenda	Completed Aug. 04 quarterly Ongoing	Administration Reading Committee
	Develop schedule for special education teachers to attend meetings	Completed Aug. 04 Ongoing	Administration Sp. Ed. Teachers Reg. Ed. Teachers
4.  Enhance intervention programming	1.  Use data to increase student performance	Ongoing	Classroom Teacher Intervent. Teachers Intervent. Specialists
	Establish committee to explore initiatives	Completed Jan. 05–Ongoing	AdministrationTeachers
	Establish Accelerated Reading Committee	Completed Jan. 05 Ongoing	Administration Accelerated Reading Committee

Hicksville Elementary School Science, Goal #3: CIP Implementation Timeline Year 2006 – 2007
Strategy	Activity	Timeline	Responsible
1.  Connect learning to grade level indicators	1.  Inform stakeholders via teacher newsletter and webpage	Aug. 04 – May 07	Administration Teachers
	2. Classroom web page	Aug. 04 – May 07	Elementary Principal Tech. Coordinator Teachers
	3.  Develop grade appropriate vocabulary list	Finalize, Fall 2006	Elementary Principal Science Committee ESC Personnel
	4.  Develop science grade level indicator checklist	School year, 06-07	Administrators Teachers ESC Personnel
	5.  Grade level indicators accountability	School year, 06-07	Administration Teachers
	6.  Professional Development in Differentiation	School year, 06-07	Administration
	7.  Professional Development in Short Cycle Assessments	School year, 06-07	Administration
	8.  Incorporate higher order thinking skills	School year 06-07	Administration Teachers
2.  Improve writing skills in science	Use formula writing	Feb. 04 – ongoing on a weekly basis	Administration Teachers
	Develop rubric	Completed Jan. 05 Ongoing	Administration Science Committee
3.  Communication	1.  Gifted program overview	Fall. 2006	Administration Gifted Teacher
	Duplicate and share grade level indicators at Parent/Teacher conferences in the fall	Ongoing, annually	Elementary Principal Classroom Teachers
	Develop science committee with grade level representation	Completed Aug. 04 Ongoing	Administration Science Committee
	Establish schedule and agenda	Completed Aug. 04 Ongoing	Administration Science Committee
	Develop schedule for special education teachers to attend meetings	Completed Aug. 04 Ongoing	Administration Sp. Ed. Teachers Reg. Ed. Teachers
4.  Enhance intervention programming	1.  Use data to increase student performance	Ongoing	Classroom Teacher Intervent. Teachers Intervent. Specialists
5.  Curriculum alignment	Align resources to grade level indicators	Annually	Administration Science Committee
6.  Obtain grant funding	1.  Write grant	Annually, depending on grant availability	Administration Teachers
Hicksville Elementary School Writing, Goal #4: CIP Implementation Timeline Year 2006 – 2007
Strategy	Activity	Timeline	Responsible
1.  Connect learning to grade level indicators	1.  Inform stakeholders via teacher newsletter and webpage	Aug. 04– May 07	Administration Teachers
	2. Classroom web page	Aug. 04 – May 07	Elementary Principal Tech. Coordinator Teachers
	3.  Develop grade appropriate vocabulary list	Finalize Fall 2006	Elementary Principal Writing Committee ESC Personnel
	4.  Professional Dev. in Differentiation	School year, 06-07	Administration
	5.  Professional Dev. in Short Cycle Assessments	School year, 06-07	Administration
	6.  Incorporate higher order thinking skills	School year 06-07	Administration Teachers
2.  Improve writing skills	Use formula writing	Feb. 04 – Ongoing on a weekly basis	Administration Teachers
	Develop rubric	Completed Jan. 05 Ongoing	Administration Writing Committee
3.  Communication	1.  Gifted program overview	Fall 2006	Administration Gifted Teacher
	Duplicate and share grade level indicators at Parent/Teacher conferences in the fall	Ongoing, annually	Elementary Principal Classroom Teachers
	Develop a writing committee with grade level representation	Completed Aug 04 Ongoing	Administration Teachers
	Establish schedule and agenda	Completed Aug. 04  quarterly Ongoing	Administration Writing Committee
	Develop schedule for special education teacher to attend meetings	Completed Aug. 04 Ongoing	Administration Sp. Ed. Teachers Reg. Ed. Teachers
4.  Enhance intervention programming	1.  Use data to increase student performance	Ongoing	Classroom Teacher Intervent. Teachers Intervent. Specialists