  | PIM Handbook Version 2.0, February 2006 |
| Introduction |
| Step Zero: Data organization and preliminary self-assessment
| 0-A (Inventory and preparation of student performance data) |
 | 0-B (MCAS data disaggregated by student group) - Revised 10/23/06 |
| 0-C (Cross-tabulation of student groups) |
| 0-D (School self-assessment) |
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| Step One: Prioritize the needs of student groups
| 1-A (Identifying the lowest performing groups) |
| 1-B (Targeted student groups) |
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| Step Two: Set student performance goals aligned to adequate yearly progress (AYP) expectations
| 2-A (Student performance goal spreadsheet) - Revised 11/06/07 |
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| Step Three: Define student learning objectives
| 3-A (Identification of MCAS items) |
| 3-B (Analysis of MCAS questions) |
| 3-C (Skills and knowledge students lack) |
| 3-D (Student learning objectives) |
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| Step Four: Identify the most significant causes of the weaknesses in students' knowledge and skills
| 4-A (Possible causes of students' lack of skills and knowledge) |
| 4-B (Dimensions of school improvement) |
| 4-C (Causes related to a student learning objective) |
| 4-D (Causes related to one content area) |
| 4-E (Causes related to all content areas) |
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| Step Five: Establish improvement objectives
| 5-A (Improvement objectives) |
| 5-B (Resources needed for developing improvement objectives) |
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| Step Six: Assess the capacity of current strategies to address the improvement objectives
| 6-A (Current strategies) |
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| Step Seven: Investigate and evaluate possible new strategies to support improvement objectives
| 7-A (Investigating possible new strategies) |
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| Step Eight: Develop action plans for meeting improvement objectives |
| Step Nine: Establish benchmarks
| Action Plans and Benchmarks |
| Action Plans and Benchmarks (all example1) |
| Action Plans and Benchmarks (all example2) |
| Action Plans and Benchmarks (ela example1) |
| Action Plans and Benchmarks (ela example2) |
| Action Plans and Benchmarks (math example1) |
| Action Plans and Benchmarks (math example2) |
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| Step Ten: Set a process and timeline for review of the school's performance improvement plan
| 10-A (Organization of the planning team) |
| 10-B (PIM continuous improvement cycle) |
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| Appendix A: Documenting the plan |
| Appendix B: Using MCAS item analysis data |
| Appendix C: Assessing reading skills |
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