DALLAS COUNTY R1 SCHOOL DISTRICT

COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

2014-2019

MISSION: The mission of the Dallas Co R-1 School District is :

Working together to educate tomorrows citizens for lifelong success
in an ever changing global society.
VISION: The vision of the Dallas Co R-1 School District is:
Communities dedicated to the success of all students.

CSIP Steering Committee Members

Name
Les Abel
Julie Andrews
Sonja Austin
David Beltz
Charles Carlson
Chelsey Caselman
Al Christian
Angel Cook
Laura Copeland
Dianna Cowden
Steve Crawford
Lucinda Crouch
Travis Dill
Debby Dryer
Christina Gann
Lesia Hesse
Beth Isaacs
Paula Jenkins
Name
Wanda Johnson
Joanna Kramer

Role
DCTC Director
Long Lane Teacher
Parent
Board Member
Counselor
Parent
Patron
Parent
HS Teacher
Transportation
Director
Patron
Special Services
Director
Parent
Assistant
Superintendent
Parent
Parent
Parent
Food Services
Director
Role
Elementary Principal
Classified Staff
Member

Teresa Mabary
Bill Monday
Darin Newman
Matt Nimmo
Suzanne Powers
Emily Rice
Robin Ritchie
Jim Salaki
Cay Sergent
Jennifer Shewmaker
Tom Stokes
Kersten Strickland
Patsy Viets
Webb Wallace
Dale Wilson

HS Principal
Patron
DCTC Teacher
MS Principal
Board Member
MS Student
Superintendent
Parent
Technology Director
Elementary Teacher
Activities Director
HS Student
MS Teacher
Patron
Buildings/Grounds
Director

I. ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Goal 1: Develop and enhance quality educational/instructional programs to improve performance and enable students to
meet their personal, academic, and career goals.
Objective 1: The Dallas County R1 School District will develop and implement plans to ensure that all students are
achieving at or above state mandated levels in ELA, math and science as defined within the MSIP5 standards and indicators.
Funding Sources: Local, State, Title I, Title II, 21st Century

Strategies
1. The district will improve systemic, balanced literacy instruction in
K-12.
2. The district will create data teams to collect and analyze data based
on formative and summative assessments.
3. The district will implement Student Learner Objectives (SLOs) to
measure student growth in all content areas.
a.All campuses will explore and research standards based grading
(SBG) to accurately reflect student growth and mastery.

Monitoring Resources

Responsible

Curriculum Management Tool

Curriculum Plan
Units of Instruction
Assessment Plan
Assessment Evaluation
Teacher Evaluation/Portfolio
Teacher Evaluation/Portfolio
SLO Data/Assessment

Teachers
Administrators

Teachers
Principals

Teachers
Principals

PD/PLC Agendas/Minutes
Reports from Other Schools
Implementing SBG, Educational
Research Articles/Journals,

Teachers
Principals

Professional Meetings
b. The district will revise/create assessments of learning and for
learning aligned with Missouri Learning Standards, and ACT
College and Career Readiness Standards and Science/Social
Science GLEs in all content areas.

Local Assessment Data

ACT Data
State Mandated Assessments
Curriculum Units

Teachers
Principals

c. District formative assessment data will be used to develop

intervention strategies to close achievement gaps.

Formative Assessment Data (Pre/Post

Tests)
Student Intervention Plans

Teachers
Principals

Teachers
Principals

4. Develop a local system of accountability and teacher evaluation that

is closely tied to student growth progress on state and district
assessments.

Teacher Evaluation
Student Learner Objectives

Objective 2: The district will increase student achievement each year as demonstrated by increasing the numbers of
students in the top two levels of achievement on standardized testing in ELA, math and science for all students in targeted
subgroups, specifically, special education and low social-economic subgroups.
Funding Sources: IDEA, Local, State, Title I, Title II, 21st Century

Strategies
1. All special education teachers will be monitored for utilization of
Missouri Learning Standards in IEP development.

2. Continued utilization of the teacher intervention teams at all

campuses to identify and plan a variety of strategies for at-risk
students.

Monitoring Resources

Responsible

Teacher Evaluation
Student IEP (Monitored by Director
of Special Education/Progress
Coordinator/Principal
Minutes/Notes of Teacher
Intervention Teams
Student Intervention Plans

Special Ed. Teachers

Special Ed Director
Process Coordinator
Principals

Teachers
Principals
Counselors

Teachers
Principals

Student Grades
3. Strengthen tier 1 and tier 2 instruction for all students by utilizing
formative assessments to structure instruction aligned to student
needs in order to provide student mastery of grade level skills.

Formative Assessments Data

Units of Instruction (Lesson Plans)
Classroom Observations
RTI Support

Objective 3: District will develop and implement curriculum that is internally and externally aligned to Missouri Learning
Standards and College and Career Readiness Standards.
Funding Sources: Local & State

Strategies
1. Develop and implement a written curriculum that aligns literacy
and numeracy across all content areas.
2. Research and choose an electronic curriculum tool to house district
curriculum units.
3. Identify and implement technology skills necessary for success in
the 21st century into the curriculum.

Monitoring Resources

Curriculum Management Tool

Curriculum Management Tool

Curriculum Management Tool

Classroom Observations/Evaluation
Technology Program Evaluation
Student Grade Level Technology
Assessments
Purchase of Curriculum
Management Tool

4. Research and choose an electronic curriculum tool to house district

curriculum units.

Responsible
-

Teachers
Principals
Teachers
Principals
Teachers/Media
Specialists
Administrators
Technology Director

Teachers
Administration

Objective 4: The District will meet the MSIP 5 Standard for College and Career Readiness.
Funding Sources: Local, State, Perkins Federal

Strategies
1. Develop and implement early college program through OTC

Monitoring Resources

2. Maintain district placement rates for technical education and

graduation rate.

3. The district will increase the number of students scoring at or above

the national average on the ACT exam

Memorandum of Understanding
between OTC & DCR1
Student Enrollment
Student Grades/College Credits
Earned
Annual Performance Report
Technical Skills Attainment
Vocational Education Program
Evaluation Report
ACT Annual Score Report
Annual Performance Report
ACT Prep Course Enrollment/Results

Responsible
-

Board of Education
DCR1 Teacher Facilitator
DCR1 Counselors
OTC Advisors
DCR1 Teachers
Online Instructors
HS Principals
Teachers
Administrators

Teachers
Principals

4. Increase collaboration with local business and community numbers

through career fairs, internships and classroom visits.

5. Utilize local expertise in a variety of career fields to share

preparation/training for future employment opportunities (e.g. Mock
interviews, special speakers, resume development, employer
expectations, and job applications).

Stories/Reports in local newspaper,

district website, and district social
media
A+ Program Evaluation Report
Transitions Courses/Programs
Stories/Reports in local newspaper,
district website, and district social
media
A+ Program Evaluation Report
Student Job Documents (Resumes,
applications, etc.)

Teachers
Principals
A+ Coordinator

Counselors
Teachers
Administrators

Objective 5: The district will meet the MSIP 5 standard relating to attendance rate by 90% of students achieving 90%
attendance.
Funding Sources: Local & State

Strategies

Monitoring Resources

1. Identify criteria and intervention strategies for students with

attendance challenges and implement programs to help mitigate
these challenges.

2. All schools will review and revise recognition and incentive

programs that focus on school attendance

Average Daily Attendance Data

Building Improvement Plans
Annual Performance Report
Building Improvement Plan

3. Investigate the possibility of students on suspension to access

alternative school program.

District Budget
Research Collected (Area Schools)

Responsible
-

Principals
Counselors
Social Worker

Principals
Counselors
Social Worker
Administration

II. HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF

Goal 2: Recruit, attract, develop, and retain highly qualified staff to carry out the LEA (local educational
agency)/District mission, goals, and objectives.
Objective 1: The Dallas County R1 School District will recruit, attract, develop and retain highly qualified staff to carry out
district mission, goals and objectives.

Funding Sources: Local, State, Federal (Title I, Perkins)

Strategies

Monitoring Resources

1. The District will provide opportunities to improve student

achievement for all groups through professional development of
teachers.

2. The district will examine and compare the instructional resources

and successful programs of surrounding districts to Dallas Co R-1
School District.
3. The district will annually review current recruitment procedures by
analyzing salaries in an effort to be competitive with conference
schools.
a. Examine the spread of salary schedule in terms of retention
of quality teachers with higher degrees and years of
experience in the district.
b. Examine benefits package for teachers and staff.

Late Start Wednesday

Activities/Documents
PD Day Activities/Documents
Professional Development Program
Evaluation
Curriculum Audit
Reports/Data from Neighboring
School
District Budget
MSTA/NEA Annual Salary Reports

Responsible
-

Principals
PDC Chair

Administration
Teachers

Administration
Salary & Welfare
Committee
Board of Education

Objective 2: All teachers will have access to current technology that supports highly quality instruction and the professional
development that will improve their proficiency in effectively integrating technology into teaching and learning.
Funding Sources: Local, State, Federal (Title I, Perkins)

Strategies

2. The district will provide professional development opportunities that

promotes differentiated learning through the use of technology that

will sustain and allow for growth in technology.

1. Current technology tools and resources will be readily available to

support curriculum objectives.

Monitoring Resources
Technology Plan
Technology Program Evaluation
Curriculum Management Tool
District Budget
Technology Plan
Technology Program Evaluation
Professional Development Plan

Responsible
-

Administration
Director of Technology

Administration
Director of Technology
PD Committee

III. FACILITIES, INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, SUPPORT

Goal 3: Provide and maintain appropriate instructional resources, support services, and functional and safe facilities.

Objective 1: The Dallas County R1 School District will develop a system for evaluating facilities in order to provide for
optimal student learning in a safe, modern and healthy school.
Funding Sources: Local & State

Strategies

Monitoring Resources

Responsible

Facilities Walkthrough Evaluation

Architectural Evaluation Reports

a. Complete a review of the current state of district buildings to

determine their current condition and estimate cost to correct
any deficiencies.

Facilities Walkthrough Evaluation

Architectural Evaluation Reports

b. Determine the cost of buildings in present terms which

includes all costs associated to its operation for the district

Facilities Walkthrough Evaluation

Architectural Evaluation Reports
District Budget
Facilities Walkthrough Evaluation
Architectural Evaluation Reports
District Budget

1. Develop a long range strategic funding plan for evaluating of and

identifying necessary improvements to district facilities

c. Identify and prioritize the district facilities current

operational cost and analyze the need for such facilities.

Board of Education
Administration
Director of Maintenance
Facilities Advisory
Committee
Board of Education
Administration
Director of Maintenance
Facilities Advisory
Committee
Board of Education
Administration
Director of Maintenance
Board of Education
Administration
Director of Maintenance
Facilities Advisory
Committee

Objective 2: The Dallas County R1 School District will increase the number of technology based projects and initiatives
directly tied to the long range strategic plan in order to improve student learning.
Funding Sources: Local, State, Federal (Title I, Perkins)

Strategies
1. Develop and implement a replacement plan for technology
infrastructure (i.e. switches, servers, wireless access points) on a
rotating basis that is shared with all stakeholders.

Monitoring Resources

Technology Plan
Progress of Technology
Improvements (Report in local
newspaper, district website, and
social media sites)

Responsible
-

Director of Technology
Administration
Board of Education
District Technology
Committee

Technology Program Evaluation

District Budget
Library Media Program Evaluation
Core Data Library Report (Screen 7)
Curriculum Management Tool
Technology Plan
District Budget
Teacher Evaluation
Curriculum Management Tool
Technology Plan
Technology Program Evaluation
District Budget
Teacher Evaluation
Technology Program Evaluation

6. Provide instruction to staff, students, and parents on digital

citizenship to include Internet safety, cyberbullying and intellectual
property rights.
7. Increase emphasis on data security by improving backup systems
and user education.

Training/Worshop Sign In Sheets,

Agenda and Documents

8. Develop anywhere, anytime access to learning resources.

Technology Program Evaluation

Training/Worshop Sign In Sheets,
Agenda and Documents
Technology Plan

2. Include more digital resources in the curriculum. This would

include items such as eBooks, online databases, electronically
submitted work or video conferencing.

3. Use technology to increase student engagement in learning or

increase the integration of technology into content areas
4. Continue to fund and follow the regular replacement plan for
technology devices such as computers, mobile devices, etc.
5. All teachers will have access to current technology that supports
high quality instruction

Director of Technology
Library Media Specialists
Teachers
Administration

Teachers
Principals
Director of Technology
Administration

Teachers
Principals
Director of Technology
Teachers
Administration

Director of Technology
Administration

Director of Technology
District Technology
Committee

Objective 3: The Dallas County R1 School District will develop a district wide system of financial transparency.
Funding Sources: Local & State

Strategies
1. Develop honest, open frequent communications with the community
about financial operating of the district utilizing the local newspaper,
school newsletters, school website, Twitter, Facebook, marquee, and
email. Put a billboard back up on new South 65 and add a billboard
on East 32.

Monitoring Resources

Local Newspapers
District Website
Social Media Sites
Building marquees
Emails

Responsible
-

Central Office
Administration
Building Administrators

2. Develop a comprehensive maintenance program for existing

facilities and busses that can be shared with the community on a
regular basis.
3. Inform the community of the long range strategic plan, prioritized
needs and progress of implementation

Billboards
Buildings & Grounds Program
Evaluation
Transportation Program Evaluation

Long Range Strategic Plan

Reports to Public

Superintendent
Director of Maintenance
Director of
Transportation
Board of Education
Central Office
Administration

Objective 4: The Dallas County R1 School District will develop a district wide system to meet the mental, social and
emotional needs of all students.
Funding Sources: IDEA, Local, State, Title I, Title II, 21st Century

Strategies
1. All school campuses will develop and implement response to
intervention plans in order to target struggling students with
appropriate intervention as early as possible.

Monitoring Resources

Teacher Evaluation
Annual Performance Report (MSIP
5)
Response to Intervention (RtI)-tiered
instructional support
Formative Assessments (Pre/Post)
Guidance and Counseling Program
Evaluation

Principals
Teachers

Assistant Superintendent
Counselors
Social Worker

Grants
District Budget

Administration
Counselors

21st Century Grant

Additional Grants as Available

Assistant Superintendent
21st Century Program
Director
Social Worker
21st Century Program
Parent Liaison

2. The school district will provide the appropriate resources needed to

fully implement model guidance at desirable levels as determined by
model guidance guidelines and to be comparable to the
student/counselor ratio of neighboring schools.
3. The district will seek alternative sources of funding to support an
additional social worker in order to be able to allow one social
worker to focus solely upon services for elementary students while
the existing social worker focuses upon services for middle school
and high school students.
4. The district will pursue grant opportunities in order to expand and
increase support for struggling families within the district

Responsible

5. The district will pursue funding to support after school

programming that focuses on social emotional learning as well as
academic performance.

21st Century Grant

Additional Grants as Available

6. The district will develop a long range building facility needs plan
with reasonable financial support.

7. The district will work together with the community to develop

financial support for prioritized facility needs resulting from the
long range plan.

Long Range Facility Plan

Community Surveys
District Surveys
Agenda/Minutes/Sign-in Sheets from
Community Meetings
Community Surveys
District Surveys

Assistant Superintendent
221st Century Program
Director
Social Worker
21st Century Program
parent Liaison
Board of Education
Administration
District Facilities
Advisory Committee
Staff
Board of Education
Administration
District Facilities
Advisory Committee
Staff

Objective 5: The Dallas County R1 School Districts food service department will provide nutritious, inexpensive meals to
students, while maintaining fiscal accountability, maximizing participation, and serving as an education resource for the
school community.
Funding Sources: Federal, State, & Local

Strategies
1. The Director of Food Services will annually visit with at least
three neighboring school districts to share ideas about improving
kid friendly recipes and menu development.
2. The Director of Food Services will utilize new recipes gained
through visits with neighboring schools or other sources in
monthly menu planning.
a. Students and staff will be asked to rate their menu favorites
(already utilized) and also to rate new items added to the
menu.
3. The Director of Food Services will utilize menu planning and
serve what is advertised on the menu in all buildings.
a. Any changes from the advertised menu will be shared with
parents at least two weeks in advance of the change.
b. Any changes from the advertised menu will be reported in
advance to the Superintendent.

Monitoring Resources

Responsible
-

Director of Food
Services

Summary Reports of Visits to

Neighboring Districts
Sample Recipes Collected
New Recipes
Student Ratings Summary

Director of Food
Services

Monthly Menu
Reported Changes to Parents
Reported Changes to Superintendent

Director of Food
Services

IV. PARENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Goal 4: Promote, facilitate, and enhance parent, student, and community involvement in District educational programs.
Objective 1: The Dallas County R1 School District will develop a district wide system of communicating important
information withal members of the school community (external and internal members) concerning the successes, goals, and
day to day operation of the school district.
Funding Sources: Local, State, Title I, Title II, 21st Century

Strategies

Monitoring Resources

2. Changeable message signs will be purchased and installed at Buffalo

Prairie Middle School and Buffalo High School.

1. A variety of sources will be utilized to keep all stakeholders

informed.

Semester Newsletter
Weekly Local Newspaper
District Website
District Social Media Sites
Automated Calling System
Weekly Staff Newsletter
Message Signs
District Budget

Responsible
-

Administration

Administration
Maintenance Department

Objective 2: The Dallas County R1 School District will develop a district wide system of student, teacher, staff and
administrator recognition that exceptional effort, skills or leadership in promoting academic achievement, school pride, or a
positive school climate.
Funding Sources: Local & State

Strategies
1. Promote the Dallas Co R-1 Hall of Fame

Monitoring Resources

Newspaper Advertisement for

Nominations in January
Announce Nominations Process on
District Website & Social Media
Sites

Responsible
-

Superintendent
Community Committee
to Select Recipients

2. Involve business and community members in the promotion of

school spirit flags.

3. Repair and maintain billboards at the outskirts of town.

4. Develop a Bison Educator of the Year (certified staff member) and

Bison Employee of the Year (classified staff member) to recognize
exemplary work of District employees to be recognized at

graduation.

Presentation of Award at Graduation

Communications with businesses and
community members (Chamber of
Commerce, local newspaper, website,
Social Media).
Display of flags at home games
throughout the community
Billboard Displays
Criteria for Awards
Process for Selection of Recipients
Presentation of Awards

Administration
Activities Director

Superintendent
Maintenance Director
Superintendent
Staff Selection
Committee

Objective 3: The Dallas County R1 School District will develop and implement a district wide system of bringing more community members
into the school to participate in school functions and programs.
Funding Sources: Local & State

Strategies

Monitoring Resources

1. Implement a system of outreach and education for community

members to volunteer within the schools to improve student learning

and achievement.
2. Include members of the community on district wide and school wide
committees

Responsible

School Volunteer Programs

Administration

Advisory Committees

Administration

Objective 4: The Dallas County R1 School District will develop a system of evaluation that will collect feedback on an ongoing basis from
students, staff and the community that will be used to evaluate our success in meeting goals and the perception of our district.
Funding Sources: Local & State

Strategies
1.

Update capital projects signs.

2. Survey students, staff and community members more frequently

Monitoring Resources

Capital Projects Signs

Surveys

Responsible
-

Superintendent
DCTC Graphic Arts
Department
Maintenance Department
Assistant Superintendent

about specific aspects of Dallas County R-1 School District.

V. GOVERNANCE
Goal 5: Govern the LEA/District in an efficient and effective manner providing leadership and representation to benefit
the students, staff, and patrons of the district.
Objective 1: The Board of Education will lead the district with a relentless focus on learning to insure student success as stated in the mission
statement: Working together to educate tomorrows citizens for lifelong success in an ever changing global society.
Funding Sources: Local & State

Strategies
1. The Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) will
guide decision-making throughout the district to realize the
mission statement.
2. Program evaluations, perceptual surveys, and student
achievement data will be monitored by the BOE to guide
optimal success.
3. Building School Improvement Plan will be updated annually
through analyzing disaggregated student data and needs
assessments.
4. Quarterly data will be presented to the BOE following the close
of each quarter.
5. Program evaluations will be presented monthly to BOE per the
annual schedule to monitor program results and evaluate benefits

Monitoring Resources

Responsible

Board Meetings/Minutes
CSIP Reports

Monthly Program Evaluations

Survey Data
Student Achievement Data
School Improvement Plans

Administration
Teachers

Principals
Teachers

Quarterly STAR reports

Board Agendas/Minutes
Monthly Program Evaluations
Board Agendas/Minutes

Assistant Superintendent

Superintendent

Board of Education
Superintendent

Objective 2: The Board of Education will continue to maintain open lines of communication in order to relentlessly pursue improved
transparency in the district.
Funding Sources: Local & State

Strategies

Monitoring Resources

Responsible

1. The Board of Education will continue to solicit input from all

constituencies.
2. The Board of Education will insure increased communication to
parents, students and the community.
3. The District will continue to work with area colleges and
universities to enhance joint educational opportunities.

4. The Board of Education and administrators will work with other

governmental agencies for opportunities to enhance the school
district.
5. The Board of Education will actively participate in school/patron
events.

Community Advisory Meetings

Community Forums
Community Surveys
Local Newspaper Articles/Bison Bits
District Website
District Social Media Sites
Dual Credit Courses
AP Courses
Early College Program
Articulated Courses at DCTC
Meetings/reports with city, county
and state governmental agencies

Board of Education
Administration

Assistant Superintendent
Superintendent
Board of Education

HS Administration
Assistant Superintendent

Board of Education
Administration

Attendance at School/Patron Events

Board of Education