During phase three of the comprehensive improvement planning process, schools are required to complete the School Goals and Objectives, Strategies and Activities, and Programming Questions sections of the CSIP in the Cognia Improvement Platform.  

CSIPs are developed by school councils with the input of parents, faculty and staff based on a review of data. Councils may not have access to the electronic platform to input the CSIP elements, but councils must be involved in the CSIP development.  

Phase Three elements encourage thoughtful reflection focused on priority needs, funding and closing achievement gaps between identified subgroups of students. Schools must address critical needs specified in the Needs Assessment and align strategies and activities to those needs. The deadline for submitting all phase three elements is Jan. 1.  

The new platform is designed to streamline the goal requirements and allow the opportunity for optional goals. All schools are required to address state assessment results in reading and mathematics and the achievement gap. The optional goal areas include Chronic Absenteeism, English Learner Progress, Graduation Rate (high schools and districts only), Postsecondary Readiness (high schools and districts only), State Assessment Results in Science and Social Studies as well as the option to add other locally determined goals that align with the Needs Assessment results.  

You can find information on the different components of the CSIP by viewing the Continuous Improvement Planning webinar.  

SBDM webinars occur on the second Tuesday of the month, with the next webinar scheduled for Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. ET. A link to join will be emailed out closer to the webinar date.  

SBDM coordinators are encouraged to reserve the second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. ET to attend the monthly webinars. Coordinators are encouraged to attend at least eight webinars a year.