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Continuous School Improvement Plan (CSIP)

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OUR MISSION

East Newton R-VI School District is to provide a secure and nurturing environment and to educate all students academically, socially, physically, and emotionally. Students will acquire an academic foundation that ensures each individual the skills and knowledge necessary to become productive members of our changing society.

 

OUR VISION

East Newton R-VI School District is to graduate students that are respectful, responsible, and productive citizens that are life-long learners.

What is CSIP?

The Continuous School Improvement Plan (CSIP) is a three-year strategic plan which provides a framework for the East Newton R-VI School District to ensure the success of all students. This is the guiding document that links mission, vision, and our five top priorities to the improvement plans established by each district building. This plan was developed with the careful consideration of input from teachers, staff, students, administrators, board members, parents, and community members. While the CSIP is written as a three-year plan it is a living and breathing document, with components reviewed at Administrative Team Meetings and regularly scheduled Board meetings each month. Progress toward goal achievement will be reviewed annually and adjustments will be made, as deemed necessary by a review of the relevant data and resources.

Top Priorities

Teaching, Learning and Student Success

Relationships and Partnerships

Safety and Security

Finances and Facilities

Staffing

Background

2025-2028 CSIP Team Members, Name and Position

  1. Scott Charlton, Superintendent
  2. Seth Johnson, Assistant Superintendent.
  3. Judy Harper, Board President
  4. Jamie Medlin, High School Principal
  5. Brian Anton, Asst High School Principal/AD
  6. Ethan Trokey, Granby Junior High Principal
  7. Jari Jacobs, Granby Elementary Principal
  8. Clara Ervin, Triway K-8 Principal
  9. Sarah Mathis, Special Ed Director
  10. Stephen Nokes, Director of Food Service
  11. Faculty members who serve on leadership teams in their respective buildings (Troy Burt, Jennifer Baldwin, Charlotte McGuirk, Tara Martin, Morgan McLees, Tabitha Holmes, and Rachel Trammell)
  12. Parents (Brad White and Jamie Howe)

Work of the 2025-2026 CSIP Team

Over the last four years the district has solicited feedback via Leadership Team Focus Groups that addressed our existing CSIP. The planning process continued with a review of the CSIP process with the members of our administrative team on August 08, 2025. The CSIP from 2022 that was approved by the Board of Education (BOE) on October 15, 2024 was reviewed. It was determined that the building leadership teams needed to review their respective Building School Improvement Plans (BSIP). Each building leader held a meeting with their respective building leadership teams.

 

Leadership Team Tasks

  • Was the CSIP still relevant?
  • Do any of the goals/objectives need to be reworded?
  • Do we need to delete any of the objects?
  • Do we need to reorganize (or put in another order) any of the goals or objectives?
  • Do we need to add any goals?

 

On October 24, 2025 the CSIP team met to begin compile the feedback from building leadership team focus groups and develop the 2025-2028 CSIP. The team carefully reviewed the feedback given by each building on each top priority and explored other priorities developed by the CSIP team. As a result, the top priorities were updated and SMART goals were developed. The revised five top priorities document was presented on November 20, 2025 to the East Newton School Board for approval.

Community Stakeholder Meeting Outcome

 

East Newton R-VI believes in:

  • Equal opportunities for all to achieve their highest potential.
  • Transparent communication with the community concerning decision making, resources, and collaborative decision making.
  • Lifelong learning for all stakeholders.
  • A safe, positive climate and culture that is student centered.
  • High expectations for staff and students.
  • Building and sustaining relationships and partnerships with all stakeholders.

 

 

The Community Stakeholder Team agreed upon five top priorities for the East Newton School District.

  1. Safety (physical and emotional) and Security
  2. Teaching, Learning and Student Success
  3. Staffing – Certified and Non-Certified
  4. Finances and Facilities
  5. Relationships and Partnerships with All Stakeholders

 

The five priorities from the Community Stakeholder Meeting align with the 5 MSIP-6 Domains.

 

Continuous Improvement Plan – Communications with Stakeholders

To engage stakeholders in ongoing CSIP development and progress monitoring, the district will increase the frequency of communication to the Community Stakeholder Team. Quarterly communication will be sent to members of the Community Stakeholder Team by the district superintendent. The revised CSIP (approved @ the December 2025 Board Meeting) will be reviewed annually each spring. The Community Stakeholder team will meet and review the SMART Goals and the data being collected to measure each goal. If adjustments need to be made to the CSIP related to the attainment of goals or the measurement of data, recommendations will be made by the Stakeholder Committee. Those recommendations will be reviewed and recommendations will be made, as appropriate, to the East Newton R-VI School Board.

CSIP Review and Revision Process

Following the release of the final MSIP6 Guidance, the administration began the work of creating our new CSIP. The information below outlines the development of our district CSIP and the developmental process. This involved the release of three required surveys (student, parent/community, and staff) as well as conducting Community Stakeholder Meetings.

CSIP Review and Revision Process

 

August 8, 2025 – Pre-planning Meeting – Mr. Scott Charlton and Mr. Seth Johnson
October 23, 2025 and October 24, 2026–  Community Stakeholder Meetings  – Listed to the right
October 26, 2025 –  Release Community, Staff, Student Culture and Climate Surveys – Mr. Scott Charlton
November 11, 2025 –  Community Stakeholder Meetings  – Listed to the right
November 13, 2025 –  Compilation of Smart Goal Data –  Mr. Scott Charlton and Mr. Seth Johnson
November 18, 2025 –  Review SMART Goals; revise and rewrite as necessary; draft action steps –  East Newton R-VI Administrative Team
December 10, 2025 – Review CSIP revised draft and adjust – East Newton R-VI Administrative Team
December 18, 2025 –  Present revised CSIP to the School Board –   Mr. Scott Charlton and Mr. Seth Johnson

Community Stakeholders

 

Matt Friend - Board Member

Troy Burt - High School Teacher

Jennifer Baldwin - High School Librarian

Pam Sternes - Jr. High Teacher

Tara Martin - Jr. High Teacher

Morgan McLees - Jr. High/HS Counselor

Tabitha Holmes - Elementary Teacher

Rachel Trammel - Elementary Teacher

Brad White - Community Member/Parent

Jamie Howe - Community Member/Parent

Stephen Nokes - Director of Food Service

Clara Ervin - Triway Principal

Jari Jacobs - Granby Elementary

Ethan Trokey -Granby Jr. High Principal

Brian Anton - High School Assistant Principal

Jamie Medlin - High School Principal

Sarah Mathis - Director of Special Services

Seth Johnson - Assistant Superintendent.

Scott Charlton - Superintendent

Two High School Students - Senior High School Students

Two Jr. High Students - 8th graders

East Newton School District Beliefs

    • All staff will be trained and committed to continuous improvement
    • Increase opportunities for teachers to learn from peers
    • Continue to Provide time for collaboration and RTI/Enrichment
    • Provide guaranteed curriculum in all content areas and settings

     

    MSIP6 Domains

    • Effective Teaching and Learning
    • Collaborative Climate and Culture
    • Data-Based Decision Making
    • Alignment of Standards, Curriculum and Assessment
    • Equity and Access

     

    Stakeholder Team Top 5 Priorities

    • Teaching and Learning (Student Success)
    • Staffing

    • Provide daily, weekly, monthly district updates across multiple social media platforms.
    • Utilize “big call” to provide district news to patrons and communities.
    • Publish C/C survey results on school district website.
    • Publish MSIP on multiple platforms for public viewing.
    • Continue quarterly Town Hall meetings with communities.

     

    MSIP6 Domains

    • Collaborative Climate and Culture

     

     

    Stakeholder Team Top 5 Priorities

    • Relationships and Partnerships

    • Provide, utilize, and update technology as a resource to enhance student learning
    • Nurture an environment that rewards community, critical thinking, creativity, citizenship and collaboration
    • Provide opportunity for career exploration/advancement/skills for all stakeholders

     

    MSIP6 Domains

    • Effective Teaching and Learning
    • Collaborative Climate and Culture
    • Data-Based Decision Making
    • Alignment of Standards, Curriculum and Assessment
    • Equity and Access

     

    Stakeholder Team Top 5 Priorities

    • Teaching and Learning (Student Success)
    • Staffing
    • Relationships and Partnerships

    • Provide a safe social/emotional and physical environment.
    • Continuously train staff members in crisis response
    • Provide safe facilities

     

    MSIP6 Domains

    • Leadership
    • Collaborative Climate and Culture

     

    Stakeholder Team Top 5 Priorities

    • Safety and Security
    • Staffing
    • Teaching and Learning (Student Success)
    • Finance and Facilities

    • Superintendent attends informal town hall meetings throughout the district
    • Buildings send out monthly newsletters on various social media platforms.
    • Title 1 provides PPP quarterly meetings.
    • District host’s community career fair
    • Districts partners with local businesses for student internships

     

    MSIP6 Domains

    • Effective Teaching and Learning
    • Collaborative Climate and Culture

     

    Stakeholder Team Top 5 Priorities

    • Teaching and Learning (Student Success)
    • Relationships and Partnerships