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School improvement plan

Attach your school's test scores, attendance and survey results. Sparky writes the school improvement plan from them: priorities with the evidence behind each, SMART goals, strategies, action steps with owners and dates, and a monitoring plan.

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A principal attaches an example middle school's data file and asks Sparky for a school improvement plan. Sparky's plan opens with an executive summary and a data snapshot of math proficiency, chronic absenteeism and staff planning time over three years

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How to write a school improvement plan with Sparky

  1. Attach your data

    Attach your test results, attendance, discipline and survey data, and type one line, such as "Write a school improvement plan from our data."

  2. Read the draft

    Sparky picks the priorities your data shows, sets each goal from its baseline and marks the targets as proposed. Ask for changes in the same chat.

  3. Add the details

    Ask for action steps with owners and dates, a family summary or slides for staff. Save the plan to Google Drive, download it as a Word file or print it.

What goes in a school improvement plan

  • A data snapshot

    Every measure you attached, by year and student group, in one table your team can check.

  • Priorities with the evidence

    Each problem with the numbers behind it and the students most affected, such as a math decline steepest for English learners.

  • SMART goals

    A baseline, a target and a date for each priority, with targets for the student groups furthest behind.

  • Strategies

    What teachers and teams will do differently, such as small-group intervention and regrouping after each formative check.

  • Action steps with owners and dates

    Steps for each goal from this month to June, each with a role that owns it and a target date.

  • A monitoring plan

    Who reviews which measure and how often, so the team knows in February whether a goal is on track.

Ways school leaders use it

  • SMART goals from your data

    Goals with a baseline, a target and a deadline for the whole school. Share your baselines, or ask for goals with blanks to fill in. For one team's goal from one test, use the SMART goals card on the PLC agenda page.

    Write SMART goals

  • A needs assessment

    A planning document for your leadership team: the steps, a school profile to fill in and the data to gather for each area.

    Start an assessment

  • A 90-day action plan

    Your plan's goals turned into three monthly phases, each with actions, an owner and a milestone.

    Plan 90 days

  • A mid-year progress check

    Paste winter results next to each goal, and Sparky marks it on track or behind and suggests next steps.

    Check our progress

Data privacy

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What happens to the files you upload and what your students write in Flint.

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  • Not used to train AI

    Student data in Flint is never used to train AI models.

  • Not shared

    Flint does not share student data, or any other user data, with third parties.

  • Kept separate

    Each school's data is kept apart from every other school's, and the AI providers Flint runs on can't reach it.

  • Signed agreements, on request

    Flint signs a data processing agreement with any school that needs one, written to US state law and EU GDPR.

What teachers say about Flint

  • "Students have learned they can use the tool on their own to get feedback and instruction whenever they need it. They have leveraged Flint to democratize individualized tutoring, ensuring that academic support is accessible to all."

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    Mica Mulloy

    Assistant Principal for Instruction & Innovation at Brophy College Preparatory

  • "Flint makes it easier for teachers to personalize lessons and save time on routine tasks. Students get to use AI more as a study partner - not just for answers, but for guiding their thinking and building confidence."

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    Educational Technology Specialist

  • "Overall, my life has become much easier and streamlined with Flint. Flint has allowed me to spend less time planning and more time focusing on student interaction and reflection."

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    Bradley Evans

    6th Grade Math Teacher at American School of Milan

Frequently asked questions

Is the school improvement plan writer free?

Yes. It's free for principals, assistant principals, coaches and teachers.

What should be included in a school improvement plan?

A short summary, the data the plan rests on, two to four priorities with the evidence for each, a SMART goal for each priority, the strategies, action steps with an owner and a date, and how progress will be monitored. Your state or district may require more, such as a budget or a family engagement section.

Can you show an example of a school improvement plan?

The demo at the top of this page is one. Sparky wrote it for an example middle school from three years of made-up state test, attendance, discipline and survey results. It is shortened to two of the plan's four priorities.

How do I write an effective school improvement plan?

Pick a few priorities your data shows clearly, set each goal from a baseline you will measure again in spring, give every action step an owner and a date, and put a mid-year check on the calendar before the year gets busy. Sparky drafts all of it in a few minutes, so your leadership team can spend its meeting on the decisions.

Does Sparky make up numbers?

Sparky writes goals from the results you give it. With no data attached, it asks for your test scores, attendance or other baselines first. Its targets are labeled as proposed goals, not results. Check every number against your own data before you share the plan.

What data should I attach?

Whatever your plan will be judged on: state test results by grade and student group, benchmark or interim scores, chronic absenteeism, discipline referrals, and staff, student or family survey results. A spreadsheet, a CSV or a PDF of your state report card works, and you can import files from Google Drive or OneDrive.

Can I share the plan with my leadership team?

Save it to your Google Drive as a Google Doc and share it there, or download it as a Word file. You can also copy it or print it.

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