1. School Improvement Project
Ruth Ann Beagle
EDLD 5301
Vision: The cohesive staff of Justin Elementary School, working with the support of the
community, will provide all students with an active learning environment, focusing on the
success of the whole child.
Goal: To design and implement the “Million Word Challenge” reading incentive that
increases student excitement for reading by participating in a school-wide goal of
reaching one million words in reading over the academic school year.
Objectives:
1. Strengthen students’ love of and desire for reading.
2. Increase the amount of words that students read.
3. Increase parent involvement in their child’s education.
4. Enhance school culture and community

2. Action Plan
Action Person(s) Timeline: Needed
Steps Responsible Start/End Resources Evaluation
1. Meet with Ms. Ruth Ann Beagle August 17, 2010/ Budget, calendar, Understanding of
Chaney and PTA paper, pens/pencils, expectation of
August 24, 2010
President to discuss documents from program, funding,
expectations of other schools’ similar timeline
program as well as programs
available funding for
implementation.
2. Create committee Ruth Ann Beagle August 17, 2010/ Meeting space, Members leave with
and conduct initial meeting agenda, timeline/understanding
September 6, 2010
meeting for “Million paper, pens/pencils, of program as well as
Word Challenge” sample documents of assigned duties.
Reading Program. other schools’
programs
3. Survey selected Ruth Ann Beagle September 6, 2010- Survey Completion of student
classrooms re: questionnaires, questionnaires and
September 13, 2010
reading interest pencils tally of scales
4. K-2 and 3-5 “Million Word Week of September To be determined by Student body interest
assemblies for Challenge” 13, 2010 committee is peaked to begin
“Million Word Committee “Million Word
Challenge” Challenge”
5. “Million Word “MWC” Committee Week of September Reading logs/info Student body exhibits
Challenge” begins 20, 2010 distributed to excitement
students
6. Monthly word “Million Word September 27, 2010/ To be determined by Students continue
count, reminders, Challenge” committee interest in Challenge;
April, 2011
activities to revitalize Committee school wide word
student participation count continues to
in “Million Word increase
Challenge”
7. Survey selected Ruth Ann Beagle Monthly: October Survey Responses which
students for noting 2010 – May 2011 questionnaires, indicate progress
ongoing progress meeting space toward increase in
toward goal reading interest
8. Survey selected Ruth Ann Beagle April 1-30, 2011/ Survey Responses which
classrooms; interview questionnaires, indicate a measurable
selected group of interview result of student
students, teachers, questionnaires, reading interest
parents meeting space
9. School wide field “Million Word May 1-31, 2011 To be determined by Goal of one million
trips for K-2 and 3-5 Challenge” committee words is reached;
(TBD by committee)
to celebrate Committee majority of student
culmination of body participation
“Million Word
Challenge”
10. Meeting with Ms. Ruth Ann Beagle May 2, 2011/ Meeting space, Effective discussion
Chaney to discuss paper, pens/pencils held to determine
May 31, 2011
survey/interview program success
results and to based on
determine success of survey/interview
program results.