Auditing, Aligning, and Advancing Your SIP
A ONE-DAY, IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
AT INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, TERRE HAUTE, IN
WEDNESDAY | JULY 30, 2025
9:00AM to 3:30PM ET
Is your school in need of improvement, but you're not sure where to start?
Whether you're new to leadership or stuck in another planning cycle, this one-day workshop will equip you with the clarity and tools to lead real change. No more dusty improvement plans. Leave with a living, strategic plan that drives results. By day’s end, you’ll have a ready-to-implement and DOE-compliant School Improvement Plan, real progress, and a checked box in one powerful day. You’ll learn:
Why most school improvement plans fail—and what to do instead
How to build real buy-in from your team, even with tough critics
How to audit your existing initiatives
How to build an executable, actionable plan
How to create lasting change that improves student outcomes
$500 per team
Use coupon code EARLYBIRD and get 20% off (expires June 30, 2025)
Same price whether you attend solo or bring your whole team! (Limit 3 team members per registration, please.)
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This workshop will be held in the Collaboration Center – Room 008Q, on the Indiana State University campus in Terre Haute, IN. If we reach capacity, we’ll move to a larger room to comfortably accommodate our whole group. So when you fill out the registration form, please provide an accurate email address for your contact person. We want to keep you informed if there are any last minute room changes!
We are committed to helping as many districts, schools, and administrative teams as possible. If you need "scholarship pricing" please send us a message and we'll try to assist.
“With the passage of House Bill 1002, Indiana schools are no longer required to submit traditional School Improvement Plans (SIPs). While this shift removes certain compliance burdens, it also places a greater onus on district and school leaders to prioritize initiatives, audit current efforts, and create sustainable, locally driven action plans.
Join us for this timely workshop where we’ll help you turn this new flexibility into strategic focus. You’ll learn how to assess initiative overload, align efforts with real outcomes, and build a living roadmap for improvement that works—without waiting for state directives.”
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Taught by Dr. Jenny French |
Taught by Dr. Jenny French |
Dr. Jenny French brings her experience as a teacher, literacy coach, curriculum director, and assistant superintendent to schools all over the country.
As a sought-after school improvement consultant, Dr. Jenny French is delighted to share her wealth of experience.
Jen’s career has encompassed all facets of education: elementary classroom teacher, middle school language arts teacher, secondary literacy coach, university associate professor, curriculum director, assistant superintendent of schools, and board member of the International Dyslexia Association.
Workshop Agenda
9:00–9:30 → Welcome + Warm-Up
9:30–10:30 → Why School Initiatives Fail: Learn what the research says about failed school improvement efforts—and how to avoid the most common traps.
10:30–10:45 → Break
10:45–11:15 → Building Buy-In with Your Team: Explore proven strategies for getting commitment from staff, board members, and even reluctant colleagues. Includes case studies and discussion.
11:15–12:00 → Lunch (on your own): Time to recharge, reflect, and connect. Visit a campus center restaurant or bring a bag lunch to enjoy outside!
12:00–1:00 → Audit Your Initiatives: Use a structured inventory tool to take stock of all current initiatives and evaluate their alignment, impact, and sustainability.
1:00–1:45 → Prioritize with Purpose: Sort through your initiative audit and learn a simple framework for prioritizing what matters most. Identify which initiatives should stay, shift, or stop.
1:45–2:30 → Draft Your Action Plan: Translate your priorities into a practical action plan that includes roles, timelines, and metrics for success.
2:30–3:30 → Reflection & Next Steps: Translate your plan into the 25-26 SIP DOE template using AI and leave with a plan ready to submit!