2025-2026 Comprehensive Improvement Planning Timeline for Districts and Schools
The process of developing a comprehensive district improvement plan
(CDIP) and comprehensive school improvement plan (CSIP) provides an opportunity
for stakeholders to work together to envision the learning environment that
will support the goals they have for their students and staff.
The process and timeline
for comprehensive school and district improvement planning outlined in 703 KAR 5:225 remain unchanged, and diagnostics will continue to be completed in the Cognia Continuous
Improvement Platform (CIP). The District
Trauma-Informed Approach Plan diagnostic has been added to the phase two
requirements. While comprehensive improvement planning is a continuous process and
plans may be reviewed and revised at any time, the timeline below identifies
the diagnostics included in each phase of the planning process and their
statutory due dates.
Phase One Aug. 1 - Oct. 1
| - Continuous Improvement Diagnostic for Districts
- Executive Summary for Districts
| - Continuous Improvement Diagnostic for Schools
- Executive Summary for Schools
- School Safety Report
|
Phase Two Oct. 1 - Nov. 1
| - Needs Assessment for Districts
- District Assurances
- District Safety Report
- District Trauma-Informed Approach Plan - NEW
| - Needs Assessment for Schools
- School Assurances
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Phase Three Nov. 1 - Jan. 1
| - Comprehensive District Improvement Plan
- The Superintendent Gap Assurance
| - Comprehensive School Improvement Plan
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Phase Four Jan. 1 - Dec. 31
| - Non-Traditional Instruction Continuation of Learning Plan for Districts (Due May 1)
- English Learner Plan for Districts (Lau Plan) (Due May 1)
- Professional Development Plan for Districts (Due May 1)
- Progress Monitoring
| - Professional Development Plan for Schools (Due May 1)
- Progress Monitoring
|
Tools for Building Effective CSIP/CDIP Components
In brief, continuous improvement should involve reviewing data, diagnosing needs, setting goals, and planning strategies that can be deployed through actionable steps, or activities. When schools concern themselves solely with compliance, they have lost the spirit of continuous improvement.
Goals and Objectives reflect measurable student achievement, and student achievement is determined by the processes, practices and conditions found within a school. We believe that all practices, processes and conditions are attributable to one or more of the Strategic Key Core Work Processes (KCWP) below:
Once a strategy is identified, schools can begin to determine the actionable steps or classroom activities that will be undertaken to effectively address critical needs. These activities should be monitored quarterly for progress.
NEW Goal Building Templates
The CDIP and CSIP goal building templates have been significantly revised for 2025-2026. The development of goals, objectives, strategies and activities is slated to take place during Phase Three of the continuous improvement process (November 1 - January 1) and will be conducted using the offline templates:
Once completed to satisfaction, the documents should be uploaded into the Cognia CIP as an attachment to the corresponding diagnostic. Schools will attach the template to their CSIP diagnostic while districts will attach the template to their CDIP Diagnostic. CIP administrative users can manipulate the documents as many times as desired throughout the course of the year, uploading the latest versions as often as desired.
Schools identified for comprehensive or targeted support and the district that supports them are required to embed additional elements into their turnaround/improvement plans. Each addendum outlines the specific requirements that must be addressed in the CSIP or CDIP to meet federal and state expectations for CSI, TSI and ATSI schools. Addendums must be uploaded into the CIP along with the appropriate CSIP or CDIP goal building template.
If you have questions related to CIP and improvement planning, please contact Natasha Stein or Ruth Swanson.