Ludlow Independent School District

This Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) serves as a roadmap to foster student growth and achievement by addressing priority needs and closing achievement gaps. The plan establishes long-term targets across several key areas: enhancing student performance on state assessments in reading, mathematics, science, social studies, and writing; reducing achievement disparities among student groups; improving the progress of English Learners; cultivating a positive school climate and ensuring safety; boosting postsecondary readiness; and increasing the graduation rate. It outlines strategies and activities focusing on curriculum alignment, targeted interventions, data analysis, and stakeholder collaboration to achieve these educational and environmental improvements.

This Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) for Mary A. Goetz Elementary outlines strategies to promote student growth and achievement by addressing priority needs and closing achievement gaps. The plan sets targets for increasing student proficiency and distinguished rates on the Kentucky Summative Assessment to at least 60% in reading and mathematics, and a combined 60% status in science, social studies, and writing by 2026. It further aims to enhance English Learner attainment by 10% annually and improve the quality of school climate and safety, targeting a 77% status score by fall 2024 and increased positive response rates on IMPACT surveys by fall 2026. Key focus areas include curriculum design, instructional delivery, data analysis, and targeted support programs.

The Ludlow Independent School District's Trauma-Informed Care Plan aims to establish trauma-informed, resiliency-building, and culturally competent environments across all schools, ensuring physical and psychological safety for students, faculty, staff, and families. Guided by the School Safety and Resiliency Act (SB1, 2019), the plan focuses on five key components: enhancing trauma awareness, assessing school climate for inclusiveness and diversity, developing trauma-informed discipline policies, implementing Handle With Care notifications, and providing services and programs to mitigate trauma's negative impact, support learning, and foster a positive school environment. The plan emphasizes principles of safety, trustworthiness, peer support, collaboration, empowerment, and equity to build resilience and promote mental health and wellness.

This ARP ESSER Plan for Ludlow Independent School District outlines strategies to address the academic and social-emotional impacts of lost instructional time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key focus areas include implementing prevention and mitigation strategies, providing evidence-based academic interventions in reading and math, and enhancing social-emotional and mental health support through counseling, therapy, and trauma-informed practices. The plan emphasizes stakeholder engagement and continuous assessment through dedicated personnel to ensure effective academic recovery and student well-being.

The 2024-2025 Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) for Ludlow High School focuses on improving student performance by addressing key areas of weakness identified through a needs assessment. These areas include low reading and math scores at the middle school level and declining content area indices at the high school level. The plan outlines strategies and activities to improve teaching and learning, close achievement gaps, and enhance school climate and safety. Specific goals include increasing student proficiency in reading, math, science, social studies, and writing; improving English learner progress; increasing postsecondary readiness; and raising the graduation rate. The plan utilizes various assessment data, interventions, and collaborative efforts to achieve these goals, with progress monitored regularly and funding sourced from Title II, Title III, Title IV, IDEA, District Funds, KHEAA Funds, and SBDM Funds.