School Improvement Plan

Echo Glen School prepares School Improvement Plans for both OSPI and the Issaquah School District. Each entity requires goal-setting that is similar in most areas but also requires elements that are different to each organization. The following is a combination of what has been requested by both organizations:

OSPI SIP:

Goal 1:  In the 2021-2022 school year, Echo Glen students will increase academic participation and successes through meeting credit accrual goals.

• 100% of all students who have entered Echo Glen campus have participated in the orientation process. All students collaborated with staff to set learning goals and pick classes to support their credit accrual.
• All 7 cottages are participating in after-school programming (67 students). This programming takes place Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and are 2 hours and 30 minutes in length. After-school programming consists of cooking classes, Magic the Gathering Club, Astrobiology (in partnership with University of Washington), Bridge Music Project, UPower (physical fitness), and Screenwriting. When students participate in after-school activities, their participation and attendance increased.

Goal 2:   In the 2021-2022 school year, students attending Echo Glen School for 90 or more days will improve reading comprehension by 1.0 grade level as measured by monthly assessments beginning at intake and continuing throughout enrollment.

• Every student entering Echo Glen School takes the Star Test within 2 weeks of entering the program and then continues to taking assessment every 2 weeks during their stay. This data is collected by the Educational Advocate.
• The school has purchased the online program i-Ready to assess and support students who are 2 years or more behind in their reading abilities in comparison to their grade-level peers. This program will start in the month of March 2022.

Goal 3:   In the 2021-2022 school year, students enrolled 90 or more days will attend and participate safely in class.

Data is collected on all YES Team and Security calls. Data is analyzed monthly with representatives of both Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) and School teams.

• Data collection system is currently being run in one cottage (Chinook) as a pilot program to support students in reflecting on their school behaviors throughout the school day. This data is then communicated with cottage staff to support in full program consistencies on a daily basis.
• Leadership team has completed 3 total walk-throughs using the Classroom Structure and Management Checklist. The goal to complete the walk-throughs weekly has not been feasible at this point but will increase in the month of April.  Staff trainings on Re-Education practices continue through the school year during twice-monthly staff meetings.

ISD SIP:

Goal 1: In the 2021-2022 school year, 100% of Echo Glen students will increase academic participation and successes through meeting credit accrual goals.

• 100% of all students who have entered Echo Glen campus have participated in the orientation process. All students collaborated with staff to set learning goals and select classes to support their credit accrual.
• All 7 cottages are participating in afterschool programming (67 students). This programming takes place Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and are 2 hours and 30 minutes in length. After-school programming consists of cooking classes, Magic the Gathering Club, Astrobiology (in partnership with University of Washington), Bridge Music Project, UPower (physical fitness), and Screenwriting. When students participate in after-school activities, their participation and attendance increased.

Since the implementation of all above goals and activities, students are participating in class and earning credits while they are serving their sentences at Echo Glen Children’s Center and School. Data used to determine these successes includes attendance, the orientation process/checklist, credit evaluations.

The students of Echo Glen School do not live with their families. This makes parental/guardian contact and engagement challenging and at times, not appropriate. It was identified by the teaching and support teams that the families, when engaged, needed additional parent supports/training. This school year, our Educational Advocate has launched a “Parent University” which is a parenting group that follows the Parent Project curriculum (evidence-based and nationally normed) to build skills and community in working with our youth exiting juvenile rehabilitation programs. Currently, 6 families have participated and 10 families have signed up for our second session.

All actions will maintain through the 22-23 school year with the addition of all students participating in a daily Check-in/Check-out program and data collected through the SWIS system, the addition of a student council, and the implementation of a facility-wide MTSS program (currently in year one at Echo Glen School and in the planning year for Echo Glen Children’s Center.)