HowTo Guide:

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How-To Guide Using SIP Tool for your School
Improvement Plan QuickStart Version Point your
browser to http//eds.ospi.k12.wa.us/
Step 1
Username e-mail address Password as assigned
by district Click on Login
Step 2
Click on View my applications
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Step 3
Click on School Improvement Planning Tool.
Step 4
IF you are assigned to more than one building,
select that building (if not, this screen will
not appear).
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Step 5
If you are starting your SIP Plan for the first
time, click on the Go button next to create a
new plan and go on to Step 6. Otherwise, click
on the Go button next to continue working on a
plan to resume where you left off.
Step 6
Select the date range for the plan (e.g.,
2007-2008), type in a Plan Name, and select the
Grade Levels (e.g., K-6).
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Step 7
Check the box for the plan type, e.g., General
SIP Plan Note that if you are doing specialized
plans such as SIA Program, Building-level
Technology, or Title I Schoolwide Plans, there
are separate How-To Guides for those plans that
you should use instead of this guide.
Step 8
Click on Go next to QuickStart.
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Step 9
Click on the Add button to enter your first
goal.
Step 10
Type in the Goal Title and SMART Goal Statement,
and select the appropriate Goal Type from the
pull-down list that fits your Goal.
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Step 11
Check the appropriate data element(s) that
matches the Goal.
Step 12
Click on the Save button.
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Step 13
Click on the Add button to add more Goals, and
use the Next button when you are done adding
Goals.
Step 14
Click on the Add button to add a Strategy for
this Goal.
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Step 15
Type in the Strategy, then add the Rationale and
Evaluation Procedure (both optional). Then select
the Strategy Type from the pull-down list.
Step 16
Click on the Save button to save the Strategy,
then click on the Add button that appears to
add one or more Activities to go with the
Strategy.
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Step 17
Type in the Activity/Task, Professional
Development, Evaluation, People Involved, and the
Start and End Dates, then be sure to click on the
Save button.
Step 18
If you want to add one or more Resources to the
Activity, click on the Add button which
appears when you save the Activity.
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Step 19
Type in the Description, select the Type from the
pull-down menu, type in the cost (do not use a
sign with the number) and Funding Source, and
click on the Save button.
Step 20
Continue adding Activities and Resources, or go
back a level to add more Strategies to the same
Goal, using the Back to Strategies button. Once
you are done adding Strategies, click on Back to
Strategies one more time.
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Step 21
To go back a level to add new Strategies for a
different Goal, use the Back to Goals button.
Step 22
When you are all done entering your Goals,
Strategies, and Activities, click on View Action
Plan on the left-navigation menu. Your action
plan is now complete, and Steps 23-30 are
optional.
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Step 23 optional
If you have other documents you would like to
include, click on Upload Additional Plan
Material on the left-navigation menu.
Step 24 optional
To upload documents, type in a title and
description, click on the Browse button to find
the file(s) on your hard drive, and click on the
Save button.
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Step 25 optional
Click on the Readiness tab.
Step 26 optional
Click on the Organization Overview link on the
left-navigation menu.
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Step 27 optional
Type in your school overview in the appropriate
text box.
Step 28 optional
Be sure to hit the Save button before using the
Next button.
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Step 29 optional
Type in the leadership/planning team members in
the appropriate text box. Be sure to Save
before using the Next button.
Step 30 optional
Type in your mission and your shared
vision/guiding principles in the appropriate text
boxes, and click on the Save button.
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Step 31
If you would like to view your entire plan or
print it, click on Create Report on the
left-navigation on any screen.
Step 32
Check the box(es) next to the elements you would
like to include (i.e., Basic Action Plan), then
click on Next to view and/or print your plan.