Highland Mill Montessori Elementary School
School Improvement
School Improvement Plan
School improvement planning provides a mechanism for identifying needs and establishing a common approach to meeting those needs at the school level. Visit the district website to learn more about CMS School Improvement Plans.
INDISTAR AND NCSTAR
NCStar is a web-based tool that guides a district or School Improvement Team in charting its improvement and managing the continuous improvement process. Visit the district website to learn more.
Access will allow stakeholders to review the School Improvement Plan, School Improvement Team members (with date of election), Agendas, and Meeting Minutes.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM
Members of the School Improvement Team (SIT) are directly involved in the development and monitoring of the School Improvement Plan, and as appropriate, some of the day-to-day operations of the school.
- Facilitates the development of the School Improvement Plan.
- Uses data as the driving force to create programmatic instructional change.
- Monitors, assesses, and amends the School Improvement Plan, as needed.
- Advances policies and procedures that enhance achievement and meet educational, safety and parent involvement goals.
- Facilitates communication within the Professional Learning Community.
- Builds the capacity of the school to address parent and staff concerns.
Our School Improvement Team meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month virtually at this link.
- September 18, 2025
- October 16, 2025
- November 20, 2025
- December 18, 2025
- January 15, 2026
- February 19, 2026
- March 19, 2026
- April 16, 2026
- May 21, 2026
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM MEMBERS
Name |
Position |
Election Date |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Constance Danner |
Process Manager and AP |
- |
|
Melissa Pouler |
Dean of Students - Instruction |
9/2024 |
|
Linnea Beyer |
Lower EL Teacher Representative |
9/2024 |
|
Meghan Brooke |
Parent |
9/2024 |
|
Cathleen Davis Whitmore |
Parent |
9/2021 |
|
Rachelle Fink |
Principal |
- |
|
LaTanya Gallman |
Parent |
9/2024 |
|
Vicki High |
Primary Teacher Representative |
9/2024 |
|
Tessann John |
Teacher Assistant Representative |
9/2025 |
|
Beth Leo |
Literacy Facilitator |
4/2021 |
|
Dorothy Marie Gooding |
Parent |
9/2024 |
|
Wendy Neisler |
Special Area Team Representative |
4/2021 |
|
Megan VanFleet |
Parent and PTA Representative |
4/2021 |
|
Jessie Viole |
Middle-Upper EL Teacher Representative |
9/2025 |
Indistar Login
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Meeting Access
All meetings are on the third Thursday of the month and will begin at 8:00 am, unless otherwise communicated. The meetings will be held virtually on MS Teams.