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Building Improvement Plan

The front of Bayless Early Childhood Center

Every year, Bayless Early Childhood Center administration presents a building improvement plan to the Board of Education. It outlines the school's priorities for the year and how it will help students grow. Below is a condensed version covering  the key areas staff is focusing on to support every student’s success: Building Strong Hands and Minds, Learning Through Language, and Learning at Home Together

Printable version of BIP

Building Strong Hands and Minds

We Are

  • Strengthening fine motor skills through daily play activities like cutting, coloring, lacing, Play-Doh, and using tools such as tongs and stamps.
  • Practicing pre-writing and name writing every day.
  • Collecting monthly writing samples for each child to track progress.
  • Meeting as a team to review data and share strategies.

We Will

  • Increase the number of children who can hold a pencil correctly and write their name.
  • Add new fine-motor centers and materials.
  • Use student work to set goals and
    personalize instruction.
  • Continue professional learning to ensure consistency across classrooms.

We Expect to See

  • More children using age-appropriate grasp and hand control.
  • Stronger pre-writing and name-writing skills across the center.

How Families Can Help

  • Encourage drawing, coloring and playing with toys that build hand strength (Play-Doh, blocks, clothespins).
  • Let your child practice writing their name on art, cards or notes.
  • Celebrate small steps — growth
    takes time.

Learning Through Language

We Are

  • Using fun rhyming games, songs and stories.
  • Reviewing DIAL-4 screening data to guide instruction.
  • Meeting as a team to track progress and adjust activities.
  • Integrating literacy into play, art, music and story time.

We Will

  • Increase the number of children meeting literacy benchmarks, especially in rhyming and sound awareness.
  • Plan weekly rhyming activities in small and large groups.
  • Use DIAL-4 data to personalize instruction mid-year and end-of-year.
  • Continue team collaboration focused on language-rich learning.

We Expect to See

  • Growth in children’s ability to hear and recognize rhymes and beginning sounds.
  • More children ready for kindergarten with strong early reading and communication skills.

How Families Can Help

  • Read rhyming books and sing rhyming songs (Dr. Seuss is a great option).
  • Play simple sound games (“What starts with the same sound as dad?”).
  • Visit the library and make reading a part of your daily routine.

Learning Together at Home

We Are

  • Sending home literacy and activity bags with books and hands-on materials.
  • Sharing information through ParentSquare, newsletters and videos.
  • Tracking participation and celebrating classrooms with strong engagement.
  • Preparing new themed bags each quarter.

We Will

  • Ensure every family completes at least one activity or literacy bag each quarter.
  • Create bags that support early literacy, math and fine motor skills.
  • Share resources in multiple languages and formats.
  • Celebrate participation at classroom and school-wide levels.

We Expect to See

  • 100% of families participating in at least one bag each quarter.
  • Stronger home-school connections that support learning at home.

How Families Can Help

  • Complete the bag activity with your child — just 10-15 minutes makes a
    big difference.
  • Send back photos or notes showing how your child used the materials.
  • Reuse favorite activities throughout the year.