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Introduction: school is education system’s functional part and its primarily production focused concrete organizationwhich determines operational boundaries and perimeter of it (Ayta ,1998:1).ISIP (International School Improvement Project) which is supported by OECD defines school improvement as “asystematic sustained effort aimed at change in learning conditions and other related internal conditions in one or more schools,with the ultimate aim of accomplishing educational goals more effectively” (Van Velzen vd., 1985; Balc , 2001:54). Schoolimprovement is the work of improving educational change strategies that strengthen school culture and implementation ofprogram reforms (Hargreaves ve Hopkins, 1993). Stages of school improvement are defined as taking up, implementation andinstitutionalization (Miles, 1986; Balc , 2001). With respect to necessity of improvement plans and their contributions toeducation, researches conducted by Haynes, Emmons and Woodruff (1998) determined that implementation of effective schoolimprovement program has positive effects on student learning and school improvement program processes contribute to thedevelopment of student outcomes. Researchers such as Midthassel, Bru ve Ids e (2000) indicated that school reforms are mademore frequently today compared to past, programs are reviewed constantly and consequently, changes on new technicalequipments and teaching methods have become necessary (Balkar,2010:2).Davies and Ellison (1998) stated that the conventional approaches to school planning cannot serve schools’ changing needsany more. “School improvement plan is an important tool for making school and effective institution. It has the characteristics ofa road map to achieve strategic goals and objectives set by the school (Ministry of Education, EARGED,2007:9). Planning is thekey element in the process of school improvement actualized in effective schools (Mintrop and Maclellan,2002:277). In the 1990s,the improvement move in education gravitated towards detailed educational objectives and high standards (Marzano,R.J. etal,1993). Ministry of Education implemented “the Improving National Education Project (MEGP)” in order to ensure theorganizational change in Turkish national education system.The aim of school improvement plan is the development of quality of learning and teaching processes. By this way, more students are got to reachnecessary proficiency levels in the basic discipline areas. So, performance indicators relating to this area have to be included in the school improvementreport which has to be prepared at the end of