1. COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING UPDATES Comprehensive School Planning March 30, 2012

2. District Level Planning All Pilot Phase I Districts will submit their District Level Plans no later than November 30, 2012. (affects Abington Heights, Mountain View, Riverside, Susquehanna, and Wayne Highlands) Pilot Phase I Districts identified as in Warning, Improvement I & II, Correction I & II or Making Progress are no longer expected to submit the Needs Assessment and Action Planning components of their District Level Plans by June 30, 2012 All components will be submitted on November 30, 2012.

3. District Level Planning Phase 2, 3, and 1B (former Phase 3) Districts identified as in Warning are no longer required to submit the Needs Assessment and Action Planning components of their District Level by June 30, 2012. If a P2-3-1B Warning District is assigned 2012 District Improvement I status in September 2012 the district will be required to submit Needs Assessment and Action Planning components on November 30, 2012

4. Training for District Level Planning DatePhysical LocationTopicTimeTargeted Audience July 3, 2012Webinar- ElluminateCP Online Tool Training 10:30 to 12 Phase 1 Districts School Improvement Schools July 5, 2012Webinar- ElluminateCP Online Tool Training 10:30 to 12 Phase 1 Districts School Improvement Schools July 9, 2012IU 19CP Process Training9 to 12 Phase 2 Districts All others welcome July 9, 2012IU 19CP Process Training1 to 4 Phase 1 Districts School Improvement Schools August 1, 2012Webinar- ElluminateCP Online Tool Training 10:30 to 12 Phase 1 Districts School Improvement Schools August 3, 2012Webinar- ElluminateCP Online Tool Training 10:30 to 12 Phase 1 Districts School Improvement Schools

5. District Level Planning Updates to the District Level Planning Guide include: Additional characteristics for existing systems Three additional systems These enhancements better organize and align Comprehensive Planning with the areas of the pending Report Card System, the content of SAS, and the Core Foundations

6. District Level Planning The offline work completed thus far by Pilot Phase 1 Districts is not affected The online tool will accommodate these changes for the Phase 1 Pilot Districts

7. CP Online Tool The CP Tool is now scheduled to go live by June 30, 2012 (affects everyone submitting a school or district level plan) CP Tool Training has been rescheduled for the month of July Slide #4 contains the training schedule

8. School Level Planning For this year only… Schools identified in September as in School Improvement I & II, Corrective Action I & II or Making Progress are required to submit their plans by August 30, 2012. (affects all School Level Plans except those schools that are in Warning) Next year’s submission of SLPs will return to the June 30, 2013 deadline

9. School Level Planning All required School Level Plans will be checked for completion, but only Title I School Level Plans will be reviewed for quality by the Statewide Review This affects Mid Valley Middle School

10. School Level Planning Schools identified as in Warning (September 2011) are no longer required to submit a School Level Plan. It is highly encouraged for Warning schools to develop School Level plans for two reasons: School Level Planning provides a guided opportunity for schools to examine their systems to determine those areas that need attention A School Level Plan would be ready for implementation should such a plan be required for the following year (2012-13). If a Warning school is assigned 2012 School Improvement I status in September, a plan will be required by November 30, 2012.

11. Schools in Warning Abington Heights Middle School Blue Ridge Middle School Lackawanna Train Jr.-Sr. High School Mid Valley High School Montrose Area Jr.-Sr. High School Francis Willard Elementary School Kennedy Elementary School McNichols Elementary School South Scranton Intermediate West Scranton Intermediate Wallenpauapack Area High School Honesdale High School Western Wayne Middle School