1. Core Group Training for Implementing MI-Plan

2. Acknowledgements Result of partnership between:
Center for Education Performance and Assessment (CEPI)
Michigan Department of Education (Office of Field Services)
Michigan North Central Association
MGT of America

3. Training Purpose: Provide training for:
The use of MI-Plan as a management tool for the school improvement planning process
Facilitating technical use of the MI-PLAN web-based tool.
Using MI-Plan processes and techniques for developing systemic school improvement plans.

4. What is MI-Plan?
Time saving, easy to use web-based management system for creating, implementing, and monitoring school improvements plans.
Creates a single planning environment that meets multiple reporting requirements.

5. Why Use MI-PLAN?
Combines expectations of Revised School Code (Public Act 25), NCA school improvement protocols, Title 1 requirements in “No Child Left Behind”, and Education YES into a web-based planning process.
Helps insure coordination of effort and resources.
Automatically downloads school data (MEAP, MI-Access, Alternative LEP).
Provides common planning process.

6. MI-Plan Benefits
Creates a collaborative, continuous improvement culture to ensure that all students are achieving at high levels.
Encourages innovation through research-based practices.
Focuses and aligns staff development and resources.
Increases public participation in planning.
Provides data to support and document continuous growth.

7. MI-Plan What are the steps in the MI-Plan Process?
This is a test…This is only a test!
Step 1
Step 2:
Step 8:
Michigan
School Improvement
Planning Process
Step 7:
Step 3:
Step 6:
Step 4:
Step 5:

8. MI-Plan Web Tool Process Flow
DATA
Collect
Analyze
Goal Target Areas
SCHOOL PROFILE
Narratives
Monitor
EVALUATION
Evaluate
ACTION PLAN
Strategies/Interventions
Activities
Goals
Education
YES
Indicators A
Monitoring
Evaluating
Achievement N
Student
Performance
Goals
Strategies
&
Interventions
Goal
Target
Areas
Demographic
Contextual
(Ed Yes)
Professional
Development
Perception
(Aligned to
Ed Yes)
Research
Reporting

9. MI-Plan An 8 Step Process Michigan School Improvement Planning Process
Assess readiness
to benefit
Step 2:
Collect sort and
select data
Step 8:
Evaluate Impact
on Student
Achievement
Michigan
School Improvement
Planning Process
Step 7:
Monitor Plan
Implementation
Step 3:
Build and Analyze
School Portfolio
Step 6:
Develop Action
Plan
Step 4:
Set Student
Performance Goals
Step 5:
Research and
Select Best
Practices

10. Essential Process Activities
Step 1:
Assess Readiness to Benefit
(Foundation for Planning)
Essential Process Activities
SIP Guide Step 1
Establish a school improvement team.*
Assess school’s readiness to plan.*
Determine SIP team/steering committee level of knowledge in school improvement process and research-based practices.
Develop a School Introduction.*
Create a school improvement planning calendar *
Define/clarify the school’s decision making process.*
Verify/validate the school’s mission statement. *
Create a school vision statement.
* - Required Activities

11. To be more intentional and focus on what’s important
Assess readiness
to benefit
Why do we plan?
To be more intentional and focus on what’s important
To “professionalize” the culture by learning together and deprivitizing our practice
To build learning environments of inquiry, trust, and mutual respect

12. Assess readiness
to benefit
Building a Continuous Improvement Culture
“The most compelling factor leading to school success is functioning in a collaborative family-like atmosphere.”
-Bridging the Opportunity Gap

13. The Importance of Trust
Assess readiness
to benefit
The Importance of Trust
Strongest Level of Trust
1 in 2 chances of making significant improvements in student learning
Weakest Level of Trust
1 in 7 chances of making significant improvements in student learning
(Source: Bryk and Schneider)

15. Assess School Readiness
Assess readiness
to benefit
Assess School Readiness
School Readiness - the extent to which a school’s staff has the ability and willingness to accomplish a specific task.
Two major components of readiness are ability and willingness.
Hersey, Paul and Blanchard, Kenneth, Management of Organizational Behavior,
Utilizing Human Resources, Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, 1988.

16. Assess School Readiness
Assess readiness
to benefit
Assess School Readiness
Ability is the knowledge, experience, and skill that an individual or group brings to a particular task or activity.
Hersey, Paul and Blanchard, Kenneth, Management of Organizational Behavior,
Utilizing Human Resources, Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, 1988.

17. Assess School Readiness
Assess readiness
to benefit
Assess School Readiness
Willingness is the extent to which an individual or group has the confidence, commitment, and motivation to accomplish a specific task.
Hersey, Paul and Blanchard, Kenneth, Management of Organizational Behavior,
Utilizing Human Resources, Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, 1988.

18. Assess School Readiness
Assess readiness
to benefit
Assess School Readiness
Sometimes, people aren’t really unwilling, it’s just that they’ve never done a specific task before. They don’t have any experience with it, so they’re insecure or afraid.
Hersey, Paul and Blanchard, Kenneth, Management of Organizational Behavior,
Utilizing Human Resources, Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, 1988.

19. “Se Hace Camino al Ander”
Assess readiness
to benefit
“Se Hace Camino al Ander”
-Antonio Machado
“We Make the Road by Walking”

20. Checking for Understanding
What are your questions about Laying the Foundation?

21. MI-Plan An 8 Step Process Michigan School Improvement Planning Process
Assess readiness
to benefit
Step 2:
Collect sort and
select data
Step 8:
Evaluate Impact
on Student
Achievement
Michigan
School Improvement
Planning Process
Step 7:
Monitor Plan
Implementation
Step 3:
Build and Analyze
School Profile
Step 6:
Develop Action
Plan
Step 4:
Set Student
Performance Goals
Step 5:
Research and
Select Best
Practices

22. Collect, Sort and Select Data
Step 2:
Collect, Sort and Select Data
Essential Off-line Process Activities
SIPP Guide Step 2
Schedule SIP Team Meetings.*
Determine readiness to benefit.*
Determine “What to Collect.”
Collect, sort, and select data from a variety of sources.*
Inventory programs and processes.
Review rational for data choices.
Evaluate quality/value of data.*
*- Required Activities

23. MI-Plan Data Domains Demographics Contextual Perceptions Student
Collect, Sort and
Select data
MI-Plan Data Domains
Demographics
Contextual
Perceptions
Student
Learning

24. Checking for Understanding
What are your questions about Collecting and Selecting Data?

25. MI-Plan An 8 Step Process Michigan School Improvement Planning Process
Assess readiness
to benefit
Step 2:
Collect sort and
select data
Step 8:
Evaluate Impact
on Student
Achievement
Michigan
School Improvement
Planning Process
Step 7:
Monitor Plan
Implementation
Step 3:
Build and Analyze
School Profile
Step 6:
Develop Action
Plan
Step 4:
Set Student
Performance Goals
Step 5:
Research and
Select Best
Practices

26. Build and Analyze School Profile
Step 3:
Build and Analyze School Profile
Essential Off-line Process Activities
SIP Guide Step 3
Determine readiness to build and analyze the school portfolio. * (Consider conducting a “mini lesson” on writing narratives)
Conduct data carousel.*
Write non-evaluative narrative statements to describe the data.* (Achievement, demographic, perception, and contextual)
Prioritize “challenges.” *
Analyze school profile.*
Evaluate school profile.
* - Required Activities

27. Data Carousel Activity
Build and Analyze
School Profile
Data Carousel Activity
(SIP Guide –Step 3. pp. 9-15)
Tables with data for groups to review
Each table reviews the data individually, think about strengths and challenges.
Group discusses data and develops non-evaluative narrative statements.
Strengths and challenges are recorded.
Narrative tally sheets are collected and compiled.
Synthesize and prioritize challenges.

28. Prioritized Challenges After Data Carousel
Build and Analyze
School Profile
Prioritize Challenges:
Prioritized Challenges After Data Carousel
(Example)
Reading achievement 16
Math achievement 10
Attendance 6
Student discipline 4
Parent involvement 2
Curriculum planning 2
Conflict resolution 2
Time to “do all this” 2
Home-school relations 2
Team functioning 2
Closing minority gap 2

29. Quality School Profile
Build and Analyze
School Profile
Quality School Profile
Profile complete, well organized, and concise.
Sufficient data from multiple sources been collected (students, instruction, community, former students, etc.)
Data been disaggregated.
Data been analyzed and implications
determined.
Data can be presented in graphic tables and charts.

30. Checking for Understanding
What are your questions about Analyzing Data?

31. MI-Plan An 8 Step Process Michigan School Improvement Planning Process
Assess readiness
to benefit
Step 2:
Collect sort and
select data
Step 8:
Evaluate Impact
on Student
Achievement
Michigan
School Improvement
Planning Process
Step 7:
Monitor Plan
Implementation
Step 3:
Build and Analyze
School Profile
Step 6:
Develop Action
Plan
Step 4:
Set Student
Performance Goals
Step 5:
Research and
Select Best
Practices

32. Set Student Performance Goals Essential Off-line Process Activities
Step 4:
Set Student Performance Goals
Essential Off-line Process Activities
SIP Guide Step 4
Schedule a SIP Team to review narratives
Assess readiness to set and prioritize goals.*
Group “challenges” into emerging goal target areas (i.e., Math).*
Write student performance goal statements.*
Review goal statements goals with all staff.
* - Required Activities

33. Set Student Performance Goals Essential Off-line Process Activities
Step 4:
Set Student Performance Goals
Essential Off-line Process Activities
SIP Guide Step 4 (Contd.)
Determine the essence the goals.*
Align goals to the Education YES Measures of School Performance.
Rank quality of student performance goals.*
Evaluate goals in terms of school’s mission.
* - Required Activities

34. Checking for Understanding
What are your questions about writing goals?

35. MI-Plan An 8 Step Process Michigan School Improvement Planning Process
Assess readiness
to benefit
Step 2:
Collect sort and
select data
Step 8:
Evaluate Impact
on Student
Achievement
Michigan
School Improvement
Planning Process
Step 7:
Monitor Plan
Implementation
Step 3:
Build and Analyze
School Profile
Step 6:
Develop Action
Plan
Step 4:
Set Student
Performance Goals
Step 5:
Research and
Select Best
Practices

36. Research and Select Effective Practices
Step 5:
Research and Select Effective Practices
Essential Off-line Process Activities
SIP Guide Step 5
Determine study approach (Options: Engage all staff or just use SIP team).
Determine readiness for research. *
Create a “plan for study” with timelines
“Dig Deeper” into the data to better understand the essence of the goal.
Become familiar with types of research? (i.e., “gold standard” – quantitative research using an experimental design)
Do study teams
know how to
“unpack” a goal?
* - Required
Activities

37. Research and Select Effective Practices
Step 5:
Research and Select Effective Practices
Essential Off-line Process Activities
SIP Guide Step 5
Investigate and document effective strategies/interventions, best practices, and activities from multiple sources such as site visits and content area specialists.
Complete study team report, share and discuss findings with all stakeholders
8. Evaluate strategies/interventions.*
Do study teams
know how to
“unpack” a goal?
* - Required
Activities

38. Research & Select
Effective
Practices
A Plan for Study

39. Checking for Understanding
What are your questions about the research process?

40. MI-Plan An 8 Step Process Michigan School Improvement Planning Process
Assess readiness
to benefit
Step 2:
Collect sort and
select data
Step 8:
Evaluate Impact
on Student
Achievement
Michigan
School Improvement
Planning Process
Step 7:
Monitor Plan
Implementation
Step 3:
Build and Analyze
School Profile
Step 6:
Develop Action
Plan
Step 4:
Set Student
Performance Goals
Step 5:
Research and
Select Best
Practices

41. Essential Off-line Process Activities
Step 6:
Develop Action Plans
Develop action plan readiness.*
If Title 1 School, complete Title 1 Target Assistance Requirements.*
If School Identified for Improvement, complete NCLB AYP Two-Year Plan Requirements.*
Complete Michigan School Improvement Requirements descriptors.*
Review Action Plan examples.
Develop Professional Development Plan and Calendar.*
Complete Action Plan assessment.*
Essential Off-line Process Activities
SIP Guide Step 6
* - Required Activities

42. Checking for Understanding
What are your questions about developing action plans?

43. MI-Plan An 8 Step Process Michigan School Improvement Planning Process
Assess readiness
to benefit
Step 2:
Collect sort and
select data
Step 8:
Evaluate Impact
on Student
Achievement
Michigan
School Improvement
Planning Process
Step 7:
Monitor Plan
Implementation
Step 3:
Build and Analyze
School Profile
Step 6:
Develop Action
Plan
Step 4:
Set Student
Performance Goals
Step 5:
Research and
Select Best
Practices

44. Monitor Plan Implementation
Essential Off-line Process Activities
SIP Guide Step 7
Determine readiness to monitor implementation of the action plan.*
Review and adjust plan if necessary to implement strategies/ interventions.
Monitor activities timelines.*
Survey implementation effectiveness.
Evaluate implementation of action plan.*
* - Required Activities

45. Checking for Understanding
What are your questions about developing monitoring the plan?

46. MI-Plan An 8 Step Process Michigan School Improvement Planning Process
Assess readiness
to benefit
Step 2:
Collect sort and
select data
Step 8:
Evaluate Impact
on Student
Achievement
Michigan
School Improvement
Planning Process
Step 7:
Monitor Plan
Implementation
Step 3:
Build and Analyze
School Profile
Step 6:
Develop Action
Plan
Step 4:
Set Student
Performance Goals
Step 5:
Research and
Select Best
Practices

47. Essential Off-line Process Activities
Step 8:
Evaluate Impact on Student Achievement
Essential Off-line Process Activities
SIP Guide Step 8
Evaluate readiness to determine impact of Plan on student achievement.*
Complete improvement planning process survey.*
Complete plan evaluation rubric.*
* - Required Activities

48. Checking for Understanding
What are your questions about evaluating the plan?

49. MI-Plan An 8 Step Process Michigan School Improvement Planning Process
Assess readiness
to benefit
Step 2:
Collect sort and
select data
Step 8:
Evaluate Impact
on Student
Achievement
Michigan
School Improvement
Planning Process
Step 7:
Monitor Plan
Implementation
Step 3:
Build and Analyze
School Profile
Step 6:
Develop Action
Plan
Step 4:
Set Student
Performance Goals
Step 5:
Research and
Select Best
Practices

50. Checking for Mastery We possess skill in the use of MI-Plan for:
Administering and facilitating site use.
Collecting and selecting data.
Analyzing data and identifying goal target areas.
Identifying and prioritizing school improvement goals.
Using research to identify and select improvement strategies and practices.
Developing an action plan.
Monitoring implementation of the plan.
Evaluating the impact of the plan on student achievement.
Creating School Improvement Reports.