1. 1 Comprehensive Needs Assessment and Planning School Improvement Conference November 26, 2007

2. 2 Tools Current Tools: School Comprehensive Needs Assessment School Comprehensive Needs Assessment – Previewed at the Spring 2006 SI conference New Tools being previewed today: Website for electronic completion of the School CNA Website for electronic completion of the School CNA School Improvement Planning Document School Improvement Planning Document District Comprehensive Needs Assessment District Comprehensive Needs Assessment District Improvement Planning Document District Improvement Planning Document

3. 3 Process For Tool Development One year timeline: Introduce document Introduce document Invite schools to use document Invite schools to use document Invite feedback Invite feedback Introduce the electronic version Introduce the electronic version Invite feedback Invite feedback Revise document/electronic version Revise document/electronic version Finalize document and its use Finalize document and its use

4. 4 Comprehensive Needs Assessment Standard Assessment Report School Improvement Plan District Improvement Plan Comprehensive Needs Assessment Standard Assessment Report EdYES! Report Consolidated Application StudentAchievementStudentAchievement 40 Indicators Self Assessment Student Data System Data System Data Student Profile Student Data System Data System Data Student Profile MDENCA

5. 5 Comprehensive Needs Assessment Standard Assessment Report School Improvement Plan District Improvement Plan Comprehensive Needs Assessment Standard Assessment Report EdYES! Report Consolidated Application StudentAchievementStudentAchievement 40 Indicators Self Assessment Student Data System Data System Data Student Profile Student Data System Data System Data Student Profile MDENCA

6. 6 School and District Improvement Planning Documents

7. 7 Purpose of the School/District Improvement Planning Documents Provide schools/districts with a common planning form that is aligned with the comprehensive needs assessment Provide schools/districts with a common planning form that is aligned with the comprehensive needs assessment Address state and federal requirements related to school/district improvement plans Address state and federal requirements related to school/district improvement plans

8. 8 Contents Both planning documents contain: Instructions for completion Instructions for completion Improvement Plan forms Improvement Plan forms State and Federal Required Elements State and Federal Required Elements Stakeholder Involvement form Stakeholder Involvement form

9. 9 District Comprehensive Needs Assessment

10. 10 Design of Document Format mirrors that of the school CNA Format mirrors that of the school CNA Intended to be a “balcony view” Intended to be a “balcony view” Is based on an assessment of all the school data and information generated by school CNA's Is based on an assessment of all the school data and information generated by school CNA's

11. 11 District Comprehensive Needs Assessment - Contents Part I: Assessment of Student Achievement Part II: Assessment of Instructional Processes and Practices Part III: Comprehensive Analysis Report

12. 12 Guiding Development Questions How does the district support the schools in the improvement of student achievement? How does the district support the schools in the improvement of student achievement? How can the district increase coherence within each of the Framework Standards? How can the district increase coherence within each of the Framework Standards? How does the district use the results of the school CNA to inform the district assessment? How does the district use the results of the school CNA to inform the district assessment?

13. 13 Comprehensive Needs Assessment Standard Assessment Report School Improvement Plan District Improvement Plan Comprehensive Needs Assessment Standard Assessment Report EdYES! Report Consolidated Application StudentAchievementStudentAchievement 40 Indicators Self Assessment Student Data System Data System Data Student Profile Student Data System Data System Data Student Profile MDENCA

14. 14 What’s Next? ISD/RESA CNA ISD/RESA CNA ISD/RESA Improvement Planning form ISD/RESA Improvement Planning form Improvement Planning Evaluation form Improvement Planning Evaluation form Annual Report form Annual Report form

15. 15 Contact Information - MDE Betty Underwood, Interim Director, Office of School Improvement Underwoodb@michigan.gov Linda Forward, Supervisor, Office of School Improvement ForwardL@michigan.gov Linda Kent, Office of School Improvement KentL2@michigan.gov Reniero Araoz, Office of School Improvement raraoz@ncamichigan.org araozr@michigan.gov Paul Bielawski, Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability bielawskip@michigan.gov bielawskip@michigan.gov Linda Howley, Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability HowleyL@michigan.gov HowleyL@michigan.gov

16. 16 Contact Information - NCA Michael Bugenski, State Director bugenski@ncamichigan.org bugenski@ncamichigan.orgbugenski@ncamichigan.org Kathy Sergeant sergeant@ncamichigan.org sergeant@ncamichigan.orgsergeant@ncamichigan.org Al Monetta amonetta@ncamichigan.org amonetta@ncamichigan.orgamonetta@ncamichigan.org Reniero Araoz raraoz@ncamichigan.org raraoz@ncamichigan.orgraraoz@ncamichigan.org araozr@michigan.org araozr@michigan.orgaraozr@michigan.org

17. 17 Electronic versions of this document are available on the web at: www.mi.gov/schoolimprovement