1. Michigan School Improvement Framework

2. The Vision… Provide a comprehensive framework based on current research and best practice to serve as a road map to support continuous school improvement.

3. The Vision… Requirements:  Develop a framework that is based on research yet can be individualized to support the unique needs of each school.

4. The Vision…  Provide the educational community with a common school improvement dialogue and vocabulary.

5. The Vision…  Serve as a conceptual foundation to guide our thinking and action regarding school improvement.

6. Our Goal… Develop a set of standards through which our work is filtered and/or designed – Professional Development – Technical Support and Program Development – Grant Criteria – Accreditation – Performance Indicators

7. NCLB Title 1 OSI Ed YES! External School Improvement Framework Coherent Continuous Improvement

8. The Framework

9. SI Framework Structure Strand – General Area of Focus Standard - Category of Influence within the Strand Benchmark - Specific Area of Performance within a Standard Clarifying Criteria – Examples of the Benchmark statements Evidence - Hard and/or soft data that provides evidence of Benchmark performance.

10. The SI Framework 5 Strands 12 Standards 26 Benchmarks Clarifying Examples Prioritize

11. Strand I - TEACHING for LEARNING Strand II – LEADERSHIP Strand III - PERSONNEL & PROFESSIONAL LEARNING Strand V - DATA & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Strand IV – SCHOOL & COMMUNITY RELATIONS The 5 Strands

12. Strand II - LEADERSHIP INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP OPERATIONAL RESOURCE MNGT. SHARED LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION ASSESSMENT Strand I – TEACHING for LEARNING Strand III - PERSONNEL & PROF. LEARNING PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING Strand IV - SCHOOL/ COMMUNITY RELATIONS PARENT/FAMILY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Strand V - DATA & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DATA MANAGEMENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT The 12 Standards

13. The Benchmarks Strand 1 – TEACHING for LEARNING Curriculum – Written & Aligned Curriculum – Communicated Instructional Planning Instructional Delivery Assessment Aligned to Curriculum and Instruction Reporting and Use of Data Strand II – LEADERSHIP Educational Program Instructional Support Resource Allocation Operational Management School Climate and Culture Continuous Improvement

14. The Benchmarks Strand III - PERSONNEL & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Requirements Skills, Knowledge, Dispositions Collaboration Content & Pedagogy Alignment Strand IV - SCHOOL/ COMMUNITY RELATIONS Communication with Families/ Community Authentic Engagement with Families/ Community Strand V – Data and KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT Identification & Collection Analysis Accessibility Reporting Interpretation & Application

15. Essential Questions How should the School Improvement Framework be used?How should the School Improvement Framework be used? Will the framework items be mandatory?Will the framework items be mandatory? Is this designed to be answered by districts or by schools?Is this designed to be answered by districts or by schools?

16. In what ways will the framework provide a guide for shaping new accreditation and accountability systems such as Education YES?In what ways will the framework provide a guide for shaping new accreditation and accountability systems such as Education YES? -Replacement of the current 11 performance Indicators. -Replacement of the current 11 performance Indicators. Essential Questions

17. What happens to MI-Plan when we switch over to this framework?What happens to MI-Plan when we switch over to this framework? What's the timeline for implementation?What's the timeline for implementation?

18. Progress Report Development of tools to support Framework – where are we? – Glossary – Self Assessment Tool – School Improvement Template – Building Level Professional Development – Evidence examples

19. Progress Report Alignment of Framework and Education YES! – Rubric – Surveys – Existing Data bases – School Improvement Plan – Evaluation of Plan - strategies

20. Progress Report Rubric Development -Rubric Development - – February 2006 – Draft Completed – State Board of Education Information Item – February 2006 – Conduct Pilot StudyFebruary 2006 – Conduct Pilot Study – New EdYES! collection Spring 2007 - tentativeSpring 2007 - tentative

21. Next Steps Electronic PortalElectronic Portal – Develop a uniform electronic portal to support continuous school improvement, EdYES!, grants, and NCLB. – Links to other state initiatives example – CIMSexample – CIMS – Links to other school-based initiatives Example - NCAExample - NCA

22. Next Steps Statewide disseminationStatewide dissemination April 27, 2006 –April 27, 2006 – – School Improvement Conference – Framework, Applications, Tools – Bob Marzano

23. Next Steps Statewide dissemination – cont’dStatewide dissemination – cont’d Fall 2006 – LEA rolloutFall 2006 – LEA rollout Fall School Improvement Conference –Fall School Improvement Conference – – Introduce EdYES! components and electronic portal Spring 2007 – EdYES! data collectionSpring 2007 – EdYES! data collection

24. Documents Available Online The Revised School Improvement Framework and this PowerPoint are available online at www.mi.gov/osi

25. – Dr. Ed Roeber, Executive Director Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability Roebere@michigan.gov – Dr. Yvonne Caamal Canul, Director Office of School Improvement Canuly@michigan.gov – Linda Forward, Supervisor Office of School Improvement ForwardL@michigan.gov Contact Information

26. – Linda Howley, Department Analyst Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability HowleyL@michigan.gov – Linda Kent, Consultant Office of School Improvement KentL2@michigan.gov Contact Information – cont’d