1. Miami Dade County Public Schools District Support Staff In Action! In Action! Barbara Cicilia, Ed.S Curriculum Support Specialist M-DCPS Dropout Prevention - District Coach

2. Focus Why Dropout Prevention?Why Dropout Prevention? District SupportDistrict Support –What does it look like? Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development District Leadership TeamDistrict Leadership Team Dropout CoachesDropout Coaches –& Responsibilities School TeamsSchool Teams –& Responsibilities Developing Action PlansDeveloping Action Plans –The Framework –The Attributes –The Goals School ExpectationsSchool Expectations –Planning –Monitoring –Evaluating Outcomes

3. Why Dropout Prevention Rigorous Targets set by FL-DOE 2006-07 The dropout rate for students with disabilities will decrease to 4.25% 2007-08 The dropout rate for students with disabilities will decrease to 4.00% 2008-09 The dropout rate for students with disabilities will decrease to 3.75% 2009-10 The dropout rate for students with disabilities will decrease to 3.50% 2010-11 The dropout rate for students with disabilities will decrease to 3.25%

4. Dropout Rates

5. District Support… What does it look like? Analyze District DataAnalyze District Data District-wide CollaborationDistrict-wide Collaboration Develop Annual GoalsDevelop Annual Goals Provide technical guidance to schoolsProvide technical guidance to schools Introduce research based interventions to schoolsIntroduce research based interventions to schools Monitor School ImplementationMonitor School Implementation Offer Professional DevelopmentOffer Professional Development

6. Professional Development NDPC-SD FrameworkNDPC-SD Framework Using DATAUsing DATA Problem Solving StrategiesProblem Solving Strategies Evidence-Based InterventionsEvidence-Based Interventions Positive Behavior Support StrategiesPositive Behavior Support Strategies Classroom ManagementClassroom Management

8. Robin J. Morrison Robin J. Morrison Instructional Supervisor Instructional Supervisor Dianne Halfaker Dianne Halfaker Project Manager, SEDNET Project Manager, SEDNET Barbara Cicilia Barbara Cicilia Case Manager, SEDNET Case Manager, SEDNET Charles Ochipa Charles Ochipa Curriculum Support Specialist Candance Young-Lane Candance Young-Lane Curriculum Support Specialist Dropout District Core Team

9. School District Coaches assist schools in the development of action plans and interventions. monitor school’s dropout action plan implementation collect data from schools report outcome data to District provide professional development to schools

10. School Teams District CoachDistrict Coach School AdministratorSchool Administrator Special Education StaffSpecial Education Staff Community SpecialistCommunity Specialist

11. School Team Responsibilities Analyze DataAnalyze Data Develop Action PlansDevelop Action Plans Identify Target AreasIdentify Target Areas Problem SolveProblem Solve Implement InterventionsImplement Interventions Collect accurate DataCollect accurate Data Evaluate OutcomesEvaluate Outcomes Staff TrainingStaff Training

12. Developing Action Plans

13. Phase 1 - Analyze DataPhase 1 - Analyze Data Phase 2 - Identify Target Areas for InterventionPhase 2 - Identify Target Areas for Intervention Phase 3 - Develop Improvement PlanPhase 3 - Develop Improvement Plan Phase 4 - Implement Monitor and EvaluatePhase 4 - Implement Monitor and Evaluate The Framework

14. PHASE 1 District and School DemographicsDistrict and School Demographics Student PerformanceStudent Performance District/School InfrastructureDistrict/School Infrastructure Assessment, Curriculum and Instructional systemsAssessment, Curriculum and Instructional systems Current initiatives and partnershipsCurrent initiatives and partnerships Professional developmentProfessional development Parent/family engagementParent/family engagement Analyze Data

15. PHASE 2 AcademicBehaviorAttendance School Climate Self Management Family Engagement Mentoring Community Service Learning Identify Target Areas

16. PHASE 3 Select evidence based practicesSelect evidence based practices Determine level of intensityDetermine level of intensity Contextualize to settingContextualize to setting Establish timelinesEstablish timelines Develop Improvement Plan

17. PHASE 4 Conduct baseline measuresConduct baseline measures Implement strategiesImplement strategies Coaching & ConsultationCoaching & Consultation Measure resultsMeasure results Evaluation outcomesEvaluation outcomes Implement Monitor Evaluate

18. The “5” Attributes 1.Attendance 2.Academic Engagement 3.Behavior 4.Parental Involvement 5.Student Engagement

20. School Expectations

21. Developing Effective Goals Schools will develop effective dropout goals that are S.M.A.R.T. Specific – goal is focused on dropout preventionSpecific – goal is focused on dropout prevention Measureable – goal can be assessedMeasureable – goal can be assessed Appropriate – goal is relevantAppropriate – goal is relevant Realistic - feasibleRealistic - feasible Time-bound – annualTime-bound – annual

22. School Action Plans Current Baseline – Where do they start?Current Baseline – Where do they start? Outcome – What is lacking or is needed?Outcome – What is lacking or is needed? Goal – What will they focus on?Goal – What will they focus on? Strategies – What interventions will be implemented?Strategies – What interventions will be implemented? Activities – How will the interventions be used?Activities – How will the interventions be used? Person Responsible –Who is accountable?Person Responsible –Who is accountable? Timelines – How often will data be collected?Timelines – How often will data be collected? Status – Has the plan been implemented with fidelity?Status – Has the plan been implemented with fidelity? Evaluation/Monitoring – What is effective? What needs to be adjusted?Evaluation/Monitoring – What is effective? What needs to be adjusted?

24. Criteria for monitoring goals Goals are SMARTGoals are SMART 2 or more activities involved2 or more activities involved Data is available to monitor implementation of activitiesData is available to monitor implementation of activities Outcome date is available to monitor goal achievementOutcome date is available to monitor goal achievement Outcome data is available to monitor modification of activitiesOutcome data is available to monitor modification of activities

27. Book of Products School Action PlanSchool Action Plan Data ReportsData Reports AcademicsAcademics BehaviorBehavior AttendanceAttendance Parent EngagementParent Engagement Evaluation & OutcomesEvaluation & Outcomes StudentStudent

28. Barbara Cicilia bcicilia@dadeschools.net