Comprehensive Planning: Charter School Training Comprehensive Planning: Charter School Training Comprehensive Planning Team Kelly Fortney Statewide CP Educational Consultant CAIU Andy Coonradt Instructional Initiatives Coordinator DCIU

2  Review the components within the Comprehensive Planning web application  Review updated regulations  Review the Charter Annual Report requirements  Review the School Improvement Plan Re- submission guidelines Training Goals

Components of the Comprehensive Plan 3 Charter Schools School Improvement Plan (Priority and Focus Schools) Teacher Induction Plan Professional Education Plan Student Services Plan Charter Annual Report LEA Comprehensive Plan (Phases) The Pennsylvania Comprehensive Plan

4 Charter Schools  Comprehensive Plan (required)  School Improvement Plan (required for Priority & Focus schools)  Charter Annual Report (required) Planning Overview Your school name

5 Web Application: Annual Report Charter Annual Report – a component of the Comprehensive Planning Process Purpose: To provide an overview of the information within the Charter School annually

6 Your school name Web Application: School Improvement Plan School Improvement Plan (SIP) – required for Priority and Focus Schools Action Plan in SIP and CP should be identical

Due Dates and Workflow 7  June 30, 2016 – School Improvement Plan re-submission  28-day public review and Board approval prior  August 1, Charter Annual Report due  November 30, 2016 – Phase 2 LEA Comprehensive Plan due  28-day public review and Board approval prior  November 30, Phase 3 LEA Comprehensive Plan due  28-day public review and Board approval prior  November 30, 2018 – Phase 1 LEA Comprehensive Plan due  28-day public review and Board approval prior

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Chapter 4 Updates 11  Web application meets all requirements for Chapter 4 revisions  Plans that are required for submittal to PDE MUST use the web application  Plans not required for submittal to PDE can choose own format  Within the Instructions for each section, the web application indicates required components in red text

ESSA Updates 12 Current waiver still in place; business as usual for New ESSA plans will start school year Preliminary list of “at-risk” schools will be pulled to notify schools this fall: Formula being drafted now Achievement will be based on PSSA scores Growth based on PVAAS data Comprehensive Support and Intervention Schools (CSI) Lowest 5% of Title I schools Identify these schools at least once every three years All public (Title I and non-Title I) high schools where the graduation rate is 67% or less Targeted Support Schools (TSI) Title I or non-Title I schools where subgroup students are struggling (N count not determined yet) - ED, race, ELL, IEP

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14 Web Application- Getting Started  Have an account on the PDE portal  Two Administrator roles are needed to set up Initial Access to the Comp Plan web application: a) Local Security Administrator: Top-level users, responsible for the overall security of the Education Portal for their institution b) Local Administrator: has the ability to add users who can access the Comp Plan web application  Identify roles of registered users  Viewer (can view)  Author (can edit)  Planning Leader (can edit, check plan for issues, and submit)

15 Roles for Access - Wikispace

16  Visit:  Under “I Would Like To”, select “Access My PDE Suite”  Log-in with your username and password My PDE Suite – Click on Comp Plan under Applications tab  Click on the banner with your school name Logging in to your Comprehensive Plan

17 Charter Schools  Comprehensive Plan (required)  School Improvement Plan (required for Priority & Focus schools)  Charter Annual Report (required) Planning Overview Your school name

PlanWhenApproval Process Professional Education3 years28-day public review, Board approval, submit to PDE Teacher Induction6 years28-day public review Board approval, submit to PDE Gifted (Districts) 6 years28-day public review, Board approval Student Services6 years28-day public review, Board approval Pre-K Program (if applicable) 3 years28-day public review, Board approval, submit to PDE 18 Summary of Required Plans

19 Web Application: Navigation Your school name

20 Web Application: Navigation

21 The Comprehensive Plan

22 Your school name Web Application: Annual Report Charter Annual Report – a component of the Comprehensive Planning Process Purpose: To provide an overview of the information within the Charter School annually

23 The Charter Annual Report

24 Your school name Web Application: School Improvement Plan School Improvement Plan (SIP) – required for Priority and Focus Schools Action Plan in SIP and CP should be identical

25 The School Improvement Plan

School Improvement Plan Resubmission All priority/focus schools – 28 day public review Additional sections to complete for resubmission

School Improvement Plan Resubmission

Planning Committee: 1 – Building Level Principal 1 - Teacher 1 - Parent 1 - Business/Community Member 1 - Educational Specialist 1 - Intermediate Unit Member/Academic Recovery Liaison (ARL)

Assurances Section:

Title I Addendum Assurances Section: Is your school implementing a Title I Schoolwide Program? If so, please be sure you upload an updated copy of the addendum in this section.

Title I Addendum

School Improvement Plan Resubmission Plan Submission: Evaluation of School Improvement Plan

School Improvement Plan Resubmission Plan Submission: Affirmations

School Improvement Plan Resubmission Plan Submission: Status and History Improvement Plan Check School Improvement Plan for Issues In order for the ‘Submit’ button to appear, a member with ‘Planning Leader’ access should “Check School Improvement Plan for Issues”.

School Improvement Plan Resubmission Plan Submission: Status and History

Obtaining Approval Resubmission time… Workflow upon submission – Submit – Reviewer (IU Executive Director) receives notification your plan was submitted – IU Executive Director reviews plan (approves or asks for revisions) – IU Executive Director signs plan and submits to generate an archived version

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39 Support and Communication Click PA Planning Click on Subscribe Comprehensive Planning Support Join the Listserv

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