SAISD Federal Programs Department

Stage 1 of the Organization and Development Process Form the Planning Team 1 2

Stage 2 of the Organization and Development Process Conduct the CNA 2 3

What is the purpose of the Comprehensive Needs Assessment?  To serve as the centerpiece of the planning process and the driving force of the district and campus improvement plans.  To identify the educational strengths and areas of need and reveal the priorities within the areas of focus for the future.  To engage staff and other stakeholders in a data driven process providing direction for the department in the development of the District Improvement Plan (DIP) and the justification for use of NCLB and other funds. 4

What are the objectives of the CNA?  Clarify the vision for reform.  Create a department profile in order to monitor and assess the impact of programs, instruction, and other resources related to student achievement.  Identify and analyze data sources to ensure that the learning needs of every child are met. 5

What should be done before completing the CNA?  Review the purpose and outcomes for conducting the CNA  Establish what is to be accomplished with this process.  Establish CNA committees composed of staff members.  Schedule meeting times and invite participants.  Establish the short-and-long-term timelines for completing the CNA. 6

Program Evaluation links to CNA 7  The prior year’s Program Evaluation will help guide the completion of the CNA.  Those strategies that were recommended to Continue, or Modify (Program Evaluation, Step 8) can be plugged into the CNA for

Where can I find the Comprehensive Needs Assessment? SAISD > Departments > Federal Programs  Click on the Departments tab at the top of the website  Scroll down to STAGE 2: Conduct the Comprehensive Needs Assessment  Click on the CNA Document 8

What is the format of the Comprehensive Needs Assessment?  The CNA is an Excel file  There is a tab for each focus area to help identify your needs 9

There are 8 Focus Areas to Complete Focus Area 1 – Demographics 2 - Student Achievement 3 - Culture & Climate 4 - Staff Quality, Recruitment, & Retention 5 - Curriculum & Instruction 6 - Family & Community Involvement 7 - Context &Organization 8 - Technology 10

There are 10 steps to completing each Focus Area 11

Should CNA Committee Meetings be documented?  All Meetings should be documented and turned in with your CNA.  Utilize the agenda template provided at the end of the Excel document to record your CNA Committee Meetings. 12

Who should be involved in completing the Comprehensive Needs Assessment?  A Sub-Committee must be formed in order to complete each Focus Area.  Once the CNA has been completed, the CNA Completion and Review form must be signed by all committee members.  All meetings must be listed on the CNA Completion and Review Form. 13

What should be done before completing the CNA?  Prior to completing the CNA, please review all appropriate data sources and complete the Data Review Checklist Tab. 14

Steps

Step 1: Org # and Dept. Name  Enter the Org Number  Enter the Department Name 16 Note: Once the org number and department name have been added on the Demographics tab, all other tabs will have the department number and name.

Step 2: Focus Area Description  Reading each Focus Area Description will help guide the completion of the CNA. 17

Step 3: Focus Area Guiding Questions  Each Focus Area has a different set of guiding questions to help identify the department needs for that Focus Area.  The Focus Area Guiding Questions should be answered utilizing pertinent and relevant data sources.  The questions are optional and are located in the Guiding Questions Tab. 18

Step 4: Key Priorities  Once the committee agrees on the Key Priorities for this Focus Area, state the expected percentage of increase/improvement opportunity to be identified for each of the Department Performance Goals (DPG) for the DIP.  There can be one or more Key Priorities. 19

Step 5: Data Sources Reviewed  Check the data sources/information that were reviewed/analyzed for each Focus Area. Refer to the Data Review Checklist for other data sources. 20

Step 6: Academic Needs/Data  List academic needs and cite specific data that determined the academic needs. 21

Step 7: Strategies/Activities  Identify and list strategies and activities that will address the academic need(s).  There can be multiple strategies or activities for a single academic need. 22 Note: Use your prior Program Evaluation to determine what strategies to use based on your recommendations.

Step 8: Content Area  Identify the content area for each strategy listed in Step 7.  More than one content area may be listed. 23

Step 9: Strengths/Improvement Opportunities  Identify strengths/improvement opportunities within the Focus Area based on measurable data reviewed.  List as a strength the Department Performance Goal (DPG) achieved on prior DIP or the improvement opportunity that will meet the DPG in the upcoming DIP. 24

Step 10: Budget  Identify the specific funding source by indicating the fund number that will pay for each strategy/activity listed in Step 7.  Identify whether the department budget will support the campus or central office department expenditures. 25

Repeat Steps 2-10  Repeat Steps 2-10 for each focus area.  Reminder:  All Departments must enter the org# and department name on the Demographics tab so that the org# and department name will automatically populate on the remaining tabs. 26

Steps to submit the completed CNA Submission Instructions 27

What should I do before I submit the CNA?  Save the CNA as an Excel Workbook.  Use the following as the file name:  Department Name Comprehensive Needs Assessment 28

Agenda(s) and Committee Sign-in Sheets  Scan and save all agendas and committee sign-in sheets as PDF files.  Use the following as the file names:  Department Name CNA Sub-Committee Agenda  Department Name CNA Completion and Review 29

How do I submit the Program Evaluation? 30  all documents to  CNA  Agenda(s)  Completion and Review(s)  Use the following as the subject of the  CNA– Department Name  Note: The CNA is not complete without the Agenda(s) and Completion and Review sheet(s).

Deadline for Submission All documents must be submitted via by 4:30pm on Friday May 22,

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