1 CSIP: Clarifying Retreat June 2010

2 TODAY Observations Hypotheses Connection to Student Performance CSIP ASPIRING Goal Staff Development Objectives & Actions

3 Reviewing Improvement Goals Improvement goals are the bridge from data analysis to improvement planning. Data Analysis Improvement Planning GOALS

4 ASPIRING GOALS A Assessable Measurable with a defined assessment process or tool S Specific Intensity of focus for students P Purposeful Stretches with a measurable acceleration of improvement I Inclusive Includes all students in the school R Reinforcing Reinforces and aligns with district strategic action plans I Involving Involves all staff as “doers” of the goal N Now States the target data as a current annual goal G Gaps Addresses equity in success

5 Sample Aspiring Goal All teaching staff at Elm Creek Middle School will improve skills in analyzing expository text of all 6 th, 7 th, and 8 th grade students, so that at least 85% of the students achieve at proficient and advanced levels, while accelerating the performance of students with disabilities, so that at least 67% of SwD achieve proficient or advanced levels, as measured on the 6 th, 7 th and 8 th grade reading benchmark spring assessments by May, 2009.

Sample Goal #2 We, the staff of Jefferson Elementary School, will increase the vocabulary and word meaning skills of all K-6 students by May, 2009 in the following manner: 80% of at-risk and 90% of non at-risk kindergarten students will show proficiency or advanced proficiency on the K vocabulary assessment 80% of at-risk and 90% of non at-risk first grade students will score proficient or advance on the 1 st grade skills assessment (vocabulary sections/Harcourt) 80% of at-risk and 90% of non at-risk 2-6 grade students will score within one standard deviation of the mean on the MAP word meaning/content section. 6

Sample Goal #3 As a community of learners, Lincoln staff and students will collaborate and monitor a student’s rate of progress every 6-8 weeks to ensure that the level of learning will be accelerated for each student. Benchmark measures include: Increase from 60% of students meeting their end of the year benchmark to 80% of the students meeting their end of the year benchmark by June Increase from 35% of all SwD students meeting their end of they year benchmark to 50% of the SwD students meeting their end of the year benchmark by June Increase from 50% of all ELL students meeting their end of the year benchmark to 70% of all ELL students meeting their end of the year benchmark by June

ASPIRING GOALS 8 The following slides provide information that defines/explains each of the characteristics of an ASPIRING Goal. Please review and use this information as you craft your CSIP Goal.

9 A Assessable Measurable with a defined assessment process or tool … as measured by the 5 th grade 4 th quarter reading comprehension benchmark assessment. … on the kindergarten numbers exit checklist. … as assessed with the AASD writing process 8 th grade rubric for persuasive writing.

10 S Specific Intensity of focus for students … in reading fluently fiction and nonfiction text in all content areas …... in drawing inferences from literal and informational text … … in word meaning on grade level targeted vocabulary in the content areas, so that … …in literal and analytical comprehension of technical and nonfiction text, …

11 P Purposeful Stretches with a measurable acceleration of improvement Accelerate, Stretch & Intensify! Lower and Slower

12 Stretch, for example % at proficient/advanced on MAPs 67% at proficient/advanced on MAPs 80% at proficient/advanced on MAPs 57% at grade level reading benchmark 60% at grade level reading benchmark 85% at grade level reading benchmark 81% meeting targeted growth on MAPs 76% meeting targeted growth on MAPs 95% meeting targeted growth on MAPs 72% proficient/advanced on WKCE 75% proficient/advanced on WKCE 95% show lexile growth

13 I Inclusive Involves all students in the school … so that … 85% of all kindergarten students …; 89% of all 1st grade students; 91% of all 2nd grade students … 81% of all 6-8 grade students and 75% of all students with disabilities …

14 R Reinforcing Reinforces and aligns with district strategic action plans Check that the student outcome in the goal is aligned with district strategic goals.

15 I Involving Involves all staff as “doers” of the goal We, all staff of Willmar Middle School, will … We, all educators in Heritage Elementary school will collaborate to improve the … All teaching pupil services staff of Bayport High School will work as a professional learning community to …

16 N Now States the target data as a current annual goal The due date is written for the goal to be measured and accomplished within the current school year. … by May, … on the spring, 2010 assessments.

17 G Gaps Addresses equity in success If any gaps exists, they must be addressed in the goal. … at least 85% of all students meet targeted RIT growth, while the median RIT gap between students with disabilities and nondisabled students decreases by 10 RIT points … 99% of boys and girls with below grade level reading benchmark in grades k-4 reach grade level benchmark while boys and girls at grade level benchmark increase by 2 levels by … … 100% of boys in grades 9-12 increase their Lexile levels from fall to spring, and 90% of girls increase their lexile levels from fall to spring

18 1. Goal Development Task CSIP Goal REACh Goal Data Dig Observations/Hypotheses Other data Use the ASPRIRING Goals template/ materials and any/all of the following to craft your CSIP Goal:

19 2. Staff Development Task Brainstorming Activity Using Post-its, each person is to list one SD action or activity per Post-it that will support the CSIP Goal. Place the Post-its on the large NSDC chart paper by similar actions or activities within the appropriate category; i.e. content, context or process focus.

20 Foundations of CSIP Response to Instruction Collaborative Culture Of Improvement Strategic Family & Community Partnerships

21 Foundations connections Response to Instruction: Interventions & Enrichments Universal: Academic and behavioral strategies to assure high engagement; differentiation; high rigor to achieve the goal for all students Selected & Targeted: Academic and behavioral strategies for effective interventions for struggling learners and effective enrichments for advanced learners

22 Foundations connections Collaborative Culture Of Improvement Assessment & Data Use: Strategies for periodic assessments and classroom formative assessments FOR learning; effective data management Collaborative Culture: Strategies for frequent professional learning communities to do the work of improvement toward achieving the goal Student Success: Strategies that eliminate failure and provide success for every student; grading reform; positive school climate with support Professional Learning: Strategies for relevant and effective professional development of all staff to support achievement of the goal Strategic Family & Community Partnership Strategies to involve parents positively in their children's learning; to involve the community in school-wide efforts

23 3. Objectives and Actions Tasks Identify which SD actions and activities support which Objective area. Write Objective statements for each of the three (3) Objective areas. Identify actions, resources, timelines, and who is taking the lead for the actions.

24 For the Commitment Retreat Between now and our August 19 Commitment Retreat, you must complete drafting your site CSIP; goal, objective statements, and action plans.

Designing School-Wide RtI Systems for Student Success 25 Academic SystemsBehavioral Systems Universal: All students Preventative & proactive Universal: All settings, all students Preventative & proactive Targeted: Some students High efficiency Rapid response Targeted: Some students High efficiency Rapid response Intensive: Individual students Assessment-based High intensity Intensive: Individual students Assessment-based Intense, durable procedures