CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction September 1, 2009 Webinar Fred Balcom, Director, District and School Improvement Division Julie Baltazar, Administrator, Regional Coordination and Support Office California Statewide System of Support School and District Improvement

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 2 California Context

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 3 Educational Entities 10,129 schools 1,050 school districts 58 county offices of education 11 regional county consortia Source: California Fact Book 2009 – Handbook of Education Information

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 California Regions

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 5 Student Population ( Data) 6,286,943 K-12 students 1,553,091 English Learners (ELs) –Approximately 25 percent of total population 3,271,334 Students on Free or Reduced-Price Lunch (FRPL) –Approximately 52 percent of total population Source: California Department of Education – Dataquest

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 6 Federal Accountability Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Status model Participation rate Percent proficient API as additional indicator Graduation rate Academic Performance Index (API) Growth model Single number between Each school has own target; schools measured on ability to meet target Ranks schools on annual basis California State Accountability Overlay of Accountability Systems

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 7 School Program Improvement (PI) Status Data as of 4/29/09 School PI Status District PI Status No. LEAs Not Designated At Risk Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Total Not PI Designated Early Warning At Risk YR YR YR Total

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 8 Polling Question Using the polling tool, indicate if your SEA: a.Uses a layered approach for Program Improvement b.Does NOT use a layered approach

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 9 Statewide System of School Support (S4) Regional Consortia, also known as Regional System of District and School Support (RSDSS) District Assistance and Intervention Teams (DAIT) Other Technical Assistance (TA) providers

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 10 What Are the Pieces of the S4? Comprehensive needs assessment Revision of the local educational agency (LEA) and School Plans Faithful implementation of the revised plans Professional development and support for staff Reallocation of resources Ongoing monitoring, analysis, and support for improvement plans

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 11 California is divided into 11 regions, each region having a lead county office of education (COE) housing the RSDSS. Schools and districts are offered general technical assistance as staff are introduced to the CDE tools. Assistance in establishing the district and school liaison team (DSLT) and in revising the LEA Plan. RSDSS

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 12 Nine Essential Program Components (EPCs) 1.Use of SBE-adopted English/reading/language arts and mathematics instructional materials 2.Instructional time- adherence to instructional minutes 3.School Administrator Training Program 4.Fully credentialed, highly qualified teachers and Professional Development Program on SBE-adopted instructional materials

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 13 5.Student achievement monitoring system - use of data to monitor student progress 6.Ongoing instructional assistance and support for teachers 7.Monthly teacher collaboration by grade level kindergarten through eight (K-8) and department grades nine through twelve (9- 12) facilitated by the principal 8.Lesson and course pacing schedule (K-8) and master schedule flexibility for sufficient numbers of intervention courses (9-12) 9. Fiscal support Nine EPCs (Cont.)

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 14 Academic Program Survey (APS) District Assistance Survey (DAS) English Learner Subgroup Self Assessment (ELSSA) Inventory of Support and Services (ISS) for Students with Disabilities CDE-Developed Assessment Tools

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 15 RSDSS Work with Districts and Schools in Improvement Initial contact focuses on student achievement and local context Follow up meetings address use of data, implementation of the nine Essential Program Components (EPCs), use of CDE tools, and stakeholders’ concerns May help develop a specific plan of assistance to address identified areas of concern

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 16 I.District and School Liaison Team - The School Support Team is known in California as the District and School Liaison Team (DSLT). II.Change Instructional Practice – addresses academic achievement problems. III.Engage in Partnerships - for delivering technical assistance and professional development. RSDSS Scope of Work The Scope of Work (I-V) describes required services provided by RSDSS across their regions

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 17 IV.Provide Customized Technical Assistance and/or Professional Development - builds the capacity of the LEA and school staff to improve schools. V.Align with CDE/LEA initiatives and other approaches likely to result in improved teaching and learning in schools identified for improvement, corrective action. RSDSS Scope of Work (Cont.)

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 18 Polling Question Using the polling tool, indicate if your SEA focuses program improvement on a.schools only b.LEAs only c.LEAs and schools

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 19 DAIT and Other TA Assigned a corrective action Required to document implementation of corrective action in revised LEA Plan May receive funding, technical assistance, or required to work with a DAIT based on severity of achievement problem LEA identified for Title I PI Year 3 corrective action

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 20 The DAIT is approved by the state to conduct a needs assessment of the LEAs in the following areas: (A) Governance (B) Alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessments to state standards (C) Fiscal operations (D) Parent and community involvement (E) Human resources (F) Data systems and achievement monitoring (G) Professional development DAIT and Other TA (Cont.)

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 21 DAIT Providers 60 organizations 191 individually approved DAIT leads CDE-approved DAIT providers: List of approved DAIT providers located on the CDE Approved DAIT Providers Web page at

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 22 Work of a DAIT Based on standards for work of a DAIT adopted by State Board of Education (SBE) in March 2006 Focuses on improving district systems to support schools and student achievement Organized around seven areas of district work and support for district implementation of the corrective action

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 23 Advantages of District Intervention to Help Schools Builds district capacity to address underlying systems needed to support schools and ongoing student achievement Encompasses broader array of issues (resource alignment, negotiations, local board relations) than possible with school-by-school change

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 24 American Recovery and Investment Act (ARRA) Money –Set Aside –School Improvement Grant (SIG) –Title I

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 25 Monitoring Progress AYP Categorical Program Monitoring Review of LEA Plans RSDSS quarterly reports Organization Management System Review of LEAs in Program Improvement via on-line plans

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 26 Data/Indicators LEA Plans District and school needs assessment State tools California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS)

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 27 Visit the CDE’s Virtual Library Links to school improvement resources: Tools (APS, DAS, ISS, ELSSA, etc.) Articles, Curriculum resources, Strategies for improving schools, and PI Training Materials on the CDE Virtual Library Web page at See also California Comprehensive Center at (Outside Source)

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 28 CDE Web Pages Program Improvement ov.asp ov.asp Program Assessment Tools Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Materials Professional Development California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS)

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 29 For more information Contact: Fred Balcom - (916) Julie Baltazar - (916)