Calhoun ISD Facilitated School Improvement Planning October 1, 2012 Beth Brophy and Mitch Fowler DO Implement Plan Monitor Plan Evaluate Plan

Continuous School Improvement Process Do Implement Plan Monitor Plan Evaluate Plan Plan Develop School Improvement Plan Gather Get Ready Collect School Data Build School Profile Student Achievement Study Analyze Data Set Goals Set Measurable Objectives Research Best Practice

Guided Conversations WHY: Why is it important to strategically implement, monitor, and evaluate the School Improvement Plan? HOW: How will we communicate the plan to all stakeholders so that they clearly understand and own their roles in implementation? How do we build ownership of the strategy and the plan? How will we ensure implementation with fidelity? How is the implementation of your plan monitored and evaluated? How is the impact of your plan monitored and evaluated? WHAT: What will your school look like when this plan is implemented with fidelity? What is the expected impact on student achievement? DO

Connector Review the Guided Conversation Questions Choose which set of questions you believe are most important – Why – How – What Gather with others in the designated corners of the room. Introduce yourself, tell the reason why you picked that set of guiding questions as most important When finished return to your table group

Measurement Activity Using your tape measure: – record the height of your table. – record the length of your arm. – record the width of your computer monitor. – record the distance your paper wad traveled. Submit these measurements using the Facilitated Measurement Toolkit found at

Why was this activity not helpful eh?

Vocabulary Improvement

Vocabulary - Activity Based on Marzano's Six Steps to Effective Vocabulary Instruction – Facilitator explains the new word, going beyond – Participants explain the new word in their own words – Participants create a non-linguistic representation of the new word (pictures and color) – Participants engage in activities that deepen their knowledge of the new word

Do Vocabulary Strategy Implementation Monitor Evaluation Fidelity Impact Tool

Strategy: What teachers do in the classroom with the students in the presence of content Implementation: to carry out or put into action Monitor: an arrangement for observing and recording data on strategy implementation and impact

Evaluation: an act or instance of determine effectiveness of an action or achievement Fidelity: strict observance of promises or duties Impact: to influence or effect change Tool: anything used in doing certain work or producing a certain result

Table Activity At your table work with an elbow partner Each pair chooses 1 vocabulary term Complete the Vocabulary sheet for at least one term (10 minutes) Share your creations with the rest of your table

Why are we worried about monitoring and evaluation?

Do: Plan Requirements ESEA and PA 25 require annual evaluation of the following: Implementation of the plan Student achievement results by subgroup using data from state assessments and other indicators Modifications to plan as needed ISDs/RESAs are required by PA25 to provide technical assistance to schools and districts to develop annual evaluations.

Where are we now? Where do we want to go and how are we going to get there? Comprehensive Needs Assessment School Improvement Plan Annual Education Report leads to MAKING CONNECTIONS - THE BIG PICTURE How did we do? leads to

Plan Develop School Improvement Plan DO Implement Plan Monitor Plan Evaluate Plan

Remember when….. “Only include strategies in your school improvement plan that you are committed to implement and collect data around.” Beth Brophy 2012

Activities

Ultimately you need to know… To what extent are stakeholders committed with both hearts and minds to the strategy or non-negotiable elements?

Implementation is a Process!  Monitor Implementation  Evaluate Implementation  Monitor Impact  Evaluate Impact Adult Focused Student Focused

Plan Develop School Improvement Plan DO Implement Plan Monitor Plan Evaluate Plan

Implementation is a Process!  Monitor  Monitor Implementation  Evaluate Implementation  Monitor  Monitor Impact  Evaluate Impact Adult Focused Student Focused

Leadership and Learning Center 2010

MONITOR ADULT IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT (Formative) IS IT WORKING? Implementation: Adult Focused What data on adult actions is being collected to determine if this strategy is taking place? What tools are being used to collect this data? Impact: Student Focused What student achievement data is being collect to determine if this strategy is taking place? What tools are being used to collect this data? 25

Checking for Understanding monitoring What are your questions about monitoring implementation and impact?

Plan Develop School Improvement Plan DO Implement Plan Monitor Plan Evaluate Plan

Implementation is a Process!  Monitor  Monitor Implementation  Evaluate  Evaluate Implementation  Monitor  Monitor Impact  Evaluate  Evaluate Impact Adult Focused Student Focused

EVALUATE ADULT IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT (Summative) IS IT WORKING? Implementation: Adult Focused When and where are conversations about the effectiveness of this strategy taking place? What tools are being used to answer these questions ? Impact: Student Focused What structures exits to facilitate the evaluation of this strategy? What questions are being asked and answered? What tools are being used to answer these questions? 29

Evaluate Plan  The process is cyclical, and evaluation data should inform the next cycle of planning.  The ultimate goal is to have improvement strategies take hold and become so internalized that they become part of the school culture.

Evaluate Plan - Conclusion Based on your evaluation, what modifications do you believe need to be made to either the implementation or instruction of this strategy? What do we continue to do? What do we start to do? What do we stop doing? What do we need to “tweak”?

Checking for Understanding evaluating What are your questions about evaluating implementation and impact?

Tools to support your work!

EXAMPLE

Sample FSI Implementation and Impact Chart Take 15 minutes to review this document at your table Label the text as you read using the following labels Anything that strikes you as very important Anything that leaves you wondering Anything that surprises you Write in anything that might be missing

EXAMPLE

Pair up Stand up Take your Sample Implementation and Impact Chart Find someone who is NOT sitting at your current table Share at least two areas that you labeled in your reading of the sample

It’s all about… What instruction is occurring and how do you know? What students are learning and how do you know?

The only way to know is to… Gather Study Plan Do Collect data Hold data conversations Determine how to respond Adjust implementation or instruction

One Voice – One Plan change improvement effective classroom practices. However noble, sophisticated, or enlightened proposals for change and improvement might be, they come to nothing if teachers don’t adopt them in their own classrooms and if they don’t translate them into effective classroom practices.

MDE Updates AdvancEd Website – NEW location within the AdvancED website for entering School Improvement Plan for September 2013 ASSIST platform – Online User Guide – Webinars – Video – Training will be provided on the new platform when it is ready for use!

MDE Updates Due Dates: – School Process Profile/Analysis Due March 2013 – School Improvement Plan Due September 1, 2012 – School Data Profile/Analysis Due September 1, 2012 May be in a new format --

Questions or Concerns?

FSI Work Time Options Analyze strategies in your School Improvement Plan using the Implementation Flow Chart and related tools – FSI Strategy Implementation Planning Chart – FSI Implementation and Impact Chart Plan for how you will share the need for both monitoring and implementation with the rest of the staff

FSI Work Time Options Plan for data collection for both adult actions – IMPLEMENTATION data and student achievement IMPACT data Work on other SI related tasks that will help you support continuous improvement in your building Ask questions and get one on one support from Beth or Mitch

Questions/Comments? Please contact:  Beth Brophy,  Mitch Fowler,