Iowa Support System for Schools in Need of Assistance (SINA) Overview and Audit Iowa Department of Education and AEA 267 August 2011

Perspectives… How does this relate to school improvement? -Dewitt Jones Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011

Today, you will...  Develop an understanding of the Iowa Support System for Schools in Need of Assistance – both its history and its present support  Recognize connections to other major educational initiatives  Develop an understanding of the first phases – the Audit and the importance of data used in the process

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 Our Norms for Today Ask questions. Listen for understanding. Apply to your school.

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 Iowa Support System No Child Left Behind requires… “each state shall establish a statewide system of intensive and sustained support and improvement.”

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 Guiding Principles for Iowa Support Teams Build on school/building strengths Encourage shared school leadership Analyze data to make decisions Focus on teaching and learning through a systems approach Integrate quality professional development practices Promote alignment of all components of the system Integrate existing state initiatives Reflect collaborative efforts throughout the structure Build capacity and accountability at all levels Implement scientifically research-based strategies

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 Iowa Support System Purpose: Assist the districts’/schools’ achievement of the following: – Educate all students to high standards – Strengthen the internal capacity of each district and school – Focus accountability on results – Integrate quality educational practices with local decision-making

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 Iowa Support System Focus is on a systemic approach to improvement to build capacity and ensure sustainability We believe in: Go Slow to Go Fast

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 AEA 267 Support System AEA SINA Team LEA SINA Team – Team that works over the school year through all phases of the SINA process – Attends AEA common meetings as well as working in the building between meetings

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 AEA 267 Support System LEA SINA Team Expectations – Role: Work collaboratively to collect & analyze data, identify needed changes, determine action plans and monitor and evaluate progress – Who: LEA staff and Special Education Team Representative – When: Meetings across year with AEA SINA Team Collaborative work sessions recommended at least monthly Continued work to monitor & evaluate actions

AEA SINA Team Expectations Provide training, support, and feedback for building teams Provide technical assistance as needed Support building’s work to meet requirements and implement their plan with integrity Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011

So How Does a School Get Identified? Variety of Ways – 95% of students did not participate in the ITBS/ITED assessments – Building did not meet achievement trajectory for grade(s) in the building (e.g., 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 3-5, 6-8, 11) or a subgroup (e.g., low-SES, ELL, ethnicity, IEP) – Did not meet graduation rate at high school level – Did not meet attendance goal at elementary and middle school

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 Where Do Performance Expectations Come From?

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 Schools in Need of Assistance Are identified in August Must include technical assistance from outside the building Receive Title I school improvement allocation based upon identification notification (Buildings only, not districts) Must designate 10% of Title I allocation for purpose of providing professional development

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 SINA Vocabulary Confidence Band Safe Harbor Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)* Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) Annual Improvement Goal (AIG) “Collapsing Grade Levels” Growth Model *

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 A Few More Vocabulary Words Full Academic Year (FAY) Alternate Assessment Subgroups: 5 ethnic/racial groups, students with IEPs, ELL, SES Magic Numbers – 10, 30, and 40

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 Safe Harbor If you have _____ students And there are ____ Nonproficient 70%60%50% You need to reduce the % Non-Proficient by 10 % 7% (2.1 kids) 6% (3.6 kids) 5% (5 kids) So you need to reduce the % Non-Proficient to 63%54%45% Or increase your % Proficient to 37%46%55%

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance © Iowa Support System Question and Answer Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011

Schools: Sanctions in First Year of Label  Parent Notification of Identification  Public School Choice for students in the Title I building to buildings in the district which are not identified  Title I schools must complete a 2-year action plan with a one-year budget; external technical assistance is required as is a documented peer review  If a building is identified, the district must set aside 10% of the Title I funds allocated for that building; those funds must be used for professional development

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 Exiting the Identified List A district/school needs to show two consecutive years of meeting AYP in the identified area(s) of reading or math If the district/school meets AYP after one year, they are put on a “delay” status.

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance © Iowa Support System Audit Phase – Review of LEA data to identify Areas of Concern Diagnosis Phase – Completion of a gap analysis based on the comparison of the current reality with the desired state Design Phase – Development of a two-year action plan based on if... then statements and supporting evidence as a result of the root cause analysis Implementation Phase – Brining the action plan to life and monitoring changes through formative evaluation questions Monitoring/Evaluation Phase – Formative and summative evaluations and updating of action plan based on student achievement data Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance Audit Phase Diagnosis Phase Implementation Phase Evaluation Phase Design Phase

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 CSIP – Comprehensive School Improvement Planning Constant Conversation Questions What do data tell us? What will we do? How will we know there is change? How will we evaluate?

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 Instructional Decision Making Core SI

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 Iowa Professional Development Model

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 IowaSupportSystemforSchools in Need of Assistance (SINA)

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 Iowa Support System Question and Answer

Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance ©2011 Iowa Support System Stop looking at change as an obstacle to be surmounted and start looking at it as an opportunity to improve. Michael Fullan, 1990

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