2. The Goal of NCLB
“…to ensure that all children reach proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and State academic assessments no later than the school year.”

3. System Objectives:
1. Assist schools and districts identified by State Accountability systems to improve student achievement in identified areas.
2. Build their capacity to sustain organizational performance through ongoing, data-driven planning and implementation.

4. System Clients Districts in Need of Improvement (Total ROS – 40)
1. Title I - Schools in Need of Improvement (Year 1): These schools are subject to public school choice provision under NCLB. (Total ROS - 68)
2. Title I - Schools in Need of Improvement (Year 2): These schools are subject to public school choice and the provisions of supplemental education services under NCLB. (Total ROS - 51)
3. Schools in Corrective Action: These schools are subject to corrective action plans under NCLB. (Total ROS - 27)
4. Schools Planning for Restructuring: These schools are subject to restructuring plans under NCLB. (Total ROS - 11)
Schools in Restructuring (Total ROS - 14)
Schools Requiring Academic Progress: These schools are subject to school improvement planning requirements under State regulation. (Total ROS - 91)
7. Schools Under Registration Review (SURR): These schools are farthest from State standard and most in need of improvement. (Total ROS - 17)
Districts in Need of Improvement (Total ROS – 40)
Districts In Need of Academic Progress (DNAP) (Total ROS - 5)
“Focus” High Schools (Total ROS – 27)

5. Clients by Region (2004 - 5) East  SEVEN REGIONS   Hudson Valley 
Mid-West 
East
West 
 Hudson Valley 
Mid-State
Lower Hudson Valley
Lower Hudson Valley
Mid-State
Mid-State
East
East
West
West
Mid-West
Mid-West 
Long Island
Long Island
Long Island
NYC
NYC

6. Western Region SINI (1) 31 SINI (2) 10 SRAP 12 CA 9 PFR 4 RST 3
SURRs 11
DINI 4
DNAP
“Focus” HS

7. Mid-West Region SINI (1) 14 SINI (2) 9 SRAP 6 CA 4 PFR 2 RST 3 SURRs 1
DINI 4
DNAP
“Focus” HS 5

8. Mid-State Region SINI (1) 20 SINI (2) 7 SRAP 18 CA 3 PFR 1 RST 3
SURRs 1
DINI 7
DNAP 1
“Focus” HS 4

9. Eastern Region SINI (1) 7 SINI (2) 5 SRAP 11 CA 2 PFR 0 RST 0 SURRs 0
DINI 6
DNAP
“Focus” HS 1

10. Hudson Valley Region SINI (1) 15 SINI (2) 10 SRAP 29 CA 6 PFR 2 RST 3
SURRs 1
DINI 11
DNAP 3
“Focus” HS

11. Long Island Region SINI (1) 12 SINI (2) 9 SRAP 15 CA 3 PFR 1 RST 2
SURRs 3
DINI 7
DNAP
“Focus” HS 5

12. System Components State Level Regional Level District Level
School Level

13. System Components Regional Level: RSSC SSS BETAC RAEN SETRC/SIG
Transition Coordinators
BOCES (DSs, SCDN)
Teacher Centers
Other Partners

14. An Illustration
Review State identified School/District Support Matrix (Draft 6) - 2/05

15. System Design Issues - #2
Building a Continuum of Support for School Improvement
Regents Paper (12/04) - “Strategy to Implement the Regents Policy Statement on Middle Level Education”
“Elephants, Ants, and No See Ums”

16. School Improvement Activity
Continuum of
School Improvement Activity
High Need
Lower Need
Elephants
Targeted SINIs/DINIs
Ants
SINIs - not targeted
NoSeeUms
Schools trending
downward
# = 141
# = 171
# variable
Served by
RSSCs
Served by ????

17. Alignment and Coherence
Need to reach alignment within and between levels of the system regarding roles and expectations
Need to reach internal coherence at every level of the system (State, regional, district, school) regarding our purposes, assumptions, strategies and activities

18. Conceptual Framework EMSC VESID BOCES USNY District
Purpose Assumptions Strategies Activities Roles
USNY
Internal Coherence
EMSC
VESID
BOCES
Purpose Assumptions Strategies Activities Roles
SSSN
Internal Coherence
SETRC
BETAC
RSSC
Others
(Regional Collaborations)
Purpose Assumptions Strategies Activities Roles
Internal Coherence
District
= relationship
School
September 2004