1. Next Steps for Oregon’s Focus Schools Summer 2013

2. Goals
Refresher on Focus School designation
Resources
Timelines

3. The Definition of Focus Schools
Focus – low achievement or graduation, low moderate growth, below average subgroup growth & significant achievement gap(s) (Level 2 with achievement gap(s) and Title I funded)

4. Identifying Focus Schools
Calculated from student ratings on reading, mathematics, and graduation rates
The gap between All Students group growth and Subgroup growth
The gap in graduation rates between the All Students group growth and Subgroup growth
In identifying these schools, the calculation will include reading and math OAKS scores and graduation rates.
The resulting ratings are based on:
- achievement
- growth
- subgroup growth
- graduation
- and subgroup graduation

5. 5 Key Areas of Effectiveness
Teaching and Learning
Educator Effectiveness
Family and Community Involvement
District and School Structure and Culture
Technical and Adaptive Leadership
In the annual self-evaluation process and the deeper diagnostic process, schools and districts will be honing in on five key areas of effectiveness.
Teaching & learning
- strengthen instructional program
- ensure research-based, rigorous standards
- use data to inform instruction and for continuous improvement
Staff effectiveness
- ensure teachers are effective
- use data to assist in this effort
- redesign day, week, year for additional student learning and teacher collaboration
Family & community involvement
District & school structure & culture
- establish an environment of safety, discipline, and that addresses non-academic needs
Technical & adaptive leadership
- strong leadership focused on student achievement
- use of data to inform decision making

6. 2012-2013 Review Self-Assessment 2012-2013 CAP developed
School Appraisal completed
CAP developed

7. Resources for Focus Schools
Continuous Improvement Network (The Network)
Comprehensive Achievement Plans (CAP)
Technical assistance from ODE
School Support Team (SST) in the or subsequent years

8. Resources Through The Network
The Continuous Improvement Network (The Network) is Oregon’s system of support for addressing the needs of Priority and Focus Schools and districts, delivering professional development and facilitating coaching sessions.
Leadership Coach
Regional Network Coordinator
Professional development with Coaches

9. Comprehensive Achievement Plans
Indistar tool
Progress monitoring
Quarterly reviews through ODE
Targeting energy on system changes that will reduce the achievement gap for the school

10. Technical Assistance from ODE
Prescribed interventions initial implementation by December 2013
Feedback on CAP through quarterly reviews
Guidance for School Improvement (SI) expenditures
Website

11. Timeline for Focus Schools
By August 30, 2013
Leadership Coaches will be hired and matched with Focus Schools to mentor school leadership
Schools notified of SI allocation
Include missing prescribed intervention(s) in CAP
November 15, 2013
First ODE quarterly review/feedback of CAP
SST pilot beginning
December 2013
Prescribed interventions completed

12. Timeline for Focus Schools
February 14, 2014
Second ODE quarterly review/feedback of CAP
March 31, 2014
Complete annual self–assessment through Indistar
May 1, 2014
ODE review of CAP

13. Questions and Answers

14. Contact Information
Topic
Name
Phone
Priority Schools
Jesse Parsons
(503)
Focus Schools
Shanda Brown
(503)
Model Schools and SSTs
Shawna Moran
(503)
The Network
Denny Nkemontoh
(503)
Indistar
Carla Wade
(503)
Identification of Schools
Jon Wiens
(503)
Everything Else
Lisa Harlan
(503)