1. company name organization 1 NCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement Intervention Development

2. company name organization 2 (5 year documentation cycle) Gaining Commitment Getting Started Collecting and Analyzing Data Mission and Writing Goals Preliminary Chair Contact/Visit Implement Improvement Plan Continue the Process Develop Improvement Plan Plan Validation Team Visit Monitor Implementation Document Improvement Documentation Team Visit Phases 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Protocol

3. company name organization 3 Phase V Goals Interventions Activities

4. company name organization 4 Goals Broad student outcomes you are trying to achieve.

5. company name organization 5 An intervention is something that is done to or with students that develops something desired within the student. For schools involved in the NCA school improvement process the “something desired” should be the goal areas. Interventions

6. company name organization 6 Activities What specific things are going to occur to make the intervention work. Details, details,details

7. company name organization 7 Interventions

8. company name organization 8 The Five Aspects of Interventions Interventions are research-based. Interventions are written with a student focus. Interventions are balanced. Interventions addresses the reasons why students are not being successful. Interventions should develop something within the student.

9. company name organization 9 1. Research Based Interventions Let’s discuss the ways schools could locate research-based or best practice interventions.

10. company name organization 10 NCA Web Site Explore the Expert System which has been create for schools. It provides hundreds of research based interventions on goals.

11. company name organization 11 Education Research Service Will provide research to member schools on any topic requested. 2000 Clarendon Road Arlington, VA 22201 703-243-2100 ers@access.digex.net

12. company name organization 12 Educational Best Practices www.ed.gov/inits/statelocal/sl-best.html www.ed.gov/pubs/tried and true/index.html

13. company name organization 13 Northwest Regional Lab www.nwrel.org All regional labs available from this website

14. company name organization 14 ERIC www.accesseric.org

15. company name organization 15 Professional Organizations Phi Delta Kappa ASCD Additional, a list of over 90 sites that might be useful to a school when they are researching interventions.

16. company name organization 16 Developing Ownership of the Process A school faculty needs to examine research to select good interventions but, they also need to use the time to struggle, bond, and learn to work with their colleagues in preparation for implementing a school improvement plan.

17. company name organization 17 2. Interventions are Student Focused Interventions are written using terms that indicate how students will be involved.

18. company name organization 18 Intervention An Intervention is something we do to or with students that will result in something developing with the student. Which of the following are examples of interventions? IsIs notStaff Development Adopt a New Curriculum Survey Students Take Students on a Field Trip Show a Video Analyze test Results Teach Students Conflict Resolution Skills As a group please discuss each of the items on the list and add three other interventions for technical writing. Please begin by defining technical writing in your group. IsIs not IsIs not IsIs not IsIs not IsIs not IsIs not IsIs not

19. company name organization 19 Groups Bitter, Heidloff,Dusseau MacLoud,Munsell,Najib Bass,Heath,Huff,LaHiff Brown,Woodward,Hurst

20. company name organization 20 3. Interventions need to be balanced Teach It Model It Practice it Expect It Support It

21. company name organization 21 4. Interventions address the reasons why students are not being successful. Cause & Effect Symptom versus Cause Thorough Analysis of Data

22. company name organization 22 5. Interventions should do one of the following: –Develop Knowledge –Teach Students How to Apply Knowledge –Guide Students in Developing Constructive Patterns of Behavior –Guide Students in Developing Constructive Attitudes

23. company name organization 23 For example: Reading Comprehension Know how to read words and understand meanings Intervention: Measurement - Norm-referenced tests Criterion-referenced tests Develop Knowledge

24. company name organization 24 Ability to Apply Knowledge Example- Reading Comprehension Can read and understand a variety of contexts, such as stories, editorials, instructions, etc. Secondly can apply what they understand in a new context. Intervention: Measurements: Direct observation, Demonstration/Exhibition

25. company name organization 25 Develop Patterns of Behavior Example: Reading Proficiency -Is in the habit of reading and using information obtained. Intervention: Measurement: Direct Observation, Portfolio

26. company name organization 26 Develop Attitudes Example: Reading Proficiency - Values the information obtained from reading or enjoys reading Intervention: Measurements: Survey or interview, Portfolio

27. company name organization 27 Other important facts about Interventions Involves all or nearly all of the faculty and other staff members in the building (the level of involvement may not be equal for each person) Frequency of implementation with the students Frequent monitoring of the effectiveness of the interventions to produce desired improvement in students

28. company name organization 28 FAQs About Interventions What is the difference between an intervention and an activity? What is the difference between an intervention and the goal? How many interventions do we need to have for each goal? Can some interventions only address subgroups and not all students? How do we incorporate “teacher stuff” if we are to write interventions in student terms? Do all teacher have to do all interventions? Can some interventions cross over into other goals? Where do we put parent-related pieces of our plan? Must all interventions be research-based? How do we get the faculty to select interventions? Please return to your group and formulate your answers to the above questions.

29. company name organization 29 Rubric for Interventions Located in Team Chair software. Use to evaluate your interventions for each goal.

30. company name organization 30 Interventions The End