2. Taking Charge of Continuous School Improvement— NCA and P.L. 221 Fall 2001 North Central Association Indiana Department of Education

3. What is NCA CASI? zNCA CASI is a voluntary accrediting organization with over 8,600 elementary, middle, and high schools in 19 states, Department of Defense Dependents Schools, and the Navajo Nation. zNCA CASI includes school planning and accreditation and district planning and accreditation.

4. The NCA CASI Protocol zContinuous Improvement with reporting of results within five years of plan development (three years of implementation) zPeer Review Visitations yPreliminary Chair Visit yFirst Team Visit ySecond Team Visit

5. Self-Study: First Chair Contact/Visit Report Profile: Gathering and Analysis of Data--done Mission/Beliefs--done Student Performance Goals--first draft First Peer Team Visit: Validation Second Peer Team Visit: Documentation

6. School Improvement Planning 1. What is the current status of educational programming and student achievement? 2. Where do we need to go from where we are now? 3. How do we get from where we are now to where we need to be? The names of the processes and the specific requirements differ; however, the basic premises (either explicit or implicit in the planning model) fit into three categories:

7. Professional Development The Indiana State Board of Education defines the core principles for professional development: A.Address issues that are relevant to the priorities of education improvement and reflect the knowledge base of the profession. B. Engage educators in an effective learning process that impacts practice. C. Contribute to developing an environment that supports educators’ professional growth.

8. Participants in Continuous School Improvement P.L. 221 specifies roles for the following people: School Principal School Staff Members Parents Community and Business Leaders School Board Members Superintendent Involving other people in the process can provide additional perspectives: Other Central Administrators Students

9. Locating Information Office Location: 151 West Ohio, Indianapolis (NEW!! Office Location as of August 2001) Mailing Address: Room 229, State House Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798 Website Address: www.doe.state.in.us/pl221 www.doe.state.in.us/pba Office Phone: 317-232-9060 OR 1-800-894-4044 Office FAX: 317-233-6940 Mary Mickelson, Director Ron Green, Assistant Director Division of Performance-Based Accreditation Center for Assessment, Research and Information Technology Indiana Department of Education

10. School-Based Plan zResearch based zCollaborative zInvolves the school/community zData driven zResults oriented zIncludes professional development zContinuously monitored zFocuses on student learning

11. The Continuous School Improvement Process zData Gathering and Data Analysis yImplications/Task s zMission/Beliefs zStudent Performance Goals yStrategies yProfessional Dev yMultiple Assessments

12. NCA CASI Continuous School Improvement and 1999 Indiana Legislation zMembership Criteria Legal Standards

13. NCA CASI Continuous School Improvement and 1999 Indiana Legislation zGathering and Analyzing Data yStudent Performance Goals y Multiple Assessments Gathering and Analyzing Data – Student Performance Goals – Multiple Assessments

14. NCA CASI Continuous School Improvement and 1999 Indiana Legislation zProfessional Development Professional Development Program

15. NCA CASI Continuous School Improvement and 1999 Indiana Legislation zPeer Review Teams yPlan Validation yDocumentation of Student Progress Onsite Review

16. Student Performance Goals zInterventions zProfessional Development zMultiple Assessments

17. Making or Renewing the Commitment Getting Started Collecting and Analyzing Data Narrative Description of School, Community, Education Programs 1 Unique Local Characteristics 2 Follow-up of Promoted or Graduated Students 3 Student Instructional Data: attendance rates, graduation rates, test scores (graphs of data from the annual performance report), climate issues, Indiana standards, etc. 4 Teacher Instructional Data 5 Community Summarize data (drawing conclusions, identifying implications and tasks). Set stage for development of mission and selection of goals. 2 1 3

18. Developing Mission Statement and Selecting Appropriate Goals 4

19. Developing the School Improvement Plan (including Strategies/Interventions, Professional Development, and Assessment Tools) Use conclusions (goals) drawn from the data as the basis of the plan. For each goal, define interventions (curriculum and alignment of standards, use of technology, parental involvement, safe environment), multiple assessments, and professional development. Complete Capacity Assessment Instrument. 5

20. Implementing the School Improvement Plan 6 Each year review results, revise interventions, professional development if learning impact not strong. Measure results for NCA in terms of standard units (use Data Analysis software).

21. Monitoring the Implementation of the School Improvement Plan and Documenting Student Progress 7 Prepare documentation (for each goal and each assessment tool) for second NCA CASI peer review visit. Second measure for Capacity Assessment Instrument. Continuing the Process 8

22. Timeline zPlan due to your superintendent on March 1, 2002 zOpportunity to revise zSent to Board zJune 30, 2002