1. Action Research Deployment Teams
May

2. Agenda Strategic Plan/Plan on a Page SIP Rubric SMART Goals
Team planning for continuous improvement
Workshop evaluation & planning for next year

4. Random Acts of Improvement
School Direction
Goals and Measures
School Direction
Goals and Measures
Plan to pull all together
Aligned Acts of Improvement

6. Build as examples

7. (Your School Mission Statement Here)
Each department and school to work toward
Templates
Help from production
Standard format
Set and communcate direction
(Your School SIP SMART Goals Here)

8. Action Research Overview for Professional Learning Communities
Pre Planning: Identification of Need
1. Develop/Review Student Learning Expectations
2. Examine alignment of learning expectations with assessments
3. Review assessment data
4. Identify areas of need based on assessment
Plan:
1. Describe the current process for addressing the identified area of need (flow chart)
2. Review data to determine baseline performance in the specific area identified
(Run Chart/Pareto Diagram)
3. Identify potential root causes contributing to the identified area of need
(Cause & Effect Diagram, 5 Why’s, Relations Diagram)
4. Study research-based best practice/improvement theory addressing areas of need
Action Research
Overview
for
Professional
Learning Communities DO
1. Plan for implementation of improvement theory (Force Field Analysis, Action Plan)
2. Implement research-based best practices improvement theory based on root causes according to the Action Plan
3. Monitor the implementation of research-based best practice/improvement theory to insure integrity and fidelity 4. Assess student learning
Act:
1. Standardize the implementation of research-based best practice (improvement theory) that improved student learning (revise the flow chart to reflect changes made to the system)
2. If improvement theory was unsuccessful continue the PDSA cycle (try another improvement theory based on the next identified root causes)
Study:
1. Examine student assessment results (compare to baseline)
2. Assess the impact of research-based best practice/improvement theory on student achievement

11. Alignment & SMART Goals

12. What Are SMART GOALS? M easurable A ttainable R esults-oriented
S pecific, strategic
M easurable
A ttainable
R esults-oriented
T ime-bound

13. Math sub-test 11th grade
Math subtest ITED NPR
Target 85% based on trend data
Proficient above 40th NPR
Fall 2008 ITED
By the fall of 2008, 85% of all 11th grade students will score above the 40th NPR on the ITED math subtest.

14. SMART Goal
By the fall of 2008, 85% of all 11th grade students will score above the 40th NPR on the ITED math subtest.

15. SMART Goal
During the school year, SAMPLE school will increase students’ proficiency in vocabulary skills in the non-proficient student subgroups as measured by the ITBS vocabulary sub test assessment (See targets below for each non-proficient sub group)
Subgroup
05-06 Actual
06-07 Target
African American
52.4%
55.4%
American Indian
50%
53%
IEP 0%
10%
Free & Reduced
58.7%
64%

17. Action Plan - PDSA

18. Action Research Overview for Professional Learning Communities
Pre Planning: Identification of Need
1. Develop/Review Student Learning Expectations
2. Examine alignment of learning expectations with assessments
3. Review assessment data
4. Identify areas of need based on assessment
Plan:
1. Describe the current process for addressing the identified area of need (flow chart)
2. Review data to determine baseline performance in the specific area identified
(Run Chart/Pareto Diagram)
3. Identify potential root causes contributing to the identified area of need
(Cause & Effect Diagram, 5 Why’s, Relations Diagram)
4. Study research-based best practice/improvement theory addressing areas of need
Action Research
Overview
for
Professional
Learning Communities DO
1. Plan for implementation of improvement theory (Force Field Analysis, Action Plan)
2. Implement research-based best practices improvement theory based on root causes according to the Action Plan
3. Monitor the implementation of research-based best practice/improvement theory to insure integrity and fidelity 4. Assess student learning
Act:
1. Standardize the implementation of research-based best practice (improvement theory) that improved student learning (revise the flow chart to reflect changes made to the system)
2. If improvement theory was unsuccessful continue the PDSA cycle (try another improvement theory based on the next identified root causes)
Study:
1. Examine student assessment results (compare to baseline)
2. Assess the impact of research-based best practice/improvement theory on student achievement

21. Professional Development

24. Team Planning
Use the planning tool
Leave with a plan!

25. Thinking about PDSA this past year… what’s in your “top 3”?
Top 3 Successes
Top 3 Struggles
Reaction question
What changes will be made to next year’s PDSA efforts?

26. Next steps…
SIP
SMART goals
PDSA
Professional Development
Use the “Organizing and Planning for CI” tool to guide your planning
Update your SIP by June 30th
Your school’s “plan on a page” draft with your SIP June 30th
Set and communicate direction!
Please complete the evaluation for today’s session

31. During the school year, non-proficient students (as indicated by the ITBS math problem-solving subtest) at Sample school will improve their math problem-solving skills as measured by an increase in the percentage of students scoring in the “high” and “proficient” levels on the ITBS math problem –solving assessment. The performance target is for 85% of Sample School students for score in the “high and “proficient levels.