1. Pontotoc City School District

2. Pontotoc City School District believes LEARNING is a priority, a need, and a desire. To be successful, we must nurture a learning community that allows everyone to participate in trusting, respectful relationships. Together, we are committed to Reaching Higher Levels of Learning.

3.  Planning Team  Comprehensive Needs Assessment  Summarize Needs  Prioritize Needs  Develop your Schoolwide Plan  Budget  Implement – Monitor – Evaluate – Revise

4.  Small, diverse, representative group lead by the principal  Knowledgeable people, confidence of the school’s various constituency groups  Respected community and teacher leaders  Consider positions – people rotate based on who holds the position  Collaborative working relationship  Communicates with the groups it represents  Responsible for creating a program that meets local, state, and federal education requirements and community expectations

5.  Centerpiece of planning process  Process will guide you to identify strengths and weaknesses and specify priorities for improving student achievement and meeting challenging academic standards  Examine educational experiences from the perspective of others – students, parents, teachers, administrators, community

6.  Systematic effort to acquire an accurate, thorough picture of the strengths of a school community that can be used in response to the identified educational needs of students  Perceived or actual – both are important  Collect multiple sources of data – examine across multiple years, grade levels  Disaggregated based on subgroups – to compare  Identify patterns, trends, strengths, weaknesses

7.  Determine Data Collection Methods and Plans  Collect the Data  Summarize the Evidence  Analyze Program Needs and Set Goals  One of the most important steps – PLC questions  Begin with one or two major issues and set focus areas for long-term goals  Prioritize according to ideal, then consider the reality

8.  The Five Dimensions  Student Achievement  Curriculum and Instruction  Professional Development  Family and Community Involvement  School Context and Organization

9. The ultimate aim of the needs assessment and the district/school plan is to increase student performance. It is important for everyone in your school to understand the process and the plan.

10.  Establish a planning team and meeting schedule  Decide what information you will gather for each dimension (Comprehensive Needs Assessment)  Start gathering the data

11.  Parent Survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?PREVIEW_MODE=DO_NOT_USE_THIS_ LINK_FOR_COLLECTION&sm=Y72bhmb%2b%2fHkrIwoxjtUr92Whf21nD5W wKyHKnaTePxo%3d  Staff Survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?PREVIEW_MODE=DO_NOT_USE_THIS_ LINK_FOR_COLLECTION&sm=nlEXgd61x1M4x3T8qUg09DdEvC6PFEE4xyxg EjyGPzg%3d

12.  Summarize – What did you find in reviewing the information? Keep all your notes and lists but plan on a one page summary.  Prioritize – Determine your focus with input from faculty and staff. Remember the district will have a focus also but the building will drive the direction for continuous improvement.  Budget

13.  Comprehensive Needs Assessment  School Reform Strategies  Instruction by Highly Qualified Professional Staff  High quality, ongoing professional development  Strategies to Attract Highly Qualified Staff  Strategies to Increase Parental Involvement  Preschool Transition Strategies  Teacher Participation in Making Assessment Decisions  Timely and Additional Assistance to Students Having Difficulty Mastering the Standards  Coordination and Integration of Federal, State, and Local Programs and Resources

14.  http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/innovative_suppo rt/TitleI/schoolwideplan/SchoolwidePlanTem plate2009.DOC http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/innovative_suppo rt/TitleI/schoolwideplan/SchoolwidePlanTem plate2009.DOC

15.  Supporting Data  Data Collection Sheets  Summary of Survey Data  Summary of Relevant Assessment Data  Prioritization of Needs  School Instructional Schedule  Professional Development Calendar  School Parent Compact  School Parent Involvement Policy

16.  Federal dollars  State dollars  Local dollars  Competitive dollars  Any other dollars you can find

17.  Implement  Monitor  Evaluate  Revise

18. Pontotoc City School District believes LEARNING is a priority, a need, and a desire. To be successful, we must nurture a learning community that allows everyone to participate in trusting, respectful relationships. Together, we are committed to Reaching Higher Levels of Learning.