1. Agenda For Today! Welcome/Housekeeping
Reviewing Progress of the SIP Plan
School Report Out of Progress with Action Research (presentations/sharing from schools)
08-09 ARDT Plans (for next year)
Team Time (planning for the SIP)

2. 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

3. Professional Learning Community Model
Focus on Learning rather than Teaching
Work Collaboratively
Hold yourself accountable for the results

4. PLC Crucial Questions What do we want each student to learn?
What evidence do we have of the learning?
How will we respond when some students don’t learn?

5. Reviewing Progress of the 07-08 SIP Plan
SIP Rubric
SIP End of Year Review

7. Review SIP
Review SIP Rubric
Complete SIP End of Year Review form
Prioritize recommended changes for the SIP

8. School Report Out of Progress with Action Research
(presentations/sharing from schools)

9. Schools Elementary AM- Grant Elementary PM- Truman Middle School- Taft
High School- Sharing by content area

10. Sharing Progress of PDSA
By SIP Goal Area

11. Meet By Goal Area
1. Share the SMART goal & any in-process measures the team used to track progress
2. Discuss PDSA progress
Which steps of PDSA did you complete/focus on?
3. What went well? What worked? Why?
4. What did your team struggle with? Why?
5. What would you change or do differently next year?

12. Jot down some notes…

13. Meet By Goal Area
1. Share the SMART goal & any in-process measures the team used to track progress
2. Discuss PDSA progress
Which steps of PDSA did you complete/focus on?
3. What went well? What worked? Why?
4. What did your team struggle with? Why?
5. What would you change or do differently next year?

14. Return to your school’s table to report back…
Discuss…
-What did you learn?
-What were some similarities & differences?
-What will your team do differently next year?

15. 08-09 ARDT Plans
Some changes….

16. Elementary Schools
Plans for

17. Elementary Schools
Common SMART goal for all schools:
By June 2009, all elementary classrooms in the Cedar Rapids Community School District will implement the District literacy program with integrity and fidelity as measured by classroom walkthroughs and teacher self-assessments.

18. Measurement of Goal Measure Target Date
Classroom Walkthroughs- % Classrooms Observed
Percent of K-5 classrooms observed (3rd observation)
100%
By 6/5/09
Classroom Walkthroughs- % Implementation of Program
Percent of program implementation in K-5 classrooms
Teacher Self-Assessment of literacy program
Percent of literacy program implemented (per teacher)

19. Changes to ARDT…
In place of the traditional ARDT workshops that have occurred the last several years, resources will be devoted to the successful implementation of the District Literacy program.
Reading implementation teams from each school will meet 4 times during the year
Math & SEB teams will continue to use PDSA and SMART goals (but won’t attend District ARDT sessions)

20. Suggested Team Members:
Principal
Reading Coach
1 classroom teacher from every (K-5) grade
1 Special Education teacher
*Title 1 teacher

21. Updating the SIP

22. SIP Update Reminder… Complete all sections and components SMART Goals
Focus on skill, not a score
Include targets (and measures)
Action Plans
Reference where you are in PDSA
Be specific (critical few actions)
Professional Development
Tie PD to your action plan

25. Team Time!

26. Team Time… Plan the 2008-09 SIP:
Use information gathered today from:
the “SIP End of Year Review”
“SIP Rubric”
Notes from the SIP Goal Area discussions
Use the “organizing and planning for continuous improvement” worksheet
Update your school’s SIP and discuss key changes/recommendations for next year

27. Announcements & Wrap-Up
To Do List
Revise the SIP & the Plan on a Page (Due June 30th) to Gregg & Sandy
Future Dates
Quality Levels Self-Assessment (April 18th)
Professional Development Opportunities
Evaluation/feedback for today’s meeting