1. Polk County Schools School Improvement Seminars July 2012-2013

2. Principal Focus Group Results  Begin with small teams  Hands on (bring it to life)  Walk out with the major tenets in place  A lot to digest: Assimilate when possible  Meet and share with their Peers during the process

3.  Rough draft is built on last year’s plan  Revised draft of your SIP is in hand  Meet with the Sr. Coordinator’s, Sr. Manager, TRST’s of each goal/ subject area to fine tune (8 - 10 goals)  School Teams may choose to stay all day  Lunch on your own time frame Expectations

4.  Overview; Title I; Best Practices * (Repeated before each Breakout 1.20 ‘)  Breakout Session I: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.  Breakout Session II: 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.  Breakout Session III: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.  School Leadership teams will rotate every 15minutes School Improvement Seminar Process

5. BreakOut Sessions  Start with:  Reading/Writing: move to Math  Math: move to Science/STEAM  Science/STEAM: move to Attend.  Attendance: move to Suspension  Suspension: move to Goal Setting  Goal Setting: move to Read/Write Breakout Sessions

6.  CELLA  Problem Solving  Optional Information : Title I  Final Checkout:  Sr. Director Review  Complete Survey  Title I Evaluation if applicable  Principal turn in Checklist Additional Checklist Requirements Elementary

7.  Civics  CELLA  Problem Solving  Optional Information : Title I  Final Checkout:  Sr. Director Review  Complete Survey  Title I Evaluation if applicable  Principal turn in Checklist Additional Checklist Requirements Middle School

8.  U.S. History  CELLA  Problem Solving  Optional Information : Title I  Final Checkout:  Sr. Director Review  Complete Survey  Title I Evaluation if applicable  Principal turn in Checklist Additional Checklist Requirements High Schools

9. Changes  School Improvement Website in Google doc’s  https://sites.google.com/a/mypolkscho ols.net/polk-fl-district-accountability- school-improvement/ https://sites.google.com/a/mypolkscho ols.net/polk-fl-district-accountability- school-improvement/  Items we will NOT be reviewing:  Florida Alternate Assessment (FAA)  EOC’s (Alg., Geometry, Biology)  Family Involvement Changes

11. Directions for accessing data to be used Complete if you have ten (10) or more students in the cell FAA Barriers and Strategies in Google Doc’s site ESE sites will advise feeder schools of student enrollment Florida Alternative Assessment FAA

12. 12 New DA Classifications School GradeESEA Category AReward Schools that increase their grade Reward B CPrevent DFocus FPriority

13. CriteriaRequirements “A” schools and Schools that improve a letter grade. Schools assigned a grade of “A” and schools that improve one or more letter grade Eligible to receive Florida School Recognition Program. Reward Schools

14. CriteriaRequirements “C” schools Submit, as part of the (SIP), specific research- based intervention strategies to increase student performance in reading and/or math If a school is increasing within the AMO’s but not making gains to meet the projected annual and six-year targets for three consecutive years, the formulation of specific research-based strategies by the district to meet annual targets in reading and/or mathematics is required. Prevent Schools

15. CriteriaRequirements “D” Schools Quarterly Sept. 20 Nov. 26 Jan. 25 March 29 DOE provides monitoring through regional teams. District directs interventions, monitors progress and support The school submits quarterly updates of the SIP Brief by uploading to Goggle Doc’s website. Baseline and mid-year performance data and mid year narrative. Focus Schools

16. CriteriaRequirements “F” Schools FDOE Department provides embedded support through regional teams Priority Schools School Compliance Checklist Priority Schools

17. Annual Measurable Goals (AMO)

18.  Use SIP Resource Guides for School Improvement information  Only choose two (2) Barriers and Strategies  State and District determines:  Persons or Position Responsible for Monitoring  Process used to Determine Effectiveness  Evaluation Tools  One doc for School’s graded, another for School’s Rated District Template Guidelines

19. Person or Position Responsible for Monitoring Process Used to Determine Effectiveness of Strategy Evaluation Tool/Deliverables 1.Principal, AP/C/A, Instructional Facilitators/Teachers 2.Principal, AP/C/A, Instructional Facilitators,Teachers/PLC’s 3.Academic Instructional Facilitators, Teachers/ bi- weekly PLC’s 4.Principal, AP/C/A, Instructional Facilitators,Teachers/PLC’s Simultaneous: 1.Principal, AP/C/A Optional: 6. School Leadership Team 1. Administer Formative assessments 2. Data Day Chats 3. Data Chats to make curricular/instructional decisions based on review of student data and artifacts 4. Data Chats to make curricular/instructional decisions based on review of student data and artifacts Simultaneous: 5. a. Daily classroom walk-throughs (3 -5’) b. Informal observations 10 -25’) c. Formal Observations (30’ or more) Optional: 6.Two (2) Live Meetings (First Progress Monitoring and Mid- Year) 1. Discovery Assessments 2. Initial creation of MTSS Tier matrix of grade level scores by subject (Reading, Math, Science, Writing, EOC’s) 3. Common Assessments (Teacher made by grade level and subject) 4. Adjusted barriers and strategies by MTSS Tier matrix of grade level and subject three (3) x within a school year Simultaneous: 5. Aggregated data by teacher, grade level, and subject area Optional: 6.Questions for Progress Monitoring Polk County Protocols Reward, Prevent, Focus & Priority

20. SIP Brief

21.  Purposes of the Brief  Initial request of the School Board last year  An abbreviated version for Progress Monitoring (PM)  All can update goals on Polk’s SIP Brief  Deliverable for C, D, F schools  Uploaded to Goggle Doc’s SIP website after every Progress Monitoring  Dates will be forthcoming Polk SIP Brief

22.  All teachers have an copy of the SIP on their computer DESKTOP  This entails the full length SIP  The SIP Brief  All Teachers know your site’s goals  Data Chats refer back to the goals  Update the Brief  How far away are you from obtaining your goals? By Subject? By Grade? School Improvement Integrity Practices

23. Due Dates  All school’s initial SIP in place first day of school (Goal’s)  All schools upload two(2) docs to Polk County’s SIP Google Doc’s website by October 12  SIP Brief and the Trad. Plan  Priority and Focus Schools Upload to DOE also on October 12 Due Dates

25.  Confined to Administrators only  Just like an attachment  Add File  In your folders  Upload your Full Template  Upload your Brief  Historically, your goals will be tracked here  For your constituency  (Teachers, SAC, Parents) Upload Processes

26.  Live Meetings for Focus and Priority Schools –possibly others:  September 17 – 21  Peer Reviews: September 24 – 28  DAC/SAC Requirements are same  Note: Majority of SAC is community and parents  DA Checklists will not be released till August More Dates

27.  School Tech  Principal on Assignment  Curriculum Department  Title I  Professional Development  Support Services  Attendance  Suspension  School Psychologists  ESOL  AAE: Goals Thank You!

28. Principal on Assignment Eileen Castle Sr. Coordinator Donna Buckner Accountability / School Improvement