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School Improvement Framework Update— What’s Our Story? New Mexico Coalition for School Administrators July 25, 2008 Presented by . . . Dr. Sheila Hyde Assistant Secretary Quality Assurance & Systems Integration Division Sam Ornelas Bureau Chief Title I Purpose Share the 2008-2009 School Improvement Framework Story 1 Framework. . . The Context 2 Framework. . . The Function 3 Framework. . . The Structure 4 Framework. . . The Processes What’s OUR Story for 08-09? “School Improvement” Teaching Like Our Lives Depend On It! Contextual Thinking “The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” Framework Definition --Albert Einstein Variables Agreements Principles The Context: SINOI Data Review 2007 2008 Total SINOI SI-1 SI-2 CA R1 R2 Total CA, R1, & R2 380 88 104 104 23 61 188 480* 95* 100* 100* 100* 85* 285 CA R1 R2 Districts 33 47* Framework Context: SINOI State Map Questa 1 out of 7 Raton 2 out of 5 Taos 4 out of 9 Penasco 2 out of 3 Las Vegas City 7 out of 9 Mora 3 out of 4 4 out of 10 Pecos 2 out of 3 3 out of 5 Tucumcari 1 out of 3 Clovis 6 out of 16 Framework Context: SINOI State Map Aztec 3 out of 7 Farmington 9 out of 17 Chama Valley 2 out of 5 Dulce 3 out of 3 Jemez Mountain 1 out of 6 Bloomfield 3 out of 7 16 out of 17 Rio Rancho 4 out of 15 Mesa Vista 2 out of 4 Cuba 3 out of 3 Espanola 10 out of 17 Jemez Valley 3 out of 5 Pojoaque 4 out of 4 Zuni 4 out of 6 32 out of 35 7 out of 11 Bernalillo 7 out of 11 Santa Fe 18 out of 32 Moriarty 5 out of 8 Los Lunas 8 out of 16 Albuquerque 86 out of 162 Belen 7 out of 11 Mountainair 1 out of 3 Framework Context: SINOI State Map Portales 8 out of 8 Dexter 3 out of 3 7 out of 20 Ruidoso 4 out of 6 1 out of 3 Lovington 1 out of 8 Hobbs 7 out of 17 Artesia 5 out of 10 Alamogordo 3 out of 17 Carlsbad 4 out of 15 Loving 2 out of 3 Framework Context: SINOI State Map Magdalena 2 out of 3 3 out of 7 Cobre 3 out of 6 Tularosa 1 out of 4 4 out of 6 Silver City 3 out of 9 Hatch Valley 3 out of 6 Lordsburg 1 out of 5 Las Cruces 21 out of 37 5 out of 11 Gadsden 11 out of 21 Framework Context: Principles & Agreements • One-size-fits-all approach does not work. • EPSS is working & online version is needed. • Teachers want more time to focus on classroom instruction. Framework Concepts: Principles & Agreements • Need for quality professional development at every level • Need for knowledge base • Need for better partnerships • Need for role clarification Framework Concepts: Principles & Agreements • Need for local control in decision making • Need for district and regional support teams • Limitations of PED capacity to serve 480 schools in SINOI category for 08-09 • “Good faith efforts” for R2 schools are reasonable to indicate progress • AYP data review needs to include subgroup analysis Framework Functions The School Improvement Framework tells the story of . . . NM Standards Success Indicators Roles & Responsibilities Improvement Tools Framework Functions: Roles School EPSS Standards and Criteria • Effective leadership • Quality Teaching & Learning • Collaborative Relationships • Support for Systemwide improvement Good Faith Efforts Districts (LEA) •Primary responsibility for choosing alternative governance option •Data analysis •Identify and implement strategies •Budget analysis aligned with school EPSS •School support teams PED (SEA) •Provide information •Set standards •Distribute resources •Monitor compliance •Assist district support teams •Intervene to correct deficiencies •Provide leadership for learning communities Functions of the System Build Local Capacity Provide Incentives for Change Build Systemic Change Provide Opportunities for Change NM System of Support “What we need are more people who specialize in the impossible.” --Theodore Roosevelt Framework Structure: Regional Support Components to Build Capacity • • • • • Northeast Northwest Central Southeast Southwest • Scope of work tied to EPSS • Web Access to EPSS • Compliance & Tech. Assistance Roles Framework Structure: District Support Model *OEA *REC *RQC NMPED PED Distinguished Consultants PSB Regional Staff District Support Team Regional Distinguished District Educators/ Liaison Partners* School Support Team *Northern Network *NCA *SQS *Re-Learning *Higher Ed. Institutions *Other Regional and National Consultants *SWCC Framework Structure: TA from PED/PSB •Tie data to decisions •Resource distribution •EPSS Technical Assistance •EPSS Focus •Technology & delivery systems •Support learning communities Continuous Improvement Collaboration Leadership •Resource Manager •Educational Partner •Coach (Data, systems, fiscal, etc) •Change agent Quality Teaching & Learning TA •Coordinate PD & TA •Knowledge base •Link curriculum to assessment Framework Structure:RtI The Three-Tier Model of Student Intervention Tier II 5-10% SAT/Sec. 504 Tier I 80-90% General Education If 80% or more are not meeting expectations, core practices are evaluated. Multidisciplinary Evaluation Academic and/or Behavioral Tier III 1-5% Sp. Ed. Academic and/or Behavioral Ongoing assessment of student’s response • short-cycle assessments •curriculum-based measures Academic and/or Behavioral The Process: Listening, Learning, & Doing in 07-08 School Improvement Fund Allocations to Districts ($14Million) School Improvement Advisory Team Meeting Superintendent Meeting at Spring Budget Workshop Stakeholder Working Session in ABQ June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 Letter to Superintendents & Charter February 2008 School Heads Stakeholder Conversation in ABQ January 2008 to identify issues and concerns School Improvement Framework 07-08 Implemented Summer 2007 Framework Review Process: The Who & The What Advisory Team Framework 2007-2008 SWCC Title I • What’s working? •What’s not working? •What do we need to do to make it work better? Framework 2008-2009 “Experience is a wonderful thing. It allows you to recognize a mistake when you make it again!” --Unknown The Framework: Revision Recommendations •Develop a graphic for pages 8-13 •Revise the scaffolding graphic organizer •Replace the word, “mandate” with appropriate language •Re-organize pages 15-18 with steps & sequence •Define Good Faith Efforts •Rubric revision •Summary at the end of each standard Framework: Benchmarks of Successful Curriculum & Instructional Alignment 1. Leadership & governance focus on student achievement. 2. District-wide measurable goals with timelines adhered to in each classroom & school. 3. Performance & learning goals are monitored in each school & reported quarterly. Framework: Benchmarks of Successful Curriculum & Instructional Alignment 4. An articulated curriculum and instructional sequence plan with pacing guides for core subjects is observable in each classroom. 5. Professional development for best practice teaching and achievement results is measured with common assessments for all teachers. Framework: Benchmarks of Successful Curriculum & Instructional Alignment 6. Reforms are urgently pressed into low performing schools and classrooms with differentiated instruction for subgroups. 7. Baseline data and formative assessments drive instructional interventions each month or quarter. 8. Early childhood and elementary schools focus on mastery of emerging literacy and numeracy skills. Framework: Benchmarks of Successful Curriculum & Instructional Alignment 9. Secondary schools teach basic reading and math skills while opening challenging courses to all students. 10. Low performing schools and special populations have targeted interventions each quarter to boost achievement. Source: Partners for Leaders in Education, University of Virginia Framework Processes: Title I Reasons for Revisions: •Federal Audit of EPSS •Stakeholder requests to have one School Improvement Plan Parental Notification Template School Choice EPSS Modifications Enhancements for 08-09 School Improvement Focus for 2008-2009 Our Story Develop a knowledge base Build effective networks with partners •Capacity •Sustainability •Relationships •Transparency •Collaboration •Leadership •Celebration Build local capacity with Regional/ District Support Model Develop an online EPSS What’s OUR Story for 08-09? “School Improvement” Teaching Like Our Lives Depend On It! Questions? “Anyone who isn’t confused doesn’t understand the situation.” --Edward R. Murrow Contact: Dr. Sheila Hyde Sam Ornelas Website: www.ped.state.nm.us