Transcript System Coherence in Arkansas

Arkansas ACSIP Pilot Project
(Indistar)
presented by
Elbert Harvey, Coordinator School Improvement/Standard
Assurance
Bobby Lester, Director of Federal Programs
School Improvement Specialist
Arkansas Department of Education
March 17th, 2015
Purpose of ACSIP
The purpose of the Arkansas Comprehensive School
Improvement Planning (ACSIP) is to provide a framework
for a comprehensive, highly structured specific and
focused action plan that addresses primarily the effective
use of the school’s implementation of goals, instructional
programs, and strategies to meet student needs.
The ACSIP model is an annual planning and fund
distribution design that must be used by all Arkansas
public and charter schools, as defined by Ark. Code Ann. §
6-15-419.
ACSIP at Work – Conceptually
School Level
1.
School leadership teams conduct a comprehensive needs
assessment to identify priorities, goals, interventions, and actions
that scientific-based research indicates will improve adult and
student performance and close achievement gaps.
2.
The team identifies resources available to successfully complete
school improvement actions, effectively implement interventions,
and meet goals to achieve intended outcomes.
3.
The school leadership team uses the ACSIP framework to develop
an annual plan that includes fund distribution.
4.
The team submits the collaboratively-developed plan to district
leadership for approval and support.
ACSIP Program Applications
Federal Programs
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Title I
Title II A
Title III
Title VI
ACSIP Budgets and Components
Federal Budgets
• Title I
• Title II A
• Title III
• Title VI
State Budgets
• ALE
• ELL
• NSLA
• PD
State Expectations
• ACSIP and APSCN must agree.
• NSLA expenditures must be at 85% or higher.
• Fund transfers among state categorical funds are
allowable, but fund balance may not exceed 20%
of total allotment of all state categorical funds.
• Waivers to exceed the 20% maximum may be
submitted for Commissioner approval.
Bottom Line
Where do funds come from? Where do funds go?
Did funds improve outcomes?
Audit Finding:
APSCN and ACSIP do not agree.
• WHY?
– Program people in ACSIP
– Budget people in APSCN
– Program people make amendments to ACSIP
– Budget people don’t know.
“What we have here is a failure to
communicate.”
A Journey through Time
It all started With!!!
Statewide System of Support
Next Came…
Academy of Pacesetting States
First Look
Indistar
Quick Fix to a “Finding”
Indistar – Parent Involvement Plan
Along Came
Indistar – SIG
ESEA Waiver, It was only “Logical”
Indistar – Priority and Focus Schools
Looking Forward “What If”
If we could only “BUDGET” ADI & ADE
Now!!!!!
How to “FLY” Pilot project
Parental Involvement Plan
• Optional Template for District and School
Plans
• Contains State and Federal Components
• Majority of Districts in the State use the
template
SIG Schools in Arkansas
• All SIG schools in Arkansas chose the
Transformation model
• Cohort 2 were required to utilize SIG Online Tool
to help with Transformational model
implementation
• Rapid Indicators
• Optional for Cohort 1
– All schools volunteered to use SIG Online Tool
SIG Schools in Arkansas
• Assess Indicators
• 11 Federal Requirements for Transformational Model
• Create Transformation Plan
• Crosswalk Indicators with Transformation Toolkit
• Budget
• Amendments
The Problem
Reality
• Compliance
Desired Future
• Authentic planning for
improvement
• Allowability
• Identified Need
• District Direction
• Leadership Team Allocated
• Complexity of Reporting
• Simplicity of Reporting
The Solution - Divide and Conquer
The ACSIP model is an annual planning and fund distribution design…
Planning
• Planning is reported in
Indistar, and school
improvement planning is
about school improvement.
Budgeting
• Budgets are reported in
APSCN and uploaded to the
Indistar plan as a separate
document.
• ADE program people
provide coaching support to
district and school
leadership on effective
implementation of
research-based indicators
for school improvement.
• ADE budget people
determine funding
allowability and provide
guidance for adherence to
state and federal rules and
regulations.
Learning to Budget
• Can we Budget at the Task Level
– We contracted with ADI to develop a process to
budget by task.
• Is there another way?
• How can me make Both Budget Match?
– We worked with ADI to develop a process to
import a Budget Document
The Indistar Improvement Equation
Adult
Student
Performance
Performance
Increased
Student
Learning
Coaching and Stakeholder Feedback
Formative
Assessments
the professional
practice of school
personnel, as well
as family supports
provided students
Interim Assessments
Summative
Assessments
End of Course
Assessments
All students
learning; most
performing at high
levels
The Indistar Improvement Process
1. Assess
Team assesses
indicators.
3. Monitor
Team monitors
progress.
2. Create
Team creates
and revises
objective plans.
Indicators in Arkansas
• Three required district-level indicators
• Five required indicators for schools with school wide Title I programs
• Three required from six state-identified indicators for all other schools
Let’s have a look!
http://www.indistar.org
Future “Learning to Soar”
• Evaluate our progress and process
• What lessons did we learn or “Should Have”
• Work with Legislative Audit
• Implement Title I application
• Add Title II & Title III applications
• Integrate Special Education
• Expand ACSIP Pilot or Proceed to Statewide Implementation
Questions
• Elbert Harvey
[email protected]
• Bobby Lester
[email protected]
• Richard Wilde
[email protected]
• Jayne Green
[email protected]