Transcript District Coordinator for School Improvement Update

SAISD Focus/Priority
Training
Samantha Gallegos, Coordinator III
[email protected]
210.370.5481
Today’s Agenda
Welcome
Critical Success Factors
Turnaround Principles
Campus Improvement Plan
Grant Application
Focus School Requirements
• Designate a district contact
• Review ESEA Turnaround Principals and Critical
Success Factors
• Should have included in 2013-2014 CIP, no less
than one instructional intervention targeted at
closing existing achievement gaps; and
• Include reason for identification of intervention
and fully implement in 2014=2015
If IR and Focus, embed interventions from here
into required improvement plans.
Priority (Non-TTIPS)
• Designate a DCSI
• Participate in required training provided by TEA,
TCDSS and attend AIE Conference. In addition to
any training specific to the grant.
• Engage in TAIS process, evaluate current school
staff and create a plan which should have been
submitted at the end of the 2013-14 school year
that addresses the turnaround principles. This
plan, based on the principles, will be fully
implemented by the school in 2014-15 school
year.
C
Improve Academic Performance
Increase the Use of Quality Data
to Drive Instruction
Increase Leadership Effectiveness
Increase Learning Time
Increase Family and Community Engagement
Improve School Climate
Increase Teacher Quality
Turnaround Principles
Strengthen the School’s Instructional Program
Using data to inform instruction and for continuous improvement, including
providing time for collaboration on the use of data
Provide strong leadership
Redesign the school day, week or year to include additional time for student
learning and teacher collaboration
Provide ongoing mechanisms for family and community engagement
Establishing a school environment that improves school safety, discipline and
addressing other non-academic factors that impact student achievement.
Ensuring teachers are effective and able to improve instruction
CSFs & Turnaround Principles
Critical Success Factors
Turnaround Principles
Improve Academic Performance
Strengthen the School’s Instructional
Program
Increase Use of Quality Data to
Drive Instruction
Use of Data to Inform Instruction
Increase Leadership Effectiveness
Provide Strong Leadership
Increase Learning Time
Redesigned School Calendar
Increase Family and Community
Engagement
Ongoing Family and Community
Engagement
Improve School Climate
Improve School Environment
Increase Teacher Quality
Ensure Effective Teachers
TAIS -Steps of Needs Assessment
Process
Step 1: Establish Purpose of Needs Assessment
and Establish the Team
Step 2: Gather Data
Step 3: Data Analysis
Step 4: Root Cause Analysis
Step 5: Prioritize Needs
Step 6: Set Goals
• Address at least 1 INSTRUCTIONAL
INTERVENTION in 2013-2014 SY to target
deficiencies and close achievement gap
• Reasons for identification and intervention
are to be included in CAMPUS
IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Review your 2013-2014 CIP, what did you identify as
the INSTRUCTION INTERVENTION that you were going
to fully implement in 2014-2015
How do I know that INTERVENTION is happening on
your campus? How are you measuring the impact of
the intervention?
Improvement Plan Process
Focus Schools
Determine
Achievement
Gaps
Identify Needs
Set Goal to
Address Closing
Gaps
Determine
Strategies/
Interventions
Include in
2013-2014 CIP
& Begin
Implementation
Include in
2014-2015 CIP &
Fully Implement
• Address each Turnaround Principal in 20132014 SY to target deficiencies and close
achievement gap
• Activities addressing each Turnaround
should be included in CAMPUS
IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Review your 2013-2014 CIP, what activities did you
identify to support each of the Turnaround Principals
that are currently being implemented in 2014-2015.
How do I know that these activities are happening on
your campus? How are you measuring the impact of
the intervention?
Improvement Plan Process
Priority Schools
Determine
Achievement
Gaps
Identify Needs
Set Goal to
Address Closing
Gaps
Determine
Strategies to
address each TP
Include in
2013-2014 CIP
& Begin
Implementation
Include in
2014-2015 CIP &
Fully Implement
Your Campus Improvement Plan
Gaps
in Data
(Problem statement)
Annual
Goal
Using a highlighter/pen, identify
your existing goals that support
closing the achievement gaps.
S M A R T Goals
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Results-based
Time-bound
ORIGINAL
“Increase academic performance with a
percentage of students meeting passing
performance of 80% or greater.”
REVISED
“By the end of the 2014-2015 school year,
9th grade reading performance will increase
from 70% to 80% as measured by CBAs and
STAAR assessments.”
When selecting strategies…
Selecting strategies…
Link to the need to achieve the annual goal
Are research based
Are broad and overarching
Increase efficiency in teaching and learning
Provide overall direction
“Data driven decisions will be made”
“Address student group needs that will
ensure mastery of all standards required.”
“Utilization of Professional Learning Communities”
“Increase capacity of teachers by utilizing
differentiated instruction in the classroom ”
“Tie awards and incentives to positive academic
interventions”
The Grant Application