Transcript Comprehensive Needs Assessment Training

SAISD Federal Programs Department
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Stage 1 of the Organization and
Development Process
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Form the
Planning Team
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Stage 2 of the Organization and
Development Process
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Conduct the
CNA
What is the purpose of the
Comprehensive Needs Assessment?
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To serve as the centerpiece of the planning process
and the driving force of the district and campus
improvement plans.
To identify the educational strengths and areas of need
and reveal the priorities within the areas of focus for
the future.
To engage staff and other stakeholders in a data driven
process providing direction for the school in the
development of the Campus Improvement Plan (CIP)
and the justification for use of NCLB and other funds.
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What are the objectives of the
CNA?
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Clarify the vision for reform.
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Create a school profile in order to monitor and
assess the impact of programs, instruction, and
other resources related to student achievement.
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Identify and analyze data sources to ensure that
the learning needs of every child are met.
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What should be done before
completing the CNA?
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Review the purpose and outcomes for
conducting the CNA
 Establish
what is to be accomplished with this
process.
 Establish CNA committees composed of staff and
community members, parents and/or business
partners.
 Schedule meeting times and invite participants.
 Establish the short-and-long-term timelines for
completing the CNA.
Program Evaluation links to CNA
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The prior year’s Program Evaluation will help guide
the completion of the CNA.
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Those strategies that were recommended to
Continue or Modify (Program Evaluation, Step 8)
can be plugged into the CNA for 2015-2016.
Where can I find the Comprehensive
Needs Assessment?
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SAISD >
Departments >
Federal Programs
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Click on the Campus tab at
the top of the website
Scroll down to STAGE 2:
Conduct the
Comprehensive Needs
Assessment
Click on the CNA Document
What is the format of the
Comprehensive Needs Assessment?
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The CNA is an
Excel file
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There is a tab for
each focus area
to help identify
your needs
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There are 8 Focus Areas to
Complete
Focus Area
1 – Demographics
2 - Student Achievement
3 - School Culture & Climate
4 - Staff Quality, Recruitment, & Retention
5 - Curriculum & Instruction
6 - Family & Community Involvement
7 - School Context &Organization
8 - Technology
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There are 10 steps to completing
each Focus Area
Who should be involved in completing the
Comprehensive Needs Assessment?
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A Sub-Committee
must be formed in
order to complete
each Focus Area.
At a minimum, the
positions indicated on
the list must be
represented; other
staff/community
members are
recommended to also
participate.
Should CNA Committee Meetings be
documented?
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All Meetings
should be
documented and
turned in with your
CNA.
Utilize the agenda
template provided at
the end of the Excel
document to record
your CNA Committee
Meetings.
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What should be done before
completing the CNA?
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Prior to completing
the CNA, please
review all
appropriate data
sources and
complete the Data
Review
Checklist Tab.
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What should be done before
completing the CNA?
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Prior to beginning
the CNA, please
complete the
Campus
Snapshot Tab.
This is a new tab
and will help to
complete the
Executive Summary.
School-Wide Component 1 in CIP
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TEA has begun to conduct random validations for campuses
throughout Texas. If chosen, the following documents must
be submitted:
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Campus Improvement Plan (CIP)
Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) Summary
By including the following statement in your CIP, it ensures
that your CNA is the first step in your CIP process. As a Title I
Schoolwide Program, all documents must include the ten (10)
required components. (ESEA Sec.1114(b)(1)(A-J)) (34 CFR
200.25) For compliance purposes, the following Strategy and
Activities will be required in all 2015-2016 CIPs.
School-Wide Component 1 in CIP
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2015-2016 CIP
Function
Student Support
Strategy 1
A data campus snapshot was used to develop the Campus
Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA), which includes the
key priorities that populate the annual performance goals in
the Campus Improvement Plan. A CNA Executive Summary
will be completed to address SW-1.
Activity 1
Establish sub-committees for each focus area of the CNA.
Activity 2
Determine which types of data to collect and analyze to
develop the campus snapshot.
Schoolwide Comp
Comprehensive Needs Assessment (SW1)
Formative
Evaluation (Process
and Product)
CNA Executive Summary
Steps 1-10
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Each step is highlighted in Blue on each focus area.
Step 1: Org # and Campus Name
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Enter the Org Number
Enter the Campus Name
Note: Once the org number and campus name have been added on
the Demographics tab, all other tabs will have the campus number
and name.
Step 2: Focus Area Description
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Reading each Focus Area Description will help
guide the completion of the CNA.
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Step 3: Focus Area Guiding
Questions
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Each Focus Area has a different set of guiding questions
to help identify the campus needs for that Focus Area.
The Focus Area Guiding Questions should be answered
utilizing pertinent and relevant data sources.
The questions are optional and are located in the
Guiding Questions Tab.
Step 4: Key Priorities
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Once the committee agrees on the Key
Priorities for this Focus Area, state the expected
percentage of increase/improvement
opportunity to be identified for each of the
Annual Performance Goals (APG) for the CIP.
There can be one or more Key Priorities.
Step 5: Data Sources Reviewed
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Check the data sources/information that were
reviewed/analyzed for each Focus Area. Refer to
the Data Review Checklist for other data
sources.
Step 6: Academic Needs/Data
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List academic needs
and cite specific data
that determined the
academic needs.
Step 7: Strategies/Activities
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Identify and list
strategies and activities
that will address the
academic need(s).
You can have multiple
strategies or activities
for a single academic
need.
List the school-wide
component that
corresponds to the
strategy/activity in
parenthesis.
Note: Use your prior Program
Evaluation to determine what
strategies to use based on your
recommendations.
Step 8: Content Area
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Identify the content
area for each strategy
listed in Step 7.
More than one
content area may be
listed.
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Step 9: Strengths/Improvement
Opportunities
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Identify
strengths/improvement
opportunities within the
Focus Area based on
measurable data
reviewed.
List as a strength the
Annual Performance Goal
(APG) achieved on prior
CIP or the improvement
opportunity that will
meet the APG in the
upcoming CIP.
Step 10: Budget
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Identify the specific
funding source by
indicating the fund
number that will pay for
each strategy/activity
listed in Step 7.
Identify whether
campus or central office
department
budget/funds will be
used for the
expenditure.
Repeat Steps 2-10
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Repeat Steps 2-10 for each focus area.
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Reminder:
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Campuses must enter the org# and campus name
on the Demographics tab so that the org# and campus
name will automatically populate on the remaining
tabs.
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Submission Instructions
Steps to submit the completed CNA
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What should I do before I submit
the CNA?
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Save the CNA as an Excel Workbook.
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Use the following as the file name:
 Campus
Name 2015-2016 Comprehensive Needs
Assessment
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Agenda(s) and Committee Sign-in
Sheets
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Scan and save all agendas and committee sign-in
sheets as PDF files.
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Use the following as the file names:
 Campus
Name 2015-2016 CNA Sub-Committee
Agenda
 Campus
Review
Name 2015-2016 CNA Completion and
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How do I submit the Program
Evaluation?
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Email all documents to [email protected]
 CNA
 Agenda(s)
 Completion
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Use the following as the subject of the email:
 CNA–
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and Review(s)
Campus Name
Note: The CNA is not complete without the Agenda(s)
and Completion and Review sheet(s).
Deadline for Submission
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All documents must be submitted via
email by
4:30pm on Friday May 22, 2015
Please contact the Federal Programs
Department with any questions or concerns
(210) 554-8320