Transcript Looking Ahead and Planning for School Restructuring

LOOKING AHEAD AND
PLANNING FOR SCHOOL
RESTRUCTURING
Raising Student Achievement Conference
December 4-5, 2006
AGENDA
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Brief background: What is restructuring?
“What Works When” Discussion
IL policy and practice for restructuring
IL e-Plans: Restructuring Template (live)
Q and A
WHAT IS RESTRUCTURING?
Significant redirection: a change of governance ….
• After the 5th calculation when a school has not
made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
• Planning: a one year process.
• Implementation: one or more years as needed to
fully implement the plan. Title I funds can
continue on, with the specific set-asides in place.
District Responsibilities
To develop a plan within 6 months of notification of
the school’s status on behalf of the school to be
implemented if the school doesn’t make AYP.
RESTRUCTURING ACTIONS
broadly described
A district must pick one or more of these:
• Reopen as a charter school.
• Replace all or most of the staff, which
may include the principal.
• Enter into a contract with an entity.
• Implement any other major restructuring
of the school’s governance.
• State takeover (not an option a district
can select in IL)
CONTINUUM FOR CORRECTIVE
ACTIONS AND RESTRUCTURING
Corrective Actions*
Early restructuring
Change in governance
Restructuring
From less to more severe actions
* Or other district actions
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND
RESTRUCTURING PLANS
SIP REVISION
YR 2
RESTRUCTURING PLAN
YR 4
YR
5
YR 6
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
CORRECTIVE ACTION
RESTRUCTURING
“WHAT WORKS WHEN”
DISCUSSION
Finding the best “fit” for your school/district
• Read/Discuss Key Success Factors and
Challenges of the What Works When
handouts (Appendix A handout)
• Indicate: Yes”, “No”, “Maybe” this option
would be right for our school
• What’s one “Take-away” for you from the
What Works When documents?
LATEST FROM ISBE
Corrective Action
(Title I funded
schools)
• Now included as
part of the required
SIP in Illinois ePlans
• (What about nonTitle I funded
schools?)
Restructuring
• A consultative
process with
ISBE
• Stand-alone ePlan
SIPs and Restructuring e-Plans available at the Interactive
Illinois Report Card at http://iirc.niu.edu/.
THE THREE SECTIONS OF THE
RESTRUCTURING E-PLAN
I. Restructuring Options
II. Restructuring Plan
Description
III. Board Approval
QUICK TIPS ON THE E-PLAN
• Illinois e-Plans will populate state
assessment data and school/district
information automatically.
• To complete the e-Plan, you’ll check the
restructuring options and use text boxes to
describe the actions to be taken in the
school.
• Finally, you’ll indicate the board approval
data.
THE PLANNING PROCESS
• Analysis/Reflection
• Review and
Evaluation
• Communication and
Collaboration
• Reducing and
Eliminating Barriers
DISTRICT STAFF AND ISBE
CONSULTATION
Once the restructuring plan has been submitted,
ISBE will consult with district staff…you are
welcome to contact us prior to that time, as well,
to talk through your ideas.
Inclusion of these topics in the restructuring plan
description is optional:
Option allowed in the law
Reasons for section
Corrective actions (or other district actions leading to
the restructuring actions)
State assessment data
Timeline for implementation
PLANNING RESOURCES
ISBE Restructuring Guidance
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/nclb/htmls/restructuring_guidance.
htm
LEA and School Improvement Non-Regulatory Guidance,
revised July 21, 2006 at
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/schoolimprovementguid.
doc
School Restructuring Under No Child Left Behind: What Works
When? A Guide for Education Leaders (100 pages)
http://www.centerforcsri.org/files/RestructuringGuide.pdf
Your RESPRO http://www.isbe.net/sos/pdf/respro_contacts.pdf
Look Before You Leap contact Debbie Lee,
[email protected]
CONTACT INFORMATION
• Sheila Burns, RESPRO consultant, ROE
27,28 & 49, [email protected]
309/736-1111
• Carol Diedrichsen, Federal Grants and
Programs, ISBE [email protected]
217/524-4832