Transcript May 8th Lead Agency Directors’ Meeting May 8, 2012

ExCEL Academic Liaison Meeting
 Elementary- January 8, 2015
 Middle/High School – January 15, 2015
Welcome and Introductions
GOALS
 Review SFUSD & ExCEL priorities that guide our work:
ExCEL Theory of Action, SQII and Habits of Mind
 Review the 2014-15 ExCEL Quality Action Plan
process
 Reflect on current site after school efforts
 Share and discuss practices with colleagues
Agenda
 Welcome, Goals & Community Building
 2014-15 SFUSD/ExCEL Priorities & ExCEL Quality Action Plan
 Reflection
 Sharing practices: Hillcrest Elementary Model
 Small groups
 LUNCH
 Discussion groups: Homework support vs tutoring; Messages
to Principals; Academic Liaison Feedback Form
 Wrap up
Community Building Activity
SFUSD Six Strategies for Success
These, our highest leverage strategies to achieve our goals, will have
impact at all levels of the system and are our shared roadmap for
raising student achievement.
# 1: Implement SFUSD Core Curriculum and use
student data to make informed decisions.
#2: Provide tiered level of academic and behavioral
support using a Response to Intervention model.
#3: Build a clear vision, culture and conditions for
college and career readiness.
#4: Differentiate central office supports to schools
through a multi-tiered system of support.
#5: Recruit & develop teachers, leaders, and staff.
highly qualified
#6: Implement SFUSD’s Family Engagement
Standards.
SFUSD School Quality
Improvement Index
 Measurements
ExCEL Theory of Action
Theory of Action… in Action!
Table Activity
Pair Share: Review and discuss “columns” 2 and 3 of the
Theory of Action:
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Regular Participation
In High Quality Programs
Has Direct Benefit for Youth
Contributes to Other Positive Outcomes
Guiding Questions
In High Quality Programs
 Select one of the subcategories that your program
does well for students. Share examples.
Has Direct Benefit for Youth
 Select one of the subcategories that you would like to
improve for students. Share why.
Overlay SQII with the Theory
of Action
GUIDING QUESTION for column 4:
Pair Share Discussion:
Contributes to Other Positive Outcomes
 What other positive outcome(s) do you want to see for
students?
 How do SFUSD SQII measurements align?
Brain Energizer!
ExCEL Quality Action Plan 2014-15
 What is it?
Quality Action Plan: a year-long process that includes:
planning/establishing goals, implementation, support, and
reflection
 Why are we doing it?
The purpose of the QAP (Quality Action Plan) and related
process is to strengthen ExCEL program quality.
 Who is involved?
The ExCEL QAP Team is comprised of ExCEL Staff, coaches,
and DCYF Beacon staff.
Quality Action Plan
Articulated Goals and related practices in 4 areas:
• Academic: developed in partnership with the Academic
Liaison
• Site Defined Goal based upon data from Spring 2014
• Restorative Practices- cohort
• Physical Activity- cohort for middle/HS
Quality Action Plan
What key actions are underway?
 Site Observations: January/February
 Progress Report due January 30
 Site Meetings: February/March
How do Academic Liaisons fit in?
 Inform progress updates
 Participate in site meetings (as scheduling allows)
Site Observations
The Site Observation will include 3 parts:
 Learning Environment & Intentional Design/
Community Building
 Restorative Practices “Circle”
 Physical Activity
The purpose of these visits is to provide supportive
feedback to help strengthen program quality.
Site Progress Updates
SITE PROGRESS REPORTS IN EMS
By 1/30/15, sites will go into EMS and complete brief progress
updates for each QAP Goal:
Academic, Site Defined, Restorative Practice, Physical Activity
The updates will include:
1) Accomplishments,
2) Areas in Need of Attention,
3) Next Steps.
Site Meetings
 Site Meetings will be facilitated by the ExCEL QAP
Team Members in February/March 2015 to discuss
progress on QAP Goals.
Reflection
Reflection
Resources:
 QAP 2014-15
 ExCEL program profiles
 Academic Liaison work plan
Reflection
 Is the QAP reflective of the data in the ExCEL site profile?
 What other data could be used to develop the academic
component of the QAP?
 How has the QAP academic goal impacted student success
at your site?
 Assess your progress to date in implementing your
Academic Liaison work plan. How might you adjust your
time for the 2nd semester?
 If you are providing PD to after school staff, what changes
would you make based on the information here today?
Sharing examples of our work
 Presentation from Hillcrest Elementary School
Brain Energizer!
Small Groups
 Share reflections with group – 2 minutes per person
 Pair Share – new ideas/thoughts that inform your work
moving forward
 Share out to larger group – 1 aha from the table
discussion
Lunch
Brain Energizer!
Looking ahead: Discussion Groups
1. Homework support vs. Tutoring
2. Key message for your principal re: After School
Academics
3. Academic Liaison feedback/reflection tool
Surveys
Wrap Up and Feedback