Transcript Navigating Indistar® to Develop & Implement Your Student and School Success Action Plan Office of Student and School Success Paul Wieneke, Indistar® Program.

Navigating Indistar® to Develop & Implement Your
Student and School Success Action Plan
Office of Student and School Success
Paul Wieneke, Indistar® Program Specialist
Logan Endres, Indistar® Program Assistant
Sue Cohn, School Improvement Specialist/Contractor
Travis Campbell, Former Director
Tools to Support This Presentation
http://www.k12.wa.us/StudentAndSchoolSuccess/ActionPlanHandbook.aspx
Student and School Success Action-Planning
Handbook: A Guide for School Teams
• Section II & Appendix A – ActionPlanning Process
• Section IV & Appendix F – Title I
Schoolwide Plans
• Section V & Appendix G – Title I
Targeted Assistance Plans
• Appendix B – Data Reflection Tools
• Appendix C – Current Level of
Development
• Appendix H – ESEA-AYP School
Improvement Plan
Logging In
Log-in using the login and password provided to you by the Office of Student
and School Success:
• Go To: www.indistar.org
• Click the “Login” button
Pause and Reflect
Before beginning this presentation, please reflect on
your current school improvement process:
• Who leads the action-planning process?
• Who is involved in creating and implementing plans?
• How do you gather and use data about student
achievement and educator practice?
• How does current research around evidence-based
practices influence the action-planning process?
• How do you monitor the impact of plans?
• What support do you receive to implement your plans? To
monitor progress?
“Pause and Reflect”: When you see these in the presentation, please
pause and reflect on questions posed.
Learning Outcomes
Intended Audience: New Indistar® Users, Principals, Leadership Teams,
Success Coaches, and Educational Service District Leaders
Participants collaboratively build and demonstrate
understanding of:
• Indistar® and its many features (e.g., Document Upload, Docs
& Links, Snapshot, Navigation Toolbar)
• 17 “School-Level Expected Indicators”
• Indistar® action-planning stages: Assess-Create-Monitor
• Supports and Services (e.g., Action-Planning Handbook,
Contacts)
Identified Priority, Focus, SIG, and RAD schools have
Student and School Success Leadership Coaches ready
to assist you with Indistar®
Success Criteria
Participants can:
• Log-in and Navigate the Indistar® Action-Planning Tool
• Use the Current Level of Development Guidance to assess
Indicators
• Access the Student and School Success Action-Planning
Handbook: A Guide for School Teams
• Locate Indistar® Materials and “How-to” Guides
• Contact the Office of Student and School Success
What is Indistar®?
• A web-based action-planning system for facilitating “rapid
turnaround” initiatives
• Used by district and school improvement teams to inform,
coach, sustain, track, and report improvement activities
• Provides school, district, ESD, and state-level access
• A tool to guide the collaborative process toward:
• Arriving at consensus regarding current levels of development
of evidence-based practices, and
• Moving forward with goals, objectives, and tasks that address
turnaround initiatives
What is Indistar®? (continued)
The Indistar® School-Level Account provides:
• Access to the 17 School-Level Expected Indicators, “Wise
Ways” research, and resources associated with each Indicator
• Opportunities for coaches and district-level leaders to provide
feedback on your action plan
• Access to the file cabinet (Document Upload feature) to
upload supplemental evidence
• Administrative and reporting features to monitor school
progress and provide feedback
Continuous Improvement Process
Indistar® Planning Phases
Form Leadership
Team
Student and School Success
“Turnaround Principles”
• Principle 1: Provide strong leadership
• Principle 2: Ensure teachers are effective and able to improve
instruction
• Principle 3: Expand time for student learning and teacher
collaboration
• Principle 4: Strengthen the school’s instructional program
• Principle 5: Use data to inform instruction and for continuous
improvement
• Principle 6: Establish a safe and supportive school environment
• Principle 7: Engage families and community
Indicators and Expected Indicators
“Indicators” are rapid improvement evidence-based practices at
the district, school, and classroom level used to improve student
learning.
– Each Indicator describes a concrete behavior or professional
practice that research confirmed contributes to student learning.
– They are written in plain language so teams can respond with
certainty when asked if the specific behavior is standard practice
in the school.
– Each Indicator relates to a Student and School Success Principle
(“Turnaround Principle”).
– Research (known as “Wise Ways” in Indistar®) is provided for
every Indicator.
Indicators and Expected Indicators
(continued)
“Expected Indicators” are those that OSPI has designated as
required in school and district action plans.
– Schools must have one “active” Expected Indicator per Student
and School Success Principle from the bank of 17 School-Level
Expected Indicators
– “Active” Indicators include S.M.A.R.T. goals, tasks, and timelines
Expected Indicator - P5 IID08
Instructional teams use student learning data to assess
strengths and weaknesses of the curriculum and instructional
strategies.
Pause and Reflect
Leadership Teams who effectively engage in this actionplanning process:
• Acquire a deep understanding of the behavior or
practice described in Indicators
• Use Wise Ways research embedded in Indistar® to help build
that understanding
• Gather and utilize a variety of data around educator use of the
practice and impact on student learning
• Engage in a culture of candor
Please reflect on your Leadership Team’s experiences in:
• Using research in the action-planning process and
• Engaging in frank conversations around data related to
educator practice and student learning.
Logging In
Log-in using the login and password provided to you by the Office of Student
and School Success:
• Go To: www.indistar.org
• Click the “Login” button
“My Dashboard”
Ability for users to upload
documentation, evidence, and
other files necessary to support
their plan
Link to school-level Indicators to
assess, plan, and monitor
Ability for users to access vital
resources such as the “Current Level
of Development”
Quick access to
live reports
How to Access “Docs and Links” Tab
from “My Dashboard”
“Docs and Links” Tab
The “Docs and Links” tab provides access to the “Current Level of
Development” tool, S.M.A.R.T. Goal Rubric, and many other resources.
How to Navigate to “School Main”
Page from “My Dashboard”
“School Main” Page
The “School Main” Page is the “heart of the tool.” From here, you are able to
Assess, Create, and Monitor Indicators as well as access the Navigation
Toolbar.
Assess – Create - Monitor
This is where the team goes to assess Indicators, craft plans for those
assessed Indicators, and monitor the implementation of those plans.
“Snapshot” Feature
The “Snapshot” is a great, easy way to get up-to-theminute information about recent activity and past due
items.
Navigation Toolbar
Never get lost! The Navigation Toolbar makes it easy for users to make their way from
Indicator work, to Coaching Comments, reports, and more.
Glossary of Icons on the Navigation
Toolbar
Keep leadership
team updated at
all times!
Share Coaching
Comments with the
team and respond.
Capture
Leadership Team
meetings (agendas
& minutes).
View, export, or
print more than 20
report varieties.
Reports
Key reports include:
• Comprehensive Plan Report (i.e., the school’s Action Plan)
• Tasks Report
• Coaching Comments Report
• Indicator Checklist Report (create a custom report containing specific indicators)
Note: The “Help” Button is there throughout the ‘Reports’ Feature within the Navigation Toolbar.
Assess-Create-Monitor
Before Assessing Indicators
• Engage in analysis (“Deep Data Dive”) of student achievement,
demographic, and educator/organizational capacity data; use Data
Reflection Protocols (Appendix B – p. 46)
• Complete “Current Level of Development” for each Indicator
(Appendix C – p. 72)
How to Assess an Indicator
Step One: Click “Assess” on ‘School Main’ Page
How to Assess an Indicator (cont.)
Step Two: Apply Indicator filter
How to Assess an Indicator (cont.)
Step Three: Select Indicator
How to Assess an Indicator (cont.)
Step Four: Choose Level of Development (CLD), Priority Score, Opportunity Score, and Describe
CLD. Next, select “Save and Go To Plan.”
How to Assess an Indicator (cont.)
Step Five: Wise Ways
How to Access “How-to Guides”
from “My Dashboard”
Reducing Duplication of Effort in
School Improvement Plans
• Title I Schoolwide Plans
(Handbook Section IV)
• Title I Targeted Assistance Plans
(Handbook Section V)
• ESEA-AYP School and District
Plans (Handbook Appendix H)
• Title III District Plans (Coming Fall
2015)
• AWSP/Marzano Leadership
Framework
Pause and Reflect
Success Criteria Review
Participants can:
• Log-in and Navigate the Indistar® Action-Planning Tool
• Use the Current Level of Development Guidance to assess
Indicators
• Access the Student and School Success Action-Planning
Handbook: A Guide for School Teams
• Locate Indistar® Materials and “How-to” Guides
• Contact the Office of Student and School Success
Identified Priority, Focus, SIG, and RAD schools have Student and School Success
Leadership Coaches ready to assist you with Indistar®
Student and School Success Contact
Information
Student and School Success Indistar Technical Assistance
•
Paul Wieneke, Indistar Program Specialist
– Email: [email protected] | Phone: 360-725-6319
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Logan Endres, Office of Student and School Success Assistant
– Email: [email protected] | Phone: 360-725-4960
Other Student and School Success Contacts
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Michael Merrin, Director
– Email: [email protected] | Phone: 360-725-6503
Web Resources
Student and School Success Website: www.k12.wa.us/StudentAndSchoolSuccess
Indistar Website: www.Indistar.org
Supports and Resources
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Office of Student and School Success (OSSS)
Other OSPI Divisions (e.g., Teaching and Learning)
Educational Service Districts
Partnerships (e.g., WSSDA, WASA, AWSP, WEA)
iGrants for Priority and Focus Schools
OSPI Website: http://www.k12.wa.us/
OSSS Website:
http://www.k12.wa.us/StudentAndSchoolSuccess/default.aspx
Other Agency Contact Information
Special Programs and Federal Accountability (OSPI)
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Gayle Pauley, Assistant Superintendent, Special Programs and Federal Accountability
– Email: [email protected] | Phone: 360-725-6189
Title I (OSPI)
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Larry Fazzari, Title I/LAP/Targeted Assistance Program Supervisor
– Email: [email protected] | Phone: 360-725-6189
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Nate Marciochi, Title I Program Supervisor
– Email: [email protected] Phone: 360-725-6172