How Does Solid Foundation Work?

Thank you for considering Solid Foundation®

as your tool in building strong school communities that support student success Solid Foundation® is designed and developed by Academic Development Institute

Solid Foundation

A parent engagement process within a web-based structure to assess, plan, implement, and monitor parent involvement at the school level

Solid Foundation goes beyond compliance Provides the School Improvement Team with a structured process that increases parent involvement Provides meaningful parent engagement goals and activities that are linked to student achievement.

Assists schools in meeting all parent involvement requirements of Title I and NCLB

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Solid Foundation’s Cycle of Continuous Improvement

Assess Plan

Implement

Solid Foundation

10 Efficient Steps to a Strong School Community

Assess

Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

Step 4.

Step 5.

Hold Orientation Meeting Complete School Information Gather Key Documents Complete Policy Analysis Complete School Community Survey

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10 Efficient Steps to a Strong School Community

Plan

Step 6.

Step 7.

Step 8.

Download Resource Manual Create Needs Assessment Create an Action Plan

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10 Efficient Steps to a Strong School Community

Implement

Step 9.

Step 10.

Implement Action Plan Monitor and Evaluate

Solid Foundation

Continuous cycle of continuous improvement

Re-assess

your progress

Plan

your revisions

Implement

the revised plan

Solid Foundation Delivers

Program monitoring at a glance

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Features of the web based structure

Step by Step Approach Quality Resources Self-Sustaining Methods Flexible Options External Partner (Support) Site-Based Decision Making Web-Based Monitoring

Solid Foundation Delivers

A two-year assessment planning-implementation cycle for the School Improvement Plan

Sample Time Line

August 15

Complete Orientation Meeting

September 1

Complete School Information Form

Solid Foundation – Year 1

Complete Policy Analysis Complete School Community Survey Complete Needs Assessment

June 1

Create Action Plan

August 1

Implement Action Plan

Solid Foundation – Year 2 Aug –May

Implement and Monitor Progress

September 1

Evaluate Progress and repeat Solid Foundation process

How Solid Foundation Works

1. Partner Organization Enrolls in Solid Foundation

A Partner Organization can be a:

• • • • • • • • School District Title I Director State Agency Regional Office of Education State System of Support Parent Information Resource Center (PIRC) Consultant Organization that agrees to receive Solid Foundation training and work with the designated school

How Solid Foundation Works

1. Partner Organization Enrolls in Solid Foundation 2. The External Partner is Enrolled & Trained

The External Partner is a representative from the Partner Organization that assists the school team through the Solid Foundation process.

How Solid Foundation Works

What assistance does the External Partner Provide?

• • • • • Orientation for the school team Assists the team with assessment and planning Assists in developing the action plan Builds capacity with training and assistance Monitors implementation progress

How Solid Foundation Works

1. Partner Organization Enrolls in Solid Foundation 2. The External Partner is Enrolled & Trained 3. External Partner Enrolls Participating Schools

Any school will benefit by using Solid Foundation’s 10 efficient and effective steps to building a strong School Community.

If the Partner Organization is a state agency, the agency might select schools “in need of improvement” or Title 1 Schools.

How Solid Foundation Works

1. Partner Organization Enrolls in Solid Foundation 2. The External Partner is Enrolled & Trained 3. External Partner Enrolls Participating Schools The School Principal Directs the Process

The school principal, along with a school based team, works with the External Partner to implement Solid Foundation strategies that increase parent involvement.

How Solid Foundation Works

Who is the School Team?

A school improvement team or other team that includes the principal, teacher representatives, parent representatives, and parent facilitator.

Parents are an important part of this team.

Solid Foundation

• Recognized by the United States Department of Education as a research-based parent involvement tool. •Designed, developed, and field-tested by Academic Development Institute (ADI) in 18 states over 20 years.

•Effective in increasing academic achievement in high-poverty schools.

“This is a valuable tool that should be added to the toolbox of every school!”

Steve Fiechtner,

Education Program Specialist South Dakota Department of Education

Solid Foundation Offers

Three paths to meaningful parent engagement

Path 1

Your school team will conduct a self-assessment, develop a plan, and implement specific strategies that fit your school’s purpose and plan

Solid Foundation Offers

Three paths to meaningful parent engagement

Path 2

Your School team will survey parents and teachers (and students in high schools), receive the resulting report (School Community Index), conduct a self assessment, develop a plan, and implement specific strategies that fit your school’s purpose and plan.

Solid Foundation Offers

Three paths to meaningful parent engagement

Path 3

Your school will implement the full Solid Foundation comprehensive model over a two year period guided by your site-based School Community Council

“The most essential outcome of Solid Foundation is that it creates or regenerates school ownership as a partnership between the role players in the school and the home.”

John Cunningham,

Title 1 Director Alton, IL

We can help you to build strong school communities within the schools you serve.

Denice Hildebrandt

Academic Development Institute 121 N. Kickapoo, Lincoln, IL 62656 1-800-759-1495 Ext. #10 [email protected]

Visit our websites for more resources:

http://www.families-schools.org

In Illinois http://www.illinoisparents.org

View additional information behind the Path tabs on the websites: Complete Program Description

Path 1 Booklet Path 2 Booklet Path 3 Booklet