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Polk County Schools. School Improvement Seminars July 2012-2013. Principal Focus Group Results. Begin with small teams Hands on (bring it to life) Walk out with the major tenets in place A lot to digest: Assimilate when possible Meet and share with their Peers
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Polk County Schools School Improvement Seminars July 2012-2013
Principal Focus Group Results • Begin with small teams • Hands on (bring it to life) • Walk out with the major tenets in place • A lot to digest: Assimilate when possible • Meet and share with their Peers during the process
Expectations • Rough draft is built on last year’s plan • Revised draft of your SIP is in hand • Meet with the Sr. Coordinator’s, Sr. Manager, TRST’s of each goal/ subject area to fine tune (8 - 10 goals) • School Teams may choose to stay all day • Lunch on your own time frame
School Improvement Seminar Process • Overview; Title I; Best Practices * (Repeated before each Breakout 1.20 ‘) • Breakout Session I: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. • Breakout Session II: 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. • Breakout Session III: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. • School Leadership teams will rotate every 15minutes
BreakOut Sessions Breakout Sessions • Start with: • Reading/Writing: move to Math • Math: move to Science/STEAM • Science/STEAM: move to Attend. • Attendance: move to Suspension • Suspension: move to Goal Setting • Goal Setting: move to Read/Write
Additional Checklist Requirements Elementary • CELLA • Problem Solving • Optional Information : Title I • Final Checkout: • Sr. Director Review • Complete Survey • Title I Evaluation if applicable • Principal turn in Checklist
Additional Checklist Requirements Middle School • Civics • CELLA • Problem Solving • Optional Information : Title I • Final Checkout: • Sr. Director Review • Complete Survey • Title I Evaluation if applicable • Principal turn in Checklist
Additional Checklist Requirements High Schools • U.S. History • CELLA • Problem Solving • Optional Information : Title I • Final Checkout: • Sr. Director Review • Complete Survey • Title I Evaluation if applicable • Principal turn in Checklist
Changes Changes • School Improvement Website in Google doc’s • https://sites.google.com/a/mypolkschools.net/polk-fl-district-accountability-school-improvement/ • Items we will NOT be reviewing: • Florida Alternate Assessment (FAA) • EOC’s (Alg., Geometry, Biology) • Family Involvement
Florida Alternative Assessment FAA • Directions for accessing data to be used • Complete if you have ten (10) or more students in the cell • FAA Barriers and Strategies in Google Doc’s site • ESE sites will advise feeder schools of student enrollment
District Template Guidelines • Use SIP Resource Guides for School Improvement information • Only choose two (2) Barriers and Strategies • State and District determines: • Persons or Position Responsible for Monitoring • Process used to Determine Effectiveness • Evaluation Tools • One doc for School’s graded, another for School’s Rated
Polk SIP Brief • Purposes of the Brief • Initial request of the School Board last year • An abbreviated version for Progress Monitoring (PM) • All can update goals on Polk’s SIP Brief • Deliverable for C, D, F schools • Uploaded to Goggle Doc’s SIP website after every Progress Monitoring • Dates will be forthcoming
School Improvement Integrity Practices • All teachers have an copy of the SIP on their computer DESKTOP • This entails the full length SIP • The SIP Brief • All Teachers know your site’s goals • Data Chats refer back to the goals • Update the Brief • How far away are you from obtaining your goals? By Subject? By Grade?
Due Dates Due Dates • All school’s initial SIP in place first day of school (Goal’s) • All schools upload two(2) docs to Polk County’s SIP Google Doc’s website by October 12 • SIP Brief and the Trad. Plan • Priority and Focus Schools Upload to DOE also on October 12
Upload Processes • Confined to Administrators only • Just like an attachment • Add File • In your folders • Upload your Full Template • Upload your Brief • Historically, your goals will be tracked here • For your constituency • (Teachers, SAC, Parents)
More Dates • Live Meetings for Focus and Priority Schools –possibly others: • September 17 – 21 • Peer Reviews: September 24 – 28 • DAC/SAC Requirements are same • Note: Majority of SAC is community and parents • DA Checklists will not be released till August
Thank You! • School Tech • Principal on Assignment • Curriculum Department • Title I • Professional Development • Support Services • Attendance • Suspension • School Psychologists • ESOL • AAE: Goals
Accountability / School Improvement Principal on Assignment Eileen Castle Sr. Coordinator Donna Buckner