“LaSIG 2: Sustaining Practice through Goal Setting and Data”

1. “LaSIG 2: Sustaining Practice through Goal Setting and Data” MELANIE F. LEMOINE, PH.D. CO-DIRECTOR MONICA K. BALLAY, M.ED. EVALUATOR WWW.LASIG2.ORG

2. Project Background • Continuation of LaSIG • Focus on scaling up and sustainability • Move from school level to district level • 14 Districts throughout the state • Framework for district & school improvement

3. LaSIG 2 Districts 2008-2009 Union Morehouse East Carroll Claiborne Caddo Bossier West Carroll East Carroll Lincoln Webster Caddo Ouachita Richland Madison Jackson Bienville 14 Districts Red DeSoto DeSoto River Caldwell Franklin Tensas Winn Catahoula Natchitoches Catahoula LaSalle Grant Sabine Concordia Rapides EBR Livingston Vernon Rapides Avoyelles St. East Washington West Helena Feliciana Evangeline Pt. Allen Coupee Tangipahoa Beauregard EBR St. Landry Livingston WBR Calcasieu St. Tammany Jefferson Acadia RSD St. Davis Calcasieu Martin Iberville Lafayette Ascension St. John St. James RSD Iberia Assumption s Vermilion Cameron St. Charles Lafourche St. Bernard Jefferson St. Jefferson Mary Vermilion Terrebonne Plaquemines Assumption St. Charles Plaquemines 5/05

4. District & School Support • Annual Allocation to support initiatives • Schools and Districts ID improvement initiatives • Districts develop 5 year plan to participate • Site Liaison assigned to each district • Provide on-going support • Link to resources • Family Facilitator assigned to each district • Goodwill Ambassador to build partnerships between school and families

5. District 5 Year Plan • Identify improvement initiative based on current data • Must include in the plan: • Tiered interventions • Universal accessibility • Family initiative • Disproportionality • Job Embedded PD • Data • Logic Model

6. Ensuring Sustainability • Change in Practice • Goal Attainment Scale • Each district plan includes measurable goals • Progress reviewed twice a year • 5 Year plan and GAS used to guide the districts • Data Collection • Quarterly data collected • LRE, Attendance, Behavior (by general ed, special ed, and ethnicity)

7. Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) • Tool to measure the degree of attainment based on goals, objectives, and activities of 5 year plan. • Scale range from -2 to 2: • 0 = goal has been met • -2, -1 goal has not been met • 1, 2 goal has been exceeded

8. Four LaSIG Goals State, District, School, Individual levels • 17 objectives and 71 different activities • LaSIG GAS is measured quarterly and annually

9. 5 Year District Plan = District GAS 1st step – the districts wrote a 5 year plan with goals, objectives, activities based on the needs of district. 2nd step – create a goal attainment scale tool for district based on 5 year plan to assess progress. The plan is assessed at mid-term and end of year by district level leadership team. 3rd step – evaluate the outcome of plan at end of the year. (see example of district 5 year plan and GAS)

10. District Example of GAS

11. Data-Driven Decisions Traditionally schools/districts view data at the endof the school year. Online Data Reporting System Proactive approach utilizing data Schools/districts are analyzing data quarterly Quarterly data used at monthly meetings (SIT, PBS, etc.) to drive decisions.

12. Online LaSIG Data Reporting System • Annually – Demographic Report • Monthly – Activity Report • Quarterly • Placement • Discipline • Attendance www.lasig2.org

18. Change in Practice… Results in Sustainability for ALL