NCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement Intervention Development

1. NCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement Intervention Development

2. Preliminary Chair Contact/Visit Mission and Writing Goals Develop Improvement Plan Plan Validation Team Visit Monitor Implementation Document Improvement Documentation Team Visit Protocol (5 year documentation cycle) Phases Gaining Commitment 1. Getting Started 2. Collecting and Analyzing Data 3. 4. 5. Implement Improvement Plan 6. 7. 8. Continue the Process

3. Phase V • Goals • Interventions • Activities

4. Goals • Broad student outcomes you are trying to achieve.

5. Interventions An intervention is something that is done to or with students that develops something desired within the student. For schools involved in the NCA school improvement process the “something desired” should be the goal areas.

6. Activities • What specific things are going to occur to make the intervention work. • Details, details,details

7. Interventions

8. The Five Aspects of Interventions 5 • Interventions are research-based. • Interventions are written with a student focus. • Interventions are balanced. • Interventions addresses the reasons why students are not being successful. • Interventions should develop something within the student.

9. 1. Research Based Interventions • Let’s discuss the ways schools could locate research-based or best practice interventions.

10. NCA Web Site • Explore the Expert System which has been create for schools. It provides hundreds of research based interventions on goals.

11. Education Research Service • Will provide research to member schools on any topic requested. 2000 Clarendon Road Arlington, VA 22201 703-243-2100 ers@access.digex.net

12. Educational Best Practices • www.ed.gov/inits/statelocal/sl-best.html • www.ed.gov/pubs/tried and true/index.html

13. Northwest Regional Lab • www.nwrel.org • All regional labs available from this website

14. ERIC • www.accesseric.org

15. Professional Organizations • Phi Delta Kappa • ASCD • Additional, a list of over 90 sites that might be useful to a school when they are researching interventions.

16. Developing Ownership of the Process • A school faculty needs to examine research to select good interventions but, they also need to use the time to struggle, bond, and learn to work with their colleagues in preparation for implementing a school improvement plan.

17. 2. Interventions are Student Focused • Interventions are written using terms that indicate how students will be involved.

18. An Intervention is something we do to or with students that will result in something developing with the student. Which of the following are examples of interventions? Staff Development Adopt a New Curriculum Survey Students Take Students on a Field Trip Show a Video Analyze test Results Teach Students Conflict Resolution Skills As a group please discuss each of the items on the list and add three other interventions for technical writing. Please begin by defining technical writing in your group. Is Is not Is Is not Is Is not Is Is not Is Is not Is Is not Is Is not Is Is not

19. Groups • Bitter, Heidloff,Dusseau • MacLoud,Munsell,Najib • Bass,Heath,Huff,LaHiff • Brown,Woodward,Hurst

20. 3. Interventions need to be balanced • Teach It • Model It • Practice it • Expect It • Support It

21. 4. Interventions address the reasons why students are not being successful. • Cause & Effect • Symptom versus Cause • Thorough Analysis of Data

22. 5. Interventions should do one of the following: • Develop Knowledge • Teach Students How to Apply Knowledge • Guide Students in Developing Constructive Patterns of Behavior • Guide Students in Developing Constructive Attitudes

23. Develop Knowledge • For example: Reading Comprehension Know how to read words and understand meanings • Intervention: • Measurement - Norm-referenced tests Criterion-referenced tests

24. Ability to Apply Knowledge • Example- Reading Comprehension Can read and understand a variety of contexts, such as stories, editorials, instructions, etc. Secondly can apply what they understand in a new context. • Intervention: • Measurements: Direct observation, Demonstration/Exhibition

25. Develop Patterns of Behavior • Example: Reading Proficiency -Is in the habit of reading and using information obtained. • Intervention: • Measurement: Direct Observation, Portfolio

26. Develop Attitudes • Example: Reading Proficiency - Values the information obtained from reading or enjoys reading • Intervention: • Measurements: Survey or interview, Portfolio

27. Other important facts about Interventions • Involves all or nearly all of the faculty and other staff members in the building (the level of involvement may not be equal for each person) • Frequency of implementation with the students • Frequent monitoring of the effectiveness of the interventions to produce desired improvement in students

28. FAQs About Interventions • What is the difference between an intervention and an activity? • What is the difference between an intervention and the goal? • How many interventions do we need to have for each goal? • Can some interventions only address subgroups and not all students? • How do we incorporate “teacher stuff” if we are to write interventions in student terms? • Do all teacher have to do all interventions? • Can some interventions cross over into other goals? • Where do we put parent-related pieces of our plan? • Must all interventions be research-based? • How do we get the faculty to select interventions? • Please return to your group and formulate your answers to the above questions.

29. Rubric for Interventions • Located in Team Chair software. • Use to evaluate your interventions for each goal.

30. Interventions The End