Dr. Julie Ford, Director of Title Programs and Services Team, KSDE

1. School Improvement: Tier I, Tier II, Tier II and More!Partnerships for Results: Strategies for Educational ImprovementKU/KSDELawrence, Kansas June 11, 2010 Dr. Julie Ford, Director of Title Programs and Services Team, KSDE Dr. Connie Wehmeyer, Cross & Joftus Consultant

2. Presentation Overview • Overview of the Kansas System of District and School Support (So you are a school or district are on improvement…now what!) • Rules Change! (So now in DC we do it this way!) • Tier I, Tier II Schools ($$$$$) • Grants! Grants! Grants! (So these are your opportunities!) • Short history of the Kansas Learning Network (KLN) and Description of Components of the KLN (This is what we can do to help you!) • Voices from the field

3. Overview of the Kansas System of District and School Support -Brochure (So you are a school or district are on improvement!)

4. So how are we doing? (2010 School Year) • 16 Title I Districts in Kansas (-1) • 5 are “On Improvement” • 4 are on Year 1 • 1 is on Year 2 • 11 are on “Corrective Action” • 3 are in Year 3 • 4 are in Year 4 • 1 is in Year 5 • 3 are in Year 6 • 2 made AYP in area of improvement in 2009 • 10 districts do not have a school on improvement • 32 Title I schools in Kansas (-1) • 29 are schools from districts on improvement • 3 are schools that are on improvement but are not from districts on improvement • 6 schools made AYP in area of improvement in 2009

5. Rules Change (So now in DC we do it this way!) January, 2010

6. Tier I 5% or 5 of Lowest Achieving Schools on Current ListDifferent Calculation – 3 years Students Proficient in Reading and Math New Rules as of January 15, 2010 • Title I eligible elementary schools that are no higher achieving than the highest achieving school that meets the earlier criteria in the definition of “persistently lowest-achieving schools” and that are: • In the bottom 20% of all schools in the State based on proficiency rates; • Or have not made AYP for two consecutive years. Funding up to $2,000,000 per year (Competitive Grant) *Other schools are Tier III schools and will be eligible for limited school improvement grants

7. Tier II5% of Lowest Achieving Schools of High Schools (270 eligible)Different Calculation – 3 years Students Proficient in Reading and Math New Rules as of January 15, 2010 • Title I eligible secondary schools that are no higher achieving than the highest-achieving school that meets the previous criteria in the definition of “persistently lowest-achieving schools” or high schools that have had a graduation rate of less than 60% over a number of years and that are • In the bottom 20% of all schools in the State based on proficiency rates; or • Have not made AYP for two consecutive years. Funding up to $2,000,000 per year (Competitive Grant)

8. Tier I and Tier II Schools Must Adopt One of Four Models: School Improvement Model • Turnaround Model • Transformation Model (MTSS!) • Restart Model (Charter) • Close/Consolidate Model

9. Grants! Grants! Grants! 1003 (g) Tier I, Tier II, Tier III Schools ARRA and School Improvement Resources $22,638,363.00 1003 (a) School, District,and Subgroup Issues $6,992,107.00

10. Short history of the Kansas Learning Network (KLN) and Components of KLN This is what we can do to help you!

11. Kansas Learning Network

12. History of KLN • KSDE agrees to pilot Network for the 2008-09 school year: June 2008 • Pilot with 5 districts begins: Oct 2008 • Services provided to 5 districts during 2008-09. • Presentation to Board; request made to add 12 more districts and 32 schools: June 2009 • Network meetings for three district cohorts: Sept 2009, Feb 2010, June 2010 • Implementation coaches recruited, trained, placed, and monthly meetings in all 32 schools: Oct 2009 – May 2010 • Needs analyses of 12 new districts complete: Dec 2009 • TA with districts and schools: ongoing • Assistance with School Improvement Grants: April – May 2010

13. Goals of the KLN Improve school and district quality as measured by student outcomes. Foster a sustainable continuous improvement process at the school, district, and state levels. 13

14. KLN Participants (08-09, 09-10, 10-11) KSDE Garden City Kansas City Topeka Turner (off improvement…leaving Network!) Wichita 14

15. KLN Participants: New Cohorts (09-10, 10-11) 15

16. Components of the KLN • Network Meetings • Collaboration, Communication, Pressure, and Support • District Needs Analyses • School Visits (Implementation Coaches) • Targeted Technical Assistance Guided by District Facilitators

17. Implementation coach assigned to each school: Support development and implementation of SIP Provide coaching to principal Provide support to staff around the Kansas System of School and District Support Work effectively with key stakeholders Provide expertise in reading/math, MTSS, special pops, curriculum, assessment, and instruction Assist in the identification of technical assistance 17

18. Voices from the Field • Preliminary, student achievement appears to be heading in the right direction • Feedback from participants is very positive. • Interviews with KLN participants, June 3-4, 2010 at the last Network meeting of the year.