2013-2014 School Improvement and Assessment

1. 2013-2014 School Improvement and Assessment http://mdso.eportalnow.net/csi-and-assessments.html The District Weebly is continually updated. Please let me know if you have any input or feedback for improving this site.

2. Objectives of This Session • Review the nuts and bolts of School Improvement • For school administrators • Highlight School Improvement modifications/changes • Review Assessment nuts and bolts • Highlight modifications/changes in Assessment • Discuss communication

3. School Improvement SY 13-14 http://mdso.eportalnow.net/csi-and-assessments.html • Timeline (nuts and bolts) • New considerations for SY 13-14 • All Schools • School Improvement Plans in ASSIST by Sept. 30 • Standards Self-Assessment • Superintendent requirement for administrators • Self-Assess continually/ongoing basis • Authentic and not just for Accreditation • Status Reports—required • Administrators should use to communicate student performance results to all stakeholders • Meetings with Amy & Joe—by Oct. 30 • Admin to schedule the support they need to complete expectations • Executive Summary in ASSIST • Post Accreditation Schools • Required Actions Plans (administrators need Action Plans) • Accreditation Schools • New Assessment Rubric—Student Performance Diagnostic • Tool that provides guidance for assessments • Curriculum assessments—no more making up “extra” tests!

4. School Improvement UpdatesSY 13-14 Student Performance Worksheet • On hold. Instead, see instead, the Assessment Rubric (Student Performance Data Document). • School Principals must use District Data Collection System • Prevents teachers from spending time analyzing data by hand • Each school should have a Data POC (extra duty) that works to enter assessment data and create charts/graphs. Works with Joe. Status Reports • “EOY” no longer. Ongoing “Status Report” used as living document • Where is the school now and what are the Goals/Objectives • Use to communicate results • Schools do not have to do a long word document for now. Schools should use the District PowerPoint Status Report Template as a MINIMUM. Principals can add/modify. These are just minimum components. • Joe and Amy can help!

5. School Improvement UpdatesSY 13-14 Student Performance Data Document • Rubric—Used starting Spring Accreditation 2014 • Four components, part of a weighted Accreditation Score • Assessment Quality • Test Administration • Quality of Learning • Equity of Learning • Status Report Data is critical component • Aligned • Schools that updatetheir Status Report and their Improvement Plan continually will find these all fit together! Nothing extra!

6. Accreditation Updates • ASSIST • Need help? Just call or email! • Accreditation Management System • Accreditation Status • Weighted Scores • Surveys start SY 2014-2015 • Student Performance Data/Assessment SY 2013-2014 • Standards & ELEOT 2013-2014 • ELEOT—informs standards scores • Importance of Status Report—again. Kill many birds with a few stones!

7. School Improvement UpdatesSY 13-14 School Profile • A School Profile is typically a combination of Executive Summary, Status Report, and other pertinent information. • Mr. Talley has said he plans on providing principals consistent, concise guidance on the school profile soon. For now, no lengthy word document combining the two is required. • For now, continually update Executive Summary, Status Report, and Improvement Plan.

8. Priorities and FocusSY2013-14 HQ and District Resources: • Spreadsheet with all required actions, promising practices, opportunities for improvement by school across DoDEA. • Shows our results/scores as compared to Areas, DoDEA, and AdvancED overall scores. • Demonstrates common improvement areas—there are HQ and District areas in Standard 3 and 5 that are particularly low. HQ has asked districts to begin addressing within district and schools. • Spreadsheet with all scores from last year FOCUS: Moving from DATA RICH, INFORMATION POOR To ACTION ORIENTED SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

9. Priorities and FocusSY2013-14 • If considering new academic goals, conduct environmental scan and research on school wide interventions and assessments. Engage CSI ISS and ED RESEARCHER in the process. Identify ISS support as needed • Focus must be on making data-driven decisions. • Authentic improvement at the school level means that the school level efforts are the sum of what teachers are already doing • Do not create extra work • Work more efficiently • Consider purpose for meetings • Let the framework and resources save you time! • Front loading is the most difficult so use PD time and CSILT time to do this. And ask joe/amy to help! • Subgroups—Measurable Objectives • Appropriate Strategies • Appropriate Assessments (see rubric) • School improvement story is told via Status Reports and School Improvement Plans

10. Assessment SY 13-14 http://mdso.eportalnow.net/assessments.html TN: Discontinued for 10th and 11th graders US History EOC discontinued, September 18 last day to retrieve data AVID PSAT HQ no longer paying for AVID students. Parents can still pay. AVID: All will now participate in ReadiStep (a College Board assessment). LAS Links: Results arrived to schools during the summer. See weebly link. School Improvement: Focus should shift to local assessments and PSAT at high school level ReadiStep: New for AVID students instead of PSAT (8th/9th grade)

11. 2013-2014 School Improvement and Assessment http://mdso.eportalnow.net/csi-and-assessments.html The District Weebly is continually updated. Please let me know if you have any input or feedback for improving this site.