HSTW

1. HSTW West Virginia Enhanced HSTW DesignSite Development Workshop:Developing a School Improvement Plan

2. HSTW Site Development Workshop Objectives • Understanding of HSTW enhanced design. • Current status of school and classroom practices. • Develop actions for closing the knowing and doing gap. • Connect HSTW and 21st century learning SDW

3. Actions for Closing the Knowing and Doing Gap • Why – Before – How • Knowing comes from doing • Actions count more than plans • There is no doing without mistakes • Measure what matters • What leaders do matters SDW

4. HSTW Workshop Format • Introduce Key Practices • Why? • Discuss key indicators • Determine status of school practices • Actions taken by successful schools • Agree on actions to implement • Work as a leadership team SDW

5. Work Harder to Get Smarter:We need to change our thinking and our language from an ability model to an effort model. SouthernRegionalEducationBoard SDW

6. HSTW Enhanced HSTW Goals • 85 percent of high school students meet HSTW reading, mathematics and science performance goals • Increase the percentages of students at the proficient level to at least 50 percent in reading, mathematics and science as measured by the HSTW assessment and the West Virginia state assessment. • 85 percent of high school graduates complete college preparatory courses in mathematics, science, English/language arts and social studies and a concentration. SDW

7. HSTW Enhanced HSTW Goals Continued… • Improve middle grades to high school transition. • Increase to 90 percent of students who enter grade nine and complete high school four years later. • All students leave high school with postsecondary credit or having met standards to avoid remedial courses. SDW

8. HSTW Enhanced HSTW Key Practices • Culture of Continuous Improvement • Program of Study • Career/Technical Studies • Structured Experiential Learning • High Expectations • Academic Studies • Students Actively Engaged • Teachers Working Together • Guidance • Extra Help SDW

9. Linking HSTW and 21st Century Learning • Key items taken from the HSTW assessment student survey related to applied skills Pages 6-7 of Planner SDW

10. Framework for 21st Century Learning • Core Subjects • 21st Century Content • Learning and Thinking Skills • Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Literacy • Life Skills • 21st Century Assessments SDW

11. Instruction and Learning Appraisal (ILA) Report Summary/HSTW SDW

12. Instruction and Learning Appraisal (ILA) Report SummaryContinued… SDW

13. Applied Skills • Basic skills high school graduates should possess as ranked as very important by employers • Professionalism / Work Ethic (80%) • Teamwork / Collaboration (74%) • Oral Communications (70%) • Ethics / Social Responsibility (63%) • Critical Thinking / Problem Solving (58%) • Information Technology Application (53%) SDW

14. Applied Skills • Basic skills high school graduates should possess as ranked as very important by employers, cont. • Written Communication (53%) • Diversity (52%) • Lifelong Learning / Self Direction (43%) • Creativity / Innovation (36%) • Leadership (29%) SDW

15. Emphasis on Applied Skills SDW

16. Emphasis on Applied Skills SDW

17. HSTW EnhancedHSTW Key Conditions • A clear, functional mission statement • Strong leadership • Plan for continuous improvement • Qualified teachers • Commitment to goals • Flexible scheduling • Support for professional development SDW

18. West Virginia and The Partnership for 21st Century Skills • Emphasizes: • information and communications technology literacy, • critical thinking, • communication skills, • global awareness, and • business, economic and civic literacy. SDW

19. HSTW Why Have Leadership Teams? • Teachers spend more time talking about their work • Leadership teams sustain efforts when a leader leaves • Communication improves • Teams come up with better ideas • Work and responsibility are shared • A facilitator • A recorder • A timekeeper • A scribe • A presenter SDW

20. 2006 HSTW Assessment • NAEP-referenced subject tests • Reading, Mathematics, Science • Scale 0-500 • Student Survey • Course History • School and Classroom Experiences • Teacher Survey SDW

21. West Virginia (2006) 21st Century HSTW Pilot Sites Participation • 2006 HSTW Assessment • 16 schools • 1,148 students • 800 teachers SDW

22. HSTW Most-improved and Non-improved Schools • Comparison of two sets of 100 schools using 2004 and 2006 data • Similar ethnicity • Similar sizes • Similar locations – Urban, Suburban, Rural • Similar parent education • Different progress in implementation and achievement SDW

23. Implementation Differences Result in Achievement Differences Source: 2006 HSTW Assessment SDW

24. Achievement Reading Differences across Sub-groups Source: 2006 HSTW Assessment SDW

25. Average Gains/Declines in Mathematics Achievement Scores Source: 2006 HSTW Assessment SDW

26. Average Gains/Declines in Science Achievement Scores Source: 2006 HSTW Assessment SDW

27. HSTW Key Question Why do students at most-improved schools make greater gains in achievement than students at non-improved schools? SDW

28. HSTW Key Practice:Continuous ImprovementUse student assessment and program evaluation data to continuously improve school culture, organization, management, curriculum and instruction to advance student learning. SDW

29. School Leaders Need to: • Use formative assessments and benchmarks to assess student learning • Monitor instructional practice for the use of research-based strategies • Conduct surveys of students, teachers, and parents and analyze responses to determine the impact of school structure and practices SDW

30. HSTW Why is using data for continuous improvement important? • Know where you are-where you need to be • Inspire change • Measure progress • Link achievement with changes in classroom practices • Celebrate accomplishments SDW

31. HSTW Foundation for Continuous Improvement • Establish a consensus about the need to change (assess) • Set interim targets to close the gap between current and desired practices (plan) • Engage and support faculty to reach the targets (do) • Assess progress in terms of targeted goals (evaluate) • Celebrate successes frequently • Repeat the cycle SDW

32. Climate for Continuous Improvement Source: 2006 HSTW Assessment SDW

33. Take five minutes to complete the climate for continuous improvement checklist as a team. Page 12 of Planner SDW

34. Students Completing HSTW Recommended Curriculum State Assessments WV - Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center at Edvantia: Instruction and Learning Appraisal Reports CT End-of-Course Exams % Students Meeting HSTW Performance Goals ACT/SAT Results HSTW How are performance and practices measured? SDW

35. HSTW How Schools Measure the Depth of HSTW Implementation • The HSTW Assessment: • NAEP – referenced assessment in Reading, • Mathematics and Science • Student survey of school and classroom • practices • Student transcript analysis • Faculty Survey • Annual Report • Technical Assistance Visit • Assessing Practice SDW

36. Organizing Teams for Continuous Planning and Implementation Five Focus Teams (included in overall school improvement team): • Curriculum leadership team • Professional development leadership team • Guidance and public information leadership team • Transitions leadership team • Evaluation leadership team See Page 14 in the Planner SDW

37. Continuous Improvement: Specific ActionsPage 13-14 Describe how you will organize an overall school improvement team and five focus teams • How will you select a team leader? • How will you select team members and what content areas will be represented on each team? • How will you establish expectations for each team? Which teams will analyze gaps in: • Enrollment in advanced academics • Classroom expectations • Readiness for grade 9 • Readiness for postsecondary and careers • Alignment of teacher assignments, student work, and classroom assessments to college and career readiness standards SDW

38. HSTW Key Practice:Program of Study Require each student to complete an upgraded academic core and a concentration. SDW

39. A Challenging Program of Study: Is the best predictor of achievement Gives focus Prepares students for the next step Makes high school count HSTW Completing a Challenging Program of Study Matters SDW

40. HSTW HSTW Recommended Academic Core for All Students • Four credits in college-prep/honors English • Students read 8-10 books a year, write short papers weekly, and complete at least one major research paper • Four mathematics credits – Algebra I, geometry, and two other math courses (at least 85% complete Algebra II and above) • Students completing algebra I in grade 8 complete four additional math courses • Students take math the senior year • Three college-prep science credits • Biology, chemistry, physics or applied physics, or anatomy/physiology • Four college-prep social studies • Including 21st Century civics, economics and global awareness SDW

41. HSTW Recommended Concentrations • Mathematics and science concentration – four college prep credits in each field, with at least one at the AP level • Humanities concentration – four or more credits in college-prep/Honors English, social studies, foreign language, fine arts or literature with at least one credit at the AP or college level • Career/technical concentration – four or more credits in an approved CT field SDW

42. HSTW Take 5 minutes to complete the pre-learning concept check on a Rigorous Curriculum. Take 3 minutes to discuss answers in table groups. Pages 15 SDW

43. Recommended Core andHigher Achievement 15% 54% 31% Source: WV Enhanced Sites 2006 HSTW Assessment and Student Survey SDW

44. Changes in Percentages of Students Completing Recommended Academic Curriculum Source: 2004 and 2006 High School Assessment SDW

45. Changes in Percentages of Majority Students Completing Recommended Academic Curriculum Source: 2006 HSTW Assessment and Student Survey SDW

46. Changes in Percentages of African-American Students Completing Recommended Academic Curriculum Source: 2006 HSTW Assessment and Student Survey SDW

47. Changes in Percentages of Students Having Parents with High Levels of Education: Completing Recommended Curriculum Source: 2006 HSTW Assessment and Student Survey SDW

48. Changes in Percentages of Students Having Parents with Low Levels of Education: Completing Recommended Academic Curriculum Source: 2006 HSTW Assessment and Student Survey SDW

49. Reflection Question What actions did adults take to increase the percentages of all groups of students taking the right courses? SDW

50. HSTW Strategies for Implementing the HSTW Core Curriculum • Enroll ALL students in the Core • Enroll 15-20 percent more students in higher level courses • Adopt alternative schedules to allow time for students to take critical courses • Use the core as the default curriculum • Get guidance staff on board SDW