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Less Red Tape, More Learning: the Interactive Illinois Report Card and Illinois e-Plans

Less Red Tape, More Learning: the Interactive Illinois Report Card and Illinois e-Plans. Dr. Harvey Smith, Director of Interactive IL Report Card, Northern IL University Carol Diedrichsen, Principal Ed Consultant, Illinois State Board of Education Sept. 2007. Illinois e-Plans in context.

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Less Red Tape, More Learning: the Interactive Illinois Report Card and Illinois e-Plans

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  1. Less Red Tape, More Learning: the Interactive Illinois Report Card and Illinois e-Plans Dr. Harvey Smith, Director of Interactive IL Report Card, Northern IL University Carol Diedrichsen, Principal Ed Consultant, Illinois State Board of Education Sept. 2007

  2. Illinois e-Plans in context • Pendulum swing of planning requirements • The e-Plans: One Plan, One Purpose • Electronic monitoring • One template per NCLB/state law • To increase student learning • Prerequisites: regional support and district ownership and web interface

  3. Tools for a specific end Less Red Tape What’s the impact of the system of support—with school and district plans as a central document when we • Minimize hoop-jumping • Focus planning on the key audience • Focus on the “sense” of data-key factors-strategies and activities More Learning School and district improvement plans that lead to improved student achievement.

  4. The Scale of SIP Work • State law requirements for improvement plans • Number and type of required plans • 15 Federal Grants and Programs Staff • 9 RESPRO regions • About 870 districts and 4,280 schools

  5. Illinois e-Plans • Interactive Illinois Report Card • Used prior to e-Plans to review/compare data (2003) • Growing recognition in the state • Illinois E-Plans (2005)available for school and district improvement plans, restructuring plans (NCLB, Sec. 1116) and Title I District Plans (2007) (NCLB, Sec. 1112) • Automatically populate available data and information • Embed analysis prompts • Focus primarily on the relationship between key factors and measurable strategies and activities

  6. Continuum of District Involvement in School Planning MAXIMUM DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY School improvement Corrective action Restructuring

  7. Regional System of Support Providers (RESPROs) • Service providers across Illinois use Federal and State funding to provide technical assistance to schools. • Other entities partner with ISBE through state funding:Illinois Principals Assoc. andIllinois Assoc. of School Boards

  8. Go “live” to iirc.niu.edu Search for SAMPLE district and you can see the features of the Interactive Illinois Report Card and the Illinois e-Plans templates

  9. e-Plan Main Menu

  10. The Road Map

  11. Sample Data and Analysis Landing Page

  12. Analysis Embedded in Data Screens

  13. Summary of Key Factors

  14. Deficiencies List for Action Plan

  15. Objectives aligned to deficiencies

  16. Strategies and Activities Screen

  17. Strategies and Activities Screen

  18. Strategies and Activities Screen

  19. Monitoring the Objectives

  20. Manage Objectives Screen

  21. Monitoring Prompt

  22. Final Submission Screen

  23. In Summary • Tools that give teachers access to state assessment data and resources • Planning tool with plan implementers as the key audience • Minimizing the sting of compliance • Easy to share links to plans • Turn around/feedback reduced • Document at the core of discussions with the district • Streamlining agency planning requirements

  24. Feedback and Questions Please give us feedback or suggestions for what you see here, perhaps, based on practices in your state. Is there an effective way to move from compliance monitoring to improved learning?

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