School Improvement Planning and your Title I, Part A Programs

1. School Improvement Planning and your Title I, Part A Programs 2011-2012 1

2. A District Superintendent or designee must create/edit the Goals, Objective, Strategies, and Activities within Goals Management before submitting them to the LEA Planning Cycle (LEAPC). 2

3. Definition of the LEAPC • The LEA Planning Cycle (LEAPC) is the subset of Federally-funded Goals (with embedded Needs), Objectives, Strategies, and Activities derived from a comprehensive needs assessment. • It is based on the identified needs of the District after assessing achievement trends in the individual schools. 3

4. Overview of the LEAPC • The LEAPC Application is… • Required for districts seeking/receiving Federal funds. • Located on the AdvancED website. • Available now. • Due on or before July 1, 2011 as part of the Consolidated Application and Title I School Selection Application which still reside in MEGS (for a July 1 obligation date). 4

5. Overview of the LEAPC • A complete LEAPC Application… • Must contain 3-5 Goals. • Must include a minimum of one corresponding Objective, Strategy, and Activity for each Goal. • Should only include the Strategies/Activities that are budgeted within the Consolidated Application. 5

6. Definitions • Goal Statement • Gap Statement • Objective Statement • Strategy Statement • Activity Details 6

7. Goal Statement • Student focused. • Links to identified student academic learning needs in one of the four core content areas or serve as a maintenance goal in one of the four core content areas if there are no academic challenges identified through a comprehensive needs assessment. 7

8. Goal Statement (continued) • States broadly the area of focus and that all students will demonstrate increased proficiency. • Based on a careful analysis of multiple sources/types of data. • Defines the priority area for an improvement plan. • Should not include specific percentages or time elements. 8

9. Sample ‘Goal Statement’ • Example: “All <group or subgroup of students> will increase proficiency in <core academic subject>” • All students will increase proficiency in reading. 9

10. Gap Statement • Gap Statement: • A comparison to the goal statement of 100% of the students achieving state academic standards • Specifically identify subgroup gaps, if applicable • Must be updated annually • Measures/Sources of Data: • Sources may include achievement, demographic and/or perception data • Sources may be student data or system data 10

11. Sample ‘Gap Statement’ No Child Left Behind legislation states that 100% of our students should score at or above proficiency by 2014. However, based on 2010 MEAP data, 65% of grade 3 students scored at or above proficiency in reading; 78% of grade 4 students scored at or above proficiency in reading; and 72% of grade 5 students scored at or above proficiency in reading. There is also an achievement gap of 13-17% between our economically disadvantaged students and the whole group. 11

12. Cause for Gap • Analysis of current levels of student achievement and non-academic achievement data and information. • Describe suspected causes (systemic, instructional) for the gaps in student academic achievement. • Addresses only causes with the school district’s control (i.e. economic status) 12

13. Sample ‘Cause for Gap Statement’ • Data analysis identifies that lack of reading fluency, decoding and comprehension are the probable causes for the gaps. • Measures/Sources of Data: DIBELS, MEAP, NWEA, STAR 13

14. Objective Statement • Focuses on student • Links to the goal statement • Identifies the knowledge, skills, outcomes and results that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time bound. (SMART) • States: Who will be able to do what, by when, as measured by what. • Addresses subgroup gaps and/or grade spans if applicable 14

15. Sample ‘Objective Statement’ • Example: “The <name of subgroup> <content area or assessed area> will increase proficiency by <x>% by <timeframe> as measured by <assessment tool>.” • The economically disadvantaged students’ reading scores will increase at each grade level by 10% as compared to the whole grade level group as measured by the 2011 MEAP. 15

16. Strategy Statement • Must be research-based - provide a brief summary • Describes an adult action (Describes what is done to/or with students, staff or parentsto develop a specific result) • Links to an objective statement • Describes/includes specific, planned, research-based instructional practices 16

17. Strategy Statement (continued) • Addresses system practices that were identified as challenges through the comprehensive needs assessment • Focuses on maximizing each student's growth and individual success • Can be academic or non academic (behavioral, parent involvement activities), etc. • Must demonstrate a clear connection to the Consolidated Application budget detail. 17

18. Sample ‘Strategy Statement’ • Example: “<People responsible> will <instructional practice to be implemented> with <group or subgroup>.” • Title I Staff will provide extra time and assistance to students not achieving state standards. 18

19. Sample ‘Strategy Statement’ (continued) • Instructional staff will use phonics to improve reading fluency of second grade economically disadvantaged students. • Staff will provide extra time and assistance to students not achieving state standards. • Paraprofessionals will deliver small group instruction to eligible identified Title I students 19

20. Activity Statement • Links to a strategy statement • Includes the specific activity that staff will undertake in order to be able to implement the related strategy. 20

21. Sample ‘Activity Statement’ • Example: “<Who> will <state the action that will be implemented to support the strategy>” • Instructional staff will implement Lucy Calkins Writing Strategies. • Instructional staff will be provided professional development on the implementation of Lucy Calkins Writing Strategies. • Title I Instructional staff will provide an extra45 minutes/day of reading instruction to students scoring in the lowest 20% on the DIBELS or STAR Assessment 21

22. LEAPC Process Overview • Go to Manage School Improvement in AdvancEd to create/edit information for the LEAPC. • Activate the LEAPC online. • Select 3-5 completed Goals, Objectives, Strategies, and Activities. • Generate and Archive PDF. Save copy of PDF and attach PDF to Consolidated Application. 22

23. Create or Edit District LEAPC • Enter “Manage School Improvement”. • Click “View/Edit School Improvement Tasks”. • Click “Manage Goals” from Available Action list. • Create or edit Goals, Objectives, Strategies, and Activities. 23

24. Access Manage School Improvement MDE Schools 24

25. Access Manage School Improvement (continued) 25

26. Create and/or Edit 26

27. Create and/or Edit (continued) 27

28. Create and/or Edit (continued) 28

29. Select 3-5 completed Goals… 29

30. Generate and Archive a PDF • After selecting the completed Goals, Objectives, Strategies, and Activities for the LEAPC you will need to save your work by clicking on: • Generate and Archive a PDF 30

31. Generate and Archive a PDF 31

32. Save and submit your LEAPC • NEW for 2011-2012 • Save a PDF of your LEAPC. • Attach the PDF to your Consolidated Application under “Attachments”. 32

33. Attaching your LEAPC PDF 33

34. LEAPC Modifications 34

35. Examples of Comments • Goals must address what ALL students should be able to know and do. • Objectives must meet the SMART criteria. • The budget in the Consolidated Application includes computers but the Objectives/Strategies or Activities don’t align. • The gap analysis does not identify specific achievement data. 35

36. Modifications to the LEAPC • Log in to AdvancEd to modify your LEAPC. • The modification process includes the same steps presented in slides 23-32. • Remember to attach your revised LEAPC PDF to the Consolidated Application. 36

37. Archiving a New Version of LEAPC 37

38. Questions • If there are questions, contact: • AdvancED Website • http://www.advanc-ed.org/mde/ • Office of Field Services –Regional Consultants 38

39. School Improvement Plan Templates

40. Why complete a school improvement plan? A high-quality, aligned, implemented plan, that is based on a comprehensive needs assessment, is becoming increasingly critical as it relates to your Federal funding.

41. Why complete a school improvement plan? • Research indicates that implementing a good plan increases student achievement faster than a more haphazard approach • It’s required by State and Federal legislation.

42. Additional Information • The template fulfills the requirements for NCA/CASI schools. • All schools must complete an SIP using the online tool by September 1.

43. School Improvement Plan Templates • SIX new templates for 2011-12: • School wide + State Requirements • Targeted + State Requirements • Non-Title I (only State Requirements)

44. School Improvement Plan Templates • SIX new templates for 2011-12: • Single Building Schoolwide + State Requirements • Single Building Targeted + State Requirements • Single Building Non-Title I (only State Requirements)

45. School Improvement Plan Templates • Appropriate plan triggered for the school based on last year’s status • Manual corrections if the school has the incorrect report

46. You will not see one “SIP” and one “Targeted” or “Schoolwide” plan in your Improvement Tasks cue. You will only see one “SIP”.

47. Functionality Improvement # 1 • Drop down links will include the following: • Tasks – Enter, Edit, Review • PDF Archives • Manage Archives

48. The dropdown action tool on the right-side is new. Click “Edit” or “View” depending on the action you would like to perform.

49. After clicking “Edit”, the school will see the two additional statuses attributed to the template.

50. What if I have the incorrect template? Phone:   866.773.1128 E-mail:mde-helpdesk@advanc-ed.org