Monitoring and Revising the Title I, Part A, Schoolwide Plan Title I University March 11, 2015

1. Monitoring and Revising the Title I, Part A, Schoolwide Plan Title I University March 11, 2015 Virginia Department of Education Office of Program Administration and Accountability

2. Session Agenda • Review of Schoolwide Plan Requirements • Process for Annual Review and Revision of Schoolwide Plan • Stakeholder Involvement • Evaluation of Current Plan • Revising the Plan • Timeline • Samples of Updated Plans • Questions

3. Core Elements of a Schoolwide Plan Title I schoolwide programs are implemented based on 3 core elements: The Title I University presentations on Schoolwide Planning provide information on these topic.

4. 10 Components of a Schoolwide Plan • A comprehensive needs assessment of the entire school; • Schoolwide reform strategies that: • Provide opportunities for all children to meet the state's proficient and advanced levels of student academic achievement; • Use effective methods and instructional strategies that are based on scientifically based research; • Include strategies to address the needs of all children in the school, but particularly the needs of low-achieving children and those at risk of not meeting the State student academic achievement and how the school will determine if such needs have been met; • Instruction by highly qualified teachers; • High-quality and on-going professional development; • Strategies to attract high-quality highly qualified teachers to high-need schools;

5. 10 Components of a Schoolwide Plan • Strategies to increase parental involvement; • Plans for assisting preschool children in the transition from early childhood programs to local elementary school programs; • Measures to include teachers in the decisions regarding the use of academic assessments in order to provide information on, and to improve, the achievement of individual students and the overall instructional program; • Activities to ensure that students who experience difficulty mastering the proficient or advanced levels of academic achievement standards shall be provided with effective, timely additional assistance; and • Coordination and integration of federal, state, and local services and programs.

6. Schoolwide Program Planning Cycle

7. Stakeholder Involvement The schoolwide plan should be reviewed and revised with the involvement of: • Teachers; • Principals and other administrators; and • Parents. Additional stakeholders, if appropriate, may include: • Pupil service personnel; • Technical assistance providers; • School staff; and • Students (if secondary school).

8. Evaluating the Current Plan What data sources might you use? • Student Achievement Data • Multiple Measures • Formative and Summative • Parent Involvement Data • Sign in sheets • Surveys • Teacher Input • Surveys • Administrator Input • Observations/Walkthroughs • Other Measures • Discipline • Attendance Depending on the focus of your plan, you may review other data sources.

9. Sample Action Plan Template You may have included a monitoring plan in your schoolwide planning process:

10. Evaluating the Current Plan Which of the ten schoolwide plan elements are likely to require the greatest focus? #1 – Comprehensive Needs Assessment #2—Schoolwide reform strategies #4 –Ongoing professional development #6—Strategies to increase parental involvement #9—Interventions for at-risk students

11. Updating the Plan To emphasize the revised portions of your plan, use dates and consider using a different color text: In the 2014-15 school year, ABC School will expand communication to parents supporting the already established parent-teacher conference night to include one conference night per semester. Beyond established report cards and progress notes generated by the student data system every 3-6 weeks, ABC School will send home copies of the most recent MAP testing with graphs and clear explanations of educational lingo and definitions to parents regarding their students’ progress. Title 1 teachers will be available during the Fall Parent/Teacher Conference nights to assist parents needing information about MAP reports.

12. Timeline Set meeting dates and due dates for school submission of revised plans to the division Title I Coordinator: • When will data be available to the school? • How many meetings will be needed to review data? • How many meetings will be needed to revise the plan? • When will data be due to the division Title I Coordinator?

13. Samples of Schoolwide Plans

14. The Schoolwide Plan Template • http://www.doe.virginia.gov/federal_programs/esea/title1/part_a/index.shtml

15. Q & A Opportunity

16. Contact info Lynn Sodat, Ph.D., Title I Coordinator Virginia Department of Education Office of Program Administration & Accountability E-mail: lynn.sodat@doe.virginia.gov Tel: 804-371-2934 Title I, Part A, Web Page http://www.doe.virginia.gov/federal_programs/esea/title1/part_a/index.shtml