Purpose

3. Overview Purpose • To provide new information for anyone who is familiar with the former School Improvement process • To discuss the information that has been added to, deleted, or changed from the original School Improvement process 3

4. Overview Overview • The following have been added to the Overview portion of the Tools for Success document: • Federal Law (NCLB) • School Improvement Plan Crosswalk • Louisiana State Legislature Statute Regarding School Improvement Planning • Systemic change is a cyclical process in which the impact of change on all parts of the whole and their relationships to one another are taken into consideration 3

5. Comprehensive Needs Assessment • Data Analysis • Louisiana Needs Analysis • (LANA)

6. Overview Comprehensive Needs Assessment Data Analysis Template • Created new charts for analyzing Percent Proficient Trend Data (Reading, Science, and Social Studies) • Added graduation index and graduation rate • Created new worksheets for LEAP/GEE, iLEAP Data Analysis 5

7. Overview Louisiana Needs Analysis (LANA) • Allows Faculty Needs Assessments to be entered by faculty • Choice of Full LANA, Petit LANA, or Questionnaires only • Added a Parent Questionnaire link on Team Tools 6

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10. Best Practices • Scientifically Based Research Strategies • Innovation Configuration

11. Overview Scientifically Based Research Strategies • Updated the Best Practices book • There are now five strategies • Created Innovation Configurations for Strategies • Updated Resources 10

12. Overview Innovation Configuration 11

13. Tools for Success - Action Plan - Goals and Objectives - Louisiana Measure of Progress (LAMP) - Professional Development - Family and Community Involvement - Curriculum - Coordination of Resources - Degree of Implementation (DIG)

14. Overview Action Plan • The SIP template has been streamlined and • made more user friendly for schools. • The Action Plan has been redesigned to include • goal and objective. • The Action Plan will include strategy, indicator of • implementation, and desired outcomes. 12

15. Overview Screen Shot of Action Plan FCI-Indicates Family Community Involvement Activities C-Indicates Curriculum Activities N-Indicates Numeracy Activities D- Indicates Discipline Support Activities L-Indicates Literacy Activities T-Indicates K—12 Transition Activities 13

16. Overview Action Plan • The Action Plan pages have been reformatted to also include the following: • The Indicator and Procedures for evaluating the indicator are listed under each strategy and activity. • The timeline for each activity must be addressed with a start date and completion date. • Summative evaluations are inserted at the end of each strategy. 14

17. Overview Mission, Goals, and Objectives • Removed Vision, Mission, and Core Beliefs • Sections • Moved sample Goals and sample Objectives • out of the Appendix into the body of the Tools • for Success book • Updated Resources 9

18. Overview Louisiana Measure of Progress (LAMP) • An optional school evaluation component has been added that will assist schools in monitoring student progress – Louisiana Measure of Progress (LAMP) • The LAMP is an optional tool which can be used by the school for frequent review of student performance (e.g., progress monitoring, benchmark assessments) 15

19. Overview Screen Shot of LAMP 16

20. Overview Professional Development • This section includes the updated National Staff Development Council definition of Professional Development. • Changes include moving documents from the Appendix to this section to provide clarity to the guiding questions as well as the general concept of professional development. • Additional resources are added to the Appendix. 17

21. Overview Family and Community Involvement • The name has been changed from Family Involvement to Family and Community Involvement. • Family and Community Involvement activity examples have been added to the Tools for Success. • An appendix has been added for the Family and Community Involvement section. 18

22. Overview Family and Community Involvement • The Family and Community Involvement appendix will include the following: • §1118 - Parental Involvement • NCLB, Title I, Part A - Parental Involvement (PI) - Calendar of Required Activities 19

23. Overview Curriculum • Added Content Literacy Strategy Descriptions to the Best Practices book • Updated Resources 20

24. Overview Coordination of Resources • The SIP budget pages have been deleted. • A column has been added to the new Action Plan page which identifies types of resources used and the cost. • This section of the rubric remained the same with the exception of the first question being removed. 21

25. Overview Degree of Implementation Guide (DIG) • Added to Tools for consistency with other parts of School Improvement • Web-based, quarterly reporting (currently in progress, as required by USDOE) • All documents have been aligned to a 4-point rating scale designed to streamline quarterly reporting • Protocols reviewed and edited for clarity 22

26. Overview Screen shot of web-based DIG 23

27. Overview Degree of Implementation Guide • Options included for the use of school and district designed protocol • Brief description of scientifically based research strategies added to the training document • Instructions for DIG Team leaders includes more specific instructions and clarity to instructions where needed • Thinking Map graphics included to add clarity to the process and responsibilities of leaders 24

28. Overview Outcomes • Streamlined School Improvement Plan - electronic • Revised Tools for Success and Best Practices • More efficient submission and review of School Improvement Plans 25

29. Overview Next Steps • LEA and School Trainings (April 2010) • Live on eGrant (April 30, 2010) • Full Implementation (2010-2011 SY) 25

30. Overview Thank You Questions? School Improvement staff 225-342-4776 877-453-2721 (toll free) Rosemary.Enlow@la.gov Barbara.Foster@la.gov Georgette.Sterling@la.gov Tasha.Anthony@la.gov, Supervisor 26