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School Support Teams

School Support Teams. August 2014 Odyssey. Today’s Objectives:. Define School Support Teams (SSTs)as well as their function and purpose Who is on an SST and their role through the process SST meeting basics “What if” scenarios and troubleshooting.

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School Support Teams

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  1. School Support Teams August 2014 Odyssey

  2. Today’s Objectives: • Define School Support Teams (SSTs)as well as their function and purpose • Who is on an SST and their role through the process • SST meeting basics • “What if” scenarios and troubleshooting

  3. What is the function and purpose of a School Support Team? • School Support Teams are small groups of education professionals who meet periodically to examine and support the school’s Comprehensive Achievement Plan (CAP). • Working collaboratively, the team: • tracks implementation of interventions • monitors and identifies barriers to implementation • makes recommendations for adjustments • facilitates innovative solutions • Guidance

  4. Which schools have Support Teams? • Pilot year 1 had 22 schools, both Priority and Focus. • Year 2: expansion to approximately 25-30 schools. • Exploring the idea of District Support Teams.

  5. How often do schools meet with their Support Team? • Three to four times a year. • Depends on agreements among ODE and team members.

  6. How are Support Teams formed? • Application and interview process for external team members. • Regional Network Coordinators (RNCs) and ODE, form the teams, drawing from a set of approved candidates. • Each team matches a balance of knowledge and experience related to the school’s efforts.

  7. Who serves on Support Teams? • The school principal, select teacher-leaders and a district representative comprise the internal members of the school support team. • Educators who possess knowledge and expertise related to the school’s efforts, but are not school or district employees, represent external members of each school support team. • The school’s assigned Leadership Coach is also a member of the school support team and is not considered to be either an internal or external team member.

  8. What might a Support Team meeting look like? • Internal members (school personnel): • Report on CAP progress • Share and discuss data relevant to interventions within the school and student performance data • Report on successes and challenges • All team members: • Collaboratively discuss and analyze data, pose questions, and offer insights • Collaboratively analyze and discuss challenges and propose innovative solutions and course corrections

  9. When will Support Teams start? • Year 1 vs. Year 2 • Initial meeting completed end of October. • Subsequent meetings occur regularly throughout the year for a total of about 4 meetings.

  10. Initial Support Team Meetings • Will focus on the school’s CAP and the actions determined by engagement (either concluded or ongoing). • Relationship building and understanding of the process for all roles.

  11. Subsequent Support Team Meetings • Focus on • Agreed set of questions – standardized protocol • School and student data • Collaborative problem-solving and decision-making processes • Intermittent updates to CAPs Efforts aimed at supporting schools in improvement efforts

  12. What if… • A school is trying to implement several initiatives at once. • It is evident that there is no system for collecting data in a common manner at the school. • SST has determined that the district won’t allow the school to implement a particular program that the school team believeswould assist in making progress.

  13. Questions? Erica Anderson Education Specialist erica.anderson@state.or.us 503-947-5880

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