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Two for One Program Reviews. Beth Sumner Assistant Superintendent Trigg County Public Schools Kentucky Association of Assessment Coordinators October 21, 2013. Two for One Deals. External Program Review: District Level
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Two for One Program Reviews Beth Sumner Assistant Superintendent Trigg County Public Schools Kentucky Association of Assessment Coordinators October 21, 2013
Two for One Deals • External Program Review: District Level • An annual external program review is the responsibility of individual school districts to conduct at the end of the school year. • Method is the decision of the district • School Level Review: • The Kentucky Department of Education recommends that schools use a systematic, on-going process to review their programs, reflect on the evidence and use that formative information to improve their Writing, Arts & Humanities, and Practical Living/Career Studies programs.
School Level Reviews • Lead person for each area of Program Review • A&H • PLCS • Writing • K-3 • Committees that work to collect evidence
Evidence Collection • Paper Copies • May be a few samples given to PR Lead • Could be multiple documents in a specific location in the school building • Electronic Copies • Photos/Video clips • Documents stored on network folders • Google Form for Cover sheet • https://drive.google.com/a/trigg.kyschools.us/folderview?id=0BzOPuFX9jRZRT1RFQ2t0RzNuMHc&usp=sharing • Shared among PR Lead and Administrative staff • At a glance, a school can see what evidence has been collected and from specific staff/grade/content areas
District Support • K-12 meeting of Program Review Lead for each area – 3 times per year for ½ day each time (Ideally in Sept/Oct, Dec/Jan, and March) • Purpose is to built consistency across all schools with interpretation of rubrics • Creates collaboration among schools • Team can include teachers, instructional supervisors, G/T Coordinator, Community Educator, College & Career Planner, and principals/assistant principals
1st Meeting • Review of 2011-12 Scores • Examine areas of strength • Identify areas of growth • Rubric Discussion • Creates similar interpretation of characteristics and vocabulary • Evidence Sampling • Pull same Standard/Demonstrator/Characteristic for all schools and “cross-score” for feedback • Identify Next Steps – StoryBoard • Possible activities/professional development
Evidence Sampling Standard 1: Curriculum and Instruction
2nd Meeting • Evidence Sampling • As a team (cross-schools), determine the standard/demonstrators/characteristics to review • Look at areas with either low performance or areas of high performance • Discuss rubric for common understanding • Review the evidence provided by school • Determine score and provide feedback • Share results with school representative (verbal sharing) • Team shares with no questions/comments from school • School representative asks questions of team • Identify Common Dilemmas and Solutions
3rd Meeting • Prior to meeting, each school team will • Have a draft of the Program Review from ASSIST • Evidence sampling repeated • Teams will consider the Next Steps diagnostic and offer recommendations • This meeting will be held in March to provide time for final revisions/changes
Quick Score Tool KDE Cut Scores for 2012-13 Released 10/18/13 0-7 Needs Improvement 8 – 10.7 Proficient 10.8+ Distinguished