Effective School Improvement Planning

1. EffectiveSchool Improvement Planning John Purcell School Improvement Specialist Melissa Blossom Assistant Director of School Improvement @EducateIN

2. CNA-SIP Resources Available on Padlet: https://tinyurl.com/ycj725xe @EducateIN

3. School Improvement Planning Objectives • Gain a clear understanding of the relationship between a Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) and School Improvement Plan (SIP). • Utilize the state’s CNA/SIP template and resources to develop an effective and actionable School Improvement Plan. @EducateIN

4. Unified Approach: Where Are You? Curriculum Assessments Professional Development Leadership Instructional Strategies Instructional Strategies Data Analysis Professional Development Curriculum Interventions Funding Assessments Scheduling Culture Scheduling Data Analysis Funding Culture Leadership Interventions Random Acts of Improvement Aligned System of Improvement @EducateIN

5. Unified Approach to a CNA/SIP School Improvement Plan Creates focus, intentionality, and aligns resources and efforts towards the areas identified most in need of improvement by the CNA. Comprehensive Needs Assessment Provides a framework for analyzing school data and performing root cause analysis to identify areas in which improvement is most critical. @EducateIN

6. To Access Moodle: moodle.doe.in.gov Access Moodle: moodle.doe.in.gov Step 3 Step 1 Step 2 @EducateIN

7. School Improvement Plan Form a SIP Development Team Review Focus Areas, Key Findings, and Root Causes Describe the School’s Core Components • 3 • 1 • 2 Develop a Roadmap Guide to Implement the School Improvement Plan Select Evidence-Based Interventions that Address the School’s Focus Areas Design a Professional Development Plan • 5 • 4 • 6 @EducateIN

8. SIP Phase 2: Review Major Takeaways • Review the following: -Focus areas -Key findings -Root causes • Recap the CNA process for new members (ex: presentation) • Avoid making BIG modifications • Update new members • Develop a shared understanding @EducateIN

9. SIP Phase 1: Develop A Team • Diversity of stakeholders/experiences • Supplemented with committees with a domain of study • Establish a meeting schedule -Agenda -Minutes -Meeting norms -Strategies for active participation • Principal • Teachers • Family members • Community members • Members of the CNA Team @EducateIN

10. SIP Phase 3: Define Core Components • Define the school’s core components -Improve focus areas -Use three questions • Compare/contrast strategies -Address the root causes -Current strategies vs. what is needed • Needs of underperforming students? • Opportunities for all children, including each subgroup? • Instructional strategies that strengthen academics? @EducateIN

11. SIP Phase 4: Select Interventions • List strategies from core components • Describe key findings and root causes • Describe EBIs that address root causes Evidence Level • Strong • Moderate • Promising @EducateIN

12. SIP Phase 5: Design a PD Plan • Define measurable goals • Describe professional development offerings needed to meet goals • Identify resources needed to meet goals • Determine how toevaluatethe impact ESSA Requirements • Sustained • Intensive • Collaborative • Job-embedded • Data-driven • Classroom focused @EducateIN

13. SIP Phase 6: Implementation Roadmap • Define S.M.A.R.T goals • Develop at least two benchmarks for each goal • Describe key action steps • Identify who is responsible • Create a plan for progress monitoring • Principal • Teachers • Professional staff • Family members • Community members • Students @EducateIN

14. Thank you! Mr. John Purcell School Improvement Specialist jpurcell@doe.in.gov Ms. Melissa Blossom Assistant Director of School Improvement mblossom@doe.in.gov @MelissaABlossom @EducateIN