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Turning Around Low Performing Schools: Getting Started. Dr. Joy Eichelberger, Turnaround Specialist and RtII Consultant, PA Schools April 14, 2011. Getting Started: Double Your Fun!. Blueprint for SIG Action Planning. Align The Action Planning Approach. PA’s Standards Aligned System (SAS) .
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Turning Around Low Performing Schools: Getting Started Dr. Joy Eichelberger, Turnaround Specialist and RtII Consultant, PA Schools April 14, 2011
Blueprint for SIG Action Planning Align The Action Planning Approach PA’s Standards Aligned System (SAS) PA’s RtII Framework
Blueprint for SIG Action Planning • Signal Urgency • Superintendent’s Vision and Challenge • Disseminate and Communicate SIG Goals • We have the grant, now what? • Develop SIG Action Plan • Establish and Convene SIG Steering Committee • Confirm Reality: Status of current initiatives • Identify Critical Actions/Interventions • Establish timelines and evaluation measures
Blueprint for SIG Action Planning Bi-level Approach to Change and Intervention District Level Building / Classroom TLCs (formative assessment) Effective Teaching/Instruction Collaborative Planning and Data Analysis Teaming SAS/RtII Effective Teaching/Instruction Monitoring student Learning • Administrative PLC • Implementation Research • Systems change • Instruction • Learning Walks and Instructional Rounds • Accountability Measures
Blueprint for SIG Action Planning • SIG Goals and Year I Priorities • Systems Alignment (SAS) • Instruction • Building Teacher and Leadership Capacity • Establish PLCs and TLCs • Building Infrastructures • Administrative Cabinet (District and Building) • Schedules • Data Teaming • Teacher Collaboration and Planning Periods
Blueprint for SIG Action Planning Reading and Mathematics Goals • Conduct needs assessment to determine teacher knowledge of PA curriculum standards • Ensure district courses and curriculum alignment with PA standards, Common Core Standards, and /or Keystone Assessments • Ensure rigorous core curriculum for all students • Establish a system of tiered interventions for students (RtII) • Examine current practice against research based
Blueprint for SIG Action Planning Reading and Mathematics Goals • Develop a comprehensive system of assessment • Align assessment to their intended purpose • Implement formative assessment strategies • Use data to inform instructional decisions • Provide professional development for all staff in the following areas: • Knowledge and use of PA Standards Aligned System • Effective classroom practices and instructional strategies • Implementation of appropriate interventions
Blueprint for SIG Action Planning Special Education • Develop standards based IEPs using IEP tracker • Provide professional development for all Special Education teachers in the following areas: • functional behavior assessment • transition planning • compliance requirements • Evaluate the effectiveness of resources and assistive technology available for IEP students
Blueprint for SIG Action Planning Special Education • Review secondary special education caseloads and range of services • Ensure all special education teachers are highly qualified • Delineate roles and responsibilities of all special education personnel • Review all out-of-district placements to determine if less restrictive settings are feasible
Blueprint for SIG Action Planning Leadership and Infrastructure • Determine administrative knowledge and skill in transformational leadership • Develop administrative professional development program • Adjust schedules to ensure the availability of an intervention period for all grade levels • Develop a system to identify students for appropriate interventions
Blueprint for SIG Action Planning Leadership and Infrastructure • Establish a grant committee and grant selection and development process • Implement a school-wide Positive Behavior Intervention Program • Establish data dialogue sessions and appropriate training • Develop a curriculum review and textbook selection cycle • Explore teacher and administrative incentive program models
"All organizations [and systems] are designed, intentionally or unwittingly, to achieve precisely the results they get." R. Spencer Darling, Business Expert Systems Change Strategy
Adopt a change strategy and Plan for Change • Patterson et.al. Influencer:The Power of Influence • Heath, Chip and Heath, Dan. Switch: How to Change Things when Change is Hard • Fixsen, D. L., Naoom, S. F., Blase, K. A., Friedman, R. M. & Wallace, F. (2005). Implementation Research: A Synthesis of the Literature. Systems Change Strategy
Clarify desired results • Identify a handful of high-leverage behaviors that lead to rapid and profound change • Use personal and vicarious experience to change thoughts and actions • Marshall multiple sources of influence to make change inevitable Resource 4 Key Principles of Successful Influence Systems Change Strategy
Six Sources of Influences: The Model 2008. Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Influencer: the Power of Change.
Fixsen, D. L., Naoom, S. F., Blase, K. A., Friedman, R. M. & Wallace, F. (2005). Implementation Research: A Synthesis of the Literature. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, The National Implementation Research Network (FMHI Publication #231). Download all or part of the monograph at: http://nirn.fmhi.usf.edu/resources/publications/Monograph/index.cfm Implementation Research: A Synthesis of the Literature Systems Change Strategy
Blueprint for SIG Action Planning 2 – 4 Years Stages of Implementation • Exploration • Installation • Initial Implementation • Full Implementation • Innovation • Sustainability Fixsen, Naoom, Blase, Friedman, & Wallace, 2005
Blueprint for SIG Action Planning • SWITCH – The Elephant and the Rider • Direct the Rider • Motivate the elephant (emotions, values) • Shape the Path • Provide tools and environments • Administrative and teacher PLCs • Communication and accountability systems
Blueprint for SIG Action Planning • Create Urgency and Set direction • Specific goals and target areas (active student engagement, data analysis teaming, abolish tracking) • Identify targets Interventions for Behavior Change –what we want teachers and administrators to “do” • random reporters, provide feedback. white boards, peer talk • Curriculum alignment • Data teaming tool