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School Quality Review (SQR). Board of Education Presentation January 10, 2011 Dr. Deb Hoeft, Assistant Superintendent of student Learning Dr. Carol Pallas, Superintendent of Schools Ms. Barbara Tomasso, Executive Director of Student Information. The Big Picture. What is a SQR?.
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School Quality Review (SQR) Board of Education Presentation January 10, 2011 Dr. Deb Hoeft, Assistant Superintendent of student Learning Dr. Carol Pallas, Superintendent of Schools Ms. Barbara Tomasso, Executive Director of Student Information
What is a SQR? • School improvement support and intervention strategy for schools identified in the Improvement (year 1) phase of NYS Differentiated Accountability (DA) system • BOCES gives districts the support and assistance in developing and implementing improvement strategies to address the needs of schools in the Improvementphase
What is SQR? (con’t) • SQR involves development of a culture of review and ongoing improvement to guide schools and districts on a continuous journey of improvement. • A researched-based, reflective process that provides identified schools and districts with guidance on key factors that affect school success.
Accountability Designations • Based on both the number and type of student groups failing to make AYP for two consecutive years in the same content area and in the same subgroup • Accountability measure for schools: • Elementary/middle level • English Language Arts, mathematics and science • Secondary level • English Language Arts, mathematics and graduation rate
The district forms a SQR team consisting of the following: Central office staff Content area specialist School principal and identified staff SESIS (Special Education School Improvement Specialist from BOCES) Duties of the team include the following: Review of the curriculum, instruction and assessment with the NYS Common Core Learning Standards Reviews performance indicators for the indentified content area Identifies findings and recommendations Constructs written report School/District PersonnelInvolved in SQR
CEP-Comprehensive Educational Plan • Findings and recommendations from the committee are used in the development of the CEP • The CEP is a 2-year school improvement plan that includes specific strategies for improvement and progress monitoring • The CEP is submitted to NYSED
QIP-Quality Improvement Plan • Then district must work with the BOCES SESIS to implement a QIP • This is developed using the goals, objectives and improvement activities in the CEP
Timeline December 20, 2011 -Submission of SQR/CEP/QIP to Monroe 2 BOCES January 31, 2012 -Submission of SQR/CEP/QIP to NYSED