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Warm Up : Welcome to the launch of the SIG program for cohort 2 schools. Please take a moment to read through the SVeF article and then give your opinion on the following question: What is SIG? A reform model for turning around schools A pot of gold A lot of work All of the above.
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Warm Up: Welcome to the launch of the SIG program for cohort 2 schools. Please take a moment to read through the SVeF article and then give your opinion on the following question: What is SIG? A reform model for turning around schools A pot of gold A lot of work All of the above
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANT Cohort 2 Principals’ Orientation June 7, 2012
Agenda • Introductions • What is SIG? • Being accountable • Making changes • Communication process • Future meetings • Resources
1. Your Name 2. School/Office 3. SIG Reform Model transformation, turnaround, or restart (school sites only) 4. One success story from this year (school sites only)
What is SIG? • Intent • Instructional Program/Academic Achievement • Major Components • Professional Development • Increased Learning Time • Teacher Evaluation
Being Accountable • 9 Leading Indicators of SIG school performance • Compliance • CDE Review and Monitoring
Making Changes • Integrity of grant • Budget revisions • Why • How • Approval process
Communication Process • Guiding questions: • How have you communicated your SIG plan to your stakeholders? • What concerns do you have with respect to implementing your SIG plan? • What are your next steps to prepare your school for SIG? • Discuss questions 1 and 2, and then list the next steps on the chart paper
RESOURCES SV[e]F Article: http://toped.svefoundation.org/2012/05/02/significant-improvement/
RESOURCES SIG website: http://sae.lausd.net/sig Temporary online location featuring news and events related to the School Improvement Grant in LAUSD
RESOURCES STLC: http://www.schoolturnaroundsupport.org/user?destination=home “The goal of the STLC is to provide states and districts with easy online access to resources and to facilitate networking that will enable them to support schools more effectively.”
RESOURCES NBC Learn: http://www.nbclearn.com/portal/site/learn “For more than 80 years, NBC News has been documenting the people, places, and events that shape our world. NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News, is dedicated to making these historic stories, images and primary source documents available on-demand to teachers, students, and parents.” NBC Learn has offered their service to LAUSD teachers for free. Please contact the SIG office for more information.
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