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LOOKING AHEAD AND PLANNING FOR SCHOOL RESTRUCTURING. Raising Student Achievement Conference December 4-5, 2006. AGENDA. Brief background: What is restructuring? “What Works When” Discussion IL policy and practice for restructuring IL e-Plans: Restructuring Template (live) Q and A.
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LOOKING AHEAD AND PLANNING FOR SCHOOL RESTRUCTURING Raising Student Achievement Conference December 4-5, 2006
AGENDA • Brief background: What is restructuring? • “What Works When” Discussion • IL policy and practice for restructuring • IL e-Plans: Restructuring Template (live) • Q and A
WHAT IS RESTRUCTURING?Significant redirection: a change of governance …. • After the 5th calculation when a school has not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) • Planning: a one year process. • Implementation: one or more years as needed to fully implement the plan. Title I funds can continue on, with the specific set-asides in place. District Responsibilities To develop a plan within 6 months of notification of the school’s status on behalf of the school to be implemented if the school doesn’t make AYP.
RESTRUCTURING ACTIONS broadly described A district must pick one or more of these: • Reopen as a charter school. • Replace all or most of the staff, which may include the principal. • Enter into a contract with an entity. • Implement any other major restructuring of the school’s governance. • State takeover (not an option a district can select in IL)
CONTINUUM FOR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AND RESTRUCTURING Corrective Actions* Early restructuring Change in governance Restructuring From less to more severe actions * Or other district actions
SIP REVISION RESTRUCTURING PLAN YR 5 YR 2 YR 4 YR 6 SCHOOLIMPROVEMENT CORRECTIVEACTION RESTRUCTURING SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND RESTRUCTURING PLANS
“WHAT WORKS WHEN” DISCUSSION Finding the best “fit” for your school/district • Read/Discuss Key Success Factors and Challenges of the What Works When handouts (Appendix A handout) • Indicate: Yes”, “No”, “Maybe” this option would be right for our school • What’s one “Take-away” for you from the What Works When documents?
Corrective Action(Title I funded schools) Now included as part of the required SIP in Illinois e-Plans (What about non-Title I funded schools?) Restructuring A consultative process with ISBE Stand-alone e-Plan LATEST FROM ISBE SIPs and Restructuring e-Plans available at the Interactive Illinois Report Card at http://iirc.niu.edu/.
THE THREE SECTIONS OF THE RESTRUCTURING E-PLAN • Restructuring Options • Restructuring Plan Description • Board Approval
QUICK TIPS ON THE E-PLAN • Illinois e-Plans will populate state assessment data and school/district information automatically. • To complete the e-Plan, you’ll check the restructuring options and use text boxes to describe the actions to be taken in the school. • Finally, you’ll indicate the board approval data.
THE PLANNING PROCESS • Analysis/Reflection • Review and Evaluation • Communication and Collaboration • Reducing and Eliminating Barriers
DISTRICT STAFF AND ISBE CONSULTATION Once the restructuring plan has been submitted, ISBE will consult with district staff…you are welcome to contact us prior to that time, as well, to talk through your ideas. Inclusion of these topics in the restructuring plan description is optional: Option allowed in the law Reasons for section Corrective actions (or other district actions leading to the restructuring actions) State assessment data Timeline for implementation
PLANNING RESOURCES ISBE Restructuring Guidance http://www.isbe.state.il.us/nclb/htmls/restructuring_guidance.htm LEA and School Improvement Non-Regulatory Guidance, revised July 21, 2006 at http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/schoolimprovementguid.doc School Restructuring Under No Child Left Behind: What Works When? A Guide for Education Leaders (100 pages) http://www.centerforcsri.org/files/RestructuringGuide.pdf Your RESPRO http://www.isbe.net/sos/pdf/respro_contacts.pdf Look Before You Leap contact Debbie Lee, Lee_Debbie@lacoe.edu
CONTACT INFORMATION • Sheila Burns, RESPRO consultant, ROE 27,28 & 49, sburns@riroe.k12.il.us 309/736-1111 • Carol Diedrichsen, Federal Grants and Programs, ISBE cdiedric@isbe.net 217/524-4832