developing school improvement plans #101 requirements – resources – successful plans june 2010

Developing School Improvement Plans #101

Requirements – Resources – Successful Plans

June 2010

Presentation Overview

1. Federal and State Requirements

2. State Board of Education Resources

3. School Improvement Plan Content

4. Tips for Creating Successful Plans

Federal and State Requirements

Districts and schools which are in academic status based on the State assessments are required by law to have a current improvement plan on file at the Interactive Illinois Report Card (IIRC) site that meets the federal guidelines.

Federal & State LawFederal Law: Public Law 107-110, Elementary and Secondary Education A

ct of 1965, Section 1101, Section 2-3.25d of the School Code, 105 ILCS 5/2-3.25d

Federal Guidance: LEA & School Improvementhttp://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/schoolimprovementguid.pdf

State Law: Section 1.85 School and District Improvement Plans;

Restructuring Plans of the Illinois Administrative Code.

Types of District Improvement Plans District Improvement Plan:

Academic Status Title III (English as a Second Language) grant Special Education compliance Response to Intervention (RtI) State plan

Single School District Improvement Plan:Addresses requirements for both district and school

Types of School Improvement Plans

School Improvement Plan: Has not made AYP for two or more years

Restructuring Plan: Created by district for school that has not made adequate yearly progress for a fifth calculation

NOTE:

Single School District Improvement Plan:Addresses requirements for both district and school

Resources – Improvement PlansIllinois State Board of Education

Main Page: http://www.isbe.net/

Overview of Improvement Plans: http://www.isbe.net/sos/htmls/improvement_process.htm

Frequently Asked Questions:http://www.isbe.net/sos/pdf/imp_plans_faq.pdf

Interactive Illinois Report Card (IIRC)http://iirc.niu.edu/

State - District - Schools Data (public access)

Improvement Plans Guides E-Plan Templates (password protected) Monitoring Prompts (ISBE responses)

Administrators – Student Data (restricted)

IIRC – Login to e-Plans Page

Focus: School Improvement Plan (SIP)

SIP includes Four Components

I: Data and Analysis

II. Action Plan

III. Plan Development, Review, and Implementation

IV. Board Action

What Makes a Successful Plan? Connections and relationships are clear.

Data and Analysis

Strategies & Activities Monitoring Process

Roles, responsibilities, and expectations are defined. (administrators, teachers, students, parents, others)

Focus is on changing instructional practice in the classrooms and improving student achievement.

Section I: Data and Analysis

I.A: Record Card Data IIRC includes data comparisons 2002 to 2010.

AYP information Assessment data – reading & mathematics School information Educator data

AYP Calculations & Trends

To make AYP, a district or school

must meet ALL

of the following three requirements:

1. Participation Rate on State Assessment

2. Performance (Reading and Mathematics)

3. Attendance/Graduation Rate

Section I: Data and Analysis Identify:

Areas of weakness and strengths

Contributing external and internal factors

Conclusions:

1. What do these factors imply for the next steps in school improvement planning?

2. What can be addressed by the school?

Section I ContinuedI.B: Local Assessment Data (optional) Local assessment data and analysis that are

directly related to the identified strategies and activities and relate to the AYP results can be critical to the success of the plan.

I-C: Other Data (optional) Other data help to define the current situation

that exists in the school and/or community and are relevant to the school not making AYP.

Section I ContinuedI.C: Item 1 – Attributes & Challenges Description and analysis of the school and

community attributes and challenges that have affected student performance.

I-C: Item 2 – Education Qualifications, Staff Capacity, and Professional Development.

Description and analysis of each of the listed components.

Section I ContinuedI.C: Item 3 – Parent Involvement Description and analysis of the parental

involvement – knowing that parents are to be actively engaged in the educational process.

I-D: Key Factors (CRITICAL) Prioritize the factors identified in I-A, I-B, and I-

C that staff can change or influence. Use these to develop the Action Plan, including

strategies and activities for students, educators, and parents.

Section II – Action PlanObjectives must - Identify the current achievement level Be measurable outcomes in terms of the AYP

achieved for EACH year of the plan. (Plan must span two years.)

Focus on fundamental teaching and learning issues

Ensure that each subgroup meets the State’s target

Objective: While the current achievement in math for students with disabilities subgroup is 46.5% meeting/exceeding for ISAT, this subgroup will make AYP of at least 77.5% in 2010 and 85% for 2011 or Safe Harbor.

Strategies:1 double block math instruction2 coaching for math staff3 student and staff review of student work4 improve test taking skills5 progress monitoring to drive instruction

Section II – Action Plan

II: Strategies and Activities

II-B: Students

II-C: Professional Development

II-D: Parent Involvement

II-E: Monitoring (for each objective)

Clarity is KEY

The plan users must know

what is expected of them

to

implement the plan with fidelity

and monitor progress.

Defining Strategies & Activities Are the strategies and activities necessary for the

students, educators, and parents?

Do they incorporate on-going successful strategies and activities?

Will these effectively change instructional practice and improve student achievement?

Can these be monitored (observed and measured)?

Section III: Plan Development, Review, and Implementation

Descriptions of each: Part A: Parent

Notification Part B: Stakeholder

Involvement Part C: Peer Review

Process Part D: Teacher

Mentoring Process

Part E: District ResponsibilitiesAs Applicable:- Corrective Actions- Restructuring Options

Part F: State Responsibilities

Part G: School Support Team

Section IV: Board Action

The plan must be approved

by the

Local Board of Education

and

submitted electronically to the IIRC.

ISBE Monitoring

Academic Status:

Use ISBE SIP Monitoring form at http://www.isbe.net/sos/pdf/sip_monitoring.pdf to determine compliance [C] with the law.

Improvement Planning - Ongoing

Ongoing efforts to improve Coordinated efforts – development,

monitoring, refinement Primary Focus:

IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT for

ALL STUDENTS

Technical AssistanceISBE website:

District and School Improvement Plans http://www.isbe.net/sos/htmls/improvement_process

.htm

Center on Innovation & Improvement

(multiple resources on improvement planning)

http://www.centerii.org/

ISBE Contacts

Innovation & Improvement Division

217-524-5832

Carol Diedrichsen, Principal Consultant

cdiedric@isbe.net

Martha (Marti) Woelfle, Principal Consultant

mwoelfle@isbe.net