Miami Dade County Public SchoolsMiami Dade County Public Schools

District Support District Support StaffStaff

In ActionIn Action!!

Barbara Cicilia, Ed.SBarbara Cicilia, Ed.SCurriculum Support SpecialistCurriculum Support Specialist

M-DCPS Dropout Prevention - District CoachM-DCPS Dropout Prevention - District Coach

FocusFocus• Why Dropout Prevention?Why Dropout Prevention?• District SupportDistrict Support

– What does it look like?What does it look like?

• Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

• District Leadership TeamDistrict Leadership Team• Dropout Coaches Dropout Coaches

– & Responsibilities& Responsibilities

• School Teams School Teams – & Responsibilities& Responsibilities

• Developing Action PlansDeveloping Action Plans– The FrameworkThe Framework– The AttributesThe Attributes– The GoalsThe Goals

• School ExpectationsSchool Expectations– Planning Planning – MonitoringMonitoring– Evaluating OutcomesEvaluating Outcomes

Why Dropout PreventionWhy Dropout PreventionRigorous Targets set by FL-DOERigorous Targets set by FL-DOE

2006-07 2006-07 The dropout rate for students with disabilities will decreaseThe dropout rate for students with disabilities will decrease to to 4.25%4.25%

2007-08 2007-08 The dropout rate for students with disabilities will decreaseThe dropout rate for students with disabilities will decrease to to 4.00%4.00%

2008-09 2008-09 The dropout rate for students with disabilities will decreaseThe dropout rate for students with disabilities will decrease to to 3.75%3.75%

2009-10 2009-10 The dropout rate for students with disabilities will decreaseThe dropout rate for students with disabilities will decrease to to 3.50%3.50%

2010-11 2010-11 The dropout rate for students with disabilities will decreaseThe dropout rate for students with disabilities will decrease to to 3.25%3.25%

Dropout RatesDropout Rates

District District SupporSuppor

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What does What does

it look like?it look like?

• Analyze District DataAnalyze District Data

• District-wide CollaborationDistrict-wide Collaboration

• Develop Annual GoalsDevelop Annual Goals

• Provide technical guidance Provide technical guidance to schoolsto schools

• Introduce research based Introduce research based interventions to schoolsinterventions to schools

• Monitor School Monitor School ImplementationImplementation

• Offer Professional Offer Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

• NDPC-SD FrameworkNDPC-SD Framework• Using DATA Using DATA • Problem Solving Problem Solving

StrategiesStrategies• Evidence-Based Evidence-Based

InterventionsInterventions• Positive Behavior Positive Behavior

Support StrategiesSupport Strategies• Classroom ManagementClassroom Management

Robin J. Morrison Robin J. Morrison Instructional Supervisor  Instructional Supervisor  

Dianne Halfaker Dianne Halfaker Project Manager, SEDNET Project Manager, SEDNET 

Barbara Cicilia Barbara Cicilia Case Manager, SEDNET Case Manager, SEDNET 

Charles Ochipa Charles Ochipa Curriculum Support SpecialistCurriculum Support Specialist

Candance Young-Lane Candance Young-Lane Curriculum Support SpecialistCurriculum Support Specialist

   

Dropout District Core Dropout District Core TeamTeam

School School District District CoachesCoaches

• assist schools in the assist schools in the development of action development of action plans and interventions. plans and interventions.

• monitor school’s dropout monitor school’s dropout action plan action plan implementationimplementation

• collect data from schools collect data from schools

• report outcome data to report outcome data to DistrictDistrict

• provide professional provide professional development to schoolsdevelopment to schools

School TeamsSchool Teams

• District CoachDistrict Coach

• School AdministratorSchool Administrator

• Special Education Special Education StaffStaff

• Community SpecialistCommunity Specialist

School Team School Team ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

• Analyze DataAnalyze Data• Develop Action PlansDevelop Action Plans• Identify Target AreasIdentify Target Areas• Problem SolveProblem Solve• Implement Implement

InterventionsInterventions• Collect accurate DataCollect accurate Data• Evaluate OutcomesEvaluate Outcomes• Staff TrainingStaff Training

Developing Developing

Action Action

Plans Plans

• Phase 1 - Analyze DataPhase 1 - Analyze Data• Phase 2 - Identify Target Areas for Phase 2 - Identify Target Areas for

InterventionIntervention• Phase 3 - Develop Improvement PlanPhase 3 - Develop Improvement Plan• Phase 4 - Implement Monitor and EvaluatePhase 4 - Implement Monitor and Evaluate

The The FrameworFramewor

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PHASE 1PHASE 1• District and School District and School

DemographicsDemographics• Student PerformanceStudent Performance• District/School District/School

InfrastructureInfrastructure• Assessment, Curriculum Assessment, Curriculum

and Instructional systemsand Instructional systems• Current initiatives and Current initiatives and

partnershipspartnerships• Professional developmentProfessional development• Parent/family engagementParent/family engagement

AnalyAnalyze ze

DataData

PHASE PHASE 22AcademicAcademic

BehaviorBehavior

AttendanceAttendance

School ClimateSchool Climate

Self ManagementSelf Management

Family EngagementFamily Engagement

Mentoring Mentoring

Community Service Community Service LearningLearning

IdentifIdentify y

Target Target

AreasAreas

PHASE 3PHASE 3

• Select evidence based Select evidence based practices practices

• Determine level of Determine level of intensityintensity

• Contextualize to settingContextualize to setting• Establish timelinesEstablish timelines

DevelopDevelopImprovemImprovem

ent ent PlanPlan

PHASE PHASE 44

• Conduct baseline Conduct baseline measuresmeasures

• Implement strategiesImplement strategies• Coaching & ConsultationCoaching & Consultation• Measure resultsMeasure results• Evaluation outcomesEvaluation outcomes

ImplemImplement ent

MonitorMonitorEvaluateEvaluate

The “5” AttributesThe “5” Attributes

1.1. AttendanceAttendance

2.2. Academic Academic EngagementEngagement

3.3. BehaviorBehavior

4.4. Parental InvolvementParental Involvement

5.5. Student EngagementStudent Engagement

School School ExpectationsExpectations

Developing Effective Developing Effective GoalsGoals

Schools will develop effective Schools will develop effective dropout goals that are dropout goals that are

S.M.A.R.T.S.M.A.R.T.• SpecificSpecific – – goal is focused on dropout goal is focused on dropout

prevention prevention

• MeasureableMeasureable – – goal can be assessedgoal can be assessed

• AppropriateAppropriate – – goal is relevantgoal is relevant

• RealisticRealistic - - feasiblefeasible

• Time-bound Time-bound – – annual annual

School Action PlansSchool Action Plans• Current BaselineCurrent Baseline – – Where do they start?Where do they start?• OutcomeOutcome – – What is lacking or is needed?What is lacking or is needed?• Goal Goal – – What will they focus on?What will they focus on?• StrategiesStrategies – – What interventions will be What interventions will be

implemented?implemented?• ActivitiesActivities – – How will the interventions be used?How will the interventions be used?• Person ResponsiblePerson Responsible –Who is –Who is accountable?accountable?• TimelinesTimelines – – How often will data be collected? How often will data be collected? • Status Status – – Has the plan been implemented with Has the plan been implemented with

fidelity?fidelity?• Evaluation/Monitoring Evaluation/Monitoring – – What is effective? What is effective?

What needs to be adjusted?What needs to be adjusted?

Criteria for monitoring Criteria for monitoring goalsgoals

• Goals are SMARTGoals are SMART• 2 or more activities involved2 or more activities involved• Data is available to monitor Data is available to monitor

implementation of activitiesimplementation of activities• Outcome date is available to monitor Outcome date is available to monitor

goal achievementgoal achievement• Outcome data is available to monitor Outcome data is available to monitor

modification of activitiesmodification of activities

Book of ProductsBook of Products

• School Action PlanSchool Action Plan• Data ReportsData Reports• AcademicsAcademics• BehaviorBehavior• AttendanceAttendance• Parent Engagement Parent Engagement • Evaluation & OutcomesEvaluation & Outcomes• StudentStudent

Barbara Cicilia

bcicilia@dadeschools.net