REGIONAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING

REGIONAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING

For discussion at CTE Network Professional Development

February 4, 2009

Oregon Department of Education

GoalsGoals

• Understand levels of accountabilityWho has to do what for whom?

• Begin to form ideas around the tools needed for program improvement planning

What do I need to make this a usable tool for improvement?

• Brainstorm strategies for program improvement

Where do I start and who do I need?

Oregon Department of Education

Program ImprovementProgram Improvement

The purposepurpose of program improvement is to apply a strategy that effects positive change in student performance in response to data analysis.

The goal of program improvement is to enhance CTE student technical and academic achievement.

Oregon Department of Education

Oregon Department of Education

Continuous ImprovementContinuous Improvement

WHY• Increase student

performance

• Increase student retention

• Increase student employability

• Improve coherent and rigorous program design

• Effective program design for student achievement

WHAT• Perkins annual review

and reports

• Student & program performance data

• Program approval & renewal

• Perkins Application

• District CIP

• School SIP

Oregon Department of Education

Continuous ImprovementContinuous Improvement

WHO• Regional CTE Consortia

and stakeholders• Career Pathways/Program

of Study partners• Workforce development

partners & advisory committees

• ODE and CCWD Perkins and program review staff

HOW• Professional development

• Dedicated resources from Reserve funds

• Targeted technical assistance

• District CIP

• School SIP

Oregon Department of Education

Oregon Department of Education

data

Feedback Model Feedback Model

ODE Technical Assistance

Cycle

Regional Improvement & Technical

Assistance Cycle

Local Improvemen

t Planning Cycle

data

reports reports

Resources

Resources

Oregon Department of Education

Don’t lose the good stuff!

Oregon Department of Education

Oregon Department of Education

Improvement Strategy Questions

Improvement Strategy Questions

Is improvement needed for specific Career Cluster or Program of Study? Or all areas?

Which performance measure needs addressing?

Who are the school/district/business/other partners with the most investment and expertise in this area needing improvement?

Oregon Department of Education

Improvement Strategy Questions

Improvement Strategy Questions

What are possible research-based strategies that could be applied for performance improvement?

What outcomes do you predict for this strategy?

Can other funds besides Perkins be used?

Oregon Department of Education

Local Improvement Plan exampleLocal Improvement Plan example

How can you frame your strategies clearly?

Oregon Department of Education

‘Take Aways’‘Take Aways’

• Data is the basis for decisions regarding improvement planning

• The State has a technical assistance model used to report to the Feds

• Local/Regional entities must have a plan for technical assistance and program improvement

• Consider school/district/local and other resources that can be leveraged for results and funding

Oregon Department of Education

Next StepsNext Steps

• Share effective practices for improvement What works for literacy? What works for math? What works for retention?

• Brainstorm who your partners are for each performance measure area Curriculum coordinator Reading specialist Counselor ODE academic content specialist District CIP/SIP personnel

Oregon Department of Education

Next Steps cont.Next Steps cont.

• Network and develop a community of practice around regional improvement models Who coordinates the SIP? CIP? Can you reinforce strategies already in place? Are there regions with your same concerns?

• Knit everything together for student achievement and success We know CTE works--do we know how and why it

works? How do we use each other to identify successful

practices?

Oregon Department of Education

Small Group BrainstormSmall Group Brainstorm

• ‘Leaders’--can you isolate your successful strategies and share?

• ‘Learners’--can you isolate your challenges and barriers to success?

• Who/where can you go to for more information?

• What do you need to implement new strategies?

• Come back and share with the large group

Remember there is no magic bullet!