SAISD Focus/PriorityTraining

Samantha Gallegos, Coordinator IIIsamantha.gallegos@esc20.net

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Today’s AgendaWelcome

Critical Success Factors

Turnaround Principles

Campus Improvement Plan

Grant Application

Focus School Requirements

• Designate a district contact• Review ESEA Turnaround Principals and Critical

Success Factors• Should have included in 2013-2014 CIP, no less than

one instructional intervention targeted at closing existing achievement gaps; and

• Include reason for identification of intervention and fully implement in 2014=2015

If IR and Focus, embed interventions from here into required improvement plans.

Priority (Non-TTIPS)

• Designate a DCSI• Participate in required training provided by TEA,

TCDSS and attend AIE Conference. In addition to any training specific to the grant.

• Engage in TAIS process, evaluate current school staff and create a plan which should have been submitted at the end of the 2013-14 school year that addresses the turnaround principles. This plan, based on the principles, will be fully implemented by the school in 2014-15 school year.

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Critical Success Factors(CSFs)

Improve Academic Performance

Increase the Use of Quality Data to Drive Instruction

Increase Leadership Effectiveness

Increase Learning Time

Increase Family and Community Engagement

Improve School Climate

Increase Teacher Quality

Turnaround PrinciplesStrengthen the School’s Instructional Program

Using data to inform instruction and for continuous improvement, including providing time for collaboration on the use of data

Provide strong leadership

Redesign the school day, week or year to include additional time for student learning and teacher collaboration

Provide ongoing mechanisms for family and community engagement

Establishing a school environment that improves school safety, discipline and addressing other non-academic factors that impact student achievement.

Ensuring teachers are effective and able to improve instruction

CSFs & Turnaround Principles Critical Success Factors Turnaround PrinciplesImprove Academic Performance

Increase Use of Quality Data to Drive Instruction

Increase Leadership Effectiveness

Increase Learning Time

Increase Family and Community Engagement

Improve School Climate

Increase Teacher Quality

Strengthen the School’s Instructional Program

Use of Data to Inform Instruction

Provide Strong Leadership

Redesigned School Calendar

Ongoing Family and Community Engagement

Improve School Environment

Ensure Effective Teachers

Based on your data, which student group(s) will be your focus?

TAIS -Steps of Needs Assessment Process

Step 1: Establish Purpose of Needs Assessment and Establish the Team

Step 2: Gather Data

Step 3: Data Analysis

Step 4: Root Cause Analysis

Step 5: Prioritize Needs

Step 6: Set Goals

Intervention

• Address at least 1 INSTRUCTIONAL INTERVENTION in 2013-2014 SY to target deficiencies and close achievement gap

• Reasons for identification and intervention are to be included in CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN

2013-2014

Focus

Intervention2014-2015

Focus

Review your 2013-2014 CIP, what did you identify as the INSTRUCTION INTERVENTION that you were going to fully implement in 2014-2015

How do I know that INTERVENTION is happening on your campus? How are you measuring the impact of the intervention?

Determine Achievement

GapsIdentify Needs

Set Goal to Address Closing

Gaps

Determine Strategies/

Interventions

Include in 2013-2014 CIP

& Begin Implementation

Include in 2014-2015 CIP & Fully Implement

Improvement Plan ProcessFocus Schools

Intervention

• Address each Turnaround Principal in 2013-2014 SY to target deficiencies and close achievement gap

• Activities addressing each Turnaround should be included in CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN

2013-2014

Priority

Intervention2014-2015

Priority

Review your 2013-2014 CIP, what activities did you identify to support each of the Turnaround Principals that are currently being implemented in 2014-2015.

How do I know that these activities are happening on your campus? How are you measuring the impact of the intervention?

Determine Achievement

GapsIdentify Needs

Set Goal to Address Closing

Gaps

Determine Strategies to

address each TP

Include in 2013-2014 CIP

& Begin Implementation

Include in 2014-2015 CIP & Fully Implement

Improvement Plan ProcessPriority Schools

Gapsin Data

(Problem statement)

Annual

Goal

Your Campus Improvement Plan

Using a highlighter/pen, identify your existing goals that support closing the achievement gaps.

SpecificMeasurable

Attainable

Results-based

Time-bound

S M A R T Goals

“By the end of the 2014-2015 school year, 9th grade reading performance will increase from 70% to 80% as measured by CBAs and STAAR assessments.”

“Increase academic performance with a percentage of students meeting passing performance of 80% or greater.”

ORIGINAL

REVISED

When selecting strategies…

Selecting strategies…

Link to the need to achieve the annual goal

Are research based

Increase efficiency in teaching and learning

Provide overall direction

Are broad and overarching

S T R A T E G I E S…

“Data driven decisions will be made”

“Address student group needs that will ensure mastery of all standards required.”

E X A M P L E S

“Utilization of Professional Learning Communities”

“Increase capacity of teachers by utilizing differentiated instruction in the classroom ”

“Tie awards and incentives to positive academic interventions”

Revised E X A M P L E S

The Grant Application