The WINSS School The WINSS School Improvement Improvement Planning Tool:Planning Tool:

An OverviewAn Overview

Wisconsin Department of Public Wisconsin Department of Public InstructionInstruction

North Central Regional Educational North Central Regional Educational LaboratoryLaboratory

North Central Regional Technology North Central Regional Technology Education ConsortiumEducation Consortium

A Collaboration Between

The School Improvement The School Improvement Planning Tool FrameworkPlanning Tool Framework

The The Characteristics Characteristics of Successful of Successful SchoolsSchools

The CESA Data The CESA Data Retreat ModelRetreat Model

Benefits of The School Benefits of The School Improvement Planning ToolImprovement Planning Tool

Allows continuous Allows continuous planning.planning.

Research-based Research-based planning process.planning process.

Plan meets Plan meets federal federal requirements for requirements for schools identified schools identified for improvement.for improvement.

Comprehensive Comprehensive online data. online data.

Enhances Data Enhances Data Retreats.Retreats.

Flexible, easily Flexible, easily edited and edited and shared.shared.

Ways to Use the School Ways to Use the School Improvement Planning ToolImprovement Planning Tool

As a guide for integrating data As a guide for integrating data review and decision making review and decision making throughout the school year.throughout the school year.

As a focus for school improvement As a focus for school improvement teams.teams.

Other Other UsesUses

To record consensus decisions when To record consensus decisions when conducting improvement planning.conducting improvement planning.

To monitor the progress and impact of To monitor the progress and impact of school improvement efforts.school improvement efforts.

To share improvement planning To share improvement planning decisions with parents and community decisions with parents and community members.members.

Special FeaturesSpecial Features

Allows Wisconsin schools or Allows Wisconsin schools or districts to create customized plan.districts to create customized plan.

Plans are password protected and Plans are password protected and cannot be viewed or edited without cannot be viewed or edited without entering the password.entering the password.

Getting Started . . . . .Getting Started . . . . .

Step 1: Review Data and Step 1: Review Data and Identify ConcernsIdentify Concerns

Review both WINSS and local data.Review both WINSS and local data.

““Evidence of Success” data:Evidence of Success” data:• Describes student achievement and Describes student achievement and

behavior.behavior.

Data in other characteristics:Data in other characteristics:• Provides a picture of potential influences Provides a picture of potential influences

on student performance.on student performance.

Data Data SourcesSources

WINSS Data Analysis SectionWINSS Data Analysis Section

WINSS Characteristics of Successful WINSS Characteristics of Successful Schools SurveysSchools Surveys

WINSS School Climate SurveysWINSS School Climate Surveys

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Step 2: Refine ConcernsStep 2: Refine Concerns

After all data has been reviewed After all data has been reviewed and the team has listed concerns, and the team has listed concerns, Step 2 allows the user to combine, Step 2 allows the user to combine, delete, or edit concerns to a final delete, or edit concerns to a final list.list.

These concerns can be further These concerns can be further edited at a later date if needed.edited at a later date if needed.

Step 3: Prioritize Step 3: Prioritize ConcernsConcerns

Only concerns about “Evidence of Only concerns about “Evidence of Success” data are shown in this step.Success” data are shown in this step.

The others are stored and become The others are stored and become available in Step 4: Developing available in Step 4: Developing Hypotheses.Hypotheses.

In this step, the team designates a FEW In this step, the team designates a FEW concerns as priority for development of concerns as priority for development of improvement goals.improvement goals.

Step 4: Develop Step 4: Develop HypothesesHypotheses

For each priority concern: Agree on an For each priority concern: Agree on an explanation or hypothesis for why the explanation or hypothesis for why the problem is occurring.problem is occurring.

Each accepted hypothesis must be Each accepted hypothesis must be supported by data.supported by data.

Accepted hypotheses should focus on Accepted hypotheses should focus on factors within the school’s control.factors within the school’s control.

Hypotheses lead to improvement strategies. Hypotheses lead to improvement strategies.

HelpHelp!!

Most steps have a help box Most steps have a help box with suggested ideas for with suggested ideas for completing the step.completing the step.

They contain activities, They contain activities, worksheets, and other helpful worksheets, and other helpful resources.resources.

Step 5: Set GoalsStep 5: Set Goals

Users must establish an Users must establish an improvement goal for each improvement goal for each priority concern.priority concern.

Goals must meet specific criteria.Goals must meet specific criteria.

Step 6: Identify StrategiesStep 6: Identify Strategies

For each goal: Decide what For each goal: Decide what improvement strategies will be improvement strategies will be implemented.implemented.

To generate ideas for strategies: To generate ideas for strategies: Review the agreed upon hypotheses.Review the agreed upon hypotheses.

Strategies must be research based.Strategies must be research based.

Step 7: Evaluation CriteriaStep 7: Evaluation Criteria

Users define the criteria that will Users define the criteria that will determine if goals and strategies determine if goals and strategies have been successful.have been successful.

Strategies often require multiple Strategies often require multiple evaluation criteria.evaluation criteria.

Additional Additional Features….Features….

Reflection QuestionsReflection Questions

Plan ManagerPlan Manager

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