Tips for SIPs and DIPs

Lessons Learned from the 2006 Plans

Title I Director’s ConferenceSept 2007

To access this presentation, go to:http://www.isbe.net/sos/htmls/improvement_process.htm

Let’s Celebrate!

• Many plans• Late data• Challenges with the

template

• But…

Essentially Targeted Feedback• On data-key factors-

measurable strategies and activities

Tools for a specific endTools for a specific endLess Red TapeWhat’s the impact of the system of

support—with school and district plans as a central document when we – Minimize hoop-jumping– Focus planning on the key audience– Focus on the “sense” of data-key

factors-strategies and activities

More Learning School and district improvement plans

that lead to improved student achievement.

Who is required to submit district and school improvement plans?

• Any school or district in academic status with an expired plan

• Schools that have moved into restructuring implementation

When must these be submitted?• 135 days after official

notification for schools• 90 days after…for districts• 6 months for districts

writing restructuring plans for schools

• The “clock” hasn’t started ticking yet.

How?

• All plans submitted via the Interactive Illinois Report Card

• http://iirc.niu.edu

Your area RESPRO can assist in completing these plans; I’m glad to help as well!

2007 template updates—coming soonWord versions of the

template are available for schools and districts from which you can cut and paste material into the 2007 templates when they become available. (fairly soon!)

Technical Tips

User names and passwords—back out of the browser and re-enter your correct information

On-line resources at IIRC• The templates—interactive

screens that include the language of the guide, directions for using the website

• Guides –documents you can print and share with school and district planners

• Monitoring prompts—the document that ISBE uses to review the plans

Usernames and passwords:Contact gbuoy@isbe.net

Continuum of District Involvement Continuum of District Involvement in School Planningin School Planning

RestructuringSchool

improvement

Corrective action

MAXIMUM

DISTRICT

RESPONSIBILITY

Harsh Reality

• “perfect” plans ≠ improved student achievement

• Plans are required by NCLB and state law

• Clear and critical need to focus on learning

“Winning” Plans

• Implemented with fidelity• Measurable• Monitored

Critical Tip: Key Audience

The primary audience for the plan is the user—those who will implement this plan.

Other audiences--PlannersReviewersWider community

Critical Tip: Huge AssumptionThat schools and districts

are learning together and implementing these plans

Think of HOW you will implement this plan!

Critical Tip for Implementing the PlanWhat do users of the plan have to know

to be able to implement the plan with fidelity?

It must be measurable and clearly establish expectations for users.

Critical Tip: Analyzing Data Beyond AYP

Report Card and other data are more than AYP deficiencies

See the monitoring prompt

Strengths and weaknesses

Critical TIP: Factors Contributing to Achievement are a BIG deal

Be clear about factors?What’s contributing to the

strengths and weaknesses?

Are these factors internal or external?

What’sCoarse and fine grain

internal factors

What’s preventing students from learning?

Curriculum related to ILS is not guaranteed to all students

Weak focus on some ILS

Failure to use the intended curriculum by all staff for all kids

Teachers do not have adequate coaching or support to implement strategies

“mile wide and inch deep curriculum”

Teachers aren’t clear about what’s expected in classrooms

Instruction doesn’t span cognitive levels

Insufficient teacher learning/team time

School culture doesn’t reflect “rigor, relevance, relationships”

Critical Tip: Check for Sufficiency

Does the action plan sufficiently address the areas where improvement is needed?– Does the collection of strategies

for the objectives provide sufficient direction for users?

Greater scrutiny of plans for those in Watch Status

Critical Tip: Objective StatementsMeasurable • in terms of AYP• as a global objective

Use the objective page to outline strategies, if you’d like.

Activity

Review pages of Drexel Elem School

Do the strategies and activities relate to the key factors?

Does this provide users of the plan sufficient direction?

Critical Tip: Strategies to Meet the Objective

Strategies for students necessary to meet the objective– necessary for staff– necessary for parents

What about on-going strategies and activities?What about strategies forglobal objectives?

Critical Tip: use models to help!Share links to plans

With the caveatNo plan is perfect but we can learn

lots from the plans and we have a lot of good ones out there.

The proof will be in the implementing.See: Drexel SIP

http://iirc2005.niu.edu/Plans/scripts/pdfwt2007.asp?schoolID=1401609902004&level=School&type=school

Springfield DIPhttp://iirc2005.niu.edu/plans/scripts/

pdfwt2007.asp?districtid=510841860&level=District&type=district

What’s ahead for the e-plans

• Updated features for traveling around e-plans

• No change in the overall structure or requirements

• Updated instructions to help users

• Special education profile data will be included in the DIP