Title: What You Need to Know About School Improvement Planning to Improve Student Achievement
1What You Need to Know About School Improvement
Planning to Improve Student Achievement
Virginia School Board Association Annual
Convention November 17, 2005
- Darryle S. Craig, Ph.D.
- Office of Educational Planning
- Department of Accountability
- Fairfax County Public Schools
2In this session, you will be provided with a
brief overview of
- Terminology
- Inherent risks
- The school improvement planning committee
- Data
- Work plans
- Planning to plan
- Continuous improvement
3Some 21st Century School Improvement Planning
Terminology
- Accountability
- Data
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- Confronting brutal facts
- Moral leadership
- Strategic planning
4More terminology
- Alignment
- Integration
- Focus
- Continuous, system wide improvement
- Collaboration and consensus building
5Risks Inherent in School Improvement Planning
- Plans must always be revised Plan carefully
- (from Peterson, K. The Paradoxes of School
Reform) - planning is priceless, but plans are useless
- (from Collins, J. Good to Great)
- Political leadership that favors or believes
in planning is not popular. - (McGrath, D. quoted in Washington Post,
8/13/05)
6Clarity
- of all the human universals our need for
security, for community, for clarity, for
authority, and for respect our need for clarity,
when met, is the most likely to engender in us
confidence, persistence, resilience, and
creativity. - Marcus Buckingham, The One Thing You Need to
Know
7- Clarity required in School Planning
- Composition of SIP team
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- Role of SIP members
- Meeting logistics
- Accessing data
- Understanding the data
- Translating the understanding into action
8The School Improvement Planning Committee
- Composition
- Organization Communication
- Leadership skills required
9Sources of Data to Consider
- Demographic information
- Formative and summative data
- Variety perception data as well as hard data
10Analyzing the Data
- Identify trends
- Disaggregate
11Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
- The annual level of improvement, as measured on
student assessments and other academic
indicators, set by each state that a school must
achieve.
The Achiever, U.S. Department of Education, Vol.
4, No. 10, September 2005
12Annual Measurable Objective(AMO)
A short-term goal for making AYP
- In 2005-2006, the AYP annual measurable
objectives are - _____ passing for Reading
- _____ passing for Mathematics
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13Gives overall picture of how well students
performed.
14Indicates how well students performed by
subgroups.
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16Developing the School Improvement Plan
- Articulate concerns (The 5 Whys)
- Prioritize (Areas of Focus)
- Set measurable objectives (Indicators of
Achievement) - Plan to plan
17Areas of Focus
- Should be based on both summative and formative
test data. - Should be specific enough, so that all staff
members, parents, and volunteers will know what
needs to be done to facilitate student learning.
18School improvement plan objectives
- Four core areas
- - Students will improve achievement in English.
- - Students will improve achievement in
mathematics. - - Students will improve achievement in science.
- - Students will improve achievement in history
and social science. - Global
- - May be used to implement academic strategies
across the content areas. - - May be used to improve the school climate as
determined by the SIP.
19Indicators of Achievement
- Narrow the aim of a given objective.
- Often mirror division targets or strategic goals.
- Are specific, measurable, and linked to data.
- Formed using both summative and formative data.
20What Do Specific Indicators of Achievement Look
Like?
- Broad
- Students passing the English SOL test will
increase. - The percent of students passing the EOC SOL World
History test will increase.
- Specific
- The percentage of students passing the 3rd grade
English SOL test will increase from 80 to 85 . - The percent of students passing the EOC SOL World
History test will increase from 72 to 77.
21Tools for planning to plan
- Work plan strategies
- Spring fall pre-planning tables
- Guide for prioritizing subgroup needs
- School improvement planning calendar
- Strategic action plan
22Work Plan Strategies
- 10 elements required by NCLB for Title I
- schools identified for improvement
- -Research based -Parent notification
- -Best practices -Assign responsibilities
- -Staff development -Increase parental
involvement - -Funded effectively -Increase instructional time
- -Include annual goals -Teacher mentoring
- http//www.ed.gov/nclb/methods/whatworks/research/
index.html - http//www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/suptsmemos/2004/inf2
35.html
23Spring Pre-Planning School Improvement
Planning Beginning the Conversation about Results
This pre-planning should occur in May-June of
the school year.
24Fall Pre-Planning School Improvement
Planning Reflecting on Results
This pre-planning should occur as soon as data
are available.
25Table for Prioritizing Needs Based on
Subgroups Test or Report Reviewed________________
________ Grade Level_____________
26School Improvement Plan Calendar 2005
2006 School Name
27Strategic Action Planning
DISTRICT GOAL
TARGETS
OBJECTIVE 1
Strategy 1.2
Strategy 1.3
Strategy 1.1
Strategy 1.4
Strategy 1.5
Task 1.1.1
Task 1.3.1
Task 1.2.1
Task 1.5.1
Task 1.4.1
Task 1.3.2
Task 1.1.2
Task 1.2.2
Task 1.4.2
Task 1.5.2
Task 1.3.3
Task 1.1.3
Task 1.2.3
Task 1.4.3
Task 1.5.3
Task 1.3.4
Task 1.5.4
Task 1.1.4
28Continuous School Improvement Planning Process
Execute Work Plans
Plan to Plan
Develop Measurable Goals Indicators
of Achievement
29School improvement planning that increases
student achievement requires collaboration!
Information Technology
Testing
Teachers
Administrators
Staff Development
Curriculum Instruction
Planning
Parents Community
School Improvement Planning
30Office of Educational Planning
We want to help you plan!