Phase III: Planning Action Step 3: Develop an improvement plan

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Phase III Planning ActionStep 3 Develop an
improvement plan
Como Molina December 4, 2007
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Phase III Planning Action

• Investigate research-based practices
• Describe the ideal state
• Develop an improvement plan
• Align district and campus plans

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Step 3 Develop an Improvement Plan

• How can we explore and experience the process of
  developing district strategies and action steps?
• How can we explore and experience the
  merger/inclusion of ideal-state action steps with
  the existing district improvement plan?

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Step 3 Develop an Improvement Plan

• Develop district strategies for reaching ideal
  state.
• Develop district action steps.

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Step 3 Develop an Improvement Plan

• Put critical dates on school and district
  calendars.
• Create review process for implementation of
  district action plan.

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What are action steps?

• Action steps identify the specific
  processes that will lead to the intended outcome.

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Action steps must

• 1) specify action(s) taken by the district/
  campus to fulfill a specific strategy
• 2) begin with a verb
• 3) be process oriented and
• 4) be reasonable and doable within the context
  and time frame.

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Viable Action Steps

• In order to make action steps realistic,
  there are structures and resources that must be
  in place. These pre-requisites must be taken into
  consideration when developing action steps.
• (Consequently, as ESC staff, you need to be very
  attuned to the action steps proposed by your
  district.)

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Develop District Action Steps

• Work in ESC teams to develop appropriate district
  action steps to accomplish the strategy(ies)
  developed in the previous activity.
• Record these draft action steps on the left
  column of the template provided. Include the
  assignment of responsibility. (15 minutes)

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Develop District Action Steps

• Put critical dates on template for later
  inclusion on school and district calendars. (5
  minutes)
• Establish Evidence of Accomplishment as part of
  the creation of a review process for district
  improvement plan implementation. (10 minutes)

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Develop District Action Steps

• Use the sample district improvement plan to
  review your draft action steps. With your group,
  discuss and/or revise your district action steps.
  (10 minutes)

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Develop District Action Steps

• It is critical that a detailed process for
  monitoring the implementation of district action
  steps be developed concurrently with those action
  steps, not as a later addendum.
• With your group, inspect the Improvement Plan
  Implementation Review Explanation. (5 minutes)

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Develop District Action Steps

• With your group, inspect the Improvement Plan
  Implementation Review Example. Discuss with your
  group how this example might be used (with
  modifications as needed) to monitor and review
  your proposed district action steps. (10
  minutes)

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Merger/Inclusion of District Action Steps

• You have developed district ideal state action
  steps. How do you now merge or include them in
  the existing district improvement plan?

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Merger/Inclusion of District Action Steps

• First Possible Scenario
• 1) The existing district improvement plan
  includes strategies/steps that closely match/
  align with the district ideal state action steps
  developed by your district team.

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Merger/Inclusion of District Action Steps

• Second Possible Scenario
• 2) The existing district improvement plan does
  not include strategies and/or action steps that
  closely match/align with the district ideal state
  action steps developed by your district team.

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Merger/Inclusion of District Action Steps

• As ESC groups, compare your draft district action
  steps to your districts improvement plan. Decide
  which scenario exemplifies your context.

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Merger/Inclusion of District Action Steps

• In your ESC teams, discuss the approach and
  strategies needed to merge/supplement the
  developed ideal state action steps with the
  existing district improvement plan. (15 minutes)

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Overview of Step 3

• As an ESC team, discuss the approach and
  strategies needed to merge or supplement the
  developed ideal state action steps with the
  existing district improvement plan. Include in
  your discussion the match/alignment of the level
  of specificity of the action steps in each.
  Concentrate on key concerns and approaches. (15
  minutes)

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Overview of Step 3

• Whole-group sharing to prepare for this process
  with your districts/campuses. (20 minutes)