SREB Services for TCTW Sites: The Technical Assistance Visit

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SREB Services for TCTW SitesThe Technical
Assistance Visit

• Lois Barnes
• Lois.barnes_at_sreb.org

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TCTW Priority Areas   TCTW Key Practices  
    Quality CTE High Expectations Career/Technical Studies Work-based Learning Academic Studies Students Actively Engaged  
Guidance/Counseling Programs of Study   Guidance and Advisement Programs of Study
Extra Help Transitions   Extra Help/Transitions
Sending Schools Relationships   Teachers Working Together
Leadership for Continuous Improvement Culture of Continuous Improvement
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What is a TAV?

• Technical Assistance Visit (TAV)
• Data Analysis
• Site Visit by a Team of Expert Educators
• Classroom Observations
• Stakeholder Interviews
• Document/Artifacts/Data Review
• Comprehensive Report
• Promising Practices
• Priorities for Improving
• Recommendations
• Resources

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The Purpose of the TAV

• To help HSTW/MMGW/TCTW schools plan for improving
  student learning
• TAV Team members become a TCTW investigation team
  
• To identify promising school and classroom
  practices and
• To find evidence for strategic recommendations to
  more deeply implement the TCTW five Priorities!

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What a TAV is NOT

• The purpose is not to evaluate or accredit
• The purpose is not to suggest facility repairs
• The purpose is not to be critical

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How do Schools Receive a TAV?

• Through
• TCTW State Network Services Up to two from SREB
  annually
• States Varies - Memorandum of Understanding
• TCTW Contracted Sites

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TAV- Site Visit Schedule

• Day 1 TAV team arrives (afternoon)
• School presentation
• Team orientation to TCTW Priorities, to the
  building and to receive assignments for
  observations and interviews
• Day 2 Classroom observations Interviews Team
  Debrief and Consensus
• Day 3 Exit Conference School Feedback

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Details of the AgendaFirst Day

• Welcome and Schools Presentations
• (schools accomplishments and challenges)
• Dinner (optional)
• Team Orientation and Preparations

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Details of the AgendaSecond Day

• TA Team assembles at assigned site location 30
  minutes prior to beginning of school.
• Observations/Interviews in the morning
• Interviews/Observations in the afternoon
• Team will meet after close of school at assigned
  location for debriefing.
• Debriefing three-five hours

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Details of the AgendaThird Day

• Review presentation/team consensus
• Exit Conference
• Oral report
• Power Point outline of findings
• All stakeholders represented!

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Triangulation of Information
Observations
Data/ Documents
Interviews
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Team Outcomes of Visit
Promising Practices And Priority Recommendations
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Who typically serves on the TAV team?

• Career Technical Teachers
• Core Academic Teachers
• Administrators School Same level
• Representative (often counselor or
  administrator-sometimes teacher) Sending
  School(s)
• District Representative
• State Representative
• Postsecondary Representative
• Parent, Community, and/or Business Representative

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Team Member Assignments

• Interviews
• Observations
• Data Collection
• Data Analysis

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Classroom Observations Procedures and Protocol

• Team Members
• Visit each classroom 10-15 minutes
• Complete classroom notes form, taking detailed
  notes
• Gather supporting evidence such as assignments,
  tests, scoring guides, syllabi, etc.

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Interview Groups

• Students
• Teachers
• Counselors
• Administrators
• Parents
• Superintendent or designee
• Postsecondary representatives
• Business/industry representatives

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Team Debriefing
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Criteria for Team Report

• Promising Practices
• With supporting data
• Schools Status on TCTW Goals
• With supporting data
• Priority Improvement Recommendations
• Based on data
• Recommended action steps

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QUESTIONS