Advanc ED Continuous Improvement Tools Overview Melissa Kaczmarek

Advanc. ED Continuous Improvement Tools Overview Melissa Kaczmarek SLIP Conference 2018 © Advance Education, Inc.

Journey or Event? • Is education an event or a journey? Education is a collection of moments that serve as guide posts to an ongoing journey. © Advance Education, Inc.

“Why” before “What” before “How” © Advance Education, Inc.

Continuous Improvement System

Elements of the Improvement Journey LEARN AND SHARE… What is our Data? an opportunity for the community of stakeholders to share their perspective and experiences and learn about how the work of the school impacts every stakeholder including, most importantly, students. EXAMINE AND PLAN… So what does our Data tell us ? a critical self-analysis examining the work of the school against a set of research-based factors. Engaging stakeholders in defining the vision for the school as well as setting the strategic direction to achieve the vision. ACT AND EVALUATE…Now what do we do with the information gleaned from the data analysis? initiate actions to begin the journey. Gather evidence of actions initiated and determine the results. Based on the results, determine with stakeholders the next steps necessary to advance the journey. © Advance Education, Inc.

Advanc. ED Continuous Improvement System LEARN AND SHARE • Initiate or continue your institution’s Improvement Journey • Communicate your commitment to the journey to your community • Engage stakeholder groups to provide experience and perspective to inform the journey • Bring voice to the community stakeholders that will shape and traverse the journey TOOLS and RESOURCES • Surveys…gathering stakeholder perspectives • Inventories. . . capturing student and teacher experiences © Advance Education, Inc.

Advanc. ED Continuous Improvement System EXAMINE AND PLAN • Analyze and consider conditions that impact the quality of your institution • Collect and examine evidence that reflects the work of your institution • Communicate what you learn to your community • Establish, with stakeholders, your vision to guide the journey • Define the key strategic goals that will drive the journey TOOLS and RESOURCES • School Quality Factors Diagnostic…self-assessment of the work of the school © Advance Education, Inc.

Advanc. ED Continuous Improvement System ACT AND EVALUATE • • • Embrace and start the journey - Take Action Gather and consider what the community learns progressing through the journey Adjust and adapt as needed to remain committed to the vision and the strategic goals TOOLS and RESOURCES • Surveys, Inventories and Diagnostics. . . conduct an annual array of surveys, inventories and diagnostics to learn and share how the work of the school including its annual actions are impacting the success and support of students. © Advance Education, Inc.

Surveys Types • Culture/Climate survey Purpose • Capture the overall culture of the institution • Tagged to Culture Domains for data analysis • Taken by v Students (Grades 3 -12) v Teachers v Staff v Parents © Advance Education, Inc. Learn and Share

Culture/Climate Survey Example Learn and Share © Advance Education, Inc.

Learn and Share Inventories Types • Elementary/Middle School Student Inventory • High School Student Inventory • Teacher Inventory Purpose • Provide opportunity to voice relevant experiences • Indicate frequency of experiences © Advance Education, Inc.

Inventory Examples Learn and Share © Advance Education, Inc.

Inventory Examples Learn and Share © Advance Education, Inc.

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The “How” of Continuous Improvement • Imagine the possibilities • Communicate with Stakeholder • Plot the Journey • Initiate the Journey • Build on Momentum and Capacity • Reflect to evaluate and adjust © Advance Education, Inc.

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What is … ? ü Classroom observation tool ü Focused on students, not teachers ü Identifies observable and quantifiable evidence of classroom environments conducive to learning © Advance Education, Inc.

Developed in 2012 Collected analyzed data over 50, 000+ classroom observations yearly Conduct regular analysis © Advance Education, Inc.

Based on widely used observation instruments such as those developed by Marzano, Danielson and the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) © Advance Education, Inc.

Learning Environments … the context in which student learning occurs with a classroom setting © Advance Education, Inc.

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