Blueprint for Excellence Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence

Blueprint for Excellence Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. - 2007

“Children First and Always. ” Our Children are our Greatest Natural Resource Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. - 2007

Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence Ø Looking at all that the school does to make it a better place for students Ø Designed for all schools Ø Everybody works together to make the school better Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. - 2007

Blue Ribbon Lighthouse Schools Results Ø Action Plan: Blueprint for school improvement Ø Success for teachers, schools, and districts Ø Shared Best Practices Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. - 2007

Blueprint for Excellence ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF SCHOOLS Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. - 2007

Student Focus and Support School Organization and Culture Active Teaching and Learning Challenging Standards and Curriculum Professional Community Technology Integration Leadership and Educational Vitality School, Family, and Community Partnerships Indicators of Success Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. - 2007

SAMPLE QUESTION 1. STUDENT FOCUS AND SUPPORT 1. A. 1. There is a comprehensive system of needs analysis based on the school’s vision/mission statement. In other words: The school knows the needs of its students. A. B. C. D. E. Exemplary (A) Strong (B) Needs Improvement (C) We Are Not Doing This I Do Not Know Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. - 2007

Rating Key A. Exemplary B. Strong C. Needs Improvement D. We Are Not Doing This E. I Do Not Know Our school does this extremely well throughout the entire school. Our school does a good job on this throughout most of the school. Our school needs to improve substantially in this area. Our school does not do this. I don’t know whether or not our school does this. Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. - 2007

Easy Online Assessment • • • Assessment completed individually Answers are personal perceptions Completely confidential Individual responses revealed to no one Responses compiled by category To maintain integrity and confidentiality, do not share your login or password Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. - 2007

Easy Online Assessment • Go to http: //www. assessment. blueribbonschools. com/ • Click on “Participant” (in the side menu ). Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. - 2007

Easy Online Assessment • Enter your unique Participant Login and click “Continue” Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. - 2007

Easy Online Assessment • Begin the assessment. After reading one, select your best answer from the list provided then click “Submit Answer. ” You will have an opportunity to provide comments and suggestions at the end of the assessment. You may also “Skip” a question or check the “Mark for Review” box and come back to it later. To go back to any items you have skipped, click on “Review. ” Click on the “Save Answer” button to continue on to the next item. NOTE For Internet Explorer users: Press the “F 11” key at the top of your keyboard to change the view to full screen (or in the menu bar click “View” and select “Full Screen”). This tip helps to eliminate scrolling the page to see the buttons at the bottom. For Firefox, go to view and decrease the text size for the same result. Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. - 2007

Easy Online Assessment • You may stop at any time and start again at the place where you quit. Any responses that were submitted are saved. If the system logs you out for any reason, you may log back in to finish. • Your responses may not be submitted until you have answered all the questions. Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. - 2007

Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence Thank you for your participation and involvement in this school improvement initiative! Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. - 2007