California Statewide System of Support School and District

California Statewide System of Support School and District Improvement September 1, 2009 Webinar Fred Balcom, Director, District and School Improvement Division Julie Baltazar, Administrator, Regional Coordination and Support Office CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction California Context 2

Educational Entities JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction • 10, 129 schools • 1, 050 school districts • 58 county offices of education • 11 regional county consortia Source: California Fact Book 2009 – Handbook of Education Information http: //www. cde. ca. gov/re/pn/fb/documents/factbook 2009. pdf 3

California Regions JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 4

Student Population (2008 -09 Data) JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction • 6, 286, 943 K-12 students • 1, 553, 091 English Learners (ELs) – Approximately 25 percent of total population • 3, 271, 334 Students on Free or Reduced-Price Lunch (FRPL) – Approximately 52 percent of total population Source: California Department of Education – Dataquest 2008 -09 5

Overlay of Accountability Systems JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Federal Accountability • Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) • Status model • Participation rate • Percent proficient • API as additional indicator • Graduation rate California State Accountability • Academic Performance Index (API) • Growth model • Single number between 200 -1000 • Each school has own target; schools measured on ability to meet target • Ranks schools on 6 annual basis

School Program Improvement (PI) Status School PI Status JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction District PI Status No. LEAs Not Designated At Risk Not PI Designated 80 121 41 4 3 7 2 8 186 3 945 288 50 44 45 19 37 1428 131 346 266 60 52 44 31 86 885 YR 1 62 196 197 46 37 40 28 60 604 YR 2 34 80 80 21 23 20 16 48 288 YR 3 145 642 564 140 210 235 169 673 2633 Total 955 2330 1436 321 369 391 265 912 6024 Early Warning At Risk Data as of 4/29/09 Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Total 7

Polling Question JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Using the polling tool, indicate if your SEA: a. Uses a layered approach for Program Improvement b. Does NOT use a layered approach 8

Statewide System of School Support (S 4) JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Regional Consortia, also known as Regional System of District and School Support (RSDSS) • District Assistance and Intervention Teams (DAIT) • Other Technical Assistance (TA) providers 9

What Are the Pieces of the S 4? JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Comprehensive needs assessment • Revision of the local educational agency (LEA) and School Plans • Faithful implementation of the revised plans • Professional development and support for staff • Reallocation of resources • Ongoing monitoring, analysis, and support for improvement plans 10

RSDSS JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction • California is divided into 11 regions, each region having a lead county office of education (COE) housing the RSDSS. • Schools and districts are offered general technical assistance as staff are introduced to the CDE tools. • Assistance in establishing the district and school liaison team (DSLT) and in revising the LEA Plan. 11

Nine Essential Program Components (EPCs) JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 1. Use of SBE-adopted English/reading/language arts and mathematics instructional materials 2. Instructional time- adherence to instructional minutes 3. School Administrator Training Program 4. Fully credentialed, highly qualified teachers and Professional Development Program on SBE-adopted instructional materials 12

Nine EPCs (Cont. ) JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 5. Student achievement monitoring system use of data to monitor student progress 6. Ongoing instructional assistance and support for teachers 7. Monthly teacher collaboration by grade level kindergarten through eight (K-8) and department grades nine through twelve (912) facilitated by the principal 8. Lesson and course pacing schedule (K-8) and master schedule flexibility for sufficient numbers of intervention courses (9 -12) 9. Fiscal support 13

CDE-Developed Assessment Tools JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Academic Program Survey (APS) • District Assistance Survey (DAS) • English Learner Subgroup Self Assessment (ELSSA) • Inventory of Support and Services (ISS) for Students with Disabilities 14

RSDSS Work with Districts and Schools in Improvement JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Initial contact focuses on student achievement and local context • Follow up meetings address use of data, implementation of the nine Essential Program Components (EPCs), use of CDE tools, and stakeholders’ concerns • May help develop a specific plan of assistance to address identified areas of concern 15

RSDSS Scope of Work JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction The Scope of Work (I-V) describes required services provided by RSDSS across their regions I. District and School Liaison Team - The School Support Team is known in California as the District and School Liaison Team (DSLT). II. Change Instructional Practice – addresses academic achievement problems. III. Engage in Partnerships - for delivering technical assistance and professional development. 16

RSDSS Scope of Work (Cont. ) JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction IV. Provide Customized Technical Assistance and/or Professional Development - builds the capacity of the LEA and school staff to improve schools. V. Align with CDE/LEA initiatives and other approaches likely to result in improved teaching and learning in schools identified for improvement, corrective action. 17

Polling Question JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Using the polling tool, indicate if your SEA focuses program improvement on a. schools only b. LEAs only c. LEAs and schools 18

DAIT and Other TA JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction LEA identified for Title I PI Year 3 corrective action • Assigned a corrective action • Required to document implementation of corrective action in revised LEA Plan • May receive funding, technical assistance, or required to work with a DAIT based on severity of achievement problem 19

DAIT and Other TA (Cont. ) JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction The DAIT is approved by the state to conduct a needs assessment of the LEAs in the following areas: (A) Governance (B) Alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessments to state standards (C) Fiscal operations (D) Parent and community involvement (E) Human resources (F) Data systems and achievement monitoring (G) Professional development 20

DAIT Providers JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction CDE-approved DAIT providers: • 60 organizations • 191 individually approved DAIT leads List of approved DAIT providers located on the CDE Approved DAIT Providers Web page at http: //www. cde. ca. gov/ta/ac/ti/daitproviders. asp 21

Work of a DAIT JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Based on standards for work of a DAIT adopted by State Board of Education (SBE) in March 2006 • Focuses on improving district systems to support schools and student achievement • Organized around seven areas of district work and support for district implementation of the corrective action 22

Advantages of District Intervention to Help Schools JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Builds district capacity to address underlying systems needed to support schools and ongoing student achievement • Encompasses broader array of issues (resource alignment, negotiations, local board relations) than possible with school-by-school change 23

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction American Recovery and Investment Act (ARRA) Money – Set Aside – School Improvement Grant (SIG) – Title I 24

Monitoring Progress JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction • • • AYP Categorical Program Monitoring Review of LEA Plans RSDSS quarterly reports Organization Management System • Review of LEAs in Program Improvement via on-line plans 25

Data/Indicators JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction • LEA Plans • District and school needs assessment • State tools • California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) 26

Visit the CDE’s Virtual Library Links to school improvement resources: JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tools (APS, DAS, ISS, ELSSA, etc. ) Articles, Curriculum resources, Strategies for improving schools, and PI Training Materials on the CDE Virtual Library Web page at www. cde. ca. gov/ta/lp/vl See also California Comprehensive Center at www. cacompcenter. org (Outside Source) 27

CDE Web Pages JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Program Improvement http: //www. cde. ca. gov/ta/ac/ti/programimpr ov. asp • Program Assessment Tools http: //www. cde. ca. gov/ta/lp/vl • Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Materials http: //www. cde. ca. gov/ci/cr/cf/index. asp • Professional Development http: //www. cde. ca. gov/pd/ • California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) http: //www. cde. ca. gov/ds/td/lo/index. asp 28

For more information JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Contact: Fred Balcom - FBalcom@cde. ca. gov (916) 319 -0582 Julie Baltazar - jbaltazar@cde. ca. gov (916) 319 -0595 29