Effective School Improvement Planning John Purcell School Improvement

Effective School Improvement Planning John Purcell School Improvement Specialist Melissa Blossom Assistant Director of School Improvement @Educate. IN

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School Improvement Planning Objectives ❏ Gain a clear understanding of the relationship between a Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) and School Improvement Plan (SIP). ❏ Utilize the state’s CNA/SIP template and resources to develop an effective and actionable School Improvement Plan. @Educate. IN

Unified Approach: Where Are You? Assessments Professional Development Leadership Instructional Strategies Data Analysis Curriculum Interventions Assessments Scheduling Curriculum Instructional Strategies Professional Development Funding Culture Scheduling Data Analysis Funding Culture Leadership Interventions Random Acts of Improvement @Educate. IN Aligned System of Improvement

Unified Approach to a CNA/SIP Comprehensive Needs Assessment Provides a framework for analyzing school data and performing root cause analysis to identify areas in which improvement is most critical. @Educate. IN School Improvement Plan Creates focus, intentionality, and aligns resources and efforts towards the areas identified most in need of improvement by the CNA.

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School Improvement Plan Form a SIP Development Team Select Evidence. Based Interventions that Address the School’s Focus Areas @Educate. IN Review Focus Areas, Key Findings, and Root Causes Describe the School’s Core Components Design a Professional Development Plan Develop a Roadmap Guide to Implement the School Improvement Plan

SIP Phase 1: Develop A Team ❏ Diversity of stakeholders/experiences ❏ Supplemented with committees with a domain of study ❏ Establish a meeting schedule -Agenda -Minutes -Meeting norms -Strategies for active participation @Educate. IN ★ Principal ★ Teachers ★ Family members ★ Community members ★ Members of the CNA Team

SIP Phase 2: Review Major Takeaways ❏ Review the following: -Focus areas -Key findings -Root causes ❏ Recap the CNA process for new members (ex: presentation) ❏ Avoid making BIG modifications @Educate. IN ★ Update new members ★ Develop a shared understanding

SIP Phase 3: Define Core Components ❏ Define the school’s core components -Improve focus areas -Use three questions ❏ Compare/contrast strategies -Address the root causes -Current strategies vs. what is needed @Educate. IN ★ Needs of underperforming students? ★ Opportunities for all children, including each subgroup? ★ Instructional strategies that strengthen academics?

SIP Phase 4: Select Interventions ❏ List strategies from core components ❏ Describe key findings and root causes Evidence Level ★ Strong ★ Moderate ❏ Describe EBIs that address root causes @Educate. IN ★ Promising

SIP Phase 5: Design a PD Plan ❏ Define measurable goals ❏ Describe professional development offerings needed to meet goals ❏ Identify resources needed to meet goals ❏ Determine how to evaluate the impact @Educate. IN ESSA Requirements ★ Sustained ★ Intensive ★ Collaborative ★ Job-embedded ★ Data-driven ★ Classroom focused

SIP Phase 6: Implementation Roadmap ❏ Define S. M. A. R. T goals ★ Principal ★ Teachers ★ Professional staff ★ Family members ❏ Describe key action steps ★ Community members ❏ Identify who is responsible ★ Students ❏ Develop at least two benchmarks for each goal ❏ Create a plan for progress monitoring @Educate. IN

Thank you! Mr. John Purcell School Improvement Specialist jpurcell@doe. in. gov Ms. Melissa Blossom Assistant Director of School Improvement mblossom@doe. in. gov @Melissa. ABlossom @Educate. IN