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NCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement

Intervention Development

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(5 year documentation cycle)

Gaining Commitment

Getting Started

Collecting and Analyzing Data

Mission and Writing GoalsPreliminary Chair

Contact/Visit

Implement Improvement Plan

Continue the Process

Develop Improvement Plan Plan ValidationTeam Visit

Monitor ImplementationDocument Improvement

DocumentationTeam Visit

PhasesPhases

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2.2.

3.3.

4.4.

5.5.

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Protocol

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Phase V

• Goals

• Interventions

• Activities

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Goals

• Broad student outcomes you are trying to achieve.

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An intervention is something that is done to or with students that develops something desired within the student. For schools involved in the NCA school improvement process the “something desired” should be the goal areas.

Interventions

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Activities

• What specific things are going to occur to make the intervention work.

• Details, details,details

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Interventions

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The Five Aspects of Interventions

• Interventions are research-based.• Interventions are written with a student focus.

• Interventions are balanced.• Interventions addresses the reasons why

students are not being successful.• Interventions should develop something within

the student.

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1. Research Based Interventions

• Let’s discuss the ways schools could locate research-based or best practice interventions.

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NCA Web Site

• Explore the Expert System which has been create for schools. It provides hundreds of research based interventions on goals.

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Education Research Service

• Will provide research to member schools on any topic requested.

2000 Clarendon Road

Arlington, VA 22201

703-243-2100

ers@access.digex.net

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• Educational Best Practices

• www.ed.gov/inits/statelocal/sl-best.html• www.ed.gov/pubs/tried and true/index.html

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Northwest Regional Lab

• www.nwrel.org• All regional labs available from this website

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ERIC

• www.accesseric.org

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Professional Organizations

• Phi Delta Kappa• ASCD• Additional, a list of over 90 sites that might

be useful to a school when they are researching interventions.

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Developing Ownership of the Process

• A school faculty needs to examine research to select good interventions but, they also need to use the time to struggle, bond, and learn to work with their colleagues in preparation for implementing a school improvement plan.

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2. Interventions are Student Focused

• Interventions are written using terms that indicate how students will be involved.

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n An InterventionIntervention is something we do to or with students thatwill result in something developing with the student.

Which of the following are examples of interventions?

Is Is notStaff DevelopmentAdopt a New CurriculumSurvey StudentsTake Students on a Field TripShow a VideoAnalyze test ResultsTeach Students Conflict Resolution Skills

As a group please discuss each of the items on the list and add threeother interventions for technical writing. Please begin by defining technical writing in your group.

Is Is notIs Is notIs Is notIs Is notIs Is notIs Is notIs Is not

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Groups

• Bitter, Heidloff,Dusseau• MacLoud,Munsell,Najib• Bass,Heath,Huff,LaHiff• Brown,Woodward,Hurst

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3. Interventions need to be balanced

• Teach It• Model It• Practice it • Expect It • Support It

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4. Interventions address the reasons why students are not being successful.

• Cause & Effect• Symptom versus Cause• Thorough Analysis of Data

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5. Interventions should do one of the following:

– Develop Knowledge

– Teach Students How to Apply Knowledge

– Guide Students in Developing Constructive Patterns of Behavior

– Guide Students in Developing Constructive Attitudes

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• For example: Reading Comprehension Know how to read words and understand meanings

• Intervention:

• Measurement - Norm-referenced tests Criterion-referenced tests

Develop Knowledge

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Ability to Apply Knowledge

• Example- Reading Comprehension Can read and understand a variety of contexts, such as stories, editorials, instructions, etc. Secondly can apply what they understand in a new context.

• Intervention:• Measurements: Direct observation,

Demonstration/Exhibition

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Develop Patterns of Behavior

• Example: Reading Proficiency -Is in the habit of reading and using information obtained.

• Intervention:• Measurement: Direct Observation, Portfolio

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Develop Attitudes

• Example: Reading Proficiency - Values the information obtained from reading or enjoys reading

• Intervention:

• Measurements: Survey or interview, Portfolio

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Other important facts about Interventions

• Involves all or nearly all of the faculty and other staff members in the building

(the level of involvement may not be equal for each person)

• Frequency of implementation with the students

• Frequent monitoring of the effectiveness of the interventions to produce desired

improvement in students

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FAQs About Interventions

• What is the difference between an intervention and an activity?

• What is the difference between an intervention and the goal?

• How many interventions do we need to have for each goal?

• Can some interventions only address subgroups and not all students?

• How do we incorporate “teacher stuff” if we are to write interventions in student terms?

• Do all teacher have to do all interventions?

• Can some interventions cross over into other goals?

• Where do we put parent-related pieces of our plan?

• Must all interventions be research-based?

• How do we get the faculty to select interventions?

• Please return to your group and formulate your answers

to the above questions.

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Rubric for Interventions

• Located in Team Chair software.• Use to evaluate your interventions for each

goal.

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InterventionsThe End