District Improvement Facilitators Network

August 5, 2013

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• Introductions – all participants• Session Objectives:

•Define a team•Evaluate DPR

•Review ASSIST•Learn Tips and Tricks

•Work on CNA and AER Templates

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Working Agreements

• Participate Fully• Press for Clarification• Collaborate• Share your Thinking

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“I’m In”

Introduce yourself to members at your table.

1. Give your name and role.2. How are you feeling about being

here today.3. Say “And I’m in.”

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Agenda

• 8:30-8:45 Introductions and Updates• 8:45-8:50 DIP Timeline and Process• 8:50-9:00 Defining District and School teams• 9:00-9:45 District Process Rubrics• 9:45-10:00 Break• 10:00-10:30 ASSIST• 10:30-11:30 Required Components• 11:30-12:00 Lunch• 12:00-3:30 Facilitated Work Time

(Optional)

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Continuous District Improvement Facilitators Network Meetings

Vision/Mission of CSIF/CDIF Network –

It is our mission to provide a community of school improvement collaboration in

order to facilitate the interaction with Michigan's

Continuous School Improvement Process.

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Continuous School Improvement Facilitators Network Meetings

District Improvement Support

January 2014 – Monitoring District Improvement Plan Budget Amendment February 2014 – District Process Rubrics May 2014 –District Improvement Plan

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Continuous School Improvement Facilitators Network Meetings

School Improvement Support

September 25 – Rollout to stakeholders

November 13 – Got SIP now what?

January 22 – School Process Rubrics

March 26 – School Data Profile / Analysis

May 7 – School Improvement Plan

Overview of the Process

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Ambrose, 1987 “Managing Complex Change

Understanding Change

Defining a Team

District Team• Superintendent• Assistant

Superintendent• Principals• Curriculum Directors• Teacher

Representation• Parent or Community

Member

School Team• Principal• Assistant Principal• Grade/Content Level

Representation• Title I Parent• Non Title I Parent• Community Member

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District Team Meeting Structure

• Fall– AER– Evidence Collection– Progress Monitor

• Winter – DPR– Consolidated Application/Budget Amendment– Progress Monitor

• Spring– District Improvement Plan– Progress Monitor

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District Process RubricsReview your score in each strand…

• Discuss your rankings – What were the district’s strengths?– Where did the district need improvement?– How does this impact student achievement?– Looking at the comments for each strand,

what progress has been made?– What are the next steps?– What is the supporting evidence?

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District Process Rubrics

• Plan for communicating to stakeholders– Suggestions: PTO, Newsletter, Website,

Discussion Forums, Staff Meeting, School Board Meeting

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Break

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Go to:  http://training.advanc-ed.org/assist/  At login screen type in email address and password below.   Email:  demoMIschool3@advanc-ed.org  Password:  password1  

Training Site

Same login and password!

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Training Site

New way to search for schools

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Overview and portfolio tab now combined

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District Improvement Plan Requirements:

-Executive Summary

-Improvement Plan Stakeholder Involvement

-School Additional Requirements Diagnostic

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District Improvement Plan Requirements:

-Executive Summary

-Do not leave additional information blank

-Address here the goals for district (ex. Even though one of our elementary buildings has a science goal because they are not meeting or beating the state, at the district level, we are focused on improving science scores through our reading goal…)

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Do not leave blank-address district goals here

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District Improvement Plan Requirements:

-Improvement Plan Stakeholder Involvement

-Last question-”How is plan communicated and progress updated?”

-Make sure to cover:AdministrationParent of Title I studentParent of non Title I studentTeacherOther school employeeSchool board members

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After opening the diagnostic…

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In last two sections address each required participant

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District Improvement Plan Requirements:

-School Additional Requirements Diagnostic

-Yes/No questions-Not required but recommended upload of documentation

-Question #15-Upload District Parent Involvement Policy

-Question #16-Upload District Assessment Calendar AND District Professional Learning Calendar (can be pulled from ASSIST)

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Upload:Parent Involvement PolicyDistrict Assessment CalendarDistrict Professional Learning Calendar

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How to pull a report…

In goals and plans tab, under reports, then activity report-FOR EACH BUILDING

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Select school and building

Select P.L.All funding sourcesMust choose start/end date

Export report will send an Excel file to your e-mail

Required ComponentsSEE HANDOUT

• District Profile Analysis/CNA-–Data• Demographic• Grade Level Achievement• Subgroups• Gaps and Trends • Non Academic Data• Summary Data

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Required Components

• Annual Education Report AER– Components• District Letter• Combined Report• Posting on Website

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Questions

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Lunch

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Facilitated Work Time

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Evaluation and Feedback

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Questions/Comments?Please contact: Susan Townsend (Susan.Townsend@jcisd.org) Maeghan McCormick (Maeghan.McCormick@jcisd.org) Sandy White (Sandra.White@jcisd.org) Steve Doerr (Stephen.Doerr@jcisd.org) Jennifer Fox (Jennifer.Fox@jcisd.org)

Or visit the MDE - School Improvement website