Overview of District Self Study

Objectives

To understand specific aspects of the District Self Study:

A. Purpose and use

B. Recommended Practices

C. Content: the Iowa Core Curriculum outcomes

D. Roll out schedule and future directions

E. Process of completion of the self study and related forms

A. Purpose and use

• Baseline for each of the six stated outcomes

• Progress monitoring of implementation

• Prioritization of need for action planning

• State evaluation of Iowa Core Curriculum roll out and implementation

B. Recommended Practices

• Diverse stakeholder input– Full District Leadership Team– Processes used that elicit ownership in self study

results and implementation plan

• Facilitators– Review all materials– Adept at facilitation at district or AEA level

• Data collection/reporting– Scoring Rubric, Consensus Rating form and Feedback– Self study completed as baseline and annually

• AEA as Partners

C. Content: Iowa Core Curriculum Outcomes

• Outcome 1 – Leadership: School leaders build and sustain system capacity to implement the Iowa Core Curriculum.

• Outcome 2 – Community: Community members and other supporting agencies work together to support the implementation of the Iowa Core Curriculum.

• Outcome 3 –Schools: A continuous improvement process to improve teaching and learning is used at the district and school level.

Content-Instruction-Assessment• Outcome 4 – Content Alignment: District leaders and other

educators monitor and use data to increase the degree of alignment of each and every student’s enacted curriculum and other relevant educational opportunities to the Iowa Core Curriculum.

• Outcome 5 – Professional Development: Educators engage in professional development focused on implementing Characteristics of Effective Instruction and demonstrate understanding of Essential Concepts and Skill Sets.

• Outcome 6 – Instruction and Assessment: Educators implement effective instructional practices to ensure high levels of learning for each and every student.

Advance Organizer: Facilitation Of District Self Study

1. Identify: Members of the leadership team who will complete the self study

2. Present: Overview of the self study3. Review: Individually review the content of the

Outcome Guidance and Scoring Rubric4. Discuss: Questions and answers5. Rate: Individually rate the Scoring Rubric6. Vote: Consensus rating/Completion of

Consensus Rating form7. Prioritize: Identify 2-3 priorities for action

planning8. Record: Consensus vote, priorities and

informal next steps/activities on Consensus Rating form

9. Evaluate: Complete evaluation of self study process and products

10. Submit: One consensus rating form and one feedback form per district

Step 1- Identify: Self Study Respondents

• Representative group• Persons on your Iowa Core

Curriculum district leadership team

• Persons with knowledge of your district’s structures, policies and procedures

Step 2 - Present: Scoring Rubric

Description of Action

Levels of PracticePossible Sources of Documentation

Represents the desired final result

Represents actions to get to final outcomes

Step 3 - Review: Self Study ReadingStep 4 – Discuss: Q and A

• Each member receives copy of Scoring Rubric

• Each member reads documents without making ratings

• Group question and answer

Step 5 - Rate: Individual Rating

• Each member rates each action on Scoring Rubric

Step 6 - Vote: Consensus Rating

Fist-to-Four process – Round 1• Within each table/team, identify:

– Facilitator– Time Keeper– Recorder

• Starting with Action 1, Fist-to-Four Vote– Identify the number that is most frequent - “Modal

Number”– One “Modal Number” voter explain – amendments

from other “Modal Number” voters– Round robin, “Non-Modal Number” voters explain

Step 6 - Vote: Consensus Rating

Fist-to-Four process – Round 2• All persons vote again on this action.

– “Modal Number” on this vote becomes group’s answer for this item on the consensus rating

• Record this answer on the Consensus Rating form.

• If consensus not reached, further discussion and further votes till “Modal Number” emerges

• Continue voting process through actions

Step 7 - Prioritize: Identify Top Areas For Action Planning

• Have a conversation among your team

• Identify top 2 or 3 areas that would be priorities for initial action planning within this outcome

• Identify initial ideas about possible actions steps for each priority

Activity Time: 10-20 minutes

Step 10 – Submit: Forms to AEA

• Send a copy of your completed Consensus Rating form and Feedback form to:

• Katy Evenson, NW AEA