SCHOOL QUALITY REVIEW (SQR)

Andrew Strope, Performance and Continuous Improvement Officer

November 15, 2018

Overview

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Objective

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Update IPS Board of School Commissioners on

the SQR process and name schools that will be

receiving the review

SQR Purposes

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Provides a common understanding of quality and effectiveness across schools

Fosters dialogue between a school and Central Services around

quality and effectiveness

Supplies school and district leaders with qualitative data collected from

teachers, school leaders, parents, students and community members

Supports district decisions on interventions and supports, restarts,

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• A comprehensive school visit includes stakeholder interviews with school leadership, teachers and staff, community partners, students and families.

• Attended by a cross-functional, internal district team, SQR visits will take place late November through December.

• Each school will receive a comprehensive report including areas of celebration and areas of opportunity.

SQR Process

Overview

SQR Process

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• Identifies standards and related indicators of a quality school

• Used as the foundation for evidence

• Aligned with rubric

• Used to collected evidence during site visit

• School leadership, teachers, staff, parents, students, community partners

• Questions aligned to rubric

• Summarizes celebration and areas for improvement

• Copy provided to the school leadership

Site Visit Components

7 School Determination

*Based on 2017–18 ISTEP Data

SQR Process

1 Schools in the bottom quartile of proficiency scores.*

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2 Of these schools, the bottom half of growth scores.*

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In addition to considering criteria that the state will use to determine intervention, IPS will use the following:

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2018–19 SQR

IPS SQR Eligible Schools

Schools that met criteria to receive an SQR in SY 2018–19 are:

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Stephen Foster School 67

Eleanor Skillen School 34

Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15

Ignite Achievement Academy

@ Elder Diggs 42

Kindezi Academy @ Joyce Kilmer 69

James Russell Lowell School 51

Louis B. Russell Jr. School 48

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2018–19 SQR

IDOE Visits: Qualifying Schools

Five schools have been identified and will receive an SQR from the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) based on having two consecutive ‘F’ grades

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Stephen Foster School 67

Brookside School 54

Christian Park School 82

Anna Brochhausen School 88

Charles Fairbanks School 105

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2018–19 SQR

Timeline/Next Steps

• Name schools that are eligible for a SQR based on lenses of proficiency and growth

• Conduct meetings with school leadership team and staff to share information regarding SQR processes

• Inform school communities via letters, open houses and/or school events

• Complete SQR at each school

• Share findings with IPS’ Board of School Commissioners and make appropriate recommendations

Summary

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It is important to consider multiple measures when assessing

school performance, as we must define our own success.

IPS proactively engages in determining and implementing

interventions and supports for low-performing schools.

A SQR will provide contextual and qualitative data to better

inform IPS decisions and recommendations.