What Is the Self-Study Instructional Audit?
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What Is the Self-Study Instructional Audit?
An Overview of the Self-Study Instructional Audit Tool
Deborah DavisACC/NW Lab
Jon PadenEED
What Is the Roadmap for This Session?
1) Quick description of the Instructional Audit Tool as a basis for the Self-Study Instructional Audit Tool
2) Characteristics of the Self-Study and small group exploration of the Tool
3) Next steps and ways to approach the SS-IAT
What Is an Instructional Audit?
A state-selected, independent, audit team conducts a review of district instructional practices - using the Instructional Audit Tool (IAT)
Districts meeting certain criteria qualify to receive an instructional audit (e.g., AYP Level 2 or greater)
State law establishes the practice to examine 6 domains
What Are the Six Domains?
Curriculum Assessment Instruction Supportive learning environment Professional development Leadership
What happens during the Instructional Audit?
Audit team develops a snapshot of district instructional practices by the school level:
Document review Focus groups & interviews with staff and
students Instruction observationThe team combines these data sources to
triangulate evidence and assign the rating “Meets” or “Does Not Meet”
What Happens As a Result of the Instructional Audit?
The audit team produces a Report of Findings for the Commissioner’s review
This report complements other data (e.g., SBAs, district conversations) to develop a plan: E.g., stay the course, give recommendations,
direct instructional actions, redirect funds for student learning benefit, replace personnel
Is The Instructional Audit Tool Valid?
Yes Validation study completed through
the Alaska Comprehensive Center, Northwest Lab, and WestEd in 2008
The conclusion: Strong correlation between the audit tool’s assessment of a district and the district students’ proficiency levels
What Is This New Self-Study Instructional Audit Tool? (SS-IAT)
Based on Alaska’s Instructional Audit Tool
Incorporates changes made to Instructional Audit Tool based on considerable feedback from audited districts
To be implemented by districts and guided by an EED Technical Assistance Coach
What are Similarities between the IAT and SS-IAT?
Evidence-based Provide diagnostic data to help with
creation of improvement plans Based on the six domains and 44
key elements within domains (including parent and community involvement key elements)
And The Differences?
IAT conducted by external team
IAT conducted over one week
IAT uses a dichotomous rating
SS-IAT conducted by internal team
SS-IAT may take several weeks or months
SS-IAT uses a 4-point rubric
So, What Is The SS-IAT?
An evidence-based self-study A way to build awareness, buy-in
and support for improvement efforts
The end product is not a score; instead it is the identification of current strengths and limitations
Your SS-IAT assignment:
Number off to six 1. Curriculum2. Assessment3. Instruction*4. Learning Environment5. Professional Development6. Leadership*
1. Skim pages 2-9 2. Review materials for your assigned domain 3. Teach home group about your domain4. Discuss if and how you might use it
What are the Self-Assessment Materials?
Overview & Step-by-Step pgs. 2-5 Sources of Evidence pgs. 6-7 Glossary pgs. 8-9 Introduction to Domain & Guiding
Questions pgs. 10-46 Domain Rubric “ Domain Summary “
Options for use of the SS-IAT
1. One domain area
2. Some, but not all domains
3. All domain areas
Who is involved?
SS-IAT is guided by: An EED-trained technical assistance
coach*The Self-Study is conducted by: entire school staff or small group of staff such as the
leadership team*or trained district staff in winter 2010
Getting started
Review the rubric Discuss the guiding questions Locate the evidence necessary to
make ratings for each domain Reach consensus on ratings Determine strengths and areas for
improvement
Next steps…by September
Technical Assistance Coaches will be trained to guide school teams
Tool will be available electronically
Q & A
Can we do this self-study process on our own?
Does the self-study help with creation of improvement plans?
Is it best to do all the Domain areas at once?
Self-Study and PLCs…
…a learning community consists of a group of people who take an active, reflective, collaborative, learning-oriented, and growth-promoting approach towards the mysteries, the problems and perplexities of teaching and learning.
Mitchell & Sackney, 2001