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North Carolina Reform Model: Restart Model

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North Carolina School Model Restart Annual ReportName of School:School Code:Grade Span:Name of PSU/District:Name of Principal:Principal’s Email:School Phone:School Address:School Web Address:

Enter Your Current School Year:

Enter Your Reporting School Year:

Introduction

In support of the mission of the North Carolina State Board of Education, to guard and maintain the right of a sound, basic education for every child in North Carolina Public Schools, the SBE has established a goal to Improve school and district performance by 2025.1 With this goal in mind, the purpose of the North Carolina School Reform program is to offer Public School Units (PSU)/districts and schools the opportunity to utilize flexible strategies to positively impact and reform Recurring Low Performing Schools.

The Restart Model, based on State Board of Education policy Reform for Recurring Low-Performing Schools, allows schools to apply for approval to operate the school with the same exemptions from statutes and rules as a charter school with the goal

1 https://stateboard.ncpublicschools.gov/

North Carolina Reform Model Annual Report December 2019 | Last Updated 9.19.19

of positively impacting student academic gains. (DSTR-040). As in any school improvement effort, monitoring the effectiveness of the selected flexibilities and strategies employed is an essential component of evaluating the overall impact.


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Purpose of the NC Reform Model Annual Report – Restart Model

With the above philosophy in mind, the North Carolina Reform Model: Restart Model is designed to report on the impact of flexibilities employed on the academic success for all students at the school. In Years 1 and 2 of implementation, the report is a formative assessment to engage the school in monitoring and provide feedback to NCDPI on schools that may need support in the reform process. In Year 3, the school will provide a summative report that evaluates whether the school defined metrics for the employed flexibilities have been met as well as the overall impact of reform efforts on student achievement. Consider the Annual Report as a component of the continuous improvement process and an opportunity to “tell the story” of reform efforts.

In addition, collecting the various flexibilities that PSUs/schools utilize to improve student outcomes will serve as a data source (without school identifiers) to be analyzed for patterns, themes, and trends. The findings will be shared to influence and inform improvement strategies statewide and the greater body of education.

Finally, the information in the report will be reviewed by the Reform Model Program to determine the level of support to be offered by Regional Support Teams, if necessary.

To summarize, the purpose of the report is threefold and will:

1. Engage Reform Model Schools in Continuous Improvement & Share Success Stories – Engage schools in assessing the impact of the reform effort by monitoring the chosen flexibilities and provide an opportunity to share the success story of reform efforts.

2. Allow NCDPI to Analyze Reform Trends – Provide NCDPI with a collection of employed flexibilities and improvement strategies to be analyzed for patterns and trends to inform statewide reform strategies as well as the body of education.

3. Identify Level of Support - Provide the NCDPI Regional Support Teams with a summary of the school’s reform efforts to determine the needed support for each school.


Guidance on Completing the Report

WHO should complete this report?

To complete this report, Public School Units and Schools are strongly encouraged to work collaboratively and engage your school improvement team and District representative(s) as you would in any continuous school improvement process.

HOW does the NC Reform Model report align with our Comprehensive Plan in NCStar?

The Reform Model report can work in conjunction with the school’s NCStar Comprehensive Plan. NCStar is the online platform, provided by NCDPI, to facilitate and document a school’s continuous improvement plan. The practices and strategies implemented as a result of your Restart flexibilities may be outlined in your Comprehensive Plan in order to monitor the effectiveness and impact of the employed flexibilities. The specific strategies and monitoring strategies can be documented as Actions under related Indicators. If the school is no longer required to use NCStar, the same principle applies: The practices and strategies implemented as a result of your Restart flexibilities may be outlined in any continuous improvement plan.

HOW should we complete this report?

As a collaborative team including the School Improvement Team as well as the District Improvement Team, review and complete the following:

o Section A: School Overview & Public-School Unit/District Support: Provide a brief history of the school’s performance history, leadership, and district support.

o Section B: Restart Flexibilities Goals & Metrics: Provide a background on the data driven needs for utilizing the Restart flexibilities. Use the linked online form NC Restart Model Annual Report December 2019 to document the flexibilities utilized during the previous school year, the intended impact, the selected metrics, actual


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results, and then impact of the school’s flexibilities. Finally, reflect on the overall impact of the utilized Restart flexibilities.

o Section C: Performance Data Analysis: Review Appendix A provided by NCDPI’s Accountability division. In the Observation & Conclusions sections, note observations after analyzing the performance data in Appendix A and then draw conclusions from those observations. Include evidence for the evaluation using references to the data in the report or linked in the report, e.g., "Results located in Table E.2: Reading Performance Data demonstrate progress in reading, as a result of….” or “Effectiveness of this strategy is demonstrated by the data … (Appendix A – GLP Math Grade 3 Subgroup SWD

).” o Section D: Summary Reflection & Next Steps : As a result of the

Summary Reflection, the Next Steps section is meant to be a direct connection from the identification of “Areas of Improvement” to identifying what the school is doing or will implement differently in the upcoming school year.

Please complete the report with as much detail as possible. Completing the report with clarity and detail will engage the school in a thorough monitoring of the reform strategies, which supports the continuous improvement process. A detailed report will also help the North Carolina State Board of Education and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Reform Model Program to identify statewide trends in effective reform efforts and provide the appropriate level of support for your school.

A MS Word version of the report is available for drafting the report before posting the final report online in NCStar. Please email [email protected] to request a copy of the file, if desired.

WHERE should my report be submitted?

Submit your North Carolina Reform Model: Restart Annual Report within NCStar at http://www.indistar.org. The Annual Report can be found on the home page of NCStar under Complete Forms. When the form is completed,


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the report must be submitted by clicking Submit under the Submissions tab on or before December 1, 2019.

If your school is no longer Low Performing and therefore, not required to use NCStar, you have two options for completing and submitting the report:

o Option 1 - Within NCStar (Access still available)o Option 2 - MS Word template and submit via email

[email protected] (Please include a copy of the school’s current School Improvement Plan.)

HOW will the report be evaluated?

In Year 1 and Year 2, the report is a formative assessment to engage the school in monitoring, track Reform Model trends, and provide feedback to NCDPI on schools that may need support in the reform process. In Year 3, the school will provide a summative report that evaluates whether the school defined metrics for the employed flexibilities have been met as well as the overall impact on student achievement.


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SECTION A: SCHOOL OVERVIEW & PSU/DISTRICT SUPPORT

School Performance History: In the space below, the PSU/District and school provide a narrative summary of school’s performance history including a cause and effect description of significant issues and changes. Please note: As a Restart Model school, NCDPI will be providing a consolidated file of your school’s performance data via email as an Appendix; therefore, please do not post a data table of performance scores in this section. A narrative paragraph of five to eight sentences is recommended to provide a contextual background on the school’s performance history.

Table A.1: School Performance History

PSU/District and School Perspective: (Recommended 5-8 sentences)

School Leadership (Current & Historical): In the space below, the PSU/District and school provide a description of school’s leadership history and a rationale on the selection of the current principal. Include the principal’s years of experience and highest level of education. Additionally, if desired, information on the school’s leadership team may be included. (Recommended 200 Word Limit)

Table A.2: School Leadership (Current & Historical)


PSU/District and School Perspective: (Recommended 200 Word Limit)

PSU/District Support for Planning & Implementation: The PSU/District includes a description of the current support provided to the school during the planning and implementation of the Restart model. (Some of this information may be recorded in NCStar under Key Indicator B1.01) (Recommended 200 Word Limit)

Table A.3: PSU/District Support for Planning & Implementation

PSU/District Support for Planning & Implementation: (Recommended 200 Word Limit)Please note: PSU District representatives are required to provide a signature demonstrating involvement in the completion of the Annual Report.


SECTION B: RESTART FLEXIBILITIES: GOALS, METRICS, & IMPACT

What areas of need prompted the school’s request for approval as a Restart Model?

Include initial and current areas of need. For example: What problem are you trying to solve by utilizing flexibilities? What areas of focus are driving your school’s reform efforts?

Table B.1: Areas of Need (Recommended 200-word limit)

(Recommended 200-word limit)

What data resources provide evidence for these areas of need?

Table B.2: Data Driven Areas of Need: Data resources may include NCDPI performance data, local school benchmark data, and/or perception data. Needs Assessment data may also be included from external sources including but not limited to NCDPI Needs Assessment reports (Comprehensive Needs Assessment report [C.N.A.], MTSS assessment, etc.), Advanced Ed, etc.

Include data driven evidence for the areas of need noted in Table B.1

What metrics are being utilized to track the impact of flexibilities employed?

Please use the following form to record the information for each flexibility employed during the previous school year: NC Restart Model Annual Report December 2019

The school will be asked to record the flexibilities employed during the previous school year and asked to record the following: each flexibility utilized the previous




school year, how each looks in operation, the intended impact or goal, the metric(s) used to track success, and the actual metric(s) results and impact. If a school has not previously chosen metrics to monitor flexibilities, please select the most relevant data or metric that provides insight into the progress of the flexibility.

How are the Flexibilities being reflected in your NCStar Indicators & Actions or current School Improvement Goals (SMART)? List related Indicators & Actions in NC Star and/or School Improvement Goals that reflect utilized flexibilities during the past school year. If listing an Action(s) in NCStar, include the Indicator under which the Action(s) is aligned. If listing a School Improvement Goal, consider writing the goal with SMART characteristics (Specific, Measurable, Accurate, Realistic, & Time Bound).

Table B.3: Flexibilities reflected in related NCStar Indicators & Strategies or current School Improvement Goals.


Reflection on Employed Flexibilities & Impact

Table B.4: Progress from Flexibilities Reflection - In the space below, evaluate progress at the school on the flexibilities utilized during the reporting year and allowed in the Restart Model. Remember to answer the question, “How do you know?” by including evidence of progress. Provide references to information submitted in the Restart Flexibilities Form, additional links to relevant data sources, and/or references to Appendix A data tables to demonstrate how you know progress is being made. (Recommended Word Limit 300)

(Recommended Word Limit 300)


SECTION C: Performance Data Analysis (See APPENDIX A)

REFLECTION OF DATA ANALYZED: Understanding research indicates that growth happens over an average three-year time span, there may not initially be any significant changes in student achievement data; however, monitoring for slight changes may support the strengthening or adjusting of reform efforts. In the spaces below, provide a narrative summary regarding the analysis of the data provided in APPENDIX A. As a Restart Model school, NCDPI will be providing a consolidated file of your school’s performance data via email as an Appendix. Record the observation of trends and patterns from data sets that are relevant to your selected flexibilities (Table C.1) as well as the conclusions (Table C.2) from these observations. Complete your data analysis as a collaborative work between leadership team and PSU/District representatives, selecting and analyzing all the data sets that relate to your flexibilities and progress. Then, in the tables below, summarize the most relevant data, including the observations and conclusions. Please note that Section D will request an overall summary of the school’s reform efforts including strengths, improvements, and next steps. APPENDIX A is provided for your data analysis; however, other data sources may be linked as well. When describing progress, please provide evidence and clear references to the data sources.

Table C.1: Data Analysis – Observations: “What trends or patterns in the data have been observed or identified?” - In the space below, list 3-5 data observations that relate to your reform efforts through your Restart Model. Please number each observation, name the data set, and refer to the reference table. Use the same number in Table C.2 to align your conclusion to the observations from the referenced data. (Recommended 200 Word Limit)

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Data Analysis – Observations: (Recommended 200 Word Limit)


Table C.2: Data Analysis – Conclusions: “What conclusions might be drawn from the identified trends or patterns?” - In the space below, list 3-5 conclusions that relate to the progress of relate to your reform efforts through your Restart Model. Please use the same number from the above Table C.1 to relate your conclusion to the relating observation with a reference to the data source. (Recommended 200 Word Limit)

Data Analysis – Conclusions: (Recommended 200 Word Limit)


SECTION D: Summary Reflection & Next Steps

SUMMARY REFLECTION: The reflections in Section B: Restart Flexibilities: Goals, Metrics & Impact and Section C: Performance Data Analysis serve to support the school in monitoring the impact of the Restart Model. As a result of these reflections and data analysis, provide a summary description on the progress of your reform efforts and the overall impact on school improvement and student achievement/outcomes. Please note: Additional information from the continuous improvement process within the school may also be included.

Table D.1: Strengths: Derived from BOTH the Restart Flexibilities (Section B) and the Performance Data Analysis (Section C) or additional information, “What is going well in your reform efforts?” - In the space below, list 3-5 evidences of progress that are evident in the school as it relates to the school’s implementation of the Restart Model. (Recommended 300 Word Limit)

What is going well in your reform efforts? Identify effective strategies/actions and include evidence. (Recommended 300 Word Limit)


What are the areas for improvement in your reform efforts? Identify strategies/actions and include evidence. (Recommended 300 Word Limit)

Table D.2: Areas of Improvement: Derived from BOTH the Restart Flexibilities (Section B) and the Performance Data Analysis (Section C) or additional information, “What are the areas for improvement in your reform efforts?” - In the space below, list 2-3 areas in which the school can improve as it relates to the

school’s implementation of the Restart Model. (Recommended 300 Word Limit)


IDENTIFY NEXT STEPS:

Table D.3: Next Steps: Derived from the Summary Reflection above in Table D.1 and D.2, “What are the next steps in your Reform Efforts?” In the spaces below, provide at least 4 next steps your school will need to take in order to continue progressing in your reform efforts. Completing the Summary Reflection above in Table D.1 and D.2 is meant to be a direct connection to identifying the next steps in your reform efforts.

Use the identification of "Strengths" section in Table D.1 to identify at least 2 strategies/actions the school will continue to implement as next steps

Use the identification of “Areas of Improvement” section in Table in D.2 to identify at least 2 strategies/actions on what the school will do next or is doing differently in the upcoming school year

Table D.3: Next Steps (Recommended 300 Word Limit)

What are the next steps in your Reform Efforts? (Recommended 300 Word Limit)


SIGNATURES REQUIREDThe Signing of Leadership Stakeholders: In the spaces below, provide the appropriate signatures confirming the information presented in this North Carolina Reform Model Annual Report: Restart Model and ensuring the North Carolina State Board of Education that this report has been a collaborative effort between the PSU/District and school and shared with the school, PSU/District, superintendent, local school board, and community stakeholders.

TITLE NAME SIGNATUREPrincipal

PSU/District Finance Officer

PSU/District Superintendent

Local Board Chair

When the form is completed within NCStar, the report must be submitted by clicking Submit under the Submissions tab on or before December 1, 2019.

REFERENCESKirstie_J. “North-Carolina-890632_1280.” Pixabay, 18 Aug. 2015, pixabay.com/. Released under Creative Commons CC0.

POLICY & GENERAL STATUTE REFERENCESSBE Policy DSTR-040 - Reform for Recurring Low-Performing Schools

G.S. 115C-105.37B - Reform of recurring low-performing schools


https://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_115C/GS_115C-105.37B.html

https://stateboard.ncpublicschools.gov/policy-manual/district-and-school-transformation/reform-for-recurring-low-performing-schools

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