Principals & Self Study Coordinators

School Improvement Concepts Collaboration Data –Collect –Analyze –Use!!! Questions What? So What? Now What?

Real collaboration is when the credit can no longer be traced to one person. It is legitimately ours. -- Simon Sinek

School Improvement Develop a profile Define beliefs and mission Define desired results for student learning Analyze instructional and organizational effectiveness Develop the action plan Implement the plan and document results

What’s In the Profile Current Student Achievement –Types of Assessments –Current Levels of Student Performance –Student Strengths/ Limitations –Prepared for Next Level Demographics –Students –Community Description of the School –Defining characteristics –Distinguishing characteristics –Changes Perceptions of Quality –Stakeholders

School Improvement Develop a profile Define beliefs and mission –COLLABORATE!!!!! “A good (organizational) mission statement is short and focuses the attention of each member of the organization on how his or her activities fit into the overall mission of the organization.”

School Improvement Develop a profile Define beliefs and mission Define desired results for student learning –Collaboration –Research on Best Practices –Analyze Student Learning Needs –Define Desired Results for Student Learning

School Improvement Develop a profile Define beliefs and mission Define desired results for student learning Analyze instructional and organizational effectiveness

Instruction and Organization Instructional Effectiveness –Curriculum –Instructional Strategies –Assessment Organizational –Vision, Beliefs, Mission –Leadership –School Environment –Professional Learning –Communication & Collaboration –Culture of Continuous Improvement

School Improvement Develop a profile Define beliefs and mission Define desired results for student learning Analyze instructional and organizational effectiveness Develop the action plan

Action Plans Objectives Steps Timeline, Resources, Assignments Means for Evaluating Aligning the Plan with the Profile

School Improvement Develop a profile Define beliefs and mission Define desired results for student learning Analyze instructional and organizational effectiveness Develop the action plan Implement the plan and document results

Year One Profile Update, Progress Report, Clarification of Schoolwide Learner Outcomes, Refinement of Schoolwide Action Plan Year Two Profile update, Progress Report, Refinement of Schoolwide Action Plan Year Three Profile update, Midterm Progress Report and One/Two-Day Review, Refinement of Schoolwide Action Plan Year Four Profile Update, Progress Report, Refinement of Schoolwide Action Plan Year Five Review of all profile data, Progress Report, Progress and Program Analysis (beginning of next Self-Study), Redefine Desired Results, Revision of Schoolwide Action Plan Year Six Completion of Self-Study, including refinement of Schoolwide Action Plan, visit by accreditation Team, revision of Schoolwide Action Plan after Visit

Six Year Cycle OneTwoThreeFourFiveSix Profile Update Review of Test Scores

Six Year Cycle OneTwoThreeFourFiveSix Profile Update Review of Test Scores Progress Report Midterm Progress Report – 1/2 Day Visit

Six Year Cycle OneTwoThreeFourFiveSix Profile Update Review of Test Scores Progress Report Midterm Progress Report – 1/2 Day Visit Refinement of Action Plan

Six Year Cycle OneTwoThreeFourFiveSix Review of Desired Results Review of Program Completion of Self- Study, including Board vote of Action Plan Visit by Accreditation Team Revision of Action Plan AFTER Visit

"Something better" is the watchword of education, the law of all true living. -- Education, p. 296