School Improvement Grant - SIG 1003(g) Steve Underwood Director, Statewide System of Support

Primary Goal Our state’s primary goal in monitoring is not compliance, but rather effectiveness. Compliance is necessary, but not sufficient.

Monitoring as Leverage for Technical Assistance Our technical assistance processes strike a balance between assistance and monitoring. Typically our TA projects are voluntary and much of the work gets done off the record. However, many of the SIG participants never accessed outside TA projects before. Through monitoring requirements for SIG, we have partnered the schools with TA projects. The work of and response to the TA project then becomes information for compliance monitoring.

Monitoring Processes Instructional Core Focus Visit A modification of The Idaho Building Capacity Project SEA staff quarterly visits/interviews with LEA and School leadership Review of implementation progress through the State online strategic planning tool Review of local data – achievement & perceptual

Instructional Core Focus Visit Baseline – a comprehensive visit Follow-up – a return, scaled down visit each year

IBC – Capacity Builders A modification – The normal project is completely separated from compliance procedures. Records are maintained by an intermediary agency. For SIG, monthly service records become part of public record held at SEA for review of the improvement process at each site.

Onsite Visits / Interviews Quarterly visits from SEA staff to interview local LEA and school leadership Interviews based on SIG required activities

Indistar™ by CII – WISE Tool Indistar – an online strategic planning tool Schools outline goals, tasks, timelines, etc., and monitor their own progress SEA has access to all schools and can review in depth or by spot-check for ongoing improvements in either the base tool or the Transformation Toolkit

Other State achievement data Local perceptual data SIG reporting metrics – per final req’s Fiscal requests/reimbursements

C’est fini… Compliance is a minimum requirement We leverage monitoring requirements to further build local capacity for change We depend on established relationships as a motivator for change… but we make sure that our LEAs know continued funding is dependent on compliance and progress.

Division of Student Achievement & School Improvement Steve Underwood Director, Statewide System of Support Phone: (208) 332-9922 Email: sunderwood@sde.idaho.gov Division of Student Achievement & School Improvement Idaho State Department of Education 650 West State Street Boise, ID 83720-0027 Web: www.sde.idaho.gov/site/sasa/