Muscogee County School District Division of Academics (DOA) District Accreditation Module 4: Quality Assurance

How were you selected for this training? Muscogee County School District Division of Academics (DOA) 1.Respond to the posted Essential Questions. 2. Use sticky notes provided to post your answers.

Essential Questions: What methods will the District implement to meet the requirements for quality assurance at the system and school levels? How will the system monitor and document continuous improvement and provide meaningful feedback to school personnel?

Essential Questions: What formative and summative assessment models has the District put in place to provide for quality assurance? What is the evidence that these models are being successfully implemented at the school and system level?

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (CASI) Quality Assurance (QA) Demonstrating QA  organizational integrity  peer review  documentation of results

GEORGIA STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL PERFORMANCE EIGHT STRANDS OF QUALITY Curriculum Instruction Assessment Planning and Organization Planning and Organization Planning and Organization Planning and Organization Student, Family & Community Support Student, Family & Community Support Student, Family & Community Support Student, Family & Community Support School Culture School Culture School Culture School Culture Leadership Professional Learning Professional Learning Professional Learning Professional Learning

Georgia School Standards The Standard is located at the top of the page The definition of the standard is recorded for each standard.

Georgia School Standards The standard is listed next.

An ID has been assigned to correspond to each Linguistic Rubric. For example, C1.1 tells us this is Curriculum Standard 1, the first rubric. Georgia School Standards

The rubric describes evidence for each of the four stages of implementation. Georgia School Standards

A school’s level of performance is marked as: “Not Addressed,” “Emergent,” “Operational,” or “Fully Operational.” Georgia School Standards

Elements are the Operational Descriptors and definitions related to the standards. They do not correspond with a particular rubric in the standard, but relate to the overall standard and provide consistency in operational definitions. Georgia School Standards

Assessment of Georgia School Standards

Georgia Assessment of Performance on School Standards (GAPSS) Analysis GAPSS Analysis is the examination of the implementation and performance of the Georgia School Standards at individual schools. GAPSS Team

The Process: Before the Review Setting up the review – Initial contact – Review team options – Scheduling Getting ready for the review – Meet with administrators/leadership team Overview & Expectations of Process Collection and Analysis of Data Visit agenda – Contact with team members GAPSS Analysis

The Process: Overview of the Visit Presentation of Data by Principal Team Visits to All Classrooms Interviews of Staff Members and Students Analysis of Data Preparation of GAPSS Analysis Report GAPSS Analysis

School Profile GAPSS Analysis

Certified Staff Survey (CSS) GAPSS Analysis

Instructional delivery mode predominantly observed: Instructor’s role predominantly observed: Students were predominantly engaged in:

GAPSS Analysis GAPSS Classroom Instruction Observation Form Classroom Video

Interview questions are correlated to the standards and elements of the GSS Interviews Principal Assistant Principal Leadership Team Teachers Other Certified Classified (optional) Students Parents (optional) GAPSS Analysis There are a few kinks to work through ……. But Mr. Seifert will take care of it!

GAPSS Analysis Interview questions

GAPSS Analysis Summary Process Team discussion Step-by-Step Rubric Review of findings Generate Commendations and Recommendations Summary Report to Schools

How would you prepare for the process? GAPSS Analysis

Balanced Scorecard = Data Display Collection of Data Analysis of data Data Display Internal Use External Use Balanced Scorecard

Balanced Scorecard = Data Display

Essential Questions: What methods will the District implement to meet the requirements for quality assurance at the system and school levels? How will the system monitor and document continuous improvement and provide meaningful feedback to school personnel?

Essential Questions: What formative and summative assessment models has the District put in place to provide for quality assurance? What is the evidence that these models are being successfully implemented at the school and system level?

Your Mission… GaDOE SITE for Resources

Your Mission… Inform all faculty of the Georgia School Standards Data Room/Display Ensure School Improvement Plans correlate to District Goals Conduct an Internal GAPSS Analysis Life comes at you fast…… Be prepared!