School Improvement: Tier I, Tier II, Tier II and More! Partnerships for Results: Strategies for Educational Improvement KU/KSDE Lawrence, Kansas June 11, 2010 Dr. Julie Ford, Director of Title Programs and Services Team, KSDE Dr. Connie Wehmeyer, Cross & Joftus Consultant KSDE

Presentation Overview Overview of the Kansas System of District and School Support (So you are a school or district are on improvement…now what!) Rules Change! (So now in DC we do it this way!) Tier I, Tier II Schools ($$$$$) Grants! Grants! Grants! (So these are your opportunities!) Short history of the Kansas Learning Network (KLN) and Description of Components of the KLN (This is what we can do to help you!) Voices from the field KSDE

Overview of the Kansas System of District and School Support -Brochure (So you are a school or district are on improvement!) KSDE

So how are we doing? (2010 School Year) –16 Title I Districts in Kansas (-1) –5 are “On Improvement” 4 are on Year 1 1 is on Year 2 –11 are on “Corrective Action” 3 are in Year 3 4 are in Year 4 1 is in Year 5 3 are in Year 6 –2 made AYP in area of improvement in 2009 –10 districts do not have a school on improvement –32 Title I schools in Kansas (-1) 29 are schools from districts on improvement 3 are schools that are on improvement but are not from districts on improvement 6 schools made AYP in area of improvement in 2009 KSDE 4

Rules Change (So now in DC we do it this way!) January, 2010 KSDE 5

Tier I 5% or 5 of Lowest Achieving Schools on Current List Different Calculation – 3 years Students Proficient in Reading and Math New Rules as of January 15, 2010 Title I eligible elementary schools that are no higher achieving than the highest achieving school that meets the earlier criteria in the definition of “persistently lowest-achieving schools” and that are: 1.In the bottom 20% of all schools in the State based on proficiency rates; 2.Or have not made AYP for two consecutive years. Funding up to $2,000,000 per year (Competitive Grant) *Other schools are Tier III schools and will be eligible for limited school improvement grants KSDE

Tier II 5% of Lowest Achieving Schools of High Schools (270 eligible) Different Calculation – 3 years Students Proficient in Reading and Math New Rules as of January 15, 2010 Title I eligible secondary schools that are no higher achieving than the highest-achieving school that meets the previous criteria in the definition of “persistently lowest-achieving schools” or high schools that have had a graduation rate of less than 60% over a number of years and that are –In the bottom 20% of all schools in the State based on proficiency rates; or –Have not made AYP for two consecutive years. Funding up to $2,000,000 per year (Competitive Grant) KSDE

Tier I and Tier II Schools Must Adopt One of Four Models: School Improvement Model 1.Turnaround Model 2.Transformation Model (MTSS!) 3.Restart Model (Charter) 4.Close/Consolidate Model KSDE

Grants! Grants! Grants! 1003 (g) Tier I, Tier II, Tier III Schools ARRA and School Improvement Resources $22,638, (a) School, District,and Subgroup Issues $6,992, KSDE

Short history of the Kansas Learning Network (KLN) and Components of KLN KSDE This is what we can do to help you!

Kansas Learning Network 11

History of KLN KSDE agrees to pilot Network for the school year: June 2008 Pilot with 5 districts begins: Oct 2008 Services provided to 5 districts during Presentation to Board; request made to add 12 more districts and 32 schools: June 2009 Network meetings for three district cohorts: Sept 2009, Feb 2010, June 2010 Implementation coaches recruited, trained, placed, and monthly meetings in all 32 schools: Oct 2009 – May 2010 Needs analyses of 12 new districts complete: Dec 2009 TA with districts and schools: ongoing Assistance with School Improvement Grants: April – May

Goals of the KLN Improve school and district quality as measured by student outcomes. Foster a sustainable continuous improvement process at the school, district, and state levels. 13

KLN Participants (08-09, 09-10, 10-11) KSDE Garden City Kansas City Topeka Turner (off improvement…leaving Network!) Wichita 14

KLN Participants: New Cohorts (09-10, 10-11) Cohort 2Cohort 3 -Goodland -Haysville -Liberal -Mullinville -Ulysses -Coffeyville -Iola -Leavenworth -Morris County -Ottawa -Parsons -Peabody-Burns 15

Components of the KLN Network Meetings Collaboration, Communication, Pressure, and Support District Needs Analyses School Visits (Implementation Coaches) Targeted Technical Assistance Guided by District Facilitators 16

Implementation coach assigned to each school: Support development and implementation of SIP Provide coaching to principal Provide support to staff around the Kansas System of School and District Support Work effectively with key stakeholders Provide expertise in reading/math, MTSS, special pops, curriculum, assessment, and instruction Assist in the identification of technical assistance 17

Voices from the Field Preliminary, student achievement appears to be heading in the right direction Feedback from participants is very positive. –Interviews with KLN participants, June 3-4, 2010 at the last Network meeting of the year. KSDE 18