Indiana Student Achievement Institute InSAI STEERING TEAM TRAINING Selecting the Areas of Concern Document

Areas of Concern Analysis Chart Document

Step 1 Add required concerns to the analysis chart (from document 4.4) State Required Concerns for PL221 Title I Compliance Tasks (optional) 3

Step 2 Add local concerns identified by the Self Studies PL221 Title I – TAS or SW 4

Step 3 Add local concerns held by your Faculty and Community Council : General Areas of Concern Instagraphs Student Body discussion summary 5

Step 4 Check an IMPACT LEVEL for each concern:  High Impact – Classroom  Concern is about a something inside the classroom  Examples: o Curriculum o Instruction o Assessment o Extra help – in the classroom o Environment – classroom discipline  High Impact – Outside  Concern is about something outside the classroom  Supports or compliments classroom practices  Examples: o Guidance o Extra help – outside the classroom o Environment – parent involvement  Low Impact  Concern about something inside or outside the classroom  Does NOT support or compliment classroom practices 6

Step 5 Check an ENERGY LEVEL for each concern:  High Energy  Will take significant energy from the entire faculty to address  Usually requires significant professional development  Medium Energy  Will take medium energy from the entire faculty to address or  Will take high energy from a few faculty members to address  Low Energy  Will take minimum energy from a few staff members to address  Low Energy - Continuation  Once a high-energy concern  Now takes minimum energy from a few staff members to address 7

Step 6 Check your SUGGESTION for each concern  Address  This year o Research strategies to address the concern o Development implementation plan  Preparation steps  Strategy evaluation steps  Professional development steps  Anti-resistance steps  Next Year o Implement the strategy o Evaluate the strategy  Place in a parking lot for consideration in a future year  Omit 8

Consideration #1 Do the collective concerns include:  At least one high-impact classroom concern  At least one community concern  Concern(s) related to specific student groups  Concern(s) related to specific data targets  Only a few high-energy concerns No? Back to the drawing board 9

Consideration #2: Collective impact If the selected concerns are resolved, are you likely to reach your data targets? No? Back to the drawing board 10

Consideration #3 Time and energy Does the faculty have enough time and energy to resolve all of the concerns that you are suggesting? No? Back to the drawing board 11

Next Steps 1.Distribute your Areas of Concern Analysis to the Faculty and Community Council for review. 2. Make revisions (if needed) based on Faculty and Community Council feedback. 3. Enter areas of concern into the InSAI online system: We are concerned that... 12

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Indiana Student Achievement Institute InSAI STEERING TEAM TRAINING Selecting the Areas of Concern Document