CIP Updates April 3, 2012

FYI…. If your school is not in School Improvement (and none are at this time), it is not necessary to "overkill" in terms of evidence boxes. However, IF a school goes into school improvement, the requirements change altogether and become much more structured. With state assessments changing, expect school improvement directives to change as well.

General CIP requirements for schools (not necessarily in an evidence box): KISS - Keep it simple….. Principal Summary Forms (PSFs) - in school box. CIP (and amendments) - in school box. CIP on website. Principal(s) is ensuring teachers are creating lessons plans that reflect the COS, ARMT+, and/or AHSGE. Specific documentation, as mentioned in each school's CIP (in school box). Secondary Schools - Syllabus (with ARMT, COS, and AHSGE correlations strongly suggested). Syllabus should be posted on teacher's website.

General CIP requirements for schools (cont.)…. Intervention strategies (as mentioned in school's CIP). Teacher lesson plans (these can be viewed via INOW or lesson plan books - no need to copy for visitor's benefit). Evidence of student work/teacher lessons. Collect BEST PRACTICES, perhaps on a rotating schedule. Have student work displayed in halls and classroom - that's much better (and authentic) than a crowded evidence box. Only TWO GOALS: Math and Language Arts. No need for Social Studies and Science goals, as we are not measured on these areas (yet), nor show deficiencies in them.

The BOX…. What should be in it??

Other Items of Interest School web presence, including teacher webpages (especially if teacher/student communication is mentioned in CIP) COS and Testing specs (ARMT+ and AHSGE) readily available Student engagement Classroom/school culture Utilizing technology, Web 2.0 tools, and/or project-based learning

Walkthrough Schedules Elementary: – 1st Semester (3-6th grades) – 2nd Semester (K-3rd grades) maybe differ, school to school Secondary: – 1st Semester (Science and Math) – 2nd Semester (English and History)

Suggestions Kill two birds - Utilize RtI data for math and reading goals (STAR Enterprise and SuccessMaker data) Try to keep number of goals to 2 (one for math and one for reading/language arts). NO need for science and history goals. Have teachers print out lesson plans and leave on desk. If using lesson plans book, those are completely acceptable as well, as long as they are easily accessible to visitors. Prepare tentative schedule for CIP walkthrough (list of teachers and general time frames). Give visitor a copy.

Sample Lesson Plans

Walkthrough Forms Online Form: J1dUhaUEpQTzFFZk5zS3lnTWl1QkE6MA#gid=0 J1dUhaUEpQTzFFZk5zS3lnTWl1QkE6MA#gid=0 Graph Data Analysis Sharing forms

District-Wide Reading Goals “Non-negotiables” Elementary (grades K-6) Goal 1 - Improve Reading and Writing Proficiency – Strategic Teaching – Intensive Reading/ Writing Strategies – Read and write multiple genres – Address Student Needs – ARI Schools (may add 1.5 Strategy)

District-Wide Math Goals “Non-negotiables” Elementary (grades K-6) Goal 2 - Improve Math Proficiency – Strategic Teaching – Longitudinal Data – ARI Schools (may add 2.3 Strategy

CIP Resources ARI RTI AMSTI