Florida Catholic Conference Accreditation Program School Improvement Plan Process

School Profile – Operational Vitality Mission and Belief – Catholic Identity Desired Results for Student Learning – Academic Excellence Analysis of Instructional & Organizational Effectiveness – Academic Excellence & Governance and Leadership Action Plan Accreditation Standards Review School Improvement Plan 6 Main Areas

School Profile – Operational Vitality Mission & Belief Statements – Catholic Identity Desired Results for Student Learning – Academic Excellence Analysis of Instructional & Organizational Effectiveness – Governance & Leadership Action Plan Data Analysis Student Performance Specific Measurable Goals to Document Perceptions Strengths & Weaknesses Accurate Account Complete Picture

First 4 Areas –collecting and analyzing data to get a complete picture of the school’s history, where it is now, and setting goals for future progress Action Plans Make the Goals concrete and measurable Analyze the data Adjust the goals as needed SIP

Role Communication – continual communication about the process with all stakeholders Training of school staff in the process Consensus Building – continual communication between Area Committees, Steering Committee, and school staff to develop ownership of the entire process and final document Membership Chairperson or Co-Chairs Minimum of 4 other members (chairpersons of Committees for Areas 1-4) SIP – Steering Committee

Two main parts the School Improvement Plan process: The Process The Report SIP – Area Committees

The Process Administer the Catholic Identity Survey Analyze the results of the related questions Review and update profile data from previous school improvement plan Review The National Catholic Standards, Benchmarks, Rubrics, and Evidence: Operational Vitality, paying particular attention to: , 10.6, 12.1, Determine the top 2 areas of strength and the top 2 opportunities for growth Area 1: School Profile – Operational Vitality

The Process Collaboratively update and/or create new statements Review The National Catholic Standards, Benchmarks, Rubrics, and Evidence : Mission and Catholic Identity, paying particular attention to: 2.4, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 Analyze the results of the related questions from the Catholic Identity Survey Determine the top 2 areas of strength and the top 2 opportunities for growth Area 2: Mission and Belief Statements and Catholic Identity

The Process Analyze student performance data Review The National Catholic Standards, Benchmarks, Rubrics, and Evidence : Academic Excellence, paying particular attention to: 7.1-6, Analyze the results of the related questions from the Catholic Identity Survey Determine the top 2 areas of strength and the top 2 opportunities for growth Area 3: Desired Results for Student Learning – Academic Excellence

The Process Analyze instructional program data Review The National Catholic Standards, Benchmarks, Rubrics, and Evidence: Academic Excellence (second half of standard 7 and standard 8) and Governance and Leadership, paying particular attention to: 6.2, 7.7, 7.9, 7.10, 8.1, Analyze the results of the related questions from the Catholic Identity Survey Determine the top 2 areas of strength and the top 2 opportunities for growth Area 4: Analysis of Instructional & Organizational Effectiveness – Academic Excellence continued & Governance & Leadership

Review Standards and Benchmarks Analyze data / Analyze results What does this look like? How do you do it? Conversations, discussions, consensus building Use the rubrics for the benchmarks and gather supporting evidence Dissect and compare results of student performance data (over time, by grade level, by gender, etc.) Compare survey results between staff and parents and students Key Parts of the Process

The Process Review the work and results of the committees of Areas 1 through 4 Using a collaborative process, determine the top three goals Write an Action Plan for each of the three goals to include the Goal Statement, Evidence of success, and Strategies to achieve the goal (including timeline, person responsible and resources) Area 5: Action Plan

Action Plan Goal Statement (includes specific audience, measurable change, and time frame) Evidence (List of evidence that will be used to document and evaluate the success of the goal) StrategyTimeline Person ResponsibleResources Teachers will… Students will…

Area 6 – Compliance with Standards Executive Summary Performance & Progress Report Administrator’s Responsibility

Cover Page Information Page Table of Contents Introductory Materials Executive Summary Performance and Progress Report (for schools completing this study for the second time) Area Reports Appendix The SIP Report

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