Setting Goals and Measuring Results

Kansas State Department of Education Goals  Build capacity of the Kansas Learning Network, Kansas State Department of Education, and district and building leadership in Priority and Focus schools.  Provide tools and resources to integrate and align with emerging trends and research.  Implement a system of change whereby schools, districts and the SEA could join forces to support school improvement.

Kansas State Department of Education Planning and Training  KansaStar was developed in Summer of 2012 for implementation in Priority and Focus schools during the school year.  List of 114 possible indicators  Rigorous Timeline  Organized around Turnaround Principles  Training began with KSDE KIITs and KLN school implementation coaches.  Districts and schools were then trained.

Kansas State Department of Education Feedback  Sought feedback in a number of ways:  Surveyed implementation coaches  Visited one-on-one with superintendents  Surveyed superintendents around PD needs  Visited one-on-one with principals in Priority schools

Kansas State Department of Education What We Learned  Training that was provided was not sufficient at any level, state, building or district.  114 indicators were too many to choose from.  Indicators were often in clumps and needed to be organized in that manner, not around turnaround principles.  There were not sufficient indicators to help with our state emphasis on MTSS.  The number of active indicators was overwhelming schools.  Schools wanted support and feedback that would push them to do better from building implementation coaches and KIITs.  KansaStar was viewed as an “add-on” and not part of everyday business

Kansas State Department of Education Our Response to Feedback  During we added additional training, not in the original roll out plan of KansaStar, for:  Implementation Coaches and District Facilitators  Focus school Building Leadership Teams  KSDE KIITs

Kansas State Department of Education Our Response to Feedback  In Summer 2013, a KSDE committee convened for two days to:  Reduce the Number of Indicators,  Arrange Indicators in Natural Groupings,  Write indicators and Wise Ways to support MTSS  Make timeline adjustments for the school year,  Provide additional training to implementation coaches and KSDE KITTs around improving feedback to schools.

Kansas State Department of Education Kansas Learning Network Today In partnership with regional service center:  Oversee business management of deploying coaches to Priority and Focus schools.  Collaborate with KSDE regarding professional learning and state updates.  Collaborate with KSDE to collect and analyze feedback from schools.

Kansas State Department of Education KLN  3 District Facilitators coordinate coaching efforts between KLN Implementation Coaches and the larger Kansas districts.  Meet regularly with district leadership to align efforts and show solidarity between KSDE and the district.  Assist IC’s in integrating KansaStar indicators with district initiatives and requirements.

Kansas State Department of Education Implementation Coaches  Provide support to 99 schools around the implementation of the KansaStar School Action Plan.  Integral part of closing the feedback loop between KIIT feedback and school work.  Coaching logs are required following each school visit.  Coaching comments are made between visits.  Priority Schools receive 8 visits per school year.  Focus Schools receive 6 visits per school year.

Kansas State Department of Education Victories  Implementation coaches understand and appreciate the functions of KansaStar.  Many players navigate KansaStar proficiently and provide purposeful support.  Provided PD to Ics around research-based strategies.  Schools appreciate state feedback.  Most schools see KansaStar as an integral part of their school improvement work.

Kansas State Department of Education Lessons Learned  Better match between IC’s skill set and school needs  Improved KansaStar Tech Support  KIIT feedback that is more consistent, critical and can move thinking  How to measure results with changing state assessments? What other measures should be considered?