Indiana Student Achievement Institute InSAI Review & Revise AREAS OF CONCERN

Vision-to-Action School Improvement Process

Vision-to-Action School Improvement Process Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body 6 Strategy Selection 7 Strategy Plan Implementation Professional Development Anti-Resistance Evaluation 8 ACTION 5 Areas of Concern ExpectationsCurriculumInstruction AssessmentExtra HelpGuidance Environment 3 Current Data 4 Data Targets 1 VISION 2 Vision Data 3

REVIEW Data Targets 4

LOCAL DATA TARGETS Student GroupBenchmark CurrentTarget Xxxx ## Xxxx ## Xxxx ## Xxxx ## Xxxx ## 5

Areas of Concern Introduction

What is an Area of Concern? SOMETHING THAT INTERFERS WITH LEARNING  Policy  Teacher practice  Student practice  Parent practice  Community practice 7

How to express concerns? WE ARE CONCERNED THAT...  Students are suspended for being chronically absent.  Teachers don’t have high expectations for student achievement.  Students don’t turn in homework.  Parents don’t talk to their sons / daughters daily about school.  Members of the business community don’t help teachers develop real-world applications. 8

Impact Level Highest Impact – Classroom  Curriculum content  Instruction  Assessment  Extra help  Environment – classroom discipline High Impact – Outside the Classroom  Extra help  Guidance  Environment – parent involvement Low Impact  Areas that do not support the classroom 9

Examples of Low-Impact Concerns Note: These are not no-impact concerns. We are concerned that... 1.Students don’t have book bags. 2.Parents don’t come to school. 3.Students don’t have an adult to talk to. 4.Students spend too much time in sports. 5.Parents don’t help students with homework. 6.Community doesn’t support the school. 10

Question Why do many schools focus on “low impact” concerns? 11

State and Federal AREAS OF CONCERN (required) 12

Required Concerns – Document 4.4 State Required Concerns Encourage Rigorous Curriculum Attendance Focused Academic Area Focused Student Group Graduation Plan (Grades 6-12 only) Title 1 Compliance Tasks DOE Office of Grant Management may still require schools to complete these tasks to receive funding, but these tasks are not required in the SIP monitored by DOE Office of School Improvement and Turnaround. Title I TAS Title I SW Parent InvolvementXX Educator Training – Parent InvolvementXX Outreach to Preschool Parent Involvement Programs (Elementary Schools only) XX Parent Information Resource Center WebsiteXX Instruction by Highly Qualified TeachersXX Instruction by Highly Qualified ParaprofessionalsXX Attracting Highly Qualified Teachers X Student TransitionXX Parent Notice – Assessment Results X School Parent Involvement Policy X Parent Right-to-Know Letter – QualificationsXX Parent Right-to-Know Letter – Non-HQ TeacherXX School-Parent CompactXX Annual Parent MeetingXX Timely Additional AssistanceXX

Required Areas of Concern are auto-populated into our School Improvement Plan Note: Because these concerns may not be held by our teachers, students and parents, the prompt, “We are concerned that...” will not be used for these concerns. Instead, the topic will simply be listed online. 14

Current AREAS OF CONCERN 15

Current Areas of Concern We are concerned thatAction Xxxxx C = Continue R = Revise O = Omit

Identify Our Local SPECIFIC Areas of Concern 17

Specific Areas of Concern Definition: Specific barrier (behavior, practice, attitude) that primarily impacts one student group -or- benchmark. Examples Teachers don’t give writing assignments. Many Hispanic parents unable to help with homework due to language barriers. Little class time spent on XYZ standard. 18

Task 1 Large Group Activity Brainstorm specific Areas of Concern for each student group & benchmark: 19 Benchmarks Xxxx Student Groups Xxxx

Task 2 Large Group Activity Prioritize Specific Areas of Concern One instagraph for each student group and benchmark. 20

Steering Team Follow-Up 1.Consider Required Areas of Concern FF Instagraphs CC Instagraphs Student Input Self Studies 2. Recommend Areas of Concern that our school will address with strategies next year 21

Identify Our Local GENERAL Areas of Concern 22

General Areas of Concern Definition: General barrier (behavior, practice, attitude) that impacts all data fields Examples Poor attendance Lack of curriculum alignment with standards Low student engagement Low expectations 23

Three tasks: 1.Find data that indicate a local Areas of Concern 2.Brainstorm general Areas of Concern 3.Prioritize general Areas of Concern 24

TASK 1 Find force field data that concern you 25

Force Field Data Reports 26 Force Field Reports *Self Studies Expectations PL221 Title I – TAS Title I – SW Curriculum Instruction Assessment Extra Help Guidance Environment * Each Force Field Report is available in 4 versions: Student body drill down Grade level drill down Parent drill down Community drill down

Step 1 - A Individual Activity Force Field Analysis Poster (Document 4.8) 1.Think of your data targets. 2.Look at the FF Summary Data Table: What is blocking achievement in the area of your data targets? Write the data on sticky-notes. Put the sticky notes on the “Force Field Analysis Poster.” 3.Look at the FF Drill Down Data Table: Write the data on sticky-notes & place on the poster. 4.Look at the FF Short Answer & FF Inquiry Questions (if present)  Write the data on sticky-notes & place on the poster. 27

Step 1 - B Small Group Discussion Discuss the sticky sheets on the Force Field Analysis Poster. 28

TASK 2 Brainstorm local GENERAL Areas of Concern 29

Step 2 - A Small Group Activity General Areas of Concern Poster (Document 4.4.6) 1.Look for themes in the data. 2.State: “We are concerned that... ” 3.Complete the General Areas of Concern Poster 30

Example 31 Force Field DataArea of Concern 36% of the students say they have a hard time working at school because other students are bothering them, (InSAI Survey). I am concerned that: Student behavior is interfering with learning. 24% of the students do not believe they feel safe at school, (InSAI Survey). 34% of the students have been referred outside of the classroom for discipline purposes, (InSAI Short Answer Question) 14% of the students have been suspended (InSAI Short Answer Question) “Students behavior is interfering with learning.” (InSAI Inquiry Question)

Step 2 - B Small Group Activity Possible Areas of Concern Poster (document 4.11) 1.Review the concerns listed on the “Possible Areas of Concern” poster to which we’ve added ideas all year. 2.As appropriate, add additional concerns to your Area of Concern poster. Note: You will need to find data to support these concerns. 32

Step 2 - C Indicate the Concern Location of each general concern listed Classroom:Curriculum Content Student Engagement Homework completion Class participation Asking questions Classroom Assessment Outside Classroom:Community expectations Tutoring (before / after school) Student guidance Parent involvement 33

TASK 3 Prioritize local General Areas of Concern 34

Step 3 – A Presentation General Areas of Concern 1.Present to the Large Group: “Our group is concerned that... a.Area of Concern b.Area of Concern c.Etc.” 35

Step 3 – B General Areas of Concern Instagraph 1.What do you think is blocking achievement for all data fields? 2.Vote for one-third of the choices using the instagraph 36

Indiana Student Achievement Institute InSAI Review & Revise AREAS OF CONCERN