Indiana Student Achievement Institute InSAI Intro

Our History Lilly Endowment Project  Can educators apply systemic change concepts from the business community to  raise student achievement  close achievement gaps?  Six educators  YES! 1996ASAI / InSAI – founded 2000ASAI / InSAI – incorporated, non-profit Today5 initiatives 406 schools 12 staff © American Student Achievement Institute

Our Mission To assist schools with the process of change for the purpose of...  raising student achievement   and  closing achievement gaps. © American Student Achievement Institute

School Improvement Institute District Improvement Institute Advancing Academic Excellence Redesigning School Counseling Learn More Survey College Success Coalition Advisor-Advisee Programs Our Work © American Student Achievement Institute

Our Staff Sue ReynoldsExecutive Director Bruce RicklinDirector of Operations & Finance Mary Beth HilinskiSchool Support Specialist Lucinda RobertsSchool Support Specialist Tina WeismanSchool Support Specialist Amy DrakeTechnology Manager Linda GasnerGeneral Office Manager Kerri HojemOperations Office Manager David ErnstProgramming Consultant Sandi QuintonTitle I Consultant Judith LibbyAAE Manager Consultant Josh SmithResearch Consultant © American Student Achievement Institute

InSAI is NOT © Reynolds and Hines, 2000 PL 221 Title I TAS Title I Schoolwide No Child Left Behind North Central Association

© American Student Achievement Institute People tend to jump through hoops with the least amount of work possible. The Problem with Mandates

InSAI is NOT © Reynolds and Hines, 2000 ONE SIZE FITS ALL

© Reynolds and Hines, 2000 One size fits all answers don’t exit. InSAI is not a model that schools replicate. Discovery Process

InSAI is NOT © Reynolds and Hines, 2000 REINVENT THE WHEEL

© Reynolds and Hines, 2000 After study and analysis, schools may chose to: KEEP all or part of our current SIP REVISE all or part of our current SIP OMIT all or part of our current SIP

InSAI © Reynolds and Hines, 2000 Your questions: Does this work? How much time will this take? Who’s involved? What will people talk about? What support will InSAI provide?

InSAI © American Student Achievement Institute

The process has helped to increase the alignment between the work of community partners and the school's core instructional programs. Annie E. Casey Foundation A hallmark of the process is embracing and working through resistance for systemic change. Council of Chief State School Officers "Remarkable progress" in Indiana schools. Indiana Education Roundtable Newsletter National recognition for "research-based principles and actions to improve college access and success." Pathways to College Network National Recognition © American Student Achievement Institute

The InSAI process helped to systematize the process of implementation, monitoring, and reporting the major strategies of the approved [Indianapolis Public Schools] improvement plan. One valuable aspect of the [InSAI] process is the concept of the building steering team. School representatives were trained to empower the rest of the school community to implement a data-informed decisions around targeted areas of improvement. Rather than having an external mandate or recommendation, the targeted areas were created within the school community. I recommend that IPS continue to work with InSAI as the single, consistent data-informed mechanism. Josh Smith, School of Education, I.U.P.U.I., 2007 Outside Evaluation © American Student Achievement Institute

IPS Title I Audits Indianapolis Public Schools (63 schools) Minetta Richardson, Title I Program Administrator © Reynolds and Hines, 2000 © American Student Achievement Institute “Our district has had (4) audits in the (4) years I have served as Title I program administrator - national, regional, and state audits. Because of the InSAI process used in writing our school improvement plans, our district has not been cited for any major compliance issues from any of these audits.” March 2009

Average Annual Change in the % of Passing ISTEP Tests 2002  2003 IndianaInSAI © American Student Achievement Institute

Source: William Stitt, The Effects of the Indiana Student Achievement Institute School Improvement Process on ISTEP Scores, 2006 Average Annual Change in the % of Passing ISTEP Tests 2002  2004 InSAI

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InSAI © Reynolds and Hines, 2000 “InSAI is a lot of work, but it’s good work.” 96% SCHOOL RETURN RATE

Tip 1 Delegate responsibilities. © American Student Achievement Institute

Tip 2 Every person completes the tasks assigned to him / her on time. © American Student Achievement Institute

Tip 3 Turn in submissions on time. © American Student Achievement Institute

Tip 4 Meet the rubric criteria the first time. © American Student Achievement Institute

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Two leadership groups © American Student Achievement Institute

Two Groups of Leaders © American Student Achievement Institute Leader TeamMake-UpResponsibility Steering Team 1.Principal 2.Teacher (math) 3.Teacher 4.Counselor 5.Parent 6.Business Rep Write next year’s SIP with Teachers Students Community Strategy Chairs Teacher LeadersImplement this year’s SIP.

Delegate Responsibilities © American Student Achievement Institute GroupMemberTasks Steering Team Full Faculty PPFaculty discussions Community Council PPCommunity discussions Student Body PPStudent body discussions Achievement Data PPAchievement data Force Field Data PPForce field data Strategy Chair PPStrategy chairs Strategy Chairs ChairOverall strategy preparation Friend 1Professional development Friend 2Anti-resistance Friend 3Evaluation

Three discussion groups © American Student Achievement Institute

Attica Jr-Sr High School, Attica, Indiana (discussing local core convictions) Discussions FULL FACULTY © American Student Achievement Institute

LaVille Elementary School, Lakeview, Indiana Discussions COMMUNITY COUNCIL © American Student Achievement Institute

Discussions STUDENT BODY Attica Jr-Sr High School, Attica, Indiana Prompt: What do all students deserve in order to be effective learners? © American Student Achievement Institute

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Discussion 1 - Rationale Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body 6 Strategy Selection 7 Strategy Plan Implementation Professional Development Anti-Resistance Evaluation 8 ACTION © American Student Achievement Institute 5 Areas of Concern ExpectationsCurriculumInstruction AssessmentExtra HelpGuidance Environment 3 Current Data 4 Data Targets 1 VISION 2 Vision Data

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

Discussion 3 – Data Targets Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body 6 Strategy Selection 7 Strategy Plan Implementation Professional Development Anti-Resistance Evaluation 8 ACTION © American Student Achievement Institute 5 Areas of Concern ExpectationsCurriculumInstruction AssessmentExtra HelpGuidance Environment 3 Current Data 4 Data Targets 1 VISION 2 Vision Data

Discussion 4 - Concerns Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body 6 Strategy Selection 7 Strategy Plan Implementation Professional Development Anti-Resistance Evaluation 8 ACTION © American Student Achievement Institute 5 Areas of Concern ExpectationsCurriculumInstruction AssessmentExtra HelpGuidance Environment 3 Current Data 4 Data Targets 1 VISION 2 Vision Data

Discussion 5 – Strategy Selection Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body 6 Strategy Selection 7 Strategy Plan Implementation Professional Development Anti-Resistance Evaluation 8 ACTION © American Student Achievement Institute 5 Areas of Concern ExpectationsCurriculumInstruction AssessmentExtra HelpGuidance Environment 3 Current Data 4 Data Targets 1 VISION 2 Vision Data

After the 5 discussions: STRATEGY CHAIRS DEVELOP STRATEGY PLANS © American Student Achievement Institute

Strategy Chairs – Develop Plans Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body 6 Strategy Selection 7 Strategy Plan Implementation Professional Development Anti-Resistance Evaluation 8 ACTION © American Student Achievement Institute 5 Areas of Concern ExpectationsCurriculumInstruction AssessmentExtra HelpGuidance Environment 3 Current Data 4 Data Targets 1 VISION 2 Vision Data

Next Year – Implement Plans Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body 6 Strategy Selection 7 Strategy Plan Implementation Professional Development Anti-Resistance Evaluation 8 ACTION © American Student Achievement Institute 5 Areas of Concern ExpectationsCurriculumInstruction AssessmentExtra HelpGuidance Environment 3 Current Data 4 Data Targets 1 VISION 2 Vision Data

InSAI © American Student Achievement Institute

InSAI © American Student Achievement Institute

Leadership Training ACTIVITIESYr 1Yr 2Yr 3Alum Steering Team Workshops622 2 (optional) Conf. Calls6220 Individual Team Mtg2210 Strategy Chairs Workshops111 1 (optional) © American Student Achievement Institute

Training Sessions Steering Teams from 8-12 schools attend workshops together Typical agenda 1.School-to-school sharing  Celebrating  Trouble shooting 2. Model facilitation of the next local meeting 3. Homework assignments (individualized) 4.Team time (unstructured) © American Student Achievement Institute

InSAI © American Student Achievement Institute

Meeting Tools Meeting agendas Power Point presentations Discussion prompts Speaker scripts Facilitator guides Attendance checks Timelines © American Student Achievement Institute

InSAI © American Student Achievement Institute (written feedback in 48 hours)

InSAI Standards for School Improvement Planning Meets Criteria Meets Criteria – See Comments Needs Revision © American Student Achievement Institute

If requested, InSAI will also read against rubrics published by other groups. Actual Review Public Law 221 DOE does not do a second “read” for plans approved by InSAI Friendly Reviews Title I  Targeted Assistance (TAS)  Schoolwide  NCLB (in school improvement) © American Student Achievement Institute

Success Rate Public Law 221 – 100% Title I Schoolwide – 100% No Child Left Behind – 100% © American Student Achievement Institute

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Create a SIP Version for PL221 Just push a button! School Improvement Plan – PL221 Version

Create Title I Monitoring Reports

Create a SIP Website Just push a button!

Create Reports Vision Statement Data Targets (goals) Areas of Concern Strategies Professional Development Activities To-Do Lists (calendar) Discussion Summaries © American Student Achievement Institute Just push a button!

“Carry Forward” to a New Year © American Student Achievement Institute Vision Statement Longitudinal Data Data Targets (goals) Areas of Concern Strategies Just push a button!

InSAI © American Student Achievement Institute (5 minute rule)

Indiana Student Achievement Institute InSAI Intro