1 School Improvement Planning and your Title I, Part A Programs

2 A District Superintendent or designee must create/edit the Goals, Objective, Strategies, and Activities within Goals Management before submitting them to the LEA Planning Cycle (LEAPC).

3 Definition of the LEAPC The LEA Planning Cycle (LEAPC) is the subset of Federally-funded Goals (with embedded Needs), Objectives, Strategies, and Activities derived from a comprehensive needs assessment. It is based on the identified needs of the District after assessing achievement trends in the individual schools.

4 The LEAPC Application is… Required for districts seeking/receiving Federal funds. Located on the AdvancED website. Available now. Due on or before July 1, 2011 as part of the Consolidated Application and Title I School Selection Application which still reside in MEGS (for a July 1 obligation date). Overview of the LEAPC

5 A complete LEAPC Application… Must contain 3-5 Goals. Must include a minimum of one corresponding Objective, Strategy, and Activity for each Goal. Should only include the Strategies/Activities that are budgeted within the Consolidated Application. Overview of the LEAPC

6 Definitions Goal Statement –Gap Statement Objective Statement Strategy Statement Activity Details

7 Goal Statement Student focused. Links to identified student academic learning needs in one of the four core content areas or serve as a maintenance goal in one of the four core content areas if there are no academic challenges identified through a comprehensive needs assessment.

8 Goal Statement (continued) States broadly the area of focus and that all students will demonstrate increased proficiency. Based on a careful analysis of multiple sources/types of data. Defines the priority area for an improvement plan. Should not include specific percentages or time elements.

9 Sample ‘Goal Statement’ Example: “All will increase proficiency in ” All students will increase proficiency in reading.

10 Gap Statement Gap Statement: A comparison to the goal statement of 100% of the students achieving state academic standards Specifically identify subgroup gaps, if applicable Must be updated annually Measures/Sources of Data: Sources may include achievement, demographic and/or perception data Sources may be student data or system data

11 Sample ‘Gap Statement’ No Child Left Behind legislation states that 100% of our students should score at or above proficiency by However, based on 2010 MEAP data, 65% of grade 3 students scored at or above proficiency in reading; 78% of grade 4 students scored at or above proficiency in reading; and 72% of grade 5 students scored at or above proficiency in reading. There is also an achievement gap of 13-17% between our economically disadvantaged students and the whole group.

12 Cause for Gap Analysis of current levels of student achievement and non-academic achievement data and information. Describe suspected causes (systemic, instructional) for the gaps in student academic achievement. Addresses only causes with the school district’s control (i.e. economic status)

13 Sample ‘Cause for Gap Statement’ Data analysis identifies that lack of reading fluency, decoding and comprehension are the probable causes for the gaps. Measures/Sources of Data: DIBELS, MEAP, NWEA, STAR

14 Objective Statement Focuses on student Links to the goal statement Identifies the knowledge, skills, outcomes and results that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time bound. (SMART) States: Who will be able to do what, by when, as measured by what. Addresses subgroup gaps and/or grade spans if applicable

15 Sample ‘Objective Statement’ Example: “The will increase proficiency by % by as measured by.” The economically disadvantaged students’ reading scores will increase at each grade level by 10% as compared to the whole grade level group as measured by the 2011 MEAP.

16 Strategy Statement Must be research-based - provide a brief summary Describes an adult action (Describes what is done to/or with students, staff or parents to develop a specific result) Links to an objective statement Describes/includes specific, planned, research-based instructional practices

17 Strategy Statement (continued) Addresses system practices that were identified as challenges through the comprehensive needs assessment Focuses on maximizing each student's growth and individual success Can be academic or non academic (behavioral, parent involvement activities), etc. Must demonstrate a clear connection to the Consolidated Application budget detail.

18 Sample ‘Strategy Statement’ Example: “ will with.” Title I Staff will provide extra time and assistance to students not achieving state standards.

19 Sample ‘Strategy Statement’ (continued) Instructional staff will use phonics to improve reading fluency of second grade economically disadvantaged students. Staff will provide extra time and assistance to students not achieving state standards. Paraprofessionals will deliver small group instruction to eligible identified Title I students

20 Activity Statement Links to a strategy statement Includes the specific activity that staff will undertake in order to be able to implement the related strategy.

21 Sample ‘Activity Statement’ Example: “ will ” Instructional staff will implement Lucy Calkins Writing Strategies. Instructional staff will be provided professional development on the implementation of Lucy Calkins Writing Strategies. Title I Instructional staff will provide an extra 45 minutes/day of reading instruction to students scoring in the lowest 20% on the DIBELS or STAR Assessment

22 1.Go to Manage School Improvement in AdvancEd to create/edit information for the LEAPC. 2.Activate the LEAPC online. 3.Select 3-5 completed Goals, Objectives, Strategies, and Activities. 4.Generate and Archive PDF. Save copy of PDF and attach PDF to Consolidated Application. LEAPC Process Overview

23 Enter “Manage School Improvement”. Click “View/Edit School Improvement Tasks”. Click “Manage Goals” from Available Action list. Create or edit Goals, Objectives, Strategies, and Activities. Create or Edit District LEAPC

24 Access Manage School Improvement MDE Schools

25 Access Manage School Improvement (continued)

26 Create and/or Edit

27 Create and/or Edit (continued)

28 Create and/or Edit (continued)

29 Select 3-5 completed Goals…

30 Generate and Archive a PDF After selecting the completed Goals, Objectives, Strategies, and Activities for the LEAPC you will need to save your work by clicking on: Generate and Archive a PDF

31 Generate and Archive a PDF

32 Save and submit your LEAPC NEW for Save a PDF of your LEAPC. Attach the PDF to your Consolidated Application under “Attachments”.

33 Attaching your LEAPC PDF

34 LEAPC Modifications

35 Examples of Comments 1.Goals must address what ALL students should be able to know and do. 2.Objectives must meet the SMART criteria. 3.The budget in the Consolidated Application includes computers but the Objectives/Strategies or Activities don’t align. 4.The gap analysis does not identify specific achievement data.

36 Log in to AdvancEd to modify your LEAPC. The modification process includes the same steps presented in slides Remember to attach your revised LEAPC PDF to the Consolidated Application. Modifications to the LEAPC

37 Archiving a New Version of LEAPC

38 Questions If there are questions, contact: AdvancED Website Office of Field Services –Regional Consultants

School Improvement Plan Templates

Why complete a school improvement plan? A high-quality, aligned, implemented plan, that is based on a comprehensive needs assessment, is becoming increasingly critical as it relates to your Federal funding.

Why complete a school improvement plan? Research indicates that implementing a good plan increases student achievement faster than a more haphazard approach It’s required by State and Federal legislation.

Additional Information The template fulfills the requirements for NCA/CASI schools. All schools must complete an SIP using the online tool by September 1.

School Improvement Plan Templates SIX new templates for : School wide + State Requirements Targeted + State Requirements Non-Title I (only State Requirements)

School Improvement Plan Templates SIX new templates for : Single Building Schoolwide + State Requirements Single Building Targeted + State Requirements Single Building Non-Title I (only State Requirements)

Appropriate plan triggered for the school based on last year’s status Manual corrections if the school has the incorrect report School Improvement Plan Templates

You will not see one “SIP” and one “Targeted” or “Schoolwide” plan in your Improvement Tasks cue. You will only see one “SIP”.

Functionality Improvement # 1 Drop down links will include the following: Tasks – Enter, Edit, Review PDF Archives Manage Archives

The dropdown action tool on the right-side is new. Click “Edit” or “View” depending on the action you would like to perform.

After clicking “Edit”, the school will see the two additional statuses attributed to the template.

What if I have the incorrect template? Phone:

Text will draw from prior year’s SIP and Targeted/SW components. New textboxes will be blank. What about last year’s work?

Report Criteria 1.Instructions 2.Introduction 3.Institution Information 4.Vision, Mission, and Beliefs 5.Goals 6.Additional Requirements 7.Assurances 8.Stakeholders 9.Statement of Non- Discrimination 10.Supporting Documentation All SIP reports include the following main sections:

Report Criteria 1.Instructions 2.Introduction 3.Institution Information 4.Vision, Mission, and Beliefs 5.Goals 6.Additional Requirements 7.Assurances 8.Stakeholders 9.Statement of Non- Discrimination 10.Supporting Documentation Content in red is unique to the SIP:

The information within the “Instructions” and “Additional Requirements” will change based on whether a school is Non Title, Targeted Assistance or SW. The “Assurances” will vary if a school is a Single Building District. Single Building Districts are required to provide responses for both school and district specific assurances. Report Criteria

Do NOT just edit the requirements with the red “X”!

Assurances (Single Building District Example)

Functionality Improvement # 2

PDF Archive PDF Archive available in Manage Archives Each archive generated will allow the user to enter notes pertaining to archived document. The date the archive was created, by whom, report status and notes will display. Document will be downloadable. In addition, reports will be archived automatically after submission and acceptance of reports. Functionality Improvement # 3

School Improvement Plan Templates Schoolwide and Targeted schools have all of the space necessary to align to the rubrics. MUST use the rubrics.

School Improvement Plan Templates Some State requirements are missing – but it’s purposeful.

Evaluate, Evaluate, Evaluate!!

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