Indiana Student Achievement Institute InSAI MEETING 4 AREAS OF CONCERN InSAI Raising the bar: Meeting the challenge 1

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Indiana Student Achievement Institute InSAI PAIRS WARM-UP 1.Find your partner 2.Share something positive from this school year 3.When finished, please take your seat. 3

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 © American Student Achievement Institute 5 Areas of Concern ExpectationsCurriculumInstruction AssessmentExtra HelpGuidance Environment 3 Current Data 4 Data Targets 1 VISION 2 Vision Data

Local Meeting 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

Local Meeting 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

Local Meeting 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

Local Meeting 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

Local Meeting 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

Strategy Groups – 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 School 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

REVIEW Data Targets 13

Local Data Targets Student GroupBenchmark CurrentTarget Xxxx ## Xxxx ## Xxxx ## Xxxx ## Xxxx ## 14

Areas of Concern

What is an Area of Concern? SOMETHING THAT INTERFERS WITH LEARNING  Situation o Policy o Resources  Behavior or attitude o Students o Teachers o Parents o Community members 16

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. 17

Areas of Concern 18 GeneralSpecific Definition Concerns that impact all subject areas and all student groups Concern that primarily impact: a)One benchmark b)One student group Examples We are concerned that: Students have many absences Teachers have low expectations Students aren’t engaged We are concerned that: Teachers don’t give writing assignments. Many Hispanic parents unable to help with homework due to language barriers Parents of low-income students have two jobs and aren’t home to help with homework.

Impact Level 19 HIGH INSIDE HIGH OUTSIDE LOW LOCATIONInside the classroom Outside the classroom Inside / outside EXAMPLES1.Curriculum rigor 2.Student engagement 3.Classroom assessment 4.Extra help 5.Student behavior 1.Extra help 2.Student guidance 3.Parent involvement 1.Daily schedule 2.Classroom arrangements 3.Lunch menu 4.Sports and clubs

High-Inside / High-Outside / Low 20 We are concerned that Teachers don’t cover the IN Academic Standards High-Inside 2. Students don’t ask questions in class. High-Inside 3. Student don’t complete a career interest inventory. High-Outside 4. Teachers don’t use classroom tests to help them make instructional decisions. High-Inside 5. Parents don’t come to schools. High-Outside 6 Students chew gum in class. Low

Think About Why do many schools shy away from high impact concerns inside the classroom? 21

Ask Ourselves Do we have the courage to: Examine our practices? Accept feedback from others? Provide feedback for others?

Courage “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” - Ambrose Redmon What is more important than fear? KIDS 23

Trust High achieving schools have a culture of trust where tough questions are put on the table for discussion. 24

How do we Create a Culture of Trust? Focus on the goal. (High Achievement /Growth for kids) Put kids before our fears. Find the good within others. (Share what we see) Know that others see the good within us. Don’t take things personally. Have each other’s backs. Tell the truth. Apologize when appropriate. Be forgiving. 25

State and Federal REQUIRED Areas of Concern 26

Required Concerns – Document State Required Concerns 1 Encourage Rigorous Curriculum 2 Attendance 3 Focused Academic Area 4 Focused Student Group 5 Graduation Plan (Grades 6-12 only)

Required Concerns – Document 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 TeachersX Student TransitionXX Parent Notice – Assessment ResultsX School Parent Involvement PolicyX Parent Right-to-Know Letter – QualificationsXX Parent Right-to-Know Letter – Non-HQ TeacherXX School-Parent CompactXX Annual Parent MeetingXX Timely Additional AssistanceXX

STEP 1 SPECIFIC Areas of Concern 29

Specific Areas of Concern DEFINITION Specific Areas of Concern primarily impact one a) benchmark or b) student group. Examples Teachers don’t give writing assignments. Many Hispanic parents unable to help with homework due to language barriers. Little class time spent on ___ standard. 30

Thinking Ahead We will later incorporate our specific concerns into our strategies: Subject Area Concern: Students don’t read. Teachers will provide 30 minutes each week for “pleasure reading.” Student Group Concern: Boys don’t read. Male athletes from the high school will talk about their sport and their favorite books. Those books will be available for “pleasure reading.”

Student Groups and Benchmarks 32 Benchmarks Xxxx Student Groups Xxxx

What could be interfering with the achievement for this student group or benchmark? 33 Type a student group or benchmark from your data targets here. Xxxx

STEP 2 GENERAL Areas of Concern 34

BEFORE TODAY Individual Data Analysis American Student Achievement Institute ASAI

36 You Brought to This Meeting YOUR AREAS OF CONCERN 1.Expectations 2.Curriculum 3.Instruction 4.Classroom assessment 5.Extra help 6.Student guidance 7.Learning environment EXTRA HELP I am concerned that 67% of all students don’t know where to find extra help. SER

SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION American Student Achievement Institute ASAI

Activity SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION 1.What concerns you in each of the seven force fields? Note: Don’t worry if you can’t figure out how to fix an Area of Concern. We’ll discuss that in the next step. To ensure that you have time to discuss all possible Areas of Concern, please don’t discuss strategies at this point.

Parking Lot What Areas of Concern have we parked from previous discussions? If appropriate, add them to your list. 39

FINDING THEMES American Student Achievement Institute ASAI

Example 1 41 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). 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) We are concerned that: Student behavior is interfering with learning.

Example 2 42 Force Field DataArea of Concern 32% of the teachers do not cover the Indiana Academic Standards in their lesson plans. (InSAI Survey). We are concerned that: Teachers are not covering the Indiana Academic Standards in their lessons.

Activity SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION 1.What themes do you find in your Areas of Concern? 2.Write your group’s themes on the Areas of Concern Brainstorm Poster (document 4.4.6)

BUILDING CONSENSUS American Student Achievement Institute ASAI

45 TASK 1 SMALL GROUP CONSENSUS TASK 1: Reach consensus. What three general Areas of Concern should our school work to improve next year?

46 WE ARE CONCERNED THAT: Inside Outside POSSIBLE AREAS OF CONCERN

47 TASK 3 LARGE GROUP PRIORITIES - INSTAGRAPH Place “sticky dots” (or X’s) above the Areas of Concern that you would like to work to improve next year. Number of choices: _____.

Steering Team Follow-Up 1.Consider Required Areas of Concern o Self Studies: PL221, Title I Input – General Concerns o FF and CC Instagraphs o Student Body Input Input – Specific Concerns o FF and CC Brainstorm 2.Consider each concern’s impact level 3.Consider the time and energy available 4.Suggest concerns that our school will Actively address next year Park for a future year 48

Indiana Student Achievement Institute InSAI MEETING 4 AREAS OF CONCERN InSAI Raising the bar: Meeting the challenge 49