One Voice – One Plan Office of Education Improvement and Innovation MI-CSI: Do Stage Evaluate the Plan

Introduction Do Implement Monitor Evaluate

Activity: Activity: Why, How, What? Why: Why is it important to strategically implement, monitor, and evaluate the School Improvement Plan? How: How will we communicate the plan to all stakeholders so that they clearly understand and own their roles in implementation? How do we build ownership of the strategy and the plan? How will we ensure implementation with fidelity? How is the implementation of your plan monitored and evaluated? How is the impact of your plan monitored and evaluated? What: What will your school look like when this plan is implemented with fidelity? What is the expected impact on student achievement?

The Big Picture

Do: Plan Requirements Annual Evaluation Accreditation NCLB – Revised School Code Required

Making Connections Annual Education Report How did we do? School Improvement Plan Where do we want to go and how are we going to get there? Comprehensive Needs Assessment Where are we now?

Evaluation

Evaluating Implementation  implemented as intended?  implemented consistently and with fidelity?  enough time and resources available and used for implementation? Did the strategy work?

Evaluating Impact  increased student achievement?  unintended consequences (good and bad)?  be continued? discontinued? modified? Demographics Student Outcomes Perception School Processes

What Worked Well?  impact on student achievement and what is the evidence?  Impact on subgroups and what is the evidence?  strategy was or wasn’t implemented with fidelity?  implementation adhered to strategies, timelines and responsibilities?

What Should Be Done Differently?  Readiness?  Knowledge and skill?  Opportunity?  Implemented as intended?

Digging Deeper The right strategy to address your need? Sufficient to justify the resources it requires? Might increase its impact while maintaining its integrity? Maintain momentum and accelerate achievement gains? Inform the School Improvement Plan? Inform the School Improvement Plan?

What Next? Continue Adapt Discontinue

Celebrate!

However noble, sophisticated, or enlightened proposals for change and improvement might be, they come to nothing if teachers don’t adopt them in their own classrooms and if they don’t translate them into effective classroom practices. One Voice – One Plan School Improvement Plan Implemented Monitored Evaluated

Read the article, “What School Leaders Need to Know about the Implementation Dip,” by the National Staff Development Council.What School Leaders Need to Know about the Implementation Dip Discuss the questions below (in notes). Activity: The Implementation Dip

Conclusion Do Implement Monitor Evaluate Michigan Department of Education School Improvement Website