June 2015 Good morning and welcome! 1.Open template and begin to review; and 2.Be sure you have your 2015 accountability data out, ready for easy access.

Welcome to the 2015 Texas Accountability Intervention System (TAIS) Training: 1 st year IR Campuses and IR Districts

AGENDA TAIS 101 Review Understanding the Accountability Indexes Improvement Plan Work Session Submission Requirements, ISAM and Resources

N O R M S Be open to learning & problem solving Take care of your needs Ask questions Honor schedule

Who do we have in the room today?

Monitor Support

Campus Leadership Team PSP, DCSI, Principal, and Other Campus Leaders

How Are Improvement Required Campuses Identified? Missed Index 1 or 2 AND/OR Index 3 AND/OR Index 4 Index 1 Student Achievement Index 2 Student Progress Index 3 Closing Achievement Gaps Index 4 Post-Secondary Readiness Index 1 Student Achievement Index 2 Student Progress Index 3 Closing Achievement Gaps Index 4 Post-Secondary Readiness 1 st year IR indicates that your campus was Met Standard in the previous ratings (2014) and is currently rated Improvement Required

Texas Accountability Intervention System (TAIS)

Data Process Reporting State Districts & Campuses IR or Met Standard Indexes & Safeguards Federal (ESEA Waiver) Districts & Campuses Priority and Focus Safeguards Performance-Based Monitoring (PBM) Districts PBMAS Targeted Improvement Plan with Progress Reports

CSF Data Sources

CSFs Organized by Data Sources Screenshot of Data sources by CSF

DATA DISCOVERIES What do you know at this point?

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Problem Statement

REVISED Problem Statement ELLs have a 50% pass rate in reading ELLs have a 50% pass rate in reading due to a lack of parental involvement Problem Statement

CriteriaY/N Substantiated by facts/data Written objectively Uses concise language Includes specific details (who, what, when, where) Focuses on a single, manageable issue Has relevance to our campus Avoids causation or assigning solutions Problem statements are…

Improvement Plan Template Optional Required

Bottom Line WHY?

Root Cause 5 Whys 10,5,5 2 Circles

Template

Data Analysis Needs Assessment Improvement Plan Implement & Monitor ●Are you on the RIGHT path? The Road Ahead

Annual Goal Problem Statement ELLs have a 50% pass rate in reading ELL student group will have 60% pass rate on 2016 STAAR reading Root Cause Strategy Does the annual goal resolve the problem statement? YE S

S.M.A.R.T. Specific Measurable Attainable Results- Based Time- Bound

ANNUAL GOAL PROBLEM STATEMENT

Does your Annual Goals have the SMART elements? Self Check Gallery Walk

Data Analysis Needs Assessment Improvement Plan Implement & Monitor ●Set annual goals ●Identify a strategy ●Set quarterly goals ●Determine interventions Checkpoints along the way

Annual Goal Problem Statement ELLs have a 50% pass rate in reading ELL student group will have 60% pass rate on 2016 STAAR reading Root Cause Strategy Lack of teacher understanding for the instructional strategies needed to meet linguistic needs of ELLs Implement sheltered instruction campus-wide

Strategy HOW to get from this… to this… to THIS!

IS broad and over-arching Strategy Structures Systems Models Processes

IS NOT narrow and specific TRAINING

Annual Goal Problem Statement Root Cause Strategy Lack of teacher understanding for the instructional strategies needed to meet linguistic needs of ELLs Implement sheltered instruction campus-wide Does the strategy directly address the root cause?

Data Analysis Needs Assessment Improvement Plan Implement & Monitor ●Set annual goals ●Identify a strategy ●Set quarterly goals ●Determine interventions Checkpoints along the way

A Quarterly Goal IS a target for the implementation of the strategy IS NOT breakdown of annual goal

Quarter 2 Goal= 10% Quarter 3 Goal= 10% Quarter 4 Goal= 10% Annual Goal = Increase Scores by 10%

Q 1 Goal= 2.5% Q 2 Goal= 2.5% Q 3 Goal= 2.5% Q 4 Goal= 2.5%

A Quarterly Goal IS a focus on stakeholder behaviors IS NOT equal to annual goal Problem Statement Annual Goal Increase performance of students served through special education by 8%

A Quarterly Goal IS focused on results IS NOT focused on process

A Quarterly Goal IS Sense of urgency SMART Point for celebration Specific S

Strategy- Host a Dinner for a Group of Friends Q1 Q2 Q4 Q3

A Quarterly Goal Is Focused on Results By the end of the 1 st nine weeks, 100% of teachers are including appropriate language objectives in their lesson plans to provide students the opportunity to work in multiple language domains. By the end of the 1 st nine weeks, 100% of teachers are including appropriate language objectives in their lesson plans. 100% of teachers received training in sheltered instruction. Results- focused with student impact Results- focused Process- focused

Key Points to Remember Fourth Quarter The fourth quarter has both implementation and evaluative components. Fourth quarter goals could have either an  implementation focus (PBIS example) or  an evaluative focus (sheltered instruction example). Regardless of the focus of the goal, you may have implementation intervention activities and evaluative implementation activities.

Data Analysis Needs Assessment Improvement Plan Implement & Monitor ●Set annual goals ●Identify a strategy ●Set quarterly goals ●Determine interventions Checkpoints along the way

Potential Challenges in Interventions and Data Sources Use data components to measure implementation of interventions; Be aware of interventions vs. strategies. Align interventions in order to accomplish quarterly goal; Remember to: Align data sources to the interventions; and

Stakeholder actions Interventions

Data Sources Must connect to your interventions

Key Points to Remember Interventions No magic in 4 interventions Multiple behaviors could be combined to develop one intervention One behavior could result in multiple interventions Sometimes additional details will need to be added to a behavior in order to develop an intervention Multiple data sources could be used to measure the impact of an intervention

Start your Engine ●Review data by quarter ●Determine level of impact ●Ensure quarterly reporting ●Adjustments to the plan ensure success Data Analysis Needs Assessment Improvement Plan Implement & Monitor

Potential Challenges in Implementation and Monitoring Plans are living and working documents. Remember that: Plans are not written in stone.

Potential Challenges in Implementation and Monitoring Remember, Plans must be monitored

Potential Challenges in Implementation and Monitoring than to continue in the wrong direction. AND that: It is best to adjust,

Quarterly Check-In Expectations Set inter-quarter dates to discuss progress Don’t wait until mid-year submission to reflect and make adjustments Presenter Talking Points:

Q3Q2 Q1 Q4 Initial Submission (Nov 10) Mid-Year (Feb 10) TEA Determined End-of-Year (June 10)

Routine Maintenance ●Adjustments to the plan ensure success ●Green light – move forward with plan Data Analysis Needs Assessment Improvement Plan Implement & Monitor

Monitor Support

Helpful Resources Know and use your Support Specialist Stay tuned to the TCDSS website: Access the Guidance Documents and Planning Resources Work with your PSP Region 3 ESC Resources – Turnaround Contacts

R3 Turnaround Team Gayle Lisa Cindy Cheryl Kenda Brenda Charlotte

PMI Homepage

TCDSS Homepage

Where are Support Specialists Located in ISAM?

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