1. Improvement 101 – Back to the Basics

2. Welcome! Lisa Kersh Sherry Clark PSP Area Lead Specialist
Regions 9, 14, 16, 17
Sherry Clark
Accountability
& Assessment
Specialist
ESC 16

3. Welcome to Our “Village”

4. Agenda bit.ly/lisasherrypsp Performance Standards Indexes Overview
Campus Comparison Group
Data
Local Assessments
Leadership Tools 101
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7. Level II Phase-In

11. Number of Tests!

12. Planning Progression Sheet

13. Index 1 Calculations
𝑵𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝑰𝑰 𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏

15. Student Progress Measures
4th – 8th grade reading
4th – 8th grade math
7th math – Algebra I or 8th math – Algebra I
Eng I – Eng II
None in science
None in social studies
No 7th Grade Writing***

16. Planning Progression Sheet
What is growth?

17. Index 2 Calculations Calculate a year’s growth for 5th math:
5th grade final recommended scale score
1625
4th grade final recommended scale score
1589
Subtract (5th – 4th)
+36 scale score points

18. Index 2 Calculations Calculate EXCEEDS a year’s growth:
5th grade Level III ADVANCED scale score
1724
4th grade final recommended scale score
1589
Subtract (5th – 4th)
1724 – 1589
+ 135 scale score points (EXCEEDS)

20. 1 pt
2 pts

22. Planning Progression Sheet

24. Graduation Plans

26. Postsecondary Component of Index 4

27. Texas Success Initiative

30. Index 1 Index 4 Index 3 Index 3 Index 2
1pt
2pts
Index 2

31. Campus Comparison Groups
Unique group of 41 schools
School type
Grade levels served
Size
Percent economically disadvantaged
Mobility rate
Percentage ELLs

32. Questions: Index 1 Campus Comparison
“How big are our kids’ learning gaps?”
Index 2 Campus Comparison
“How successful are the instructional practices and interventions we are currently using?”
Index 3 Campus Comparison
“How is our work impacting our economically disadvantaged, and most academically fragile race/ethnicity groups?”
Index 4 Campus Comparison
“Are our kids mastering enough content each year?”

33. Data Discussions

34. Quintile Planning Progress
If teachers have already used for benchmark data, they can add STAAR scores
Complete for incoming students with this year’s STAAR scores
Add benchmark and local assessment data results
Let’s Process! *

37. Benchmark Readiness
Standards

38. Common Assessments
58.5

39. Implications for Leaders!
PSP Roles

40. “You are what you do, not what you say you will do.”
Keep Your Word!
“You are what you do, not what you say you will do.”

41.
Welcome to The Breakthrough Coach
We understand how challenging your position can be: logging long hours at the office, putting out administrative fires, and struggling to find time to do the things that matter most – hour by hour, until there aren't any days left in the week.

42. Lead with Integrity by:
True Leaders
Lead with Integrity by:
Giving and keeping your word
Being on time
Complete communication
Handling breakdowns

43. Just because you said it..
Doesn’t mean they heard it!
Train, model, monitor, follow-up

44. Why Teach (Model), Follow-Up?
“The best thing about being a teacher is that it matters. The hardest thing about being a teacher is that it matters every day.” Todd Whitaker

45. When you do more than your job…….
You weaken the team!

46. Two Most Effective Leadership Qualities
Be calm and assertive!

47. The most successful people:
Do what you’re good at
Give away what you’re not good at
“True leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders.”
Sandifer

48. State Accountability Review at every opportunity
“Who Dares to Teach Must Never Cease to Learn.”

49. Keep it Simple!
Choose one or two initiatives and implement fully and continually. Data doesn’t have to be scary or complicated.

50. Promote confidence and reassure leaders!