1. Georgia’s Systems of Continuous Improvement Instructional Awareness Walk (IAW) Orientation
Anita Smith
Program Assessment Specialist
South Region
Chris LeMieux
Program Assessment Specialist
Metro Region
Shawn Keim
Program Assessment Specialist
North Region

2. Purpose of IAW The Goal of IAW
To support a school in the process of establishing and sustaining effective Coherent Instruction and Supportive Learning Environment Systems
The Goal of IAW
Impact student learning by collaborating with a school to improve instruction

3. IAW Overview
The IAW review process provides detailed information for a school on its progress toward full implementation of Georgia’s Systems of Continuous Improvement (GSCI), especially in the systems of Coherent Instruction and Supportive Learning Environment.
An IAW is a review that a school or district can choose to implement to help with its improvement efforts.
Any Georgia school can request an IAW review from GaDOE or RESA, or use the review tool to self-assess progress on GSCI.

4. The Five GSCI Systems Coherent Instruction Effective Leadership
Professional Capacity
Family and Community Engagement
Supportive Learning Environment
(Note: The five systems of Georgia’s Systems of Continuous Improvement (GSCI) contain a total of 22 structures.)

5. Coherent Instruction System
Planning for Quality Instruction (CI-1)
Delivering Quality Instruction (CI-2)
Monitoring Student Progress (CI-3)
Refining the Instructional System (CI-4)
(Note: The IAW focuses on CI-1, CI-2, and CI-3.)

6. Supportive Learning Environment System
Maintaining Order and Safety (SLE-1)
Developing and Monitoring a Tiered System of Supports (SLE-2)
Ensuring a Student Learning Community (SLE-3)
(Note: The IAW focuses on SLE-1 and SLE-3.)

7. IAW Stages
Part I - Determining Current Level of Instructional Practice
Led by School and District Effectiveness (SDE) Team or Trained Staff
Part II- Building Effective Instructional Practice
Led by school administrative team

8. Part I - Determining Current Level of Instructional Practice
Led by School and District Effectiveness (SDE) Team or trained staff
Process
Observation Protocol
Support to School from Protocol

9. Items needed for an IAW Review
Copies of the teacher roster, master schedule, school map, and bell schedule to the APAS at least two weeks prior to the review.
Reserved room at the school for the day to conduct an orientation, a debriefing, and the development of the IAW summary report.

10. GSCI IAW Tools GSCI Classroom Observation Form
GSCI IAW Calculated Tally Report
GSCI IAW Protocol Summary
GSCI Observation Individual Tally Form
Instructional Awareness Walk Team Agenda
Instructional Awareness Walk Request Form

11. Process Conduct classroom observations.
Summarize the data and establish next steps.
Present data and next steps to principal.
Schedule date for follow-up with another protocol implementation visit.

12. Observation Protocol
Observations focus on the GSCI Coherent Instruction and Supportive Learning Environment systems.
SDE team or trained staff observes multiple classrooms.
Observations are minutes in length.
Observations are confidential and results are not to be shared with individual teachers.
SDE team or trained staff collates the data and develops target areas.

13. Comments and Target Actions
Comments (including commendations) are written collaboratively for Coherent Instruction and Supportive Learning Environment Systems/Structures as applicable.
Target actions are written collaboratively for Systems/Structures as applicable.

14. Part II - Building Effective Instructional Practice
Led by school administrative team
Review all data from the IAW
Focus on student learning
Align to the district
Define Coherent Instructional System
Monitoring
Reflection

15. Summary of IAW Protocol
An IAW team will conduct classroom observations using a tool focused on the Coherent Instruction and Supportive Learning Environment structures.
After reviewing all the IAW observation data, the IAW team will score three structures in Coherent Instruction (CI-1, CI-2, & CI-3) and two structures in Supportive Learning Environment (SLE-1 & SLE-3) and rate the school’s progress on each as either Exemplary, Operational, Emerging, or Not Evident.
IAW team writes comments and target actions for the school.

16. Instructional Awareness Walk
Review of Key Points
Instructional Awareness Walk
Purpose: To provide an objective, baseline assessment of school program’s current effectiveness in implementing the Coherent Instruction (CI-1, CI-2, & CI-3) and Supportive Learning Environment (SLE-1 & SLE-3) structures of the Georgia Systems of Continuous Improvement.
Data Sources: classroom observations and available school data
Led by: Area Program Assessment Specialists or trained personnel
Frequency:
On request from all schools as staff capacity allows
Collaboration:
APAS will provide PL for any organization wanting to use IAW tool in order to build capacity for organizations to self-monitor and to reduce variability of implementation.

17. Georgia’s Systems of Continuous Improvement Instructional Awareness Walk (IAW) Orientation
Anita Smith
Program Assessment Specialist
South Region
Chris LeMieux
Program Assessment Specialist
Metro Region
Shawn Keim
Program Assessment Specialist
North Region