1. Promising Practices – School Improvement Grants 2015 ESEA Directors Institute August 26, 2015

2. Consolidated Planning & Monitoring Rita Fentress Director of School Improvement Rita.Fentress@tn.gov

3. Promising Practices - School Improvement Grants

4. Turnaround Principles Strong Leadership Effective Teachers Extended Learning Time Strong Instruction Use of Data Positive School Culture Family and Community Engagement

5. Strong Leadership Strong leadership at the district level –iZone leader –School Improvement Team Strong school-level leadership –Results Driven – a relentless focus on learning results –Ability to Influence for Results – working through and with others –Problem Solver – solving and simplifying complex problems –Confident Leader – Staying focused, committed, and self-assured School Leaders: Actions and Competencies for Success, Public Impact, LLC

6. Effective Teachers Effective Teachers SIG schools staffed predominately by Levels 3, 4, and 5 teachers out performed all others –Recruitment and retention of high performing teachers –Placement and support to novice teachers Job-embedded professional development –Focus on collaboration –Structured process for PLC meetings –Grade level and vertical planning

7. Extended Learning Time Higher performing schools –Added time to the school day –Maximized existing time within the day –Altered the ELT plan as student needs changed –Provided dedicated time for teacher collaboration

8. Strong Instruction Shared responsibility for student outcomes –School-wide emphasis on literacy –School-wide focus on routines Rigorous instruction with support –Interventionist –Tutors Effective coaching model –Instructional coaches –Modeling –Peer observation Effective PLCs –Collaborative –Sharing expertise across classrooms

9. Use of Data Higher performing schools have instituted a plan to collect and use multiple types of data to drive instruction Multiple ways of looking at success, immediate and over time –Consistent formative assessment administered quarterly –Consistent collection and examination of leading indicator data (i.e. discipline referrals, student and teacher attendance, chronic absenteeism) –Collective examination of student work –Team-based approach focused specifically on student outcomes

10. School Culture Learning Community – Collective responsibility for the learning of all children Consistent school-wide routines Culture of high expectations Focus on trust and building relationships within the school –Leadership and staff –Students –Parents

11. Family and Community Engagement Parents as partners –Building relationships –Educating parents –Moving beyond parent nights and parent/teacher conferences Community as partner −Building relationships

12. Resources USEd, http://www.ed.gov/blog/topic/turnaround-schools/http://www.ed.gov/blog/topic/turnaround-schools/ WestEd, Center on School Turnaround, http://www.wested.org/project/center-on-school-turnaround- at-wested/ http://www.wested.org/project/center-on-school-turnaround- at-wested/ Public Impact, http://publicimpact.com/school-turnarounds/http://publicimpact.com/school-turnarounds/ Center on Time and Learning, http://www.timeandlearning.org/ http://www.timeandlearning.org/

13. Which principles need attention in your schools? Strong Leadership Effective Teachers Extended Learning Time Strong Instruction Use of Data School Culture Family and Community Engagement

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