1. Indiana Student Achievement Institute InSAI WELCOME STRATEGY CHAIRS

2. Introductions Sue Reynolds Executive Director Bruce Ricklin Director of Operations, Finance, and Human Resources

3. Today’s Agenda 1.InSAI Introduction 2.Writing Strategy Plans Title & Description Task Force Roster Strategy Data To-Do Lists  Implement Strategy  Address Resistance  Professional Development  Evaluate Strategy

4. What is Vision-to-Action? © Reynolds and Hines, 2000

5. Vision-to-Action School Improvement Process Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body 6 Strategy Selection 7 Strategy Plan Implementation Professional Development Anti-Resistance Evaluation 8 ACTION © American Student Achievement Institute 5 Areas of Concern ExpectationsCurriculumInstruction AssessmentExtra HelpGuidance Environment 3 Current Data 4 Data Targets 1 VISION 2 Vision Data

6. Local Meeting 1 - Rationale Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body 6 Strategy Selection 7 Strategy Plan Implementation Professional Development Anti-Resistance Evaluation 8 ACTION © American Student Achievement Institute 5 Areas of Concern ExpectationsCurriculumInstruction AssessmentExtra HelpGuidance Environment 3 Current Data 4 Data Targets 1 VISION 2 Vision Data

7. Local Meeting 2 - Vision Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body 6 Strategy Selection 7 Strategy Plan Implementation Professional Development Anti-Resistance Evaluation 8 ACTION © American Student Achievement Institute 5 Areas of Concern ExpectationsCurriculumInstruction AssessmentExtra HelpGuidance Environment 3 Current Data 4 Data Targets 1 VISION 2 Vision Data

8. Local Meeting 3 – Data Targets Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body 6 Strategy Selection 7 Strategy Plan Implementation Professional Development Anti-Resistance Evaluation 8 ACTION © American Student Achievement Institute 5 Areas of Concern ExpectationsCurriculumInstruction AssessmentExtra HelpGuidance Environment 3 Current Data 4 Data Targets 1 VISION 2 Vision Data

9. Local Meeting 4 - Concerns Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body 6 Strategy Selection 7 Strategy Plan Implementation Professional Development Anti-Resistance Evaluation 8 ACTION © American Student Achievement Institute 5 Areas of Concern ExpectationsCurriculumInstruction AssessmentExtra HelpGuidance Environment 3 Current Data 4 Data Targets 1 VISION 2 Vision Data

10. Local Meeting 5 – Strategy Selection Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body 6 Strategy Selection 7 Strategy Plan Implementation Professional Development Anti-Resistance Evaluation 8 ACTION © American Student Achievement Institute 5 Areas of Concern ExpectationsCurriculumInstruction AssessmentExtra HelpGuidance Environment 3 Current Data 4 Data Targets 1 VISION 2 Vision Data

11. Steering Team  Strategy Chairs

12. Write Strategy Plans Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body 6 Strategy Selection 7 Strategy Plan Implementation Professional Development Anti-Resistance Evaluation 8 ACTION © American Student Achievement Institute 5 Areas of Concern ExpectationsCurriculumInstruction AssessmentExtra Help / TimeGuidance Environment 3 Current Data 4 Data Targets 1 VISION 2 Vision Data

13. Implement Strategy Plans Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body 6 Strategy Selection 7 Strategy Plan Implementation Professional Development Anti-Resistance Evaluation 8 ACTION © American Student Achievement Institute 5 Areas of Concern ExpectationsCurriculumInstruction AssessmentExtra Help / TimeGuidance Environment 3 Current Data 4 Data Targets 1 VISION 2 Vision Data

14. Indiana Student Achievement Institute InSAI STRATEGY CHAIR TASKS

15. Strategy Chair Tasks 1.Become the Building Level Expert 2. This Year: Write the Strategy Plan 3.Next Year: Implement the Strategy Plan

16. LEADERSHIP NEXT YEAR 1.Present strategy to the faculty (2x) 2.Coordinate Task Force group (optional) 3.Check off completed action steps (online) 4.Mentor your colleagues 5.Prepare 2 progress reports (online) 6.Create Implementation Binder

17. Indiana Student Achievement Institute InSAI ACCOUNTABILITY

18. Strategy Plan Rubric (Document 6.4.5) 1.InSAI criteria 2.P.L. 221 criteria 3.NCLB criteria 4.Title I Schoolwide criteria

19. Strategy Plan Rubric – Title I & NCLB (Document 6.4.6) Includes DOE Checklist items 1.Title I 2.NCLB

20. Ready for Audit at a Moment’s Notice 1.Who might do an audit? Superintendent School board NCA Indiana Department of Education U.S. Department of Education U.S. Inspector General’s Office 2.Are you ready for an audit? a.Does your school have a SIP that includes the requirements being reviewed? b.Can you prove that you implemented / are implementing the strategies in the SIP?

21. Indiana Student Achievement Institute InSAI HELP!

22. Support for Strategy Chairs In the Building: Principal Strategy Chair Point Person (Steering Team) InSAI School Support Specialist On-call tech support  phone / email  five-minute rule Review of your work  School submits the plan online  InSAI support specialist 1. Reads submission 2.Assigns a status (meets criteria / needs revision) 3.Provides written comments

23. Graduate Credit & CRU’s (Documents 6.16 and 6.16.5) YOUR CHOICE: 3 graduate credits Workshop in Education Reform (IU)  Register with InSAI in spring of second year  Credit awarded second summer  IU will bill 45 CRU’s (90 contact hours) REQUIREMENTS: 1.Activity Log – 90 hours 2.Strategy Plan – meets criteria 3.Action Steps – checked online as completed 4.Strategy Evaluation reports (2) – meets criteria

24. Indiana Student Achievement Institute InSAI TIMELINE

25. VERY IMPORTANT: Timeline March 15-All Strategy Plans submitted online April ___-Feedback from InSAI at Team Meetings May ___-Revisions online & resubmit May ___-Feedback from InSAI May ___-FINAL DUE DATE When all submissions “meets criteria,” mail SIP binder to InSAI General Office

26. Indiana Student Achievement Institute InSAI STRATEGY CHAIR INTRO