1. Macomb County Support for Priority & Focus Schools Judith P. Pritchett, PhD Chief Academic Officer Macomb Intermediate School District jpritchett@misd.net

2. Macomb Intermediate School District Supports Priority and Focus Schools Monitor Legislation and MDE Responses Analyze Michigan Waiver Information – interpret for our locals Send MISD Consultants to all meetings facilitated by MDE for Priority and Focus Schools – work with them to plan for further support Liaison with MDE Monitors and Facilitators – attend all local meetings Current Status: 9 Priority; 23 Focus

3. Steps in Process Communicate with District Leadership (Superintendent and Curriculum Directors) to provide initial interpretation of distinction  Within first month facilitate a meeting to begin to ‘map’ out timelines, initial responses and assistance with writing Plans (Priority Schools) Attend initial staff meetings if requested to answer questions, etc. Support writing of the Plan (Priority Schools) with assistance from School Improvement Consultant and Data Consultant Support Focus Schools with initial timelines for PD and focus attention on the ‘gap’ issues On-going support at meetings, completion of reports, etc School Improvement Facilitator meets with School Support Team (4 meetings/year) – progress monitoring of strategy implementation

4. Support Data Retreats - Data Director (MISchooldata.org) Practice Explore, Plan, Work Keys, ACT Survey of Enacted Curriculum – MDE Process School Improvement Review – MDE Process Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) – collaborative county group ACT Workshops Content Consultants work directly (monthly basis with the affected buildings for Priority Schools) depending on data analysis – includes literacy and math coaches Principal Coaches (supervised by MISD) Classroom Instruction That Works (June, 2014 – 2,000 participants) Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Summer School (Math, Reading, Science) Atlas Rubicon NWEA Facilitators of School Improvement (FSI)

5. FSI 500 Participants 6x/year (Principal and School Improvement Chairpersons)  Meet by level (Elementary, Middle School, High School) Goals  Does our ‘school culture foster achieving high standards of learning for all students?’  Improve participants knowledge and skills as facilitators of school-wide school improvement  Increase participants awareness of Michigan Comprehensive Needs Assessment  Provide opportunities for participants to network with colleagues about school improvement challenges and successes

6. Tenants of FSI School Culture – Team Building (September and October) Data Digs – Data Analysis and Dialogues (November and December)  Data Reference Points – includes a variety of resources to complete school improvement reports The website for the manual is www.macombfsi.netwww.macombfsi.net MI-CSI: 4 Stages and 11 Steps (January) Comprehensive Needs Assessment (February and March) Systems Thinking (April and May) MDE, AdvancED Michigan, OEII, BAA, and SRRO Updates – Full Work Day in June

7. Challenges Implementation – Fidelity Consistency – Leadership One more Banner Syndrome Monitoring changes from Lansing and Washington DC (overwhelming)