School Improvement Workshop

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Profile of School
Vision
Analyze Data
Continuous Improvement
Analyze Results and Refocus Efforts
Select Strategies and Align Professional Learning
Indentify Building and Team Goals
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Continuous Improvement Through Teams
The culture of continuous improvement is the
most important change to bring to a
school. Mike Schmoker
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Instruction improves when teachers, in teams,
teach each other the practice of teaching
(Little, 1990, p. 509).
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School Improvement Process

• SIP Building Goal
• (Stretch Goal)
• Focus Measures the effectiveness of programs
• Leadership SIP team
• Timeline Long Term Cycle
• Data Summative, same grade level over time, not
  same students
• Scope Comprehensive and systemic

• Team Goals
• (Attainable Goal)
• Focus Measures the effectiveness of current
  instructionwill influence current years data
• Leadership Teams of Teachers
• Timeline Short Term Cycle
• Data Summative, real time results on current
  students
• Scope Individual to students and teachers

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School Improvement Process Team Focus

• Analyze Trend and Real Time Data
• Identify Gaps between Current and Expected
  Performance (Strengths/Weakness)
• Establish a Measurable Team Goal
• Our students will improve in math communication
  as measured by the math scoring guide by the end
  of third quarter.
• Develop Strategies/Professional Learning
• Analyze Results and Refocus Efforts

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Focus on Results
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Data AnalysisProvides valid student performance
data for analysis

• Formative DataUsed to adjust the Learning Plan
  along the way
• Summative DataFor analysis at the end of the
  unit of study
• Gaps in LearningIdentify strengths and weak
  areas
• Ask WHY
• Set Priorities --What student issues are we
  struggling with the most?

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Identify Team Goal
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Purpose of Teams (RESULTS)
A group of people working interdependently to
achieve a common goal for which members are held
accountable. Rick DuFour
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Team Goals

• Teams identify goals that align with building
  program goals.
• Teams of teachers implement, assess, and adjust
  instruction in short-term cycles of improvement,
  not annually, but continuously.

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Classroom GoalsIndividual teacher component of
SIP

• Classroom Goals
• Teacher choice
• Possibly aligned to team goal
• More specific than team goal
• Provides evidence for self directed goal process

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Develop Action Plan
Align Professional Learning
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Research Strategies and Align Professional
Learning

• Team identify the root cause of the area of
  concernwhy, why, why, why, why.
• Teams research best practice strategies that
  address the goal area.
• Teams identify professional development needs.
• Teams complete the 4-steps of the professional
  learning model
• presentation, demo, practice, peer support

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Analyze Results and Refocus Efforts
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Analyze Results and Refocus Efforts

• Reflection
• Discuss what worked, what did not work, and why
• Analyze new data and discuss next steps

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The Team Benefits

• Teachers are more committed, empowered, and
  motivated when they set their own targets and
  create their own plans to achieve them.
• Teams benefit when they have a few key goals that
  clarify the results they seek and how each member
  can contribute.
• Short term goals inform the team of progress and
  create a basis for celebration.

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SIP Team Role

• Help teams translate building goals into
  specific, measurable, short term goals.
• Support teachers as they develop the skills to
  achieve those goals.
• Assist teams to align professional development to
  goal areas.

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Profile of School
Vision
Analyze Data
Improve Student Achievement
Analyze Results and Refocus Efforts
Select Strategies and Align Professional Learning
Indentify Building and Team Goals