Agenda For Today

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Agenda For Today!

• Welcome/Housekeeping
• Reviewing Progress of the 07-08 SIP Plan
• School Report Out of Progress with Action
  Research (presentations/sharing from schools)
• 08-09 ARDT Plans (for next year)
• Team Time (planning for the 08-09 SIP)

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• Pre Planning Identification of Need
• 1. Develop/Review Student Learning Expectations
• 2. Examine alignment of learning expectations
  with assessments
• 3. Review assessment data
• 4. Identify areas of need based on assessment

• Plan
• 1. Describe the current process for addressing
  the identified area of need (flow chart)
• 2. Review data to determine baseline performance
  in the specific area identified
• (Run Chart/Pareto Diagram)
• 3. Identify potential root causes contributing
  to the identified area of need
• (Cause Effect Diagram, 5 Whys,
  Relations Diagram)
• 4. Study research-based best practice/improvement
  theory addressing areas of need

Action Research Overview for Professional
Learning Communities

• DO
• 1. Plan for implementation of improvement theory
  (Force Field Analysis, Action Plan)
• 2. Implement research-based best practices
  improvement theory based on root causes
  according to the Action Plan
• 3. Monitor the implementation of research-based
  best practice/improvement theory to insure
  integrity and fidelity4. Assess student learning

• Act
• 1. Standardize the implementation of
  research-based best practice (improvement theory)
  that improved student learning (revise the flow
  chart to reflect changes made to the system)
• 2. If improvement theory was unsuccessful
  continue the PDSA cycle (try another improvement
  theory based on the next identified root causes)

Study 1. Examine student assessment results
(compare to baseline) 2. Assess the impact of
research-based best practice/improvement theory
on student achievement
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Professional Learning Community Model

• Focus on Learning rather than Teaching
• Work Collaboratively
• Hold yourself accountable for the results

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PLC Crucial Questions
What do we want each student to learn?
What evidence do we have of the learning?
How will we respond when some students dont
learn?
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Reviewing Progress of the 07-08 SIP Plan

• SIP Rubric
• SIP End of Year Review

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• Review 07-08 SIP
• Review SIP Rubric
• Complete SIP End of Year Review form
• Prioritize recommended changes for the 08-09 SIP

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School Report Out of Progress with Action Research

• (presentations/sharing from schools)

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Schools

• Elementary AM- Grant
• Elementary PM- Truman
• Middle School- Taft
• High School- Sharing by content area

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Sharing Progress of PDSA

• By SIP Goal Area

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Meet By Goal Area

• 1. Share the SMART goal any in-process measures
  the team used to track progress
• 2. Discuss PDSA progress
• Which steps of PDSA did you complete/focus on?
• 3. What went well? What worked? Why?
• 4. What did your team struggle with? Why?
• 5. What would you change or do differently next
  year?

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Jot down some notes
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Meet By Goal Area

• 1. Share the SMART goal any in-process measures
  the team used to track progress
• 2. Discuss PDSA progress
• Which steps of PDSA did you complete/focus on?
• 3. What went well? What worked? Why?
• 4. What did your team struggle with? Why?
• 5. What would you change or do differently next
  year?

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Return to your schools table to report back

• Discuss
• -What did you learn?
• -What were some similarities differences?
• -What will your team do differently next year?

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08-09 ARDT Plans

• Some changes.

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Elementary Schools

• Plans for 2008-09

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Elementary Schools

• Common SMART goal for all schools
• By June 2009, all elementary classrooms in the
  Cedar Rapids Community School District will
  implement the District literacy program with
  integrity and fidelity as measured by classroom
  walkthroughs and teacher self-assessments.

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Measurement of Goal
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Changes to ARDT

• In place of the traditional ARDT workshops that
  have occurred the last several years, resources
  will be devoted to the successful implementation
  of the District Literacy program.
• Reading implementation teams from each school
  will meet 4 times during the year
• Math SEB teams will continue to use PDSA and
  SMART goals (but wont attend District ARDT
  sessions)

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Suggested Team Members

• Principal
• Reading Coach
• 1 classroom teacher from every (K-5) grade
• 1 Special Education teacher
• Title 1 teacher

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Updating the 08-09 SIP
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SIP Update Reminder

• Complete all sections and components
• SMART Goals
• Focus on skill, not a score
• Include targets (and measures)
• Action Plans
• Reference where you are in PDSA
• Be specific (critical few actions)
• Professional Development
• Tie PD to your action plan

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Team Time!
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Team Time Plan the 2008-09 SIP

• Use information gathered today from
• the SIP End of Year Review
• SIP Rubric
• Notes from the SIP Goal Area discussions
• Use the organizing and planning for continuous
  improvement worksheet
• Update your schools 08-09 SIP and discuss key
  changes/recommendations for next year

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Announcements Wrap-Up

• To Do List
• Revise the 2008-09 SIP the Plan on a Page (Due
  June 30th) to Gregg Sandy
• Future Dates
• Quality Levels Self-Assessment (April 18th)
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Evaluation/feedback for todays meeting