School Improvement Planning

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School Improvement Planning

• Past and Present

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C.O.E.Comprehensive Outcomes EvaluationCreating
Opportunities for Excellence

• Began in the mid 80s
• Lasted through the late 90s
• Based on Effective Schools Research
• Relied on perceptual data
• Five year plan
• Peer Team Review during each five year cycle
• No update required for four years

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Correlates of Effective Schools

• Clear Mission
• High Expectations
• Instructional Leadership
• Opportunity to Learn (time on task)
• Safe Orderly Environment
• Frequent Monitoring
• Home School Relations

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C.O.E. Shortcomings

• Schools were only required to pick three
  correlates
• Reliance on perceptual data
• Little reliance on student performance data
• Minimal impact on instruction, curriculum,
  assessment, etc.
• No accountability beyond the production of the
  document itself
• The impact of supplemental programs were largely
  ignored

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A Paradigm Shift

• No Child Left Behind
• Act 35
• ACTAAP
• Omnibus
• Required general education and federal education
  collaboration.

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Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement
Process(ACSIP)

• A new way of doing business!

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• Began in 1999 prior to NCLB
• Consolidates general education federal
  education plan
• Is data driven based on student performance
• Focuses on rigor, relevance and relationships
• Enforces accountability
• Has a significant impact on instruction,
  curriculum and assessment
• Submitted annually for ADE approval
• Is Web-based

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• INCORPORATES THE FOLLOWING
• Professional development
• Prescribed adequate yearly progress
• School Improvement
• District Improvement
• Corrective actions/sanctions
• Closing the achievement gap
• Money Federal Entitlements Titles I, II-D, III,
  IV-D, V,
• VI Federal, VI State,
• Special Use Funds PD, ALE, NSLA, ELL,
  and
• any other funds that may be applicable
  to the plan

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Components of ACSIP

• Mission Statement
• Priority Math, Literacy, Wellness, and Special
  Ed. (if triggered)
• Three year view of student performance data
  (CRT,NRT, elementary attendance, secondary
  graduation), combined population and
  subpopulations
• Goal and benchmark statements detailing required
  student performance

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• Components of ACSIP (cont.)
• Requires research-based interventions
• Each intervention is task analyzed with multiple
  action statements
• Action statements contain explanations for funds
  usage
• Lists all planning committee members

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The ACSIP.

• Represents the most collaborative and
  comprehensive school improvement plan to date
• Represents the go to document for, districts,
  schools, parents, the ADE and Legislature and
• Is an integral part of an audit.

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ACSIP Action Types

• Equity
• Parent Engagement
• Curriculum Alignment
• Evaluation
• Professional Development
• Special Ed.

• Technology
• Collaboration
• Student Academic Improvement Plans (AIP IRI)
• Title I Schoolwide
• Title I Target Area Assistance

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Also included are the following

• Charter Schools
• Private Schools
• Scholastic Audit
• Act 307 (Parent Involvement)
• Homeless (McKinney Vento Act)
• ALE
• ESL/ELL
• NSLA flexibility
• Neglected Delinquent Institutions
• Dept. Of Corrections
• Youth Services
• Schools for the Blind Deaf

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New this year.. (due to Act 807)

• ACSIP Monitoring