Update on Differentiated Accountability and School Improvement Grant

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Update on Differentiated Accountability and
School Improvement Grant

• Nikolai Vitti
• Deputy Chancellor for School Improvement and
  Student Achievement
• FASFEPA Conference
• Orlando, FL
• April 19, 2010

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Differentiated Accountability

• FCAT Performance will be used to place high
  schools and combination schools in DA Matrix.
• Strategies and Support document aligned to SIG
  requirements (extended day, coaches, CTO, RED
  meetings, learning gain requirement)
• Targeted support through Regions will be given to
  all of the schools in the lowest 5.
• Same flexibility given to Non-Title I A, B,
  and C schools also given to Title I schools.

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Reporting Requirements

• DIAP-September 24, 2010
• SIP-October 8, 2010
• Baseline Data-October 1, 2010
• Mid-year Data-January 21, 2010
• Mid-year Narrative-February 4, 2010
• Subject to State Board Approval

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School Improvement Grant

• USDOE Approval Update
• Submission of Final Application-After release of
  FCAT scores
• Reallocated SIG funds for summer activities to
  lowest 5 schools/districts
• Select one of four intervention models
  (Turnaround, Restart, Close, Transformational)
• Floridas application honors recent personnel
  changes made through DA (contingent on academic
  improvement)
• Overall performance goals
• Incentive/performance pay
• Be bold AND thoughtful!

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Thoughts on School Improvement

• Five areas of success
• -Instructional Leadership (School and district)
• -Deep teaching and understanding of the
  standards/benchmarks
• -Use of instructional coaches
• -Lesson Study/PLCs
• -Use of data to inform intervention/enrichment
  (quality of interventions)

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Questions/Comments/Concerns