ASSIST and School Improvement

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Presented by: Susan G. Allred, Interim Assoc. Commissioner

Office of Next Generation Schools and Districts

Ginger L. Kinnard, Project Manager - KDEMisty Cato, Project Manager - AdvancED

ASSIST and School Improvement

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Continuous school improvement is the best way to

ensure that all important pieces of data, not just

test scores, are considered all the time in making

improvements in a learning environment.

Plans should be collaborative, transparent, well

written and communicated. ASSIST helps us do

that. Continuous improvement is never done and

over.

Continuous School Improvement

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AdvancED and The Kentucky Department of

Education (KDE)will work collaboratively to provide a

common improvement planning process and system for all schools and

districts in Kentucky resulting in a streamlined monitoring and

compliance process.

Partnership

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What is ASSIST?

Web-based system Platform to bring together

process, content and technology System to guide meaningful

continuous improvement Decision support system Single location to document the

improvement process and accountability requirements

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Why ASSIST?

Eliminate duplication of effort Streamline accountability and compliance

requirements – reduce paperwork Build the capacity of school and district

staff Create a common statewide planning

process Provide diagnostic tools and guidance to

facilitate data-based planning Consolidate monitoring of state priorities

and federal program requirements

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Current ASSIST Functionality

Program Reviews (due 6/1/13)Arts and HumanitiesWritingPractical Living and Career StudiesK-3Next Steps

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Terminology

Tools designed to help schools and districts self-assess strengths and areas in need of improvement related to organizational effectiveness, performance, stakeholder perceptions in order to support ongoing improvement processes and practice.

NOTE: Diagnostics are always available for self-activation in ASSIST. You no longer have to wait for them to be activated.

Diagnostics Diagno

stics

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Terminology

Assurances

Compliance and/or accountability statements or questions that require a Yes or No certification response. Completion of assurances in ASSIST will also support the upload of supporting documentation as well as narrative comments.

Assurances Assurances

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Terminology

ASSIST Tasks

The requirements assigned to an institution, identifying which reports need to be completed by a specified date. The tasks are requirements that can be defined and assigned by KDE or AdvancED..

NOTE: The head of institution and primary contact listed in the system will receive an email notification when a new ASSIST task has been assigned for their institution.

ASSIST

Task

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Terminology

Executive Summary

The Executive Summary is a narrative diagnostic tool that captures your school or school system’s story. It contains the vision and cultural context of the institution, as well as key information about how the school provides teaching and learning. Challenges and opportunities are highlighted in the document.

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Resources and Support

Ginger KinnardProject Manager/Technical [email protected]

502.564.4403 ext. 4048

[email protected]

1.888.413.3669

CSIP/CDIP [email protected]

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Ginger KinnardProject Manager/Technical [email protected]

502.564.4403 ext. 4048

[email protected]

1.888.413.3669

CSIP/CDIP [email protected]

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School Report CardSchool Report Card

Continuous School Improvementhttp://education.ky.gov/school/csip/Pages/default.aspx

AdvancEDhttp://www.advanc-ed.org/kde

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Accessing ASSIST

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Exercise 1 Completing and Submitting a CSIP/CDIP Report

Training Site

http://training.advanc-ed.org/assist

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Training Site


Exercise 2 Building Goals and Plans

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Training Site


Exercise 3 Tracking Progress of Goal Implementation and Impact

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What’s next?

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Questions?

ASSIST and School Improvement

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