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IndianaStudent
AchievementInstitute
InSAI
MEETING 5STRATEGY SELECTION
InSAIRaising the bar:
Meeting the challenge
KNOTS
WARM-UP!
Vision-to-Action School Improvement
Process
Vision-to-Action School Improvement Process
Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body
6StrategySelection
7 Strategy PlanImplementation
Professional DevelopmentAnti-Resistance
Evaluation
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5 Areas of ConcernExpectations Curriculum InstructionAssessment Extra Help Guidance
Environment
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Targets
1 VISION
2VisionData
Local Meeting 1 - Rationale
Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body
6StrategySelection
7 Strategy PlanImplementation
Professional DevelopmentAnti-Resistance
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Local Meeting 2 - Vision
Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body
6StrategySelection
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Local Meeting 3 – Data Targets
Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body
6StrategySelection
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Local Meeting 4 - Concerns
Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body
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Local Meeting 5 – Strategy Selection
Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body
6StrategySelection
7 Strategy PlanImplementation
Professional DevelopmentAnti-Resistance
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5 Areas of ConcernExpectations Curriculum InstructionAssessment Extra Help Guidance
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Strategy Groups – Develop Plans
Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body
6StrategySelection
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Next School Year – Implement Plans
Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body
6StrategySelection
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CRITICALPOINT
Everything we . . .
1) have done up to now 2) will do after today
will be a waste of time if our strategies are not selected carefully.
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We must identify . . .
1)Strategies that hold high promise for enabling
us to reach each of our data targets.
2) Strategies that we believe in and will commit to fully implementing well.
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FIVEGUIDELINES
GUIDELINE # 1
Strategies must be designed to bring about changes in adult behaviors.
Students will not change their behaviors until adults change their practices.
EXAMPLES:
Students will not attend after school tutoring until adults provide after school tutoring.
Students will not engage in the classroom until adults make lessons engaging.
Students will not turn in their homework until adults provide the proper incentive for turning in homework.
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GUIDELINE # 2
Strategies must result in different adult behaviors in the:
1) School
2) Community
All strategies, including strategies that impact the community, should be included in the improvement plan.
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GUIDELINE # 3
Strategies must cause the faculty to work hard but not push the faculty beyond their capacity for change.
Each strategy we select will be assigned an energy level:
• High energy
• Medium energy
• Low energy
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GUIDELINE # 4
Strategies must address:
• Specific concerns about things that interfere with learning in a specific area
o EX: Teachers don’t give writing assignmentso EX: No extra help program for Algebra students
and
• General concerns about things that interfere with learning in all areas
o EX: Students don’t turn in homeworko EX: Students don’t ask for extra help
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GUIDELINE # 5Strategies must address high-impact areas.
High Impact – Inside Strategy will impact an adult practice inside the classroom Examples:
o Curriculum strategies to align lessons with standardso Instructional strategies to engage studentso Assessment strategies to use classroom test results to inform instructional decisionso Extra help strategies to support students who don’t “get it” the first timeo Environment strategies to improve classroom discipline
High Impact – Outside Strategy will impact an adult practice outside the classroom Supports or compliments classroom practices Examples:o Guidance strategies to help every student understand global economicso Extra help strategies to support students outside of the classroomo Environment strategies to improvement parent involvement
Low Impact No or remote impact on classroom practices Implemented too infrequently to have a significant impact Not well-thought-out (vague description); implementation
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Two important questions:
What’s the danger of low-impact strategies?
Low impact strategies . . .
Give us the impression that we’re doing something to raise achievement when we’re really not
Make us “feel good” so there’s no sense of urgency for making changes that will raise achievement
Use up valuable time and energy
Why do schools implement low-impact strategies?
Safe – don’t ask people to change current practices
Harmony
LET’S HAVE THE COURAGE
•To allow others to suggest inside-the-classroom strategies for us
•To suggest inside-the-classroom strategies for others
TODAY’STASK
Today’s TaskTo recommend high-impact strategies to address each of our Areas of Concern
Part A – Small groups (one for each AOC) 1.Discuss the strategies you found2.Decide which strategies you want to present to the large group for possible implementation next year
Part B – Large group:1. Listen to small-group presentations2. Decide which strategies you’d like to
recommend for implementation next year
Our Areas of Concern Requiring New Strategies
School Concerns Community Concerns
1 Xxxxx Xxxxx
2 Xxxxx Xxxxx
3 Xxxxx Xxxxx
4 Xxxxx Xxxxx
5 Xxxxx Xxxxx
6 Xxxxx Xxxxx
7 Xxxxx Xxxxx
8 Xxxxx Xxxxx
PART A
Small Group Discussion
Step 1 – Group Discussion
1. INDIVIDUAL REPORTS:Each group member presents strategies they would like the group to consider
2. CHART:Strategies are recorded on the “Strategy Brainstorm Chart”
Step 2 – Group Consensus
Select 3-5 strategies that you would like to present to the group for their consideration.
Step 3 – Prepare Presentation
1. PREPARE 10 MIN PRESENTATION:
a. Create “Strategies for Consideration Table”
b. Decide who will present the above table to the group
PART B
Large GroupDiscussion
Prioritization Process
1. As each Small Group presents, the Steering Team will write the strategies on an Instagraph.
2. Each strategy will have a number. As each Strategy Group presents, record the number of the strategy and take notes on the strategy.
Instagraph
Complete Strategy Instagraph
Which strategies hold the most promise for impacting our areas of concern?
-- Vote for one third
After today, the Steering Team will1. Seek input Full faculty Community council Student body2. Identify “tentative” strategies 3. Analyze the collective strategies:• Are all outside requirements met (PL221 / Title I)?
(when possible, we’ll use our strategies to meet requirements)
• Are all InSAI guidelines met?4. Seek approvals: FF and CC InSAI Superintendent5. Secure Strategy Chairs Invite Strategy Chairs for more comprehensive strategies
to attend the InSAI Strategy Chair Training
IndianaStudent
AchievementInstitute
InSAI
MEETING 5STRATEGY SELECTION
InSAIRaising the bar:
Meeting the challenge