One Voice – One Plan

Office of Education Improvement and Innovation

MI-CSI: Plan StageDevelop Improvement Plan

Introduction

PlanDevelop

Improvement Plan

Activity: Why, How, What?

• Take a moment to read through and reflect upon the following questions. Then discuss at your table.

• Why: Why do we need a School Improvement Plan?• How:

– How does the plan reflect the data and data analysis?– How does the plan inform job embedded practice to support

student achievement?– How do we select appropriate strategies and activities to

accomplish the goals in the plan?– How does the plan address the student needs identified in

your data?

• What:– What supports and training are needed to fully implement

the plan?– What monitoring systems are or will need to be in place?

Plan Vocabulary

http://www.advanc-ed.org/mde/glossary

• Goal Statement

• Measurable Objective Statement

• Strategy Statement

• Activity Statement

• Components (Drivers) of Effective Implementation

Develop Strategies

PlanDevelop

Improvement Plan

The Big Picture

Goal StatementSet Measurable

Objectives

Developing the Plan

Strategy Statement

Activities

What is a Strategy?

Adult Focused

InstructionallyAddress how to close any gaps in achievement

Address the gap identified

Linked to measurable objectives

Address the system practices identified in the CNA

Bernhardt, Victoria. Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement. Eye on Education. 2004

(pp. 20 – 30)

Be Specific!

Author Title of Book

Page Numbers

Publisher Date

Strategy Statement Criteria

Describe what you intend to accomplish addressing the issue and connect back to measurable objective

Teacher/staff will

Action Verb++

Examples of Strategy Statements

a common writing rubric based on an identified research-based model (6+1 writing). Specific emphasis will be placed on main idea and details.

Teacher/staff will Teacher/staff will

use usenon-linguistic representation, specifically flow maps, to teach critical thinking skills in order to increase student capacity for retelling.

Examples of Strategy Statements

manipulatives while instructing in standards related to numbers and numeration.

Teacher/staff will Teacher/staff will

incorporate utilize

Marzano’s note-taking strategies into science and social studies instruction.

The Right Way?

Is this the right thing

to do?

Can we do it the

right way?

Drivers of Effective Implementation

Drivers of Effective Implementation

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Student Achievement

LeadershipLe

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TechnicalDoes the leadership have the knowledge and skills to effectively monitor and evaluate implementation and impact and to identify known solutions to issues that may arise?

AdaptiveDoes the leadership have the ability to minimize resistance and to create support for high quality implementation?

CompetencyCo

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ySelection

Who are the right people to implement the strategy and who will need training?

TrainingWhat learning opportunities will support implementation with fidelity?

Coaching

What support will be provided for those who are implementing the strategy/activity?

Performance Assessment

What will be done to monitor fidelity of implementation and the impact on recipients of the strategy/activity?

OrganizationO

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What type of data systems are in place

to collect implementation and impact data? What are

the decision-making processes and mechanisms

to analyze and evaluate data?

Data-Driven Decision Making

How will leadership support successful implementation of

the strategy/activity?

Leadership Support

System Support

What internal systems are in place to support the

successful implementation of the strategy/

activity?

Performance Assessment

What processes and mechanisms are in place to

evaluate if systems are present and fully functioning to support implementation of

the strategy/activity with fidelity?

Goal StatementSet Measurable

Objectives

Develop Improvement Plan

Strategy Statement

Activities

Implementation Support Activities

School Process

Profile Data

Readiness to

Implement

Successful Implementation

Monitoring fidelity

Sample Activities by Category

Sample Activities by Category

Activity Components

Activity Name

Activity Type

Activity Description

Timeline

Human and Financial Resources needed

Staff responsible

Monitoring plan

Evidence of success

http://www.advanc-ed.org/mde/online_resources_and_tools

• See handout

Activity: Strategy Statements

Microsoft Word Document

Conclusion

PlanDevelop

Improvement Plan

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