SCSD 1 State of the District Report

SUBLETTE COUNTY

SCHOOL DISTRICT #1

State of the District Report

District Report

AdvancED Accreditation Report

Legislative Mandates and Other

Challenges

Wyoming School District Coalition

for an External Cost Adjustment

Accountability Model (WAEA)

Status

Community Engagement Initiative


AdvancED is the global leader in providing continuous improvement and accreditation services to over 32,000 institutions serving 20 million students worldwide.

An international protocol for institutions committed to systemic, systematic and sustainable improvement

Builds capacity of the system and its schools to increase and sustain student learning

Stimulates and improves effectiveness and efficiency throughout the system

WDE Requirement


THE EXTERNAL REVIEW

A diagnostic process to stimulate and guide

continuous improvement with a focus on:

Impact of Teaching and Learning

Capacity of Leadership

Use of Resources


Professional judgment by the External Review Team results in:

Powerful Practices

Opportunities for Improvement

Improvement Priority

Index of Education Quality

Accreditation Recommendation

External review team consists of 7 members. Three from out of state, three from Wyoming, and one WDE member.


Teaching and Learning Impact

The External Review Team examined:• Student Performance Results

• Instructional Quality

• Learner and Family Engagement

• Support Services for Student Learning

• Curriculum Quality and Efficacy

• College and Career Readiness Data


Teaching and Learning Impact

Findings: Powerful Practices• Effective instructional practices are implemented and evaluated to increase

student success.

• The district ensures a professional collaborative culture focused on success for

all students.

• The system maximizes efforts to inform and engage all stakeholders through the

utilization of 21st century communication technology.

Findings: Improvement Priority

• Complete the district plan to align curriculum, instruction and assessment in all

content areas with the Wyoming State Content and Performance Standards.

• Implement consistent grading and homework practices that represent the

attainment of content knowledge and skills across all grade levels and courses.


Leadership Capacity

The External Review Team

examined:• Institutional Purpose and Direction

• Governance and Leadership Effectiveness

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Improvement Capacity

• Results


Leadership Capacity Impact

Findings: Powerful Practices

• The district and its schools have a systemic, inclusive, and

comprehensive process to review, revise, and communicate a clear

focus and direction for student success.

• The board and district leadership function as a professional, cohesive

unit to ensure effective administration and evaluation of all district

policies and procedures.

• District leaders and staff align the school improvement processes and

effectively use the AdvancED accreditation standards to ensure

continuous system improvement and student achievement.


• None


Resource Utilization

The External Review Team examined:

• Allocation and Use of Resources

• Equity of Resource Distribution to

Need

• Level and Sustainability of

Resources

• Long Range Capital and Resource

Planning Effectiveness


Resource Utilization Impact

Findings: Powerful Practices

• In partnership with community businesses and

organizations, district leaders maximize the use of shared

resources.

• District staff use data to identify and inform the physical,

social, emotional, and academic needs of all students.


• None


Index of Education Quality™ (IEQ™)

• Impact of teaching and learning on student

performance

• Capacity of leadership to guide and ensure

effectiveness in carrying out strategic direction of

institution

• Utilization of resources to meet diverse needs of

students and institution

• Use as a tool for formative analysis and continuous

improvement

• Connection for the conditions, processes, and practices

to evidence including student performance


Wyoming External

Review IEQ Score

Average

AdvancED Network

External Review

IEQ Score Average

SCSD 1 External

Review IEQ Score

Overall Score255 282 321

Teaching and

Learning Impact 251 272 307

Leadership

Capacity 258 294 332

Resource

Utilization 261 283 341


One of the highest score reported for a Wyoming

school district since the inception of the current

process.

On par with the best scores across the country.

SCSD 1 has been invited to present at the

Wyoming AdvancED conference in the spring to

share our practices.

Conclusion:


Challenges

OBJECTIVES:

To inform Wyoming stakeholders about the critical role this funding mechanism plays in ensuring Wyoming students and communities continue to thrive

To get legislators to put forth and pass a bill that provides for automatic, cumulative inflation adjustments for Wyoming’s schools

To recoup the prior four year’s inflation adjustments, three of which amount to approximately $240 million, so that Wyoming’s schools may catch up in terms of educational materials and equipment, and launching academic programs designed to move Wyoming’s educational system into the 21st century

Wyoming School District Coalition for an External Cost

Adjustment


Challenges

Wyoming

Accountability in

Education Act


Challenges

Departments > Superintendent > Quality Dashboard

Quality Dashboard

Balanced Scorecard

Instructional Practices Report

Stakeholder Feedback Surveys

Student Achievement

Student Performance Report to the Board of Trustees

WDE Accountability Model Ratings

Student Performance

Data

https://sites.google.com/a/sub1.org/sublette-county-school-district-1-pinedale-schools/departments/superintendent/quality-dashboard

https://sites.google.com/a/sub1.org/sublette-county-school-district-1-pinedale-schools/departments/superintendent/quality-dashboard/balanced-scorecard

https://sites.google.com/a/sub1.org/sublette-county-school-district-1-pinedale-schools/departments/superintendent/quality-dashboard/instructional-practices-report

https://sites.google.com/a/sub1.org/sublette-county-school-district-1-pinedale-schools/departments/superintendent/quality-dashboard/stakeholder-feedback-surveys

https://sites.google.com/a/sub1.org/sublette-county-school-district-1-pinedale-schools/departments/superintendent/quality-dashboard/student-achievement

https://sites.google.com/a/sub1.org/sublette-county-school-district-1-pinedale-schools/departments/superintendent/quality-dashboard/student-performance-report-to-the-board-of-trustees

https://sites.google.com/a/sub1.org/sublette-county-school-district-1-pinedale-schools/departments/superintendent/quality-dashboard/wde-accountability-model-ratings

Strategic Planning

Goal 2: Leadership and Governance

Operate under a governance and leadership structure that promotes and supports student performance and school effectiveness.

Define and implement specific mechanisms for communication with parents and community members.

Define and implement a 360 degree format Board evaluation tool to be used when reviewing Board Governance and Leadership policies.

Strategic Planning

New Stakeholder Engagement Platform

ENGAGE SCSD 1

Community Engagement

Questions?

SCSD 1 State of the District Report

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