Welcome School Improvement Advisory Committee Members

We are happy you’re here!

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Introductions

Name

Organization

Stakeholder Group Represented (Student, Staff, Parent, Community)

Share something you hope to contribute to the group

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Mission of the SIAC Group?

Determination of major educational needs

Review of short and long range goals

Review progress toward meeting goals

Development of student achievement goals and measurement processes to be used

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The Plan…Session 1: Orientation to SIAC, academic

achievement data review

Session 2: Perception data review

Session 3: District in Need of Assistance Report Review and Goal Setting Input

Next Year: Reviewing data, providing input to goal setting, future strategic planning

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Cedar Rapids Community School District

Results - Key Overall District Findings

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Stakeholder Response Rates

Surveys were conducted in April 2007

Grades 3-12

All teachers and staff

All parents of students in grades K-12 asked to complete one paper/pencil survey per child.

Response Rates:

–Elementary Students 91% (n=3,276)

–Secondary Students 77% (n=7,518)

–Teachers/Staff 87% (n=1,720)

–Parents 20% (n=2,489)

In total, 15,000 people responded to the survey!

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Harris Interactive School Poll Topic Areas

Teachers/Staff

School Atmosphere

Equipment/Facilities

Computer Technology

School Leadership/ Administration

Communications/ Involvement

Parental Support

Career

Students

Other Staff

Other Issues

Parents

Equipment/Facilities

School Bus

Computer Technology

School Leadership/ Administration

Communications/ Involvement

Child’s Teachers

Curriculum/Training

Budget

Other Issues

Students

School Atmosphere

Equipment/Facilities

School Bus

Computer Technology

Main Teacher/ Teachers (five subjects)

School Leadership

Counselor

Other Staff

Other Issues

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Elementary Students: School Atmosphere

Yes No

Are students well-behaved while in school?

Do you feel safe walking to and from school?

Do you feel safe while in school?

Are the rules at your school fair?

Are most other students nice to you?

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Please give an overall rating for your SCHOOL ATMOSPHERE by filling in one oval on the A to F scale provided?

A A- B+ B B- C+ C- D+ D D- F

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

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Rules of Thumb on Ratings

Above 9.0: Exemplary

8.0-9.0: Strong compared to the nationwide database.

7.0-8.0: Average, in need of continuous improvement

6.0-7.0: In need of a defined focus and improvement plan.

Under 6.0: Sign of a serious issue within the district.

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% with IMPACT

ISSUES INFLUENCING OVERALL SATISFACTION Problem Penalty INDEXDo you like the food served in the lunch room? 41% 0.8 18%Do you get extra help when you need it? 24% 1.1 14%Are school bathrooms clean? 58% 0.4 11%Are students well-behaved on your bus? 50% 0.4 11%Is your school too crowded? 39% 0.4 7%Does the school library meet your needs? 24% 0.5 7%Are the rules at your school fair? 28% 0.4 6%Main teacher: Help you want to learn? 11% 1.0 6%Is the temperature in your classrooms usually comfortable? 21% 0.5 5%Main teacher: Ask you to answer questions in class? 18% 0.5 5%Is your classroom teacher prepared to train you on the computer? 16% 0.7 5%Are you well-behaved at school? 10% 0.5 3%Do you participate in class? 6% 0.8 2%

4% 2%

31%

52%

11%

A B C D F

OVERALL SATISFACTION MODEL: ELEMENTARY STUDENTSElementary Students Satisfaction

Rating Distribution

Improvement Possible

7.8

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4% 2%

31%

52%

11%

A B C D F

This graph shows the distribution of satisfaction scores elementary students provided for the overall satisfaction question.

Elementary Students SatisfactionRating Distribution

Sample

We look for less than 10% in the “D” and “F” columns combined

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Improvement Possible

This graph shows the current overall satisfaction mean rating with the maximum possible score. The gap between them is the opportunity for improvement.

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% with IMPACTISSUES INFLUENCING OVERALL SATISFACTION Problem Penalty INDEXDo you like the food served in the lunch room? 41% 0.8 18%Do you get extra help when you need it? 24% 1.1 14%Are school bathrooms clean? 58% 0.4 11%Are students well-behaved on your bus? 50% 0.4 11%Is your school too crowded? 39% 0.4 7%Does the school library meet your needs? 24% 0.5 7%Are the rules at your school fair? 28% 0.4 6%Main teacher: Help you want to learn? 11% 1.0 6%Is the temperature in your classrooms usually comfortable? 21% 0.5 5%Main teacher: Ask you to answer questions in class? 18% 0.5 5%Is your classroom teacher prepared to train you on the computer? 16% 0.7 5%Are you well-behaved at school? 10% 0.5 3%Do you participate in class? 6% 0.8 2%

Impact Index is a combination of the penalty and the % reporting the problem. It represents the percent of potential improvement that can be realized if the occurrence of the problem is reduced to zero.

Penalty is the rise in satisfaction that would occur if the incidence of the problem is reduced to zero.

Sample

Classroom Engagement Issues = 27%

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Overall Satisfaction Ratings

7.8

6.87.5 7.7

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4

6

8

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Elementary Secondary Teachers/Staff Parents

A = 10A- = 9B+ = 8B = 7B- = 6C+ = 5C = 4C- = 3D+ = 2D = 1F = 0

Higher than average in database

Lower than data base

8.1 6.9 7.2 7.9

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Elementary Students are Usually Most Satisfied with their Main Teacher; Most Critical of Bus

6.8

7.6

7.8

8.7

8.0

6.5

8.8

7.9

7.9

8.3

School Bus

SchoolAtmosphere

Equipment &Facilities

ComputerTechnology

Main Teacher

Cedar Rapids Database

Source: Harris Interactive School Poll Database: 2004 through 2007 and Cedar Rapids 2007 School Poll Data

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Employees Tend to be Most Critical of Parental Support; Rate Upper Levels of Administration Lower

5.7

6.0

6.5

6.2

6.4

6.6

6.9

7.0

7.0

8.0

7.3

6.2

6.8

7.0

7.1

7.4

7.5

7.9

6.7

6.2

6.5

7.9

Parental Support

Involvement

School Board

Central Administration

Students

Superintendent

Equipment/Facilities

Atmosphere

Computer Technology

Career

Principal

Cedar Rapids Database

Source: Harris Interactive School Poll Database: 2004 through 2007 and Cedar Rapids 2007 School Poll Data

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Parents Typically Supportive of Teachers and Building Administrators; Most Critical of District’s Budget Process

6.3

6.6

6.7

7.3

7.4

7.6

7.5

7.9

7.8

7.9

7.5

7.8

7.9

8.0

7.6

6.6

7.8

7.0

7.0

7.4

Budget

School Board

Superintendent/CentralAdmin.

School Bus

Curriculum

Communications

Equipment/Facilities

Computer Technology

Principal/Admin.

Teachers

Database

CedarRapids

Source: Harris Interactive School Poll Database: 2004 through 2007 and Cedar Rapids 2007 School Poll Data

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2007 Harris Interactive School PollStakeholder Satisfaction Ratings

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CR 2009 Projection 7.9 7.6 6.9 7.8

Cedar Rapids 7.8 7.5 6.8 7.7

District A 8.1 7.4 7.6 7.6

District B 7.7 6.2 6.7 6.9

District C 8 7.1 7 7.5

District D 7.8 6.8 6.3 8

District E 8.2 6.4 5.7 7.3

Elementary Students Secondary Students Teachers and Staff Parents

*2007 Data is most currrent. Next data point is April, 2009.

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2.A

Increase elementary student overall satisfaction with school as measured by the bi-annual student satisfaction survey (Harris School Poll)

Multiple 7.8 N/A 8.0

2.B

Increase secondary student overall satisfaction with school as measured by the bi-annual student satisfaction survey (Harris School Poll)

Multiple 7.5 N/A 7.7

3.C

Increase school staff overall satisfaction as measured by the bi-annual staff satisfaction survey (Harris School Poll)

N/A 6.8 N/A 7.0

5.C

Increase parent overall satisfaction with school as measured by the bi-annual student satisfaction survey (Harris School Poll)

N/A 7.7 N/A 7.9

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Opportunities for Improvement

Parents

StudentsStaff

The Sweet Spot!

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Data Analysis

Work in teams to review the key findings

3 separate groups–Students

–Staff

–Parents

Use the “Survey Data Analysis” form to capture your groups’ thoughts

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As you review the data…

Identify issues of concern

Group like ideas together

Surprises? Confirmation?

Look for areas where the District’s “percent of problem” is most different than comparable

Refer to the data tables to look at differences among subgroups

Looking at The Data

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Survey Data Analysis Stakeholder Group (Circle One): Students Staff Parents What do the data tell us about perceptions of this stakeholder group? What did we learn through this data analysis? From the data analysis, what are our prioritized needs? What are the top key areas of concern or in need of improvement? (Focus on the critical few)

a) Look for areas where the “Percent of Problem” is most different than the comparable data b) Pay attention to issues that have a high “Penalty” and a high “Impact Index” c) Only select areas for improvement that are within the Districts’ control or influence d) Combine similar issues whenever possible. This may provide greater overall results.

Identify Top Concerns by Priority

Provide a brief description of the concern (Combine similar issues together when possible)

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Describe what we could do to better meet the stakeholder’s needs. What ideas, strategies or actions could the District implement to get better results?

Concern Possible Solutions, Actions or Strategies to Improve

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