District Accountability Committee Location: Boardroom

August 11, 2015

Empowering Educators Personalized Systems Quality Foundations All minutes, agendas and handouts can be found @: http://www.thompsonschools.org/domain/676 Page 1 of 1

Attendees: Paul Bankes, Bryce Carlson*, Jeri Crispe, Kodi Fidler, Donna Gallegos, Karen Hanford, Melanie Ramey, Jody Shadduck-McNally, Anne Marie Sanchez, Ian Stout, Marcia Venzke, Amber Wallace, Carmen Williams

*Board Member

Schools represented: High Schools ☐ BHS, ☐ FHS, ☐ LHS, ☐ MVHS, ☒ TVHS

Middle Schools ☒ BRMS, ☐ CBMS, ☒ LEMS, ☐ TMS, ☐ WCMS

Elementary ☐ BES, ☐ BFK, ☐BTES, ☐CMES, ☐ CES, ☐ CPES, ☐ CRES, ☐ GES, ☐ ISES, ☐ LEES,

☐ LES, ☐ MBES, ☐ MES, ☒ NES, ☐ PES, ☐ SMES, ☐ SES, ☒ TES, ☐ WES, ☐ VBES

Charter Schools ☐ NVCS, ☒ LCS

Be Impeccable with your Word Don’t Take Anything too Personally Don’t Make Assumptions Always Do Your Best

Time/Topic

Notes/Input/Feedback Outcome

6:00 - 6:02 Welcome and Introductions

6:02 - 6:16 ☒ Information

☒ Input

☒ Decision

Review/Approve April Marcia – motion Ice-Breaker – How do we fit together, how do we support the whole child?

☒Complete

☐Carryover

☐ Table

6:16 - 6:38 ☒ Information Purpose of DAC/Structure for 2015-16 Handout – 10 focus areas Hand out – DAC Resonsibilities (State handbook)

☒Complete

6:38 – 6:48 ☒ Information

Committee make-up, Joint Meetings Committee must have 1 teacher, 1 admin, 1 community member, 1 business member and parents. This year we will have some extra work for the committee throughout the year, keep in close contact with schools and SACs. We will be shortening our time to 7:30, due to the extra work and the addition of a joint meeting at 5:30 four times this year where we will join CIC- Curriculum Improvement Council, and T2L – Thompson 2 Life.

☒Complete

6:48 – 7:20 ☒ Information

Data Presentation - http://goo.gl/Xb1O3a ☒Complete

7:20 – 7:30 ☒ Information DUIP Action Steps – Handout

Touch on Assessment progress for about 10 minutes every meeting We will revisit and develop as we work throughout the year.

☒Complete

7:30– 7:32 ☒ Information

☐ Input

New Business and Plan Next Meeting Solidify membership Next meeting is September 8, joint meeting will begin at 5:30; DAC at 6:00.

☒Complete

☒Carryover

Colorado Department of Education

District Accountability Committee (DAC) Responsibilities

Recommending to its local school board priorities for spending

school district moneys;

Submitting recommendations to the local school board concerning

preparation of the district's Performance, Improvement, Priority

Improvement or Turnaround plan (whichever is applicable);

Reviewing any charter school applications received by the local

school board and, if the local school board receives a charter school

renewal application and upon request of the district and at the

DAC’s option, reviewing any renewal application prior to

consideration by the local school board;

At least annually, cooperatively determining, with the local school

board, the areas and issues, in addition to budget issues, that the

DAC shall study and make recommendations upon;

TSD- At its option, meeting at least quarterly to discuss whether

district leadership, personnel, and infrastructure are advancing or

impeding implementation of the district's performance,

improvement, priority improvement, or turnaround plan, whichever

is applicable; and

Providing input and recommendations to principals, on an advisory

basis, concerning the development and use of assessment tools to

measure and evaluate student academic growth as it relates to

teacher evaluations;

For districts receiving ESEA funds, consulting with all required

stakeholders with regard to federally funded activities; and

Publicizing opportunities to serve and soliciting parents to serve on

the DAC;

Assisting the district in implementing the district's parent

engagement policy; and

Assisting school personnel to increase families’ engagement with

educators, including parents’ engagement in creating students’

READ plans, Individual Career and Academic Plans, and plans to

address habitual truancy

Thompson School District Strategic Planning Focus Areas

1. Make Thompson School District the uniquely preferred choice for families inside and outside the district.

2. Focus on maximizing student achievement for all children.

3. Promote student participation in visual and performing arts, athletics, and other co-curricular activities.

4. Develop and implement a plan to attract and retain quality employees.

5. Analyze needs and update the technology plan to provide the infrastructure for organizational efficiency to effectively meet student and employee needs in a 21st century environment.

6. Ensure fiscal responsibility by maintaining a balanced budget with long-range focus, clarity and planning to equitably support student learning.

7. Optimize the effective use of district resources and facilities to meet student learning needs.

8. Ensure post secondary readiness opportunities for all high school students through integrated, rigorous and relevant academic and vocational curriculum.

9. Engage community and parents as active partners in the objectives, activities, and performance of the district and its students.

10. Develop safe and secure campuses through the implementation of security practices that include disaster and threat preparedness, development of community partnerships with emergency responders, as well as, related technological systems for communication and deterrence.

On February 6, 2013, the Thompson School District Board of Education formally adopted ten “Strategic Planning Focus Areas.” These areas are designed to be a roadmap for the district as it manages current policy and procedures and also plans future needs.

DRAFT 8/2015- Order of topics may vary

Thompson School District District Accountability Committee 2015-2016 Meeting Schedule

Date

6:00-7:30 pm Topic DAC Responsibility

TSD Strategic Focus Areas

August 11

District-wide Data / How it is tied to DUIP Review student growth to determine whether action steps are advancing the school district’s performance

#2, #4, #9

~ September 8

Assessments / Initial Benchmark Data Provide input and recommendations concerning the development and use of assessment tools to measure and evaluate student performance

#5, #7, #9

October 13

District-wide Subpopulation Data / Federally Funded Programs

Consulting all required stakeholders with regard to federally funded activities

#6, #9

~ November 10

Review 2015-16 District DUIP and School Level SUIP Summaries in Feeder System Groups /

Review School’s Performance Status

* Evaluate whether action steps are advancing the district’s performance

#2, #7, #8, #9

December 8

Family Partnerships- Social, Emotional, and Intellectual- Whole Child

Provide opportunities to serve on DAC or other related committees and help in implementing the district’s parent engagement policy

#1, #9

~ January 12

Engagement with School Plans (i.e READ, Career and Academic Plans…)

Increase parent engagement with educators in creating student plans

#8, #9

February 9

Positive Impact of Budget/ Review Mid-Year Benchmark Data and Correlation with DUIP/

Protocol for SAC

Evaluate student growth and whether action steps are advancing school district’s performance to help prioritize the spending of district and federal moneys

#6, #7, #9

~ March 8

Attract and Retain Quality Employees Recommend priorities for spending district moneys and budget issues

#1, #4, #6, #7

April 12

Celebrations, Officer Elections and DAC Summary for 2015-2016

DAC must select one parent representatives to serve as chair or co-chair of the committee

#9

* A DAC responsibility is to submit recommendations to the local school board concerning the district’s performance, improvement, priority improvement or turn-around plans, however the Colorado Department of Education will continue to use the 2014-2015 School Performance Frameworks, so no status changes will be made for the 2015-2016 school year. ~ An optional DAC Joint Meeting with Thompson to Life and Curriculum Instruction Council from 5:30-6:00 in the boardroom

3/10/15

District Accountability Committee Overview of District Unified Plan

Year 2 /2 Year plan

Major Improvement Strategy #1: Implement high quality instruction and formative assessments aligned to the Colorado Academic Standards/Common Core Standards, monitoring student progress toward attainment of grade level standards and intervening quickly and appropriately.

Action Steps- Elementary, Middle School, High School: Deliver Literacy Acquisition, Balanced and Content Cycle Literacy, Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC), Math Instruction, and Math Design Collaborative (MDC) Elementary: SIOP and other Common Core Professional Development

o Monitor implementation though educator effectiveness feedback and Common formative assessments.

o Provide ongoing professional development sessions provided.

Action Steps- Elementary, Middle School, High School: Strengthen our balanced and coherent assessment system through development of real time, formative and summative assessments aligned with CAS and CCSS to drive instruction.

o Develop Illuminate-based CCSS math and literacy assessments and implement Illuminate-based CCSS math and literacy assessments, and iReady-based CCSS literacy assessments.

Action Steps- Elementary: Implement Early Literacy requirements- READ/Readiness Act/GOLD

o Continue implementing kindergarten GOLD pilots o READ plans written o Provide ongoing support for READ Act implementation and iReady assessment o Explore additional READ act approved Interim assessments o Provide two- four week summer school sessions

Action Steps- Elementary, Middle School, High School: Provide learning management system to support planning and delivery of high quality instruction and implementation of formative assessments, particularly in non-TCAP areas.

o Utilize Alpine Achievement System and Infinite Campus to import assessments and make available to teachers for data driven decision-making.

Action Steps- Elementary, Middle School, High School: Design district-wide literacy intervention system (overhaul) to improve targeted support and purchase of aligned materials

o Deliver targeted professional development and interventions o Analyze data to select actionable next steps o Targeted interventions o Create flow charts for each literacy component

3/10/15

Action Steps- Sustain the core principles and concepts of Professional Learning Communities in every school

o Monthly follow-up/support training

Major Improvement Strategy #2: Elementary, Middle School, High School: A clear vertical articulation, EC-12, of expectations for students, staff and parents with a specific focus on student achievement in preparation for success on PSWR (Post Secondary Work Readiness). Middle School, High School: A clear alignment of ICAP/Plans of Study and EC-12 progression for PSWR; utilize this articulation to respond to all student’s needs through personalized learning plans that outline academic goals, behavioral goals, students actions, and instructional strategies to support the attainment of the plan.

Action Steps- Increase number of Concurrent Enrollment programs o Increased number of endorsed staff o Increased number of concurrent courses

Action Steps- Provide wrap-around EC support at select schools o Before and after school care o All day pre-school

Major Improvement Strategy #3- Elementary, Middle School, High School: Implement the new educator performance evaluation system aligned with S.B. 191 where 50% of an educator’s effectiveness is based on demonstration of professional standards and 50% upon the academic performance of students.

Action Steps- Create higher levels of inter-rater reliability for professional practice elements

o Participate in administrative walk-throughs o Contribute in providing feedback to support effectiveness

Action Steps- Design and implement effective instructional feedback response system for individual teachers

o Implementation of video observation process o Process for providing and documenting feedback to teachers established in all

buildings. Major School Unified Improvement Strategies for all levels for 2014-2015 Elementary: Professional Learning Communities, Implementation of New Math Curricular Program, Literacy: Early Literacy including intervention support, Content Literacy Cycles, and Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP - lesson planning and delivery strategies used at eight high-risk schools with a higher percentage of free and reduced students) Secondary: Professional Learning Centers, Content Literacy Cycles, Math, and Literacy Interventions