Mission: School Improvement

West Virginia Department of EducationDivision of Educator Quality and System Support

August 18, 2010

Agenda-August 18

• Overview of WVDE goals for improving achievement in low performing schools

• State System of Support Processes and Timelines

• Instructional Practices Inventory• Data analysis

WVDE School Improvement Goals

• Goal 1: Build the capacity of the SEA and LEAs to drive transformative interventions in low-achieving schools

• Goal 2: Strengthen teacher and leader effectiveness in low-achieving schools in order to improve the quality of instruction

• Goal 3: Develop comprehensive systems of support in low-achieving schools

WVDE School Improvement Goals

Goal 1: Build the capacity of the SEA and LEAs to drive transformative interventions in low-achieving schools

• Engage external supporting partners

• Realign the current capacity of the state system of support structure

• Build strong teams to support struggling schools

• Design a Whole Child Early Warning System

• Utilize an evaluator to design a tool to report formative assessments and an evaluation of the initiatives

WVDE School Improvement GoalsGoal 2: Strengthen

teacher and leader effectiveness in low-achieving schools in order to improve the quality of instruction

• Provide training and onsite support for the school improvement specialists

• Organize school staff into PLCs

• Provide professional development for school teams based on the High Quality Standards and the teacher and leadership standards

WVDE School Improvement Goals

Goal 3: Develop comprehensive systems of support in low-achieving schools

• Establish WVDE SSOS • Utilize a balanced

assessment system• Provide a schoolwide

system of differentiated supports for struggling students and students with disabilities

• Establish school-based case management teams to identify non-academic issues for struggling students

WVDE State System of Support

• Requirements and MOU

• Process for implementation of requirements

• Identification and role of the WVDE Liaisons

WVDE School Improvement ModelImplementation Chart

WVDE School Improvement ModelImplementation Chart

WVDE School Improvement Model Process for Implementation

• Identify initiated/completed indicators

• Prioritize indicators

• Develop plan to complete indicators

• Schedule regular county leadership team meetings

Office of Organizational Effectiveness and LeadershipTitle II and Title I

Tier 1 schools Title I Tier 1 schools

Liaisons to Tier 1 Schools

State School Improvement Specialists

Title 1 School Liaisons

RESA Staff Development RESA Special Education RESA RTI Specialists

Transformation/School Improvement Specialists

School Leadership Teams

Roles: State School Improvement Specialists andWVDE Liaisons

• Coordinate improvement activities in the school

• Lead the SSOS diagnostic visit and complete and share the report with the district team and the school staff

• Determine and coordinate the applicable progress determinants

Roles: State School Improvement Specialists and

WVDE Liaisons• Conduct monthly site visits• Discuss current data using DP-21 with local

school improvement specialist and school leadership team

• Review strategic plan action steps and professional development plans and revise, as needed

• Conduct classroom observations using Instructional Practices Inventory (IPI) or High Quality Standards

Roles: State School Improvement Specialists and

WVDE Liaisons

• Review results of applicable progress determinants with the school staff

• Plan with district leadership team and the administrator for next visit

• Complete and share a Technical Assistance Report

• Prepare the monthly update for the SSOS• Assist the school in preparing for the

annual presentation to the SSOS

Roles: Local School Improvement Specialist

• Communicate with the WVDE Liaison or State School Improvement Specialist

• Work closely with school leadership and leadership team to examine data and determine strategy

• Broker resources with relationship to focus• Build capacity through advisement,

guidance and support

Roles: Local School Improvement Specialist

• Review strategic plan action steps and professional development plans and revise, as needed

• Conduct classroom observations using Instructional Practices Inventory (IPI) or High Quality Standards

• Keep weekly logs

State System of Supporthttps://sites.google.com/a/

wvde.k12.wv.us/wvde-school-system-of-support/

• Webtop• Site for housing data, technical

assistance and process documents

DP21Data Portal 21

What is DP-21?

• Interactive data portal• Access to key indicators of success• Single location• Quick diagnosis for more detailed

conversations around data• Localized data analysis

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Narrative Sample

Principal Phil Fake: 201008 Aug 09, 2010

Teacher currently on staff is authorized to teach AP World History we will seek to guide students to work within the classroom before attempting AP exams to gain benefit of teacher guidance. Work with staff to see if a dedicated AP World History class can be offered. As regards AP Chemistry, we will need to provide a better screening process to insure students are sufficiently prepared for the curriculum.

Sally Pseudo: 201008 Aug 09, 2010

Current student thinking is that the AP World History exam is rather easy relative to other exams and mostly requires committed reading. Past and current performance on this exam does not bear this out. All sixteen of the enrolled AP US History students elected to also take the AP World History. Fifteen of the sixteen did achieve the 3plus score and the remaining nineteen takers were in Honors History curriculum.

Bill Bogus: 201008 Aug 09, 2010

Only 42% of the AP Chemistry exam takers were able to achieve a 3plus score. Teacher assessment of the enrolled students was that several of the students did not have sufficient mathematics preparation.

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Communication

State System of Support

Accountability

• Annual Report• 18-2e-5• WVBOE Report

Next Steps:

September 23, 2010IPI Trainings

WebtopWVEIS access

AcuityData Class

September 23, 2010

Agenda ItemsNetworking best practices

Data Analysis: WESTEST 2/AcuitySystem of Support Site

Data Portal

October 18,19,20: School Teams Agenda Items

Culture—Kent Petersen (Read, Assess, Shape)Culture Survey data and debriefing techniques

Beliefs and Values ProcessData Analysis: WESTEST 2 and Acuity

IPI Introduction to process and use of dataDepth of Knowledge

System of Support SiteData Portal

Concluding Thought

In order to succeed, you must know what you are doing, like what you are doing, and believe in what you are doing.

– Will Rogers