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November 7, 2013Dr. Kathleen Smith
Office of School ImprovementVirginia Department of Education
Academic Review and School Improvement Plans
PurposeTo detail school improvement planning requirements for schools rated Accredited with Warning or Provisionally Accredited - Graduation Rate (including those warned in a content area)
School Improvement PlansSchool improvement plans must address
essential actions resulting from the academic review.
School improvement plans are public documents.
School improvement plans need to address the 9 required components found in the Standards of Accreditation: (next slide)
Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia-8 VAC 20-131-310G. The improvement plan shall include the following: 1. A description of how the school will meet the requirements to be Fully
Accredited for each of three years covered by the plan; 2. Specific measures for achieving and documenting student academic
improvement; 3. A description of the amount of instructional time in the school day devoted to
instruction in the core academic areas; 4. Instructional practices to remediate students who have not been successful on
SOL tests; 5. Intervention strategies to prevent further declines in student performance and
graduation rates; 6. Staff development needed; 7. Strategies to involve and assist parents in raising their child’s academic
performance; 8. *The need for flexibility or waivers to state or local regulations to meet
objectives of the plan; and 9. A description of the manner in which local, state, and federal funds are used to
support the implementation of the components of the plan.
* must be submitted by June 1
Indistar A web-based tool for assessing, planning, implementing, and
monitoring progress toward the rapid improvement indicators. Its six-step process is based on the continuous improvement model. Step 1 – Register schoolStep 2 – Provide school informationStep 3 – Form school teamStep 4 – Assess school indicatorsStep 5 – Create school planStep 6 – Monitor school plan
Indistar is only required for Warned or provisionally accredited schools that are also Title I
schools required to create an improvement plan due to missing annual measurable objectives. These schools use the Rapid Improvement Indicators.
High schools that are rated Accredited with Warning or Provisionally Accredited – Graduation Rate (including those that are also warned in a content area). These schools use indicators designed specifically for high schools found on Indistar.
Any school may choose to use Indistar.
Essential Actions and IndistarEssential actions are determined by the
division-led academic review team in collaboration with the OSI contractor.
Select an indicator that is aligned with the essential action. The essential action becomes a task beneath that indicator. Additional tasks may be added to the indicator. Must include indicators TA01, TA02, and TA03.
Recorded videos on the use of Indistar for school improvement planning are found at: http://doe.virginia.gov/support/school_improvement/indistar/index.shtml
Schools using Indistar – Title I Improvement Plan Required due to missing AMOsSchool improvement plan must
address the essential actions resulting from the Academic Review.
assess indicators ID08, IF08, ID10, IID11, VA10, VC01, VC02, TA01, TA02, and TA03.
include indicators TA01, TA02, and TA03 in the plan.include agendas and minutes of school leadership
team meetings.
Division staff person assigned to school leadership team must enter monthly Coaching Comments on the Indistar dashboard.
High SchoolsModified Academic Review Process for High
Schools
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/meetings/2011/07_jul/agenda_items/item_h.pdf
High Schools – Provisionally Accredited – Graduation Rate, Accredited with Warning, or both1. Staff will form a division and a school team.
Principal and one division team member must be on both the division and school team.
2. The division and school team will review technical assistance materials provided by VDOE on the implementation of the Virginia Early Warning System* and on the development of the comprehensive improvement plan.
3. The division and school team will load and review VEWS data. The school team will initiate the 7-step VEWS implementation process.
*DataCation may be used in place of VEWS.
High Schools – Provisionally Accredited – Graduation Rate, Accredited with Warning, or both - continued4. The division and school team will meet with the
OSI contractor to determine specific assistance needed from OSI including webinars required and the division and school indicators that will be used to develop the comprehensive plan. The division and school team will agree to develop, implement, and monitor this plan for three years. The principal and certain division and school team members will attend all technical assistance activities agreed upon. This must include The 8 Elements of HS Improvement Webinar Series (which must be viewed by April 15, 2014) http://doe.virginia.gov/support/school_improvement/training/index.shtml
High Schools – Provisionally Accredited – Graduation Rate, Accredited with Warning, or both - continued5. Develop, implement, and monitor a school-
and division-level electronic comprehensive improvement plan using research-based indicators identified by the Office of School Improvement for three years. Includes indicatorsTA01, TA02, and TA03.
6. If the school is Denied Accreditation, the division will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Virginia Board of Education.
High Schools – Provisionally Accredited – Graduation Rate, Accredited with Warning, or both - continued
Must complete division-led academic review. Indistar plan must include essential actions arising from this review. (Only for high schools warned in one or more academic content area. If a high school is Accredited with Warning - Graduation only or Provisionally Accredited - Graduation only, this bulleted item does not apply.)
Electronic Data System RequirementsHigh schools must implement an electronic data
query system that will do the following:House information on student Attendance, Behavior,
and Course performance (ABC’s)Identify which students are at risk for failure or
dropping out according to established thresholdsAssign interventions to identified studentsMonitor the success of the interventions assigned and
provided based on periodic data uploads (at least quarterly)
Electronic Data System Options Option 1a: VEWS
◦ High schools only (research-validated by National High School Center and VDOE for grade 9)
◦ Free◦ Can upload data quarterly
For more information, go to http://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/school_improvement/early_warning_system/index.shtml
Electronic Data System Options Option 1b: DataCation
◦ $500 per school (annual fee)◦ Can be used K-12◦ Can upload data quarterly, every six weeks, or
monthly For more information, go to
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/school_improvement/dashboard/index.shtml
or contact Peter Bencivenga at 866-817-0726 X103 or [email protected]