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IMPLEMENTING SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANT INTERVENTIONS IN VIRGINIA
Lauren Morando Rhim, LMR Consulting April 2010
OVERVIEW OF DAY2
CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW3
LOGIC MODEL4
FLOOR VERSUS CEILING…5
DISTRICT ROLES UNDER SIG6
ADDITIONAL DISTRICT ROLES*
*Adapted from Kowal, Hassel & Hassel, December 2009
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BURNING QUESTIONS?8
SELECTING THE INTERVENTION: ASSESSING
SCHOOL, DISTRICT, AND PROVIDER CAPACITY*
*Adapted from Center on Innovation and Improvement SIG Webinar series, 3/10
Lauren Morando RhimLMR Consulting
April 2010
SELECTING THE INTERVENTION MODEL
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BRUTAL FACT: ADULTS MUST CHANGE BEHAVIOR
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PRIORITY SCHOOLS UNDER SIG12
DRAMATIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES
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TURNAROUND MODEL OVERVIEW
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Source: Carlas McCauley, U.S. Department of Education. Presentation for webinar series hosted by CII and CCSSO. January 28, 2010.
RESTART MODEL OVERVIEW15
Source: Carlas McCauley, U.S. Department of Education. Presentation for webinar series hosted by CII and CCSSO. January 28, 2010.
SCHOOL CLOSURE MODEL OVERVIEW
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Source: Carlas McCauley, U.S. Department of Education. Presentation for webinar series hosted by CII and CCSSO. January 28, 2010.
TRANSFORMATION MODEL OVERVIEW
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Source: Carlas McCauley, U.S. Department of Education. Presentation for webinar series hosted by CII and CCSSO. January 28, 2010.
KEY COMPONENTS OF TRANSFORMATION
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ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL…
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DIFFERENTIATE INTERVENTIONS BASED ON SCHOOL AND SYSTEM CAPACITY*Different Performance/Capacity = Different Intervention
* Distribution is not accurate representation of performance/capacity levels distribution
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GOAL: DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS21
Good to Great v. Incremental v. Turnaround
SELECTION CHALLENGE…22
INTERVENTION SELECTION APPROACH*
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*Adapted from Redding (2010). Selecting the Intervention Model and Partners.
1a. DEVELOP MODEL PROFILES
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VIRGINIA TURNAROUND LEADER PARTNER
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“The main purpose of the Lead Turnaround Partner Provider is to increase student achievement in the persistently lowest-performing schools. The conceptual framework for Lead Turnaround Partner was created using the work published in The Turnaround Challenge by the Mass Insight Education and Research Institute. A full copy of the report can be found at: http://www.massinsight.org/turnaround/reports.aspx”
VIRGINIA TURNAROUND LEADER PARTNER
26 “This model creates a turnaround zone for a school or a cluster of schools. Divisions could form a consortium to engage an LTP to work with a cluster of schools within the consortium. The purpose of this zone is to provide parents of students in persistently low-performing schools with choice and to provide students with an opportunity for additional research-based instructional resources to increase student achievement. This model is centered on the Lead Turnaround Partner (LTP) providing an outside-the-system approach inside-the-system. Under the ultimate authority of the school divisions’ local school boards, the LTP will lead the reform effort within the turnaround zone and be given increased ability to act and authority to make choices. The program within the turnaround zone will focus on instruction in the four core content areas of math, science, social studies and language arts.”
VIRGINIA TURNAROUND LEADER PARTNER
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“The LTP will bring in increased resources to the students served. These resources include people, time, money and programs ... Triggered by parental choice, a school or cluster of schools in a turnaround zone must be led by an LTP that provides deep, systemic instructional reform.”
MASS INSIGHT EDUCATION LEAD PARTNER MODEL
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1. Provide formative and ongoing reports on program effectiveness to include, but not limited to, student achievement, parental involvement, student attendance, and student discipline.
2. Employ research-based strategies that provide an immediate and dramatic turnaround in student achievement.
3. Work with the school division to recruit and recommend teachers and a leader(s) who have a proven record of success of increasing student achievement.
4. Recommend necessary restructuring of teacher and leader contracts.
5. Develop and engage teachers and the leader in professional development aligned to programmatic goals.
6. Promote student motivation for learning.
7. Secure parental commitment and involvement through school choice.
8. Promote parental capacity to support student engagement, motivation, and learning within school, at home and in the community.
9. Work with the school division to expand community support to garner human resources needed for reform.
10.Evaluate teacher and leader performance and outcomes and make staffing recommendations accordingly.
11.Develop constructive relationships with existing school personnel.
12.Recommend changes to the school calendar according to student and program needs, for example, year-round schools or extending the length of the school day.
13.Require commitment from parents to allow for additional time for instruction (such as after school support).
14.Work with the school division to obtain a commitment from teachers to allow for additional time for instruction and professional development
15. Provide comprehensive, coherent, manageable and integrated instructional and support programs.
16.Recommend which existing programs are to be continued and which programs are to be eliminated.
17.Consistent with the state Standards of Learning recommend alignment of curriculum, instruction, classroom formative assessment and sustained professional development to build rigor, foster student-teacher relationships, and provide relevant instruction that engages and motivates students.
18.Organize programming to engage students’ sense of adventure, camaraderie, and competition.
19.Develop and implement evidence-based discipline programs that minimize time out of school and/or class.
20.Identify and recommend supporting partners to address social, emotional and behavioral issues (e.g., over-age students).
21.Identify and obtain adequate materials from school system resources (such as the Algebra Readiness Diagnostic Assessment (ARDT) or benchmark assessments).
22.Identify and recommend outside resources needed in the reform effort.
23.Develop and recommend a budget to the School Board based on available per pupil amounts of local, basic Standards of Quality (SOQ), school improvement, appropriate Title monies, and special education funding in addition to other sources identified and aligned specifically for the turnaround zone.
24.Work with school division to seek outside funding from the greater community (business, private foundations, federal and state sources) to support the reform effort.
25.Integrate all academic and support services.
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STATEMENT OF TLP NEEDS
1b. DEVELOP PARTNER/PROVIDER PROFILES
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2. DEVELOP SCHOOL PROFILE
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2. DEVELOP SCHOOL PROFILE cont.
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3. DETERMINE BEST-FIT MODEL AND PARTNERS/PROVIDERS FOR SCHOOL
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What improvement strategy will result in the most immediate and substantial improvement in learning and school success for the students now attending this school given the existing capacity in the school and the district?
4. DEFINE ROLES AND DEVELOP CONTRACTS
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Given identified capacity and “best fit,” determine what if any role each of the following stakeholders play in the intervention model.
What are the performance expectations?
VIRGINIA SIG GRANT TIMELINE
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SAMPLE DISTRICT-WIDE IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE
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SAMPLE DISTRICT-WIDE IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE
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PITFALLS TO AVOID38
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE…
4/7/10
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“So, if a school is struggling, we have to work with the principal and the teachers to find a solution. We’ve got to give them a chance to make meaningful improvements. But if a school continues to fail its students year after year after year, if it doesn’t show signs of improvement, then there’s got to be a sense of accountability. And that’s what happened in Rhode Island last week at a chronically troubled school, when just 7 percent of 11th graders passed state math tests — 7 percent. When a school board wasn’t able to deliver change by other means, they voted to lay off the faculty and the staff. As my Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, says, our kids get only one chance at an education, and we need to get it right.”Barack Obama, March 1, 2010
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS40
PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING 101
*Adapted from Center on Innovation and Improvement SIG Webinar series, 3/10
Lauren Morando RhimLMR Consulting
April 2010
PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING
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DEFINITION43
OBJECTIVE IN VIRGINIA CONTEXT
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PARADIGM SHIFT…45
SHIFTING DISTRICT ROLE46
Leverage outside expertise and market forces to focus resources on school transformation
PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY CHECKLIST4/7/1
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PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY CHECKLIST cont.4/7/1
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PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY CHECKLIST cont.4/7/1
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PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY CHECKLIST cont.4/7/1
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PRACTICAL PITFALLS TO AVOID
4/7/10
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS52
RECRUITING AND SELECTING THE “RIGHT” PROVIDER
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RECRUITING AND SELECTING THE “RIGHT PROVIDER
4/7/10
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CREATING THE “RIGHT” CONDITIONS
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INTENTIONAL RECRUITMENT56
RIGOROUS SELECTION PROCESS
4/7/10
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*Adapted from Rhim, L. M. (2009). Charter School Replication: Growing a Quality Charter School Sector. National Association of Charter School Authorizers
RUBRIC TO ASSESS PROVIDER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
4/7/10
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RUBRIC TO ASSESS PROVIDER FISCAL AND OPERATIONAL RECORD
4/7/10
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RUBRIC TO ASSESS PROVIDER POTENTIAL
4/7/10
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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MODEL
ITEM CRITERIAPOINTVALUE
1.Experience in providing the same or similar type service
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2. Qualifications of key staff 10
3.Past effectiveness in increasing student academic achievement
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4.Description of what is required to be successful in a turnaround environment 10
5.Explanation as to why the offeror should be selected to perform the services 5
6. Approach to meeting the services 257. References 59. Proposed per student base unit price 5
Total 100
EVALUATION CRITERIA: Proposals shall be evaluated by the VDOE using the following criteria:
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION TIMELINE
4/7/10
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RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION TIMELINE
4/7/10
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PITFALLS TO AVOID
4/7/10
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PLANNING CHECKLIST
4/7/10
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PLANNING CHECKLIST
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS67
Performance Contracting: Lessons from the Field
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April 2010
OPERATOR SELECTION CRITERIA (RFP)
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RESPONSIBILITY ENTITY RESPONSIBLE
Recruit, hire, supervise, fire teachers DistrictConduct capital repairs DistrictProvide security DistrictSupply transportation DistrictProvide non-curriculum supplies and materials (e.g., paper, pencils, pens, chalk, erasers, etc.)
District
Develop school calendar ProviderConduct professional development/In-service training
Provider
Maintain facilities ProviderAdminister state and local standardized tests ProviderProvide English Language Learner Program ProviderFurnish/Manage Technology ProviderCoordinate student recruitment and registration SharedProvide special education and related services SharedDevelop and maintain student reports and records
Shared
Implement accountability plan Shared
DELEGATION OF ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES
LANGUAGE FROM MOU BETWEEN DISTRICT AND PROVIDER71
LANGUAGE FROM MOU BETWEEN DISTRICT AND PROVIDER cont.72
SAMPLE PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
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SAMPLE PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS cont.
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BENCHMARK INDICATORStudent achievement (50%)
Satisfying the standard Adequate Yearly Progress under NCLB
Professional and paraprofessional certification (25%)
1st and 2nd year, 65% certified professional staff 3rd year, 75% certified professional staff 4th year, 80% certified professional staff Year 1-2, all newly hired teachers in core subjects in programs
supported by Title I funds must be highly qualified according to NCLB
Year 3-4, all teachers highly qualified as defined by NCLB Year 3-4, all paraprofessionals who provide instructional support
must be qualified as defined by NCLB
Reports (25%) Financial reports (i.e., school budgets, quarterly financial reports, annual accounting audits)
Professional staff development (i.e., summary matrix of staff development days and topics, professional growth plan for teachers, report demonstrating growth in staff participation in high-quality professional development)
Parent outreach (i.e., documented parent participation rates) Parent satisfaction survey
Late report penalty clause
SEA built in a late report penalty clause that stipulates should the contractor submit reports late, they will be charged a 1% penalty per day of the entire incentive earned for the benchmark.
PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING 201: NEGOTIATING THE MOU*
Adapted from Hassel & Hassel (2005). Starting fresh series; Mass Insight Education Institute (February, 2010) Designing MOU’s for Lead Partners
Lauren Morando RhimLMR Consulting for the Virginia State Department of Education
April 2010
FORGING RELATIONSHIPS IS CRITICAL*
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PURPOSE OF MOU78
Adapted from Mass Insight Education Institute: Designing MOU’s for Lead Partners, (2010)
GOALS OF MOU BETWEEN DISTRICT AND TLP
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Adapted from Mass Insight Education Institute: Designing MOU’s for Lead Partners, (2010)
MOU COMPONENTS80
TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT81
KEY TERMS/OPERATING CONDITIONS*
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HOW WILL STATE FACILITATE CONDITIONS?
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ACCOUNTABILITY84
Source: Hassel & Hassel (2005). Starting Fresh Series
GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS OF A PERFORMANCE CONTRACT
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ACCOUNTABILITY IN VIRGINIA
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ACCOUNTABILITY IN VIRGINIA cont.
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ACCOUNTABILITY IN VIRGINIA cont.
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GOVERNNCE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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MOU OUTLINE90
BROAD CHALLENGES91
SPECIFIC CHALLENGES92
PROMISING PRACTICES93
NEXT STEPS: HOMEWORK FOR JULY
Lauren Morando RhimLMR Consulting for Virginia State Department of Education
April 2010
KEY TASKS95
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JULY CHECKLIST99
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS100
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Hess, F. H. (2010). Cages of their own design: Five strategies to help education leaders break free. American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. www.aei.org.
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RESOURCES
RESOURCES Cont.
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Kowal, J., Hassel, E. A., & Hassel, B. C. (2009). Successful school turnarounds: Seven steps for district leaders. Washington, DC: The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement. Issue brief retrieved from http://centerforcsri.org/files/CenterIssueBriefSept09.pdf webcast retrieved from: http://www.centerforcsri.org/webcasts/school-turnarounds/
Lane, B. (2009). Exploring the pathway to rapid district improvement. Lincoln, IL: Center on Innovation and Improvement. Retrieved from www.centerii.org/survey
Miles, K. H., & Frank, S. (2008). The strategic school: Making the most of people, time, and money. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Redding, S. (2006). The mega system: Deciding. Learning. Connecting. Lincoln, IL, Academic Development Institute, downloaded at www.centerii.org/survey
Redding, S. (2010). Selecting the intervention model and partners. Lincoln, IL: Center on Innovation & Improvement. Retrieved from www.centerii.org
School Restructuring Under No Child Left Behind: What Works When? A Guide for Educational Leaders (2nd ed. 2009). www.centerforcsri.org/files/RestructuringGuide.pdf
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Questions?
Lauren Morando RhimLMR Consulting
Lauren_rhim@lmrconsulting.us
http://www.centerii.org/
Webinar citation:Center on Innovation and Improvement (Writer, Producer), & Council of Chief State School Officers (Producer). (2010, March). School improvement Grant (SIG). Prepared for the National Network of State School Improvement Leaders. Lincoln, IL: Center on Innovation and Improvement. Retrieved from http://www.centerii.org/
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