florida catholic conference accreditation program school improvement plan process
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Florida Catholic Conference Accreditation Program
School Improvement PlanProcess
• School Profile – Operational Vitality• Mission and Belief – Catholic Identity• Desired Results for Student Learning –
Academic Excellence• Analysis of Instructional & Organizational
Effectiveness – Academic Excellence & Governance and Leadership
• Action Plan• Administrator’s Responsibility
School Improvement Plan6 Main Areas
School Profile – Operational Vitality
Mission & Belief Statements –
Catholic IdentityDesired Results
for Student Learning – Academic ExcellenceAnalysis of Instructional & Organizational Effectiveness – Governance &
LeadershipAction
Plan
Data Analysis Student
Performance
Specific Measurable Goals to Document
Perceptions
Strengths & Weaknesses
Accurate Account
Complete Picture
First 4 Areas –collecting and analyzing data to get a complete picture of the school’s history, where it is now, and setting goals for future progress
Action Plans
• Make the Goals concrete and measurable • Analyze the data• Adjust the goals as needed
SIP
Role• Communication – continual communication about the process
with all stakeholders• Training of school staff in the process• Consensus Building – continual communication between Area
Committees, Steering Committee, and school staff to develop ownership of the entire process and final document
Membership• Chairperson or Co-Chairs • Minimum of 4 other members (chairpersons of Committees
for Areas 1-4)
SIP – Steering Committee
Three main parts the School Improvement Plan process:• The Process• The Report• The Evidence
SIP – Area Committees
• Review Standards and Benchmarks• Analyze data / Analyze results
What does this look like? How do you do it?• Conversations, discussions, consensus building• Use the worksheets for the benchmarks and gather
supporting evidence• Dissect and compare results of student performance
data (over time, by grade level, by gender, etc.)• Compare survey results between staff and parents
and students
Key Parts of the Process
The Process• Administer the Catholic Identity Survey• Analyze the results of the related questions• Review and update profile data from previous
school improvement plan• Review The National Catholic Standards,
Benchmarks, Rubrics, and Evidence• Complete, through consensus, the worksheets
for Standards 10-13 • Determine the top 2 areas of strength and the
top 2 opportunities for growth
Area 1: School Profile – Operational Vitality
The Process• Collaboratively update and/or create new
statements• Review The National Catholic Standards,
Benchmarks, Rubrics, and Evidence : Mission and Catholic Identity
• Complete worksheets for standards 1-4• Analyze the results of the related questions from
the Catholic Identity Survey• Determine the top 2 areas of strength and the top
2 opportunities for growth
Area 2: Mission and Belief Statements
and Catholic Identity
The Process• Analyze student performance data• Review The National Catholic Standards,
Benchmarks, Rubrics, and Evidence : Academic Excellence
• Complete Worksheets for Benchmarks 7.1-7.4 and 9.1-9.3
• Analyze the results of the related questions from the Catholic Identity Survey
• Determine the top 2 areas of strength and the top 2 opportunities for growth
Area 3: Desired Results for Student Learning – Academic Excellence
The Process• Analyze instructional program data• Review The National Catholic Standards, Benchmarks,
Rubrics, and Evidence: Academic Excellence (second half of standard 7 and standard 8) and Governance and Leadership
• Complete Worksheets for Benchmarks 7.5-7.10 and Standards 5 & 6
• Analyze the results of the related questions from the Catholic Identity Survey
• Determine the top 2 areas of strength and the top 2 opportunities for growth
Area 4: Analysis of Instructional & Organizational Effectiveness – Academic Excellence continued &
Governance & Leadership
The Process• Review the work and results of the
committees of Areas 1 through 4• Using a collaborative process, determine the
top three goals• Write an Action Plan for each of the three
goals to include the Goal Statement, Evidence of success, and Strategies to achieve the goal (including timeline, person responsible and resources)
Area 5: Action Plan
Action Plan
Goal Statement (includes specific audience, measurable change, and time frame)
Evidence (List of evidence that will be used to document and evaluate the success of the goal)
Strategy Timeline Person Responsible ResourcesTeachers will…Students will…
• Compliance with Standard 14• Executive Summary – brief narrative
regarding the progress the school has made since the last accreditation visitation
Administrator’s Responsibility
• Listed on each Rubric / Worksheet• Can be electronic, hard copy,
observation, picture, video, etc.• Needed for each benchmark
The Evidence
• Cover Page• Information Page• Table of Contents• Introductory Materials• Executive Summary• Area Reports• Action Plans
The SIP Report
Questions
I am only a phone call or email awayMary CampAssociate Director for AccreditationOffice: 850-224-7906Cell: 850-728-4272