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Focus Schools. Webinar Oct 15, 2012. Welcome. Introductions Purpose. What happened to School Improvement. Flexibility waiver Waived School Improvement requirements Allowed SD to develop a new accountability system No more AYP - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Focus SchoolsWebinar
Oct 15, 2012
WelcomeO IntroductionsO Purpose
What happened to School Improvement
O Flexibility waiverO Waived School Improvement requirementsO Allowed SD to develop a new
accountability systemO No more AYPO Still have Proficient and Advanced scores
which are used in the new accountability system
O Schools will now be classified (one classification is Focus School)
How did we become a Focus School?
O Only applies to Title I schoolsO Flexibility Waiver Requirements –
new accountability systemO Contributing to Achievement GAPO Title I HS with Lower than 60%
Graduation RateO Subgroups with Proficiency 75%
Lower than GAP Group
Contributing to the Achievement Gap
O Based on the GAP group studentsO GAP Group:
O Black, O Native American, O Hispanic, O Economically Disadvantaged, O Students with Disabilities, O Limited English Proficient Students
O Rank ordered based Proficiency in:O ReadingO MathO Attendance or Graduation Rate
O Lowest 10% of Title I schools (33 schools)
Title I High Schools with Lower than 60% Graduation Rate
O Beginning 2013-14 school yearO Title I HS with Grad rate below 60%
for 2 consecutive yearsO This is in addition to the above
designation
Subgroups with Proficiency 75% Lower that GAP Group
O Beginning 2013-14 school year O To ensure no subgroup within the GAP group
is ignoredO Subgroup whose combined reading and math
proficiency is 75% lower than GAP Group combined reading and math proficiency for 2 consecutive yearsO Add each subgroup reading and math
proficiencyO Add GAP group reading and math proficiencyO Compare to make such subgroup is not 75%
lower than GAP group
So Now What?O Waive spells out certain
requirements and interventions that must be implemented
What does the school have to do?
O Data RetreatO SD LEAP (Indistar®)O SD Multi-Tiered System of Support (RtI)O Principal and Teacher EvaluationsO Professional DevelopmentO Principal AutonomyO Reporting RequirementsO Adequate ResourcesO Parental InvolvementO Academy of Pacesetting Districts (APD) - Optional
Data Retreat®O Led by DOE approved personnelO Two- daysO Look at four lens
O Student AchievementO Programs and StructuresO Professional PracticesO Family and Community
SD LEAP (Indistar®)O Online systemO Process that charts and manages
continuous improvementO Indicators of Effective PracticeO Goals and ObjectivesO Must attend a regional training
SD LEAP TrainingsO Each school must bring a team of 3-6
members to one of the trainingsO Principal and one teacher must be on teamO Other members: RtI personnel, SPED Director,
Federal Programs Director, Counselor, Business Manager, other classroom teachers, parents
O Contracted Coach must attend training with youO Registration was emailed last Wednesday
O due back by Wednesday, October 17 to Shawna Poitra
SD LEAP Training LocationsO Pizza Ranch, Mobridge- Monday, October 22
O 1209 10th Ste. W, MobridgeO Sisseton MS/HS Sisseton- Tuesday, October
23O 516 8th Ave. W, Sisseton
O East Dakota Educational Cooperative (EDEC), Sioux Falls- Wednesday, October 24O 715 East 14th Street, Sioux Falls
O Red Rossa, Pierre- Thursday, October 25O 808 W. Sioux Ave., Pierre
O Ramkota, Rapid City- Thursday, November 1O 2111 N. LaCrosse Street, Rapid City
O Martin Elementary School- Martin- Wednesday, November 14O 201 5th Ave., Martin
O Rosebud Casino, Mission-Thursday, November 15O 30421 Highway 83 (22 miles south of
Mission)O Huron-Location TBD- Tuesday, November
20
All Meetings are scheduled from 8:30-4:00 with lunch served on site.
SD Multi-Tiered System of Support (RtI)
O Three essential componentsO Multi-tiered intervention service
deliveryO Integrated data collection/assessment
systemO Data-based decision based on
problem-solving modelO RtI Coordinator/CoachO Assess RtI indicators in SD LEAP
Principal and Teacher Evaluations
O Principal evaluation annuallyO Teacher evaluation annually to ensure
they are effective and able to improve instruction by:O Reviewing the quality of all staffO Providing job-embedded, ongoing
professional development informed byO The teacher evaluation and support
systemsO Tied to teacher and student needs
Professional DevelopmentO Specific to prioritized needs
identified in the comprehensive needs assessment
O Ongoing, job-embedded based on teacher evaluations
Principal AutonomyO Operational flexibility in the areas of:
O SchedulingO StaffO CurriculumO budget
Reporting RequirementsO Inform the district’s board of
education and the public on the school’s progress
O Provide assessment and accountability information to parents and public
O Provide parents, the individual student assessment report
O Inform SD DOE, through SD LEAP on the progress of the school
Adequate ResourcesO Assure the following resources are
adequate to assist in the implementation and achievement of school program goalsO HumanO PhysicalO Fiscal
Parental InvolvementO Provide opportunities for parent and
community involvement in decision making process regarding:O CurriculumO AssessmentO ReportingO School environment
O Parent engagement
Academy of Pacesetting Districts (APD) (Optional)
O Year-long opportunityO 2 day kick-off meetingO 3 distance learning sessionO Monthly meetingsO Summative meeting
O District leadership teamO Analyze district policies and procedures in
looking at how differentiated support is provided to schools based on needs
O Based on indicators of effective practice (use SD LEAP (Indistar®) to analyze indicators)
APD TrainingsO Aberdeen – Nov. 8-9O Bennett Co – Nov 15-16
FundingO 1003(a) Focus and Priority Funds (Formerly the
School Improvement Formula Grants)O Discretionary funds used for
O SD RtIO SD LEAPO Data Retreats®O Other interventions as approved by SD DOE
O For Districts with 50% or more of their Title I school identified as Focus School O Must set aside 10% of district’s Title I fundsO To be used for PD which include the above
activities
FundingO This year
O SD RtIO RtI Coordinator visits ($600 per day for 4 days)
O SD LEAPO SD LEAP Coach ($600 per day for 8 days)O Substitute pay (if needed) ($75 per day per substitute)O Stipends (if needed for out of school contract days
such as Saturdays or Summer work - $125 per day)O Data Retreats®
O Data Retreat® Facilitator ($600 per day for 4 days)O Substitute pay (if needed) ($75 per day per substitute)O Stipends (if needed for out of school contract days
such as Saturdays or Summer work - $125 per day)
1003(a) Focus and Priority School Grants
O Submitted by DistrictsO School specificO Only certain allowable costsO Must be submitted by Nov. 15
O Not formula grants so if not submitted on time there may be no funds left
How is the Focus Status removed?
O A school may apply to exit this designation after one or two years O The school no longer meets the definition of a Focus School. O The school’s GAP Group meets its AMO targets in reading and
math.O Annual monitoring indicates that required interventions are being
faithfully implemented.O For Title I high schools with a graduation rate of less than 60%, the
school have a graduation rate at 70% or above for two consecutive years.
O For schools entering Focus School status through the safeguard, targeted interventions will continue until the difference between the designated ESEA subgroup’s and the GAP Group’s combined reading and math proficiency rate is reduced by half and maintained for two years, in order to show sustainable and continuous improvement.
O A school must demonstrate potential for sustained improvement and growth.
Guidance and Technical Assistance
O Trained SD LEAP coaches availableO Redesigned the Data Retreat®
processO Trained consultants on the new Data
Retreat® process availableO Focus School Guidance Document
Questions and Answers
ContactsDr. Kristine Harms - Title I Director(605) [email protected] Beth Schiltz- Academy of Pacesetting Districts Coordinator(605) [email protected] Betsy Chapman- Title I SD RtI Liaison(605) [email protected]
Shawna Poitra- SD LEAP Coordinator(605) [email protected] Alicia Schoenhard –SD RtI Director(605) [email protected]
Rob Huffman – Grants Management(605) [email protected]
Cody Stoeser – Grants Management(605) [email protected]
Thank you