How We PreparedFor Our

Quality Assurance Review

Lakeview High SchoolSchool Improvement Leadership

Team

Chris Doyle, PrincipalMargaret Lincoln, Media Specialist

Lisa Mueller and Darin Schmidt, SIP Co-Chairs

Small Urban SettingNCA Accredited

since 1928-9

@1375 StudentsGrades 9-12

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Who is here today?

Step #1:

value the QAR

Step #2:Organize

Your Evidence

Step #3: Train Your Team!

Step #4: Execute On The Big Day

What’s a

QAR?

The Quality Assurance Review Purpose.

Once every five years, the school hosts a Quality Assurance Review team. The purpose of the Quality Assurance Review is to:

•Evaluate the school's adherence to the standards.•Assess the effectiveness of the school's improvement efforts.•Review performance results and how those results are used to inform improvement efforts.•Provide high-quality feedback with clear recommendations and actionable next steps.•Make an accreditation recommendation.

Reviewing Exactly What?

Non-professiona

ls

remember a goodteache

r

They remember

a bad teacher

They remember

a bad teacher

So...they know how

to “fix” schools...

Do you have a point?

In a Global Test of Math Skills, U.S. Students Behind the Curve

By Michael DobbsWashington Post Staff Writer

Non-professional

s often propose

nearsighted“solutions.”

The headline you’ll never see...

Fortune 500 CEOs Credit Excellent Education Systemfor American Quality of Life

By Michael DobbsWashington Post Staff Writer

StandardsAssessment

Report

1 2 3 4

3.1

Develops, articulates, and coordinates curriculum based on clearly- defined expectations for student learning, including essential knowledge and skills

3.2

Establishes expectations and supports student engagement in the learning process, including opportunities for students to explore application of higher order thinking skills and investigate new approaches to applying their learning

3.3

Ensures that system-wide curricular and instructional decisions are based on data and research at all levels

INDICATORSIn fulfillment of this standard, the system:

Not Evident - Little or no evidence exists

Emerging - Evidence indicates early or preliminary stages of implementation of practice

Operational - Evidence indicates practices and procedures are actively implemented

Highly Functional - Evidence indicates practices and procedures are fully integrated and effectively and consistently implemented

Get a

BIGSAR sample

Ind. res. res. res. res. res. res. res. res. res. res. res. res. res. res. res. avg.

3.1 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3.63

3.2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3.15

3.3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3.27

3.4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 3.15

3.5 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3.03

3.6 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 3.29

3.7 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 2.48

3.8 2 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3.18

3.9 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 4 3.06

3.10 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3.67

3.11 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3.63

overall average

3.23

Group response on Focus Questions

PromoteStrengths

AcknowledgeWeaknesses

Step #2:Getting

Organized

Schools should make use of existing data, and not spend time preparing special folders or notebooks of evidence for the team. Evidence in support of the standards should be accessible should the team request specific evidence (for example, easily downloaded off the school’s website or pulled from school files), but does not need to be compiled separately for the purpose of the visit. The aim is to reduce unnecessary time spent in data collection and increase time for meaningful discussion, observation, and interaction around the school’s demonstration of the standards in practice.

Examples of Evidence Aligned to the AdvancED Standards for Quality Schools

Plan “A”Print

Evidence

Artifacts and Practices organized by Standard

scan: tab page

scan: artifact #1

scan: artifact #2

Research BasedImprovement

Lakeview High School – The high school of choice in Southwest Michigan

Post Your Plan

Publicizeyour

successes!

Put it all togetherfor the team

Plan “B” - electronic evidence

Using a Wiki for SIP

This site was first launched in 2006 to facilitate School Improvement work at Lakeview High School in accordance with the North Central Association (NCA). The wiki continued to be used by Lakeview staff to prepare for a Quality Assurance Review (QAR) under the auspices of AdvancED (successor to NCA).

Wiki Content and Navigation

http://nca.wikispaces.com

Original NCA Wiki (2006-2007)

The Differentiated Instruction page focused on CIA (curriculum, instruction, assessment).

Goals page set forth the goals, strategies and interventions selected by LHS staff.

Staff shared ideas for effective practice in new high school on Instructional Technology page.

An end-of-the-year presentation summarized the weaknesses and strengths of the Standard Assessment Report (SAR) indicators.

Understanding Poverty presentation set forth ideas for a School Improvement (SI) plan .

Points of Pride (flip booklet)

Alma MaterLakeview High to you we sing

love and loyal praise.From our hearts

your name will ringmemories through the days.

With high heartsand brightened souls

we go to face the world.God above bless Lakeview

High Schooland keep its flag unfurled.

Standard 1 Standard 4 Standard 7

Standard 2 Standard 5

Standard 3 Standard 6

Practices and Artifacts

Examples of Evidence

Aligned to theAdvancEd Standards for Quality Schools

Lakeview High SchoolBattle Creek, Michigan

2008-2009

Examples of Evidence from Staff

Standards pages on Wiki

Research page on Wiki

LHS Library Research page

First Search gives access to ERIC and Wilson Select.

Infotrac offers journal articles, books, news, multimedia

RSS feedsUpdated Education News from CNN

The CEO educator

Commentary: Who says public schools need more money?

U.S. 'Soviet-style' education system not cutting it

Latest Education News from NY Times

Obama Becomes Japan’s English Teacher

Study Finds High Rate of Imprisonment Among Dropouts

Leaner Times at Harvard: No Cookies

October 9, 2009

Study Finds High Rate of Imprisonment Among Dropouts

By SAM DILLONOn any given day, about one in every 10 young male high school dropouts is in jail or juvenile detention, compared with one in 35 young male high school graduates, according to a new study of the effects of dropping out of school in an America where demand for low-skill workers is plunging.

The picture is even bleaker for African-Americans, with nearly one in four young black male dropouts incarcerated or otherwise institutionalized on an average day, the study said. That compares with about one in 14 young, male, white, Asian or Hispanic dropouts.

Strand Analysis for post QAR visit

Sample School Exam Report

Step #3: Train Your Team!

Send SI Leadershipon QAR Visits

CoachFaculty

and Stakeholders

on theQAR

process

Step #4: Execute On The Big Day

Schedule slide?

Student-ledTours

The Recap...

#1: Buy-in

#2: Organization

#3: Training

#4: Performance

THANK YOU!