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AchievementInstitute

InSAI

MEETING 5STRATEGY SELECTION

InSAIRaising the bar:

Meeting the challenge

KNOTS

WARM-UP!

Vision-to-Action School Improvement

Process

Vision-to-Action School Improvement Process

Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body

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5 Areas of ConcernExpectations Curriculum InstructionAssessment Extra Help Guidance

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Local Meeting 5 – Strategy Selection


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CRITICALPOINT

Everything we . . .

1) have done up to now 2) will do after today

will be a waste of time if our strategies are not selected carefully.

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We must identify . . .

1)Strategies that hold high promise for enabling

us to reach each of our data targets.

2) Strategies that we believe in and will commit to fully implementing well.

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FIVEGUIDELINES

GUIDELINE # 1

Strategies must be designed to bring about changes in adult behaviors.

Students will not change their behaviors until adults change their practices.

EXAMPLES:

Students will not attend after school tutoring until adults provide after school tutoring.

Students will not engage in the classroom until adults make lessons engaging.

Students will not turn in their homework until adults provide the proper incentive for turning in homework.

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GUIDELINE # 2

Strategies must result in different adult behaviors in the:

1) School

2) Community

All strategies, including strategies that impact the community, should be included in the improvement plan.

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GUIDELINE # 3

Strategies must cause the faculty to work hard but not push the faculty beyond their capacity for change.

Each strategy we select will be assigned an energy level:

• High energy

• Medium energy

• Low energy

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GUIDELINE # 4

Strategies must address:

• Specific concerns about things that interfere with learning in a specific area

o EX: Teachers don’t give writing assignmentso EX: No extra help program for Algebra students

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• General concerns about things that interfere with learning in all areas

o EX: Students don’t turn in homeworko EX: Students don’t ask for extra help

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GUIDELINE # 5Strategies must address high-impact areas.

High Impact – Inside Strategy will impact an adult practice inside the classroom Examples:

o Curriculum strategies to align lessons with standardso Instructional strategies to engage studentso Assessment strategies to use classroom test results to inform instructional decisionso Extra help strategies to support students who don’t “get it” the first timeo Environment strategies to improve classroom discipline

High Impact – Outside Strategy will impact an adult practice outside the classroom Supports or compliments classroom practices Examples:o Guidance strategies to help every student understand global economicso Extra help strategies to support students outside of the classroomo Environment strategies to improvement parent involvement

Low Impact No or remote impact on classroom practices Implemented too infrequently to have a significant impact Not well-thought-out (vague description); implementation

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Two important questions:

What’s the danger of low-impact strategies?

Low impact strategies . . .

Give us the impression that we’re doing something to raise achievement when we’re really not

Make us “feel good” so there’s no sense of urgency for making changes that will raise achievement

Use up valuable time and energy

Why do schools implement low-impact strategies?

Safe – don’t ask people to change current practices

Harmony

LET’S HAVE THE COURAGE

•To allow others to suggest inside-the-classroom strategies for us

•To suggest inside-the-classroom strategies for others

TODAY’STASK

Today’s TaskTo recommend high-impact strategies to address each of our Areas of Concern

Part A – Small groups (one for each AOC) 1.Discuss the strategies you found2.Decide which strategies you want to present to the large group for possible implementation next year

Part B – Large group:1. Listen to small-group presentations2. Decide which strategies you’d like to

recommend for implementation next year

Our Areas of Concern Requiring New Strategies

School Concerns Community Concerns

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PART A

Small Group Discussion

Step 1 – Group Discussion

1. INDIVIDUAL REPORTS:Each group member presents strategies they would like the group to consider

2. CHART:Strategies are recorded on the “Strategy Brainstorm Chart”

Step 2 – Group Consensus

Select 3-5 strategies that you would like to present to the group for their consideration.

Step 3 – Prepare Presentation

1. PREPARE 10 MIN PRESENTATION:

a. Create “Strategies for Consideration Table”

b. Decide who will present the above table to the group

PART B

Large GroupDiscussion

Prioritization Process

1. As each Small Group presents, the Steering Team will write the strategies on an Instagraph.

2. Each strategy will have a number. As each Strategy Group presents, record the number of the strategy and take notes on the strategy.

Instagraph

Complete Strategy Instagraph

Which strategies hold the most promise for impacting our areas of concern?

-- Vote for one third

After today, the Steering Team will1. Seek input Full faculty Community council Student body2. Identify “tentative” strategies 3. Analyze the collective strategies:• Are all outside requirements met (PL221 / Title I)?

(when possible, we’ll use our strategies to meet requirements)

• Are all InSAI guidelines met?4. Seek approvals: FF and CC InSAI Superintendent5. Secure Strategy Chairs Invite Strategy Chairs for more comprehensive strategies

to attend the InSAI Strategy Chair Training

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