Moving Title IA School Plans into Indistar

ESEA OdysseySummer 2015

Presented by Melinda BessnerOregon Department of Education

PurposeO In this workshop, participants will

learn the basics of schoolwide program planning and the transitional step to using Indistar, Oregon’s new school-level planning tool.

Focus of TrainingO General Requirements/SubmissionsO ODE Objectives and developmentO Resources AvailableO Indistar Processing & Implemenation

Background

So you need to transition to

Indistar?

Here’s what you do . .

What do you need to know about Schoolwide Plans?

SWP Ten Components

Crosswalk between Components & Indicators(using Monitoring Review Tool)

EE 2.3 

Professional development activities for all staff (principals, teachers, and paraprofessionals) are aligned to ensure continued growth in content knowledge as well as in effective instructional delivery. 

On-going, sustained opportunities will be provided for all staff and are clearly articulated in the plan. A clear description of ongoing and embedded support that will ensure staff implementation of strategies is articulated. Support is described which will ensure fidelity of strategy implementation.(SWP – Professional Development)

Steps for Initial Planning

Using IndistarO Go to www.indistar.org

School’s Dashboard

School’s Main Page

Step 1: SWP TeamO Schoolwide Planning Team includes:

O ParentsO Licensed staffO Classified staff O AdministratorsO District staff O Title I-A staff

Step 2: Conduct Comprehensive Needs

AssessmentO Steps for conducting the Needs Assessment

1. Creating or Reviewing a school profileO What do we look like now? Consider the following:

O Student NeedsO Curriculum and InstructionO Professional DevelopmentO Family & Community InvolvementO School Context & Organization

Step 2: Conduct Comprehensive Needs Assessment (cont.)O 2. Identify & Analyze Data

Either using your district’s data collection & analysis tools or ODE’s suggested tools (located at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1939)

O 3. Review results

O 4. Determine areas of need

Comprehensive Needs Assessment

O A needs assessment based on the Five Key Dimensions of Achievement O Student achievementO School context and organization O Curriculum and instruction O Professional developmentO Family and community involvement

O The following worksheets should be included:O Data CollectionO Data AnalysisO Prioritization of Needs Worksheets

Step 2: Conduct Comprehensive Needs

Assessment (cont.)After determining needs, answer the following question on the Title I-A Supplemental Program Form:

“Describe how the school has completed a comprehensive needs assessment of the entire school based on information which included the achievement of children in relation to the state academic content standards. The summary should include information from multiple measures of data from all five key areas of effectiveness –student achievement, district and school structure and culture, teaching and learning, educator effectiveness, and family and community involvement. The data should be cross-analyzed to identify the needs of educationally disadvantaged students.”

Step 3: Assess & Address Indicators

Step 3: Assess & Address Indicators

Step 3: Assess & Address Indicators

Step 3: Assess & Address Indicators

Step 3: Assess & Address Indicators

Step 3: Address IndicatorsO Use the SWP Indicator Checklist/Crosswalk to specifically

address your current level of implementation

O The crosswalk is located at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1939

Indicator ID

Indicator Description Key Points that must be addressed

TL 4.2 A system is in place for assessing and monitoring student achievement relative to state standards.  

In your school’s response to this indicator, you should address, describe, or outline the following key points:  Teacher selected, on-going student assessments are noted and include the frequency for administering them and professional development needed to effectively use the results.

(SWP Component – Student Assessment of Progress) 

Step 4: Create Plan

Step 4: Create Plan & Assign Tasks

Schoolwide ComplianceO When you are “access & addressing

indicators”O We look at current level of implementation for

areas of compliance.O You do not need to be at full implementation to

be compliant.

O If you are not compliant in an area, we then look at your list of tasks as part of your plan.

Components of a Plan

Step 5: Upload Documents

O The following documents need to be uploaded into the Indistar “Filing Cabinet”

O Signed Principal Attestation formsO School/Parent Compact

(in all relevant languages)

Step 5: Upload Documents

Step 5: Upload Documents

Step 6: Supplemental Questions

Components of a Plan

District Requirements

SEA Annual Review Process of Title IA Plans

Timeline for transition

What to expect that you may not be expecting . . .

Moving towards Indistar

Questions?SWP Planning? Forms?

Indistar? Resources?

Contact InformationMelinda Bessner

ODE Education Specialist

melinda.bessner@state.or.us503-947-5626