School Improvement Grant - SIG 1003(g)

Steve UnderwoodDirector, Statewide System of Support

Primary Goal

Our state’s primary goal in monitoring is not

compliance, but rather effectiveness.

Compliance is necessary, but not sufficient.

Monitoring as Leverage for Technical Assistance

Monitoring ProcessesInstructional Core Focus VisitA modification of The Idaho Building

Capacity ProjectSEA staff quarterly visits/interviews

with LEA and School leadershipReview of implementation progress

through the State online strategic planning tool

Review of local data – achievement & perceptual

Instructional Core Focus VisitBaseline – a comprehensive visitFollow-up – a return, scaled down

visit each year

IBC – Capacity BuildersA modification –

◦The normal project is completely separated from compliance procedures. Records are maintained by an intermediary agency.

◦For SIG, monthly service records become part of public record held at SEA for review of the improvement process at each site.

Onsite Visits / InterviewsQuarterly visits from SEA staff to

interview local LEA and school leadership

Interviews based on SIG required activities

Indistar™ by CII – WISE ToolIndistar – an online strategic

planning tool

Schools outline goals, tasks, timelines, etc., and monitor their own progress

SEA has access to all schools and can review in depth or by spot-check for ongoing improvements in either the base tool or the Transformation Toolkit

OtherState achievement dataLocal perceptual dataSIG reporting metrics – per final

req’sFiscal requests/reimbursements

C’est fini…Compliance is a minimum

requirementWe leverage monitoring

requirements to further build local capacity for change

We depend on established relationships as a motivator for change… but we make sure that our LEAs know continued funding is dependent on compliance and progress.

Steve UnderwoodDirector, Statewide System of Support

Phone: (208) 332-9922Email: sunderwood@sde.idaho.gov

Division of Student Achievement & School Improvement

Idaho State Department of Education650 West State StreetBoise, ID 83720-0027

Web: www.sde.idaho.gov/site/sasa/