Gary L. Cates, Ph.D.Illinois State University

Kathryn CoxIllinois State Board of Education

State Personnel Development Grant – IllinoisU.S. Department of Education Grant Award # H323A100005

The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, #H325A100005. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. (OSEP Project Officer: Grace Zamora Durán)

Purpose of the SAPSI

Designed to monitor ongoing efforts to establish permanent:Problem solving proceduresToolsProducts

Earlier Versions

Part of the Illinois ASPIRE project from previous grant

Multiple surveys Expert Opinion Face Validity Domain Lumping Cutting down length

Current Version:47 Questions & 7 Domains1. Consensus: Comprehensive Commitment

and Support2. Infrastructure: Development of a 3-Tiered

System3. Implementation: Decision-Making4. Implementation: Professional Development5. Implementation: Establish and Maintain

Team Process6. Implementation: Evidence-Based Practices7. Implementation: Monitoring and Action

Planning.

Permanent Product Evidence Screening data (CBM, SWIS) Evidence of progress monitoring Training (Training Logs or Sign in

sheets) School Improvement Plans District/Building Reports Building Meeting Minutes/Notes Building RtI Plans

Administration, Scoring, & Reporting See Tool Handout SAPSI-S.pdf Spring Administration via Select Survey™ Facilitated by internal or external coach

with building level team Time Reports = 1 to 2.5 hours SAPSI-S scores can range from 0 to 386 Select Survey Report Here Excel Graphs Here

All Items (Reading/Literacy, Math, & Behavior)

SAPSI-S DomainsNumber of Items

RespondentsCronbach’s

Alpha

Overall 386 N=51 .992

Consensus 57 N=51 .952

Infrastructure 152 N=51 .984

Implementation: Decision Making

18 N=51 .937

Implementation: Continuous PD 18 N=51 .892

Implementation: Team Process 72 N=51 .977

Implementation: Evidence-based Practices

21 N=51 .937

Implementation: Action Planning

48 N=51 .960

Reading/Literacy

SAPSI-S DomainsNumber of Items

RespondentsCronbach’s

Alpha

Overall 129 N=51 .979

Consensus 19 N=51 .854

Infrastructure 51 N=51 .961

Implementation: Decision Making

6 N=51 .846

Implementation: Continuous PD

6 N=51 .658

Implementation: Team Process 24 N=51 .934

Implementation: Evidence-based Practices

7 N=51 .873

Implementation: Action Planning

16 N=51 .894

Math

SAPSI-S DomainsNumber of Items

RespondentsCronbach’s

Alpha

Overall 131 N=51 .980

Consensus 19 N=51 .867

Infrastructure 53 N=51 .959

Implementation: Decision Making

6 N=51 .861

Implementation: Continuous PD

6 N=51 .711

Implementation: Team Process 24 N=51 .948

Implementation: Evidence-based Practices

7 N=51 .893

Implementation: Action Planning

16 N=51 .908

Behavior

SAPSI-S DomainsNumber of items

RespondentsCronbach’s

Alpha

Overall 127 N=51 .984

Consensus 19 N=51 .896

Infrastructure 48 N=51 .967

Implementation: Decision Making

6 N=51 .877

Implementation: Continuous PD 6 N=51 .665

Implementation: Team Process 24 N=51 .949

Implementation: Evidence-based Practices

7 N=51 .896

Implementation: Action Planning

16 N=51 .924

Next Steps

Establish continuity of data Continue collecting data Continue using data for PD planning

purposes Conduct a factor analysis Consider removing items

Questions?

Gary Catesisuevaluation@gmail.comgarycates@ilstu.edu