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Using the High Quality Standards to Document

Progress

Georgia Thornton, Nancy Cline&

Clinton Burch

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Using the High Quality Standards to Document Progress

What are the

HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS ?

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Using the High Quality Standards to Document Progress

Standard I – Positive Climate and Cohesive Culture

Standard II – School Leadership

Standard III – Standards-Focused Curriculum, Instruction and Assessments

Standard IV– Student Support Services and Family/Community Connections

Standard V – Educator Growth and Development

Standard VI– Efficient and Effective Management

Standard VII – Continuous Improvement

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Using the High Quality Standards to Document Progress

What is the first step to achieving

HIGH QUALITY ?

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…construct your school’s mission, vision and goals to more easily monitor progress as it aligns with data driven decisions.

…construct your school’s mission, vision and goals to more easily monitor progress as it aligns with data driven decisions.

As a Leadership Team…

Do the statements incorporate a concern for

the academic success of all students and reflect the

belief that all students can learn?

Do the statements reflect the belief that all teachers are responsible implementing instructional strategies that

meet the needs of all students?

Are the statements realistic?

Do the statements address subgroup performance?

Are the statements aligned within other plans?

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…review data in reference to your school’s mission, vision and goals.…review data in reference to your school’s mission, vision and goals.

As a Leadership Team…

What are the inconsistencies between the data and the

mission, vision and goals?

What does the data need to supply in order to monitor the

mission, vision and goals?

What data sources are driving the overall mission,

vision and goals?

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…develop clear and understandable goals which concentrate on the inconsistencies.…develop clear and understandable goals which concentrate on the inconsistencies.

As a Leadership Team…

Are the goals:

-Developed to address specific problems related to the data?

Are the goals:

-Specific

-Measurable

-Attainable

-Realistic

-Time-bound

Are the goals:

- Incorporating research-based practices as they relate to the data?

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…create and/or evaluate various strategies to accomplish your goals.…create and/or evaluate various strategies to accomplish your goals.

As a Leadership Team…

Has the strategies been validated by scientific

research?

Does the strategies support the mission, vision and goals?

What are the resources necessary to implement the

strategies?

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…incorporate your strategies into the education process.…incorporate your strategies into the education process.

As a Leadership Team…

Who is responsible for implementing the chosen

strategies?

What is the timeline for implementing the chosen

strategies?

What is the monitoring process for the chosen

strategies?

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…analyze the impact of our strategies as compared to your goals.…analyze the impact of our strategies as compared to your goals.

As a Leadership Team…

What is the monitoring timeline for the chosen

strategies?

Do the chosen strategies have a positive, negative, or no

effect on the goals?

Are the strategies being implemented correctly?

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…using your findings, initiate the improvement model over again.…using your findings, initiate the improvement model over again.

As a Leadership Team…

What strategies need enhanced or eliminated?

Have the goals been achieved?

What goals need reevaluated or rewritten?

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Using the High Quality Standards to Document Progress

Breaking down the

HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS ?

(Scenario Activity)

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Using the High Quality Standards to Document Progress

What type of evidence do we collect

to support the

HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS ?

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Using the High Quality Standards to Document Progress

How do we document our evidence for the

HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS ?

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Using the High Quality Standards to Document Progress

HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS

Data Collection System

(Web-based Activity)

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Using the High Quality Standards to Document Progress

What documentation do I already have

that can be uploaded to support the

HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS ?

(Leadership Team Activity)

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