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School Improvement: A Proven Process

School Improvement: A Proven Process. The Toledo Public Schools’ STAR Program. The STAR Program. S triving T oward A cademic R eform. STAR Meetings. Closing the Gap. The Identification of STAR Schools. Based upon free- and reduced-lunches

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School Improvement: A Proven Process

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  1. School Improvement: A Proven Process The Toledo Public Schools’ STAR Program

  2. The STAR Program Striving Toward Academic Reform

  3. STAR Meetings

  4. Closing the Gap

  5. The Identification of STAR Schools • Based upon free- and reduced-lunches • Based upon all Proficiency and Achievement Tests • Based upon the relationship of the individual school to TPS as a whole • School is two standard deviations below the regression line for two of the three previous years.

  6. Closing the Gap

  7. The Initial Meeting with the School Improvement Committee • The Director of Research and Analysis makes her recommendations to the SIC. • The SIC asks the Principal and Building Representative to attend a meeting. • The Director of Research and Analysis shares the data with the school team and SIC. • The school team reflects on their data and learns about its STAR status.

  8. What does it mean to be a STAR School? • Additional Monies • “Enhanced” School Improvement Plan • Accountability to the SIC • No Excuses!

  9. Expectations • Work as a team • Analyze data • Reflect on data and instructional needs • Develop an enhanced School Improvement Plan • Implement plan to improve student achievement

  10. School Team Reflection Sue Joseph, Principal and Joanne Bean, Building Representative

  11. Professional Development • Effective Leadership for Academic Achievement Institute • Presented by the American Federation of Teachers and The United Federation of Teachers Teacher Center • Emphasis on the following areas: • Effective Communication • Team Building • Data Informed Decision-Making • Professional Development • Action Planning

  12. The Institute • School Teams attend • Held here in Toledo as well as New York • Resulted in the implementation of an “Enhanced School Improvement Plan” • Teams use the information in their buildings to increase student achievement

  13. Relationship between Levels of Impact and Components of Training Adapted from: NSDC Standards for staff Development Training Manual. Stephanie Hirsh, 1995.

  14. Assisting Schools with Needs • Present information on Standards/Achievement Tests/Diagnostic Tests/Other ODE Initiatives • Assist with development of School Improvement Plan • Assist with professional development resources • Reading Academy • Math Academy • Technology assistance • External Experts • Data Analysis • Materials

  15. Finding Time for Professional Development • Early release/Late start • Sharing substitutes among grade levels • Extension of monthly faculty meeting • Common planning time/lunch time

  16. Incentives • Hourly stipend • LPDC credit • Sharing of work load • Increased student achievement

  17. Comments from Panel • UFT Conference • What has worked! • Other comments

  18. The STAR (Enhanced) School Improvement Plan • Developed by the Office of Instructional Planning as a result of the increased use of data and collaboration • Action Plans are working documents • Includes “Indicators of Success” • Collaboration is a key component • Shared responsibility • Reviewed and modified by school team on a regular basis

  19. Submitting the SIP • Reviewed by the Office of Instructional Planning • Revised as necessary • Submitted to the School Improvement Committee and the Chief Academic Officer • Reviewed with the school leadership team regularly

  20. Action Plan Template • Action Plan (Reading) • The action Plan(s) for each goal identified is a working document that clearly and briefly describes the strategic objective(s) and activities to be undertaken for each particular goal. GOAL: What Who When How Support Indicators of Success

  21. Samples of Success Indicators • SuccessMaker data (CCC) • ProOhio data • Others • Grade level meeting notes • Needs assessment • Parent attendance at school functions • Tutoring data • Data for targeted students

  22. Panel Comments • Developing and using the STAR School Improvement Plan (Longfellow Team) • School Improvement Review (Instructional Planning Consultants)

  23. STAR School Accountability • Meet with the School Improvement Committee throughout the school year • Key meeting in May • Teams present their data • Teams present the actions that resulted in improvements

  24. Data Chart (Sample)

  25. The Verdict! • Director of Research and Data Analysis reviews the latest Proficiency/Achievement Test results with the School Teams and School Improvement Committee (September) • Team defends their scores • SIC questions the team • SIC reveals the school’s new status • STAR • STAR Plus • Out of program

  26. The Program Works! • Chart with 6th grade results • Chart of Historic Results for TPS

  27. Comments from Panel • Reaction to “Final Verdicts”, Longfellow School Team

  28. Questions and Answers ??????????

  29. Contacts • Office of Instructional Planning • Linda Rerucha, linda.rerucha@tps.org • Jewel Minarcin, j.minarcin@tps.org • Bernadine Powell, b.powell@tps.org --Longfellow Elementary School • Sue Joseph, sue.joseph@tps.org • JoAnn Bean, joann.bean@tps.org

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