Steps to Success / Indistar February Web Meeting

1. Steps to Success / Indistar February Web Meeting For NH Title I Priority and Focus Schools February 11, 2014

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3. Welcome! • Meeting purpose:provide updates and insights to support NH Title I Priority and Focus Schools using the Steps to Success process and Indistar tool • Presenters: • Joey Nichol • Ashley Frame • Facilitator: • Karen Laba

4. February Web Meeting Agenda • Updates from Joey Nichol, NH DOE Office of School Turnaround • NH Networks Redesign • Monitoring Implementation – Documenting Classroom Practices • Professional Learning Opportunities • Reminders & Next Steps

5. Updates from the NH Office of School Turnaround – Joey Nichol Topics: 1. Reduced feesfor SERESC Professional Development offerings. Letter sent to Principals and Supers Feb. 7. Contact your Liaison for more details. 2. Exiting Focus Schools Status – Scott Mantie (scott.mantie@doe.nh.gov) will complete the NECAP analysis to determine if Focus Schools met their 2013 NECAP equity targets. Contact Scott for specifics. 3. March 11 Quarterly Meeting Survey – watch for a survey asking for suggested workshops for the March 11 meeting.

6. It BEARS Repeating . . . 4. Title I Priority and Focus Schools FAQs – http://www.education.nh.gov/instruction/priority-focus/documents/faq.pdf Some topics of interest: PARTICIPATION and REQUIREMENTS 3. What are the requirements of a Title I Priority and Focus Schools? SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS 21. How does a Title I Priority or Focus School submit its school improvement plan? 22. What does a school need to consider when developing their school improvement plan? 23. What Indistar indicators – aligned to the School Turnaround Principles – are Title I Priority and Focus Schools required to assess to access their funding?

7. It BEARS Repeating . . . 4. Title I Priority and Focus Schools FAQs – http://www.education.nh.gov/instruction/priority-focus/documents/faq.pdf More topics of interest: MONITORING OF ACHIEVEMENT PROGRESS 26. What local measures can be used for providing baseline, interim and summative student achievement data? 27. When will schools be required to submit their data to the NH DOE? 28. How will the school be expected to report our progress? 29. Which data should be included on the Summary of Local Achievement Data Template? 30. How often will the NH DOE be on site to provide technical assistance and progress monitoring?

8. Recent Questions 5. How do I submit my mid-year data report? -- attach to Online Grants Management System *be sure clearly labeled ‘Mid-Year Local Data Summary for XXX School’ * -- alert Joey via email that you’ve posted the mid-year update Kathryn.nichol@doe.nh.gov 6. Does the Title I set-aside carry over if not used in 2013-2014?

9. Questions for Joey? You can RAISE your hand to be unmuted and voice your question OR Type your question in the window

10. NH Networks: Redesign Tour Guide: Ashley Frame, NH DOE, Title II Tour Highlights: • Logging on to Single Sign On • E-Locker layout • Title I Priority & Focus Schools Network • Key features: privacy, content, usage suggestions

11. Using the NH Network Platform A guide for new users or those who want a quick refresher!

12. Step One: Create account/ log in to NH single sign on

13. Step one, cont.

14. Step 2: Sign in

15. Your screen will look something like this! Please click here to access the Networks!

16. Click on your name to create a profile! This will enable you to join networks or have your network lead add you to a “closed” network

17. To begin, click here! This will reveal your networks and allow you to find more!

18. Click here to find more networks!

19. Scroll down and find Networks that interest you! Click to join! You will not be able to see all networks, as some are private! The Title I Focus and Priority School Network is private, so you will need to be added manually.

20. Once you have joined a network, it will show up in “My Networks” on the home page. The network pages have not changed very much during the migration to the new platform!

23. Use the Knowledge Base to find resources and examples of practices that interest you!

24. Find resources of the role of time, school culture, family engagement and more! Use “Advanced Search” to filter resources for more refined searches. The Knowledge Base is a great spot for resources from all over the country!

25. Use this as a reference guide! Feel free to contact: ashley.frame@doe.nh.gov if you have more questions!

26. NH Networks Homework and Questions NH Networks HOMEWORK: 1. Log in and update your Profile. 2. Explore the available Networks and Learning Paths. Ask to JOIN at least one new network. 3. POST your thoughts about best ways to organize the RESOURCES in the Title I Priority and Focus Schools Network in the DISCUSSION tab. More Questions? You can RAISE your hand to be unmuted and voice your question OR Type your question in the window

27. Monitoring PLAN Implementation & Impact Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work. Peter Drucker Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/p/peterdruck131070.html#mvViJZ8KMtkLq1Ab.99 • *Documenting your hard work: • Last month = TASKS report • *Monitoring the IMPACT of your work – • on classroom practice • on school processes, operations • on student achievement

28. Monitoring Changes in Classroom Practices • WHAT? • Classroom management (e.g. PBIS or Responsive Classroom strategies) • Instructional practices (e.g., clear learning targets, aka “I can . .” statements; checking for understanding; questioning) • HOW? • Walkthroughs/ learning walks/ peer observations • Agreed-upon list of observable actions – by teachers, by students

29. Monitoring Changes in Classroom Practices Example using Indistar Indicators Turnaround Principle 4: Strengthen the school’s instructional practices . . . FACULTY REPORT OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES SCHOOL NAME: ____________________________________ DATE: _____________

30. Monitoring Changes in Classroom Practices Example using Indistar Indicators Turnaround Principle 6: Establish a productive and safe learning environment . . . FACULTY REPORT OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES SCHOOL NAME: ____________________________________ DATE: _____________

31. Monitoring Changes in Classroom Practice: Data Guided Decisions • How to use walk-through data? • Teacher self-reports – ask teachers to discuss (reach consensus?)on the importance and usefulness of selected practices, • Compare self-reports to peer or administrator data – discuss in Leadership Team any differences – why? What implications of different observed actions? • Student voice – invite students to respond to a similar survey

32. STUDENT SURVEY OF INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES School: ___________________________ Subject Area/ Grade: _______ Date: ________ Evidence/ Examples: ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Change the text to match indicators or practices you want to examine.

33. Questions about Monitoring Classroom Practice Strategies? You can RAISE your hand to be unmuted and voice your question OR Type your question in the window

34. Professional Learning Opportunities Registration Open: Learning Forward. . . Moving Forward, Friday, March 21 at SNHU Learning Forward NH and the NH Department of Education are partnering to offer a conference focused upon the Standards for Professional Learning and how the standards support the PD Master Plan process. Registration is available at http://tinyurl.com/qg5u7ow and from the LFNH website: www.learningforwardnh.org. Registration Open: The 5th Annual Statewide Data Use Conference. Tuesday, March 18, 2014 8:30AM - 3:15PM, NHTI, Concord – Sweeney Hall Explore questions such as: What assessment data is useful for which purposes?  How can PerformancePLUS facilitate analyzing the data?  How can we use progress monitoring assessments to foster collaboration between all professionals working with a student? Register for the Statewide Data Use Conference at: http://tinyurl.com/nhdataconference

35. Reminders and Next Steps 1. Reminders -- Quarterly meetings – Tuesday, March 11, 2014: 8:30 – 3:30 southern location Wednesday, March 12, 2014: north country at NCES Thursday, May 15, 2014: 8:30 – 3:30 southern location Wednesday, May 14, 2014: North Country at NCES 2. Educator Effectiveness: Take time to review the final Phase II Report of the Educator Support and Evaluation Model, posted in the Teacher Effectiveness Network.

36. Thanks for your participation For Questions on Steps/ Indistar, contact Karen Laba, karen.laba@doe.nh.gov 603 969-0988 Or Rob Hanson, Hanson_alrs@hotmail.com, 603 396-8076 Pause and Reflect Never doubt that a small, committed group of people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead