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Welcome. August 16, 2011. School Improvement Grant. SIG. Agenda. Welcome Continuation Decisions Amendments Increased Learning Time MSU Survey School Improvement Facilitator Plan and Explore Logs Q&A. Monitors. Each school will have a monitor Assigned by MDE P artnering with MAISA

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  1. Welcome August 16, 2011

  2. School Improvement Grant SIG

  3. Agenda • Welcome • Continuation Decisions • Amendments • Increased Learning Time • MSU Survey • School Improvement Facilitator • Plan and Explore • Logs • Q&A

  4. Monitors • Each school will have a monitor • Assigned by MDE • Partnering with MAISA • Compensated by MDE • Weekly visits and as needed • Monitor and provide support

  5. Continuation Decisions • 2011/2012 • Progress measured by fidelity of implementation • 2012/2013 • Progress measured by fidelity of implementation AND • Gains in Student Achievement • Notified Early if there are implementation issues • Non-Compliance Plan

  6. Plan Amendments • Plan amendments may be necessary but rare • Must be approved by MDE-competitive grant • Submit plan amendments to Mark Coscarella at coscarellam@michigan.gov • Form (Request to Amend SIG Plan) is on MEGS

  7. Request to Amend SIG Plan

  8. Request to transfer funds • Request must be made to MDE before purchase • Must follow Title I and SIG guidelines • Must be in the plan • After MDE approves the request changes must be made in MEGS. • The approved budget in MEGS must match final expenditure report or the district could face audit findings

  9. Request to transfer funds

  10. Increased Learning Time • Increased time for students in core subjects • Increased time for students for well rounded education • Increased time for teachers to collaborate

  11. MSU Survey • MSU will conduct curriculum survey • Teachers will be asked to participate • More information to follow

  12. District Support • Schools that have received a School Improvement Grant (SIG) in the first or second round are required to purchase the support of a School Improvement Facilitator from their local ISD/ESA for a charge of $7500. This School Improvement Facilitator will liaison with a district representative and schedule a minimum of four meetings in each SIG school in their service area including both Title I and non-Title I schools. The School Improvement Facilitator and district representative constitute a School Support Team that will meet with the School Improvement Team for the purpose of monitoring the school improvement process at the building level and providing technical assistance around instructional strategies and classroom level student achievement data. With all of the supports that are in place in the school, the expectation is that student achievement will increase and this School Support Team will be looking for evidence of that. • The Local Education Agency (LEA) will work with the ISD/ESA to implement the transfer of funds from the SIG to the ISD/ESA.

  13. Plan and explore • School are required to administer the PLAN and EXPLORE assessments • SIG funds may be used for these assessments depending on supplement and supplant

  14. Logs • Schools that kept great records received few audit findings • Keep a log of activities-this is high profile work • Keep time and attendance records • Label purchases according to Title I requirements • Computers, LCD machines, Smart Boards, etc

  15. Questions • What questions do you have? • https://www.epls.gov/ • Excluded Parties List System (for debarred vendors)

  16. More Questions? • Linda Forward, Director Office of Education Improvement and Innovation ForwardL@michigan.gov • Mark Coscarella, Assistant Director Office of Education Improvement and Innovation CoscarellaM@michigan.gov • Dr. Anne Hansen, Consultant, Office of Education Improvement and Innovation HansenA1@michigan.gov

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