Advanc -ED Standards Assessment Report

1. Advanc-ED Standards Assessment Report Bibb County Schools 2012

2. Standard 1: Vision and Purpose Standard: The system establishes and communicates a shared purpose and direction for improving the performance of students and the effectiveness of the system.

3. Standard 1: Vision and Purpose OPERATIONAL

4. Standard 1: Vision and Purpose • Vision- “To empower every student to reach his or her unique potential.” • Mission- “To produce life-long learners and productive citizens in a safe and nurturing environment .”

5. Standard 1: Vision and Purpose • All schools function under shared vision and mission through the strategic plan • District Federal Programs Plan provides foundation for system information shared with stakeholders • Monitoring and revision of Strategic Plan, Local Education Agency Improvement Plan, and local school Continuous Improvement Plans ensure alignment with vision, purpose, and goals

6. Standard 1: Vision and Purpose SELECTED ARTIFACTS • District Website • Strategic Plan / District Improvement Plan • Publications, Brochures, Handbooks Demonstrating Stakeholder Involvement

7. Standard 2: Governance & Leadership Standard: • The system provides governance and leadership that promote student performance and system effectiveness.

8. Standard 2: Governance and Leadership OPERATIONAL

9. Standard 2: Governance and Leadership • Board Operations Policies are in place and reflected in handbooks at all levels • Review / assessment of evaluation data, Continuous Improvement Plan Goals and Strategies, and Teacher Professional Development reveal system effectiveness and its impact on student performance. • Collaboration networks provide stakeholder input into decision-making • Teacher units, local, state, and federal funds assigned in accordance with ADM and need. • Fund spending as budgeted; follows policy

10. Standard 2: Governance & Leadership SELECTED ARTIFACTS • Governance Policy Handbook • District-wide Staff and/or Student Handbooks • Evidence of budget meetings; adherence to ALJP • Record of District Staff Meetings • Record of Student Performance Data Analysis • Committee Members Include Stakeholder Groups • Professional Develop Plans for Staff • Educate Alabama Documentation

11. Standard 3: Teaching & Learning Standard: The system provides research-based curriculum and instructional methods that facilitate achievement for all students.

12. Standard 3: Teaching & Learning OPERATIONAL

13. Standard 3: Teaching & Learning • State COS, pacing guides, incremental assessments, data assessment, and Problem Solving Teams set student expectations and ensure alignment of learning outcomes with student needs • System utilizes / promotes State COS, National Council for Teaching Math Standards, ARI, AMSTI, Compendium Supplement for Achievement Test Curriculum Alignment, ACCESS Program, tutoring programs • Professional Development opportunities focus on research-based best practice instruction.

14. Standard 3: Teaching & Learning SELECTED ARTIFACTS • District Guidelines for lesson plan development that include learning objectives • District staff/other meetings regularly include data analysis • Professional Development Plans • Master Schedules & Instructional Calendars: days, hours • Transition Policies • Policies for student orientation, intervention, and remediation • Calendar & schedule of technology services to students

15. Standard 4: Documenting and Using Results Standard: The system enacts a comprehensive assessment system that monitors and documents performance and uses these results to improve student performance and system effectiveness.

16. Standard 4: Documenting and Using Results OPERATIONAL ARMT

17. Standard 4: Documenting and Using Results • Alabama Reading Initiative K-3 Reading Coaches lead formative assessment to drive reading instruction • DIBELS, AHSGE, ARMT, and SAT10 assessment results drive school improvement • Professional Development Committees plan learning opportunities aligned with identified needs for improvement

18. Standard 4: Documenting and Using Results • School System Strategic Plan and School Improvement Plans developed with all stakeholder groups • NCLB requirements met by system • System provides support for meeting ADVANC-ED/SACS Guidelines for quality teaching and learning • District staff uses assessment data for instructional planning • Professional Development learning opportunities encompass data interpretation and implementation of research-based programs to impact classroom learning

19. Standard 4: Documenting and Using Results SELECTED ARTIFACTS • Calendar of Assessment Activities • Staff meeting minutes indicating utilization of data systems • Student performance data reports indicating system-wide use of data for instructional planning • EDUCATE Alabama Professional Learning Plan results • Webpages, report cards, newspaper articles conveying student performance and school effectiveness. • Data reports disaggregate student performance growth • Reports that satisfy local, state, and national requirements.

20. Standard 5: Resource & Support Systems Standard: The system has the resources and services necessary to support its vision and purpose and to ensure achievement for all students.

21. Standard 5: Resource & Support Systems OPERATIONAL

22. Standard 5: Resource & Support Systems • Sufficient personnel are provided as funding allows to meet vision, mission, and goals of the system • Teachers, principals, and central office administrators are evaluated with EDUCATE Alabama or PEPE system • Revenue from local, state and federal resources cover expenditures supporting system vision, programs and services to ensure continued improvement • System develops budgets for state and federal revenues and monitors funds for resources that support beliefs, missions and educational programs to support learning

23. Standard 5: Resource & Support Systems SELECTED ARTIFACTS • Personnel policies ensuring certification, licensure, evaluation, training • Record of Professional Learning Opportunities • Staff Handbook • Professional Development Plans • School-level budgets • State and Federal Program Budgets for targeted support • Crisis Intervention Plan • Computer Hardware Budget • Community Based Programs

24. Standard 6: Stakeholder Communications & Relationships Standard: The system fosters effective communications and relationships with and among its stakeholders.

25. Standard 6: Stakeholder Communications & Relationships OPERATIONAL

26. Standard 6: Stakeholder Communications & Relationships • Bibb County stakeholders include: -Students -Staff -Parents -Community Members

27. Standard 6: Stakeholder Communications & Relationships Stakeholder Input -Continuous Improvement Planning -Community Partnerships -System-Wide Planning -Parental Involvement -Student Involvement

28. Standard 6: Stakeholder Communications & Relationships SELECTED ARTIFACTS • Stakeholder Survey Data • Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes • Parent-Teacher Meeting Documentation • District /School Websites • Stakeholder Communication / Documents

29. Standard 7: Commitment to Continuous Improvement Standard: • The system establishes, implements, and monitors a continuous process of improvement that focuses on student performance.

30. Standard 7: Commitment to Continuous Improvement OPERATIONAL

31. Standard 7: Commitment to Continuous Improvement • System supports and maintains a process of continuous improvement based on current data and process evaluation • Schools implement local school-wide plans based on standardized testing data, goals, and strategies • System evaluates professional development to ensure alignment with goals and strategies through surveys and site monitoring

32. Standard 7: Commitment to Continuous Improvement SELECTED ARTIFACTS • District / School Continuous Improvement Plans • Professional Development Plans • District /School Improvement Plan Committee Meeting Minutes

33. Quality Assurance Methods • District Strategic Plan, LEA Improvement Plan, District / Local School Continuous Improvement Plans are implemented and evaluated for effectiveness • District provides feedback on local school Continuous Improvement Plans through on-site monitoring, walk-throughs, and written reviews • Advanc-ED standards expectations are embedded in the district and school review process and communicated during district improvement initiatives • End-of-month / quarterly assessment results, longitudinal data files and Adequate Yearly Progress results help determine greatest areas of need and are communicated to parents

34. Conclusion Greatest Strengths: • Commitment to Improvement • Community /School Support Greatest Challenges: • Financial Support • Meeting increasingly more challenging goals set by ALSDE