Coordinator’s Academy Local District 6 Program Improvement
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This document outlines the criteria and processes for Title I schools identified as Program Improvement (PI) schools under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. It details how schools can be identified, the measures they must take to improve, and the steps necessary to exit PI status. Schools that fail to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for two consecutive years become PI schools and must inform parents, revise their school plans, and provide choice options for students. Technical assistance from districts is also highlighted to ensure compliance and foster improvement.
Coordinator’s Academy Local District 6 Program Improvement
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Coordinator’s Academy Local District 6Program Improvement Thursday October 27, 2005
Program Improvement Schools • How does a Title I school become identified as a Program Improvement (PI) school? • Once identified, what must a school do? • How does a school exit the PI status?
How does a school become a Program Improvement School? • The school has not made Adequate YearlyProgress (AYP) for two consecutive years. • AYP (meeting the annual measurable objectives) is: • % of students proficient or above in English Language Arts and Math • 95% participation rate • API for all schools • Graduation rate for High School
ANNUAL MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES • Elementary and Middle Schools: • 24.4% of the students are proficient or above in English Language Arts • 26.5% of the students are proficient or above in Math • 95% participation rate • Met API
ANNUAL MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES • High School: • 22.3% of the students are proficient or above in English Language Arts • 20.9% of the students are proficient or above in math • 95% participation rate • API met • Graduation rate
Program Improvement SchoolWhat’s next? • PI Year One Requirements: • Inform parents of PI status • Reason for identification • Explanation of what the school and district are doing to address the problem • Explanation of how parents can become involved • Explain the parents option to transfer their child to another school
PI Year 1 Requirements • Revise School Plan to address required PI elements • Cover a 2 year period • Includes consultation with parents, school staff, the district and an outside expert • Peer review process • 10% of the schools Title I budget must be spent on professional development for school staff/administration
PI Year 1 Requirements • Offer “choice” to parents to send their children to another school in the district that is not a PI school • The district is responsible for identifying the “choice” school options and arranging for transportation, free of cost, to the parents
PI Year 1 Requirements • District Responsibilities • Provide technical assistance during revision of school plan and throughout its implementation • Data analysis • Identification and implementation of instructional strategies • Budget analysis
Local District 6 PI 1 Schools • Corona Ave ES • Odyssey High School (Appeal in process) • San Antonio High School • State Street ES
NCLB Year of Program Improvement (PI) • Year 2 • Continue district technical assistance • Use 10% of funds for PD • School choice ADD: • Provide supplemental educational services to eligible students and notify parents
Local District 6 PI 2 Schools • ELC • Theresa Hughes ES • Lillian Street ES (Safe harbor) • Loma Vista ES • Middleton ES • Miles Es • Stanford ES
PI 3 School • Continue services from PI 2 school ADD one of the following: • Implement new curriculum • Extend school year or day • Appoint outside expert • Decrease management authority at school • Replace school staff • Restructure school
Local District 6 PI 3 Schools • South Gate MS • Nimitz MS • South Gate HS
PI 4 School • Continue PI 3 services ADD: • Develop a plan for alternative school governance • Provide notice to parents and teachers and allow comment
Local District 6 PI 4 Schools • Independence ES
PI 5 School • Continue PI 4 services Implement one of the following: • Reopen school as a charter • Replace all or most of the staff including principal • Contract with outside entity to manage school • Turn operation of school over to the State • Other restructuring of school governance
Local District 6 PI 5 Schools • Bell SH • Gage MS • Holmes Ave. ES • Huntington Park HS • Park Ave. ES
How do you exit the PI status? • A PI school that makes its AYP for one year is frozen in place for a year • PI schools making AYP for two consecutive years exits the program improvement status