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The New Look of School Improvement

The New Look of School Improvement. 2013 G-CASE Conference Savannah, Georgia Dr. Barbara Lunsford, EdD Associate Superintendent, School Improvement Georgia Department of Education Friday, November 15, 2013. The New Look of School Improvement. Merge of School Improvement Division and

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The New Look of School Improvement

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  1. The New Look of School Improvement 2013 G-CASE Conference Savannah, Georgia Dr. Barbara Lunsford, EdD Associate Superintendent, School Improvement Georgia Department of Education Friday, November 15, 2013

  2. The New Look of School Improvement • Merge of School Improvement Division and • School Turnaround Division • Delivery Plan • 4 Regional District and School Improvement Network Teams based on geographic location • North Georgia • Metro Atlanta • Middle Georgia • South Georgia

  3. The New Look of School Improvement • 4 Regional District and School Improvement Network Teams • Lead Network School Improvement Specialist • Students with Disabilities/RTI/UDL Regional Improvement Specialist • Mathematics/UDL/MDC Regional Improvement Specialist • Literacy/English Language Arts/UDL/LDC Regional Improvement Specialist • Data/Professional Learning School Improvement Specialist • Leadership Development/Indistar Improvement Specialist • Turnaround Field Specialist • District Effectiveness Regional Lead • GAPSS Team Member

  4. The New Look of School Improvement 2013-2014 Focus on building capacity of district level and school level administrators AND school level leadership team members. (Instructional Coaches, Department Chairs, etc.) 2014-2015 Focus on building capacity and knowledge transfer with district and school level administrators, school level leadership teams, and whole school staff.

  5. The New Look of School Improvement • What is your school’s game plan for surviving changes in • Curriculum? • Assessment? • Teacher Evaluation? • Leader Evaluation? • School/District Accountability? • CCRPI?

  6. The New Look of School Improvement Alignment to Teacher and Leader Keys Revision of School Keys Development of District Keys Understanding of the CCRPI

  7. The New Look of School Improvement Revision of School Keys • Align with new research and new initiatives. • Teacher Keys and Leader Keys • Professional Learning Standards • Family and Community Engagement • Common Core GPS • Create a high quality, user-friendly feedback system for schools. • Streamline the number of rubrics. • Provide clear, concise, consistent language. • Resolve the Saddle Effect: “All” and “None”.

  8. The New Look of School Improvement Revision of School Keys • Create a self-assessment tool for schools. • Connect to the School Improvement Process. • Stronger focus on classroom management. • New focus on internal/external communication. • More focus on the principal as the leader of curriculum, assessment, instruction, and PL. • New focus on leaders to effectively monitor, accurately evaluate, and support teachers. • More focus on the students as accountable, active participants in their own learning.

  9. The New Look of School Improvement Revision of School Keys Aligned with Teacher and Leader Keys Old Performance Levels Not Addressed Emergent Operational Fully Operational New Performance Levels Exemplary Operational Emerging Not Evident

  10. The New Look of School Improvement Collect All Relevant Data Monitor and Adjust the Plan Analyze Data to Prioritize Needs School Improvement Process Determine Root Causes Implement the SI Plan Determine Artifacts and Evidence Establish SMART Goals Identify Appropriate Actions

  11. The New Look of School Improvement • Have the right people at the table to engage in the planning process. • School Improvement • Curriculum • Title I • Special Education • CTAE • Counselors SIP

  12. March April May June The New Look of School Improvement The planning process Start SIP Process July September October August X District Plans Title I SIPs

  13. The New Look of School Improvement Using the SIP as a monitoring tool. • Assign “reporters” for each strategy. • Review each strategy at SLT meetings. • Input data and information into the SIP. • Locate and solve kinks in implementation. • Determine next steps.

  14. The New Look of School Improvement • Next Steps in the Field • Engage the leadership team to review SIP strategies now. • Have them “build a case” with data for each strategy. • Identify and solve kinks in implementation. • Start the process to replace ineffective strategies in the spring. SIP

  15. The New Look of School Improvement Key Advantages of CCRPI • Monitors a school’s ability to close the gap. • Assesses progress down to the subgroup level. • Provides a strong focus on literacy/writing. • Brings science/social studies into the mix. • Shares the responsibility for graduation rate. • Shines a light on CTAE performance. • Sets high expectations for high performers.

  16. The New Look of School Improvement District Assessment TKES CCRPI LKES School Keys District Keys GAPSS

  17. The New Look of School Improvement Barbara Lunsford Associate Superintendent, School Improvement blunsford@doe.k12.ga.us 404 463-4156

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