Action Research Deployment Teams

1. Action Research Deployment Teams May - 2007

2. Agenda • Strategic Plan/Plan on a Page • SIP Rubric • SMART Goals • Team planning for continuous improvement • Workshop evaluation & planning for next year

4. Random Acts of Improvement School Direction Goals and Measures School Direction Goals and Measures Aligned Acts of Improvement

7. (Your School Mission Statement Here) (Your School SIPSMART Goals Here)

8. Pre Planning: Identification of Need 1.Develop/Review Student Learning Expectations 2. Examine alignment of learning expectations with assessments 3. Review assessment data 4. Identify areas of need based on assessment Plan: 1. Describe the current process for addressing the identified area of need (flow chart) 2. Review data to determine baseline performance in the specific area identified (Run Chart/Pareto Diagram) 3. Identify potential root causes contributing to the identified area of need (Cause & Effect Diagram, 5 Why’s, Relations Diagram) 4. Study research-based best practice/improvement theory addressing areas of need Action Research Overview for Professional Learning Communities DO 1.Plan for implementation of improvement theory (Force Field Analysis, Action Plan) 2. Implement research-based best practices improvement theory based on root causes according to the Action Plan 3. Monitor the implementation of research-based best practice/improvement theory to insure integrity and fidelity4. Assess student learning Act: 1.Standardize the implementation of research-based best practice (improvement theory) that improved student learning (revise the flow chart to reflect changes made to the system) 2. If improvement theory was unsuccessful continue the PDSA cycle (try another improvement theory based on the next identified root causes) Study: 1. Examine student assessment results (compare to baseline) 2. Assess the impact of research-based best practice/improvement theory on student achievement

11. Alignment & SMART Goals

12. What Are SMART GOALS? • Specific, strategic • Measurable • Attainable • Results-oriented • Time-bound

13. Math sub-test 11th grade Math subtest ITED NPR Target 85% based on trend data Proficient above 40th NPR Fall 2008 ITED By the fall of 2008, 85% of all 11th grade students will score above the 40th NPR on the ITED math subtest.

14. SMART Goal By the fall of 2008, 85% of all 11th grade students will score above the40th NPR on the ITEDmath subtest.

15. SMART Goal • During the 2006-07 school year, SAMPLE school will increase students’ proficiency in vocabulary skills in the non-proficient student subgroups as measured by the ITBS vocabulary sub test assessment (See targets below for each non-proficient sub group)

17. ActionPlan - PDSA

18. Pre Planning: Identification of Need 1.Develop/Review Student Learning Expectations 2. Examine alignment of learning expectations with assessments 3. Review assessment data 4. Identify areas of need based on assessment Plan: 1. Describe the current process for addressing the identified area of need (flow chart) 2. Review data to determine baseline performance in the specific area identified (Run Chart/Pareto Diagram) 3. Identify potential root causes contributing to the identified area of need (Cause & Effect Diagram, 5 Why’s, Relations Diagram) 4. Study research-based best practice/improvement theory addressing areas of need Action Research Overview for Professional Learning Communities DO 1.Plan for implementation of improvement theory (Force Field Analysis, Action Plan) 2. Implement research-based best practices improvement theory based on root causes according to the Action Plan 3. Monitor the implementation of research-based best practice/improvement theory to insure integrity and fidelity4. Assess student learning Act: 1.Standardize the implementation of research-based best practice (improvement theory) that improved student learning (revise the flow chart to reflect changes made to the system) 2. If improvement theory was unsuccessful continue the PDSA cycle (try another improvement theory based on the next identified root causes) Study: 1. Examine student assessment results (compare to baseline) 2. Assess the impact of research-based best practice/improvement theory on student achievement

21. Professional Development

24. Team Planning • Use the planning tool • Leave with a plan!

25. Top 3 Successes Top 3 Struggles Thinking about PDSA this past year… what’s in your “top 3”? What changes will be made to next year’s PDSA efforts?

26. Next steps… • SIP • SMART goals • PDSA • Professional Development • Use the “Organizing and Planning for CI” tool to guide your planning • Update your SIP by June 30th • Your school’s “plan on a page” draft with your SIP June 30th • Set and communicate direction! • Please complete the evaluation for today’s session

31. During the 2006-07 school year, non-proficient students (as indicated by the ITBS math problem-solving subtest) at Sample school will improve their math problem-solving skills as measured by an increase in the percentage of students scoring in the “high” and “proficient” levels on the ITBS math problem –solving assessment. The 2006-07 performance target is for 85% of Sample School students for score in the “high and “proficient levels.