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Monitoring and Revising the Title I, Part A, Schoolwide Plan

Title I UniversityMarch 11, 2015

Virginia Department of EducationOffice of Program Administration and Accountability

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Session Agenda

• Review of Schoolwide Plan Requirements

• Process for Annual Review and Revision of Schoolwide Plan• Stakeholder Involvement • Evaluation of Current Plan• Revising the Plan• Timeline

• Samples of Updated Plans

• Questions

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a comprehensive needs assessment (CNA) on the performance of all student populations

a comprehensive plan based on the strengths/areas for improvement from the CNA

an annual evaluation on the implementation of the plan to gauge effectiveness of the strategies utilized

Core Elements of a Schoolwide Plan

Title I schoolwide programs are implemented based on 3 core elements:

The Title I University presentations on Schoolwide Planning provide information on these topic.

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10 Components of a Schoolwide Plan

1. A comprehensive needs assessment of the entire school;2. Schoolwide reform strategies that:

– Provide opportunities for all children to meet the state's proficient and advanced levels of student academic achievement;

– Use effective methods and instructional strategies that are based on scientifically based research;

– Include strategies to address the needs of all children in the school, but particularly the needs of low-achieving children and those at risk of not meeting the State student academic achievement and how the school will determine if such needs have been met;

3. Instruction by highly qualified teachers;4. High-quality and on-going professional development;5. Strategies to attract high-quality highly qualified teachers to

high-need schools;

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10 Components of a Schoolwide Plan

6. Strategies to increase parental involvement;7. Plans for assisting preschool children in the transition from early

childhood programs to local elementary school programs;8. Measures to include teachers in the decisions regarding the use of

academic assessments in order to provide information on, and to improve, the achievement of individual students and the overall instructional program;

9. Activities to ensure that students who experience difficulty mastering the proficient or advanced levels of academic achievement standards shall be provided with effective, timely additional assistance; and

10.Coordination and integration of federal, state, and local services and programs.

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Schoolwide Program Planning Cycle

CNA

Inquiry Process

SMART Goals

SW Plan Design

Implementation

Monitoring and Evaluation

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Stakeholder Involvement

The schoolwide plan should be reviewed and revised with the involvement of:• Teachers;• Principals and other administrators; and• Parents.

Additional stakeholders, if appropriate, may include:• Pupil service personnel;• Technical assistance providers;• School staff; and• Students (if secondary school).

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Evaluating the Current Plan

What data sources might you use?• Student Achievement Data

– Multiple Measures– Formative and Summative

• Parent Involvement Data– Sign in sheets– Surveys

• Teacher Input– Surveys

• Administrator Input– Observations/Walkthroughs

• Other Measures– Discipline– Attendance

Depending on the focus of your plan, you may review other data sources.

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Sample Action Plan Template

You may have included a monitoring plan in your schoolwide planning process:

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Evaluating the Current Plan

Which of the ten schoolwide plan elements are likely to require the greatest focus?

#1 – Comprehensive Needs Assessment#2—Schoolwide reform strategies#4 –Ongoing professional development#6—Strategies to increase parental involvement#9—Interventions for at-risk students

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Updating the Plan

To emphasize the revised portions of your plan, use dates and consider using a different color text:

In the 2014-15 school year, ABC School will expand communication to parents supporting the already established parent-teacher conference night to include one conference night per semester. Beyond established report cards and progress notes generated by the student data system every 3-6 weeks, ABC School will send home copies of the most recent MAP testing with graphs and clear explanations of educational lingo and definitions to parents regarding their students’ progress. Title 1 teachers will be available during the Fall Parent/Teacher Conference nights to assist parents needing information about MAP reports.

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Timeline

Set meeting dates and due dates for school submission of revised plans to the division Title I Coordinator:• When will data be available to the school?• How many meetings will be needed to review

data?• How many meetings will be needed to revise the

plan?• When will data be due to the division Title I

Coordinator?

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Samples of Schoolwide Plans

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The Schoolwide Plan Template

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/federal_programs/esea/title1/part_a/index.shtml

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Q & A Opportunity

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Contact info

Lynn Sodat, Ph.D., Title I CoordinatorVirginia Department of Education

Office of Program Administration & AccountabilityE-mail: lynn.sodat@doe.virginia.gov

Tel: 804-371-2934

Title I, Part A, Web Page http://www.doe.virginia.gov/federal_programs/esea/title1/part_a/index.shtml