comprehensive needs assessment (cna) schoolwide programs
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COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CNA)
Schoolwide Programs
Comprehensive Needs Assessment
Comprehensive Needs Assessment
Overview
Purposes 5-Step Process
Tools
Federal Requirements for Comprehensive Needs Assessment
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
A schoolwide program shall include….a comprehensive needs assessment of the entire school (including taking into account the needs of migratory children as defined in section 1309(2)) that is based on information which includes the achievement of children in relation to the State academic content standards and the State student achievement standards described in section 111(b)(1). (p. 49)
Federal Requirements forComprehensive Needs Assessment
Federal Register - July 2, 2004 (Vol. 69, Number 127)
A school operating as a schoolwide program must conduct a comprehensive needs assessment of the entire school to determine the performance of its students in relation to the State’s challenging academic content and achievement standards. (p. 40361)
Step 1 in Schoolwide Planning ProcessComprehensive Needs Assessment
Overview forComprehensive Needs Assessment
• Required part of planning process • Must include campus’s current status on:– Achievement of all students and student groups– Student demographics– Student needs– Curriculum and instruction– Professional development– Family and community involvement– Campus context and organization
Purposes ofComprehensive Needs Assessment
• To examine multiple sources of data to get a true picture of the campus’s needs
• To help the campus monitor and assess the impact of programs, instruction, and other resources related to student achievement
• To help the campus identify strengths and weaknesses and set priorities
Five-Step Process forComprehensive Needs Assessment
• Establish a schoolwide planning team• Clarify the vision for reform• Create the campus profile• Identify data sources• Analyze data and create a summary report
Tools for Comprehensive Needs Assessment
NCLB Comprehensive Needs Assessment
• Questions for teams to ask in determining which data to collect and for identifying needs
• Sample CNA Summary templates
Sample Questions for Discussion
Student Achievement
• 1. How is student achievement data disaggregated? • 2. How does student achievement data compare from one data source to another? • 3. What does the data indicate when disaggregated by ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, special
program, or other category? • 4. In which areas are we showing growth? At what rate? Compared to which standard
of achievement? • 5. Which students are making progress? Why? • 6. What impact are intervention programs having on student achievement? Which students are
benefiting or not? Why?
Data Sources Reviewed:
Area Reviewed Summary of StrengthsWhat were the identified strengths?
Summary of NeedsWhat were the identified needs?
PrioritiesWhat are the priorities for the campus, including how federal and state program funds will be used?
Demographics
Student Achievement
School Culture and Climate
Staff Quality/Professional Development
Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment
Family and Community Involvement
School Context and Organization
Technology
Summary Template
Additional Tools forComprehensive Needs Assessment
• Survey tips• Parent surveys• Teacher survey• Data discussion tool
Survey Tips• Keep the questions simple.• Surveys need to be completed individually and without names.• Participants should be able to respond easily.• Balance the number of multiple-choice responses with opinion questions.• Keep open-ended responses to a minimum.• Accept the good and the not-so-good results. • Make no assumptions.
Teacher Survey Please select one option for each question below:
Very true of us Somewhat true of us
Not true of us Don’t know
Teachers in this school communicate to students and parents that the number one priority is that all students will become proficient in the state standards.
Teachers work collaboratively to develop curriculum, instructional strategies, and assessments aligned to state standards.
Teachers in this school collect, interpret, and use data related to student achievement to guide decision making.
Teachers in this school discuss data related to student achievement in regularly scheduled meetings.
Teachers in this school regularly analyze student work to determine the effectiveness of strategies.
Teachers in this school use space and time during school hours effectively to collaborate and learn about issues directly related to student achievement.
Data Discussion Tool
Use this tool to review data in groups. Jot down your thoughts as you review the data individually, then compare your findings with the group. This will help get the conversation started so that needs can be identified.
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QUESTIONS
TO DO NEED TO KNOW
Data Discussion Tool
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