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Regional Achievement Center 3Essex and Hudson Counties

School Improvement Plan 2013-14April 2013

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Agenda

1. Do Now: SIP Plan2. Introduction: Overview of

Timeline3. The SIP: Section by Section4. Closing: RAC Support and Help5. Questions (Online Parking Lot)

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•As you walk in:1. Download Plan2. Read Directions page on SIP3. Browse through plan4. Look at RAC3 SIP timeline5. On PadLit, post one thing you noticed is different about this year's SIP: http://padlet.com/wall/SIPhelp

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DRAFT4

SIP TimelineFriday, May 3rd Draft of SIP Due

Friday, May 17th Feedback from RAC

Friday, June 7th Final SIP Due

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Assess Needs: Quality School Review

Develop Strategies: School Improvement Plan

Implement, Monitor, Adjust

Focusing on 8 Turnaround Principles

Partnership Process and TimelineThe Documents

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SIP: Step by StepThroughout this portion we will read the

“Well Developed “ section of the rubric for

each step.

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Perfecting your 2011-12 SIP Intervention StrategiesVs.Developing New Intervention Strategies

Your 2013-14 School Improvement PlanOverview

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• Whichever you choose, the strategies must be aligned your 2013-14 Quality School Review, and the needs identified through the Review.

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Developing the School Improvement Plan (SIP), Quality School Review (QSR), And Intervention Strategy Development Process

The RAC-School Partnership: working with you to develop your SIP setting the expectations for what we expect as RAC

Activity: Begin to build your SIP action plan. After reviewing our timeline, schedule your first SIP meeting with your SIP team

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Reviewing the Focus and Priority School Goals

The Cycle Review Template

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Prior Year Interventions: what we are looking for

Activity: read directions, look at what you wrote last year, look at this year examples

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Quality School Review1. The Process2. The Rubrics

Activity: go through and rate yourself on family and community engagement (using both the Quality School Review Rubric and the Collaborative Special Education Review Rubric

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Highest Priority Issue1. Selecting Your Issue2. Identifying the Root Cause

The selection of the three to four highest priority issues are leveraged to address key turnaround principles.

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Intervention Strategy Details1. SMART Goal2. Action Steps• Owners• Deadlines

3. Budget4. Positive Behavior Support in

Schools Invitation and Example

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Person Position Specialty Area

Dr. Gayle Griffin Executive DirectorStrategy Development, Budget

Janice Gabbidon Special Assistant Technical AssistanceBrooke Rosenkrantz Project ManagerKeisha Smith-Carrington Literacy Specialist

Content Specific Development

Dr. Josephine McDowell Turnaround CoachDr. Pat Mitchell Intervention SpecialistMary Ann Capetola Instructional SpecialistDr. Raymond Lindgren Mathematics SpecialistDr. Ana Mistral Literacy and ELL Specialist

Carlos RodriguezClimate & Culture Specialist

Bruce Henecker Data SpecialistKathy Brantley Intervention Specialist

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In addition to your point person…