Schoolwide Planning

ESEA OdysseyAugust 2013

Presented by Melinda BessnerOregon Department of Education

Purpose

O In this workshop, participants will learn the basics of schoolwide program planning and the transitional step to using Indistar, Oregon’s new school-level planning tool.

Agenda for today

OReview schoolwide planning requirements & process

OIntroduction to Indistar tool

OTimeline for transition

Thinking about going Schoolwide?

First you need to answer the following questions . . . .

The Show Stoppers

If you answered YES

to all of the above,

You may proceed . . OR

Are you already schoolwide and

need to transition to Indistar?

Here’s what you need . .

What do you need to know about Schoolwide Plans?

SWP Ten Components

Steps for Initial Planning

1. Determine readiness & form team2. Conduct a Needs Assessment3. Assess & address school’s Comprehensive

Achievement Indicators4. Design program & create a plan5. Upload required documentation 6. Complete supplemental questions7. Monitor the plan & district review

Starting to Plan

Using IndistarO Go to www.indistar.org

School’s Dashboard

School’s Main Page

Step 1: SWP TeamO Schoolwide Planning Team includes:

O ParentsO Licensed staffO Classified staff O AdministratorsO District staff O Title I-A staff

Step 2: Conduct Comprehensive Needs

AssessmentO Steps for conducting the Needs Assessment

1. Creating or Reviewing a school profile

O What do we look like now? Consider the

following:

O Student Needs

O Curriculum and Instruction

O Professional Development

O Family & Community Involvement

O School Context & Organization

Step 2: Conduct Comprehensive Needs Assessment (cont.)

O 2. Identify & Analyze Data

Either using your district’s data collection & analysis tools or ODE’s suggested tools (located at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1939)

O 3. Review results

O 4. Determine areas of need

Comprehensive Needs Assessment

O A needs assessment based on the Five Key Dimensions of Achievement O Student achievementO School context and organization O Curriculum and instruction O Professional developmentO Family and community involvement

O The following worksheets should be included:O Data CollectionO Data AnalysisO Prioritization of Needs Worksheets

Step 2: Conduct Comprehensive Needs

Assessment (cont.)After determining needs, answer the following question on the Title I-A Supplemental Program Form:

“Describe how the school has completed a comprehensive needs assessment of the entire school based on information which included the achievement of children in relation to the state academic content standards. The summary should include information from multiple measures of data from all five key areas of effectiveness –student achievement, district and school structure and culture, teaching and learning, educator effectiveness, and family and community involvement. The data should be cross-analyzed to identify the needs of educationally disadvantaged students.”

Step 3: Assess & Address Indicators

Step 3: Assess & Address Indicators

Step 3: Assess & Address Indicators

Step 3: Assess & Address Indicators

Step 3: Assess & Address Indicators

Step 3: Address Indicators

O Use the SWP Indicator Checklist/Crosswalk to specifically address your current level of implementation

O The crosswalk is located at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1939

Indicator ID

Indicator Description Key Points that must be addressed

TL 4.2 A system is in place for assessing and monitoring student achievement relative to state standards.  

In your school’s response to this indicator, you should address, describe, or outline the following key points:  Teacher selected, on-going student assessments are noted and include the frequency for administering them and professional development needed to effectively use the results.

(SWP Component – Student Assessment of Progress) 

Step 4: Create Plan

Step 4: Create Plan & Assign Tasks

Schoolwide Compliance

O When you are “access & addressing indicators”O We look at current level of implementation

for areas of compliance.O You do not need to be at full implementation

to be compliant.

O If you are not compliant in an area, we then look at your list of tasks as part of your plan.

Components of a Plan

Step 5: Upload Documents

O The following documents need to be uploaded into the Indistar “Filing Cabinet”

O Signed Principal Attestation formsO School/Parent Compact

(in all relevant languages)O School’s Title I-A Family Involvement PlanO Budget worksheet (new SWP plans only)

Step 5: Upload Documents

Step 5: Upload Documents

Step 6: Supplemental Questions

Components of a Plan

Timeline for transition

What to expect that you may not be expecting . . .

Moving towards Indistar

Questions?

SWP Planning? Forms? Indistar? Resources?

Contact Information

Melinda BessnerODE Education Specialist

melinda.bessner@state.or.us503-947-5626