One Voice – One Plan

Office of Education Improvement and Innovation

MI-CSI: Do StageEvaluate the Plan

Introduction

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Activity: Why, How, What?

Why:• Why is it important to strategically implement,

monitor, and evaluate the School Improvement Plan? How:• How will we communicate the plan to all stakeholders

so that they clearly understand and own their roles in implementation?• How do we build ownership of the strategy and the

plan?• How will we ensure implementation with fidelity?• How is the implementation of your plan monitored

and evaluated?• How is the impact of your plan monitored and

evaluated?What:• What will your school look like when this plan is

implemented with fidelity?• What is the expected impact on student

achievement?

The Big Picture

Do: Plan RequirementsAnnual Evaluation

Accreditation

Coherent Plan For Improvement

PA 25Federal

requirementsState

requirements

NCLB – Revised School Code

Required

Making Connections

Evaluation

Evaluating Implementation

implemented as intended?

implemented consistently and with fidelity?

enough time and resources available and used for implementation?

Did the strategy work?

Evaluating Impact

increased student achievement?

unintended consequences (good and bad)?

be continued? discontinued? modified?

Demographics

Student

Outcomes

Perception

School

Processes

What Worked Well?

impact on student achievement and what is the evidence?

Impact on subgroups and what is the evidence?

strategy was or wasn’t implemented with fidelity?

implementation adhered to strategies, timelines and responsibilities?

What Should Be Done Differently?

Readiness? Knowledge

and skill? Opportunity? Implemented

as intended?

Digging Deeper

The right strategy to address your need?

Sufficient to justify the resources it requires?

Might increase its impact while maintaining its integrity?

Maintain momentum and accelerate achievement gains?

Inform the School Improvement Plan?

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What Next?

Continue

Continue

Adapt

Discontinue

Celebrate!

However noble, sophisticated, or enlightened proposals for change and improvement might

be, they come to nothing if teachers don’t adopt them in their own classrooms and if

they don’t translate them into effective classroom practices.

One Voice – One Plan

School Improvement

Plan

Implemented

Monitored

Evaluated

• Read the article, “What School Leaders Need to Know about the Implementation Dip,” by the National Staff Development Council.

• Discuss the questions below (in notes).

Activity: The Implementation Dip

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Conclusion

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Michigan Department of Education School Improvement Website