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MS SOARS
Tool for Assessing Implementation of
Turnaround Principles (Indicators for Success)
October 3, 2017
Dr. Sonja Robertson
Executive Director of School Improvement
To create a world-class educational system that gives students
the knowledge and skills to be successful in college and the
workforce, and to flourish as parents and citizens
VISION
To provide leadership through the development of policy and
accountability systems so that all students are prepared to
compete in the global community
MISSION
Mississippi Department of Education
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State Board of Education Goals FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2016-2020
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1. All Students Proficient and Showing Growth in All Assessed Areas
2. Every Student Graduates from High School and is Ready for
College and Career
3. Every Child Has Access to a High-Quality Early Childhood Program
4. Every School Has Effective Teachers and Leaders
5. Every Community Effectively Uses a World-Class Data System to
Improve Student Outcomes
6. Every School and District is Rated “C” or Higher
Learning Targets
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• To provide context for MS SOARS• To emphasize the importance of the school leadership team in the
implementation of MS SOARS• To review the process for assessing indicators, plan development and
monitoring of Turnaround Principles (Indicators for Success)• To provide general timelines for completion and implementation
Abundance of Plans
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What is Indistar?
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Indistar was created as a tool to support low-achieving schools It has evolved to address a “standard of practice” that is undergirded by:
Collaborative LeadershipData –based Decision MakingImproved Professional PracticeMeaningful Feedback/Coaching
It is structured around specific, behavioral indicators of effective practice organized within domains such as Leadership and Decision Making, Curriculum and Assessment, Classroom Instruction, and School Community.
What is MS SOARS?
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The Personalization of Indistar to fit Mississippi Schools(Mississippi Schools Obtaining Academic Results for Success)
It aims to fulfill Indistar’s focus on effective practice rather than compliance through laser-like attention to the cycle of continuous improvement
It provides schools and districts with a platform to guide efforts toward improving schools that are 1) research-based effective practices and 2) aimed at the development and strengthening of systems that, if implemented with fidelity, have the likelihood of improving student outcomes and being sustained.
MS SOARS
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It is about effectiveness of practice …
not compliance or checking off
items on a list
MS SOARS
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In the chat box provided, briefly tell us about the work that
has been done with MS SOARS since the August Regional
Training in Meridian and Oxford.
What are your pressing questions?
MS SOARS
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Characteristics of Successful Leadership Teams
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Openness to the data about student outcomes and about the practices that contribute to the outcomes
Focus on the practice, not the person
Willingness to polish the craft together with high expectations for the adults
Accountability to students and to each other
EXPECTATIONS FOR MS SOARS
The School Turnaround Principles are a collection of research-based
“best practices” that provide guidance for meaningful and intentional
change designed to increase student achievement in low-performing
schools.
8 principles govern
14 indicators
37 behaviors
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MS SOARS – Turnaround Principles
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SIG AND PRIORITY SCHOOLS
Principle 1 Providing Strong Leadership
Principle 2 Ensuring that teachers are effective and able to improve instruction
Principle 3 Redesigning the school day, week, or year to include additional timefor student learning and teacher collaboration
Principle 4 Strengthening schools’ instructional program based on student needs and ensuring that the instructional program is research-based, rigorous, and aligned with State academic content standards
Principle 5 Using data to inform instruction and for continuous improvement, including providing time for collaboration on the use of data
Principle 6 Establishing a school environment that improves school safety anddiscipline and addresses other nonacademic factors that impact student achievement, such as students’ social, emotional, and health needs
Principle 7 Provide ongoing mechanisms for family and community engagement
Principle 8 Ensure that the school receives ongoing, intensive technicalassistance and related support
MS SOARS (Turnaround Principles)
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FOCUS SCHOOLS
Principle 1 Providing Strong Leadership
Principle 2 Ensuring that teachers are effective and able to improve instruction
Principle 5 Using data to inform instruction and for continuous improvement, including providing time for collaboration on the use of data
Principle 7 Provide ongoing mechanisms for family and community engagement
Principle 8 Ensure that the school receives ongoing, intensive technical assistance and related support
Questions
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Logging In to the System
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Click on User
Login
Setting the Direction
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Setting the Direction
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Strategic
Plan
Select
Indicators –
KEYS by
Turnaround
Principles
Needs
Assessment
Displays
Selected
Indicators
in Success
Cycle
The Success Cycle
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All Indicators, based on designation, should be visible on this page and should be assessed.
Focus Schools = 11 SIG/Priority Schools = 14
The Success Cycle
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Turnaround Principles Rubrics
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Turnaround Principles Rubric
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Indicator
2.2
No Development Beginning Emerging Effective Exceeds
Effective
LEA and
school align
professional
development
and
evaluation
systems to
improve
instructional
and
leadership
practices.
DLT and school
administrators
observe
teachers.
DLT and school
administrators
observe
teachers.
Teachers
observe their
peers in
practice.
DLT and school
administrators
observe teachers.
Teachers observe
their peers in
practice for the
purpose of giving
and receiving
feedback for
improvement.
DLT and
school
administrators
observe
teachers. All
staff members
solicit peer
feedback in
order to
advance their
own practice.
Success Cycle – Assess
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Success Cycle - Create
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Success Cycle - Monitor
• Allows assignment of team member
• Allows establishment of target date
• Allows you to describe what it will look like when fully met
• Allows actions to be created for monitoring progress
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Actions to Monitor
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EXPECTATIONS FOR MS SOARS
Extension: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 - Completion Date
• Assess Indicators (Turnaround Principles)
• Create Plan and Monitor Plan (Addressing Indicators)
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References
• Redding, S., Twyman, J. S., & Murphy, M. (2013). What is an innovation in learning? In M.
Murphy, S. Redding, & J. Twyman (Eds.), Handbook on innovations in learning (pp. 3–1).
Philadelphia, PA: Center on Innovations in Learning, Temple University; Charlotte, NC:
Information Age Publishing. Retrieved from http://www.centeril.org/
• Indistar.org
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Questions
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Dr. Sonja J. Robertson Executive Director [email protected]
Ms. Shakinna Patterson, Ed.S.
Bureau Director II
Dr. Sebrina Palmer
Lead School Improvement
Coach/UM
Office of School
Improvement
359 North West St.
P. O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-07
http://www.mdek12.org/OSI
Mr. Deowarski McDonald
Staff Officer III
Mrs. Jeanne Park
Lead School Improvement
Coach/UM
Ms. Vanessa Smith
Project Officer III
Mr. Jerry Moore
Lead School Improvement
Coach/UM
Dr. Lea Johnson
Lead School Improvement
Coach/UM
School Improvement Contact Information
