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School Improvement Grants (SIG)Orientation for District Leadership Teams
July 26, 2011
Office of School Recovery Dr. Kim S. Benton, Bureau Manager
Mississippi Department of Education
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SIG Orientation for District Leadership Teams
Agenda• SIG Implementation in Mississippi
• School Improvement Grant 1003 (g) Core Elements
– Federal Guidance & Requirements– Performance Based Compensation Report– Grant Management / Procurement – Performance Frameworks
• Office of School Recovery: Resources and Responsibilities
– Technical Assistance– Monitoring – Accountability
• Next Steps
– Planning as District Teams
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At the end of the session…
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Successfully Implement your School Improvement Model / Plan
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School Improvement Grants 1003(g)
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The School Improvement Grant 1003 (g) (SIG) program provides
unprecedented federal funds to local schools for the purpose of
implementing intensive school improvement interventions.
Conditions for Funding
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School Improvement Grants in Mississippi
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Mississippi distributed $33 million in competitive School Improvement Grants in 2009-2010.
Clarksdale W A Higgins Middle II Transformation
Hazlehurst Hazlehurst Middle II Transformation
Hazlehurst Hazlehurst High I Transformation
Claiborne County
Port Gibson High II Transformation
Leflore County Leflore County High II Transformation
Jackson Wingfield High I Transformation
Indianola Gentry High II Transformation
North Panola North Panola High II Transformation
District School Tier Model
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School Improvement Grants in Mississippi
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• This year, 2010-2011, Mississippi received an additional $7.4 million dollars when combined with previous award’s carryover, $19 million is available to award to eligible schools.
• Two phases of competition held for this year’s grants.
• Applications received for this year’s competition:• Round 1 – 14 applications, 6 proceeded to interview stage• Round 2 - 11 applications, 8 proceeded to interview stage
Approved by the State Board of Education in May 2011
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District School Tier Model
Clarksdale Clarksdale High School
II Transformation
Hollandale Sanders Elementary I Transformation
Indianola Carver Upper Elementary
I Transformation
Sunflower Ruleville Middle School
I Turnaround
Tate County Coldwater Attendance Center
II Transformation
Round One Awards
Approved by the State Board of Education in July 2011
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District School Tier Model
Hollandale Simmons High School II Transformation
Holmes County
Williams Sullivan Elementary
I Turnaround
Kemper County
West Kemper Elementary
I Transformation
Okolona Okolona High School II Transformation
West Bolivar County
West Bolivar Middle School
I Transformation
Round One Awards
School Change Strategies
TRANSFORMATION MODEL
Source: NNSSIL by Center on Innovation & Improvement and Council of Chief State School Officers
TURNAROUND MODEL
Source: NNSSIL by Center on Innovation & Improvement and Council of Chief State School Officers
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Financial Incentives /Performance Based Compensation
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Sample Board Policies and Resources to Support the Implementation of Financial Incentives that are based on Student Performance Outcomes
Scott Lewis, IMPACT Mississippi Education Consulting, LLC.LLC 5211 Old Highway 11 Hattiesburg, MS 39402 (601) 271-7929
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Grant Management, Procurement, & SIG Amendments
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Linda Reeves, CPABureau Director for SIG Finance Office of School [email protected]
Annual Grant Renewal
While all grants are funded for three full years, there is an annual grant renewal process with continued funding contingent upon each school meeting established goals or on a trajectory to do so, as they implement rigorous interventions. School personnel are required to engage in continuous data analysis to drive their school improvement efforts.
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Performance Metrics
Leading Indicators• Number of minutes within the school year and school day;• Student participation rate on State assessments in reading/language arts
and in mathematics, by student subgroup; • Dropout rate;• Student attendance rate;• Number and percentage of students completing advanced coursework
(e.g., AP/IB), early-college high schools, or dual enrollment classes;• Discipline incidents;• Truants;• Distribution of teachers by performance level on an LEA’s teacher
evaluation system; and• Teacher attendance rate.
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Performance Metrics
Achievement Indicators (Lagging Indicators)• Percentage of students at or above proficiency level on State assessments in
reading/language arts and mathematics, by both grade level , and by student subgroup;
• Average scale score on State assessments in reading/language arts and mathematics, by grade, for the “all students” group, for each achievement quartile, and for each subgroup;
• Percentage of limited English proficient students who attain English language proficiency;
• School improvement status and AYP targets met and missed; • College enrollment rates; and • Graduation rate.
Continuous Analysis of Benchmarks of Progress by Schools and Districts
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2009-2010
QDI 125 – At Risk of Failing
AYP Status Met
Highly Qualified Teachers 85%
Average Daily Attendance 91.5
5th Grade Language 43% Proficient or Above
5th Grade Math 51% Proficient or Above
ACT 18.5 %
Graduation Rate (4 Year) 73.3
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Data Paints a Picture of a School
What does this data tell you?
Source: Blair Land, Meridian Public Schools
What Picture Does this Data Paint?
2008-2009 2009-2010
QDI 115 – At Risk of Failing 125 – At Risk of Failing
AYP Status Not Met Met
Highly Qualified Teachers 81% 85%
Average Daily Attendance 89.3 91.5
5th Grade Language 37% Proficient or Above 48% Proficient or Above
5th Grade Math 53% Proficient or Above 51% Proficient or Above
ACT 18.5 % 18.1 %
Graduation Rate (4 Year) 68.3 72.1
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Source: Blair Land, Meridian Public Schools
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To Successfully Implement your School Improvement Model / Plan
Role of the Mississippi Department of Education in the
Implementation Process
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Technical Assistance
• Enhanced Technical Assistance: With an emphasis on capacity building, we provide districts access to resources to support high-quality implementation, on-site technical assistance by educators experienced in school improvement, and training opportunities that promote collaboration with other SIG schools.
• Specific TA includes:– Monthly site visits by Implementation Specialists to provide
differentiated assistance to support implementation of the intervention model and the school’s specific School Improvement Plan
– Professional Development Institutes in response to LEA requests: Instructional Coaching, Performance Based Compensation, Grant Management, and Students with Disabilities Institutes
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Technical Assistance
• Implementation Tools– Implementation Guidelines / Examples of Implementation Evidence– External Provider Questionnaires– Performance Metric Tools– Electronic updates and communications– Research reports focused on school improvement– Meeting templates, media presentations, and activities to replicate with
LEA stakeholder groups and/or in professional learning communities– Ongoing collaboration with national / regional/local educational
organizations– USDE sponsored SIG On-line Collaboratively Learning – Participation in USDE sponsored training sessions– Website Resources http://
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Working as a district team, review the Guidelines for Implementation.
Can you identify all of the federal requirements for your specific intervention model within the document?
How will you use this document as a technical assistance and/or monitoring resource at the district level and the school level?
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Guidelines for Implementation
Monitoring
• Rigorous Monitoring by MDE: Gauging school and district progress in implementing the transformational model by:
– Informational Meetings / Implementation Checks with External Partners
– Monthly site visits by MDE Implementation Specialists to monitor implementation fidelity of the intervention model and individual school’s School Improvement Plan
– Quarterly monitoring of expenditures/ ARRA reporting– Semi-annual on-line implementation reports to MDE (2011-2012)– Annual SIG Monitoring visits by an external team– Increased emphasis on effectiveness of implementation- increased
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Accountability
• Greater Transparency and Accountability: Schools are expected to communicate School Improvement goals, SIG transformation requirements, and progress in meeting goals to all stakeholders – staff, parents, students, and community members throughout the implementation process. Other methods for ensuring transparency:– Posting of SIG plan on district and MDE websites– Posting of Request for Proposals (RFP) for services over $25,000 to
encourage competition– Monthly updates are provided to MS State Board of Education– Annual Grant Renewal– Participation in a national research study conducted by USDE and
external research agencies (2011-2012)– Formal MDE Monitoring of all schools Spring 2012
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How will the district provide consistent, high quality technical assistance to the principal and school leadership team?
How will the district continuously monitor the school’s implementation of the SIG plan?
What data will be collected and used to monitor progress? When will it be collected and reviewed? Collected and reviewed by whom?
How will the district evaluate the effectiveness of implementation?
What are the roles and responsibilities of the district leadership team, school leadership team, principal, and district school improvement specialist ?
Technical Assistance / Monitoring by District and School Leadership
Teams
You Have the Grant Now What. . .
• Create a culture of high expectations and collegiality within the building– I Believe …
• that school should teach . . .• A good school is one that . . .• A successful student should be able to . . .• An effective classroom is one where . . .• An effective central office team is one that . . .• An effective school faculty is one that . . .• An effective grade level/ department is one that . . .• A quality instructional program includes . . .
– Capturing the School’s Culture in a Song• What song describes our school’s culture?• “Don’t Fence Me In”, “Yesterday”, “I Will Survive”, “We Are the Champions”, “Hard Day’s Night”, “I
Heard it Through the Grapevine”, “Respect”, “It Don’t Come Easy”, “Living La Vida Loco”, “Moving on Up a Little Higher”, “ I Believe”, “ Bad to the Bone”, “We are Family”, “9 to 5”, “Anticipation”, “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”, “Wind Beneath Our Wings”, “Lean on Me”, “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now”, “The Hero is in You”, “The Long and Winding Road”, “Eight Days a Week”
• If the staff comes up with mostly negative songs, discuss songs/ themes they would like to represent the school’s culture. How do WE change it?
You Have the Grant Now . . .
Know your SIG plan and grant renewal application “Know What”, “Know How”, “Know that it is Done”
Share the plan and promote ownership with everyone Form a strong leadership team and let them assist in the change process Establish a formal, non-negotiable system for monitoring implementation
of improvement initiatives, instructional programs, and effective instruction (resources, programs, increased learning, external provider services, PLCs, family/community engagement)
Participate in school and district leadership meetings to ensure that support and internal monitoring systems are functioning effectively
Look for evidence of implementation; positive changes in school climate and instruction
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You Have the Grant Now. . .
Assist when you identify implementation deficiencies Own your data and develop a monitoring system for all SIG reporting
metrics(interim assessments, data analysis) Hire highly qualified personnel to support school improvement / quality
instruction Issue purchases / RFPs in a timely manner Develop a formal process for communicating, monitoring, and evaluating
external provider services (e.g. “Round Tables”, criteria for effectiveness, follow-up of reports)
Follow-up with reports from external providers and MDE Implementation Specialists
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You Have the Grant Now . . .
Utilize MDE provided resources (website, federal guidance, supplemental materials, training materials)
Collaborate with one another and with Office of School Recovery staff Address all federal and state SIG requirements in accordance with timelines Complete and submit reports to MDE as requested Address any findings from the MDE monitoring report Implement your plan and instructional programs with fidelity - not a shelf
document , but a “living “ SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Don’t let the things the matter the most be sacrificed Don’t let the things the matter the most be sacrificed for the things that matter the least.for the things that matter the least.
When considering bold, relentless school improvement,When considering bold, relentless school improvement, what should matter the most?what should matter the most?
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Successfully Implement your School Improvement Model / Plan
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““I came to Washington because I I came to Washington because I believe in education. I know that believe in education. I know that change is possible. I know we have the change is possible. I know we have the talent and the ideas to succeed. The talent and the ideas to succeed. The only question is whether we have the only question is whether we have the courage to do what’s right for kids. courage to do what’s right for kids. We’ve seen what happens when caution We’ve seen what happens when caution trumps courage. Nothing changes and trumps courage. Nothing changes and kids lose. But we’ve also seen the kids lose. But we’ve also seen the opposite – where bold leaders have opposite – where bold leaders have fought the status quo.”fought the status quo.”Arne Duncan, United States Secretary Arne Duncan, United States Secretary of Education, 6/22/09 of Education, 6/22/09
Where are our Schools in the Implementation Process?
• Indicators of Progress:– Sense of Urgency and Accountability for Results is becoming
increasingly evident– External Service Providers/Partners have been selected through
competitive practices – Intensive job-embedded professional development and coaching to
build the capacity of teachers and administrators – Increased collaboration within grade levels and content areas– Increased learning time for students and teachers(extended days
and/or year and summer institutes)– Instruction is more focused, rigorous, and aligned to standards– Staff members are becoming more confident with data driven decision
making
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School Improvement Grants …
Staying the Course to Staying the Course to
Make Make SIGSIGnificant nificant
Improvements in Improvements in
Mississippi Schools!Mississippi Schools!
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Dr. Kim S. Benton, Bureau ManagerOffice of School RecoveryMississippi Department of [email protected]