How Does Solid Foundation Work?

1. How Does Solid Foundation Work?

2. Thank you for consideringSolid Foundation® as your tool in building strong school communities that support student success Solid Foundation® is designed and developed by Academic Development Institute

3. Solid Foundation A parent engagement process within a web-based structure to assess, plan, implement, and monitor parent involvement at the school level

4. Solid Foundation goes beyond compliance Provides the School Improvement Team with a structured process that increases parent involvement Provides meaningful parent engagement goals and activities that are linked to student achievement. Assists schools in meeting all parent involvement requirements of Title I and NCLB

5. Solid Foundation Solid Foundation’s Cycle of Continuous Improvement Assess Plan Implement

6. Solid Foundation 10 Efficient Steps to a Strong School Community Assess Hold Orientation Meeting Step 1. Step 2. Complete School Information Step 3. Gather Key Documents Complete Policy Analysis Step 4. Step 5. Complete School Community Survey

7. Solid Foundation 10 Efficient Steps to a Strong School Community Plan Step 6. Download Resource Manual Step 7. Create Needs Assessment Step 8. Create an Action Plan

8. Solid Foundation 10 Efficient Steps to a Strong School Community Implement Step 9. Implement Action Plan Step 10. Monitor and Evaluate

9. Solid Foundation Continuous cycle of continuous improvement Plan your revisions Re-assess your progress Implement the revised plan

10. Solid Foundation Delivers Program monitoring at a glance

11. Solid Foundation Features of the web based structure Step by Step Approach Quality Resources Self-Sustaining Methods Flexible Options External Partner (Support) Site-Based Decision Making Web-Based Monitoring

12. Solid Foundation Delivers A two-year assessment-planning-implementation cycle for the School Improvement Plan

13. Sample Time Line August 15 September 1 June 1 August 1 Aug –May September 1

14. How Solid Foundation Works 1. Partner Organization Enrolls in Solid Foundation • A Partner Organization can be a: • School District • Title I Director • State Agency • Regional Office of Education • State System of Support • Parent Information Resource Center (PIRC) • Consultant • Organization that agrees to receive Solid • Foundation training and work with the • designated school

15. How Solid Foundation Works 1. Partner Organization Enrolls in Solid Foundation 2. The External Partner is Enrolled & Trained The External Partner is a representative from the Partner Organization that assists the school team through the Solid Foundation process.

16. How Solid Foundation Works What assistance does the External Partner Provide? • Orientation for the school team • Assists the team with assessment • and planning • Assists in developing the action plan • Builds capacity with training and assistance • Monitors implementation progress

17. How Solid Foundation Works 1. Partner Organization Enrolls in Solid Foundation 2. The External Partner is Enrolled & Trained 3. External Partner Enrolls Participating Schools Any school will benefit by using Solid Foundation’s 10 efficient and effective steps to building a strong School Community. If the Partner Organization is a state agency, the agency might select schools “in need of improvement” or Title 1 Schools.

18. How Solid Foundation Works 1. Partner Organization Enrolls in Solid Foundation 2. The External Partner is Enrolled & Trained 3. External Partner Enrolls Participating Schools The School Principal Directs the Process The school principal, along with a school-based team, works with the External Partner to implement Solid Foundation strategies that increase parent involvement.

19. How Solid Foundation Works Who is the School Team? A school improvement team or other team that includes the principal, teacher representatives, parent representatives, and parent facilitator. Parents are an important part of this team.

20. Solid Foundation • Recognized by the United States Department • of Education as a research-based parent • involvement tool. • Designed, developed, and field-tested by • Academic Development Institute (ADI) in 18 • states over 20 years. • Effective in increasing academic achievement in • high-poverty schools.

21. “This is a valuable tool that should be added to the toolbox of every school!” Steve Fiechtner, Education Program Specialist South Dakota Department of Education

22. Solid Foundation Offers Three paths to meaningful parent engagement Path 1 Your school team will conduct a self-assessment, develop a plan, and implement specific strategies that fit your school’s purpose and plan

23. Solid Foundation Offers Three paths to meaningful parent engagement Path 2 Your School team will survey parents and teachers (and students in high schools), receive the resulting report (School Community Index), conduct a self assessment, develop a plan, and implement specific strategies that fit your school’s purpose and plan.

24. Solid Foundation Offers Three paths to meaningful parent engagement Path 3 Your school will implement the full Solid Foundation comprehensive model over a two year period guided by your site-based School Community Council

25. “The most essential outcome of Solid Foundation is that it creates or regenerates school ownership as a partnership between the role players in the school and the home.” John Cunningham, Title 1 Director Alton, IL

26. We can help you to build strong school communities within the schools you serve. Denice Hildebrandt Academic Development Institute 121 N. Kickapoo, Lincoln, IL 62656 1-800-759-1495 Ext. #10 dhildebrandt@adi.org Visit our websites for more resources: http://www.families-schools.org In Illinois http://www.illinoisparents.org View additional information behind the Path tabs on the websites: Complete Program Description Path 1 Booklet Path 2 Booklet Path 3 Booklet