Rising Star

2. Rising Star Ways to Improve School Effectiveness Coaching for Success

3. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SCOPE OF WORK

4. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SCOPE OF WORK

5. REVIEW OF DISTRICT CORRECTIVE ACTIONS • NCLB requires ISBE to take one or more of the following corrective actions in a district: • Defer programmatic funds or reduce administrative funds; • Institute and fully implement a new curriculum based on State and local content and academic achievement standards that includes appropriate, scientifically research-based professional development for all relevant staff; • Replace LEA personnel who are relevant to the inability of the district to make adequate progress; • Remove individual schools from the jurisdiction of the district and arrange for their public governance and supervision; • Appoint a receiver or trustee to administer the affairs of the district in place of the superintendent and school board; and/or • Abolish or restructure the district.

6. INSTITUTE AND FULLY IMPLEMENT A NEW CURRICULUM • Which must include mathematics and English language arts • Verify that new curriculum • Includes scientifically research based practices • Closely aligns to the learning standards • Address professional development to support new curriculum • provide local assessments that are aligned with the learning standards

7. HOW DOES A DISTRICT ENTER CORRECTIVE ACTION STATUS?

8. AYP CALCULATIONS & TRENDS • To make AYP a district or school must meet ALL of the following three requirements… • Participation Rate on State Assessment • Performance • Attendance/Graduation Rate

9. PARTICIPATION RATE • At least 95% of the students must be tested in reading and mathematics in the ALL group and for each subgroup. • If the current year’s participation rate is less than 95%, the participation rate for AYP will be considered sufficient if: • the average of the current year and the preceding year is at least 95% or • if the average of the current year and the two preceding years is at least 95%.

10. PERFORMANCE • Students in the ALL group and each subgroup must have performance levels of at least 85.0% for 2011 Meeting/Exceeding standards for reading and mathematics. • For any group (including the ALL group) with less than 85.0% for 2011 Meeting/Exceeding standards, a 95% confidence interval will be applied, which may enable the group to meet AYP. Subgroups may also meet this condition through Safe Harbor provisions.

11. ATTENDANCE& GRADUATION RATES • For 2010, non-high schools had to achieve an attendance rate of at least 91% • For 2010, high schools had to achieve a graduation rate of at least 80%

12. ASSESSMENTS INCLUDED IN THE AYP CALCULATIONS • Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) Reading & Mathematics for grades 3-8 • Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE)-Reading & Mathematics for grade11 • Illinois Alternate Assessment (IAA)-Reading and Mathematics for grades 3-8, and 11

13. ASSISTANCE FINDING THE PATHWAYS • Open IWAS at the ISBE website. • Use your username and passwords. • Search for Systems Listing for Annual e-Report card. • Left hand margin: see pathways of state/federal status

14. Framework for effective practice

15. Eight Essential Elements For Effective Education

16. Continuous Improvement Comprehensive Planning 4 C A T E G O R I E S 8 ELEMENTS Culture/Climate Learning Environment Community and Family Professional Development Educator Quality Leadership Curriculum Teaching and Learning Instruction Assessment

17. Comprehensive Planning 2 Indicators 15 Indicators 5 Indicators 38 Indicators 13 Indicators 40 Indicators 4 Indicators 117 INDICATORS 8 ELEMENTS Culture/Climate Community and Family Professional Development Leadership Curriculum Instruction Teaching and Learning Assessment

19. There are… 4 Categories for Improvement 8 Essential Elements 117 Indicators of Effective Practice

21. District Indicators • SmartStart Indicators • SmartPlan Indicators

23. School Indicators • SmartStart Indicators • SmartPlan Indicators

24. FYI For districts with schools in restructuring planning the compliance indicators are on the pink sheet.

25. Table Talk Turn to someone at your table and discuss one thing you have heard today that was new information.

26. Rising Star

28. Rising Star Features • Levels of Login Privileges • Resources • Templates for Meetings • Continuous Improvement Plan • Electronic Submission of Reports • Technical Support

29. Principles of Improvement • Recognize Strengths • Know Effective Practice • Identify Needs for Improvement • Design Path to Improvement • Confirm Successes as Effective Practices are Implemented

30. Culture of Candor • Accountability to students and to each other • Willingness to polish the craft together • High expectations for adults • Focus on the practice and not the person • Openness to the data about student outcomes and about the practices that contribute to the outcomes • Guest Login – Transparency

31. Dashboard • What you see when you log in • Where you go to enter Rising Star school improvement tool • Where you go to complete annual reports • Where you go to submit reports

33. MAIN PAGE FEATURES • Access resources and reports • Prepare agendas • Find Wise Ways • Enter minutes • Read and respond to coaching comments.

34. How Do We Start? • Form the Leadership Team • Appoint a Process Manager

35. Shared Leadership • Superintendent/Principal • Process Manager (selected by the superintendent/principal to interface with the online system) • Enters online agendas • Records minutes • Records the team’s work • Prepares reports • District/School Leadership Team

36. Important Note The superintendent or principal and process manager at the district/school are able to enter the team’s work, edit the work, generate reports, and communicate with the coach via coaching comments.

37. TEAM MEETING TIME Stand up and look around for people with the same color dots. BOB JONES

38. TEAM MEETING TIME Form a Table Group with 4-5 of the same color dots plus a Coach. DISTRICT SCHOOL COACH

39. TEAM MEETING TIME Using the Indicator given, work with your Coach(es) to practice the process of assessing an indicator.

40. DEBRIEF Take a moment to reflect on the process. How could this process help you to assess the necessary indicators and complete your improvement plan?

41. TIPS SmartStart and SmartPlan Indicators must be assessed and a plan developed by ISBE deadlines • Estimated meeting time to assess: 15 minutes per indicator • Estimated meeting time to plan: 30 minutes per indicator Plan is electronically submitted by the Superintendent or Principal by the ISBE deadline.

42. What Happens Next? • You just keep going • Assessing, Planning, Implementing, Monitoring Progress • The cycle of reporting dates continues • No “annual plan” • Continuous improvement

43. Login Process • See your lead coach for your logins and passwords • District or School • Guest • Go to www.centerii.org Everyone can view the ongoing work of the team with the Guest Login for your district or school.

44. MEET WITH YOUR coach • Fill in Contact Information Sheet. • Get your log-in and password. • Set up a date for your next meeting.

45. Questions?

46. A Final Thought…