School Improvement Idaho Building Capacity

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School Improvement Idaho Building Capacity
Lisa Kinnaman School Improvement
Coordinator Center for School Improvement Boise
State University
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Agenda

• School Improvement in Idaho
• History
• School Improvement Plans
• Origins of the Idaho Building Capacity (IBC)
  Network
• Capacity Builders (CBs)
• IBC Pilot
• Caldwell School District
• Mountain Home School District
• IBC Evaluation
• IBC Expansion
• Statewide Professional Development Technical
  Assistance
• Questions Discussion

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Idaho AYP Summary 2007

• DISTRICTS
• 126 Total Districts 33 Made AYP and 93 Did Not
• Alert 29, Yr. 1 14, Yr. 2 29, Yr. 3 0, Yr. 4
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• Years 1-4 Combined 64
• SCHOOLS
• 626 Total Schools 167 Made AYP and 459 Did Not
• Alert 256, Yr. 1 71, Yr. 2 90, Yr. 3 12, Yr.
  4 32
• Years 1-4 Combined 205

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School Improvement in Idaho

• State Assistance in the Past
• Technical Assistance - Writing School
  Improvement Plans
• Annual regional workshops support
• Annual Review Feedback on School Improvement
  Plans
• Title I-A Competitive Grants 2007-2008
• Total Requested 4,057,035
• Total Funds Allocated 972,927
• Principal Academy of Leadership (PALS)
• Numerous other SDE Supported Programs
• Response to Intervention, Reading First, Making
  Middle Grades Work High Schools that Work etc.

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Needs Assessment

• Statewide System of Support
• With the capacity to consolidate and build on
  existing efforts to provide increased technical
  assistance to the growing number of schools with
  needs improvement status
• Professional Development Technical Assistance
  System
• To continually offer professional development
  assist in the implementation process
• Evaluation System
• To measure the success of school improvement
  efforts

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Initial Efforts

• Federal School Improvement Grant
• Partnership
• State Department of Education and BSU Center for
  School Improvement Policy Studies
• Consultation
• NWREL (Idahos Comprehensive Service Center)
• Advisory Board
• Research
• Other Statewide Systems of Support
• Washington, Oregon, Tennessee, Massachusetts,
  Kentucky

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Idaho Building Capacity

• To significantly raise and sustain student
  achievement
• Build leadership capacity and technical knowledge
  of school improvement at all levels
• Empower local leaders to build their own internal
  capacity to sustain and continually evaluate,
  adjust, and implement school improvement efforts
• Build capacity for Idaho to systemically offer
  assistance to schools and districts in needs
  improvement status

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9 Characteristics of High-Performing Schools

• Clear shared focus
• High standards expectations for all students
• Effective school leadership
• High levels of collaboration communication
• Curriculum, instruction assessments aligned
  with state standards
• Frequent monitoring of learning teaching
• Focused professional development
• Supportive learning environment
• High level of family community involvement

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Idaho Building Capacity (IBC) Model
Key Goals

• Comprehensive Assessment Plan
• Progress Monitoring Diagnostic Assessment Data
• Professional Development
• Standards-Based Instructional Strategies Models
• Tiered Levels of Student Support (RtI)
• Differentiated Instruction
• Flexible Scheduling
• Evidence-Based Curricular Materials

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IBC Pilot Spring 2008

• Caldwell School District
• Superintendent Roger Quarles
• Overlap with Caldwell Academy of Leadership
  Project
• Mountain Home School District
• Superintendent Tim McMurtrey
• Goal Spring 2009 Statewide Launch

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IBC Specifics

• Application Process in Development
• Performance Agreements
• School, District, State, Regional Service
  Providers
• Three-year Enrollment
• Differentiated specific support each year
• Professional Development Technical Assistance
• Capacity Builders

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Capacity Builders (CBs)

• Outside Consultant/Highly Distinguished Educator
• Trained by the state to provide on-site and
  ongoing professional development in the technical
  aspects of school improvement
• Works with school district personnel
• Year One - 8-10 hours/week
• Year Two - 15-20 hours/month
• Year Three - 5-7 hours/month

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Capacity Builder Cadre

• Extensive Selection Process
• Highly Distinguished Educators with experience at
  the district and the school level
• Not currently active in a full-time educational
  role
• Recently retired Principals Superintendents
• Ongoing Training and Support
• Monthly Training Meetings
• Monthly Conference Calls
• Summer Institute
• In-District/School Activities

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Regional University Support Centers

• School Improvement Organized Regionally
• Services of Capacity Builders
• Technical Assistance
• Use Idaho Universities as Regional Support
  Centers
• Pilot run through Boise State University
• Replication at University of Idaho and Idaho
  State University in Planning Process for Spring
  2009

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Working Together

• Establish Partnerships among
• Schools
• Districts
• State Department of Education
• State Board of Education
• Local School Boards
• Community and Business Groups
• Education Associations
• Idaho Universities
• Statewide Systems Networks

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IBC Evaluation

• Outside Evaluation Partners
• Center for Educational Effectiveness
• Powerful Teaching and Learning
• Evaluating
• Student Achievement Data
• Perceptual Data Staff, Students, Parents
• Instructional Observation Development
• CB Effectiveness

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Idaho Professional Development for all Schools
and Districts in Needs Improvement Status
(Monthly Webinar Trainings)

• 9 Characteristics of High-Performing Schools
• Partnership between Special Education, Reading
  First, School Improvement, etc.
• Professional Development focused on
• 1. Data Utilization
• 2. Time Resources
• 3. Materials Instructional Delivery
• 4. Instructional Focus/Creating Instructional
  Profiles

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IBC Bottom Line

• Focused on Building Leadership Capacity in
  Schools and Districts to order to Effectively
  Implement and Sustain Change that Results in
• Increased Student Achievement for All Students
• Elimination of the Achievement Gap Between
  Student Groups

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Questions Discussion

• Lisa Kinnaman
• Title IA School Improvement Coordinator
• Center for School Improvement
• Boise State University
• lisakinnaman_at_boisestate.edu
• 208-426-2154