Michigan School Improvement Framework

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Michigan School ImprovementFramework
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The Vision

• Provide a comprehensive framework based on
  current research and best practice to serve as a
  road map to support continuous school improvement.

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The Vision

• Requirements
• Develop a framework that is based on research yet
  can be individualized to support the unique needs
  of each school.

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The Vision

• Provide the educational community with a common
  school improvement dialogue and vocabulary.

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The Vision

• Serve as a conceptual foundation to guide our
  thinking and action regarding school improvement.

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Our Goal

• Develop a set of standards through which our work
  is filtered and/or designed
• Professional Development
• Technical Support and Program Development
• Grant Criteria
• Accreditation Performance Indicators

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The Framework
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SI Framework Structure
Strand General Area of Focus
Standard - Category of Influence within the Strand
Benchmark - Specific Area of Performance within
a Standard
Clarifying Criteria Examples of the Benchmark
statements
Evidence - Hard and/or soft data that provides
evidence of Benchmark performance.
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The SI Framework
5 Strands
12 Standards
26 Benchmarks
Prioritize
Clarifying Examples
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The 5 Strands
Strand I - TEACHING for LEARNING
Strand III - PERSONNEL PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING
Strand IV SCHOOL COMMUNITY RELATIONS
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The 12 Standards

Strand I TEACHING for LEARNING
Strand II - LEADERSHIP
INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP
CURRICULUM
INSTRUCTION
SHARED LEADERSHIP
ASSESSMENT
OPERATIONAL RESOURCE MNGT.
Strand III - PERSONNEL PROF. LEARNING
Strand IV - SCHOOL/ COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Strand V - DATA INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS
PARENT/FAMILY INVOLVEMENT
DATA MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
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The Benchmarks

• Strand 1 TEACHING for LEARNING
• Curriculum Written Aligned
• Curriculum Communicated
• Instructional Planning
• Instructional Delivery
• Assessment Aligned to Curriculum and Instruction
• Reporting and Use of Data

• Strand II LEADERSHIP
• Educational Program
• Instructional Support
• Resource Allocation
• Operational Management
• School Climate and Culture
• Continuous Improvement

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The Benchmarks

• Strand V
• Data and KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
• Identification Collection
• Analysis
• Accessibility
• Reporting
• Interpretation Application

• Strand III - PERSONNEL PROFESSIONAL
  DEVELOPMENT
• Requirements
• Skills, Knowledge, Dispositions
• Collaboration
• Content Pedagogy
• Alignment

• Strand IV - SCHOOL/ COMMUNITY RELATIONS
• Communication with Families/ Community
• Authentic Engagement with Families/ Community

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Essential Questions

• How should the School Improvement Framework be
  used?
• Will the framework items be mandatory?
• Is this designed to be answered by districts or
  by schools?

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Essential Questions

• In what ways will the framework provide a guide
  for shaping new accreditation and accountability
  systems such as Education YES?
• - Replacement of the current 11 performance
  Indicators.

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Essential Questions

• What happens to MI-Plan when we switch over to
  this framework?
• What's the timeline for implementation?

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Progress Report

• Development of tools to support Framework where
  are we?
• Glossary
• Self Assessment Tool
• School Improvement Template
• Building Level Professional Development
• Evidence examples

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Progress Report

• Alignment of Framework and Education YES!
• Rubric
• Surveys
• Existing Data bases
• School Improvement Plan
• Evaluation of Plan - strategies

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Progress Report

• Rubric Development -
• February 2006 Draft Completed
• State Board of Education Information Item
• February 2006 Conduct Pilot Study
• New EdYES! collection
• Spring 2007 - tentative

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Next Steps

• Electronic Portal
• Develop a uniform electronic portal to support
  continuous school improvement, EdYES!, grants,
  and NCLB.
• Links to other state initiatives
• example CIMS
• Links to other school-based initiatives
• Example - NCA

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Next Steps

• Statewide dissemination
• April 27, 2006
• School Improvement Conference
• Framework, Applications, Tools
• Bob Marzano

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Next Steps

• Statewide dissemination contd
• Fall 2006 LEA rollout
• Fall School Improvement Conference
• Introduce EdYES! components and electronic portal
• Spring 2007 EdYES! data collection

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Documents Available Online

• The Revised School Improvement Framework and this
  PowerPoint are available online at www.mi.gov/osi

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Contact Information

• Dr. Ed Roeber, Executive Director
• Office of Educational Assessment and
  Accountability
• Roebere_at_michigan.gov
• Dr. Yvonne Caamal Canul, Director
• Office of School Improvement
• Canuly_at_michigan.gov
• Linda Forward, Supervisor
• Office of School Improvement
• ForwardL_at_michigan.gov

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Contact Information contd

• Linda Howley, Department Analyst
• Office of Educational Assessment and
  Accountability
• HowleyL_at_michigan.gov
• Linda Kent, Consultant
• Office of School Improvement
• KentL2_at_michigan.gov