Getting Ready for SIP: Developing the Action Sequences

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Getting Ready for SIPDeveloping the Action
Sequences

• FALL 2006

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GOALS

• Participants will understand the components of
  the Action Sequence in the Getting Results!
  Framework.
• Participating School Leadership Teams will
• Become familiar with the required steps of the
  Action Sequence
• Reflect on a sample Action Sequence
• Become familiar with the SIP Action Sequence
  Checklist

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Getting Results Process Flow
DATA SOURCES
TARGETS
ACTION SEQUENCES
DOCUMENTATION
Step 3
Step 2
Step 5
Student Performance Goals ------------- Strategie
s Interventions
Data Summary
Step 1
Achievement
School Profile
Walk Through
Step 4
SAT Team
Professional Development
Reporting
Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for each component of
the SIP.
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SIP Action Sequence

• Step 1 - Data Summary
• Step 2 - Design
• Step 3 - Delivery
• Step 4 - Development of People
• Step 5 - Documentation (monitoring)

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Revisiting Root Causes

A Root Cause is the deepest underlying cause or
causes of positive or negative symptoms within
any process, which if removed, would result in
elimination, or substantial reduction, of the
symptom.
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Dimensions of School Improvement
SUPPORTING REALM parents governance personnel
ENABLING REALM materials schedules professional
development organizational structures CORE
REALM instruction curriculum assessments school
leadership monitoring staff accountability for
performance others identified by the
school funding student readiness to learn others
identified by the school
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Thinking Through the Action Sequence

• Whats different about how we think about the SIP
  Action Sequence?
• Coherent alignment of all five steps to data and
  root causes.
• All five steps need to be addressed collectively,
  rather than in isolation.

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Thinking Through the Action Sequence

• Coherent alignment of all five steps to data and
  root causes.
• Data Summary
• Design
• Delivery
• Development of People
• Documentation (monitoring)

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Thinking Through the Action Sequence

• All five steps need to be addressed collectively,
  rather than in isolation.

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Thinking Through the Action Sequence

• Highest-Priority Weaknesses in Student
  Achievement Across Student Populations

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SIP Action Sequence Checklist
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Step 1 - Data

• Sample Action Sequence

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SIP Action Sequence Checklist
Step 1 Data Where are we?
1. Have you analyzed your data? Trends/Patterns/Reflections on prior years data
Student groups
Multiple sources (PSSA,TerraNova, Benchmarks, DIBELS, WRAP, PSSA Checkpoints, DRA reading levels, End of Unit tests, etc.)
2. Have you identified Root Causes?
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Step 1 Data

• Using the sample Action Sequence, discuss the
  following with a colleague
• How are questions 1 and 2 satisfied in Step 1
  Data?
• How do the identified root causes match the
  trends identified in the data summary?

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Step 2 - Design
Sample Action Sequence
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SIP Action Sequence Checklist
Step 2 Design Where do we want to go next?
1. Are your strategies research based and/or promising?
Cited in the Core Curriculum
Determined by Regional initiatives
Determined by other Initiatives, e.g. Americas Choice, Emerging Scholars
2. Are your strategies aligned with the data? Root Causes?
3. Do your strategies enhance instruction and build capacity of staff?
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Step 2 Design

• Discuss the following with a colleague
• How are questions 1, 2 and 3 satisfied in Step
  2 Design of the sample?
• How do the identified strategies address the
  root causes from Step 1?

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Step 3 - Delivery
Sample Action Sequence
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SIP Action Sequence Checklist
Step 3 Delivery How are we going to get there?
1. What needs to be done? Clearly connects to data and design
2. By when? Specific timeline/ logical sequence
3. By whom? Involves all stakeholders
4. With what? All resources have been identified (financial, human, space, time, etc.)
5. Evidence of effectiveness Evidence is measurable and related to improved student achievement, student engagement, and effective use of instructional time.
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Step 3 Delivery

• Discuss the following with a colleague
• How is this page different from action plans
  that you have written in the past?

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Step 4 - Development of People
Sample Action Sequence
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SIP Action Sequence Checklist
Step 4 Development What additional skills do we need?
1. Does the professional development align with the Design strategies and the Delivery tasks?
2. Does the professional development focus on 2-4 top priorities (needs of students)?
3. Does the professional development address identified needs of stakeholders?
4. Is the professional development sustained throughout the year?
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Step 4 Development of People

• Discuss the following with a colleague
• How does the PD connect with the Design and
  Delivery Steps?
• Is the PD aligned with the needs evident in our
  data?

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Step 5 - Documentation
Sample Action Sequence
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SIP Action Sequence Checklist
Step 5 Documentation How do we track our progress?
1. Does your monitoring system measure the effective implementation of Steps 2, 3, and 4 of the Action Sequence?
2. Is there written documentation of your monitoring process?
3. Does your documentation process evaluate student academic progress for all students and student groups throughout the year?
4. Are there intervals at which the evidence will be summarized and presented?
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