IndianaStudent

AchievementInstitute

InSAI Review & Revise

AREAS OF CONCERN

Vision-to-Action School Improvement

Process

Vision-to-Action School Improvement Process

Steering Team / Community Council / Full Faculty / Student Body

6StrategySelection

7 Strategy PlanImplementation

Professional DevelopmentAnti-Resistance

Evaluation

8ACTION

5 Areas of ConcernExpectations Curriculum InstructionAssessment Extra Help Guidance

Environment

3Current

Data

4Data

Targets

1 VISION

2VisionData

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REVIEWData Targets

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LOCAL DATA TARGETSStudent Group Benchmark Current Target

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Areas of ConcernIntroduction

What is an Area of Concern?

SOMETHING THAT INTERFERS WITH LEARNING

Policy

Teacher practice

Student practice

Parent practice

Community practice

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How to express concerns?WE ARE CONCERNED THAT . . .

Students are suspended for being chronically absent.

Teachers don’t have high expectations for student achievement.

Students don’t turn in homework.

Parents don’t talk to their sons / daughters daily about school.

Members of the business community don’t help teachers develop real-world applications.

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Impact LevelHighest Impact – Classroom Curriculum content Instruction Assessment Extra help Environment – classroom discipline

High Impact – Outside the Classroom Extra help Guidance Environment – parent involvement

Low Impact Areas that do not support the classroom

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Examples of Low-Impact Concerns

Note: These are not no-impact concerns.

We are concerned that . . .

1. Students don’t have book bags.

2. Parents don’t come to school.

3. Students don’t have an adult to talk to.

4. Students spend too much time in sports.

5. Parents don’t help students with homework.

6. Community doesn’t support the school.

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QuestionWhy do many schools

focus on “low impact”

concerns?

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State and FederalAREAS OF CONCERN(required)

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Required Concerns – Document 4.4State Required Concerns

Encourage Rigorous CurriculumAttendanceFocused Academic AreaFocused Student GroupGraduation Plan (Grades 6-12 only)

Title 1 Compliance TasksDOE Office of Grant Management may still require schools to complete these tasks to receive funding, but these tasks are not required in the SIP monitored by DOE Office of School Improvement and Turnaround.

Title ITAS

Title I SW

Parent Involvement X XEducator Training – Parent Involvement X XOutreach to Preschool Parent Involvement Programs (Elementary Schools only) X X

Parent Information Resource Center Website X XInstruction by Highly Qualified Teachers X XInstruction by Highly Qualified Paraprofessionals X XAttracting Highly Qualified Teachers   XStudent Transition X XParent Notice – Assessment Results   XSchool Parent Involvement Policy   XParent Right-to-Know Letter – Qualifications X XParent Right-to-Know Letter – Non-HQ Teacher X XSchool-Parent Compact X XAnnual Parent Meeting X XTimely Additional Assistance X X

Required Areas of Concern are auto-populated into our School Improvement Plan

Note: Because these concerns may not be held by our teachers, students and parents, the prompt, “We are concerned that . . .” will not be used for these concerns. Instead, the topic will simply be listed online.

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CurrentAREAS OF CONCERN

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Current Areas of ConcernWe are concerned that Action

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C = Continue R = Revise O = Omit

Identify Our Local

SPECIFIC

Areas of Concern

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Specific Areas of Concern

Definition: Specific barrier (behavior,practice, attitude) that primarily impacts onestudent group -or- benchmark.

Examples

•Teachers don’t give writing assignments.

•Many Hispanic parents unable to help with homework due to language barriers.

•Little class time spent on XYZ standard.

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Task 1Large Group Activity

Brainstorm specific Areas of Concern for each student group & benchmark:

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Benchmarks

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Student Groups

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Task 2Large Group Activity

Prioritize Specific Areas of Concern

One instagraph for each student group

and benchmark.

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Steering Team Follow-Up

1. Consider Required Areas of

Concern FF Instagraphs CC Instagraphs

Student Input Self Studies

2. Recommend Areas of Concern that our school will address with

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Identify Our Local

GENERAL

Areas of Concern

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General Areas of Concern

Definition: General barrier (behavior, practice,attitude) that impacts all data fields

Examples

•Poor attendance•Lack of curriculum alignment with standards•Low student engagement•Low expectations

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Three tasks:1.Find data that indicate a local Areas of Concern2.Brainstorm general

Areas of Concern3.Prioritize general

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TASK 1

Findforce field data

that concern you

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Force Field Data Reports

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Force Field Reports * Self Studies

Expectations PL221Title I – TASTitle I – SW

Curriculum

Instruction

Assessment

Extra Help

Guidance

Environment

* Each Force Field Report is available in 4 versions: Student body drill down Grade level drill down Parent drill down Community drill down

Step 1 - A Individual Activity

Force Field Analysis Poster (Document 4.8)

1.Think of your data targets.

2.Look at the FF Summary Data Table:•What is blocking achievement in the area of your data targets?

•Write the data on sticky-notes.

•Put the sticky notes on the “Force Field Analysis Poster.”

3.Look at the FF Drill Down Data Table:•Write the data on sticky-notes & place on the poster.

4.Look at the FF Short Answer & FF Inquiry Questions (if present)

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Step 1 - B Small Group Discussion

Discuss the sticky sheets on the

Force Field Analysis Poster.

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TASK 2

Brainstorm localGENERAL

Areas of Concern

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Step 2 - A Small Group Activity

General Areas of Concern Poster(Document 4.4.6)

1.Look for themes in the data.

2.State: “We are concerned that . . . ”

3. Complete the General Areas of Concern Poster

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Example

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Force Field Data Area of Concern36% of the students say they have a hard

time working at school because other students are bothering them,(InSAI Survey).

I am concerned that:

Student behavior is interfering with

learning.

24% of the students do not believe they feel safe at school, (InSAI Survey).

34% of the students have been referred outside of the classroom for discipline purposes, (InSAI Short Answer Question)

14% of the students have been suspended (InSAI Short Answer Question)

“Students behavior is interfering with learning.” (InSAI Inquiry Question)

Step 2 - B Small Group Activity

Possible Areas of Concern Poster(document 4.11)

1.Review the concerns listed on the “Possible Areas of Concern” poster to which we’ve added ideas all year.

2. As appropriate, add additional concerns to your Area of Concern poster.

Note: You will need to find data to support these concerns.

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Step 2 - C Indicate the Concern Locationof each general concern listed

Classroom: Curriculum ContentStudent Engagement

• Homework completion• Class participation• Asking questions

Classroom Assessment

Outside Classroom: Community expectationsTutoring (before / after school)Student guidanceParent involvement

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TASK 3

Prioritize local General Areas of Concern

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Step 3 – A Presentation

General Areas of Concern

1.Present to the Large Group: “Our group is concerned that . . .

a. Area of Concernb. Area of Concernc. Etc.”

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Step 3 – B General Areas of Concern

Instagraph

1.What do you think is blocking achievement for all data fields?

2. Vote for one-third of the choices using the instagraph

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IndianaStudent

AchievementInstitute

InSAI Review & Revise

AREAS OF CONCERN