Michigan Department of EducationOffice of Field Services

LEA Planning Cycle 101

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WARNING – Acronym Overuse is about to Occur

LEA Local Education Agency

LEAPC LEA Planning Cycle

CNA Comprehensive Needs Assessment

DIP District Improvement Plan

SIP School Improvement Plan

TISS Title I School Selection

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One Voice

One Plan

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One Common Voice – One Plan Michigan Continuous School Improvement

Stages and Steps

DoImplement Plan Monitor Plan

Evaluate Plan

PlanDevelop Action Plan

StudentAchievement

GatherGetting Ready

Collect School DataBuild School Profile

StudyAnalyze Data

Set Goals Set Measurable Objectives

Research Best Practice

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A Vertically Aligned System for School Improvement

MDE Plan

ISD/RESA Plan

District Plan

School Plan

Classroom

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CNA

School Data Profile School Process Profile

(90, 40, SA, SAR) School Data Analysis School Process Analysis Summary Report

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Setting the Context

LEAPC

DIP

SIP

CNA

GoalsManagement

SchoolDistrict

SW

Targeted

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Continuous School Improvement

NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEP OCT

School CNA

School Improvement Plan

District CNA

Continuous School Improvement

NCA Accreditation (6 mos-6 weeks)

District Improvement Plan

LEA Planning Cycle

Consolidated App., TISS

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Advanc-ed.org

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District conducts a comprehensive

needs assessment to identify strengths

and challengesDistrict determines

Goals and Measurable

Objectives for the identified need areas

Enter the identified Goals and

Measurable Objectives in Goals

Management

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Continue to complete each

Goal. Districts will have to complete a minimum of 3 Goals After the Goals are

completed, district personnel must

“Approve” the Goals for inclusion in the

District Improvement Plan and the LEAPC

Exit Goals Management and re-enter through the

District Improvement Plan to complete the other

required components of the District Plan

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Submit the District Improvement Plan

for Approval to central office staff

Make modifications, if

requested by your district

After modifications are completed, activate

your LEAPC and select the Goals for inclusion

in that document

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Goals Management

Student Goal Statement

Gap & Cause for the Gap

Measurable Objective Statement

Strategy Statement

Activities

Fiscal Resources

A district must approve goals/obj./strategies

within Goals Management in order

for them to be available for the

LEAPC

Important!

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Goal Statement Example:

All students will be proficient in reading.

Goals Management – Goal

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Goals Management

Student Goal Statement

Gap & Cause for the Gap

Measurable Objective Statement

Strategy Statement

Activities

Fiscal Resources

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Gap/Cause for Gap Example:

There is a 21% difference between all students and students with disabilities as measured by the MEAP; GLCE analysis

identifies informational reading as the primary cause for gap.

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”Goals Management – Gap/Cause

for Gap

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Neither the process nor the expectation has changed even though the language has changed:

– Needs must always be established first using data

– Goals must always be based on an identified Need (“Gap/Cause for Gap”)

Goals Management – Goal

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Student Goal Statement

Gap & Cause for the Gap

Measurable Objective Statement

Strategy Statement

Activities

Fiscal Resources

Important!

A district must enter goals / objectives /

strategies into Goals Management and

approve them in order for them to be

available for the LEAPC

Goals Management

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Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Time-bound

SMART Objective

It is critical at this point in the process to It is critical at this point in the process to discuss how you will monitor and measure discuss how you will monitor and measure

your progressyour progress

Goals Management – Objective

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Measurable Objective Statement Example:The percentage of non-disabled students proficient on the MEAP will increase from

56% (2007-08) to 65%.

The percentage of students with disabilities proficient on the MEAP will increase from 35% (2007-08) to 52% by the end of the

2009-2010 school year.

Goals Management – Objective

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Student Goal Statement

Gap & Cause for the Gap

Measurable Objective Statement

Strategy Statement

Activities

Fiscal Resources

Important!

A district must enter goals / objectives /

strategies into Goals Management and

approve them in order for them to be available

for the LEAPC

Goals Management

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Strategy Statement Example:

Begin each statement with“Teachers/Staff will...”

Use an action verb for an observable behavior“…engage in…”

Address the issue and connect back to the measurable objective

“…professional development related to informational reading and differentiated

instruction.”

Goals Management – Strategy

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Student Goal Statement

Gap & Cause for the Gap

Measurable Objective Statement

Strategy Statement

Activities

Fiscal Resources

Activities and Fiscal Resources are not included in

the LEAPC

Goals Management

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• Approval of the LEAPC is not approval of any Activities or Fiscal Resources within Goals Management

• Your federally-funded Activities and Fiscal resources are included in the Consolidated Application for approval

Activities and Fiscal Resources

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LEA Planning Cycle

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LEA Planning Cycle – Selecting Goals

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LEA Planning Cycle – Selecting Goals

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• Once an LEAPC is submitted and is under review by MDE, goals/objectives/ strategies cannot be edited

• When the application is back to the District, edits can be made as necessary

• Final approved application is archived in a PDF

Editing Goals/Objectives/Strategies

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• All goals information edited within Goals Management will affect the LEAPC

• If you log-in later to amend your LEAPC, the system to alert you to which goals/ objectives/strategies have been edited; you will need to determine what exactly has been changed

Editing Goals/Objectives/Strategies

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Other Important Features

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Questions???

Leah Breen

BreenL1@michigan.gov

517-373-4004