PARTNERS IN CHANGE
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DESE
DESE
Missouri’s Little Engine That Could: A School Improvement Journey
MISSOURI’S Accountability History
THE DIVISON OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT is responsible for the
MISSOURI SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (MSIP)Sophisticated state accreditation system
Currently in its 4th 5-year cycle Consistent with the mandates of No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Re-designing a More Perfect System
Division Of School Improvement
DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING
Accountability:
Curriculum& Assessment
MSIP
Improved Instruction•MAP RIF•Project Construct•Math Academy•Missouri Reading Initiative
Curriculum & Assessment Unit
Collaboration Across the Divisions
Division of Special Education
Effective Accountability Plans
Collaboration Across DivisionsCareer Education
of
Division
High Schools That Work is an effort-based (opposed to a talent-based) model of school improvement centered on 10 Key Practices
• High Expectations
• Challenging Career/Technical Studies
• College-prep Curriculum
• Academic Core and a Concentration
• Work-based Learning
• Integration of Academic and Career/Technical Studies
• Active Engagement
• Guidance and Advisement
• Extra Help
• Data-based Decision Making
HSTW Core Beliefs and Goals
• Prepare ALL students for post-secondary or workforce success
• Focus on all students, especially the middle 60 percent
• Target transition years– 8 - 9– 12 - Postsecondary
• Promote distributed leadership
Coordination and Collaboration Across DESE and IN THE FIELD
Leadership Academy
RPDCs
Missouri had the foresight to develop nineRegional Professional Development Centers
These RPDCs provide a strong foundation for delivery of professional development and support
not only to schools and districts most in need of improvement, but to all schools and districts in Missouri.
TO TOP IT ALL OFF THE FINAL PIECE: A WELL OILED MACHINE
The MissouriIntegratedModel(MIM)
MIM Conceptual Framework
PROGRESS PROGRESS