Michigan School Improvement Framework

Michigan School

ImprovementFramework

Michigan School

ImprovementFramework

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State Board Vision StatementState Board Vision Statement

The State Board of Education and Department of Education, with their partners, are the driving forces to create learning environments that prepare all students to be successful in the 21st Century knowledge economy.

The Challenge…The Challenge…

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


• Develop a framework

that is based on research

yet can be individualized

to support the unique

needs of each school.


Provide the educational

community with a

common school

improvement dialogue

and vocabulary.


Serve as a conceptual

foundation to guide our

thinking and action

regarding school

improvement.

Our Goal… 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

Criteria for SI FrameworkCriteria for SI Framework

• Build on current Indicators (Internal Validity)

• Easy to Understand & User Friendly

• Focused on Student Achievement

• Measurable – OEAA development

• Self-sufficient/Stand Alone

Criteria for SI FrameworkCriteria for SI Framework

•Aligned - NCLB, Research, State/Federal Programs, PA 25, existing Performance Indicators

•Address triple purpose: feedback and guidance, guideposts for work, and accountability

Overview of Workgroup Process


• Convened 60 educators (July ‘04)• Reviewed “Kent Report” for

recommendations• Reviewed current Performance

Indicators• Reviewed the literature on school

improvement• Cross-referenced research – search for

common elements



• Developed a “school improvement framework” – strands, standards, benchmarks, criteria, evidence

• OSI develops framework; OEAA develops measurements

• Cross reference Framework w/ Continuous Improvement Monitoring System (CIMS)

• State Board Final Approval (Dec ’05)

The FrameworkThe Framework

SI Framework StructureSI 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.

The SI FrameworkThe SI Framework

5 Strands

12 Standards

26 Benchmarks

Clarifying Examples

Prioritize

Prioritize

Strand I - TEACHING for LEARNING

Strand II – LEADERSHIP

Strand III - PERSONNEL & PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Strand V - DATA & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

Strand IV – SCHOOL & COMMUNITY RELATIONS

The 5 StrandsThe 5 Strands

Strand II - LEADERSHIP

INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP

OPERATIONAL RESOURCE MNGT.

SHARED LEADERSHIP

CURRICULUM

INSTRUCTION

ASSESSMENT

Strand I – TEACHING for LEARNING

Strand III - PERSONNEL & PROF. LEARNING

PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Strand IV - SCHOOL/ COMMUNITY RELATIONS

PARENT/FAMILY INVOLVEMENT

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Strand V - DATA & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

DATA MANAGEMENT

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

The 12 StandardsThe 12 Standards

The BenchmarksThe 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 I – LEADERSHIP

• Educational Program• Instructional Support• Resource Allocation• Operational

Management• School Climate and

Culture• Continuous

Improvement

The BenchmarksThe Benchmarks

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

Strand V –

Data and KNOWLEDGE MANAGEME

NT

• Identification & Collection

• Analysis• Accessibility• Reporting• Interpretatio

n & Application

Essential QuestionsEssential Questions

•How will the School Improve-How will the School Improve-ment Framework be used?ment Framework be used?

•Will the framework items be Will the framework items be mandatory? mandatory?

• Is this designed to be answered Is this designed to be answered by districts or by schools?by districts or by schools?

• In what ways will the framework In what ways will the framework provide a guide for shaping new provide a guide for shaping new accreditation and accountability accreditation and accountability systems such as Education YES?systems such as Education YES?

• Does this framework consolidate/ Does this framework consolidate/ coordinate with Continuous coordinate with Continuous Improvement Monitoring System Improvement Monitoring System (CIMS)?(CIMS)?



•What happens to MI-Plan when What happens to MI-Plan when we switch over to this we switch over to this framework?framework?

•What's the timeline for What's the timeline for implementation?implementation?

Progress ReportProgress Report•Development of tools to

support Framework – where are we?– Glossary– School Improvement Template– Self Assessment Tool – Local

training– Building Level Professional

Development – Parent/Community Guide– Evidence examples

Progress ReportProgress Report

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

Progress ReportProgress Report

•Rubric Development - Rubric Development -

– February 2006 – Draft CompletedFebruary 2006 – Draft Completed

– State Board of Education Information State Board of Education Information Item –Item –

•February 2006 – Conduct Pilot StudyFebruary 2006 – Conduct Pilot Study

– New EdYES! collection New EdYES! collection

•Spring 2007 - tentativeSpring 2007 - tentative

Next StepsNext Steps

•Electronic PortalElectronic Portal– Develop a uniform electronic portal to Develop a uniform electronic portal to

support continuous school improvement, support continuous school improvement, EdYES!, grants, and NCLB.EdYES!, grants, and NCLB.

– Links to other state initiatives Links to other state initiatives

• example – CIMSexample – CIMS

– Links to other school-based initiativesLinks to other school-based initiatives

• Example - NCAExample - NCA


•Statewide disseminationStatewide dissemination•March 2006 – ISD’s and Ed Orgs.March 2006 – ISD’s and Ed Orgs.•April 27, 2006 – April 27, 2006 –

– School Improvement ConferenceSchool Improvement Conference– Framework, Applications, ToolsFramework, Applications, Tools– Bob MarzanoBob Marzano


•Statewide dissemination – Statewide dissemination – cont’dcont’d•Fall 2006 – LEA rolloutFall 2006 – LEA rollout•Fall School Improvement Fall School Improvement Conference – Conference –

– Introduce EdYES! components and Introduce EdYES! components and electronic portalelectronic portal

•Spring 2007 – EdYES! data Spring 2007 – EdYES! data collectioncollection

Documents Available OnlineDocuments Available Online

•The Revised School

Improvement Framework and

this PowerPoint are available

online at www.mi.gov/osi

– Dr. Ed Roeber, Executive DirectorDr. Ed Roeber, Executive DirectorOffice of Educational Assessment and Office of Educational Assessment and

AccountabilityAccountability

[email protected]@michigan.gov

– Dr. Yvonne Caamal Canul, DirectorDr. Yvonne Caamal Canul, DirectorOffice of School ImprovementOffice of School Improvement


– Linda Forward, SupervisorLinda Forward, SupervisorOffice of School ImprovementOffice of School Improvement


Contact InformationContact Information

– Linda Howley, Department AnalystOffice of Educational Assessment and

Accountability

•[email protected]

– Linda Kent, ConsultantOffice of School Improvement

•[email protected]

Contact Information – cont’d