Program Improvement UnitProgram Improvement Unit

Collaborating to increase student achievement and fundamentally improve the interaction between the teacher and the students to develop critical thinkers prepared to participate in a diverse and complex society.

Orientation to the NCLB Review Orientation to the NCLB Review ProcessProcess

WelcomeRetired AALA Members

Retired UTLA Members

OutcomesOutcomes

• To understand how a school moves into PI Year 2 status

• To understand the NCLB Program Review process

• To understand roles and responsibilities of UTLA and AALA team members

No Child Left Behind Act of No Child Left Behind Act of 20012001

• Federal accountability measure for public schools

• Establishes criteria for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

• Schools not achieving Adequate Yearly Progress for two consecutive years are designated Program Improvement schools

Adequate Yearly ProgressAdequate Yearly Progress

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is determined by accountability measures in four areas:

• Participation Rate (95%)• Percent Proficient – Annual Measurable

Objectives (AMO)• Academic Performance Index (API)• Graduation Rate (High Schools)

Proficiency Targets for AYPProficiency Targets for AYPEnglish English

Language ArtsLanguage ArtsMathematicsMathematics

2005-072005-07 20082008 2005-072005-07 20082008

Elementary / Middle Elementary / Middle SchoolsSchools 24.4%24.4% 35.2%35.2% 26.5%26.5% 37.0%37.0%

High SchoolsHigh Schools 22.3%22.3% 33.4%33.4% 20.9%20.9% 32.2%32.2%

Program Improvement Year 2Program Improvement Year 2

• The PI Unit leads schools through the NCLB School Review Process in collaboration with:• Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE)

– the District’s external partner

• Central Office Instructional Support Staff

• Local District Support Personnel

• District/School Leadership Teams (DSLT)

• United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA)

• Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA)

NCLB Review ProcessNCLB Review Process

It is:• “Owning”• Self reflection: mirror• Validation• Collaboration• Continuous cycle• Integrated

It is not:• “Gotcha”• A window• Audit• A ‘do it to you’• A check-off• Independent

Components of the NCLB Components of the NCLB School Review ProcessSchool Review Process• Training• Self-assessment• School Validation Visit (Day 1 & Day 2)• DSLT Debrief (Day 3)• SPSA 2006-2007 Update (Day 4)• On-going Support

TrainingTraining• Orientation for Principals and Directors• District School Leadership Team (DSLT)

• Principal• Assistant Principal• Teachers (including UTLA Chapter Chair)• Coaches / Coordinators• Parents• School Site Council Chairperson• Local District Director of School Services

• Outcomes• Understand the NCLB School Review process for Program

Improvement Year 2 schools• Understand the School Integrated Assessment Tool and be able to

conduct a self-assessment at the school site

Self-assessmentSelf-assessment

• The school conducts a self-assessment using the School Integrated Assessment Tool

Areas of the School Integrated Areas of the School Integrated Assessment ToolAssessment Tool• Organization:Organization: Vision and Purpose,

Governance, Leadership and Staff, and Resources

• Standards-based Student Learning:Standards-based Student Learning: Curriculum and Instruction

• Standards-based Student Learning:Standards-based Student Learning: Assessment & Accountability

• School Culture and Support forSchool Culture and Support for Student Personal and Academic Growth

Integrated Assessment ToolIntegrated Assessment Tool

Standards-based Student learning: Curriculum and Instruction

Standards-based Student Learning: Assessment and Accountability

School Culture and Support for Student Personal and Academic Growth

The tool is aligned with:

•Academic Program Survey

•Small Learning Communities

•Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

•Williams Legislation

•Culturally Relevant and Responsive Education (CRRE)

•Modified Consent Decree

•Education Code

Validation TeamValidation Team

Team Composition • LACOE facilitators• LAUSD Program Improvement Unit

facilitators• Local District Director of School Services• Content specialists from LACOE/LAUSD• UTLA/AALA representatives

Validation Team VisitValidation Team Visit (Days 1 and 2)(Days 1 and 2)• Team arrives at school site 7:00 a.m.• Review of completed School Integrated

Assessment Tool & other data• Focus groups and interviews• Classroom visitations (snapshot)

• Protocol• Classroom Visitation Guide

• Shadowing students• Protocol

• Debrief throughout two-day visit• Develop validation team findings

Debrief with DSLT Debrief with DSLT (Day 3)(Day 3)

PI and LACOE Leads present validation team findings in order to:

• Facilitate collaborative conversation• Develop agreement of Key Findings

for SPSA Update• Prepare DSLT to share Key Findings

with Stakeholders

Develop SPSA UpdateDevelop SPSA Update (Day 4)(Day 4)• Support the school team in developing

action steps to address the agreed-upon Key Findings

• Facilitate completion of the school’s 2006-07 Update to the Single Plan for Student Achievement

NCLB Review Team ProtocolsNCLB Review Team Protocols

• Confidentiality• Team debriefs and discussions are confidential• Confidentiality extends after the visit is

complete• Communication

• Only team leads communicate with school administration

• All conversations between team members take place in the team work room

NCLB Review Team ProtocolsNCLB Review Team Protocols• Classroom Visitations

• Visit classrooms assigned by team leads• Enter classrooms quietly• Be mindful of expressions and body language• Observe instruction for 10-15 minutes using

Classroom Visitation Guide• Make written notations about observations

immediately after exiting the classroom• Refer to classes observed by subject/course &

grade level – teacher name is confidential• Visits are non-evaluative

Roles & ResponsibilitiesRoles & Responsibilitiesof AALA & UTLA Team Membersof AALA & UTLA Team Members

• To participate in Days 1 & 2 of the Validation Visit

• To follow all of the guidelines of the NCLB School Review process with fidelity

ActivityActivity• Day 1 Team Meeting

• Review Day 1 Agenda• Review protocols• Review school AYP, CST & CELDT data• Review School Profile• Review completed School Integrated

Assessment Tool• Assign classes and focus groups• Coordinate team debrief times• Post classroom observation data

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