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Stages
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Description
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Expected Completion Dates
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Stage 1:
Orientation & Readiness
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Develop a clear picture of what it will take to progress through the eight stages of the improvement process. The appropriate structures and supports for this to happen will be in place (e.g., planning team, district buy-in, shared vision).
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Stage 2:
Gather & Organize Data
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Select data to collect in five categories: perception, achievement, behavior, contextual and demographics. Conduct a self-evaluation by each school or district (see the District Integrated Needs Assessment). Data is prepared to facilitate analysis using a data carousel activity.
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Stage 3:
Analyze Data
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Identify root causes of the issue. Completion of this stage will result in an analysis of data based on narratives, charts and graphs displaying the current status of the school and/or district system. A prioritized list of challenges will be generated and used in subsequent stages to develop SMART goals and improvement plans.
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Stage 4:
Prioritize & Set Goals
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Determine priorities for local needs based on school/district strengths and challenges identified by data analysis. Challenges/concerns are grouped into themes. Clear, measurable and time-bound SMART goals are written and prioritized.
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Stage 5:
Research & Identify Effective Strategies/
Practices
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Identify SBR practices, strategies, programs, and/or interventions that address the stated goals and root causes to provide the basis of improvement plans through additional research and analysis of data, identification of best practices, and site-visits. Districts will encourage individual schools to deal with issues systemically.
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Stage 6:
Develop & Implement Plan(s)
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Focus specific improvement plans on prioritized areas, describing the specific activities, timelines, persons responsible and outcome measures for each strategy, intervention, and/or program created. Implementation means putting the plan into practice fully by carrying out the tasks identified.
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Districts and schools On Improvement for NCLB must submit the plan within 90 days of official notification.
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Stage 7:
Monitor Implementation & Progress
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Monitor implementation of the action plan, identified strategies/practices and student progress to ensure continuous progress toward achieving school/district goals. Formative and summative measures are used to see if progress is occurring toward each SMART goal. Based on this information, plans are revised as necessary.
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Stage 8:
Review & Revise
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Analyze formative and summative measures specified in the improvement plans are analyzed to determine if student needs have been met. Data on system changes (structural goals) and student achievement (core goals) should be considered.
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