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Contact:

 
Howard Shuler
Interim Director - Title Programs and Services
Phone:
  785-296-3069
Email: 
hshuler@ksde.org
    
  Online Kansas Improvement Notebook  
    

Monitoring Tool: Schools

 

This tool maybe used by districts and/or schools to monitor the implementation of plans. This tool is not used by KSDE when monitoring the plans of schools on improvement.

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Monitoring Tool for Schools on Improvement
 
Indicators of School Instructional Support
 
Examples of Supporting Documentation
 
Emerging
Practice
 
Established
Practice
 
Not in
Place
 
Comments
  1. The school planning team ensures that staff are aware and supportive of district wide initiatives outlined in the integrated improvement plan for districts as well as school level initiatives outlined in the integrated improvement plan for schools. They also ensure that staff are aware of how the two plans work together to support high student achievement.
 
 
-RBSD Plans
-Integrated Improvement Plan for schools
 
 
 
 
  1. The school and/or district administrators monitors schools’ use of aligned curriculum and standards-based instruction.
 
 
-Walk Through School Audits
-Lesson Plans
-Curriculum Guides
 
 
 
 
  1. Leadership monitors implementation of scientifically research based strategies in reading and math.
 
-Integrated Improvement Plan for Schools
-Walk Through School Audits
-RBSD Plans
 
 
 
 
  1. Leadership monitors implementation of additional SMART goals. 
 
-Integrated Improvement Plan for Schools
-Walk Through School Audits
-RBSD Plans
 
 
 
 
  1. Leadership monitors the use of the multi-tiered system of student support/interventions.
 
 
-Integrated Improvement Plan for Schools
-Walk Through School Audits
 
 
 
 
 
  1. Leadership ensures that all staff engage in frequent monitoring of student progress.
 
-Formative Assessment Data
-Agenda of PD Activities
-Minutes of PLCs
-Electronic Data Room/Walls
 
 
 
 
    
 

 

 
 
Indicators of Professional Development
 
Examples of Supporting Documentation
 
Emerging
Practice
 
Established
Practice
 
Not in
Place
 
Comments
1.    The school planning team has explained and clarified the relationship of the Integrated Improvement Plan for schools and the issues involved with being on improvement.
 
-Public Forums
-School Newsletter
-Agenda of Staff Briefings
-Agendas
-PowerPoint Presentations
-Board Minutes
 
 
 
 
2.    Professional Development opportunities are clearly communicated and disseminated by the school to all staff.
 
-Other Media Tools
-Agendas
-PowerPoint Presentations
-School Newsletter Updates
School Website
 
 
 
 
3.    Technical assistance and professional development has been provided to staff as indicated in the action plan. Additional support is provided as needed.
 
 
-Technical Assistance Plan
-Agendas
-Minutes of Meetings
 
 
 
 
4.    Support has been provided for staff collaboration and follow-up for professional development opportunities.
 
-School Calendar
-Board Minutes
-RBSD Plans
 
 
 
 
5.    The school planning team supports progress toward the school improvement goals by providing appropriate, high quality professional development.
 
-Agendas
-School Prof. Development Plan
-School Calendar
 
 
 
 
6.   The school and/or District planning team monitors the appropriate use of the 10% set aside of Title I, Part A funds.
-Title I Budget and Pos
-Agendas
-Minutes of Meetings
 
 
 
 
    
 

 

 
 
Indicators of Parental Involvement
 
 
Examples of Supporting Documentation
 
Emerging
Practice
 
Established
Practice
 
Not in
Place
 
Comments
1.    Leadership has provided written notice to parents and families in a format and language that parents/ families can understand in regard to the school’s “on improvement” status.
-Website
-Newspaper Articles
-School Newsletter
-Other Media Tools
-Letters to Parents
 
 
 
 
 
2.    Leadership has provided written notice to parents and families in regard to how parents/families can be involved in the school’s continuous improvement process.
 
-Letters to Parents
-Website
-Newspaper Articles
-School Newsletter
 
 
 
 
 
3.    Leadership ensures that the school has effective methods to communicate between school and home. 
 
-School Newsletters
-School Website
-Parent/School Meetings
 
 
 
 
 
4.    Leadership has ongoing methods to communicate between parents and other community stakeholders.
 
 
-Website
-School Newsletters
-Public Forums
-Newspaper Articles
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.    Leadership ensures that methods of educating parents on improvement strategies and parental involvement activities are in place and effective.
 
 
-Parent Involvement School budgets
-Parent/ Community Liaison
 
 
 
 
    
 

 

 
 
Indicators of Data Analysis and Understanding
 
Examples of Supporting Documentation
 
Emerging
Practice
 
Established
Practice
 
Not in
Place
 
 
Comments
1.   Leadership supports schools in collecting a variety of data (achievement/assessment data, perception data, contextual data, demographic data, etc).
-Charts, Tables, Graphs
Sampling from schools
 
 
 
 
2.   Leadership provides technical assistance to staff in a method to review data.
-Agenda
-Minutes of meetings
-PD Training Protocol
 
 
 
 
3.   Leadership provides training to staff in analyzing data at the district, school, and student level.
-Agendas
-Samples provided
-Minutes from meetings
 
 
 
 
4.   Leadership supports staff in regularly using data to make decisions regarding instructional practice.
-Data Results
-Agenda
-Minutes of meetings
 
 
 
 
5.   Systems are in place to support teachers in analyzing data.
-RBSD Plan
-PD Training Protocol
-Instructional Coach Schedule
 
 
 
 
6.   Leadership ensures that staff has an awareness of the goals outlined in the Integrated Improvement Plans for the district and the school.
 
 
-Presentations
-Meeting Agendas
 
 
 
 
7.   Leadership effectively communicates to staff how the Integrated Improvement Plan for the school will be implemented.
-Presentations
-Meeting Agendas
 
 
 
 
8.   Leadership monitors implementation of the Integrated Improvement Plan across the school.
-School Walk Through Audits
-Agendas
-Presentations
 
 
 
 
9.   Leadership adheres to timelines appropriate to the implementation of the Integrated Improvement Plan.
-Agendas
-Minutes of Meetings
-Data Collection
-Progress Reports
 
 
 
 
10. Shared responsibility and collaboration exists among the school leadership, staff and its stakeholders.
-Meeting Minutes
-Agendas
 
 
 
 
 
11. Leadership helps to acknowledge the successful efforts staff are making to reach the goals established in the Integrated Improvement Plan for Schools.
-School Staff Newsletters
-Newspaper Articles
-Board Minutes
 
 
 
 
12. Leadership celebrates success along the way to attaining the goals.
-School Staff Newsletters
-Newspaper Articles
-Board Minutes
 
 
 
 
    
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