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BLUEPRINT FOR EXCELLENCE
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“Children First and Always.”
They are our greatest natural resource.
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How is your school doing?
Really doing?
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There is a way to find out.
The Blue Ribbon Assessment!
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Comprehensive school assessment
Designed for all schools
Collaborative approach to school improvement
Entire learning community involved
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How it Worked:
Woodview School
Meadowview
School
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1. Action Plan: Blueprint for school
improvement
2. Success for teachers, schools, and
districts
3. Shared Best Practices
4. Symposia, conferences, and
workshops
5. Award program
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Partnerships
Regional university based
professional development and
advisory teams from University
Partnerships
•Stockton College, NJ
•South Carolina State University, SC
• Morehead State, Kentucky
•Kent State University, Ohio
•Converse College, SC
•Clemson, SC
•Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
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The Nine
Components of the
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1. Student focus and support
2. School organization and culture
3. Challenging standards and curriculum
4. Active teaching and learning.
5. Technology integration
6. Professional community
7. Leadership and educational vitality
8. School, family, and community
partnerships
9. Indicators of success
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Creating the Road Map:
Woodview School:
An Environment
where we can all grow
together
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Creating the Road Map:
Woodview School:
An Environment
where we can all grow
together
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Creating the Road Map:
Woodview School:
An Environment
where we can all grow
together
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Our Journey
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Strengths and Areas of Improvement
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Celebrate!
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“Meadowview is a great example of parents,
teachers, and children working together to
create a culture of learning, respect, and
fun. We feel very lucky to be part of such a
great community.”
- Parent quote from the Blue Print for Excellence Report Fall
2007
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Leadership Meets Standard Does Not Meet Critical Area
7.A.1 Principal moves school to vision 2.6 X
7.A.2 All leaders move school to vision 2.3 X
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7.A.4
Leaders promote learning
Walk the walk
2.3
2.4 X
Discover at 7.B.1 Leadership collaborative 1.9
7.B.2 Everyone understands role of leader 2
Meadowview 7.B.3 Leaders effective in reaching goals 2.4
7.C. 1 Culture supports student improvement 2.6
7.C. 2 Ongoing assessment for improvement 1.9
7.C. 3 Planned student improvement 2.1
7.C. 4 Evaluate program for changes 2.3
7.D.1 Standards guide reform 2.3 X
7.D.2 Evidence supports programs 2.2
7.D.3 Instructional practices use evidence 2.4
7.D.4 Improvement process 2.3 X
7.D.5 Addresses challenges 2.3
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Student Focus and Support
This category focuses on how the
school's established goals and
objectives accurately reflect its
vision, student needs, and high
aspirations for all students.
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Student Focus and Support
The school has comprehensive support
services and programs that meet the
full range of student needs, for
example, in counseling, health, safety,
tutoring, mentoring, and dropout
prevention.
In other words: The school offers students
many kinds of help, such as, counseling,
student programs, classes on health,
safety, and staying in school.
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Student Focus and Support
A. Outstanding / Exemplary
B. Strong
C. Needs Improvement
D. We Are Not Doing This
E. I Do Not Know
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School Organization and Culture
This category focuses on the
school culture that exemplifies a
caring community supportive of
continuous learning.
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School Organization and Culture
The staff and administration are
committed to using research
based, effective practices.
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Celebrations
Woodview School: Teamwork
An Environment
where we can all grow
together Creating Themes
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•Making Connections
•Building Character
•Thinking at the highest level
•Analyzing our census data
•and construction of a 5 Star Learning Community
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Challenging Standards and Curriculum
This category focuses on a rationally
designed curriculum to ensure high
levels of achievement of the school's
goals and objectives by all students,
including significant content
learning, citizenship, and
interpersonal and workplace
skills.
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Challenging Standards and Curriculum
Students regularly move
among student groups
based on their work.
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Active Teaching and Learning
This category focuses on
purposeful decision making that
governs all aspects of the
teaching and learning process.
Active Teaching and Learning
Teachers have high academic
expectations for all students.
In other words: The teachers
here expect all students to learn
a lot.
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“I Can”
Statements
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Immersing our students in their learning
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Technology Integration
This category focuses on the use,
mastery, and application of
technologies that promote teaching
and learning that produce
technology capable students.
Technology Integration
All students have equal access to
current technology that supports
their educational goals and needs.
In other words: The school makes sure
that all students can use computers
and other technology to help them
learn.
Technology Integration
An Example to Use With Your Board
of Education: iMovie
Our 2nd computer lab is equipped with
16 computers, three areas for
centers, a SmartBoard and a
computer museum.
Professional Community
This category focuses on
continuous professional
development to support improved
student learning.
Professional Community
A culture exists that encourages
and rewards staff who plan and
implement new strategies to
improve the school.
Leadership and Educational Vitality
This category concentrates on
dynamic leadership that engages
the school community in continuous
improvement focused on student
achievement, current needs, and
future challenges.
Leadership and Educational Vitality
The school can point to concrete
examples that illustrate how
leadership has resulted in policies,
programs, relationships, and
resources that have promoted
learning.
In other words: School leaders have
made good changes in the school to
help students learn.
Leadership and Educational Vitality
“The Leaders Within”
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School, Family, and Community
Partnerships
This category focuses on a
commitment to and recognition of
the important role that families,
partnerships, and community play in
supporting learning.
School, Family, and Community
Partnerships
Parents support teachers in
establishing realistic but high
expectations for student
achievement and behavior.
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Indicators of Success
This category focuses on student
achievement of high academic
standards.
Indicators of Success
Teachers and administrators
monitor and continually use
assessment data to improve
instruction and modify school
policies and practices.
Indicators of Success
The Owl’s Nest:
Creating a Room in Your School
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where we can all grow
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Assessment Process
• Demographics
• 189 essential elements
• 21 critical elements
• School site visit
• Action Plan/Blueprint
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Identifying and Sharing
With all Stakeholders
Teachers
Parents
Students
Community
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Multiple data reports
Immediate availability
Analyzed with leaders
Shared best practices
Additional support available
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An Environment
Utilizing the Results
where we can all grow
together Creating Action Plans
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People may stop at any time and come
back later to resume the assessment.
Any responses that were submitted are
saved.
Any questions “Marked for Review” will
appear and have to be answered
before finishing.
Validity of the Process
External validity -- generalizing
Construct validity – operationalizing
Face validity
Content validity
Reliability
Inter-Rater Reliability
Test-Retest Reliability
Parallel-Forms Reliability
Internal Consistency
Reliability
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Pricing is determined by
the size of the school.
The range is from $5,500
for a small school to $9,500
for a large comprehensive
high school, plus site visitor
travel expenses.
More information is
available on the BRSE
website.
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Thank you for your interest.
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Jeff Knapp
Knapp.jeff@d46.org
847-543-5902
Laura Morgan
Morgan.laura@d46.org
847-543-5702