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WINDHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2008-2011
BOE approved October 22, 2008
District: Windham Superintendent: Doreen Fuller SIP Years: 2008-2011
Needs Improvement Status: Year: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sanctions Implementing:
X District Improvement Plan (District Improvement Plans will be submitted to the Connecticut State Department of
Education for approval within 90 days of notification if three (3) or more schools in the district have been identified as
a whole school “in need of improvement”)
Corrective Action
District School Improvement Planning Team:
Ken Folan, Board of Education Chair Harriet Banks, Director of Personnel Dave Calchera, Commissioner Rep
Diane Rayhall, BOE Vice-Chair Gene Blain, High School Principal Anthony Gasper, State DOE
John Adamo, BOE Secretary Mary Jane Crotty, Dir. of Preschool Warren Loggee, State DOE
Bruce Clements, BOE Member Jeffrey Forman, Director Special Services Jim Huggins, EASTCONN
Susan Collins, BOE Member Doreen Fuller, Superintendent Mike Wasta, State DOE
Manny Diaz, BOE Member Angela Kiss, Elementary Principal
Mark Doyle, BOE Member Jeffrey Levine, Special Ed Supervisor
Paula Haney, BOE Member Madeline Negron, Middle School Principal
Dan Switchenko, BOE Member Ana Maria Olezza, Dir Grants & Dev. Prog
Ana Ortiz, Assistant Superintendent
Lee Ann Packer, K-8 Literacy Coordinator
Bill Stover, Supplemental Services Coord.
Nivea Torres, Elementary Principal
Jeff Wihbey, HS Assistant Principal
Superintendent’s Signature:
Date:
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WINDHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2008-2011
BOE approved October 22, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summary of Goals and Objectives........................................................................................................................................................... 3
Tier One Goals. ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Tier Two Goals ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Professional Development Needed .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Tier I Summary of Identified Need.......................................................................................................................................................... 5
CMT or CAPT .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Ethnicity and Economic Status Combined for Selected Grades. ................................................................................................................. 6
Out-of-School Suspensions ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Action Steps and Indicators
Tier Two Goal 1. Objective 1. .................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Tier Two Goal 1. Objective 2. ................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Tier Two Goal 1. Objective 3. ................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Tier Two Goal 1. Objective 4. ................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Tier Two Goal 2. Objective 1. ................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Tier Two Goal 3. Objective 1. ................................................................................................................................................................ 21
Tier Two Goal 3. Objective 2. ................................................................................................................................................................ 23
ADDENDUM ONE : SUMMARY OF RESULTS INDICATORS....................................................................................................... 25
ADDENDUM TWO: ACCOUNTABILITY CALENDAR................................................................................................................... 28
ADDENDUM THREE: CENTRAL OFFICE VISIT PROTOCOL....................................................................................................... 34
ADDENDUM FOUR: CSDE REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................................. 38
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WINDHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2008-2011
BOE approved October 22, 2008
Summary of Goals and Objectives
Tier One Goals.
Goal 1: The gap between ELL and non-ELL students on select measures (CMT/CAPT Reading and Math, Suspensions days), will be
decreased by at least 30% points (an average of 10% point per year) while continuously improving the performance of non-ELL
students.
Goal 2: The gap between Hispanic students and non-Hispanic students on select measures (CMT/CAPT Reading and Math,
Suspensions days), will be decreased by at least 30% points (an average of 10% point per year) while continuously improving
the performance of non-Hispanic students.
Goal 3. The gap between students eligible for free or reduced lunch and students who are not eligible for free or reduced lunch on select
measures (CMT/CAPT Reading and Math, Suspensions days), will be decreased by at least 30% points (an average of 10%
point per year) while continuously improving the performance of non-eligible free or reduced lunch students.
Tier Two Goals
Goal 1: WPS will only hire and retain superior teachers
OBJECTIVE #1: Examine hiring and retention data and procedures
OBJECTIVE #2. Enhance current teachers’ skill in instruction and assessment
OBJECTIVE #3: Enhance current leaders’ skill
OBJECTIVE #4: Effective use of contractual time
Goal 2. WPS will ensure a continuum of behavioral support systems to maintain a safe and orderly environment for all students and
staff.
OBJECTIVE #1: Reduce the number of suspension days by at least 30% points (an average of 10% point per year)
Goal 3: WPS will provide means for parent and student engagement beyond the school day.
OBJECTIVE #1: Promote active partnership and engagement with parents and the community, , including direct contact with at
least 80% of families.
OBJECTIVE #2: Provide before and after school programs, as well as summer school opportunities for students.
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WINDHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2008-2011
BOE approved October 22, 2008
Professional Development Needed
Connecticut Accountability For Learning Initiative Modules: Data Connecticut Accountability For Learning Initiative: Imbedded
teams, making standards work, effective teaching technical assistance with data teams and school leadership
strategies, common formative assessments Dual language and English Language Learner instructional
Core program training practices, including Sheltered Instruction Observation
Scientific Research Based Intervention/Response to intervention Protocol
(SRBI) CMT/CAPT specific
Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBS/PBIS) Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
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WINDHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2008-2011
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Tier I Summary of Identified Need, Goal 1
Grade CMT or 2007-08 Performance (% Above Proficient)
CAPT
White Hispanic ELL Non-ELL Paid Lunch Free/Reduced
Total N % N % N % N % N % N %
Gr 3 Reading 39.7 79 55.7 150 27.3 44 15.9 208 44.7 55 61.8 197 33.5
Math 55.9 80 66.3 151 48.3 45 37.8 209 59.8 55 72.7 199 51.3
Gr 4 Reading 40.6 78 61.5 157 30.6 62 12.9 193 49.7 67 62.7 188 33.0
Math 58.9 78 80.8 160 47.5 64 35.9 194 66.5 68 77.9 190 52.1
Gr 5 Reading 33.8 69 49.3 144 25.7 52 5.8 179 41.9 59 57.6 172 25.6
Math 46.4 70 62.9 145 39.3 54 18.5 179 54.7 59 78.0 174 35.6
Gr 6 Reading 42.2 54 66.7 139 31.7 55 12.7 151 53 43 69.8 163 35.0
Math 51.0 54 70.4 139 43.2 55 16.4 151 63.6 43 74.4 163 44.8
Gr 7 Reading 49.6 92 68.5 129 37.2 38 21.1 200 55 70 75.7 168 38.7
Math 51.2 95 72.6 130 37.7 38 18.4 204 57.4 72 81.9 170 38.2
Gr 8 Reading 42.7 79 72.2 153 26.8 50 6.0 203 51.7 79 78.5 174 26.4
Math 50.2 80 75.0 152 36.8 51 11.8 202 59.9 79 83.5 174 35.1
Gr 10 Reading 63.0 94 84.0 93 40.9 22 31.8 178 66.9 100 86.0 100 40.0
Math 58.0 96 80.2 97 36.1 25 12.0 182 64.3 101 86.1 106 31.1
GAPS
Hispanic and Goal: 10% points ELL and Non- Goal: 10% points Free/Reduce Goal: 10% points
Non-Hispanic Reduction ELL Reduction Paid Lunch Reduction
Gr 3 Reading 28.4 18.4 28.8 18.8 28.3 18.3
Math 18.0 8 22.0 12.0 21.4 11.4
Gr 4 Reading 30.9 20.9 36.2 26.2 29.7 19.7
Math 33.3 23.3 31.5 21.5 25.8 15.8
Gr 5 Reading 23.6 13.6 36.1 26.1 32.0 22.0
Math 23.6 13.6 36.2 26.2 42.4 32.4
Gr 6 Reading 35.0 25 40.3 30.3 34.8 24.8
Math 27.2 17.2 47.2 37.2 29.6 19.6
Gr 7 Reading 31.3 21.3 33.9 23.9 37.0 27.0
Math 34.9 24.9 39.0 29.0 43.7 33.7
Gr 8 Reading 45.4 35.4 45.7 35.7 52.1 42.1
Math 38.2 28.2 48.1 38.1 48.4 38.4
Gr 10 Reading 43.1 33.1 35.1 25.1 46.0 36.0
Math 43.9 33.9 52.3 42.3 55.0 45.0
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Ethnicity and Economic Status Combined for Selected Grades.
2007-2008 CMT Grade 4 Percent of Students Proficient – Ethnicity and F/R combined
Math Reading
F/R Meals Full Price Income F/R Meals Full Price Income
Ethnicity N % N % Gap N % N % Gap
White 33 76 45 84 8 33 54 45 67 13
Hispanic/Non-ELL 85 54 - - - 85 40 - - -
Ethnicity Gap 39 14
2007-2008 CMT Grade 8 Percent of Students Proficient – Ethnicity and F/R combined
Math Reading
F/R Meals Full Price Income F/R Meals Full Price Income
Ethnicity N % N % Gap N % N % Gap
White 25 52 55 86 34 24 54 55 80 26
Hispanic/Non-ELL 83 43 - - - 85 27 - - -
Ethnicity Gap 9 27
2007-2008 CAPT Grade 10 Percent of Students Proficient – Ethnicity and F/R combined
Math Reading
F/R Meals Full Price Income F/R Meals Full Price Income
Ethnicity N % N % Gap N % N % Gap
White 17 41 77 91 50 16 63 76 91 28
Hispanic/Non ELL 61 39 - - - 61 38 - - -
Ethnicity Gap 2 25
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WINDHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2008-2011
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Tier I Summary of Identified Need, Goal 2
Inst Level
Out-of-School Suspensions
Total White Hispanic Paid F/R
N N N N N
Elementary 55 12 38 7 48
Middle School 433 94 307 26 407
High School 385 76 291 98 287
Tier I Summary of Identified Need, Goal 3
See Individual Indicators in Action Plan
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BOE approved October 22, 2008
TIER TWO GOAL 1: WPS will only hire and retain superior teachers.
OBJECTIVE #1: Examine hiring and retention procedures
Person Responsible Action Plan Strategies Monitoring and Process Product Indicators
Tier Two Goal 1. Objective 1. Indicators (Adult Activities)
Board of Education • Negotiate competitive salary agreement (2011), • Teacher Contract • The following data will be
including budgeting for course reimbursements targeted for decreases over the
for bilingual courses three years of this plan:
Superintendent, • Establish clear guidelines and a quarterly • Central Office visits to schools o Number of substitute
Doreen Fuller monitoring system for use of the evaluation • Monthly report from personnel days for reasons other
system for purposes of retaining and recruiting than long term absences,
teachers professional development
• Establish a recognition program for staff or religious holidays
Assistant Suptd., • Establish fast track and preferences for hiring • Course syllabus and attendance o Percentage of non-
Ana Ortiz • Create induction course for new teachers sheets tenured staff non-
Director of Human • Provide building administrators with monthly • Monthly personnel reports renewed
Resources, staff attendance data, observation and • Staff satisfaction survey • The following data will be
Harriet Banks evaluation completion data targeted for increases over the
• Establish hiring timetable that will identify all three years of this plan:
known needed replacements by June 1st o Percentage of teachers
• Develop exceptional teacher profile with voluntarily remaining
teacher characteristics and disposition. beyond 5 years
• Conduct staff satisfaction survey o Percentage of teachers
• Train administrators in what to look for in the with National
interview process Certification
• Establish, as a condition of employment, o The number of minority
attendance of a new teacher training institute teachers
• Establish district wide criteria and question • 100% of new teacher staff will
bank for hiring have overview of parental
K-8 Literacy • With Dr. Olezza, implement an induction • Agendas for new teacher training involvement strategies
Coordinator, program with bi-monthly meetings in line with program • 95% of positions filled by June
Lee Ann Packer the new CSDE program 1st
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Director of Grants and • With L. Packer, implement an induction plan • Agendas for new teacher training • Percentage of teachers with
Developmental Prog., for new teachers, focusing on effective program bilingual certification
Ana Maria Olezza teaching strategies, with bimonthly meetings
Principals • Building-based recognition programs • Central Office visits
PreSchool identifying excellence of teachers engaged in • Establishment of question bank
Mary Jane Crotty effective teacher strategies and positive
Natchaug behavior supports
Joe Janisaitis • Promote National Board certification
No. Windham,
Betsy Fernandez
Sweeney,
Angela Kiss
Windham Center,
Nivea Torres
Middle School,
Madeline Negron
High School,
Gene Blain
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WINDHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2008-2011
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TIER TWO GOAL 1: WPS will only hire and retain superior teachers.
OBJECTIVE #2: Enhance current teachers’ skill in instruction and assessment.
Person Responsible Action Plan Strategies Monitoring and Process Product Indicators
Tier Two Goal 1. Objective 2. Indicators (Adult Activities)
Superintendent, • Emphasize selected Effective Teaching • Quarterly Central Office visits • The following listed measures
Doreen Fuller Strategies that can improve achievement • Protocol & schedule for central will have a decrease in the
(similarities and differences; providing office visits achievement gap and a general
recognition; setting objectives) increase in achievement:
• Design protocol for central office visits to o K-2: English and Spanish
gather data on effective teaching strategies Dynamic Indicators of Basic
• Ensure that all buildings are conducting data Early Literacy and district
team meetings focused on strand mastery based math benchmarks (2008)
on current CMT/CAPT data and CT State o 3-8: CSDE Benchmarks for
Standards reading, writing, and math
Assistant Suptd., • Training for administrators and teachers in • Admin Council minutes (2008)
Ana Ortiz effective teaching strategies • Curriculum committee minutes o HS: Performance
• Institute effective Tier II and Tier III reading • Teacher summative evaluations Graduation Requirements
interventions • Building walkthrough notes (2008)
• Oversee implementation of benchmark • Revised curriculum o All: Language Assessment
assessments • Board presentations per schedule Scale (LAS LINKS) (2008)
• Select a core mathematics program that is • 100% of elementary parents
aligned with standards. will receive a standards based
• Through district wide vertical curriculum report card. (2010)
committees, publish priority standards for • Purchase core mathematics
literacy and numeracy program aligned with
• With the Director of Special Services, ensure standards (2010).
Scientific Research Based Intervention model • 100% of administrators and
is being used prior to the referral process. 90% of classroom teachers will
be trained in DDDM/Data
Teams (2009)
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K-8 Literacy • Consolidate revised Individual Reading Plans • Assessment Audit (2009) be trained in DDDM/Data
Coordinator, with the Individualized Learning Plan for • Revised Individual Reading Plan Teams (2009)
Lee Ann Packer English Language Learners. • Language arts curriculum CENTRAL OFFICE VISITS.
• Monitor implementation of “month at a glance” guides/Month at a glance • EVALUATIONS
curriculum guides through walkthroughs with o 90% of teachers use effective
principals, instructional consultants and reading teaching strategies as noted
teachers (K-8) on summative evaluations
Director of Grants and • Train staff in Sheltered Instructional • Dual Language Handbook (2009) (2008)
Developmental Observation Protocol linked to Marzano • Transitional Bilingual Program o Percentage of staff on
Programs, • Align Spanish reading programs with CMT Handbook (2009) assistance and with
Ana Maria Olezza Strands & CT State English Language Learner • Central office visits attendance plans will be
Frameworks monitored (2008)
• Identify and purchase Tier II and III o 100% of Professional
intervention materials for English language Growth Plans will reflect
learners goals based on the district or
• Hold monthly meetings with principals, ICs, school improvement plans
reading teachers, and transition teachers (K-8) (2009)
to discuss bilingual program requirements and • DATA TEAMS
effective teaching strategies o Student work will be
• Create Dual Language and Transitional represented in 95% of data
Bilingual Program Handbooks that include: team minutes (2009)
o Benchmarks o Data team minutes will
o Research Based Teaching Strategies reflect training and feedback
o Rationale for assessments on teaching strategies (2008)
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WINDHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2008-2011
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Director of Human • Support principals in implementation of • New teacher institute agenda and o Number of data team
Resources, evaluation plan attendance sheets meeting held with agendas
Harriet Banks • Minority recruitment will continue in an effort and minutes published will
to provide a teaching staff that is proportionate be tracked (2008)
to student body • CLASSROOM DATA
o Higher level of questioning
will be observed in 75% of
classes visited (2011)
o 100% of classrooms will
have content and language
objectives posted (2008)
o 75% of the classrooms will
demonstrated use of selected
effective teaching strategies
(April 2009)
Director of Special • Establish an effective pre-referral Child Study • Standards Based Individualized • Percentage of students for
Services, Team/Early Identification Program process Educational Plans whom an initial referral for
Jeff Forman • With the Assistant Superintendent, ensure a • Presentation of student work evaluation has been completed
Scientific Research Based Intervention / samples for parents at Planning and who indeed qualify for
Response to Intervention (RTI) model is being and Placement Team (PPT)’s. services will increase to 90%
used prior to the referral process. • Published Child Study Team/Early (2009)
• Monitor implementation of Therapeutic Crisis Identification Program guidelines • Percentage of students who are
Intervention, Positive Behavioral Supports , and processes labeled SPED will decrease
and Connecticut Accountability For Learning • Attendance sheets for professional from 17% to 14% (2010)
Initiative climate module development in Therapeutic Crisis • Percentage of students who are
• Track use of restraints and exclusion/time out Intervention, Positive Behavior spending 80% of their day with
of class Support training or Connecticut non-disabled peers will
Accountability for Learning increase to 80% (2010)
Initiative climate training. • 90% of Planning and
• Restraint and seclusion data Placement Team (PPT)s will
have a parent, guardian or
surrogate present. (2010)
• 100% of Planning and
Placement Team (PPT)
invitations and meeting
summaries for students whose
home language is Spanish will
be translated (2008)
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WINDHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2008-2011
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summaries for students whose
home language is Spanish will
be translated (2008)
• Seclusion from class has
decreased
• Use of restraint has decreased
Principals • Reinforce and monitor use of effective teaching • Summative evaluations BUILDING BASED
PreSchool strategies. • DDDM, Data Team & CFA WALKTHROUGH DATA.
Mary Jane Crotty • Use data team meetings to monitor teacher Trainers at every school (2011) o 100% of teachers will
Natchaug activities • Data team minutes receive written feedback on a
Joe Janisaitis • Use walkthroughs and protocols to observe • School Improvement Plans visitation from evaluators
No. Windham, implementation of curriculum, effective outside of the Teacher
Betsy Fernandez teaching strategies. Evaluation Cycle (2008)
Sweeney, • Monitor, attend and/or participate in bldg and o 100% of teachers will post
Angela Kiss grade/team data team process behavioral expectations in
Windham Center, • Develop school improvement plans aligned classroom. (March 2008)
Nivea Torres with the district improvement plan o 100% of teachers will post
Middle School, • Implement RTI Tier II and III reading content and language
Madeline Negron intervention. (Elem & middle) by June 2009 objectives for daily lessons
High School, • Provide time for common planning for in student friendly language
Gene Blain developing common formative assessments and (2009)
participation in Data Team Meetings. o 100% of teachers will
• Implement feedback from Central Office implement strategies
Visits. developed in the data team
• Administrative staff to meet individually with process. (2008)
teachers to establish Professional Growth Plans o 100% of lesson plans will
based on data from CMT or CAPT. reflect standards with a focus
• Establish school data walls on the priority standards
(2009)
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WINDHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2008-2011
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Teachers • Implement effective teaching strategies • Provide standards based course on the priority standards
• Implement standards based report cards per syllabus (HS) (2009)
schedule. • Standards Based Report Card • 100% of teachers use rubrics to
• Administer and score common formative (Elem) assess student learning that
assessments (collaboratively, if appropriate), • Central office visit and principal align with CMT/CAPT (2009)
writing prompts and research-based walkthrough data. • By 2010, 100% of final
assessments. • Evaluations evaluation/Professional
• Develop and revise Performance Assessments. Growth Plans will reflect
• Implement a Standards Based Curriculum o Evidence of implementation
• Explicitly teach scoring rubrics for open ended of Standards Based
questions and writing prompts to students. Curriculum
• Participate in building and grade/team data o Evidence of effective
team process, using data to form the basis of teaching practices.
instructional decisions • 100% of students will show
improvement on CFA’s and
benchmark assessments
(2009).
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WINDHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2008-2011
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TIER TWO GOAL 1: WPS will only hire and retain superior teachers.
OBJECTIVE #3: Enhance current leaders’ skill. Administrators at all levels will have the time and resources necessary to implement
the following programs with fidelity: Effective Teaching Strategies (including Sheltered Instruction Observation
Protocol); Positive Behavior Supports; and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention.
Person Responsible Action Plan Strategies Monitoring and Process Product Indicators
Tier Two Goal 1. Objective 3. Indicators (Adult Activities)
Superintendent, • Design and implement quarterly visits to • Quarterly visit reports • Office referrals
Doreen Fuller monitor and support evaluation process and • Date team minutes • Suspension/Exclusion Rates
implementation of data teams. • Administrative Council minutes • Walkthrough data
• Chair and facilitate the district data team • Profile of a Windham teacher • Benchmark assessment
• Evaluation of building principals • Interview question bank performance
• Focus Administrative Council on evaluation • Standardized test performance
and instructional issues. • Professional growth plans
• Fully utilize available executive coaching and
demonstration school resources to improve
leadership skills.
Assistant Suptd., • Develop professional development plan
Ana Ortiz • Transition data management system from
Phoenix to eSchool, including the elimination
of extraneous record keeping
• Develop, conduct & analyze surveys to support
the district improvement plan
• Assist principals in scheduling professional
development for their schools
Director or Personnel, • Develop profile of superior Windham teacher
Harriet Banks • Develop best hiring practices, including a bank
of interview questions that will screen for
desirable candidates
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Director of Special • Provide ongoing professional development and
Services, support for implementing Positive Behavior
Jeff Forman Supports
• Provide ongoing professional development and
support for implementing Therapeutic Crisis
Intervention
Director of Grants and • Provide ongoing professional development
Developmental and support for implementing Positive
Programs, Behavior Supports
Ana Maria Olezza • Provide professional development to
administrators in effective English language
learning strategies
Principals • Utilize staff to reinforce implementation of
PreSchool effective teaching strategies
Mary Jane Crotty • Build capacity amongst staff
Natchaug • Monitor professional development at the
Joe Janisaitis building level
No. Windham, • Continue training in teacher observations and
Betsy Fernandez providing feedback
Sweeney,
Angela Kiss
Windham Center,
Nivea Torres
Middle School,
Madeline Negron
High School,
Gene Blain
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WINDHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2008-2011
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TIER TWO GOAL 1: WPS will only hire and retain superior teachers.
OBJECTIVE #4: Effective use of contractual time
Person Responsible Action Plan Strategies Monitoring and Process Product Indicators
Tier Two Goal 1. Objective 4. Indicators (Adult Activities)
Superintendent, • Establish expectations for four contractual • Publication of district wide • Number of data team meeting
Doreen Fuller after-school meetings per month. calendar held with agendas and minutes
• Develop strategy for releasing grade level • Reading schedules for all published
teachers at the same time for professional elementary schools • Tier I indicators are achieved.
development. • Bus contract • All product indicators related
• Work to have bus schedule such that all • Professional development to student achievement
elementary schools have common start and evaluation sheets
stop times • Walkthrough data
Assistant Suptd., • Assist principals in planning and preparing for
Ana Ortiz contractual after school meetings.
• Develop professional development
opportunities that can be incorporated into
weekly meetings.
• Establish parameters for reading instructional
time.
• Monitor evaluation of professional
development
• Ensure all students in grades K-4 have 90
minutes of core reading instruction and 45
minutes of supplemental and intervention
instruction, as needed.
Business Manager, • Negotiate a bus contract with common start and
Jeff Nelson stop times for elementary schools
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Principals • Create meeting norms
PreSchool • Develop format for meetings
Mary Jane Crotty • Insure faculty meetings are oriented towards
Natchaug professional development
Joe Janisaitis • Collect agendas and minutes from data teams
No. Windham, • Use walkthroughs to monitor fidelity of
Betsy Fernandez instructional practices
Sweeney, • Provide module training for staff
Angela Kiss • Develop strategies to insure assigned
Windham Center, preparations are appropriate (HS)
Nivea Torres
Middle School,
Madeline Negron
High School,
Gene Blain
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TIER TWO GOAL 2: Insure a continuum of behavioral support systems to maintain a safe and orderly environment for all students
and staff.
OBJECTIVE 1: Reduce the number of suspension by 10%
Person Responsible Action Plan Strategies Monitoring and Process Product Indicators
Tier Two Goal 2. Objective 1. Indicators (Adult Activities)
Superintendent, • Survey parents, staff and students on climate at • Public forum agendas and • The number of office referrals
Doreen Fuller the beginning and end of each school year attendance sheets and suspensions will decrease
• Update procedures and policies relative to • Parent surveys and be representative of the
discipline on an annual basis • Data on qualifying Planning and demographics of the district
Assistant Suptd., • Monitor professional development in Positive Placement Team (PPT)s (2008)
Ana Ortiz Behavior Supports, Response To Intervention, • Data on number of Functional • % of students with disabilities
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, Sheltered Behavioral Assessments and who are suspended will be
Instructional Observation Protocol and Cultural Behavioral Intervention Plans proportional to the regular
Awareness (w. Sped Director) • Restraint and exclusion report education suspensions. (2008)
• Implement goal-oriented programs, such as • Administrative Council minutes • The unduplicated student count
Courageous Conversations, to provide of students suspended will
opportunities for open-ended dialogue with decrease and be representative of
parents of students in targeted sub-groups the demographics of the school.
• Expansion of alternative programs. (2008)
Director of Grants and • Monitor implementation of Positive Behavior • Number of student-initiated
Developmental Prog, Supports grant expenditures accidents decreases
Ana Maria Olezza
Director of Special • Outline, publish and monitor child study
Services, team/early identification pre-referral process
Jeff Forman • Update Functional Behavior Assessments and
Behavior Intervention Plans
• Collect and summarize school-based data on
restraints and exclusion
Supervisor of Special • Research effective practices that schools have
Services, used to reduce suspensions and share with
Jeff Levine Administrative Council
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Principals • Use child study team processes • Monthly data on referrals
PreSchool • Track data relative to 9th grade academy • Bullying log
Mary Jane Crotty • Implement vertical HS academies • Parent involvement binder
Natchaug • Explore a program for restorative justice • Newsletters
Joe Janisaitis • Develop an elementary-middle school and
No. Windham, middle to high school transition program
Betsy Fernandez • Monitor discipline referrals monthly
Sweeney, • Monitor attendance and refer students to
Angela Kiss guidance or social workers
Windham Center, • Implementation of positive behavior supports
Nivea Torres o Use the school-based disciplinary procedures
Middle School, with positive steps before referrals
Madeline Negron o Utilize available telecommunication tools to
High School, inform and communicate with parents
Gene Blain o Develop indicators of positive climate
• Monitor Primary (core Positive Behavior
Supports), Secondary (Behavioral Intervention
Plan) and Tertiary (Functional Behavioral
Assessment) prevention systems
• Maintain and have available
o School Bullying log
o binder related to parent involvement
programs including attendance sheets
Teachers • Refer students with chronic truancy or • Teachers will post expectations
discipline issues to Child Study Team or a and explicitly teach expected
social worker/guidance counselor behaviors.
• Recognize students for positive behaviors • Central Office visit data from
• Implement Positive Behavior Supports or principal on implementation.
school climate recommendations
• Post behavioral expectations in classrooms
Director of Personnel, • Monitor number of student-initiated staff and • Monthly accident log Number of student-initiated
Harriet Banks student accident reports accidents decreases
Data Specialist, • Align database coding with state codes • Input into ED 166 ED 166
Linda Feliciano
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TIER TWO GOAL 3: WPS will provide means for parent and student engagement beyond the school day.
OBJECTIVE 2: Promote active partnership and engagement with parents and the community, including direct contact with at least 80%
of families
Person Responsible Action Plan Strategies Monitoring and Process Product Indicators
Tier Two Goal 3. Objective 1. Indicators (Adult Activities)
Superintendent, • Host at least six Open Office hours with the • Evaluation monitoring PARENT SURVEY.
Doreen Fuller BOE Chair • Minutes and attendance from • At least 80% of parents will
• Hold data fair for BOE and public (once 2008- Parent Forums report (2008)
90, each semester 2009-10 and beyond) • Alert Now log o Receiving positive
• Attend/participate in monthly Districtwide communications from
PTO meetings or Parent Advisory Council their child’s teacher
• Insure administrators have performance o Receiving a school or
objectives related to parent engagement. district newsletter at least
• Monitor use of Alert Now as a mechanism for three times during the
communications (at a minimum for Open year
Houses, Superintendent Open Office Hours, o Receiving an Alert Now
and school cancellations) message for important
Assistant Suptd., • Insure compliance with NCLB requirements • Parent Surveys school information
Ana Ortiz regarding parent communication o Receiving written
• Conduct survey of parental satisfaction notification of NCLB
• Review parent and student handbook for required communications
parent-friendly language, as well as availability o Receiving student or
in English and Spanish parent handbooks
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Director of Grants and • Conduct appropriate Title I meetings • Grant applications completed o Having direct contact
Developmental • Develop a parent handbook for the • Parent Surveys with their child’s teacher
Programs, Compañeros Program • Compendium of parent and student o Feeling welcome in the
Ana Maria Olezza • Create a Transition Bilingual Program handbooks school
Handbook • Compañeros parent advisory o Feeling their child is
• Pursue grant opportunities that increase parent committee meeting minutes respected in the school
engagement • Transition Bilingual Program • At least one family literacy
• Include parent survey in a review of English Handbook event will be held quarterly
Language Learning programs (2008)
• Attend Compañeros Program parent advisory
meetings
K-8 Literacy • Work with Family Resource Center • Calendar of literacy events posted
Coordinator, coordinators to develop literacy events to district website
Lee Ann Packer • Include family involvement in part of new • Agenda for new teacher orientation
teacher orientation program program
Principals • Use available tools to communicate with • Calendar of activities
PreSchool parents regarding climate and student • Alert Now Usage report
Mary Jane Crotty discipline. • Course syllabuses on line (HS)
Natchaug • Develop an elementary to middle school and • School newsletters
Joe Janisaitis middle to high school transition program for • Minutes of PTO/Advisory Council
No. Windham, parents and students
Betsy Fernandez • Conduct family activity events
Sweeney, • Use Alert Now to communicate events
Angela Kiss • Use of student information system for grading
Windham Center, • Course syllabus on line
Nivea Torres • School newsletters
Middle School, • Organize and facilitate a parent advisory
Madeline Negron council
High School,
Gene Blain
Teachers • Syllabus’ as appropriate on line
• Provide positive feedback to parents at least
twice annually
• Parent teacher conferences
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Director of Special • Planning and Placement Team (PPT) • Planning and Placement Team
Services, invitations & recommendations in home lang. (PPT) invitations and summaries
Jeff Forman • Child Study Team process that includes parents translated
Dir. of Supplemental • Conduct fairs in Spanish and English for • Log of parent activities
Services, parents to enroll students in Supplemental
Bill Stover Educational Services
• Maintain log of all parent activities conducted
in after school programs
TIER TWO GOAL 3: WPS will provide means for parent and student engagement beyond the school day.
OBJECTIVE 2: Provide before and after school programs, as well as summer school opportunities for students.
Person Responsible Action Plan Strategies Monitoring and Process Product Indicators
Tier Two Goal 3. Objective 2. Indicators (Adult Activities)
Superintendent, • Increase after school opportunities for students •
Doreen Fuller • Interface with Recreation Department to
provide after school opportunities
Assistant Suptd., • Develop, pilot mandatory extended • Monitor fidelity of implementation • Raise achievement of free-
Ana Ortiz day/extended year program for students who of program to insure quality of reduced lunch students in math
score below proficient on the CMT (2009) extended program and reading scoring proficient
• Identify and purchase appropriate materials for by 30%
after school and summer programs
Director of • Oversee, monitor and report on after school, • After school report • 100% of the students who
Supplemental supplemental educational services, and summer • Summer school report participate in supplemental
Services, programs programming will show an
Bill Stover increase on pre and post test
identified for the program
Principals • Identify students to participate in after school, • •
PreSchool tutoring and summer school programs
Mary Jane Crotty
Natchaug
Joe Janisaitis
No. Windham,
Betsy Fernandez
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Sweeney,
Angela Kiss
Windham Center,
Nivea Torres
Middle School,
Madeline Negron
High School,
Gene Blain
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ADDENDUM ONE : SUMMARY OF RESULTS INDICATORS
** This indicator has greater importance than others
Summary of Student Product Indicators
CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT
• **The following listed measures will have a decrease in the achievement gap and a general increase in achievement:
o K-2: English and Spanish Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy and district math benchmarks (2008)
o 3-8: CSDE Benchmarks for reading, writing, and math (2008)
o HS: Performance Graduation Requirements (2008)
o All: Language Assessment Scale (LAS LINKS) (2008)
SCHOOL CLIMATE AND DISCIPLINE
• **The number of office referrals and suspensions will decrease and be representative of the demographics of the district (2008)
• The percentage of students with disabilities who are suspended will be proportional to the regular education suspensions. (2008)
• The unduplicated student count of students suspended will decrease and be representative of the demographics of the school. (2008)
• The number of student-initiated accident reports will decrease.
Summary of Adult Product Indicators
PERSONNEL
• The following data will be targeted for decreases over the three years of this plan:
o Number of substitute days for reasons other than long term absences, professional development or religious holidays
o Percentage of non-tenured staff non-renewed
• The following data will be targeted for increases over the three years of this plan:
o Percentage of teachers voluntarily remaining beyond 5 years
o Percentage of teachers with National Certification and bilingual certification
o The number of minority teachers
• 100% of new teacher staff will have overview of parental involvement strategies
• 95% of known anticipated vacant positions will be filled by June 1st
EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION
• Percentage of students for whom an initial referral for evaluation has been completed and who indeed qualify for services will increase to 90% (2009)
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• Percentage of students who are labeled Special Education will decrease from 17% to below 14% (2010)
• Percentage of students who are spending 80% of their day with non-disabled peers will increase to 80% (2010)
• 90% of Pupil Planning Team (PPT)s will have a parent, guardian or surrogate present in attendance. (2010)
• 100% of Pupil Planning Team (PPT) invitations and recommendations will be translated into the home language (English and Spanish) (2008)
CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT
• 100% of elementary parents will receive a standards based report card. (2010)
• Purchase of a core mathematics program that aligns with standards based instruction (2010).
• 100% of administrators and 90% of classroom teachers will be trained in Data Teams (2009)
PARENT SURVEY.
• At least 80% of parents will report (2008)
o Receiving positive communications from their child’s teacher
o Receiving a school or district newsletter at least three times during the year
o Receiving an Alert Now message for important school information
o Receiving written notification of NCLB required communications
o Receiving student or parent handbooks
o Having direct contact with their child’s teacher
o Feeling welcome in the school
o Feeling their child is respected in the school
• At least one family literacy event will be held quarterly (2008)
BUILDING BASED WALKTHROUGH DATA.
o 100% of teachers will receive written feedback on a visitation from their evaluator outside of the Teacher Evaluation Cycle (2008)
o 100% of teachers will post behavioral expectations in classrooms. (March 2008)
o 100% of teachers post content and language objectives to daily lessons in student friendly language (2009)
o 100% of teachers will implement strategies developed in the data team process. (2008)
o 100% of lesson plans that reflect standards with a focus on the priority S\standards (2009)
** CENTRAL OFFICE VISITS.
• EVALUATIONS
o 90% of teachers use effective teaching strategies as evidenced by summative evaluations (2011)
o 90% of teacher evaluations will reflect a common, agreed upon language and ranking (June 2011)
o Percentage of staff on assistance and with attendance plans will be monitored (2008)
o 100% of Professional Growth Plans will reflect goals based on the district or school improvement plans (2009)
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• DATA TEAMS
o Student work will be represented in 95% of data team minutes (2009)
o Data team minutes will reflect training and feedback on teaching strategies (2008)
o Number of data team meeting held with agendas and minutes published will be tracked (2008)
• CLASSROOM DATA
o Higher level of questioning will be observed in 75% of classes visited (2011)
o 100% of classrooms will have content and language objectives or standards posted (2008)
o 75% of the classrooms observed will have demonstrated use selected effective teaching strategies (April 2009)
Summary of Process Indicators
REPORTS
• Monthly personnel reports
• Teacher summative evaluations
• Restraint and seclusion data
• Data on qualifying Planning and Placement Team (PPT) meetings, Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavioral Intervention Plans
• Alert Now log
• **Central Office visits to school
• Walkthrough data
• Summer School report
• After school report
• Parent Surveys
PERSONNEL RELATED PRODUCTS
• Establishment of an interview question bank
• Staff satisfaction survey
• Teacher Contract
• Evaluation monitoring
• Bus contract
AGENDAS, MINUTES AND ATTENDANCE SHEETS
• Admin Council
• Curriculum committees
• New teacher institute agenda and attendance sheets
• Attendance sheets for professional development
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• Data team minutes
• Minutes of PTOs/Advisory Councils
• Planning and Placement Team (PPT) attendance forms and recommendations
• Compañeros parent advisory committee meeting minutes
• Bullying Logs
• Minutes and attendance from Parent Forums
• Log of parent activities
CURRICULUM RELATED PRODUCTS
• **Revised curriculum
• Revised Individual Reading Plan
• Language arts curriculum guides/Month at a glance
• Board presentations per schedule
• **Data Team & Common Formative Assessment trainer staff and trainers at every school (2011)
• Reading schedules for all elementary schools
• Mentoring/BEST database
• Calendar of literacy events posted to district website
• Teachers will post expectations and explicitly teach expected behaviors.
• Professional development evaluation sheets
SPECIAL SERVICES PRODUCTS
• **Standards Based Individualized Educational Plans
• Presentation of student work samples for parents at Planning and Placement Team meetings (PPT)’s.
• Recommendations of Individualized Educational Plans translated
• Child study team/early identification processes
HANDBOOKS, FORMS, AND PUBLICATIONS
• Standards Based Report Card (Elem)
• Standards based course syllabus (HS)
• Dual Language Handbook and Transitional Bilingual Program Handbook (2009)
• Publication of district wide calendar and newsletters
• Compendium of parent and student handbooks
ADDENDUM TWO: ACCOUNTABILITY CALENDAR
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Month RESULTS INDICATORS Submitted by: Submitted to:
CMT and CAPT reports Assistant Superintendent Board of Education
High School Principal
Summer school report Dir. Supplemental Services Board of Education
September
Personnel Report Director of Personnel Superintendent
- status of substitute days and staff absences
Special Services Report Director of Special Services Superintendent
- Parent attendance rates for Planning and Placement Team meetings
- Percentage of Planning and Placement Team invitations and recommendations
translated into home language (Spanish and English)
- Status of referrals for evaluation
Disaggregated results for: Principals Assistant Superintendent
- Benchmarks
- English and Spanish Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy
Discipline and Climate Report - disaggregated demographics of office
referrals and suspension
Personnel Report Director of Personnel Superintendent
- new teachers who have an overview of parental involvement strategies
- percentage of minority teachers
- status of substitute days and staff absences
October
Results of Semi-annual parent survey (survey will be completed in Nov. 2008; Director of Supplemental Board of Education
October in subsequent years) Services
District-wide report on: Assistant Superintendent Board of Education
- Disaggregated discipline referrals and suspension
- Disaggregated student achievement on:
o English and Spanish Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy
o Language Assessment Scale (LAS LINKS)
o Benchmarks
Special Services Report Director of Special Services Superintendent
- Parent attendance rates for Planning and Placement Team meetings
- Percentage of Planning and Placement Team invitations and recommendations
translated into home language (Spanish and English)
- Status of referrals for evaluation
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Disaggregated results for Performance Graduation Requirements Principals Assistant Superintendent
Discipline and Climate Report - disaggregated demographics of office referrals
and suspension
November
Personnel Report - status of substitute days and staff absences Director of Personnel Superintendent
District-wide Special Education Report Director of Special Services Board of Education
- Prevalence rates
- Students time with non-disabled peers
- Status of referrals for evaluation
- Translation of Planning and Placement Team invitations and
recommendations
- Parent attendance rates for Planning and Placement Team meetings
Disaggregated results for: Principals Assistant Superintendent
- Benchmarks (2008)
Discipline and Climate Report - disaggregated demographics of office
December
referrals and suspension
Personnel Report - status of substitute days and staff absences Director of Personnel Superintendent
Special Services Report Director of Special Services Superintendent
- Parent attendance rates for Planning and Placement Team meetings
- Percentage of Planning and Placement Team invitations and recommendations
translated into home language (Spanish and English)
- Status of referrals for evaluation
Discipline and Climate Report - disaggregated demographics of office Principals Assistant Superintendent
referrals and suspension
District-wide Special Education Report Director of Special Services Superintendent
- Prevalence rates
- Students time with non-disabled peers
January
- Parent attendance rates for Planning and Placement Team meetings
- Translation of Planning and Placement Team invitations and
recommendations
- Status of referrals for special education evaluations
Personnel Report Director of Personnel Superintendent
- status of substitute days and staff absences
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Disaggregated results for: Principals Assistant Superintendent
- English and Spanish Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy
Discipline and Climate Report - disaggregated demographics of office referrals
and suspension
Personnel Report - status of substitute days and staff absences Director of Personnel Superintendent
Special Services Report Director of Special Services Superintendent
February
- Parent attendance rates for Planning and Placement Team meetings
- Percentage of Planning and Placement Team invitations and recommendations
translated into home language (Spanish and English)
- Status of referrals for evaluation
District-wide report on: Assistant Superintendent Board of Education
- Disaggregated discipline referrals and suspension
- Disaggregated student achievement on:
o English and Spanish Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy
o Language Assessment Scale (LAS LINKS)
o Benchmarks
Discipline and Climate Report - disaggregated demographics of office Principals Assistant Superintendent
referrals and suspension
Special Services Report Director of Special Services Superintendent
- Parent attendance rates for Planning and Placement Team meetings
March
- Percentage of Planning and Placement Team invitations and recommendations
translated into home language (Spanish and English)
- Status of referrals for evaluation
Personnel Report Director of Personnel Board of Education
- status of substitute days and staff absences
Percentage of non-tenured staff non-renewed
Disaggregated results for: Principals Assistant Superintendent
- Benchmarks (2008)
- Performance Graduation Requirements
April
- Language Assessment Scale (LAS/LINKS)
Discipline and Climate Report - disaggregated demographics of office
referrals and suspension
Personnel Report Director of Personnel Superintendent
- status of substitute days and staff absences
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Special Services Report Director of Special Services Superintendent
- Parent attendance rates for Planning and Placement Team meetings
- Percentage of Planning and Placement Team invitations and recommendations
translated into home language (Spanish and English)
- Status of referrals for evaluation
Submission of common formative assessments (2009) Principals Assistant Superintendent
Disaggregated results for: Principals Assistant Superintendent
- Benchmarks (2008)
Discipline and Climate Report - disaggregated demographics of office
referrals and suspension
May
Special Services Report Director of Special Services Superintendent
- Parent attendance rates for Planning and Placement Team meetings
- Percentage of Planning and Placement Team invitations and recommendations
translated into home language (Spanish and English)
- Status of referrals for evaluation
Personnel Report - status of substitute days and staff absences Director of Personnel Superintendent
Disaggregated results for: Principals Assistant Superintendent
- Benchmarks
- English and Spanish Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy
Discipline and Climate Report - disaggregated demographics of office referrals
and suspension
After school report
Personnel Report - status of substitute days and staff absences Director of Personnel Superintendent
June
District-wide Special Education Report Director of Special Services Superintendent
- Prevalence rates
- Students time with non-disabled peers
- Parent attendance rates for Planning and Placement Team meetings
- Translation of Planning and Placement Team invitations and
recommendations
- Status of referrals for special education evaluations
Results of Semi-annual parent survey Dir. Supplemental Services Board of Education
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District-wide report on: Assistant Superintendent Board of Education
- Disaggregated discipline referrals and suspension
- Disaggregated student achievement on:
o English and Spanish Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy
o Language Assessment Scale (LAS/LINKS)
o Benchmarks
Status of standards based elementary report cards (2009)
Purchase of core mathematic program
July
Status of family literacy nights
Status of professional development and training
District-wide Personnel Report Director of Personnel Board of Education
- percentage of teachers voluntarily remaining beyond 5 years
- percentage of positions filled by June 1st
- percentage of teachers with National Certification
District-wide Special Services Report Director of Special Services Board of Education
- Parent attendance rates for Pupil Planning Team (PPT)
- Percentage of Planning and Placement Team invitations and recommendations
translated into home language (Spanish and English)
CENTRAL OFFICE VISITS. Assistant Superintendent Superintendent
• EVALUATIONS
o Evaluation of summative evaluations
o Percentage of staff on assistance will be monitored
All Months
o Feedback on Professional Growth Plans
o Percentage of staff with attendance plans
• DATA TEAMS
o Data from data team minutes regarding student work (2009)
o Number of data team meeting held with agendas and minutes
• CLASSROOM DATA
o Data on level of questioning
o Data on content and language objectives or standards posted
o Data on use of one of the chosen effective teaching strategies
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ADDENDUM THREE: CENTRAL OFFICE VISIT PROTOCOL
The purposes of structured central office visits to schools are to:
1. Insure teachers and principals are following district guidelines relative to curriculum and assessment.
2. Insure we have effective and collaborative data teams.
3. Insure evaluations support district instructional goals.
4. Offer support to principals in accomplishing district goals.
Composition of Visiting Team: The superintendent, assistant superintendent, director of grants, director of special education, director
of supplemental programs, and literacy coordinator will comprise the visiting team.
Structure of Visits:
1. Meeting with the principal (15 minutes). The team will meet with the principal, review what the focus of the visit is and ask the
principal if there is anything in particular on which they would like feedback.
2. Classroom visits (1.5 hours).
a. The principal will prepare a visitation schedule, with two administrators visiting classes together, for approximately 20
minutes per class. (This will allow for visiting administrators to compare observations and develop some commonality
of language around what they are observing.)
b. Not all classes need to be visited each time, but all classes should be seen over the course of the year.
c. It is not expected that the principal accompany any of the visitors, but may do so if desired.
d. A specific classroom visitation/data collection form will be developed based on the goals identified in the district
improvement plan.
e. Over the course of the year, the team will also observe data team meetings.
f. With the exception of illegal, dangerous, or gross cases of negligence or incompetence, data or comments from central
office classroom visits will not be a part of the teacher evaluation process.
g. The teacher will be given a copy of any forms completed.
h. Teacher’s names shall not be recorded on visitation forms.
3. Debrief with the principal (30 minutes). The team will share observation with the principal.
4. Administrative Review (1.5 hours).
a. Using the attached guide, the superintendent and assistant superintendent will remain with the principal to review
progress in two key areas: data team meetings and evaluations.
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b. A formal written action plan will not normally be developed as a result of this review, but there is an assumption that if
suggestions arise for changes or support, these will be addressed (by both central office and building administration).
c. As the nature of this part of the visit does look at processes and results within the building, some of the observations or
comments may be a part of the administrator evaluation process.
5. Faculty Feedback (10 minutes). A member of the team will be available at a planned Monday meeting to provide feedback to
the entire staff.
Frequency: Four visits will be scheduled for each school over the course of the year.
Planned Implementation:
1. Generate feedback from administrators.
2. Announce intent at convocation.
3. Meet with union leadership to review concept and details.
4. Revise wording and specific details as needed.
5. Email the plan to all staff.
6. Principals share the plan with staff at a faculty meeting.
7. Begin central office visits in October 2008.
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School Responsibilities Sources of Evidence for Review Notes
Data Team Meetings/ Data Team Meeting Minutes/Grade Dates of Meeting:
Grade-Level Meetings Level Meetings Minutes
Students grouped appropriately?
Building Level Data Wall Displayed
Failure Rates (HS/MS) Plans identified and implemented?
District Assessment results (DRA,
DIBELS, Writing Prompts) Are students progressing?
Building Level Analysis of CAPT/CMT Focus of building data wall:
CFA Assessment Outcomes/Quarterly # of students failing (MS/HS):
Assessments –
# of teachers with data displays in classrooms
Samples of student work
Samples of student work:
Evaluations Samples of performance goals Performance objectives related to effective teaching
Samples of observations strategies or instructional goals:
Peer Visits # of observations completed to date:
Review of observations (focus on instruction, related
to objective for the year, provide improvement
feedback to the teacher?)
# of peer visits:
Teaching staff recommended for non-renewal:
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WPS CENTRAL OFFICE VISIT FORMAT
Date: Grade/Subject: CO Staff:
Please consider the following as you note the activity in each classroom. Be specific in your data gathering. Do not make value
judgments, merely record what you see and hear.
1. What is the teacher saying or doing?
2. What kinds of questions are being asked? Examples.
_ knowledge _ comprehension _ application _ synthesis _ analysis _ evaluation
3. What are the students doing or talking about?
4. What work is on the students’ tables?
5. What do you see on the walls and display areas?
_ Student work displayed _ Lesson content and language objectives or standards displayed _ Data displays
6. Are any of the following instructional strategies in evidence?
_ identifying similarities and differences
_ reinforcing effort and providing recognition
_ setting objectives and providing feedback
cc: teacher visited must receive copy
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ADDENDUM FOUR
Addendum to School and District Improvement Plans for Technical or Other Assistance Provided by the CSDE to meet the
Requirements of Sec. 1116 of NCLB
The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE), in partnership with the Stupski Foundation and Dr. Doug Reeves’ Center for
Performance Assessment, will support the school improvement process through the Comprehensive Accountability for Learning
Initiative. The initiative will serve as a professional development vehicle and will:
• Focus on the district as the primary change agent;
• Create a culture of professional learning communities in schools, district, and the state;
• Differentiate support based on individual district and school needs; and
• Increase student achievement for all students.
The CSDE will provide technical assistance to districts and schools who have been identified as “in need of improvement” through the
Comprehensive Accountability for Learning Initiative. This support will be provided by the CSDE, Regional Education Support
Centers (RESC) and SERC staff who are highly skilled educators with experience in school improvement. The following types of
support will be provided to district and school-level improvement teams, with priority given to districts receiving Title I funding:
• Telephone technical assistance;
• Periodic site visits;
• Guidance in the development and implementation of improvement plans;
• Professional development focused on accountability for student learning, data-driven decision making, implementation of data
teams, understanding standards, and aligning standards instruction and assessment; and
• On-site job-imbedded professional development follow-up and support.
The CSDE and the School Improvement and Literacy Unit shall coordinate communication between all stakeholders, the schools,
districts, RESCs and SERC while working to unify school improvement efforts in the state.
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