School Improvement

ProcessMontgomery County Schools

Learning Division

Itinerary

• Law/Open Meetings/Meeting Procedures

• Stakeholders

• Broad Based Improvement

• Communication

• Coordination with Building Initiatives

• MTSS-Subgroups-Data

Itinerary

• Leadership Role of The Principal

• Role of the IF

• Role of the SIT Chair

• Key Components of your SI Plan

• MCS Strategies

• Goal Teams

Law/Open Meetings/Procedures

• G.S. 115C-105.21 (a)- Legal requirements- Key Points for SIP

• Goals set out in mission statement

• Annual performance goals

• Focus on student performance in reading, math, and communication skills

• Focus on student performance for courses required for graduation and other measures required by the SBE

• By-laws activity

Involve Stakeholders

• Representatives from grade level teams, special services, Title I, ESL, Guidance, paraprofessionals

• Parents – School Improvement Team and Focus Group

• Central Office- Curriculum Specialists

Broad-based Improvement

• Curriculum and Instruction

• Data Based Accountability

• Culture and Climate

• Structural Reform

• Extended Learning Activities

• Delivery of Support Services

• Parent and Community Involvement

• Literacy and Math Teams

Communication is Critical

• Informal

• Agendas sent out in advance

• Meeting minutes shared in a timely manner

• SI updates at all faculty meetings

• SI Team asked to share with grade level teams

• Parent Focus Group or PTO

• Central Office

Expectations

Must Do: May Do:

• Monthly SIP Meetings• Meeting minutes shared in a timely manner • Monthly Goal Team Meetings• Agendas Sent in Advance• Safety Goal

• Address Feedback Through Suggestion Box

• Budget Input from SIT

Coordinate Building Initiatives

• Implementation of new Instructional Expectations

• Scheduling for maximum impact

• Service times (ESL, EC, Speech, etc.)

• Monitoring for fidelity may need to be included in action steps

Leadership Role of the Principal

• Ensures alignment to district and SBE goals

• Co-facilitate meetings with the SIT chair

• Take a lead role in writing and finalizing the written plan

• Lighten the load and limit extra meetings whenever possible

• Utilize available faculty meeting and early release time

The Role of the IF

• Support role

• Data collection

• Data analysis

• Professional development

• Gathering and sharing research-based strategies

• Coaching and support for team members

The Role of the SIT Chair

• Develops the agenda in advance

• Shares the agenda in a timely manner

• Co-facilitates meeting with the principal

• Serves for one year

Key Components of the Plan

• SIP - Focused on INSTRUCTION and STUDENT PERFORMANCE

• Reading and Math Goal for elementary and middle

• Includes a Safety Goal

• 21st Century After School Grant Goals

Deployment/fidelity (Kids' Lit, Do the Math, Fast Math, Science)

Guided reading

Lesson plans

MCS Strategies

• MCS Programs

• Professional development

• Program Fidelity

• Progress Monitoring

Goal Teams (Sub-Committees)

• Literacy

• Math

• Purpose

• Data reflection and analysis

Key Points

• Staff needs consistent encouragement and positive feedback – Recognize hard work and accomplishments

• Some committees need more guidance than others

• There is a need for modeling and explicit directions

SIP Next Steps

• Team time

• Goal: Work on Q2