Table of Contents

• Mission Statements
• Table of Contents
• Needs Assesment
• Action Plan
  • Goal 1: Resource Development
  • Goal 2: Culture of Inquiry
  • Goal 3: Align Assessments
• Narrative Questions
• Supporting Documents

Needs Assesment

	Beginning	Developing	At Standard	Leading

Professional

Learning Standards			✓

Evidence

2, 3, 4, 5th grade level teams meeting weekly, planning together, focusing on differentiation, meeting school goals.

Attachments:

• http://www.niusileadscape.org/raw/sp/NeedsAssessment/35/Attachment/9/EVIDENCEteammeetingnotes.docx (12.31 KB)

Learning Assessment		✓

Teaching Design And Practices		✓

Group Practice And Professional Development		✓

School

School/Community Relations		✓

Resource Development And Allocation			✓

Structure And Use Of Time		✓

Governance And Leadership			✓

Physical Environment And Facilities			✓

Culture Of Change And Improvement		✓

District

Systemic Infrastructure And Organizational Support			✓

Resource Development And Allocation	✓

Student Services		✓

District/Community Partnership		✓

Culture Of Renewal And Improvement		✓

Inquiry On School And Schooling	✓

Action Plan

Goal 1: Resource Development

Develop clear, equitable policy for equitable resource distribution for our school and district.

Causes & Solutions

Cause	Solution
Fragmented collection of resources, materials maintained in grade-level offices and Instructional Resource Specialist office.	Establish teacher resource center with inclusion resources for all grade levels and subject areas.

Measureable Objectives

Meet with regional superintendent to discuss strategies for improving access to budget information, planning, and decisions by June 1, 2009.

Evaluation

Meet with regional superintendent regarding access to budget planning.

Due Date: 6/1/09 Responsible: Joe LeadScape <joeleadscape@gmail.com>

Task Tracker » Evaluate: Resource Development

Action Steps

Collect Resources

Collect inclusion resources from all grade level teams and Instructional Resource Specialists.

Implementation:

Professional learning coordinator will collect resources from all teams.

Due Date: 7/22/09 Responsible: Joe LeadScape <joeleadscape@gmail.com>

Task Tracker » Implement: Collect Resources

Monitoring:

Review resource collection.

Due Date: 6/26/09 Responsible: Joe LeadScape <joeleadscape@gmail.com>

Task Tracker » Monitor: Collect Resources

Organize resources

Create filing system for resources.

Implementation:

Organize all inclusion resources by grade level and subject matter for easy access.

Due Date: 6/26/09 Responsible: aaron+g@greenriver.org

Task Tracker » Implement: Organize resources

Monitoring:

Review organizational system.

Due Date: 6/26/09 Responsible: Joe LeadScape <joeleadscape@gmail.com>

Task Tracker » Monitor: Organize resources

Goal 2: Culture of Inquiry

Develop a school-wide culture of learning and continuous improvement to drive ongoing professional learning.

Causes & Solutions

Cause	Solution
Lack of cohesive school philosophy, fragmented and limited professional learning strands.	Create ongoing professional learning communities based around topics related to inclusive schooling.

Measureable Objectives

Establish 3-4 professional learning communities that will include all faculty members in ongoing improvement activities.

Evaluation

3 to 4 PLCs created, all faculty members enrolled in a PLC for the 2009-2010 school year.

Due Date: 7/16/09 Responsible: Joe LeadScape <joeleadscape@gmail.com>

Task Tracker » Evaluate: Culture of Inquiry

Action Steps

Select topics

Select 3-4 professional learning topics centered around inclusive practices for new PLCs next school year.

Implementation:

Building Leadership Team will meet and collaborate to select appropriate topics

Due Date: 4/30/09 Responsible: Elaine M Mulligan <Elaine.Mulligan@asu.edu>

Task Tracker » Implement: Select topics

Monitoring:

Topics and groups posted on school wiki.

Due Date: 5/22/09 Responsible: Joe LeadScape <joeleadscape@gmail.com>

Task Tracker » Monitor: Select topics

Professional Learning

Each faculty member will participate in an ongoing Professional Learning Community around a topic related to inclusive practices.

Implementation:

Building Leadership Team members will each facilitate a PLC, meeting bi-weekly to engage in professional learning around their topic.

Due Date: 9/1/09 Responsible: Elaine M Mulligan <Elaine.Mulligan@asu.edu>

Task Tracker » Implement: Professional Learning

Monitoring:

Review biweekly PLC workshops, evaluate each group's progress.

Due Date: 12/18/09 Responsible: Joe LeadScape <joeleadscape@gmail.com>

Task Tracker » Monitor: Professional Learning

Goal 3: Align Assessments

Align all summative assessments with state standards, including alternate assessments.

Causes & Solutions

Cause	Solution
Curriculum for students with disabilities not aligned with state standards, determined by individual student goals and skill deficits.	Establish clear comprehensive multi-level "layered" curriculum with quarterly benchmarks and diversified assessments through summer curriculum framework review and refinement.

Measureable Objectives

Review all end-of-year tests for correlation with standards.

Evaluation

All end-of-year tests aligned to state standards.

Due Date: 5/1/09 Responsible: Joe LeadScape <joeleadscape@gmail.com>

Task Tracker » Evaluate: Align Assessments

Action Steps

Align assessments

Align all end-of-year tests with state standards, including multiple levels of access and multiple methods of demonstrating knowledge.

Implementation:

Summer assessment team meetings to review and revise EOY tests.

Due Date: 10/6/10 Responsible: Elaine M Mulligan <Elaine.Mulligan@asu.edu>

Task Tracker » Implement: Align assessments

Monitoring:

Review of implementation of standards-based EOY tests each spring.

Due Date: 6/4/10 Responsible: Joe LeadScape <joeleadscape@gmail.com>

Task Tracker » Monitor: Align assessments

Teacher Learning

Conduct teacher workshops on effective assessment and implement assessment system that includes responding to identified needs.

Implementation:

School-wide differentiated assessment coordinator to facilitate workshops.

Due Date: 10/16/09 Responsible: Elizabeth B. Kozleski <elizabeth.kozleski@asu.edu>

Task Tracker » Implement: Teacher Learning

Monitoring:

Review workshops; evaluate teacher implementation of responsive assessment.

Due Date: 12/18/09 Responsible: Joe LeadScape <joeleadscape@gmail.com>

Task Tracker » Monitor: Teacher Learning

Narrative Questions

Supporting Documents

• McKenzie_Scheurich.pdf
  a great article on equity traps that schools run into.
• Dialogue_guide_for_Principals.docx
  Dialogue guide to help support coaching of teachers.
• Appendix_B_Self_Assessment.docx
  Self Assessment of Inclusive Practices (for Principals)
• exemplarFINAL.pdf
  Professional Learning for Culturally Responsive Teaching - exemplars of good PL programs and ways to support ongoing learning to support ALL students.