Florida’s Service Delivery Plan: A Roadmap to Success

Carolyn Mathews, Florida Department of Education

Tom Hanley and Monica Ulewicz, ESCORT

Objectives for Our Session Service Delivery Plan (SDP) overview:

goals, objectives, and strategies Discuss implications for your program Communicate feedback

Pop Quiz1. What came before the SDP?

2. Name one of the seven areas of concern.

3. What’s the difference between an outcome measure and a progress indicator?

Purpose of the SDP Addresses the special educational needs of

Florida’s migratory children. Levels the playing field for migrant children to

reach the same challenging academic standards Specifies measurable program goals and

objectives

Comprehensive Needs

Assessment

Stakeholders + Data + Strategies = Solutions

Service Delivery

Plan

Who are Stakeholders? Migrant Education Program staff (recruiters,

tutors, advocates) Teachers and principals Migrant parents Data experts FL Department of Education staff University professors

Seven Areas of Concernfor Migrant Students

Educational continuity Instructional time School engagement

(behavioral, emotional, cognitive) English language development Health Educational support in the home Access to services

What Kind of Data Did We Look At? Migrant student surveys Migrant parent surveys FCAT scores Other FLDOE database information

What Solutions Did We Discuss?

Strengthen reading and mathematics skills Help preschoolers get ready for kindergarten Support students in graduating from school Encourage parents to get involved in MEP

activities

SDP Priorities Teach in a way best suited to migrant culture

and lifestyle. Hire trained coaches (reading, math, high

school). Train MEP staff. Use technology and other materials. Work with families.

Reading Vocabulary and fluency development Family literacy opportunities Reading advocates Professional development through coaching

Mathematics Rigor and relevance Concrete approaches Activities with parents Math coach

Graduation PASS and Mini-PASS curricula Transition support FCAT preparation Mentoring Family awareness Secondary advocate

School Readiness Emergent literacy skills Content-based instructional sequence Family outreach Coordination & resource sharing Staff development

Measuring SuccessProgress Indicator

District Activities & Staff Development

Program OutcomeDid we hit our target?

•Purpose

•Frequency

•Duration

•# Participants

•Qualitative Feedback

How are we doing along the way?

Increase % migrant students…

•Starting school ready to learn

•Meeting proficiency targets

•Graduating

Decrease gap between migrant and non-migrant students

Comprehensive Services Identification and recruitment quality control “Priority for Services” students Parent Involvement Plan Student Record Transfer Protocol

Small Group Activity:What does this mean for me?

Work as a team at your table.

Spend 15 minutes discussing one of your scenarios.

Feel free to use the flipchart paper to take notes. Identify someone who will speak on behalf of your team during the debrief.

Use the SDP tables in your handouts to guide your discussion (specifically strategies and progress indicators).

Draw on your own local program experiences.

After 15 minutes, we will ask you to discuss the second scenario.

Debrief

Questions? Thoughts? Comments?

How’d We Do?1. What came before the SDP?

2. Name one of the seven areas of concern.

3. What’s the difference between an outcome measure and a progress indicator?

Objectives for Our Session Service Delivery Plan (SDP) overview:

goals, objectives, and strategies Discuss implications for your program Communicate feedback