Setting Goals and Measuring Results

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Goals Build capacity of the Kansas Learning

Network, Kansas State Department of Education, and district and building leadership in Priority and Focus schools.

Provide tools and resources to integrate and align with emerging trends and research.

Implement a system of change whereby schools, districts and the SEA could join forces to support school improvement.

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Planning and Training2012 - 2013

KansaStar was developed in Summer of 2012 for implementation in Priority and Focus schools during the 2012-2013 school year. List of 114 possible indicators Rigorous Timeline Organized around Turnaround Principles

Training began with KSDE KIITs and KLN school implementation coaches.

Districts and schools were then trained.

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Feedback2012 - 2013

Sought feedback in a number of ways: Surveyed implementation coaches Visited one-on-one with superintendents Surveyed superintendents around PD needs Visited one-on-one with principals in Priority

schools

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What We Learned2012-2013

Training that was provided was not sufficient at any level, state, building or district.

114 indicators were too many to choose from. Indicators were often in clumps and needed to be organized in

that manner, not around turnaround principles. There were not sufficient indicators to help with our state

emphasis on MTSS. The number of active indicators was overwhelming schools. Schools wanted support and feedback that would push them to

do better from building implementation coaches and KIITs. KansaStar was viewed as an “add-on” and not part of everyday

business

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Our Response to Feedback

During 2012-2013 we added additional training, not in the original roll out plan of KansaStar, for: Implementation Coaches and District Facilitators Focus school Building Leadership Teams KSDE KIITs

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Our Response to Feedback

In Summer 2013, a KSDE committee convened for two days to: Reduce the Number of Indicators, Arrange Indicators in Natural Groupings, Write indicators and Wise Ways to support MTSS Make timeline adjustments for the 2013 -2014

school year, Provide additional training to implementation

coaches and KSDE KITTs around improving feedback to schools.

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Kansas Learning Network Today

In partnership with regional service center: Oversee business management of deploying

coaches to Priority and Focus schools. Collaborate with KSDE regarding professional

learning and state updates. Collaborate with KSDE to collect and analyze

feedback from schools.

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KLN

3 District Facilitators coordinate coaching efforts between KLN Implementation Coaches and the larger Kansas districts.

Meet regularly with district leadership to align efforts and show solidarity between KSDE and the district.

Assist IC’s in integrating KansaStar indicators with district initiatives and requirements.

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Implementation Coaches

Provide support to 99 schools around the implementation of the KansaStar School Action Plan.

Integral part of closing the feedback loop between KIIT feedback and school work.

Coaching logs are required following each school visit.

Coaching comments are made between visits. Priority Schools receive 8 visits per school year. Focus Schools receive 6 visits per school year.

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Victories

Implementation coaches understand and appreciate the functions of KansaStar.

Many players navigate KansaStar proficiently and provide purposeful support.

Provided PD to Ics around research-based strategies.

Schools appreciate state feedback. Most schools see KansaStar as an integral part

of their school improvement work.

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Lessons Learned

Better match between IC’s skill set and school needs

Improved KansaStar Tech Support KIIT feedback that is more consistent, critical

and can move thinking How to measure results with changing state

assessments? What other measures should be considered?