WRITING TITLE III IMPROVEMENT PLANS:
Planning, Implementing, Monitoring(PIM Process)
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONMarch 19, 2012
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Example of a timeline for Implementing Plans/Provisions
SY 2007-08Parent
Notification SY 2008-09• Parent
Notification• After Two
years: Improvement
Plan; TA
SY 2009-10Parent NotificationAfter Two years: Improvement Plan; TA
SY 2010-11•Parent Notification •After four years: Modify Curriculum/ Instruction or•Funding?•Replacement of Personnel
4 yrs. 2 yrs.
3 yrs.
1 yr
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ample of Example of a timeline for a Implementing Plans/Provisions
Implementation of 2 year plans / 4 year provisions(throughout the
year the subgrantee did not
meet AMAOs)
Development of 2 year plans
/ 4 year provisions(mid fall)
AMAO letters sent to parents
(within 30 days)
AMAO notifications
sent to districts /
subgrantees(late summer /
early fall)
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AGENDA
GOAL: The goal for this meeting is to provide information on the three major components of a Title III Improvement Plan.
1. Comprehensive Needs Assessment2. Implementation3. Monitoring and Evaluation4. Lessons learned
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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PLANNING
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
MASTER PLAN
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Sustainable
District/School Improvement
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An improvement plan should focus only on those things that we intend to improve or refine, not everything that we are already doing.
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Comprehensive Needs Analysis
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3 Approved with
recommendations
2 Deferred Approval
1 Not Approved
Section A: Planning – Comprehensive Needs Assessment 1. Assessment
results
2. Teacher Practices
3. Acts of Leadership
4. Strengths
5. Challenges
6. Identified Needs
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IDENTIFIED NEEDS
• Quantitative data are anything that can be expressed as a number, or quantified. Examples of quantitative data are scores on achievement tests, number of hours of study, or weight of a subject. These data may be represented by ordinal, interval or ratio scales and lend themselves to most statistical manipulation.
• Qualitative data cannot be expressed as a number. Data that represent nominal scales such as gender, socio -economic status, religious preference are usually considered to be qualitative data.
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Comprehensive Needs AnalysisI. Assessment Results- Data was collected and analyzed from OAKS, AYP, ELPA, formative assessments, walk-throughs, and comprehensive needs assessment. Based on AYP reports students K-12 are
inconsistently meeting the AYP targets for AMAO 3 in core content standards:•School 1 did not meet AYP in ELA and overall for LEP or Hispanic students•School 1 42% LEP met AYP in ELA (Target was 60%) for academic status•School 2 41% LEP met AYP in ELA (Target was 60%) for academic status•School 2 did not meet AYP Academic Status in ELA for LEP students and students with disabilities
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Connecting research recommendations to practice can improve instruction. These key research-based strategies have impact on student achievement—helping all students, in all kinds of classrooms.
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Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering, Jane E. Pollock: Classroom Instruction that Works
These authors have examined decades of research to determine which teaching strategies have positive effects on student learning.
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Identifying Similarities and Differences
Nonlinguistic Representations
Summarizing and Note Taking
Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback
Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition
Generating and Testing Hypotheses
Homework and Practice
Cues, Questions, and Advanced Organizers
Cooperative Learning
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COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Teacher Practices1. Who was involved in the identification of
the professional knowledge and skills needed to address student-learning needs (teacher learning needs)?
2. What teacher learning needs were identified as the result of the analysis of student data and identified student-learning needs?
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COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Teacher Practices (cont.)3. How was the planning team involved in
analyzing data and planning the professional learning activities?
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ACTS OF LEADERSHIP
• An educational leader needs to be the eyes, ears, brains, and occasionally brawn of the school under his or her supervision. Educational leaders must be able to juggle the tasks of determining the educational needs of the students in the school. That means having a solid grasp of curriculum design as well as a sharp eye for potential improvements.
• However, school management also implies a responsibility for managing the development of the staff. Class observations, program evaluation, and both overseeing and participating in professional development are under the control of the educational leader as s/he work to improve the individual and group leadership skills in his/her school. Educational leadership encompasses all of these areas, and expertise in at least five areas:
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1. Determining Educational NeedsThis encompasses student assessment, the influence of race and gender in education, decision making, and awareness of the national expectations for education.
2. Curriculum Design and Instructional ImprovementEducational leaders are expected to know about effective teaching, instructional techniques, and learning theory.
3. Development of Staff and Program EvaluationEducational leaders are expected to know the principles of staff development and methods of evaluation.
4. School ManagementEducational leaders are expected to have at least a workable knowledge of student services, staff hiring procedures, business and financial aspects of managing a school, and legal obligations as they concern educational institutions.
5. Individual and Group Leadership SkillsEducational leaders need to create a positive environment where open communication maintains relationships within the school and community. Knowledge of group dynamics and problem-solving are nearly always indispensable.
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COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENTActs of Leadership Acts of leadership are clearly embedded throughout the plan with the building principal as primary instructional leader and working with their teacher leaders in the Instructional Leadership Teams (ILT). The Instructional Leadership Team teachers have multiple opportunities to develop their teacher leadership. In addition, each building is creating time in the day for teachers to observe each other’s practice.
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COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENTStrengthsOur School District is strategic in creating and maintaining a
focused system that aligns student achievement, formative assessments, and collaborative teaming centered on an instructional focus at each school. In addition, each school has identified best practices related to the instructional focus that includes specific SIOP strategies.
Our ELD and NLD Specialists are integral parts of the collaborative teaming process, providing insight and expertise as needed during the weekly collaboration. Many schools are beginning to focus more on specific student needs regardless of where they are for instruction and demographic group.
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COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
ChallengesWhile there are many indicators of success related to
building identified best practices, one of the challenge is schools have not yet fully implemented their best practices, which include sheltered techniques.
Students still struggle to get access to content at their language level in the general education setting.
While the number of long term ELL’s are decreasing we still have 10% of the population remaining in the program for 8+ years.
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COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Identified Needs As a result of the data analysis, what student learning needs were identified?
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Inquiry Process
"Inquiry" is defined as "a seeking for truth, information, or knowledge -- seeking information by questioning.”The process of inquiring begins with gathering information and data.
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4 Approved
3 Approved with recommen-dations
2 Deferred Approval
1 Not Approved
Section A: Inquiry Possible cause-effect relationships
Strategies driven by specific needs
Analysis of adult actions
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Inquiry Process
Inquiry (Cause/Effect)i. Based on the data analysis summary in section A-1, general
education teachers need more support with sheltered instructional strategies aligned to their building’s instructional focus in order for all students to access the content at middle and high levels in reading/language arts.
ii. Based on the data analysis summary in section A-1, as well as AYP reports, general education teachers need more support with sheltered instructional strategies aligned to their building’s instructional focus in order to meet the AMAO 3 (core content standards) targets.
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Inquiry Process
Inquiry (Cause/Effect)iii. Based on the data analysis summary in section A-1,
students at language proficiency level 2 are most in need of accessing comprehensible core content K-12. The majority of these students are in grades K-3.
iv. Based on the data analysis summary in section A-1, students at language proficiency level 3 are in need of accessing comprehensible core content K-12.
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Goals and Objectives
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
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4 Approved
3 Approved with recommendations
2 Deferred Approval
1 Not Approved
Section A: SMART Goals
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Results based
Timely
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Goals and Objectives
A goal is a general statement of what should be done to solve a problem. It defines broadly, what is expected out of an improvement plan. A goal emerges from the problem that needs to be addressed and signals the final destination of an improvement plan.
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Goals and Objectives
Goals should be SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results based, Timely. The goals and objectives provide the basis for monitoring and evaluating the improvement plans. They are the yardsticks upon which improvement plan success or failure is measured.
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Goals and Objectives
Draft Goal: The percentage of all 3rd – 5th grade students passing the Math State test, administered in April and May, will increase from 91% to 93% or better.
Directions: How is the goal above a SMART goal?
Specific What is the desired result? (who, what, when, why,
how)
Measurable How can you quantify (numerically or descriptively)
completion? How can you measure progress?
Achievable What skills are needed? What resources are necessary? How does the environment impact goal achievement? Does the goal require the right amount of effort?
Results-based Do all goals and targets have established base-line
data and targets of where the district wants to end up? Can goals be explicitly linked to the mission and beliefs
of the school or district?
Time-bound What is the deadline? Is the deadline realistic?
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Goals and Objectives
Draft Goal: The percentage of all 3rd – 5th grade students passing the Math State test, administered in April and May, will increase from 91% to 93% or better.
Specific What is the desired result? (who, what, when, why,
how)
Math instruction for students in grades three, four, and five is specific.
Measurable How can you quantify (numerically or descriptively)
completion? How can you measure progress?
The percent of students can be translated into the number of students
Achievable What skills are needed? What resources are necessary? How does the environment impact goal achievement? Does the goal require the right amount of effort?
Two percent is attainable in one school year
Results-Based Do all goals and targets have established base-line
data and targets of where the district wants to end up? Can goals be explicitly linked to the mission and beliefs
of the school or district?
The number of students can be calculated
Time-bound What is the deadline? Is the deadline realistic?
By April and May 2011
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Goals and Objectives
Draft Goal: 57% of ELL students will move up one level in ELD, based on their ELPA score, by spring of 2012.
Directions: How is the goal above a SMART goal?
Specific What is the desired result? (who, what, when, why, how)
Measurable How can you quantify (numerically or descriptively)
completion? How can you measure progress?
Achievable What skills are needed? What resources are necessary? How does the environment impact goal achievement? Does the goal require the right amount of effort?
Results-based Do all goals and targets have established base-line data and
targets of where the district wants to end up? Can goals be explicitly linked to the mission and beliefs of the
school or district?
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Time-bound What is the deadline? Is the deadline realistic?
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Goals and Objectives
Draft Goal: 57% of ELL students will move up one level in ELD, based on their ELPA score, by spring of 2012.
Directions: How is the goal above a SMART goal?
Specific What is the desired result? (who, what, when, why, how)
Not specific to which grade levels are involved.
Measurable How can you quantify (numerically or descriptively)
completion? How can you measure progress?
The percent of students can be translated into the number of students
Achievable What skills are needed? What resources are necessary? How does the environment impact goal achievement? Does the goal require the right amount of effort?
Unable to determine. No baseline indicated. 57% from what percent?
Results-based Do all goals and targets have established base-line data and
targets of where the district wants to end up? Can goals be explicitly linked to the mission and beliefs of the
school or district?
Increase in the number of students passing can be measured. However, needs to include more specific information about who the ELL student-group includes.
Time-bound What is the deadline? Is the deadline realistic?
By Spring 2012
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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
YOUR TURNDraft Goal: 57% of ELL students will
move up one level in ELD, based on their ELPA score, by spring of 2012.
Final Goal: ________________________________________________________________________________________________.
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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
YOUR TURNDraft Goal: 57% of ELL students will move up one level in ELD, based on their ELPA score, by spring of 2012.Final Goal: By Spring 2012, ELs in grades 9-12 will move up one proficiency level in ELD, from 48% to 57%, as measured by ELPA.
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Goals and Objectives
Specific What is the desired result? (who, what, when,
why, how)
Measurable How can you quantify (numerically or descriptively)
completion? How can you measure progress?
Achievable What skills are needed? What resources are necessary? How does the environment impact goal
achievement? Does the goal require the right amount of effort?Relevant Is the goal in alignment with the overall mission or
strategy?
Time-bound What is the deadline? Is the deadline realistic?
Draft Goal: To increase the percent of students attaining a gain of one or more proficiency levels at the Elementary level from the current estimated level of 38% to 45% during the 2011-2012 academic year.Directions: How is the goal above a SMART goal?
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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
YOUR TURN Draft Goal: To increase the percent of students attaining a gain of one or more proficiency levels at the Elementary level from the current estimated level of 38% to 45% during the 2011-2012 academic year.
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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
YOUR TURNDraft Goal: To increase the percent of students attaining a gain of one or more proficiency levels at the Elementary level from the current estimated level of 38% to 45% during the 2011-2012 academic year.Final Goal: By the end of SY 2011-12, ELs attaining a gain of one or more proficiency levels at the Elementary level will increase from the current estimated level of 38% to 45%, as measured by ELPA. ________________________
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IMPLEMENTATION
When you look at your goals periodically, you’ll know where you stand and what you
still need to accomplish.
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4 Approved
3 Approved with recommendations
2 Deferred Approval
1 Not Approved
Section B: Implementation 1.Instructional
Strategies
Section B: Master Plan Design 1.Purposeful,
focused action steps
2.Adult learning and change process considered
3.Strategies
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IMPLEMENTATION
1. Targeted Research-Based Instructional Strategies •Strategies grounded in research-SIOP, GLAD and Systematic ELD
•Tools are used to collect and analyze adult actions/practices (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol)
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SAMPLE SIOP STRATEGIESHands-On Refers to the many activities and realia that LEP/ESL students
can engage with bodily.
Logical/Mathematical charts, graphs, problem-solving, deductive reasoning, seeing patterns and relationships
Bodily/Kinesthetic drawing, dance, sports, comprehension through action, hands-on work, role-playing
Visual/Spatial graphic organizers, lists, charts, graphs, paintings, form and construction, imagination
Musical/Rhythmic recordings (both musical and spoken language), written sensory response to music, singing, playing a musical instrument, video - dance and music
Interpersonal work and communication with others, cooperative learning, empathize with others, teamwork, listen to others, negotiate with others
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Intrapersonal self-awareness, abilities and limitations, concentration, awareness, ability to see self as others see her, work effectively through large and small goals
Vygotsky Theories
Cooperative Learning & Zone of Proximal Development
Cooperative Learning
Cooperative Learning defines teaching methods in which pairs or small groups of learners work together to accomplish a shared goal. The goal is for cooperation of learners to maximize their own and each other are learning
Hands-On Refers to the many activities and realia that LEP/ESL students can engage with bodily.
Intrapersonal self-awareness, abilities and limitations, concentration, awareness, ability to see self as others see her, work effectively through large and small goals
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IMPLEMENTATION
2. Master Plan Design •Limited number of action steps •Purposeful timelines • Midcourse data gathering and possible
corrections• Consistency
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IMPLEMENTATION
Section B: Implementation/Research Based Strategies/Master Plan Design
Targeted Research Based Strategies
Actions Steps (Why the action will be taken)
Implementation (How, in what setting, to what degree)
Monitoring
Responsibility (Who)
Timelines (When)
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RB Strategies Action Steps How Monitoring Who When Collaborative Teams
All staff are a part of a weekly collaborative team. The teams create SMART goals based on student need, create formative assessments and analyze the data to ensure all students meet the designated target
Collaborative teams meet weekly
Building leaders are a part of the collaborative teams and help monitor the structure of the collaborative teams focused on student learning
Building leaders and Central Office
Weekly
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IMPLEMENTATION
3. Professional Development •Professional learning is aligned with goals •Effective instructional practices are the focus •Coaching and mentoring are provided
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IMPLEMENTATION
Professional development is an essential, on-going process that creates a collaborative school environment fostering student achievement.
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IMPLEMENTATION
• Parents are empowered to improve theirstudents’ achievement
• Parents are provided needed training andeducation
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IMPLEMENTATION
Parental Engagement Plans are made to empower parents to improving
student achievement Not a narrative of everything currently being doneNot a list of eventsNot a static document Plans should include how parents will be informed
about improvements and how the district/school will collect data that reflects parent involvement in the improvement plan
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Professional Development Implementation Targeted Professional Development Strategies (Aligned to school and district goals)
Needs Action Steps Implementation
Canby School District continues to contract with Focus on Results (year 3), where we are developing our district wide and school wide systems in the following areas: 1.Schoolwide instructional focus 2.Collaborative teams 3.Evidence-based best practices 4.Targeted Professional development 5.Re-aligning resources 6.Engaging families and community 7.Internal accountability 8. Continue to train and monitor staff in the implementation of SIOP, constructing meaning, SOPA, ADEPT and formative assessment for ELD Within the work described above each building is supporting specific SIOP strategies aligned to their instructional focus
Once schools have selected strategies, from the defined list, teams will plan the implementation of the identified strategies. Instructional Leadership Teams will create their year long professional development aligning these SIOP strategies to their instructional focus, which is aligned to their School Improvement Plan.
Specific training needs identified and resources allocated to meet the building professional development needs Provide opportunities for observations and coaching related to identified strategies, followed up with debriefing Central support administrators, building administrators, and teachers will provide specific feedback from instructional rounds.
During Collaborative Teams, Staff meetings, and Instructional Leadership Team meetings teachers and administrators are reflecting on their strengths and weaknesses of these strategies This collaboration will occur within teams, across teams; within schools, across schools Data using specific scoring rubrics will be collected at the end of each quarter.
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S.M.A.R.T Objectives (Strategic & Specific Measurable, Attainable, Results-based, Time Bound)
Benchmark Indicators (Evidence of Progress)
Activities to Support
Responsible Parties Professional Development
A. Increase Academic Performance Index (API) according to state projected growth targets: i. School wide API will grow by 5 points from 881 to 886 ii. Students with disabilities increased by 65 points scoring 667 and will grow by 7 points to 674 iii. Asian students will grow by 2
CST Data Student STAR
Participation continues at or above 97%
CAHSEE Results proficient or above 90.4% English 89.4% Math
School API Disaggregated
data of sub groups performance on standards based
Standards Based lessons
Formative Process to generate expected learning outcomes(ELO), collaboration, and assessments
Tutoring Centers
Academic Literacy (READ180)
Cross-disciplinary
Library Media Tech
Administration Counselors Teachers AVID
Coordinator EL Lead Teacher SPED Teachers Library Media
Tech Parents Students Site Council Classified Staff
Data-driven collaboration
Continued development of ELOs, course collaboration and use of common formative assessments
Late Start and Release Days
Focus on essential Standards and Objectives
Advanced SEDAI training
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MONITORING
Monitoring: This type of evaluation is performed while an improvement plan is being implemented, with the aim of improving the plan design and functioning while in action.
Evaluation: An end of plan evaluation studies the outcome of an improvement plan with the aim of informing the design of future projects.
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MONITORING
“…Urgent events hijack planned monitoring of important ongoing work. The more frequent themonitoring, the greater the opportunity to determine what actually contributes to improved student achievement as well as the degree to which there is fidelity of implementation.”
White & Smith, 2010
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2 Deferred Approval
1 Not Approved
Section C: Monitoring 1. Monitoring
Plan
2 Monitoring Frequency
3. Evaluation Cycle
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MONITORING
1. Monitoring Plan •Explicit steps are taken to monitor progress on the goals
•Multiple forms of data are used •Key people are identified to monitor activities
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MONITORING
2. Monitoring Frequency •Frequent monitoring of student achievement set by specific timelines
•Monitoring includes the actions of adults and student results
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MONITORING
3. Annual Evaluation •Compares planned results with achieved outcomes using an improvement cycle
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EVALUATION
Annual Evaluation:• Analyze data collected during the monitoring
process (during the school year)• Ascertain if goals are met• Use the data analysis to inform adjusting goals
or write new goals for the following school year.
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Title III Contacts
Susan Inman, D.Ed.Director of Learning Opportunities, Options and
SupportOffice of Educational Improvement and InnovationOregon Department of Education(503) 947-5685(503) 378-5156 - [email protected]
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Title III Contacts
Kim A. Miller Education Specialist Education Improvement and Innovation [email protected] (503) 947-5712
Leslie CasebeerOregon Department of EducationOffice of Educational Improvement and [email protected] Phone: (503) 947-5648Fax: (503) 378-5156
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Title III Contacts
Carmen West Program Specialist forTitle III, ESL, Bilingual ProgramsOregon Department of Education [email protected] 503-947-5669Jenni Deaton
Administrative Specialist | Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation | Oregon Department of Education503-947-5860 (desk) | 503-378-5156 (fax) | [email protected] | www.ode.state.or.us
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