School Improvement: Tier I, Tier II, Tier II and More! Partnerships for Results: Strategies for Educational Improvement KU/KSDE Lawrence, Kansas June 11, 2010 Dr. Julie Ford, Director of Title Programs and Services Team, KSDE Dr. Connie Wehmeyer, Cross & Joftus Consultant KSDE
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School Improvement: Tier I, Tier II, Tier II and
More!
Partnerships for Results: Strategies for Educational ImprovementKU/KSDE
Lawrence, Kansas June 11, 2010
Dr. Julie Ford, Director of Title Programs and Services Team, KSDE
Dr. Connie Wehmeyer, Cross & Joftus Consultant
KSDE
Presentation Overview• Overview of the Kansas System of District
and School Support (So you are a school or district are on improvement…now what!)
• Rules Change! (So now in DC we do it this way!)
• Tier I, Tier II Schools ($$$$$)
• Grants! Grants! Grants! (So these are your opportunities!)
• Short history of the Kansas Learning Network (KLN) and Description of Components of the KLN (This is what we can do to help you!)
• Voices from the field
KSDE
Overview of the Kansas System of District and School Support -
Brochure
(So you are a school or district are on improvement!)
KSDE
So how are we doing? (2010 School Year)– 16 Title I Districts in Kansas (-1) – 5 are “On Improvement”
• 4 are on Year 1• 1 is on Year 2
– 11 are on “Corrective Action”• 3 are in Year 3• 4 are in Year 4• 1 is in Year 5• 3 are in Year 6
– 2 made AYP in area of improvement in 2009– 10 districts do not have a school on improvement
– 32 Title I schools in Kansas (-1)
• 29 are schools from districts on improvement
• 3 are schools that are on improvement but are not from districts on improvement
• 6 schools made AYP in area of improvement in 2009
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Rules Change
(So now in DC we do it this way!)January, 2010
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Tier I 5% or 5 of Lowest Achieving Schools on Current ListDifferent Calculation – 3 years Students Proficient in Reading and Math
New Rules as of January 15, 2010• Title I eligible elementary schools that are no higher
achieving than the highest achieving school that meets the earlier criteria in the definition of “persistently lowest-achieving schools” and that are: 1. In the bottom 20% of all schools in the State based on
proficiency rates;2. Or have not made AYP for two consecutive years.
Funding up to $2,000,000 per year (Competitive Grant)*Other schools are Tier III schools and will be eligible for
limited school improvement grants
KSDE
Tier II5% of Lowest Achieving Schools of High Schools (270 eligible)Different Calculation – 3 years Students Proficient in Reading and Math
New Rules as of January 15, 2010• Title I eligible secondary schools that are no higher
achieving than the highest-achieving school that meets the previous criteria in the definition of “persistently lowest-achieving schools” or high schools that have had a graduation rate of less than 60% over a number of years and that are– In the bottom 20% of all schools in the State based on
proficiency rates; or– Have not made AYP for two consecutive years.
Funding up to $2,000,000 per year (Competitive Grant)
KSDE
Tier I and Tier II Schools Must Adopt One of Four Models:
School Improvement Model
1.Turnaround Model
2.Transformation Model (MTSS!)
3.Restart Model (Charter)
4.Close/Consolidate Model
KSDE
Grants! Grants! Grants!
1003 (g) Tier I, Tier II, Tier III SchoolsARRA and School
Short history of the Kansas Learning Network (KLN) and Components of
KLN
KSDE
This is what we can do to help you!
Kansas Learning Network
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History of KLN• KSDE agrees to pilot Network for the 2008-09 school year:
June 2008• Pilot with 5 districts begins: Oct 2008• Services provided to 5 districts during 2008-09.• Presentation to Board; request made to add 12 more districts
and 32 schools: June 2009• Network meetings for three district cohorts: Sept 2009, Feb
2010, June 2010• Implementation coaches recruited, trained, placed, and
monthly meetings in all 32 schools: Oct 2009 – May 2010 • Needs analyses of 12 new districts complete: Dec 2009• TA with districts and schools: ongoing• Assistance with School Improvement Grants: April – May 2010
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Goals of the KLN
• Improve school and district quality as measured by student outcomes.
• Foster a sustainable continuous improvement process at the school, district, and state levels.