*Single building districts should replace the phraseDistrict Improvement Plan or DIPwith SingleBuildingDistrict Improvement Plan or SBDIP for the purposes of this protocol.

Note: Single building districts may choose to utilize the Abbreviated Goals and Plans Template that is available within the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) AdvancED Adaptive System of School Improvement Support Tools (ASSIST) portal.

The*DIPisdevelopedwithinthe ASSIST portal.

AllLocal Educational Agencies (LEAs)arerequiredtocompletea*DIPonorbeforethesubmissiondateoftheConsolidatedApplication. ConsolidatedApplicationsthataresubmitted in the Michigan Electronic Grants System Plus(MEGS+) withouta*DIPsubmittedin ASSIST willbenotbereviewedOR GIVEN AN OBLIGATION DATEuntilthe*DIPhasbeensubmitted.

Itisalsoimportanttonotethatthe*DIPisexpectedtomeet thefollowingrequirementsuponsubmission:

  1. Goals/Objectives/Strategies/Activities included in the *DIPmeettheMDEcriteriadetailedinthe2018-19*DIPReviewProtocol
  1. Allprograms/servicesareidentifiedwithinthe*DIPthatareintendedtobe fundedintheConsolidatedApplication
  2. Allprograms/servicesthattheLEAanticipatesaddingtotheapplicationlater intheacademicyearwithcarryoverorunspentset-asides(e.g.,summer school)havebeenidentifiedwithinthe*DIP
  3. TheLEAmustconsiderthefundingsourcesthatwillbeaddedtotheConsolidatedApplicationduringtheamendmentprocesssuchas: TitleI,PartA –Neglected;
    TitleI,PartD;TitleIII, Part A –Language Instruction for English Learners;
    Title III, Part A – Language Instruction for Immigrant Students; TitleV, Part B– Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) Program;and Title IV, Part A – Student Support and Academic Enrichment;planhowthosesourceswillbeused,andinclude thoseplansasstrategiesandactivitiesintheoriginal*DIP

Pointstoconsiderwhen developing the *DIP in ASSIST:

  1. Schoolsanddistrictshavebeenencouragedtowrite3-5goals
  2. The Measurable ObjectivesarebasedontheindividualschoolanddistrictproficiencytargetsFOR EITHER STATE-LEVEL ASSESSMENTS OR COMMON LOCAL ASSESSMENTS
  3. Schoolsand districts mayalsocreateorganizationalgoals
  4. Organizationalgoalsarenon-academicgoalsdefinedtoaddressschool systempractices,processes,andprocedures. Theymayfocusonstructures andinitiativesthatsupporttheattainmentofacademicgoals. Examples include,butarenotlimitedto,goalsthatinvolvethefollowing:
  5. culture/climate
  6. studentbehavior/character education
  7. parent/communityinvolvement
  8. partners

ACADEMICGOAL

WhatyouseeinASSIST:

  • GoalName: <inserttext>
  • ChooseAcademicGoalorOrganizationalGoal: clickradiobutton>

AcademicGoalCriteria:

  • Goalmustbelinkedtoidentifiedstudentacademiclearningneedsinoneof thefourcorecontentareasorserveasa maintenanceGoalinoneofthe fourcorecontentareasiftherearenoacademicchallengesidentified throughthecomprehensiveneedsassessment
  • DistrictsdoNOTneedoneGoalineachcontentareainthe*DIP;forexample, fourcontentareascanbeembeddedwithin3Goals
  • Student-focused
  • Statesbroadlytheareaoffocusandthatallstudentswilldemonstrate increasedproficiency
  • Basedona carefulanalysisofmultiplesources/typesofdata
  • Definesthepriorityareaforanimprovementplan
  • Shouldnotincludespecificpercentagesortimeelements

Example: “Allstudentswillincreaseproficiencyin<coreacademicsubject>”

IMPORTANTNOTEONANNUAL MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES (AMOs):

ASSISTdoesnotallowfordistrictstocreateagapstatement. The AMOs in each core area are the same for all students as for subgroups. Use the same AMO for all students and use different strategies within each goal, etc., using the drop-down for Tier 1 (all students) and Tiers 2 and 3.

MEASURABLEOBJECTIVE

WhatyouseeinASSIST:

  • Who: WouldyouliketoidentifyaspecificpopulationORtheobjective applies to all: YES – identify specific populations OR NO – objective is applied to all students; if you chose YES:
  • ParticularGender
  • ParticularGrades
  • ParticularSubgroup
  • Proportion:
  • WhatProportionoftheTargetPopulationShouldAchievetheObjective? <choosefromdrop-down>
  • HowManyShouldAchievethisObjective? <insertnumber>
  • What:
  • WhatContentAreaWillthisObjectiveApplyto: choosefromdrop-down
  • TheTargetPopulationShould:<choosefromdrop-down>
  • In:inserttext>
  • MeasuredBy: inserttext>
  • ByWhen: choose fromcalendar

MeasurableObjectiveCriteria:

  • Studentfocused
  • Linkstothegoalstatement
  • Identifiestheknowledge,skills,outcomes,andresultsthataremeasurable, observable,quantifiable,andtimebound
  • States: Whowillbeabletodowhat,bywhen,asmeasuredbywhat?
  • Addressesgradespanand/orsubgroupgaps,ifapplicable

Example: “<x>%ofstudentswilldemonstratea proficiencyin <contentarea>bydate>asmeasuredby<AssessmentTool>.”

NOTE: Somedistrictshaveencountereddifficultywiththeobjectivebuilder. Asa result,youmayseeobjectivesthatareessentiallythesame,butaddressedto differentsubgroupsorgradespans.

STRATEGY

WhatyouseeinASSIST:

  • StrategyName: insertname>
  • DESCRIPTION: HowWilltheStrategyWork: inserttext>
  • StatetheResearchUsedtoSupportthisStrategy: inserttext>

StrategyCriteria:

  • Mustberesearch-based
  • Describeswhatadultsdowithstudentsin thepresenceofcontent
  • Linkstoameasurableobjective
  • Are specific,planned,research-basedinstructionalpractices(namespecific instructionalstrategiesthatwillbeimplementedandevaluated,“Marzano’s instructionalstrategies”isnotasufficientresponse)
  • Addressesinstructionalpracticesthatwereidentifiedaschallengesthrough theComprehensiveNeedsAssessment
  • Focusesonmaximizingeachstudent'sgrowthandindividualsuccess
  • Mustbeacademic

Research:

  • IdentifytheresearchthatsupportstheStrategies
  • Provideabriefsummaryoftheresearch

Example: Research–WhatWorksClearinghouse,AssistingStudentsStruggling withMathematics,ResponsetoIntervention(RTI)forElementaryandMiddle Schools. Instructionduringtheinterventionshouldbeexplicitandsystematic.

ACTIVITIES

WhatyouseeinASSIST:

  • ActivityName: inserttext>
  • ACTIVITY TIER: <choosefromdrop-down>
  • ActivityType: choosefromdrop-down>
  • ACTIVITY PHASE: <choosefromdrop-down>
  • ActivityDescription: inserttext>
  • BeginDate: choosefromcalendar>
  • EndDate: choosefromcalendar>
  • ResponsibleStaff: inserttextMOVED FROM THE BOTTOM
  • FundingSource: choosefromdrop-down>
  • FundingAmount: enternumber–nodollarsign>

Inthe*DIP(nottheSchoolImprovementPlan),thereisan additionalstep. Theactivityappliesto:

  • AllSchoolsintheSystem: clickradiobutton>
  • LetMeChooseWhichSchools: <choosefromdrop-down>

ActivityCriteria:

Whatneedstobedoneso that staff or teams:

  • Arereadytoimplementthestrategy
  • Havea strongplanforimplementationofthestrategy
  • Havea plantomonitorandevaluatetheimplementation
  • MustdemonstrateaclearconnectionwiththeConsolidatedApplication budgetdetail

Examples:

  • “<Peopleresponsiblewill<instructionalpracticetobe implemented>with<grouporsubgroup.”
  • “TeacherswillimplementCloseandCriticalReadingstrategiestoimplement theCommonCoreStateStandardsandtheMDEStateStandards.”
  • “Teachers/staffwillusenon-linguisticrepresentation,specificallyflowmaps, toteachcriticalthinkingskillsinordertoincreasestudentcapacityfor retelling.”

FundingSourcesareconnectedtotheActivitiesthatsupportthe implementationoftheStrategy. OES Regional Education Consultants canreview theseactivitiesin: ActivitySummarybyFundingSource. Hereisa samplesummary:

Activity Name / ActivityType / BeginDate / EndDate / ResourceAssigned / Source ofFunding / Staff Responsible
ProfessionalLearning onDifferentiatedInstructionto understand curriculum layering andaccelerate learning / ProfessionalLearning / 9/5/18 / 6/6/19 / $10,000 / Title II, Part A / Director ofOrganizationalLearning, Building Administrators and Teachers

IMPORTANT: Theresourceassigneddollaramountisaplanningtoolfor thedistrict. The OES Regional Education Consultants are notreviewingforone-to-onealignmentbetweenwhat iswrittenhereintheplanandthebudget. We do require the funding source.

ORGANIZATIONALGOAL

WhatyouseeinASSIST:

  • GoalName: inserttext>
  • ChooseAcademicGoalorOrganizationalGoal: clickradiobutton>

OrganizationalGoalCriteria:

  • AnOrganizationalGoalisa building-wideordistrict-wideinitiativethatis notcontentdependent
  • AnOrganizationalGoalcouldincludestructures,processesorprocedures thatarebuilding-wideordistrict-wide
  • Staff-, building-, or district-focused
  • Explainswhattheadultswillimproveorincrease
  • Basedona carefulanalysisofmultiplesources/typesofdata
  • Definesthepriorityareaforanimprovementplan
  • Shouldnotincludespecificpercentagesortimeelements

Examples:

  • “Allstaffwillimprove the schoolclimatebyimplementingapositive behaviorinterventionandsupportsystem.”
  • “Allstaffwillimprovealignmentofinstruction,assessment,andsupportsto theCommonCoreStateStandardsandStateStandards.”
  • “AllstaffwillstrengthentheuseofformativedatainProfessionalLearning Teamsdistrict-wide.”

MEASURABLE OBJECTIVE

WhatyouseeinASSIST:

  • What: Collaborateto…<inserttext>
  • MeasuredBy: <inserttext>
  • By When: choose from calendar

MeasurableObjectiveCriteria:

  • Adult-focused
  • LinkstotheGoal
  • Identifiesthecollaborationacrossa buildingordistrictthatneedstooccur toachievethegoal
  • States: Whowillbeabletodowhat,bywhen,asmeasuredbywhat
  • Addressesstructures,systems,orprocessesthatarenotcontentspecific

Examples:

  • “Wewillcollaboratetoimprove the schoolclimateforallstudentsthrough theimplementationofa positivebehaviorinterventionandsupportsystemby 6/8/2019asmeasuredbydatacollectiononbehaviorincidents.”
  • “Wewillcollaboratetoaligninstruction,assessmentandsupportsto theCommonCoreStateStandardsandStateStandardsby6/8/2019as measuredbySurveysofEnactedCurriculumresults.”

STRATEGY

WhatyouseeinASSIST:

  • StrategyName: <insertname
  • DESCRIPTION: HowWilltheStrategyWork: inserttext>
  • StatetheResearchUsedtoSupportthisStrategy: inserttext>

StrategyCriteria:

  • Mustberesearch-based
  • Describesanadultaction–whatadultswilldotoimplementthemeasurable objective
  • Linkstothemeasurableobjective
  • Addressessystempracticesthatwereidentifiedaschallengesthroughthe ComprehensiveNeedsAssessment
  • Focusesonimprovingbuilding–ordistrict-levelsystems,processes,or proceduresthatsupportstudentachievement

Examples:

  • “Eachbuildingwillimplementapositivebehaviorandintervention supportsystemthatalignswiththedistrictmodel.”
  • “Thedistrictcurriculumcouncilwillformcontentareacollaborative workgroupsthatspanallgradelevelstoalignallinstruction,assessments,and supports.”

Research:

  • Identifytheresearchthatsupportsthestrategies
  • Provideabriefsummaryoftheresearch

Example: Research–WhatWorksClearinghouse,AssistingStudentsStruggling withMathematics,ResponsetoIntervention(RTI)forElementaryandMiddle Schools. Instructionduringtheinterventionshouldbeexplicitandsystematic.

ACTIVITIES

WhatyouseeinASSIST:

  • ActivityName: <inserttext>
  • ACTIVITY TIER: <choosefromdrop-down>
  • ActivityType: <choosefromdrop-down>
  • ACTIVITY PHASE: <choosefromdrop-down>
  • ActivityDescription: <inserttext>
  • BeginDate: <choosefromcalendar>
  • EndDate: <choosefromcalendar>
  • ResponsibleStaff: inserttextMOVED FROM THE BOTTOM
  • FundingSource: choosefromdrop-down>
  • FundingAmount: enternumber–nodollarsign>

Inthe *DIP(nottheSchoolImprovementPlan),thereisan additionalstep. Theactivityappliesto:

  • AllSchoolsintheSystem: <clickradiobutton>
  • LetMeChooseWhichSchools: <choosefromdrop-down>

ActivityCriteria:

Whatneedstobedonesothatstafforteams:

  • Arereadytoimplementthestrategy
  • Havea strongplanforimplementationofthestrategy
  • Havea plantomonitorandevaluatetheimplementation

TheactivitymustdemonstrateaclearconnectionwiththeConsolidatedApplicationbudgetdetail.

FundingSourcesareconnectedtotheActivitiesthatsupportthe implementationoftheStrategy. OES Regional EducationConsultantscanreview theseactivitiesin: ActivitySummarybyFundingSource. Hereisa samplesummaryofacomprehensiveschoolusinganorganizationalgoalandthe TitleI, Part A reservation:

Activity Name / ActivityType / BeginDate / EndDate / ResourceAssigned / Source ofFunding / Staff Responsible
Positive behaviorsupports (PBS)- professional learning onimplementingschoolwide PBS;focus onsystems, outcomes, data, andpractices / ProfessionalLearning / 9/5/18 / 6/6/19 / $10,000 / Title I,
Part A / Director of Organizational Learning, Building Administrators and Teachers

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