School Quality Review

School Self-Evaluation Form

Nameofprincipal:
Nameofschool:

Pleasecompletewithasmuchrelevantdetailasyoucan.Theformmightbecompletedasastaffprofessionaldevelopmentexercise,ifappropriate.

SendthecompletedformelectronicallytoAmanda Norris by ______.

Theform willhelpyourschooltoprepareforthediscussionsbothbeforeandduringthereviewandwillhelpthereviewteambetterknowyouand yourschool.

InstructionsforCompletingtheForm

Beevaluative,ratherthandescriptive,withafocusonstudentoutcomes.

Includethesourcesoftheevidence,e.g."TenthgradeboysperformedbetterinAlgebrathantenth gradegirlsaccordingtoendofcourseassessments”,“accordingtoparents’questionnairesfrom2013.”

Bebrief(forexample,usebulletpointsornoteform).

Keeptothedocumenttoamaximumof10,one-sidedpages.

Enteran“X”intotheappropriatebox(1-4)whichmostaccuratelyreflects yourjudgmentofoverallqualityinresponsetothequestions.

Pleaseomitsectionswhereyoufeelthatyouarenotinapositiontorespond.

Section3issummativeandasksfor yourself-evaluationoftheschooloverall.Pleasedonotspendtimerepeatingwhatyouhavealreadysaidelsewhere.

Scale / Description / Interpretation
4 / Highly Effective / routineandconsistent-meetsstandard at a high level
3 / Effective / present,thoughlimitedand/orinconsistent–makingprogresstowardsstandard.
2 / Improvement Necessary / minimalevidenceofthishappeningintheschool–attempttomeetthestandard at a low level.
1 / Ineffective / noevidenceofthishappeningintheschool–noattempttomeetstandard.

Howshouldtheevaluationratingbedetermined?

Youmayfindithelpfultorefertoeach of the indicators listed for the Turnaround Principles.

Whatapproachshouldwetake?

Schoolshaveadopteddifferentapproaches.Insomeschools,theprincipalandtheleadershipteam havecompletedtheformasapartofoneoftheirregularmeetings.Otherschoolshavedevotedpartofafacultymeetingasawayofinvolvingallmembersofstaff.

SchoolProfile
Schoolname:Schooladdress:
Schooltelephonenumber:Principal’sdirectphonenumber:
Principal’se-mail:
2013-14 / 2014-15
Grades:
Numberofstudentsenrolled:
Numberofgeneraleducationstudents:
Percentageofspecialeducationstudents:
PercentageofEnglishlanguagelearnerstudents:
Suspensions:
Expulsions:
Percentageofstudentsthatarefree/reducedluncheligible:
Totalnumberofteachers:
Totalnumberofteachersthatdidnotreturnfrompreviousyear:
Attendancerate:
Ethnicmake-upofthestudents(percentages):
1a.Whatisdistinctiveaboutyourschool?
1b.Howwellistheschoolregardedbyitsstudentsandparents?
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
SchoolSelf-Evaluation / Ineffective / Highly Effective
Howdoyouknow?
Whatdo(a)studentsand(b)parentsmostlikeabouttheschool?
Whatdotheyfeelneedsimprovement,andwhatactionisbeingtaken?
1c.Howwellisstudents’achievementimproving,especiallyinthecoresubjects?
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
SchoolSelf-Evaluation / Ineffective / Highly Effective
Howdoyouknow?
Inwhichsubjectsandgradesdostudentsdobest,andwhy?
Inwhichsubjectsandgradesisimprovementneeded,andwhatactionisbeingtaken?
Isthereevidenceofdifferentialattainmentaccordingtogender,ethnicbackgroundorothergroupingand,ifso,whatactionisbeingtaken?(e.g.Boysareperformingbetterthangirlsinmath.)
2.1.Isthe schoolculture/ environmentsafe andconducive to learning?
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
SchoolSelf-Evaluation / Ineffective / Highly Effective
Howdoyouknow?
2.2.Do studentsfeelsecureand inspired to learn?
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
SchoolSelf-Evaluation / Effective / Highly Effective
Howdoyouknow?
2.3.Does the schooldirectlyaddress students’ poverty-driven needs?
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
SchoolSelf-Evaluation / Effective / Highly Effective
Howdoyouknow?
2.4Dostudentshavepositiveandenduringmentor/teacherrelationships?
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
SchoolSelf-Evaluation / Ineffective / Highly Effective
Howdoyouknow?
2.5.Doestheschoolhaveastrongorganizationalculture,characterizedbytrust,respectandmutualresponsibility?
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
SchoolSelf-Evaluation / Ineffective / Highly Effective
Howdoyouknow?
2.6.Arediagnosticassessmentsusedfrequentlyandaccuratelytoinforminstructionaldecisionsandpromotestudentlearning?
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
SchoolSelf-Evaluation / Ineffective / Highly Effective
Howdoyouknow?
2.7.Doestheprofessionalculturepromotefacultyandstaffparticipation,collaborationandtrainingtoenhancestudentlearning?
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
SchoolSelf-Evaluation / Ineffective / Highly Effective
Howdoyouknow?
2.8.Doestheprincipalhavethefreedomtomakestreamlined,mission-drivendecisionsregardingpeople,time,money,andprogram?
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
SchoolSelf-Evaluation / Ineffective / Highly Effective
Howdoyouknow?
2.9.Istheprincipaladeptatsecuringadditionalresourcesandleveragingpartnerrelationships?
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
SchoolSelf-Evaluation / Ineffective / Highly Effective
Howdoyouknow?
2.10.Istheprincipalflexibleandinventiveinrespondingtoconflictsandchallenges?
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
SchoolSelf-Evaluation / Ineffective / Highly Effective
Howdoyouknow?
3a.Howeffectiveisyourschooloverall?
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
SchoolSelf-Evaluation / Ineffective / Highly Effective
Howdoyouknow?
Whatareitsnotablestrengths?
Whatarethemainprioritiesforimprovement?
3b.Whatarethemostsignificantaidsand/orbarrierstoraisingachievementandprogress?
3c.Howwelldoestheschoolworkinpartnership withtheschoolcorporation?
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
SchoolSelf-Evaluation / Ineffective / Highly Effective
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Howdoyouknow?
Whatarethestrongestfeatures?
Whataspectscouldbeimproved?

3d.Isthereanythingelseyouwouldlikereviewerstoknowbeforetheyarriveatyourschool?