Four Domains Workshop

August 16 - 17, 2017

WestEd San Francisco Office

730 Harrison Street

San Francisco, CA 94107

AGENDA

Purpose of Meeting:

  • Assist states in rethinking their systems of support by addressing the questions outlined below.
  • Establish a community of practice among states to build their capacity to build local district capacity to manage school improvement processes.

As states are rethinking their systems of support for district and school improvement, key considerations include:

  1. How could a framework such as CST’s Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement provide a structure for the state’s system of support? For the district’s improvement process and the district’s system of support? For the school’s improvement process?
  2. How might a Needs Assessment inform a district or school improvement plan and process? How are a Needs Assessment template, instruments, and analysis tools created? By whom?
  3. How does the Improvement Cycle apply to the interrelated roles of the state, the district, and the school?

The Improvement Cycle:

a)Assess Needs (including determining readiness)

b)Create Plan (informed by needs and evidence-based practices)

c)Implement Plan (short-cycle or long-cycle)

d)Monitor Work (performance management)

e)Adjust Course (performance management)

  1. How are evidence-based practices taken into consideration when a district or school improvement plan is created?
  2. How does the state determine a district’s readiness for especially demanding change initiatives, and how does the state “get districts ready” when the need is apparent?
  3. How are the methods of strategic performance management (SPM) incorporated into state systems of support and district and school improvement processes? How are “interlaced data” and “responsive supports” embedded in state systems and utilized by districts and schools?

Meeting Agenda

Day 1: August 16, 2017
Time / Topic
8:00am – 8:30am
8:30am – 8:45am / Breakfast
(Set up in Main Boardroom) – 5th floor
Welcome, Introductions
  • Purpose of Meeting and Overview of Agenda
(Main Boardroom – ALL) – 5th floor
-Carlas McCauley, Director: Center on School Turnaround
A SSOS WITH A THEORY OF ACTION
8:45am – 10:00am / Theory of Action for a Differentiated System of Support
-Lenay Dunn, Assistant Director: Center on School Turnaround
-Sam Redding, Associate Director: Center on School Turnaround
10:00am – 10:30am / Strategic Performance Management in the System of Support (Alyson and Mark)
-AllisonLayland, Education Specialist: Florida Islands Regional Comprehensive Center, and Consultant: Building State Capacity and Productivity Center
-Mark Williams, Consultant: Center on School Turnaround and Building State Capacity Productivity Center
10:30am – 10:45am / Break
1. ASSESS NEED (DIAGNOSIS)
10:45am – 11:45am / Breakout Sessions: Supporting Improvement Efforts(See State Assignments)
  • Developing a Needs Assessment - Split Boardroom – 5th floor
-Sam Redding, Associate Director: Center on School Turnaround
  • District Readiness - Split Boardroom – 5th floor
-William Robinson, CST Partner: University of Virginia, Darden School
Dallas Hit, CST Partner: University of Virginia, Darden School
11:45am – 12:30pm / Lunch – Set up in hallway outside of Boardroom – 5th floor (Boardroom-ALL)
12:30pm – 1:30pm / Breakout Sessions: Supporting Improvement Efforts (See State Assignments)
  • Developing a Needs Assessment-Split Boardroom – 5th floor
-Sam Redding, Associate Director: Center on School Turnaround
  • District Readiness - Split Boardroom – 5th floor
-William Robinson, CST Partner: University of Virginia, Darden School
-Dallas Hitt, CST Partner: University of Virginia, Darden School
1:30pm – 1:45pm / Break
2. CREATE AND IMPLEMENT PLAN (SELECTION OF PRACTICES)
1:45pm – 2:45pm / Supporting Improvement Efforts: District and School Improvement Planning and Processes (5thfloor – Main Boardroom)
CST Framework to structure a plan
-William Robinson, CST Partner: University of Virginia, Darden School
-Dallas Hitt, CST Partner: University of Virginia, Darden School
2:45pm – 3:00pm / Break
3:00pm– 4:00pm / Evidence-Based Improvement:Main Boardroom – 5thfloor
-Lenay Dunn, Assistant Director: Center on School Turnaround
-Kathleen Ryan Jackson, CST Partner: National Implementation Research Network
4:00pm – 4:30pm / Activity: Takeaways – Main Boardroom– 5th floor
-William Robinson, CST Partner: University of Virginia, Darden School
4:30pm – 5:15pm / State Reflection: Main Boardroom-– 5thfloor
-State Team Planning and Reflection
5:15pm – 5:30pm / Day 1 Wrap Up:(Main boardroom) – 5thfloor
-Carlas McCauley, Director: Center on School Turnaround
Dinner on Your Own
Day 2: August 17, 2017
Time / Topic
8:30am – 9:00am
9:00am – 9:30am / Breakfast
(Set up in Main Boardroom) – 5th floor
Overview of Day 2(Main Boardroom – ALL)– 5th floor
Day 1 Reflection
  • Day 1 Reflections
  • Re-visit Purpose and Goals
-Carlas McCauley, Director: Center on School Turnaround
3. MONITOR AND ADJUST (Performance Management)
9:30am–11:00am / Performance Management and Implementation Drivers:Main Boardroom – 5thfloor
-Allison Layland, Education Specialist: Florida Islands Regional Comprehensive Center, and Consultant: Building State Capacity and Productivity Center
-Mark Williams, Consultant: Center on School Turnaround and Building State Capacity Productivity Center
11:00am – 12:00pm / Activity: Connecting the Dots:Main Boardroom– 5th floor
-Carlas McCauley, Director: Center on School Turnaround
12:00pm – 12:45pm / Lunch – Set up in hallway outside of Boardroom – 5th floor (Boardroom-ALL)
A SSOS WITH A THEORY OF ACTION
12:45pm – 2:00pm / Team Time: Developing Alignment and Coherence
Group Discussion:Main Boardroom– 5th floor
2:00pm – 2:30pm / Next Steps for Community of Practice: Main Boardroom– 5th floor
-Carlas McCauley, Director: Center on School Turnaround
2:30pm – 3:00pm / Wrap-Up and Next Steps:Main Boardroom– 5th floor
-Carlas McCauley, Director: Center on School Turnaround

Resources

Center on School Turnaround at WestEd. (2017).Four domains for rapid school improvement: A systems framework. San Francisco, CA: WestEd.Retrieved from:

Corbett, J. & Redding, S. (2017). Using Needs Assessments for District and School Improvement: A tactical guide. Washington, D.C. and San Francisco: CCSSO and WestEd. Retrieved from:

Hale, S., Dunn, L., Filby, N, Rice, J., & Van Houten, L. (2017). Evidence-based improvement: A guide for states to strengthen their frameworks and supports aligned to the evidence requirements of ESSA.San Francisco: WestEd. Retrieved from:

Layland,A., & Redding,S. (2017). Casting a statewide strategic performance net: Interlaced data and responsive supports. San Antonio, TX: BuildingStateCapacityand ProductivityCenter (with Center on School Turnaround). Retrieved from:

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