Attachment A -- Matrix for Improving Schools Key Areas Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four Establish/ communicate Reinforce Reinforce Reinforce Core Beliefs Core Beliefs Use instructional Use DOLs (demonstra- Ensure vertical Reinforce calendars tions of learning) articulation Classroom Curr. Post lesson objectives Tie instruction to Tie instruction to Alignment aligned common aligned core and Backward plan assessments assessments Teach the aligned curr. Analyze the data Administer core Administer non-core Reinforce Assessments/ Use of already being collected common assess. common assessments Alignment Curriculum data Begin development of Begin development of Add core core common assess. non-core assess. assessments Teach the aligned curr. Develop model lessons, Develop more model Train teachers to using effective lessons train teachers differentiate instruction Strengthen engagement – Quality Instruction strategies train multiple response – – teachers strategies Develop teacher Use performance eval. Select and explain Tie student Teacher Development performance rubric rubric student achievement achievement to teacher Instruction measurements create evals and Evaluation Train teachers on Implement PLCs – achievement templates effective PLCs Train on model lessons Instructional Begin spot observations Provide coaching and Begin peer spot Provide coaching and Quality (after principal cert.) feedback on instruction observations feedback on instruction Feedback Develop principal Use principal eval. Refine principal eval. Tie student performance rubric rubric rubric achievement results Principal and teacher Train and certify Conduct purposeful Conduct purposeful Development and effectiveness results to principals on delivering principal training principal training Evaluation principal evals instructional feedback Provide job-embedded Provide job-embedded prof. devel. prof. devel. Define what leadership Conduct academies Conduct academies Include leadership in Leadership looks like higher levels of teacher Expand opportunities Expand opportunities Leadership Capacity eval Include leadership Outline distinguished Identify distinguished criteria in eval. rubrics teacher criteria teachers Conduct performance Change recruitment Change recruitment Change recruitment Recruitment interviews paradigm paradigm paradigm
Attachment A -- Matrix for Improving Schools Key Areas Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four Core Beliefs Establish/ communicate Core Beliefs Reinforce Reinforce Reinforce Curriculum Alignment Classroom Curr. Alignment Use instructional calendars Post lesson objectives Backward plan Teach the aligned curr. Use DOLs (demonstra- tions of learning) Tie instruction to aligned common assessments Ensure vertical articulation Tie instruction to aligned core and assessments Reinforce Assessments/ Use of data Analyze the data already being collected Begin development of core common assess. Administer core common assess. Begin development of non-core assess. Administer non-core common assessments Add core assessments Reinforce Quality Instruction Quality Instruction Teach the aligned curr. Strengthen engagement – multiple response strategies Develop model lessons, using effective strategies – train teachers Develop more model lessons – train teachers Train teachers to differentiate instruction Teacher Development and Evaluation Develop teacher performance rubric Train teachers on effective PLCs Use performance eval. rubric Implement PLCs Train on model lessons Select and explain student achievement measurements – create achievement templates Tie student achievement to teacher evals Instructional Feedback Begin spot observations (after principal cert.) Provide coaching and feedback on instruction Begin peer spot observations Provide coaching and feedback on instruction Leadership Principal Development and Evaluation Develop principal performance rubric Train and certify principals on delivering instructional feedback Use principal eval. rubric Conduct purposeful principal training Provide job-embedded prof. devel. Refine principal eval. rubric Conduct purposeful principal training Provide job-embedded prof. devel. Tie student achievement results and teacher effectiveness results to principal evals Leadership Capacity Define what leadership looks like Include leadership criteria in eval. rubrics Conduct academies Expand opportunities Outline distinguished teacher criteria Conduct academies Expand opportunities Identify distinguished teachers Include leadership in higher levels of teacher eval Recruitment Conduct performance interviews Change recruitment paradigm Change recruitment paradigm Change recruitment paradigm