NCA COS at ISU - School Improvement Endorsement

In the continuous improvement process student performance goals must focus on improved student learning.

Once a school declares its intent to pursue a continuous improvement protocol, the school implements the following:

Phase I

Making or Renewing the
Commitment

Phase II

Getting Started

Narrative Description of School, Community, Education Programs
1. Unique Local Characteristics
2. Follow-up of Promoted or Graduated Students
3. Student Instructional Data: attendance rates, graduation rates, test scores (graphs of data from the annual performance report), climate issues, Indiana standards, etc.
4. Teacher Instructional Data
5. Community
Summarize data (drawing conclusions, identifying implications and tasks). Set stage for development of mission and selection of goals.

Phase III

Collecting and Analyzing Data

Phase IV

Develop Mission / Belief Statements and Selecting Appropriate Goals

Beginning January 2002, the goals must be approved by the NCA CASI Indiana Office by January 1.

Preliminary Chair Contact/Visit

Phase V

Developing the School
Improvement Plan
(including
Strategies / Interventions,
Professional Development,
and Assessment Tools)

Use conclusions (goals) drawn from the data as the basis of the plan.
For each goal, define interventions (curriculum and alignment of standards, use of technology, parental involvement, safe environment, multiple assessments, and professional development).
Complete Capacity Assessment Instrument.

Peer Review Team Visit:
Plan Validation

Peer Review Team for those schools in the self-study: 2001-2002 (Visit is November to February, 2002), 2002-2003 (Visit is August to November, 2003).

Phase VI

Implementing the School Improvement Plan

Each year review results and report, revise interventions, professional development if learning impact not strong.
Measure results for NCA CASI in terms of standard units (use Data Analysis software).

Phase VII

Monitoring the Implementation of the School Improvement and Documenting Student Progress

Prepare documentation (for each goal and each assessment tool) for second NCA CASI peer review visit. Second measure for Capacity Assessment Instrument.

Phase VIII

Continuing the Process

Peer Review Team:
Documentation Visit

The North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, Indiana Committee, and the Indiana Department of Education Performance Based Education actively support the partnership that has been developed over the last decade. We strive for continuous improvement in schools, with the focus of our work being improving student achievement. If you have any questions regarding the NCA CASI/PBA plan for student/school improvement, please call our offices or contact via email.