School Improvement Planning
Spring 2012 VPSA Supplemental School Education Technology Notes Series XII Application (Word) is now available. Eligible schools are listed at the end of the application form. See Superintendent’s Memo #133-12 and School Finance Educational Technology Notes for additional information and the Series XII application form.
Schools that are Accredited with Warning or Conditionally Accredited-Graduation Rate are required by the Standards of Accreditation, 8VAC 20-131-310.G, to develop a three-year School Improvement Plan. Schools in Title I School Improvement are required by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Section 116(b)(3) to develop a two-year School Improvement Plan.
School Improvement Planning Requirements
Indistar
Indistar is web-based tool for assessing, planning, implementing, and monitoring progress toward achieving rapid improvement school indicators using the following steps:
- Register school
- Provide school information
- Form school team
- Assess school indicators
- Create school plan
- Monitor school planÂ
Indistar Resources:
Through the Center of Innovation & Improvement (CII), divisions have access to Indistar, CII's web-based school improvement planning and coaching tool, as well as CII-developed training and materials.
- Center on Innovation & Improvement (CII)
- Indistar Login - requires ID and password
- Crosswalk of NCLB Plan Components and Indistar Rapid Improvement School Indicators (Word)
- NCLB improvement plan components that do not have corresponding Indistar rapid improvement school indicators are documented using the NCLB School Improvement Supplemental Plan form located on the Virginia Indistar Dashboard.
Presentations to assist school teams with using the Indistar web-based planning tool.
- Using the Indistar Web-based Tool for School Improvement Planning (PPT)
- NCLB Requirements for Year 1 Schools and Introduction to Indistar (PPT)
- Developing Tasks for Rapid Improvement School Indicators (PPT)
Waiver Request – Planning Documents
- X1 – Indistar Platform, Indicators, Division Plan, School Plan, Wise Ways (PDF)
- X4 – Crosswalk Turnaround Principles to Lead Turnaround Partner Initiative (PDF)
- X5 – Sample Lead Turnaround Partner Contract (PDF)
- X6 – Sample Lead Turnaround Partner Amendment (PDF)
- X7 – Sample Division-Level Memorandum of Understanding (PDF)
- X8 – Proposed Changes to the AR Process if Waiver is Approved (PDF)
- X9 – Building Capacity Brief – ARCC (PDF)
- X10 – OSI Division Change Map and Questions (PDF)
- X11 – Revised Academic Review Indicators, Essential Actions, and Crosswalk with Indistar Indicators (PDF)
- X12 – Memorandum of Understanding (PDF)
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