Indicator B1 (Graduation) and Indicator B2 (Dropout) Improvement Plans

ODE GUIDANCE TO DISTRICT SUBMITTED IMPROVEMENT PLAN ODE GUIDANCE Team Members Process Example Outcome . Establish process for developing a team. List team Team included special education teacher, A well balanced . Exemplary: At least 3 . Include someone who understands data. members and administrator, specialist, general representative members with different . Include middle and high school roles. education teacher, YTP, and a counselor. team. roles personnel. . Meets requirements: At . Invite a broad group to participate. least 2 members—any roles . Minimal effort: One person team Data Review Process Example Outcome Review . Gather sources of information on . Review data . Leaver Report (SPR&I) List of factors that . Exemplary: Broad transition age students. results. . Assessment results influence review of relevant . What do the results show? . Identify and . Behavioral Data (Discipline Incidents performance factors . Are the graduation rate increasing explore collection) within and across . Meets requirements: and/or the dropout rate decreasing? factors within . Data from programs focused on data sources. Lack of specific Why? If no change, why? the district keeping students in school (i.e. reason, or vague . What factors influence graduation and that mentoring) evaluation of data dropout at district level, at the school influenced . Multiyear Database (MYDB) sources and relevant level, in transition programs, such as the results. . District Continuous Improvement Plan factors assessment or behavioral programs? (CIP) . Minimal effort: No . What is happening in general education? context provided for Is the gap between general education failure to meet target or and special education closing? show improvement. . Has the data reporting or verification Restatement of data changed? provided through existing reports. Measurable Objectives Process Example Outcome Review You have assembled a team, analyzed the Apply what you Short term: Clear indication . Exemplary: At least data and explored the circumstances and have learned to . By 2014 the district will meet the state of what district one clear, measurable influences in your district. what you can and target of 72% of students leaving with will do short-term short-term and long- . What short-term objectives were will change. a regular diploma. and long-term to term objective. identified for next year? . At the end of the 2013-2014 school meet state . Meets requirements: . How will you prioritize and implement year, Central HS will be successfully targets. One clear measurable changes with the resources available? implementing a mentoring partnership objective . How will you know you have made program for students at risk of . Minimal effort: Unclear progress? dropping out as evidenced by……. measurable objective . What long term objectives did you select . By Sept 2014, the district will after the discussion? establish a PBS system in one of the . How far into the future did you plan? middle schools as evidenced by……. How long does the district need before Long term: they can meet the target? . By 2014, the district will have fully 1 ODE GUIDANCE TO DISTRICT SUBMITTED IMPROVEMENT PLAN ODE GUIDANCE implemented a positive behavior support program in both of the middle schools and high school as evidenced by… Specific Activities & Timelines Process Example Outcome) Review . Now that you know what the district Involve people in . Contact ODE for information on Identification of 2- . Exemplary: Clearly wants to put into the improvement plan, the choice of implementing a behavior program by 4 definite action defined attainable you will need to define the activity steps activities to (include date). steps and steps and appropriate needed to reach the objective(s). ensure . Research a behavior program by timelines to timelines . Once the steps are broken down into stakeholder input (include date). measure the . Meets requirements: specific activities, assign reasonable and greater . Develop budget proposal by objective Vague or nonspecific completion dates for each activity. likelihood of (include date). activities. implementation . Involve parents in planning . Minimal effort: process (include date). Activities and timelines . Involve middle school not tied to measurable administrators in planning process objective(s). (include date). . Present the behavior program proposal and budget to school board by (include date). . Prepare training materials by (include date). . Staff development training for MS teachers (include date). . Implement a behavior program at MS (include date). . Establish formative evaluation steps to monitor progress.

Person(s) Responsible for Activity Process Example Outcomes Review . Who is the district person most Assign your staff . Assign a primary person for each Action steps and . Exemplary: Clear link appropriate for each of the activities to and fiscal action step with a secondary person timelines are between activity and support the objective? resources to as appropriate for larger tasks. assigned to staff expectations for team . How will process be tracked and meet objectives . Establish meeting schedule and or IEP team members/staff information on progress be distributed? communication plan. members. . Meets requirements: . Will the team meet regularly to review partial list of the plan? responsibilities and . Who are the backup personnel to individuals support each activity? . Minimal effort: Individuals not tied to activities and timelines that support measurable objective

2 Evidence of Completion Process Example Outcomes Review The graduation data and dropout data are . Determine Measurable Objective: . Successful . Exemplary: Clear not available to districts until the fall of the how to . Accurate and timely data to ODE is completion of demonstration of next school year. Therefore, districts may demonstrate the result of an improved system of measurable successful completion view the “evidence of completion” as: evidence of collection from the schools, to the objective. of measurable 1) Have we successfully met the identified completion. district, to the ODE. . Improved objective and/or measurable objective listed above? . Report Graduation/Dropout Rates: results on the specific activities within . How will you know that you have made results by . 13-14 data School District, IDEA district’s timeline. progress towards meeting your measurable Students report on Graduation greater performance . Meets requirements: objectives? objective or than 74% (6.5% increase from 11-12 for Unclear link between . Review the previous steps in your the following report data) graduation the objective and the improvement plan to identify the year’s . 13-14 data School District, IDEA and dropout. evidence of completion components that show clear evidence of graduation or Students report on Dropout less than . Minimal effort: No link completion. dropout 3.5%). between objective and rates. evidence of . Describe how completion, but the you will evidence of completion evaluate your shows some success. progress. . Does not meet requirements: Did not address required ------component. 2) Have we successfully increased the ------graduation rate or decreased the dropout . Exemplary: Clear rate for the following year? demonstration of . How will you know if your graduation successful increase to rate is increasing and your dropout rate target in graduation or is decreasing? decrease in dropout for . Are you comparing the graduation and the following year. dropout data between regular education . Meets requirements: students and special education insight improvement in students? graduation or decrease . Are you closing the gap between regular in dropout for the education students and special following year. education students? . Minimal effort: No change in graduation or in dropout for the following year.

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