The document outlines an agenda for a workshop on January 25th about the Iowa Support System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance. The workshop will help participants understand the support system and engage in a school improvement process. On this first day, participants will learn about the Audit Phase and use tools to analyze their school's "current reality". They will review documents and answer questions to complete an Audit Profile in preparation for on-site work on the next workshop date.

1. SINA Workshop
Day 1: January 25, 2013

2. WORKSHOP DATES
• January 25, 2013
• February 4, 2013
• February 19, 2013
• March 15, 2013
• March 25, 2013
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Need of Assistance ©2009

3. THROUGHOUT THE WORKSHOP
YOU WILL . . .
•Develop an understanding of the Iowa
Support System for Schools and Districts in
Need of Assistance
•Recognize connections to other major
educational initiatives (e.g., Comprehensive
School Improvement Planning, Iowa Professional
Development Model)
•Engage in a school improvement process
that results in a targeted Action Plan
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Need of Assistance ©2009

4. TODAY YOU WILL . . .
•Develop your understanding of the Iowa
Support System for Schools and Districts in
Need of Assistance
•Increase your understanding of the Audit
Phase.
•Access several tools for the Audit
•Experience working with the “current reality”
•Prepare for on-site work ahead of Day 2:
February 4, 2012
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Need of Assistance ©2009

5. IOWA SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR
SCHOOLS & DISTRICTS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE
Audit Phase
Evaluation Diagnosis
Phase Phase
Implementation Design
Phase Phase
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Building Capacity

6. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING
ON IN THE DISTRICT/SCHOOL?
Students Enter a Student
Grade Level School Performance Data
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Need of Assistance ©2009

7. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING
ON IN THE DISTRICT/SCHOOL?
Students Enter a Student
Grade Level Performance Data
School
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Need of Assistance ©2009

8. AUDIT PROFILE COMPONENTS
Academic Domain
Quality Educator Domain
District/School System Domain
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Need of Assistance ©2009

9. ACADEMIC DOMAIN
• Standards
• Curriculum
• Instruction
• Assessment
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Need of Assistance ©2009

10. QUALITY EDUCATOR DOMAIN
• Professional Development
• Leadership/Supervision
• Internal Communications
• Climate and Culture
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and Districts in Need of
Assistance ©2009

11. DISTRICT/SCHOOL SYSTEM
DOMAIN
• External Environment
• Stakeholders (Families
and Community)
• Resource Allocation
• Technology
• Accountability
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13. DOCUMENTS FOR
REVIEW
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14. ACTIVITY
Take sample questions from the
Audit Profile in each domain and
consider what document(s) might
help answer that question.
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Need of Assistance ©2009

15. TIPS FOR REVIEWING DOCUMENTS
• Organize documents around the 3 domains
• At a minimum, work in pairs so one person asks
questions and adds findings to Audit Profile while the
other person searches and reports findings.
• Don’t read into the documents; only record what you
find in writing.
• If information cannot be found ,simply state “no
evidence at this time” and note this area for further
clarification or questions in the interviews.
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Need of Assistance ©2009

16. ACTIVITY
You will now have time to review
documents and answer the questions
from the Audit Profile that are
associated with those documents.
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17. REFLECTIVE ACTIVITY
What are groups noticing about the
process of completing the Audit Profile
at this time?
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18. ALSO FOR REVIEW
Not all questions will be answered by the
documents. Other relevant information will
come from:
• Practices Inventory
• RtI Building Evaluation Tool
• Interviews of Administrators
• Interviews of Teachers
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19. ADDITIONAL DATA: PRACTICES
INVENTORY
• Available online
• Not mandated by the state and the AEA strongly
encourages districts to take advantage of it
• Provides perceptual data from all of the teachers as
to the practices within the district
• Provides information surrounding generally
accepted practices that support effective school
improvement
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20. ADDITIONAL DATA: RTI
BUILDING EVALUATION TOOL
The purpose of this tool is to:
• provide buildings with a way to self-evaluate
current RtI practices
• support Iowa Core implementation in districts for
ALL students
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21. ADDITIONAL DATA: INTERVIEWS
Administration Interview
o Approximately 1 hour
Teacher Interview
o Representative group of 6-8
o Approximately 1 hour
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22. TIPS FOR INTERVIEWS
• Stress that you are seeking clarification.
• Ensure that answers are anonymous.
• Avoid being judgmental or evaluative.
• Keep the conversation focused on the
questions needing clarification.
• In developing questions, embed positive
presuppositions.
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Need of Assistance ©2009

23. ACTIVITY
Now you will have time to craft
interview questions based on the
findings during the review of
documents.
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Need of Assistance ©2009

24. SUMMARY & PREVIEW
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