National Network of State School Improvement Leaders


			A consortium of school improvement leaders in state education agencies and federal comprehensive centers.

Topic: Mechanisms and Indicators for Determining Progress and SIG Renewal

Date: April 18, 2012

PRESENTERS: Kim Benton, Jayne Green, and Kyron Jones

AGENDA: Agenda

POWER POINTS:
CCSSO-CII Slides
Mississippi Slides
Arkansas Slides

VIEW RECORDED WEBINAR: April 18, 2012 Webinar

Webinar-related Resources:

Arkansas School Improvement Website
(scroll to bottom of page to view)
Arkansas School Improvement Grant MAP
(US ED)
Profiles of State Monitoring Practices - Arkansas 2010
Arkansas Data Tools and Resources:

Indistar
Mississippi School Improvement Website
Mississippi School Improvement Grant MAP
(US ED)
Profiles of State Monitoring Practices-Mississippi 2010
Mississippi SIG Renewal Application for LEAs
Mississippi SIG Monitoring and Accountability Plan, revised March 2012
Mississippi SIG Site Visit Report Template
Mississippi SIG Enhancement Application

Other Resources:

Opportunities and Obstacles: Implementing Stimulus-Funded School Improvement Grants in Maryland, Michigan, and Idaho

(Center on Education Policy, March 2012)

State Implementation and Perceptions of Title I School Improvement Grants under the Recovery Act: One Year Later

(Center on Education Policy, March 2012)

The School Improvement Grant Rollout in America's Great City Schools

(Council of Great City Schools, February 2012)

Federal Efforts to Improve the Lowest-Performing Schools: District Views on School Improvement Grants

(Center on Education Policy, November 2011)

Early Implementation Under Way, but Reforms Affected by Short Time Frames

(GAO, July 2011)

Baseline Analyses of SIG Applications and SIG-Eligible and SIG-Awarded Schools

(US ED, May 2011)

Topic: Lessons Learned from the First 20 Months of Implementing School Improvement Grants

Date: February 15, 2012
PRESENTERS: Mark Coscarella, Mary Colvin, Gina Scroggins, Brian Staples, and Sam Redding

AGENDA: Webinar Agenda

POWER POINTS:
Fulcrum of Change - Center II
CCSSO - CII Presentation Slides
Michigan - Lessons Learned
Oklahoma - Lessons Learned

VIEW RECORDED WEBINAR: February 15, 2012 Webinar

Webinar-related Resources:

Fulcrum of Change: Leveraging 50 States to Turn Around 5,000 Schools
Fulcrum of Change - Synopsis (Word)
Michigan Department of Education School Improvement Grants website - Includes links to LEA applications, School Supports in SIG video, External Service Provider information, and approved provider applications
Oklahoma State Department of Education School Improvement Grants website - Includes links to approved applications and budgets of Cohorts I and II schools and information on Oklahoma Data Reviews and SIG Advisory Board
Oklahoma ESEA waiver flexibility request - Includes Webcast presentation, executive summary, draft and final approved versions, and menu of interventions and supports for school improvement (Attachment 12)

Topic: How SEAs' Statewide System of Support (SSOS) Builds Systemic Capacity for LEAs and Schools

Date: June 27, 2011
PRESENTERS: Tonya Middling, Pamela VanHorn, and Lauren Morando Rhim

AGENDA: Webinar Agenda

POWER POINTS:
Ohio Slides
Select Results from CII Report on SSOS
CCSSO-CII Slides
WA Slides (PDF)

VIEW RECORDED WEBINAR: June 27 Webinar

Webinar-related Resources:

Topic: Trends Found in Monitoring SIG Implementation-Now What?

Date: March 22, 2011
Presenters: Steven Underwood, Karla Baehr, Jesse Dixon
Agenda: Webinar Agenda
Power Points:
CCSSO-CII Slides
Idaho Slides
Massachusetts Slides
View Recorded Webinar: March 22 Webinar

Webinar-related Resources:

Topic: Supporting Systemic Change in High Schools

Date: October 28, 2010
Presenters: Angela Denning, Lisa Long, Michael Dunbar, and Joseph Harris
Agenda: Webinar Agenda
Power Points:
CCSSO-CII High School Slides (PowerPoint)
NHSC Slides (PowerPoint)
AZ & Pima Partnership Slides (PowerPoint)
View Recorded Webinar: Oct 28 Webinar

Webinar-related resources:

Challenges, Assets, and Innovations: Considerations for Secondary Education in Rural Communities (AYPF April 2010 Brief)

Arizona School Improvement Grant website

Arizona SIG Application

Approved Arizona LEA SIG Applications, including Pima Prevention Partnership

Topic: Supporting Rural Schools and Districts

Date: July 23, 2010
Presenters: Mark Bounds, Andrea Browning, and Bryan Setser
Agenda: Webinar Agenda
Power Points:
Supporting Rural Schools Webinar – CCSSO-CII slides (PowerPoint)
AYPF slides (PowerPoint)
NC slides (PowerPoint)
SC slides (PowerPoint)
View Recorded Webinar: July 23 Webinar

Webinar-related resources:

Challenges, Assets, and Innovations: Considerations for Secondary Education in Rural Communities (AYPF April 2010 Brief)

South Carolina Division of Educator Quality & Leadership

North Carolina Virtual Public School

The Virtual Learning Consultant (North Carolina)

Rural Schools and Community Trust

National Rural Education Association

US Ed - Evaluation of the Implementation of the Rural and Low-Income School Program Final Report (2010)

Topic: Training Models Geared for Rapid Improvement Initiatives

Date: June 16, 2010
Presenters: Sheila Guidry, Donald Fraynd, and Randel Josserand
Agenda: Webinar Agenda
Power Points:
Training Models Webinar - CCSSO-CII slides (PowerPoint)
LA Slides (PowerPoint)
CPS Slides (PowerPoint)
View Recorded Webinar: June 16 Webinar

Webinar-related resources:

Poll Results

Chicago Public Schools - Office of School Turnaround video

Public Impact - Competencies of High Performers resource website

Louisiana State Turnaround Specialist Program

Video Interview of a Louisiana Cohort I Turnaround Specialist: Broad band version -or- Dial up version

Topic: Monitoring LEA Implementation of School Improvement Interventions: Moving Beyond Compliance

Date: April 21, 2010
Presenters: Patricia King, Jonathan Luknic, Patricia Mitchell, and Suzanne Ochse
Agenda: Webinar Agenda
Power Points:
Monitoring LEA Implementation Webinar - CCSSO-CII slides (PowerPoint)
New Jersey (PowerPoint)
Minnesota (PowerPoint)
View Recorded Webinar: April 21 Webinar

Webinar-related resources:

Great Lakes East, West Assessing SEA Capacity Grid-Draft

SEA Capacity for Improving District and School Performance

Characteristics and Indicators of a High-Capacity State

Maryland - Integrating the Title I School Improvement Grant into the Statewide System of Support

Minnesota’s Plan for Monitoring LEA SIG Implementation

New Jersey - Monitoring LEA Implementation of SIG Interventions: Moving Beyond Compliance

Profiles of State Monitoring Practices

Topic: Understanding & Implementing the New Regulations for the Title I School Improvement Grants

Part I
Date: January 26, 2010
Presenters: Carlas McCauley
Agenda: Webinar Agenda
Power Points:
SIG Webinar 1 - CCSSO-CII slides (PowerPoint)
SIG Webinar 1 - McCauley slides (Powerpoint)
Webinar-Stevenson slides (powerpoint)
View Recorded Webinar: Jan. 26 Recorded Webinar

Part II
Date: January 27, 2010
Presenters: Carlas McCauley and Dr. Lauren Morando Rhim
Agenda: Webinar Agenda
Power Points:
SIG Webinar 2 - CCSSO-CII slides (PowerPoint)
SIG Webinar 2 - McCauley slides (PowerPoint)
SIG Webinar 2 - Rhim slides (PowerPoint)
View Recorded Webinar: Jan. 27 Recorded Webinar

Part III
Date: January 29, 2010
Presenters: Carlas McCauley, Joe Harris, and Todd Flaherty
Agenda: Webinar Agenda
Power Points:
SIG Webinar 3 - CCSSO-CII slides (PowerPoint)
SIG Webinar 3 - McCauley Harris Flaherty slides (PowerPoint)
View Recorded Webinar: Jan. 29 Webinar

Topic: Systems of Support: How California and Virginia help schools and districts
Date: September 1, 2009
Presenters: Fred Balcom, Julie Baltazar, and Kathleen Smith
Agenda: Webinar Agenda
Power Points:
Webinar-CCSSO CII slides (pdf)
CA SSOS slides (PowerPoint)
VA SSOS slides (PowerPoint)
View Recorded Webinar: Sept. 1 Recorded Webinar

Topic: How to Allocate ARRA Money, including Section 1003(g) Funds
Dates: May 11, 2009
Presenters: Tom Corwin and Susan Wilhelm
Agendas: Webinar Agenda
Power Points:
Webinar-CCSSO CII slides (PowerPoint)
Webinar US ED slides (PowerPoint)
View Recorded Webinar: May 11 Recorded Webinar