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Presentation to ELAC
2015-2016
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“Education is the most powerful
weapon which you can use to change
the world.” - Nelson Mandela
Objectives
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Understand the Single Plan for Student
Achievement (SPSA) evaluation
Understand the purpose of the
Comprehensive Needs Assessment
Analyze data to identify areas of strength
and areas of need for English learners
Make recommendations to the School Site
Council
Grounding Activity
Objective 1
Understand the Single Plan for
Student Achievement (SPSA)
evaluation
What is the SPSA Evaluation?
The purpose of the SPSA Evaluation is to
evaluate the effectiveness of the
instructional program. If school data
indicates minimal or no growth, revisions
to the instructional program must be
made to ensure annual gains in student
achievement.
The SPSA Evaluation Process
Review last years
SPSA School’s
goals
Examine data to
determine if
goals were met
If goals were
met, identify
strategies that
contributed to
meeting goals
If goals were
not met,
identify the
main barriers
ELAC makes
recommendations
Attachment 1
SPSA Evaluation
100% Graduation
Goal:
• Examine data applicable to the school’s goal
• Did the school meet the school’s goal last year? Yes or No
• If “yes,” identify the strategies that contributed most to
meeting the goal.
• If “no,” identify the main barriers that prevented the school
from meeting its goal.
• Recommendations
English Language Arts
Goal:
• Examine data applicable to the school’s goal
• Did the school meet the school’s goal last year? Yes or No
• If “yes,” identify the strategies that contributed most to
meeting the goal.
• If “no,” identify the main barriers that prevented the school
from meeting its goal.
• Recommendations
Mathematics
Goal:
• Examine data applicable to the school’s goal
• Did the school meet the school’s goal last year? Yes or No
• If “yes,” identify the strategies that contributed most to
meeting the goal.
• If “no,” identify the main barriers that prevented the school
from meeting its goal.
• Recommendations
English Learner Programs
Goal:
• Examine data applicable to the school’s goal
• Did the school meet the school’s goal last year? Yes or No
• If “yes,” identify the strategies that contributed most to
meeting the goal.
• If “no,” identify the main barriers that prevented the school
from meeting its goal.
• Recommendations
Student, Staff, Parent and
Community Engagement
Goal:
• Examine data applicable to the school’s goal
• Did the school meet the school’s goal last year? Yes or No
• If “yes,” identify the strategies that contributed most to
meeting the goal.
• If “no,” identify the main barriers that prevented the school
from meeting its goal.
• Recommendations
100% Attendance, Suspensions/
Expulsion and Non-Cognitive Skills
Goal:
• Examine data applicable to the school’s goal
• Did the school meet the school’s goal last year? Yes or No
• If “yes,” identify the strategies that contributed most to
meeting the goal.
• If “no,” identify the main barriers that prevented the school
from meeting its goal.
• Recommendations
Objective 2
Understand the purpose of the
Comprehensive Needs Assessment
What is the Comprehensive Needs
Assessment?
• The Comprehensive Needs Assessment is a
process of reviewing multiple data sources
including recommendations from the SPSA
Evaluation to identify areas of strength and areas
of improvement at a school.
• If areas of improvement are identified, changes
to the instructional program and revisions to the
Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) are
made to ensure annual gains in student
achievement.
Cycle of Continuous Improvement
Conduct SPSA
Evaluation &
Comprehensive
Needs Assessment
Monitor
implementation of
the SPSA
Develop the SPSA
measurable
objectives and
strategies
Comprehensive Needs Assessment
Data Sources
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Other Data that May be Analyzed
 Student Demographics
 Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives
(AMAO’s)
 CELDT – Student data by language proficiency
levels
 Reclassification data
 LAUSD Interim Assessments
 LTEL data
 California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE)
Objective 3
Analyze data to identify
areas of strength and areas
of need for English learners
Annual Measurable Achievement
Objectives (AMAO’s)
AMAO 1 - Percentage of ELs Making Annual
Progress in Learning English
2013-14
2014-15
____%
____%
AMAO 2 - Percentage of ELs Attaining the English
Proficient Level on the CELDT
2013-14
2014-15
Less than 5 years _____%
Less than 5 years ____%
5 years or more _____ %
5 years or more _____%
Think-PairShare
•
Pair up with
a partner
•
Answer the
questions
•
•
Listen to
your partner
Share your
thoughts
CELDT Data Analysis
• Based on the CELDT data what do
you notice?
• Are students making progress?
In what areas?
• What actions need to take place to
improve student achievement?
Attachment 2
School Report Card
The School Report Card is designed to provide key
information about a school that every parent
should know. The report card also contains basic
information about how schools are performing on
accountability measures.
Results of the 2015 School
Experience Survey
• In total _____________ parents completed the survey
__%
• Parents said that they feel welcome to
participate at this school.
__%
• Parents said that their school provides
them with opportunities to help them
support their child’s learning.
__%
• Parents said that they feel their child is
safe on school grounds.
Think-PairShare
•
Pair up with
a partner
•
Answer the
questions
•
Listen to
your partner
•
Share your
thoughts
What is it like to be a
parent at our school?
 How many parents responded to the
survey?
 Which area had the highest
percentage?
 Which area had the lowest
percentage?
 What can be done to improve?
How is our school supporting
parents?
List Parent workshops/classes offered last year
Number of parents
that attended
Which of the workshop topics support student achievement?
Parent -Teacher Conferences
2014-15
2015-16
What percentage of parents participated
in parent-teacher conferences?
Did parent participation increase or decrease?
What can our school do to increase parent participation in
parent-teacher conferences?
Objective 4
Attachment 3
ELAC Recommendation Activity
Based on the SPSA Evaluation and the
Comprehensive Needs Assessment school data,
what might be some recommendations to improve
student achievement in the following focus areas?
• Professional Development
• Effective Classroom Instruction
• Intervention Beyond the Regular School Day and Other
Supports
• Building Parent Capacity and Partnership to Support the
Academic Goal
Recommendation Form
• ELAC provides written
recommendations to
the SSC
• The mandated topic
must be listed on the
agenda and specific
recommendations
must be reflected in
minutes.
• The SSC must provide
a response within 30
days
BUL-6541.0 Attachment G