The Indistar Network
MOVING FORWARD
Members, Costs, Services
Members: State Education Agencies
Cost: $10,000 per year, unlimited districts, schools
Services from Member Fees
 System maintenance
 System improvement
 Client support—setup, forms, phone calls, emails
 Services from Center on Innovations in Learning
 Indistar Summit
 Indistar Shepherd
 Annual Site Visit (Training and Consultation)
 Monthly Conference Calls
 Collaboration with Regional Comprehensive Centers
 Update of Research Base (Indicators and Wise Ways)
Since 2013 Summit
Client Services Since 2013 Summit
1.
24 visits to states
2.
6100 client emails responded to
3.
1700 client phone calls responded to
4.
30 webinars and demonstrations provided
5.
161 state forms created
6.
18 data extractions from state forms
System Enhancements Since 2013 Summit
System Upgrade
1.
Move to high-capacity Cloud server
2.
New server software
Login Screen
3.
Redesign with links
4.
What’s Happening tally
Navigation
5.
Navigation tool bar
6.
Navigation on same indicator between Assess/Create/Monitor
System Enhancements Since 2013 Summit
Communication
7.
Bulletin Board
8.
Email notifications for Process Managers
Budget Tracking
9.
Budget option to track expenses of improvement activities
System Enhancements Since 2013 Summit
Progress Monitoring
10. Coaching Activity Report on State Admin
11. Progress graphs in Where Are We Now
12. Ability for State to select indicator report that is submitted
13. Progress Query on State Admin
14. Snapshot on Main Page
15. Update and improve Review buttons and arrows
16. Celebrate report
System Enhancements Since 2013 Summit
Indicator and Task Management
17. Task Management Frequency
18. Task Management Sorting
19. Flag to Reassess
20. Filter tags on indicators
21. Current assessment level added to Assess Tab 3
System Enhancements Since 2013 Summit
Coaching
22. Leadership Team Video (14 minutes)
23. Wise Ways and Indicator lists and reports added to Coach page
24. Ability for state to provide multiple coach’s critique templates
Guest Page (Guest Login)
25. Guest Page redesign
26. Wise Ways and Indicator lists and reports added to Guest page
27. Videos added to Guest page
System Enhancements Since 2013 Summit
Wise Ways and Resources
28. Wise Ways updates (38 district; 82 school)
29. New Wise Ways for indicators created by states
30. Theory of Action
31. PPTs and documents
32. Success Stories in IndistarConnect
Moving Forward
A Fork in the Road
Continued Network Membership (pooled resources)
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System Maintenance
Client Support
Planned Enhancements
Sponsored Enhancements
Option: State Moves System to its Own Server and Manages Future Enhancements
Planned Enhancements
State Management Site
Redesigned Agendas and Minutes
Redesigned Forms for Data Extraction, Aggregation, Analysis
Plan Implementation Management
 School/District-Selected Spotlighted Indicators
 Indicator Clustering in Plan
 Management of Recurring Tasks
Wise Ways dynamic system
Meeting management for meetings other than Leadership Team (Star Meetings)
Sponsored Enhancement:
Budget Tracking for Improvement Expense
Arkansas Took the Lead
Option for States for $2,500 per year
The Leadership Team
WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD
The Leadership Team
District and School
Necessary for Strong Implementation of Effective Practice
Necessary for Sustained Improvement
Guided by Indistar
Supported by Coach (from District or State)
The Leadership Team
 How is a continuous improvement process different from a
static, annual plan?
 How does the Leadership Team maintain its focus on
improving professional practice?
 What is the role of the Process Manager?
 How is the work of the Leadership Team distributed and
communicated to stakeholders to engage everyone in
improving professional practice?