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Section 2:
Historical Perspective of
Policy 2320
Dr. Donna Davis
Deputy Director, OEPA
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Overview – Section 2
West Virginia Constitution charges WVBE with
the general supervision of public schools.
– Duties subject to many factors:
• Pauley vs. Bailey landmark case
• Legislature adopted §18-2E-5
• Waiver to No Child Left Behind Act of Congress
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Accreditation Background
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• Pauley v Bailey Opinion (1982)
-Master Plan for Public Education
-Senate Bill 15
• Senate Bill 14 (1988)
• Senate Bill 300 (1990)
• Tomblin vs. Gainer Agreed Order
(2001)
• House Bill 4306 – A Process for
Improving Education (1998)
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Accreditation Background
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• House Bill 4674 (2000)
• House Bill 4319 (2002)
• House Bill 4301 (2004)
• Senate Bill 359 (2013)
• Waiver NCLB
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Standards-Based
Accountability System
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Accountability
Accreditation
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Section 6:
School Accreditation
• Accreditation System
• Measures and Levels
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Operating Principles
• Focus on Student Performance – create
school and classroom conditions reflected in
Policy 2322.
• Transparency and Clarity – communicated in
advance and reviewed and validated through
annual and cyclical reviews.
• Vehicle for Local Decision-Making – school
uses available tools to reach consensus on
improvement priorities.
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Policy Role
Statutory Role
• W. Va. Code Article 5. COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION. SECTIONS 18-5-1 THROUGH 18-5-47
– 18-5-13. Authority of Boards Generally.
– 18-5-14. Policies to Promote School Board
Effectiveness.
• Policy. Standards for High-Quality Functioning
Boards.
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STANDARDS FOR HIGH QUALITY
FUNCTIONING BOARDS
Five Standards
Leadership and Advocacy
Relationship
Accountability
Quality Improvement
Board Operations
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Responsibilities for School Accreditation
• Implementation
– Develop understanding of accreditation processes
– Establish local direction
– Monitor school responsibilities
• Completion of School Monitoring Report
• Review and verify accuracy of School Monitoring
Report.
• School strategic planning process considers annual
feedback.
• Ensure audit review findings are addressed.
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Responsibilities for School Accreditation
• Establish supports and expectations that impact
student performance
– Expectation - principal is instructional leader and all
schools are student-centered and learning-focused.
– Structures for school self-assessment and goal
setting leading to improved performance
– School-based PD for unique needs of staff and
students
– Differentiated support based on performance
grade and school need
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SCHOOL SYSTEM SUPPORT
(18A.2.1.)
The county board of education, through the
county superintendent or designee, has the
responsibility to work with all schools with a D
performance grade to improve student
performance.
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SCHOOL SYSTEM SUPPORTS
• Determine Root Causes.
• Determine Improvements.
• Modify the School Strategic Plan and Monitor
Progress.
• Evaluate Results.
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Section 9:
Continuous Improvement
and Strategic Planning
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School System
Continuous Improvement
• Model quality improvement processes
expected of schools.
– Clear beliefs about teaching and learning that
guide decisions
– Focused mission
– Goals derived from organized process of data
analysis
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Ultimately, the school system’s
improvement process must
determine how school system
leadership, resources, services,
supports, and policies can be
best utilized to improve the
school and classroom learning
conditions that impact student
performance.
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School System
Continuous Improvement
Requirements
–Analysis of accountability data
–Support for schools earning a D or F
performance rating
–Support for schools with accreditation
findings
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County Board of Education
Supports
• Schools with Two Consecutive D Performance
grades.
• Schools with Three consecutive D
Performance Grades.
• Schools with an F Performance Grade.
– Intervention and Support
• Schools with Two Consecutive F Performance
Grades.
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School System Strategic Planning
Development Process
1. Analysis of accountability data (WVAS)
2. Strategies to provide targeted support and
technical assistance for schools with a D or F
performance grade
3. Support for schools with findings and directives
from the WVBE resulting from an accreditation
review
4. Strategies for improving overall performance
of all schools
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Contents of School System
Strategic Plan
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The contents of the plan are determined by the school
system under the direction of the county superintendent.
At a minimum, the plan includes the following:
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Core beliefs
Mission
Goals
Measurement evidence
Action steps
Professional development
Technical assistance
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Revisions and Approval
• School System Plan revisions are made
– annually as new data and information indicate and
– when directed by the WVBE as outlined in Policy
2320.
• The school system Strategic Plan is approved
through formal action of the county board of
education.
• Submitted to WVDE for review and presented
to the WVBE for approval.
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School Continuous Improvement
The improvement process is facilitated by
the principal but involves teachers, staff,
and stakeholders in decision-making and
leadership roles. The principal makes
improvement a focus by developing staff
collective knowledge of needs and by
developing an understanding of and
commitment to the school’s improvement
priorities.
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School Continuous Improvement
At a minimum, every school MUST
utilize:
• School Monitoring Report, and
• Summary employee evaluation data
to guide improvement efforts.
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School Strategic Planning
Development Process
– The school electronic strategic
improvement plan is the culmination of :
• School’s self-study of student
performance
• School’s self-study of school and
classroom learning conditions
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School System Responsibilities
• Establish direction and expectations through
school system goal-setting grounded in analysis
of student performance data.
• Review and approve school Strategic Plans.
• Differentiate school system supports and
assistance according to the school needs in order
for each school to meet a C or higher level of
student performance.
• Verify to the WVDE that all school plans have
been submitted, reviewed, and approved by the
county superintendent or designee.
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SCHOOL SYSTEM MONITORING
• School’s Strategic Plan
• School Monitoring Report
• Local School Improvement Councils Annual
Reports
• Superintendent reports on school performance.
• 2016- Superintendent reports on school grade.
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