WLCSD Local School Improvement Advisory Council Meeting
School Board Room at 111 W. 7th St.
August 26, 2014
6:30 p.m.
Attendance
Introductions
 Share name and role (staff, parent, student, etc.)
Overview of Evening
 Review current draft of the school improvement plan (the C-Plan)
o After examining an overview of the C-Plan, we will seek your involvement by following a process
of analysis of student achievement data. A recorder in your group will enter your input on a data
analysis worksheet, which we will share with the executive council and the district leadership team.
Future meetings of LSIAC this year will use the ideas gathered tonight as a basis for developing a
long-term plan that will include vision, mission and goals.
 Analyze Iowa Assessment results and determine implications for the improvement plan
o Method: Focus attention on #2, #3 and #4 of the four questions: 1) What do you notice when you
look at these data? Just the facts. 2) What additional questions do these data generate? 3) What do
these data indicate students need to work on? Based on these data, what can we infer teachers need
to work on? 4) What do these results and their implications mean for your school improvement
plan? For the district improvement plan?
 What comes next?
 Set schedule for the remainder of the school year
Summary of the C-Plan
 At www.wl.k12.ia.us, click on “District Information,” and then on “LSIAC,” then on “Informational
Documents” (on the left), and then on “C-Plan_Summary_Sept_2014.” The following bullets contain an
outline of this summary document.
 Assessment
o In this part we provide the scores on our alternate assessments – the ones we use in addition to the
Iowa Assessments: the Diagnostic Reading Assessment (DRA), the Scholastic Reading Inventory
(SRI), our WLHS end-of-course assessments for math and science, and our ACT scores.
 Career and Technical Education
o Since we receive federal Perkins funds, we must report how we improve our CTE program.
 Communication
o We state when, where and how we shared our student achievement data with the community.
 Content and Standards
o We describe the steps we are taking to ensure that the Iowa Core standards are being implemented.
[The Iowa Core provides academic expectations for all Iowa's K-12 students. It does so by helping
teachers take learning to a deeper level by focusing on a well-researched set of standards in literacy
and mathematics and essential concepts and skills in science, social studies, and 21st century
learning (civic literacy, financial literacy, technology literacy, health literacy, and employability
skills). The Iowa Core is not course-based, but rather is a student-based approach that supports high
expectations for all students.]
 Early Intervention
o Our student-teacher ratio for grades K-3 and the activities that will help the students achieve a higher
level of success.
 Implementation
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o How we collect and analyze data. Needs assessment analysis. Actions that result in educators being
engaged in collaborative processes to realize the vision of the Iowa Core. Actions that ensure
community participation in implementation of the Iowa Core. Actions that ensure that educators use
data to align the intended curriculum to the enacted curriculum, and then to the assessed curriculum.
Actions that guarantee that collaborative teams are engaged in learning about effective instructional
practices.
Learning Supports
o Assistance to student athletes. Incorporation of multicultural and gender fair curriculum. Data on
dropouts. Monitoring of IEP goals. Evaluation of at-risk program and dropout prevention.
Evaluation of TAG program. Assistance given to LEP (or ELL) students. District-Developed
Service Delivery Plan (DDSDP).
Student Learning
o Collaborative teams implement instructional practices. Measurable long-range goals in reading,
math and science. Actions in place to improve curricular and instructional practices in reading, math
and science. Major education needs and goals, and how the district seeks input from the local
community. Progress on locally-defined indicators. Graduation rate and post-secondary enrollment.
Lau Plan (for English Language Learners). Goals to address improvement in social studies. Goals
to address improvement in 21st century skills.
Teacher/Staff
o How we ensure our PD activities are aligned with learning goals. Research-based PD. PD Plan.
Alignment of PD plan with Iowa Teaching Standards. How we use data to guide PD. How our PD
program follows the Iowa Professional Development Model. How we ensure that PD includes all K12 teachers. How Title IIA PD activities have a positive impact. The PD provided by the beginning
teacher Mentoring & Induction program. How we evaluated the effectiveness of our PD program by
analyzing data related to implementation of strategies from our PD program, student achievement,
formative and summative data.
Technology
o Describe your online curriculum. Describe your PD related to the integration of technology.
Analysis of Student Achievement Data
 Refer to the handout entitled “WLCSD Student Achievement Summary for 2013-14.” This report is also
posted at www.wl.k12.ia.us: click on “District Information,” then on “LSIAC,” then on “Informational
Documents” (on the left), and then on “Student Achievement Summary for 2013-14.”
o Many other student achievement reports, with subgroup comparisons, are available at
www.wl.k12.ia.us: click on “District Information,” then on “Student Achievement.”
 After a quick review of the data (using the summary document in the first bullet above), take the handout
“Analysis of Student Achievement Data” [on pink paper] and begin to write your thoughts and ideas. When
ready, share with your table group while a member of the table group records your contributions at
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lrs7NWTNz5P0lCKfPMfmPsMOumYGcStKhC_M6kMF3Q/edit?usp=sharing. [The recorder will have to open the
document “agenda_LSIAC_Aug26_2014” to get the clickable link to this document.]
 We have provided you with material for data analysis question number 1, so that tonight you can spend your
time generating thoughts and ideas related to data analysis question numbers 2, 3 and 4.
Long-range Planning: Vision, Mission and Goals
 During the course of school year 2014-15, LSIAC will conduct a long-range needs assessment process, and
make recommendations to the school board regarding major educational needs, student learning goals, and
long-range (5-year) goals.
Next Meetings
 Here is a list of 4th and 5th Tuesdays:
o Sept 23 & 30
o Oct 28 (not good; P-T conference week for Preschool – 5th grade)
o Nov 25 (not good; Thanksgiving break starts Nov 26)
o Dec 23 (not good …)
o Jan 27
o Feb 24
o Mar 24 & 31
o Apr 28
o May 26
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