Richard Woods,
Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”
gadoe.org
District and School
Planning
2015-16
D i v i s i o n o f S c h o o l a n d D i st r i c t Ef fe c t i ve n e s s
G e o rg i a D e p a r t m e nt O f Ed u c at i o n
Presenters
Richard Woods,
Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”
gadoe.org
• Stephanie Benedict-IndiStar
• Keith Barnett-South Area School Assessment
Specialist-GaDOE
• Lyn Wenzel-Metro West Region Lead-GaDOE
Purpose of School
Improvement Planning Process
Richard Woods,
Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”
gadoe.org
…to be a comprehensive system that aligns
with the Georgia School Performance
Standards and serves as a support resource for
all schools.
Richard Woods,
Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”
gadoe.org
Purpose of District Strategic
Planning Process
…to be a comprehensive system that aligns
with the Georgia District Performance
Standards and serves as a support resource for
all districts in their service of schools.
Richard Woods,
Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”
gadoe.org
Purpose of Presentation
 Make you aware of the school and district
planning tools available to all Georgia
school leaders
 Show you where to find the tools
 Provide examples of the tasks you can
accomplish using these tools
Bell Ringer
Richard Woods,
Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”
gadoe.org
Discuss this scenario with your elbow partner and
share your thoughts with those at your table:
You are serving as a member of a school or
district assessment team. Beyond reviewing a
multi-page printed or electronic copy of the
school or district improvement plan, what
artifacts or evidence would you look for as valid
indicators of effective planning processes?
District Planning Resources
Available on the GaDOE Website
 GaDOE District Strategic Plan
 District Strategic Plan Template
Richard Woods,
Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”
gadoe.org
School Planning Packet
• http://www.gadoe.org/School-Improvement/SchoolImprovement-Services/Pages/School-Effectiveness.aspx
Richard Woods,
Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”
gadoe.org
Richard Woods,
Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”
gadoe.org
School Improvement Planning Tools
• School Improvement Process
• CNA Plan Process
• Three Year Academic Profile (CNA)
• School Improvement Plan Template
Assess
Richard Woods,
Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”
gadoe.org
• The comprehensive needs assessment plan is based on trend and
summative data developed from the Comprehensive Needs
Assessment 3-Yr Profile. The formulas will compute the information
once you enter values in the yellow sections.
• This step is critical in creating a profile of the schools successes and
areas of improvement. Once the data has been analyzed in the
Comprehensive Needs Assessment, schools can reflect on the CCRPI
categorized questions below to begin to assess the root causes within
the data. Professional Learning needs should be determined within
the analysis of your data
Plan
Richard Woods,
Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”
gadoe.org
• The Leadership Team creates the plan by developing focused SMART goals.
• Actions, strategies and interventions are identified in this process.
• Determine Artifacts and Evidence.
• Establish a system for implementing, monitoring, and assessing.
Implement
Richard Woods,
Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”
gadoe.org
•Communicate Expectations
•Follow Incremental Steps
•Provide Resources and Professional Learning
Monitor
Richard Woods,
Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”
gadoe.org
•Determine Progress
•Adjust Actions, Strategies, Interventions
•Evaluate Impact on Student Learning
What evidence exists to show progress on
SMART goals?
Accessing Planning Tools on
the GaDOE Website
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Improvement Planning
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Richard Woods,
Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”
gadoe.org
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Questions and Comments
Richard Woods,
Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”
gadoe.org
Richard Woods,
Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”
gadoe.org
Contact for more information
QCIS-INDISTAR
Stephanie Benedict
sbenedict@adi.org
GADOE
Keith Barnett
kbarnett@doe.k12.ga.us
Lyn Wenzel
lwenzel@doe.k12.ga.us
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Richard Woods,
Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”
gadoe.org
2015-16
D i v i s i o n o f S c h o o l a n d D i st r i c t Ef fe c t i ve n e s s
G e o rg i a D e p a r t m e n t O f Ed u c a t i o n