Focus Schools Projects
To ensure the success of Focus Schools Projects, each begins with clearly understood roles for schools, districts, and Chesapeake CES:
School Commitments
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District Commitments
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Chesapeake CES Commitments
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Collaborate in development of School Improvement and external support plans in support of clear, measurable goals for change
Include discussion of focus project in SIT agendas
Disseminate information about focus project throughout school community
Engage stakeholders deeply in focus project
Collaborate with Chesapeake in evaluating effectiveness of focus project
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Attend coordination/SIT meetings 4 times per year
Make available district staff who can support project
Walk through focus schools and provide feedback about progress at least once during focus project
Provide funding; manage payments
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Assist school in collecting and making meaning of multiple sources of data as foundation of focused plan for change within School Improvement Plan
Collaborate in development of School Improvement Plan and external support plan
Provide 20 days of support (16 on site, 4 technical assistance) as scheduled by school in external support plan
Attend SIT meetings and participate in discussions of focus project
Collaborate with school in evaluating effectiveness of focus project
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Once the focus of the project has been collaboratively determined, CCES staff and school leaders develop a detailed support plan. Plans typically include a blend of professional development workshops; meetings with school staff in various configurations during and beyond the school day; development and management of classroom process data collection tools; clasroom coaching to support changes in practice; and SIT meetings to ensure coordination of the project.
Focus Schools Project Package
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The School Improvement Package provides twenty (20) days of technical assistance, school coaching, and professional development in support of a collaboratively-constructed project strategically designed to support student achievement.
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The Focus Schools Project Process
- Chesapeake CES meets with school and district leaders, leadership, and/or school improvement teams to assist in reviewing student achievement and other available data.
- With Chesapeake CES support, the school designs a measurable project which will help to attain the goals established as part of its school improvement plan.
- Chesapeake CES helps to gather baseline data to support the project (typically process, perception, and/or demographic data) and then provides classroom coaching, professional development, and ongoing data discussion in support of the School Improvement Project goal.
- Chesapeake CES works with school and district personnel to gather data to measure attainment of the goal.
Services Provided
● 16 days of on-site support including data collection, professional development, and classroom coaching, designed and scheduled in collaboration with school and district leaders
● 4 days of off-site technical assistance including data compilation and other tasks important to the success of the project
Package Cost = $14,000*
* Inclusive costs. No additional fees for travel, materials, etc.
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