ASSIGNMENT
You will be asked to gather and evaluate input/feedback from stakeholders at two separate and distinct times during Task 1. First, input/feedback should be gathered to help identify and justify the selected priority academic area and target student group. This aspect of the data gathering process should be completed prior to the development of the plan vision, strategies, or implementation details. After you have developed a plan, you will be asked to solicit additional feedback from school leaders and other stakeholders regarding the plan’s relevance, quality, and feasibility, as well as any suggestions for plan revisions.
What Do You Need to Do to Complete This Task?
Access, collect, and analyze three to five years of quantitative student performance data, qualitative data on school culture and student learning, and overall school context information.
Identify a priority academic area where improved student performance is desired, with attention to federally designated priority student groups, based on the information collected and analyzed.
Collect additional quantitative and qualitative information about the student group’s Copyright © 2022 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 12
Document existing school programs, services, and practices that are relevant to the student group’s performance in the priority area and identify the gaps in effectiveness and opportunities for improvement.
Solicit input from school leaders, teachers, and other relevant stakeholders throughout the inquiry and planning process about the student learning needs, priorities, gaps, and opportunities for improvement. Also solicit proposed improvement strategies.
Develop a vision, a set of action strategies, and a proposed detailed plan to improve the student group’s learning in the priority academic area, based on the data and input you collected and analyzed.
Solicit feedback about the need for addressing the student group’s performance in the proposed priority area and the relevance and feasibility of the proposed plan from school leaders and key stakeholder groups in the school and its community.
Evaluate the feedback and make appropriate revisions to the plan to reflect the feedback.
Summarize and constructively critique the leadership skills and practices that you used or developed in completing this task.
What Questions Do You Need to Consider to Complete This Task?
What school and district data exist about student performance, school context, and school culture?
Which individuals at the school and district level are best informed to advise you on the selection of a priority academic area?
What clarifying information, relevant to the selection and improvement of the priority academic area, can be obtained from observations and interviews with stakeholders?
What sources of evidence make an argument compelling when advocating for educational changes on behalf of the targeted student group(s)?
