Whats Included

2014-2015
School Year

Includes a timeline and all deadlines

for School Improvement Activities
An overview to help you complete
the mid-year School Improvement
Action Plan
Directions to complete the Self
Assessment
Directions to complete a Program
Evaluation Profile (new to the 20142015 school year.
An overview of the Internal Review
Process
An explanation of the Student
Learning Showcase

School Improvement information for the rest of us.

Continuous Improvement Timeline

2014-2015
October/
November

December/
January

10-15 Program Evaluation Paperwork (Strategy/Program/Initiative

Description)

11-25 Program Evaluation Paperwork (Readiness)

1-15 Program Evaluation Paperwork (Knowledge & Skills)

February/March Buildings complete and submit Self Assessment:

The Self Assessment is required of every school in the State by the Michigan
Department of Education. This needs assessment is designed to help schools assess
their progress towards meeting their school improvement goals and the 7 NCA
Standards. SAs are to be completed by teacher teams with principal. Each teacher
will be provided 4 hours of curriculum rate. (Elementary- 3 teachers, Middle- 4
teachers, High- 5 teachers)

FEBRUARY/
MARCH

3-1 Program Evaluation Paperwork (Opportunity)

4-21 to 5-1 Internal Review Visits:
All buildings will host an internal review visit between April 21st and May 1st.
Individual building dates will be determined between the school and the District
Internal Review Committee. Buildings must submit a copy of the Internal Review
Visit results within 1 week of the review.

APRIL/MAY/
JUNE

4-15 Program Evaluation Paperwork (Implementation with

Fidelity)
6-30 All buildings will complete the School Improvement Action
Plan. Please email Anne Mull when it is completed. School
Improvement Action Plan and Program Evaluation:
SIPs and Program Evaluation are to be completed by teacher teams with principal.
Each teacher will be provided 12 hours of curriculum rate. (Elementary- 3teachers,
Middle- 4 teachers, High- 5 teachers)

Our Mission
The purpose of the Troy School District is to ensure learning for all members of the school
community.
Our Vision
The Troy School District will become an exemplary learning community that supports innovation
and is committed to continuous improvement. The Troy School District will be a place where a
collaborative community develops curriculum, instructional strategies, and assessment to ensure
all students learn.
Our exemplary learning community will:

Create a collaborative culture that ensures all students learn.

A climate that fosters instructional collaboration
A community of trust, mutual respect, empathy.
An appreciation for diversity
A physically safe and well-maintained learning environment
Implement a relevant and rigorous curriculum.
Lessons aligned to the current curriculum and grade level content expectations.
A comprehensive curriculum designed to ensure that all students have opportunities to
exceed local, state, and national standards
Innovative programs developed from current research and instructional trends.
Continuously research, create, evaluate, and adapt best practice instructional strategies
to ensure learning for all students.
Purposeful use of instructional time
Instructional strategies that meet the needs of all learners
Use ongoing assessments as instruments to design and adapt instruction that ensures
quality learning.
Design formative and summative assessments based on current research.
Assessments that measure the curriculum
Assessments that consider all learning styles
Assessment that include multiple levels of thinking

Our Goals

Literacy: All students will be on track to be college/career ready in

literacy.
Mathematics: All students will be on track to be college/career ready
in mathematics.
Science: All students will be on track to be college/career ready in
science.
Social Studies: All students will be on track to be college/career ready
in social studies.

Shared Beliefs

The Troy School District is committed to excellence.

The Troy School District is a key element in the community and has a
responsibility to be a resource for enhancing the quality of life for all
citizens.
The educational process is a partnership with the entire community
including family, business, and community organizations.
The educational programs will provide each student the best
opportunity to learn, to develop personally and to experience success.
Public education is fundamental to the preservation and
advancement of freedom, democracy, and an effective free
enterprise system.
Positive self-concept and respect for others is fundamental to teaching
and learning.
The educational process will allow for the unique qualities of each
individual.

ASSIST General Instructions

The following are the step-by-step instructions for accessing ASSIST.

To access ASSIST:

Open AdvancED using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox - Go to

www.advanc-ed.org/. The link to AdvancEd is also on the teacher
landing site when you open Internet Explorer
Click Login in the upper right corner of the home page.
Remember, when logging on that your password is not your
access code.
Go to the ASSIST site.

***No release days will be

provided***
Teachers will be provided with 4
hours of curriculum rate pay
Elementary-3 Teachers, Middle-4
Teachers, High-5 Teachers

The Self-Assessment (SA) is designed to serve as a valuable tool to assist

schools in reflecting upon their effectiveness.
Is required by the Michigan Department of Education as part of your
reporting responsibilities for EDYes!
The SA has been designed to engage the school community in an indepth evaluation of each of the seven AdvancED Stanards.
A school identifies the evidence, data, information, and documented
results that validate the rating of each standard.
Staff involvement is critical in the completion of the assessment. For
example the work can be completed with the leadership team and/or
using data collected from an informal staff survey.

 Provides support, ideas,

and another perspective
to the school
improvement process for
schools.
Allows a school to share
accomplishments with the
Troy community.
Establishes a vehicle for
self-reflection.
Creates an opportunity
for growth.
Validates the continuous
improvement efforts of a
school.
Ensures that we are all
striving to meet shared
goals.
The Internal Review
Process gives schools the
opportunity to reflect on
their progress towards
continuous improvement.

Responsibilities of Building Team Coordinator

Before visit:

Send Internal Review Paperwork to Visiting Team Coordinator one week prior to
visit.
Confirm location of presentation with Visiting Team Coordinator.
Make copies of Tuning Protocol for both teams (found on Moodle).
Plan presentation with building team.

During visit:

Follow Tuning Protocol.

Collect the Internal Review Paperwork (including rubric and warm and cool
feedback) from Visiting Team at end of visit.

After visit:

Within one week of visit, create an electronic copy of Internal Review Paperwork
(including completed rubric and warm and cool feedback).
Forward completed paperwork to District School Improvement Coordinator (Anne
Mull) and Building Internal Review Reflection Sheet to the District School
Improvement Coordinator (Anne Mull) by June 2, 2015.

***SIPs and Program

Evaluation are to be
completed by teacher teams
with principal. No release time
will be provided***
Each teacher will be provided
12 hours of curriculum rate.
Elementary- 3teachers,
Middle- 4 teachers, High- 5
teachers

All building plans must be completed in ASSIST by June 30, 2015.

It is expected that all schools will complete their School Improvement Plan
for submission to the MDE/AdvancED by the last day of the school year.
After submitting the plan, buildings must notify the Director of Curriculum
and Instruction (Anne Mull) of its completion.
Completed plans will be reviewed and then transmitted to the
MDE/AdvancED.
The information from the District School Improvement Action Plan can be
transferred to the corresponding sections of the MDE/AdvancED template.

The purpose, date, time, and stakeholders to be invited will be provided to everyone based on the
feedback given at the Kickoff event on September 16th and September 17th.