PARTNERS IN CHANGE

CII

DESE

DESE

Missouri’s Little Engine That Could: A School Improvement Journey

MISSOURI’S Accountability History

THE DIVISON OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT is responsible for the

MISSOURI SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (MSIP)Sophisticated state accreditation system

Currently in its 4th 5-year cycle Consistent with the mandates of No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

Re-designing a More Perfect System

Division Of School Improvement

DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING

Accountability:

Curriculum& Assessment

MSIP

Improved Instruction•MAP RIF•Project Construct•Math Academy•Missouri Reading Initiative

Curriculum & Assessment Unit

Collaboration Across the Divisions

Division of Special Education

Effective Accountability Plans

Collaboration Across DivisionsCareer Education

of

Division

High Schools That Work is an effort-based (opposed to a talent-based) model of school improvement centered on 10 Key Practices

• High Expectations

• Challenging Career/Technical Studies

• College-prep Curriculum

• Academic Core and a Concentration

• Work-based Learning

• Integration of Academic and Career/Technical Studies

• Active Engagement

• Guidance and Advisement

• Extra Help

• Data-based Decision Making

HSTW Core Beliefs and Goals

• Prepare ALL students for post-secondary or workforce success

• Focus on all students, especially the middle 60 percent

• Target transition years– 8 - 9– 12 - Postsecondary

• Promote distributed leadership

Coordination and Collaboration Across DESE and IN THE FIELD

Leadership Academy

RPDCs

Missouri had the foresight to develop nineRegional Professional Development Centers

These RPDCs provide a strong foundation for delivery of professional development and support

not only to schools and districts most in need of improvement, but to all schools and districts in Missouri.

TO TOP IT ALL OFF THE FINAL PIECE: A WELL OILED MACHINE

The MissouriIntegratedModel(MIM)

MIM Conceptual Framework

PROGRESS PROGRESS