Update on Strategic Plan and Community-Based

Accountability

Where do we start?

What are you looking for in a District?

• As a student?

• As a parent?

• As a community member?

• As an employee?

1. Kids come first.

2. Continuous improvement is critical for success of the Northwest Independent School District.

3. The success of each student is the shared responsibility of students, families, schools, and communities

4. Environment influences learning.

NISD Core Beliefs

Strategic Planning Flowchart

Core Beliefs

Vision

Mission

Operational Goals &

Targeted Objectives

District Improvement Plan

Campus Improvement Plans

Superintendent’s Priority Goals

Department Action Plans

NISD Strategic Plan 2014-2018

Current Ways We Report Progress:

• Four Academic Goals

• Community Based Accountability (CBAS)

• Community and Student Engagement (CaSE)- House Bill 5

Where did Community Based Accountability (CBAS) come

from?

2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017

Timeline of Community Based Accountability:

NISD Board Adopts 5 year strategic plan:

2014-2018

2015

NISD Board Adopts CaSE Rubrics for

Self-Evaluation

NISD accepted into TXHPSC

TX Leg. Passes HB5 (CaSE)

NISD Board Adopts Community Based

Accountability System (CBAS)

TX Leg. Passes A-F Accountability

System

NISD Board Adopts Four Academic Priority Goals

NISD Board Adopts Profile of a Graduate

TX Leg. Passes HB 1557

Strategic Summit -2018-2022

2018

Community Based Accountability System (CBAS)

In response to Senate Bill 1557 of the 82nd Texas Legislature, the Texas Education Agency committed to the

formation of the Texas High Performance Consortium (THPC). In August of 2012, Northwest ISD became part of

a group of 23 diverse school districts charged with informing the governor, legislature, and commissioner of education about ways to transform public schools through the development of innovative, next-generation learning

standards, assessment, and accountability systems.

Why the CBAS?

• Demonstrates to a larger audience that the community is an important stakeholder in the schools.

• Demonstrates our values in regard to educating the whole child. There is more to education than state mandated tests.

• A wonderful opportunity to brag about what we are already doing.

Key Audiences

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Students

Parents

NISD Stakeholders

Students: Have we served them well and fulfilled the promise of an Profile of an Graduate?

Parents: Do they understand what their child has experienced/accomplished? Did it meet their expectations?

NISD Stakeholders: Do our teachers, administrators, and community members feel proud of the programs offered and the results we are achieving?

How do we know?

• Ready for College:

– What are the metrics?

• Ready for the Global Workplace:

– What are the metrics?

• Ready for Personal Success:

– What are the metrics?

Community and Student Engagement (CaSE) - HB 5

• 2013-14: First year districts were required to report through PIEMS a self-evaluation of the district and each individual school in the district.

• Ratings: Exemplary, Recognized, Acceptable, Unacceptable

CaSE Domains (HB5)

• Fine Arts

• Wellness and Physical Education

• Community and Parent Involvement

• 21st Century Workforce Development

• Second Language Acquisition

• Digital Learning Environment

• Dropout Prevention Strategies

• Educational Programs for Gifted & Talented Students

What’s The Difference?

CaSE House Bill 5

• Compliance: Districts must report on PIEMS a self-evaluation of the district and each individual school in the district.

• Ratings: Exemplary, Recognized, Acceptable, Unacceptable.

• Areas: 8 specific areas determined by the state

• One overall rating in each area published annually by TEA

NISD Community Based Accountability

• Voluntary: NISD Stakeholders determined criteria; District statistics, not by campus

• No ratings-descriptive measures to share the NISD story

• Areas: Align to the NISD Profile of a Graduate; 30 different areas

• Continually updated as new data arrives

Four Academic Goals

• Early Literacy (NISD Developed)

• Advanced Academics (NISD Developed)

• Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBMAS) indicators(State Developed)

• Academic Distinctions (Quartile 1) (State Developed)

4 Academic Goals

Profile of a Graduate

How will we measure our effectiveness towards meeting our aspirations?

Community and Student

Engagement (CaSE)

Community Based

Accountability (CBAS)

How do we report?

Community Based Accountability

12 Reporting Categories

• Early Literacy

• Advanced Academics

• PBMAS

• Academic Distinctions

• Fine Arts

• Wellness and Physical Education

• Community and Parent Involvement

• 21st Century Workforce Development

• Second Language Acquisition

• Digital Learning Environment

• Dropout Prevention Strategies

• Educational Programs for Gifted & Talented Students

Task Sheet 1—Taking Stock of Current Efforts

Relative to the strategic plan goals and progress…of what are you most proud/pleased? Which of the current initiatives should be sustained?

• Goal I: Design dynamic learning experiences to ensure that all students are future-ready learners.

• Goal II: Recruit, develop, retain, and recognize an exceptional, highly motivated staff to optimize student engagement and learning.

• Goal III: Communicate in a timely, open manner and engage parents and community members in positive partnership opportunities in our schools.

• Goal IV: Provide premier facilities and support systems that enhance a positive learning environment and foster student and community pride.

• Goal V: Invest resources to ensure that students, parents, and the community receive optimal educational services.

Google Doc for Tables: Strategic Summit Task Folders –

https://goo.gl/pmQMuV

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