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It helps, now and then, to step back and take a long view. The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is even beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God's work. Nothing we do is complete, which is a way of saying

that the Kingdom always lies beyond us.

No statement says all that could be said. No prayer fully expresses our faith. No confession brings perfection. No pastoral visit brings wholeness. No program accomplishes the Church's mission. No set of goals and objectives includes everything. This is what we are about.

We plant the seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise. We lay foundations that will need further development. We provide yeast that produces far beyond our capabilities. We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that. This enables us to do something, and to do it very well.

It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way, an opportunity for the Lord's grace to enter and do the rest.

We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker.We are workers, not master builders; ministers, not messiahs.We are prophets of a future not our own.

Bishop Ken Untener of Saginaw

A Step Along The Way

Let’s ReFocus

WCEA: Improving Student Learning

SELF-Study: A Reflective Process

Outcome: NOT A PRODUCT

but a culture of

CONTINUOUS

IMPROVEMENT

Let’s Check-InCheck List

Where are you in the process?

What’s Due Now? Draft of Chapters 2, 3

What’s Next? Update School Profile (enrollment, staffing) Update with 2014 Assessment Data in October

Schedule a Time to Meet Let’s discuss any revisions to your drafts Let’s talk about your Action Plan

Reviewing the Self-Study

The Rubric: Taking the English Teacher’s Approach How did you involve shareholders? How did you assess SLEs? How did you connect Catholic Identity?

An Example from Portland Apply to your Self-Study: BE the Visiting

Committee

The Rubric: Be Consistent Consistency in conventions: naming,

spelling, abbreviation, capitalization WCEA, ACS WASC, IOWA Assessments,

NWEA MAP, NCEA IFG (ACRE) Diocese of San Jose; Diocese; diocesan Principal, Pastor, faculty, teachers, staff SAC, parents/families, community

The Rubric: Substantiate If you name it, is it evident? Will the VC

see it? What does it/will it look like? Do you have data to back it up? Do you have evidence for it? It is OK to

write up evidence for a claim that you don’t have room for in the narrative.

The Rubric: Be Concise Respond to the writing prompt NOT the

discussion prompts! Stories of “how we do” things can be left

to evidence, to the visit, to informal conversations and interviews. If you name it the narrative, it will give the VC a chance to check it out or ask more about it.

The Rubric: Follow Conventions Did you respond to the writing prompts? Did you adhere to parameters of length?

The Rubric: Be Intentional Highlight your use of SLEs, varied

assessment strategies, Catholic Identity Name your shortfalls and follow it up by

identifying it as a goal Connect your conclusions to analysis using

PDSA process: show that you gathered data, analyzed it, identified shortfalls, applied research-based solutions, assess success, adjust for improvement.

ALWAYS build in measures of effectiveness in evaluating program! If they don’t exist, say so.

The Rubric

Be ConsistentSubstantiateBe ConciseFollow ConventionsBe Intentional

ArchbishopHoward@St.Rose

Break

Where’s the Beef? What types of assessment strategies

helped you gain valuable insights? How/where can we find solid data? What was useful/useless?

Share insights on flip charts. THINK: “If I were to do this again, I would …”

Finding the Evidence

EvidentEvidenceEvident Listed throughout the book Evident throughout the school

TO BOX OR NOT TO BOX… …that is the QUESTION!

No matter your decision, align evidence to your self-study.

SignificantSignificance List of accomplishments

How were these referenced in the narrative? List of goals

How were these referenced in the narrative? List of evidence

Will these be evident to the VC?

Vamos a comer

Ch. 4 pp. 57-60 The School’s Need for Continuous

Improvement Focused on High Achievement of ALL Students

What is a GOAL? S-M-A-R-T What is a STRATEGY? What is an ACTIVITY, a TO-DO, or an

ACTION ITEM?

CriticalGOALS Top 5 Significant Goals Action Plan Goals: Top 2 Significant

Goals

Top 2 Significant Goals + Curriculum In-Depth

=ACTION PLAN

Writing the Action Plan Goals borne out of Self-Study Strategies tied to goals (from Ch. 3) Rationale for increasing student

achievement Alignment with mission, philosophy, SLEs Template in Appendix F-1 Upon completion: share with commissioner;

together determine revisions

Preparing for the Visit The Chair & the Committee

Hospitality, expectations, communications The Pre-Visit

4-6 weeks prior to Visit Date The Visiting Committee Documents

The Report of Findings The Justification Statement

Recommendation for a Term of Accreditation

Recap|Feedback|Scheduling

Future Meetings with Commissioner Self-Study & Action Plan Review

After the Visit: CSI Annual Reports

Action Plan Progress Curriculum In-Depth

Catholic Identity Ongoing Review

WESTERN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONhttp://westwcea.squarespace.com/documents/elementary-documents/isl-2012/

NATIONAL STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS FOR EFFECTIVE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

http://www.catholicschoolstandards.org/

Sample Benchmark Rubrics:http://www.catholicschoolstandards.org/benchmark-rubrics-overview/standard-4-rubrics

Evidence Essential in the Visiting Committee Meeting Room

Reference materials (on paper or electronic): budgets, annual progress reports, IOWA data, copies of surveys

Classrooms: curricular evidence

Preparing for the VisitOwn printer and network dedicated to visiting committee—everything was there to help with writingAccess to school website or portals (log in, etc.)Prepare shareholders to speak about the report—articulate history, plans for schoolClearly labeled evidence boxes (with brightly colored papers) to differentiate from “other” boxes

Burning QuestionHow do we differentiate between goals, strategies, activities

HELPFUL TOOLSUsing technology for data gathering & communicationSurvey: CTN or SurveyMonkey via Communications

MOST CHALLENGINGChallenging to write reports without sounding redundant, particularly in addressing Catholic Identity in every section. Suggestion: visit http://www.catholicschoolstandards.org/. Use this language and use rubrics to help articulate your ideasSuggestions: provide samples (Dept. of Ed keeps copies of books in library); get leaders on visiting committees.Having to provide lesson plans tied to student work to rubrics to assessments is a challengeDevelop thinking and analysis skills

MOST CONFUSINGFormat with bulleted questions. Key is to focus on discussion: person who will be writing the narrative takes notes; not all bullets have to be covered; focus discussion—more conversation, less writing

I WISH I KNEW TO… Assess/incorporate SLEs EVANGELIZE YOUR MISSION: Create files (google docs) of

data, evidence, etc. as the work is being done the first year—very helpful in preparing for visit

Do short parent survey during conference week; make computers available. CTN

Prepare shareholders (teachers, staff, students, families, SAC, parish staff) to know school’s strengths, challenges, what you’re working on-that’s evidence!