Best Practices Series — On-Site Workshop Topics

ADE’s Standards and Rubrics for School Improvement
Committing to Systemic and
Sustainable School Improvement

This engaging training is designed to help key district and/or school personnel understand the intended use of the Arizona Department of Education’s (ADE’s) "Standards and Rubrics for School Improvement" as a powerful tool to assess the strengths and limitations of their instructional practices and organizational effectiveness and efficiency. You will examine the document’s overall design and organization and learn how to use it in conducting a comprehensive needs assessment. You will also learn how to use the results of your needs assessment to develop your school’s comprehensive plan for improvement. Workshop topics include:

• The keys to creating a culture of continuous improvement
• The value and role of organizational self-assessment
• The need for a shared vocabulary within a campus and/or district
• Evidence-based evaluation – the importance of data sources and evidence of achievement
• How the effective use of the “Standards and Rubrics” document addresses NCLB and AZ LEARNS accountability requirements

Don’t miss this opportunity to be enlightened about the “rules of the game” or the very criteria for which Arizona’s public schools are evaluated.