Iowa Support for

Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance (SINA and DINA)

Design Phase

Steps for Completion of Action Plan

Date	Steps
	1)  Preparation for Completion of Action Plan:  ·         Reviews the federal requirements for action plan.  ·         Reviews the essential elements of the action plan – alignment with Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP), incorporation of actions for appropriate critical elements for the domains based on identified areas of concern, provision for formative and summative data, development of two-year plan with one-year budget, grounded in evidence-based research, and reflection of the principles in the Iowa Professional Development Model. ·         Reviews the completed Diagnosis Worksheet from Phase II. ·         Tools:  The Domains and Critical Elements, Diagnosis Worksheet, Diagnosis Worksheet for Westlake Middle School, KASAB
Design: Diagnosis Worksheet	2)  Completion of the Introduction of the Action Plan: ·         Identifies the district’s long-range Comprehensive School Improvement Plan's (CSIP goal for identified area. ·         Identifies the persons writing the plan. ·         Completion of diagnosis summary that includes an explanation of why previous improvement efforts were unsuccessful.  ·         Answers the Constant Conversation Question:  What do data tell us about student learning needs? ·         Tools: Action Plan, Supporting Information for the Title I SINA Action Plan, Diagnosis Worksheet for Westlake Middle School
	3)  Determination of the Building Goal Statement: ·         Addresses student achievement, ·         Supports prioritized learning needs. ·         Is specific, measurable, attainable, results-driven, and time bound. ·         Tools: Action Plan, Supporting Information for the Title I SINA Action Plan, Diagnosis Worksheet for Westlake Middle School
	4)  Identification of Indicators of Progress: ·         Identifies formative data indicating progress of students toward the identified building goal.Addresses the summative data indicating increased student achievement. ·        Addresses the summative data indicating increased student achievement. ·        Answers theConstant Conversation Question:  How will/do we know student learning has changed? ·         Tools: Action Plan, Supporting Information for the Title I SINA Action Plan, Diagnosis Worksheet for Westlake Middle School
	5)  Identification of Evidence-Based Research and the Content for the Professional Development Identified through Research: ·         Focuses on the content of the professional development identified through research. ·         Chronicles the research citation. ·         Answers the Constant Conversation Question:  What will be done to meet student learning needs? ·         Tools: Action Plan, Supporting Information for the Title I SINA Action Plan, Diagnosis Worksheet for Westlake Middle School
	6)  Identification of Peer Review Process: ·         Identifies schools/AEA/individuals involved in annual peer review, process for peer review, and date of completed process. ·         Tools: Action Plan, Supporting Information for the Title I SINA Action Plan, Diagnosis Worksheet for Westlake Middle School, Configuration Map for Action Plan, Tuning Protocol, Checklist for Analysis of SINA Action Plan, Peer Review Agenda Sample
	7)  Identification of Implementation – How Will the Goal Be Achieved? ·         Identifies specific action steps and appropriate activities. ·         Answers the Constant Conversation Question:  What actions/activities will we use to address prioritized needs, established goals, and any gaps between current and research-based practice? ·         Addresses expected changes of students/learning and teachers/teaching as well as the formative and summative data to support each. ·         Notes the alignment and responsibilities of each action. ·         Provides for the periodic monitoring and adjustment of the action plan. ·         Tools: Action Plan, Supporting Information for the Title I SINA Action Plan, Diagnosis Worksheet for Westlake Middle School, Configuration Map for Action Plan, Checklist for Analysis of SINA Action Plan
	8)  Identification of Professional Development and Building Leadership Team: ·         Identifies dates, times, and focus of professional development. ·         Identifies building leadership team, including names and roles. ·         Identifies projected meeting dates and times of building leadership team. ·         Tools: Action Plan, Supporting Information for the Title I SINA Action Plan, Diagnosis Worksheet for Westlake Middle School, Configuration Map for Action Plan, Checklist for Analysis of SINA Action Plan

 Powerpoints:

• Phase III:  The Design
• Update of Action Steps for Design

Tools and Resources:

• Table of Contents for Design Phase      
• Steps for Completion of Action Plan     
• Guiding Principles for Iowa Support System
• Action Plan Template          
• The Domains and Critical Elements   
• Supporting Information for Title I SINA Action Plan
• Diagnosis Worksheet for Phase II     
• Diagnosis Worksheet for Westlake Middle School  
• Writing Evaluation Questions
• Evaluation Questions - Examples and Commentary
• Data Collection Methods
• Configuration Map for Action Plan – Design Phase  
• Tuning Protocol
• Checklist for Analysis of SINA Action Plan             
• Peer Review Agenda Sample                 
• Action Plan Implementation Review
• Charting the Actions
• KASAB
• Action Plan Sample – Math – Westlake Middle School            
• Action Plan Sample – Reading – Westlake Elementary School 
• Configuration Map – Design Phase
• Participants’ Evaluation of Learning Opportunity  
• Trainers’ Evaluation of Learning Opportunity        

         See Phase V:  Monitoring and Evaluation, the Evaluation Phase for additional details in planning for the evaluation within the action planning process.

          See Overview of Phases IV and V to share with participants when deeper learning will not occur in those two phases until a later date. 

         See Phase V:  Monitoring and Evaluation, the Evaluation Phase for additional details in planning for the evaluation within the action planning process.

          See Overview of Phases IV and V to share with participants when deeper learning will not occur in those two phases until a later date. 

         See Phase V:  Monitoring and Evaluation, the Evaluation Phase for additional details in planning for the evaluation within the action planning process.

          See Overview of Phases IV and V to share with participants when deeper learning will not occur in those two phases until a later date. 

Other Tools and Resources:

• The Art of Focused Conversations for Schools, Jo Nelson, © 2001.
• Assessing Impact:  Evaluating Staff Development, Joellen Killion, © 2002.

• Crucial Conversations – Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High; Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, © 2002.
• Fierce Conversations – Achieving Success at Work & in Life, One Conversation at a Time, Susan Scott, © 2004.
• The Handbook for SMART School Teams, Anne Conzemius and Jan O’Neill, © 2002.
• Training Manual for Assessing Impact:  Evaluating Staff Development; Joellen Killion with Linda Munger, Pat Roy, and Parker McMullen; © 2003.

 This page was updated on July 30, 2008.