Administrative Goals for 2011-12

HPEC Goals and Action Plan based on Core Beliefs

Core Belief 1: Parents are a vital part of the education of their child and need to be engaged in the educational process.

Goals	Action	Who	Timeline	Measured by:
1.1 Increase parent engagement	Train Gen. Ed and Special Ed. Staff to communicate better with parents	Administrative Team Tammie Schwindt, Families Together	August 4th, 2011 Categorical meetings	#Of trainings
	Make IEP more positive.			IEP review
	Checklist of parent involvement	School Psychologists	June Psych days	Tallies
	Implement self reflection on parent involvement	Administrative Team /Psychologists
1.2 Provide Parent training	Links to resources/website resources	School Psychologists/ Administrative Team	Summer 2011	Completed
1.2 Provide Parent training	Set up Facebook page	Administrative Team	Fall/winter 2011	Hits

Core Belief 2: District students will be supported through collaboration efforts of all staff to meet their instructional needs.

Goals	Action	Who	Timeline	Measured by:
2.1 All IR staff will have common planning time/grade level meetings/PLC with general ed.	Promote at least once a month with time to discuss Special Ed. students	Administrative Team	June 15th	Survey staff
2.2 Administration will set a tone of oneness	Principals’ Meeting	Administrative Team Superintendents Principals	June 15th	# of participants
2.2 Administration will set a tone of oneness	Dictrict Visits	Administrative Team	Sept-Oct 2011	Completion
2.3 Continued/increased inclusive practices	Provide staff development on inclusive practices Book study on effective use of paras	Administrative Team /Staff Categorical meetings	2011-12	Participation in blog
2.3 Continued/increased inclusive practices	In-service on core beliefs	Administrative Team August in-service Principals’ Meeting Board meeting District visits	June-Oct 2011	Completion

Core Belief 3: Through differentiated instruction students will be supported to ensure academic and social growth.

Goal	Action	Who	Timeline	Measured by:
Core Belief 3: Through differentiated instruction students will be supported to ensure academic and social growth.	Staff development on accommodations and modifications for student work.	Administrative Team	Categorical meetings In-service to districts as requested August 2011 and throughout the year.	Completion
	Pairs of Reg. Ed and Special Ed being Trained for collaboration		Summer 2012	Completion
3.2 Utilize more technology	News 2 you initiative iPad/iTouch initiative	Administrative Team and Staff	2011-12	#’S participating
	Training on technology—Assistive tech	Assistive Technology People/Mentor	2011-13	Completion
	Research feasibility of using Youtube	Administrative Team Facilitators	2011-12	Completion

Core Belief 4: Data will be used to support meaningful instructional decisions.

Goal	Action	Who	Timeline	Measured by:
4.1 District will share student data.	HPEC Administration will visit with local administrators about importance of sharing data	Administrative Team @ Principals’ Meeting	June 15th	Completed
	Data charts prepared and analyzed	School Psychologists	August 2011	Completion
	Sharing of data with staff; Use assessments to best target needs:	School Psychologists	August-Sept. 2011	Completion
4.2 Increase knowledge of data analysis	Specific training on data analysis	Staff Administrative Team	2011
4.3 Use data to improve student progress	Visuals of targeted indicators	School Psychologists	2011 Aug-Sept.	Completion
	Group students using data to assist with scheduling	Staff	Categorical meetings throughout the year	Completion
	Use data to target needs and progress monitor	School Psychologists Staff	2011-12	Goals on IEP-quality review check.

Core Belief 5: In a culture of change, Educators need to continually reflect and improve in their educational practices.

Goal	Action	Who	Timeline	Measured by:
5.1 Reflect on needs of students and how to best meet those needs.	Continued update of skills through technology. PDC goal	Staff Administrative Team	2011-12	Professional goals
5.2 Prioritize what data drives instruction	Discussion in categorical meetings Use data to tell us what to keep and what to let go	Staff	Categorical meetings throughout the year 2011-12	Completion
	Drop filling out student support plans on paper-just fill in on IEP	Staff Administrative Team	2011-12	Completion
	Reduce amount of spell read data collection	Spell Read Teachers Administrative Team	2011-12	Completion
	Refresher on the law and what you are “allowed “ to do	Mark Ward-Principals’ Meeting	June 15th	Completed

Administrative Goals for 2010-11

Goal: HPEC Administrative efforts should be focused on improved student achievement through a family-friendly process.

Goal 1: Support districts on AYP efforts toward improving student performance. Support districts in meeting State Performance Plan indicators

Evidence:
    • Support for the Leadership Essentials training.
    • Support for MTSS for both academic and behavior
    • Expansion of Spell Read program across the cooperative.
    • Inservice for schools requesting it on accommodations in general ed classroom.
    • School psychologist assimilated and analyzed data for sped students and district comparisons, including

        AYP analysis.
    • Standards based goals for reading and math on all Special Education students
    • Superintendents met to discuss core beliefs
    • OSEP testimony by Mike
    • Attendance at MTSS conference in Wichita
    • Support for the MTSS consortium
    • Collection and analysis of Spell Read data
    • Support for Numeracy Conference
    • Support for Roots to Resources Conference

Next steps:
    • Encourage development of professional learning communities.
    • Implement effective accommodations in the general education setting.
    • Explore options for early intervening
    • Continued training on MTSS for new staff and existing staff

Goal 2. Recruit and retain quality staff.

Evidence:
    • Attendance at recruiting fairs
    • Ongoing mentoring program for new teachers
    • New teachers academies
    • Use of behavioral intervention services
    • Transfer of teachers in good standing by request
    • Categorical meetings
    • Book blogs
    • Staff development opportunities

Next steps:
    • Continue to think outside the box for recruitment and retention of quality staff.
    • Consider incentives.
    • Talk to college/high school classes about teaching for High Plains
    • Continue to show appreciation to staff for a job well done

Goal 3: Provide quality staff development.

Evidence:
    • K-2 reading study group
    • Math study group
    • Jan 21st meeting to discuss functional curriculums
    • Work in Amy Ricker in district to provide staff development on technology
    • Book studies (blog)
    • PECs and Boardmaker Training
    • Leadership Conference in July
    • KSDE Conference and Assessment training in October.
    • Ongoing support for MTSS structuring in Behavior
    • DEC conference—Early childhood
    • Categorical group meetings
    • IEP review
    • Attendance at KASP for school psychologists.
    • Roots to Resources
    • Midwest Leadership Conference
    • Numeracy Conference
    • Development of Core Beliefs
    • Principals’ Meeting in June
    • In-service for the districts on Accommodations and Modifications at request
    • Support for Universal Inservice through SWPRSC in August
    • Support for Reading conference in Oct.
    • Coaches Training for SWPBS
    • Spell read training

Next steps:
    • Research “best practices”
    • Research “promising practices”
    • Refining staff development into an ongoing cycle of training in best practices.
    • Training modules differentiated instruction
    • Research practices and use of school wide positive behavior supports
    • Focused categorical meetings

Goal 4: Support Multi-tiered Support Systems (MTSS) at the District level

Evidence:
    • Work with districts on universal assessment and data analysis.
    • Support of districts through TIP monies
    • Support of School wide positive behavior through behavior grant monies
    • School Psychologists will provide special education teachers with student by indicator data for writing

        goals.
    • Support for the leadership essentials training in August
    • Support for the MTSS symposium in Wichita in September 2010and 2011
    • Support for SWPBS in Deerfield, Syracuse, Ulysses, Lakin and Elkhart
    • Support for MTSS consortium
    • Principals’ Meeting in June

Next steps:
    • Disseminate Special Education Process Handbook and information to the districts.

Goal 5: Increase collaboration between special education and general education.

Evidence:
    • Continued implementation of student support plan
    • Student support plans amended to fit various disciplines
    • Support of PLCs
    • Participation with TASN
    • Development of Core Beliefs for the Coop
    • Development of an Action Plan based on Core Beliefs

Next steps:
    • Early intervening strategies, processes, and materials
    • Work with the state and districts to reduce the silo's between services; may include

collaboration/planning with ESL and At-risk services

Goal 6: Utilize special education professional staff efficiently

Evidence:
    • Ongoing data collection to make more powerful decisions.
    • Continue use of student support plans
    • Student support plans amended to fit various disciplines
    • Disseminate policies of HPEC to staff (CD with August Inservice packets)
    • Continued push for Specially designed instruction for all IEPed students
    • Attendance at IEP writing workshop
    • Support for SWPBIS
    • Building capacity for working with Behavior children through Behavior grant
    • Professional goal based on technology for each teacher
    • Utilize technology to assist with instruction—Assistive tech, IPod, IPad, ITouch, News2You, etc.

Next steps:
    • Match skill sets with positions
    • Capacity building within the individual to teach more effectively, and efficiently.
    • Research methods to help our staff be more effective

Goal 7: Utilize special education paraprofessional staff efficiently.

Evidence:
    • Inservice on specially designed instruction
    • Continued use of paras to provide specially designed instruction
    • Use of student support plans to define para duties
    • Additions to INFINETEC website
    • Support use of Technology in the classroom

Next steps:
    • Provide training to professional staff on how to best utilize paraprofessionals.
    • Research methods to help our staff be more effective

Goal 8: Utilize technology to assist with student learning and IEP process.

Evidence:
    • Use of internet capabilities to do book studies (blog).
    • Tie technology to certified staff goals
    • Work in Amy Ricker in district to provide staff development on technology
    • Use of Itouch for non verbal student
    • Satellite site for Board Meetings using IChat
    • Development of an IPad initiative for certified teachers
    • Utilize technology to assist with instruction—Assistive tech, IPod, IPad, ITouch, News2You, etc.
    • Book study blogs
    • Training and information dissemination through use of webinars (Roots to Resources)

Next steps:
    • Look into feasibility of web conferencing, pod casts, and other forms of technology.
    • Exploration of Voice Over as assistive technology on MACs.