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		PROGRAMS & SERVICES: SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT & ACTION PLANNING     OVERVIEW       Action planning is the key to continuous school improvement. It ensures that the educational programs students receive provide the content, knowledge and skills to meet rigorous academic standards. Using student performance results as a guide, action planning helps educators focus on measurable goals for improvement. Action plans developed at the school-level have the greatest impact on student achievement when those closest to the implementation – teachers – are members of the action planning team. Equity and excellence are the overall goals of action planning. Through the process, the number of students meeting or exceeding standards can be improved and gaps in performance between different groups of students can be decreased as diversity is increased. The school improvement coordinators at the Department of Education assists priority schools in helping students to meet the standards set forth in Vermont’s Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities. Priority schools are public schools in which a high percentage of students are not meeting the standards on state assessments. These schools are given special assistance with action planning for school improvement. The department’s coordinators work with each of the priority schools to collect and analyze assessment data and other measures related to student performance. This data is then used for action planning.     LINKS TO CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION       Student Performance Data The Vermont Department of Education collects and reports on a wide range of data related to public schools in the state. Categories of data currently available include: accountability data (state), assessment data (state and national), public school and district reports, school finance data reports and special education data. Action Planning Guide This guide is designed to help all schools improve their action planning efforts focusing on student performance results and other indicators that are closely associated with improved student learning. Districts with experience in action planning will find informative tips to fine-tune their work; districts just beginning will be able to use this guide as a nuts and bolts tool kit. School Improvement Conference Materials The following documents contain the presentation materials that were included in the January 9, 2007 school improvement conferences. Comprehensive Assessment System (CAS) Overview National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) Surveys of Enacted Curriculum (SEC) Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Resources No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) Information U.S. Department of Education's NCLBA Web site Vermont Department of Education information and activities     CONTACT INFORMATION       Ken Remsen, School Improvement & Action Planning Coordinator (802) 828-5142 (P) (802) 828-3146 (F) ken.remsen@state.vt.us             PDF files require the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download a free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, click on the icon below. View Acrobat tips and information.
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