PERSONALIZED EDUCATION PLANS

RECOMMENDED IMPLEMENTATION CHECKLIST FOR SUPERINTENDENT/CENTRAL OFFICE

Internal Understanding

• Ensure that all central office staff and principals have a copy of the Student Accountability Standards policy and opportunities to discuss implications and requirements for implementation.
• Review and use, as appropriate, the contents of the Student Accountability Standards Resource Notebook.
• Appoint a Student Accountability Standards contact person for the LEA.

Informing the Community

• Develop a communications plan for the LEA that includes strategies for sharing information about the policy with school staffs, students, parents, and community members. The SAS contact person or public information officer, with the support of central office staff and principals, should develop the plan.
• Use a variety of communication vehicles such as newsletters, radio, public meetings, public service announcements, newspapers, presentations to service organizations, brochures distributed to community agencies, parent focus groups, and web pages to share information about the SAS.

Planning for Implementation

• Analyze and align current LEA policies dealing with student academic performance and promotion with the new Student Accountability Standards.
• Develop an implementation plan that includes the components listed below and others appropriate to the LEA. Assign specific tasks, persons responsible, timelines and evaluation procedures.
• Establish review committee(s):
  1. establish criteria for grade-level work,
  2. develop operating procedures for the review committee(s), and
  3. train the committee members.
• Develop the Personalized Education Plan (PEP) format and process.
• Develop guidelines and assessment for determining "adequate progress" in 5th and 8th grade writing (process and content).
• Plan systemwide training on diagnosing individual student needs and aligning strategies to match the needs.
• Ensure that all teachers deliver a variety of instructional strategies and techniques effectively.
• Identify, develop, and disseminate a catalog of interventions that is available systemwide.
• Develop a budget for the use of Student Accountability Standards funds.
• Plan and implement other activities/tasks as needed.
• Provide disaggregated data to schools.
• Monitor all SAS implementation activities on a regular basis.

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