Sustaining Independence is the third and final stage of the LoTi School Improvement Model. Stage III: Sustaining Independence involves the adoption of a new campus culture consistent with the goals and objectives defined in the Next Steps Action Plan. Stage III stresses sustainability through ongoing professional learning communities, action-research projects, and full implementation of 21st Century teaching, learning, and leadership.

Stage III: Sustaining Independence, sustains the tenets of Digital Age Best Practices through:

• Refined H.E.A.T. classroom walkthrough protocols for continuous improvement
• Data-driven decision-making among stakeholders
• Expanded peer mentoring program
   

PDF: Sustaining Independence Campus Checklist

Assess:

• Complete LoTi Digital-Age Survey to ascertain professional development needs of targeted staff members at participating campus.
• Conduct Pre LoTi/CIP data gathering in each targeted staff member’s classroom in the Fall.

Plan:

• Conduct review of prior year’s state assessment data with curriculum specialist/building administration and staff members; review testing schedule and address potential gaps.
• Revise Next Steps plan for campus based on the statewide assessment results and the staff LoTi and CIP data.
• Empower staff to create their own professional development plans based on the results of the LoTi Digital-Age Survey.

Implement:

• Provide resource sharing sessions for targeted staff members focusing on:
  
  • Action Research Projects
  • Graphic Organizers
  • Web Resources III
  • Web 2.0 Tools III
• Provide ongoing blended professional development interventions for targeted staff members based on the revised Next Steps plan.
• Focus the peer observation and the professional learning community process on Digital-Age Performance Assessments.
• Institutionalize collaborative learning environments aligned to Digital-Age Best Practices.
• Refine H.E.A.T. walkthrough protocols with emphasis on reflective questions and collaborative problem-solving.
• Enable targeted staff members to enroll in professional development day-equivalent online courses addressing:
  
  • Differentiated Instruction—Horizontal
  • Interdisciplinary Courseware
  • Problem-based Learning
  • Digital Age Performance Assessments

Sustain:

• Provide quarterly monitoring of all target staff members’ H.E.A.T. Walkthroughs at the building and district levels.
• Review benchmarking results quarterly making adjustments and creating additional student interventions, if necessary, based on the data.
• Conduct Post LoTi/CIP data gathering in each targeted staff member’s classroom in the Spring.
• Prepare Annual LoTi Evaluation Report.

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