Registration Open for 2024 Continuous Improvement Summit
The Kentucky Department of Education and Cognia™ invite you to the annual Continuous Improvement Summit on Sept. 23-24 at the Central Bank Center in Lexington. Please join us for an opportunity to explore a variety of topics and engage in conversations that will enrich your understanding of continuous improvement.
Keynote speaker Marck Abraham, the author of “What Success Looks Like,” is a transformational leader with a wealth of experience in education. He is committed to providing a world-class educational experience that ensures all students achieve their goals of post-secondary college and fulfilling careers. His mission has been to create environments that assist students in reaching their maximum potential in life.
During this two-day event, you will enhance your professional learning, make new connections and build upon existing relationships with peers across Kentucky, hear up-to-date information from KDE leaders, and learn how Cognia can help address your unique challenges in your journey of continuous improvement. To receive early bird pricing, please register before Sept. 2.
2023-24 Comprehensive Improvement Planning Timeline for Districts and Schools
When
developed through a collaborative process involving multiple stakeholders and
implemented with fidelity, the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) and
the Comprehensive District Improvement Plan (CDIP) cultivate an environment
that promotes student growth and achievement. Through this intentional
process, schools and districts identify priority needs, strategically allocate
resources, and monitor results to meet the needs of all students and close
achievement gaps among identified subgroups.
The
process and timeline for comprehensive school and district improvement planning
are outlined in 703 KAR 5:225. Modifications
have been made to the phases noted below to improve alignment and create efficient
processes. Diagnostics in the Continuous Improvement Platform (CIP) have been
identified by the following phases:
Phase One Aug. 1 - Oct. 1
| - Continuous Improvement Diagnostic for Districts
- Executive Summary for Districts
| - Continuous Improvement Diagnostic for Schools
- Executive Summary for Schools
- School Safety Report
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Phase Two Oct. 1 - Nov. 1
| - Needs Assessment for Districts
- District Assurances
- District Safety Report
| - Needs Assessment for Schools
- School Assurances
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Phase Three Nov. 1 - Jan. 1
| - Comprehensive District Improvement Plan
- The Superintendent Gap Assurance
| - Comprehensive School Improvement Plan
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Phase Four Jan. 1 - Dec. 31
| - Non-Traditional Instruction Continuation of Learning Plan for Districts (Due May 1)
- English Learner Plan for Districts (Lau Plan) (Due May 1)
- Professional Development Plan for Districts (Due May 1)
- Progress Monitoring
| - Professional Development Plan for Schools (Due May 1)
- Progress Monitoring
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Tools for Building Effective CSIP/CDIP Components
In brief, continuous improvement should involve reviewing data, diagnosing needs, setting goals, and planning strategies that can be deployed through actionable steps, or activities. When schools concern themselves solely with compliance, they have lost the spirit of continuous improvement.
Goals and Objectives reflect measurable student achievement, and student achievement is determined by the processes, practices and conditions found within a school. We believe that all practices, processes and conditions are attributable to one or more of the Strategic Key Core Work Processes below:
Once a strategy is identified, schools can begin to determine the actionable steps or classroom activities that will be undertaken to effectively address critical needs. These activities should be monitored quarterly for progress.
Key Elements Templates
Schools and districts will complete the appropriate Key Elements Template to determine which processes, practices or conditions it will focus its resources and efforts upon in order to produce the desired changes. Templates will be uploaded to the corresponding diagnostic as part of the Phase Two needs assessment process (October 1 - November 1).
Goal Building Templates
The development of goals, objectives, strategies and activities is slated to take place during Phase Three of the continuous improvement process (November 1 - January 1) and will be conducted using the offline templates:
Once completed to satisfaction, the documents should be uploaded into the Cognia Continuous Improvement Platform (CIP) as an attachment to the corresponding diagnostic. Schools will attach the template to the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan while districts will attach the template to the Comprehensive District Improvement Plan. Users may add columns and rows as needed while staying within the basic framework of the template. CIP administrative users can manipulate the documents as many times as desired throughout the course of the year, uploading the latest versions as often as desired.
If you have questions related to CIP and improvement planning, please contact Natasha Stein or Ruth Swanson.