GettingReadyforSIP:

IdentifyingRoot
Causes

PrincipalProfessional
Development
Summer2006

OfficeofAccountability,Assessment,&Intervention

OfficeofSchoolIntervention&Support

Goals
Participantswillgainskillsfortheiruseofthe
GettingResults!frameworks.
Participantswill:
reviewallofthestepsinSchool
ImprovementPlanningincludinganalyzing
dataandsynthesizingfindingsfrom
multiplesourcesofdata
engageindiscussionofrootcauses

WhatisGettingResults!?
Frameworkforschoolimprovementplanning

developedbyPDEthattheSchoolDistrictof
Philadelphiahasadapted.
AccessthroughtheSchoolDistrictof
Philadelphiahomepage.

KeepInMind
AYPGrades3,4,5,6,7,8and11
ReportedResultsAssessmentAnchors
ParentInvolvementActionSequence
SIPisonline
PDEReviewofSIPs
ScienceActionSequence

PSSAReading
ReportingCategories
Reporting Category
A. Comprehension and
Reading Skills

1.1
1.2

B. Interpretation and Analysis 1.1

of Fiction and Nonfiction
Text
1.2
1.3
Not Assessed

1.7
1.8

Standard
Learning to Read
Independently
Reading Critically in All
Content Areas
Learning to Read
Independently
Reading Critically in All
Content Areas
Reading, Analyzing and
Interpreting Literature
Characteristics and
Function of the English
Language
Research

PSSAMathematics
ReportingCategories
Reporting Category

Standard

A. Numbers & Operations

2.1 Numbers
2.2 Computation

B. Measurement

2.3 Measurement

C. Geometry

2.9 Geometry
2.10 Trigonometry

D. Algebraic Concepts

2.8

Algebra

E. Data Analysis &

Probability

2.6
2.7

Statistics & Data

Probability

Standards assessed over the

five reporting categories

2.4
2.5

Mathematical Reasoning
Problem Solving

Not Assessed/Integrated in others

2.11 Concepts of Calculus

GettingResults!
A5StepProcess
Summary of
Shared Values
PD Calendar
Milestones of
Progress
Executive Summary
Step 5:
Documentation

Step 4:
Development
of People

Prioritize
Improvement
Targets

School District of
Philadelphia
School Improvement
Planning Process

Step 1:
Summarize Data
Identify Root
Causes
Step 2:
Design

Step 3:
Delivery

2006-2007 Student Achievement Improvement Targets *

Every school improvement plan must address the following areas of student success:
1. READING
At least 54% of all students will be proficient in Reading, as measured by the annual state-wide PSSA
assessments.
2. MATHEMATICS
At least 45% of all students will be proficient in Mathematics, as measured by the annual state-wide
PSSA assessments.
3. STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN STATE ASSESSMENTS
At least 95% of eligible students will participate in required state-wide assessments.
4. STUDENT ATTENDANCE
Student attendance in school will improve continuously (to an average of at least 90% by 2014).
5. FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATE (high schools only)
The 4-year graduation rate for high school students will increase consistently (to at least 80% by
2014).

If your school has already met these targets for all students and student groups, consider setting your own
challenging, stretch targets that will ensure continuous improvement of instructional practices and student achievement.

Getting Results Process Flow

DATA SOURCES

TARGETS

DOCUMENTATION

ACTION SEQUENCES

Step3

Step2

Step5

Task
Achievement

School Profile

Step1
Data
Summary

Student
Performance
Goals
------------Strategies
&
Interventions

Task

Monitoring
Of Evidence

Task
Evaluating

Walk Through

Task

Step4
SAT Team

Professional
Development
Reporting

RepeatSteps1through5foreachcomponentoftheSIP.

SummarizetheSharedValues

Summaryincludesthesharedvalues,mission,
corebeliefs,andvisionoftheschoolcommunity

Data
Collect,Synthesize,PrioritizeandSummarize
analyzestudentdata
identifymostsignificantweaknesses/gaps
prioritizeweaknesses/gaps

DataAnalysisGuide

WorksheetstoAssistinAnalysisofMultipleData
SourcesforSchoolImprovementPlanning

Step1:Data

Wherearewenow?
Summaryincludeshighlightsofthe

analysesofstudentdata

Identificationofrootcausesthatpreventor

promotestudentachievement

Step2:Design
Wheredowewanttogonext?
Selectresearchbased,highleverage
strategiesthataddresstherootcauses
Actionsequenceforreading,mathematics
andscienceisrequired
Thematicschoolsmayselectastrategyto
supporttheirtheme

Step3:Delivery
Howarewegoingtogetthere?
Sameprocess
Importanceofbuildingcapacityofstaff
Maximumuseofresources(humanandfinancial)

Step4:DevelopmentofPeople
Whatadditionalskillsdoweneed?

Determinetrainingandskillsneededbystaff

Professionaldevelopmentcalendaralignsto
addressrootcauses/studentneeds

Step5:Documentation
Howdowetrackourprogress?

Effectivenessofstrategies

Documentationprocess(timeintervals)

MilestonesofProgress
QualityofTeaching
QualityLeadership
ArtfulUseofInfrastructure
ContinuousLearningEthic

CheckingforUnderstanding
Whatareyour
questionsaboutthe
actionsequence?

RootCauses

Introduction&Exercises

RootCauses

ARootCauseisthedeepest
underlyingcauseorcausesof
positiveornegativesymptomswithin
anyprocess,whichifremoved,would
resultinelimination,orsubstantial
reduction,ofthesymptom.

WhyRootCauseAnalysis?
RootCauseAnalysis:
helpstoeliminatetheproblem,not
justthesymptom
conservesscarceresources
promotesdiscussionandreflection
providesrationaleforstrategy
selection

DeterminingRootCauses

Willcorrectingoreliminatingthis

rootcauseresultinsuccess?

Ifyes,thenitisarootcause.
Ifno,thenitisacontributingfactor.

Problem,RootCause,Solution
Problem/Symptom:
Yourwaterbillisextremelyhigh!
PossibleRootCauses:

AGuideforIdentifyingRootCauses

We can talk or dream about the glorious schools of the future or we can create them .
Marilyn Ferguson

DimensionsofSchoolImprovement
SUPPORTINGREALM
parents
governance
personnel
ENABLINGREALM
materials
schedules
professionaldevelopment
organizationalstructures
COREREALM
instruction
curriculum
assessments

schoolleadership
monitoring
staffaccountabilityforperformance
othersidentifiedbytheschool

funding
studentreadinesstolearn
othersidentifiedbytheschool

CheckingforUnderstanding
Whatareyour
questionsabout
analyzingdataand
identifyingroot
causes?

WhatcanyouexpectforSeptember?