Resources to Support the Use of Michigan's School Improvement Framework

Overview:
The School Improvement Framework offers schools a coherent, comprehensive, research-based description of a quality school.  Download the School Improvement Framework

Protocols and Tools:
Schools can use the protocols and tools listed below to structure effective dialog to help identify areas for improvement. The dialog can help determine specific action that should be part of their school improvement effort.

Prioritizing SIF Standards or Benchmarks

• Complete SIF Prioritization Packet
• Process Overview for SIF Prioritization
• Prioritization of SIF Standards Protocol
• Prioritization of SIF Benchmarks Protocol
• SIF Prioritizer Tables with Tally Sheet
• SIF Prioritizer Worksheet

Strategy Cards for Developing Process Data

Discussion Questions formatted as Strategy Cards. Find other supporting materials for strategy cards in section below.

SIF Strategy Cards

Overview:
Deborah Wahlstrom’s Successline Inc. promotes the use of strategy cards in their school improvement model to identify processes that should be implemented to increase school improvement. Ingham ISD has modified the versions below, mainly in format. Other supporting documents are provided by Oakland Schools.

• Action Planning Template
• Blank Strategy Cards
• Common Assessments Cards
• Explanation of strategy cards
• One-page directions for strategy cards
• Strategy card poster
• Facilitator’s cards
• Mathematics cards (zipped file)
• Reading cards (zipped file)
• Research-based School Factors
• School Level Strategy Cards
• Science cards (zipped file)
• Social Studies cards (zipped file)
• School improvement framework card
• PLC Question 3 Cards
• Research-based classroom strategy - Strategy Cards
• Writing Cards - refined by OS consultants

School Safety

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