Diagnostic Tool for School and District Effectiveness On-Site Needs Assessment

Quick Wins Identified by the IIT for the School

School: P.S. 155 William Paca District: New York City Public Schools Date of Visit: Principal: Marcia Sulit

January 7-9, 2019

Below are the school-specific Quick Wins for the school to pursue. These Quick Wins are intended to result in visible improvements that will
illustrate the school’s commitment to improvement and build momentum for future change. The IIT has also provided below its guidance on
benchmarks the principal should look for to see if the Quick Win is achieving its anticipated outcome. The IIT will provide its full feedback for the
school in the report that is developed following the visit.

1) Quick Win:
By January 21, 2019, at the weekly grade level teaching team meetings, teachers will accomplish the following protocols.

Anticipated Benchmarks:
● By January 18, 2019, grade level teams must identify multiple pieces of student data to be used for analysis. Examples of data may
include but are not limited to exit tickets, writing samples, or benchmark assessments.

● By January 18, 2019, grade level teams must identify an agreed-upon data analysis protocol and inform the principal.

● During grade level team meetings, after analyzing the data, teachers should identify the problem of practice and determine the
implementation of next instructional steps to be taught prior to the next meeting.

● Peer inter-visitations should be conducted once per month.

● For each grade level team meeting, school leaders must observe and support the process of implementation. Examples of monitoring
may include but are not limited to attending grade level team meetings, reviewing agendas, or providing feedback to teachers.

School Name: P.S. 155 William Paca Lead Reviewer: Keith T. Stephenson Date(s) of Review: January 7-9, 2019

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 2) Quick Win:
By January 14, 2019, school leaders will maximize instructional time by creating and solidifying morning routines and rituals.

Anticipated Benchmarks:
● By January 10, 2019, the principal will observe morning routines including students’ dismissal from breakfast, arrival to class, and public
address announcements.

● By January 11, 2019, the principal will create a coordinated schedule for regular morning routines that ensures instruction starts within
one minute of the conclusion of public address announcements made each morning. Each day, instruction start will begin between 8:05
and 8:10 am.

3) Quick Win:
By January 28, 2019, school leader will implement appropriate benchmarks to measure progress toward goals indicated in the school’s Theory of
Action Report (TOA). The areas include Equity and Access, Social Emotional Learning, and Academic Achievement. Communication of her
expectations and goals related to the benchmarks must be conveyed to all stakeholders.

Anticipated Benchmarks:
● Equity and Access: By January 18, 2019, school leaders should establish two benchmark performance targets for the area of Equity and
Access. The dates for the targets should be January 25, 2019 and April 5, 2019. These benchmarks should demonstrate incremental
growth as it relates to the annual goal established for Equity and Access. The goal is in this area is to minimize the number of students
receiving instruction in the most restrictive environment.

● Social Emotional Learning: By January 18, 2019, school leaders should establish two benchmark performance targets for the area of
Social Emotional Learning. The dates for the targets should be January 25, 2019 and April 5, 2019. These benchmarks should
demonstrate incremental growth as it relates to the annual goal established for Social Emotional Learning. Indicators in this area may
include but are not limited to student disciplinary referrals, school culture surveys, or counselor referrals.

● Academic Achievement: By January 18, 2019, school leaders should establish two benchmark performance targets for the areas of
mathematics and ELA. The dates for the targets should be January 14, 2019 and March 11, 2019. These benchmarks should
demonstrate incremental growth as it relates to the annual goal established for mathematics and ELA. School leaders will use the Ready
Assessment to serve as an indicator for mathematics and ELA.

School Name: P.S. 155 William Paca Lead Reviewer: Keith T. Stephenson Date(s) of Review: January 7-9, 2019

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 4) Quick Win:
By January 18, 2019, the principal will define areas, based on school wide initiatives to publicly or personally recognize the achievements of
students and staff. The recognition must include a specific reason as to why students and staff are being recognized.

Anticipated Benchmarks:
● By January 15, 2019, school leaders should create a calendar listing the dates for when they will publicly or personally recognize staff and
students. The calendars should include the method school leaders plan to use to recognize staff and students.

● Each week, school leaders must publicly recognize at least 5 students per grade level and 3 staff members.

School Name: P.S. 155 William Paca Lead Reviewer: Keith T. Stephenson Date(s) of Review: January 7-9, 2019

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