Title I

Comprehensive Needs
Assessment
Executive Education Academy
Charter School
June 26th-28th 2019
 Purpose
A comprehensive needs assessment is critical to the development of a high-quality
school program. A systematic review of practices, processes, and systems within a
school assists school leadership in determining needs, examining their nature and
causes, and setting priorities for future action. The needs assessment
consequently guides the development of a meaningful school plan and suggests
benchmarks for evaluation. Research supports that schools that undergo a careful
analysis of data and information make better decisions about what to change and
how to institutionalize systemic change.

We want to do a self assessment and devise a plan for improvement.

We will walk away on Friday with a plan...
 Goals
Wednesday Thursday Friday

Analyze school-level Analyze school-level Develop a comprehensive

information within information within dimensions implementation plan.
dimensions A-B and identify C-E and identify areas of
areas of improvement. improvement.
 Day 1 Warm Up
Go to www.menti.com and use the code 87 45 43
Answer the two questions. You have 5 minutes! We
will review your answers as a team.
Activity 1: A1: High Expectations Communicated to All Teachers and Students
● Answer the questions under A1, in your table group, and list evidence to
support your responses.

You will have 20 minutes to complete this task. We will share out our answers by
table and determine our status in this category on the rubric.
Evaluation!
Activity 2: A2: Curriculum and Instructional Alignment
With your group, go to www.menti.com

Enter code 55 82 3

Choose one person in your group to record your answers to the questions given
about curriculum and instructional alignment.

You will have 20 minutes to complete this task. We will review the answers as a
group and determine our rating on with the rubric.
Evaluation!
Activity 3: A3: Data Analysis and Instructional Planning
Jig Saw Activity

● For dimension A3, answer the questions you were assigned to and list “Needs
Improvement” or “Working Well.” If something is NI, list a possible solution on
your chart paper.
● Each group will present their determinations, solutions, and rating.
● We will take 25 minutes to complete this activity.
Evaluation!
Activity 4: A4: Student Support Services
Gallery Walk, Part 1

● Your table group will go to each poster and read the statement that describes
our current support system(s) at EEACS.
● You will list the pros and cons of our support system(s).
● We will reconvene in 20 minutes to discuss the pros and cons listed and rate
ourselves.
Evaluation!
Activity 4: A4: Student Support Services
Gallery Walk, Part 2

● Now that we have reviewed the pros and cons of how we support students
and evaluated ourselves on the rubric, we want you to brainstorm systems,
procedures, and practices that will enhance what we already have OR what
we need to add to or omit to what we already have in place.
● Write your ideas on the sticky notes provided and stick them up on the
coordinating poster.
● We will use these on Day 3 when creating our improvement plan.
● You will have 10 minutes for this task.
Activity 5: B5: Leadership Capacity- Strategic Planning, Mission, and Vision
● This is an independent activity.
● Go to your Google Drive
● Join the classroom titled “EEACS Title I Comprehensive Plan”
○ Use the class code jbudsc
● Click on the assignment titled “Strategic Planning, Mission, and Vision”
● Respond to the statements by choosing “True” or “False”
○ In the “Other” box, cite your evidence as to why you chose your first answer.
● We will reconvene in 10 minutes to discuss our answers.
Evaluation!
Activity 6: B6: Distributed Leadership and Collaboration
● In the Google Classroom, click on “Classwork”
● Choose the assignment titled, “B6: Distributed Leadership and Collaboration”
● Choose the Padlet link and answer the questions.
Evaluation!
Activity 7: B7: Monitoring Instruction in School
● Each group will review the answers to “Monitoring Instruction in School” on
the assigned posters and note how and why you would rate our school in this
particular area.
● After completing your ratings, add any recommendations to improve those
practices on the posters.
● You have 20 minutes.
Evaluation!
Day 1 Wrap Up

Thank you for your attention today! Please give us feedback!

Go to the site below and evaluate today’s session.

https://www.menti.com/

Code: 18 70 04
 Good Morning!
Day 2 will begin promptly at 8:30am
Day 2- Recap and Preview
Yesterday we….
● Discussed what Title I does for our school
● Reviewed and discussed areas in
Dimension A (Instruction)
● Reviewed and discussed areas in
Dimension B (Leadership Capacity)
Today we will….
● Review and discuss
○ Dimension C: Professional Capacity
○ Dimension D: Planning and Operational
Effectiveness
○ Dimension E: Families and Communities
 Day 2- Warm Up
Thinking about your feedback from
yesterday’s wrap up, discuss at your
tables what each of your roles will be to
support our areas of need? We will
have a mini share out in 5 minutes.
Activity 8: C8 Teacher Quality and Experience
Use the Collaborative Answer Sheet to answer the
questions about teacher quality and experience.
Type your text in your assigned group color.
Evaluation
Activity 9: C9 Quality of Professional Development
● Notice, Like, Wonder- We will review last year’s PD schedule. Open the
Google document “Wednesday PDs 2018-19”
○ First, we will take note of what we notice about the schedule this past year.
○ Then, we will take note of what we like about the schedule this past year.
○ Finally, we will take note of what we wonder about the schedule this past year.

This is a silent activity. Using post-it notes you will write your thoughts
down and stick them to the coordinating chart paper. We will take 20
minutes to complete this activity.
Evaluation!
Activity 10: C10 Talent Recruitment and Retention
● As a group, you will SILENTLY circulate around the room and respond with
statements or additional questions to the posted questions on each poster.
● After each group has reviewed each poster, we will reconvene to discuss our
answers.
Evaluation!
Activity 11: D11 Resource Allocation

Definition of school budget:

A school budget helps bridge the gap that can exist

between a school’s stated goals and resource allocation.

Go into the Title 1 Google classroom and complete the

Resource Allocation Knowledge Inventory form.
Evaluation!
Activity 12: D12 Facilities and Technology
● As a whole group, let’s rate ourselves in this sub dimension.
● Now, refer to the rubric and look at the Leading performance indicator and
focus on the bottom two boxes in order to devise a plan for our blended
learning initiative.
● What is blended learning?
Blended Learning Continued..
● Move into school level groups and Independently read 3 Crucial Tips To Build
A Blended Learning Plan That Works
● In your groups, come up with 2-3 broad goals for our blended learning
initiative that will support our elementary, middle, and highschool programs
this school year.
● Keep in mind that we are piloting this initiative in 2 middle school classrooms,
however ES and HS has access to technology as well, and can begin to
utilize some of the tools that are available, on a smaller scale.
Evaluation!
Activity 13: E13 Family Engagement
● Next, we will review our efforts to involve our families here at EEACS.
● We will go to our Google Classroom, click on the Family Engagement
assignment.
Evaluation!
Activity 14: E14 Community Engagement
● Kahoot!
● Using your phones or laptops, please go to this site:
● www.kahoot.it
○ Enter code 354948
Evaluation!
Day 2 Wrap Up
Thank you for your attention today! Please give us feedback!

Go to our Google Classroom and follow the link to Day 2 Feedback Padlet
 Happy Friday!

We will be ready to begin at 8:30.

Day 3- Recap and Preview
Yesterday we…. Today we will….

● Reviewed and discussed ● Review and discuss

○ Dimension C: Professional Capacity ○ All dimensions A-E
○ Dimension D: Planning and Operational ● Create goals for areas of improvement in
Effectiveness each dimension
○ Dimension E: Families and Communities
Day 3- Warm Up

At your table, discuss what you

feel our areas of strength are
after going through the last two
days of the comprehensive
needs assessment. What are
our areas of improvement? Post
your answers in the Google
Classroom.
 Goals & Action Steps
Today, we will review proposed goals and discuss action
steps and roles for each goal. We will complete these as a
group. You will need your rubric found within your folder for
reference.
 Next Steps
We will schedule a “Mid-Year Check In” to evaluate our
progress within our goals and revise our action steps as
needed. Please keep an eye out for an invitation to that
meeting in December/January. We will have a
comprehensive planning meeting next summer to review our
progress and set new goals.
 Thank You!
Thank you for your attention over the last three days. We
appreciate your effort and support as we try to bridge the
gap between the Operations and Academics departments.

Please complete the feedback form in the Google Classroom titled “Day 3 Feedback Form”
before you go. Thank you!