2024 School Improvement Institute Enrollment Application

COST FOR DELIVERABLES

This SI2 Enrollment Form serves as a Memorandum of Understanding between Inspire Success and the school enrolling in SI2.

Inspire Success Assurances

Inspire Success agrees to provide the deliverables listed above, and the school assures Inspire Success that it will complete the tasks listed below and has understandings as defined below.

School Assurances

The school agrees to:

IMPORTANT NOTE: These tasks will be delegated among Steering Team members and completed according to the SI2 timeline (varies depending on the school's cycle year).

1. Create or update a School Improvement Steering Team consisting of the principal, school counselor, two teachers (one of whom must be a math teacher in middle and high schools), economic development representative, and a parent. Teacher appointments to the Steering Team should be made in accordance with IC 20-7.5-1. Also:

• The business/industry rep and parent may not be employed by the school system.

• The economic development rep should represent the 1) local economic development council, 2) local Chamber of Commerce, or 3) a local business (with knowledge of the business’ human resources needs)

2. Watch up to eight SI2 Steering Team Videos.

3. Convene or update a local School Improvement Council consisting of ALL educators, ALL interested parents, and representatives from targeted stakeholder groups including, but not limited to, a) local business, b) community foundation, and c) local government, and d) educators at the next level. Additional members may include representatives from the public library, youth serving organizations, faith-based organizations, and local service clubs.

4. Facilitate five face-to-face or online conversations with the Council using video prompts provided by SI2.

5. Enter achievement data into the SI2 Online System.

6. UPDATE 3 SCHOOLS ONLY: Survey at least 95% of the student body, 95% of the teachers, at least 30 parents, and at least 30 community members using the online Root Cause Survey provide by SI2.

7. Complete or update the following Root Cause Self-Studies (Note: Each study is a list of yes/no questions):

• SI2 Self Study

• Indiana Rules and Regulations Self Study (PL221 and other Indiana regulations)

• Title I Self Study (Title I schools only)

8. Submit new or updated information to Inspire Success using the SI2 Online School Improvement Management System:

• Steering Team Roster

• School Improvement Council Rosters

• Vision Statement (Update 3 schools only)

• Goals

• Root Causes

• Interventions

• Intervention Preparation

• Discussion Summaries

9. Respond to feedback provided by the SI2 Strategic Planning Specialist including making revisions to part of their School Improvement Plan to ensure that it meets Inspire Success’s Standards for School Improvement Planning.

10. Complete their 2025-2026 School Improvement Plan no later than June 1, 2025.

11. Implement interventions found in their 2025-2026 School Improvement Plan during the 2025-2026 school year.

The school assures that:

1. The person submitting the SI2 Enrollment form has the necessary legal authority to enroll the school in SI2.

2. The school will allow Inspire Success to use the school’s achievement, root cause, and intervention data collected during the SI2 process for the purpose of evaluating the success of the School Improvement Institute. This includes aggregate data for all students and student groups identified by the U.S. Department of Education.

3. The school understands that Inspire Success will not request personally identifiable information from an education record of a student.

4. The school understands that Inspire Success follows all rules and regulations related to student privacy set forth in the Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

5. The school understands that Inspire Success does not share data and other information submitted by the school using the SI2 Online System with individuals other than the Inspire Success staff, the school’s SI2 Steering Team, and the school’s School Improvement Council without written permission from the district superintendent.

6. The school understands that all data will be destroyed when no longer needed to evaluate the success of the School Improvement Institute

7. The school agrees to submit payment for the selected deliverables prior to December 1, 2024.

8. The school understands that the school is obligated to pay for all selected deliverables even if the school opts to withdraw from SI2 or become inactive in SI2.

This SI2 Enrollment Form serves as a Memorandum of Understanding between Inspire Success and the school enrolling in SI2.

Inspire Success Assurances

Inspire Success agrees to provide the deliverables listed above, and the school assures Inspire Success that it will complete the tasks listed below and has understandings as defined below.

School Assurances

The school agrees to:

IMPORTANT NOTE: These tasks will be delegated among Steering Team members and completed according to the SI2 timeline (varies depending on the school's cycle year).

1. Create or update a School Improvement Steering Team consisting of the principal, school counselor, two teachers (one of whom must be a math teacher in middle and high schools), economic development representative, and a parent. Teacher appointments to the Steering Team should be made in accordance with IC 20-7.5-1. Also:

• The business/industry rep and parent may not be employed by the school system.

• The economic development rep should represent the 1) local economic development council, 2) local Chamber of Commerce, or 3) a local business (with knowledge of the business’ human resources needs)

2. Watch up to eight SI2 Steering Team Videos.

3. Facilitate six face-to-face Steering Team conversations using video prompts provided by SI2.

4. Enter achievement data into the SI2 Online System.

5. Survey at least 95% of the student body, 95% of the teachers, at least 30 parents, and at least 30 community members using the online Root Cause Survey provide by SI2.

6. Complete or update the following Root Cause Self-Studies (Note: Each study is a list of yes/no questions):

• SI2 Self Study

• Indiana Rules and Regulations Self Study (PL221 and other Indiana regulations)

• Title I Self Study (Title I schools only)

7. Submit new or updated information to Inspire Success using the SI2 Online School Improvement Management System:

• Steering Team Roster

• Vision Statement

• Goals

• Root Causes

• Interventions

• Intervention Preparation

• Discussion Summaries

8. Respond to feedback provided by the SI2 Strategic Planning Specialist including making revisions to part of their School Improvement Plan to ensure that it meets Inspire Success’s Standards for School Improvement Planning.

9. Complete their 2025-2026 School Improvement Plan no later than June 1, 2025.

10. Implement interventions found in their 2025-2026 School Improvement Plan during the 2025-2026 school year.

The school assures that:

1. The person submitting the SI2 Enrollment form has the necessary legal authority to enroll the school in SI2.

2. The school will allow Inspire Success to use the school’s achievement, root cause, and intervention data collected during the SI2 process for the purpose of evaluating the success of the School Improvement Institute. This includes aggregate data for all students and student groups identified by the U.S. Department of Education.

3. The school understands that Inspire Success will not request personally identifiable information from an education record of a student.

4. The school understands that Inspire Success follows all rules and regulations related to student privacy set forth in the Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

5. The school understands that Inspire Success does not share data and other information submitted by the school using the SI2 Online System with individuals other than the Inspire Success staff, the school’s SI2 Steering Team, and the school’s School Improvement Council without written permission from the district superintendent.

6. The school understands that all data will be destroyed when no longer needed to evaluate the success of the School Improvement Institute

7. The school agrees to submit payment prior to December 1, 2024.

8. The school understands that the school is obligated to pay for all selected deliverables even if the school opts to withdraw from SI2 or become inactive in SI2.