“By creating a specific plan for improvement and focusing on student achievement at all academic levels, Spring Independent School District (SISD) remains above state average passing rates on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) and tied for second among its peer districts in its cumulative percent of students passing the exit-level exam. With the plan, SISD increased its passing rates at most levels in all subjects. The improvement plan has several components including staff development directed at the identification and remediation of student deficiencies. A second component is the provision of reports and summaries of TAAS data to schools. The purpose of these reports is to provide individual student data and summarized data to teachers and other staff assisting them in identifying the remedial needs of individual students and groups of students. Remediation efforts focus on individual and small group activities offered during, before, and after school.”
(I can’t find the full report that this synopsis describes, but you can read the full text its description at the end of this post.)
Just why can’t Rocky duplicate these improvements at the LTISD?
I would think since the the Spring ISD is so much larger district than the LTISD, it should be easy for Rocky go make any positive improvements? That is if Rocky were responsible for the alleged improvements at the Spring ISD.
Perhaps the rest of “Team of Eight” should read “The Peter Principle” by Dr. Laurence J. Peter.
The text of Dr. Peter’s book can be summarized as: “In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.”
I suspect that “Good to Great” (a Rocky recommend book) echoes the same sentiment as “The Peter Principle.” But for some reason, Rocky just won’t accept the facts.
| Best Practice Description: | Increase passing rates on Texas Assessment of Academic Skills. |
| Area of Review: | Educational Service Delivery and Performance Measures |
| Area of Best Practice: | Student Performance |
| School District: | Spring ISD |
| Enrollment (2001-2002): | 25,406 |
| Last Verified: | August 2000 |
| Explanation of Best Practice: | By creating a specific plan for improvement and focusing on student achievement at all academic levels, Spring Independent School District (SISD) remains above state average passing rates on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) and tied for second among its peer districts in its cumulative percent of students passing the exit-level exam. With the plan, SISD increased its passing rates at most levels in all subjects. The improvement plan has several components including staff development directed at the identification and remediation of student deficiencies. A second component is the provision of reports and summaries of TAAS data to schools. The purpose of these reports is to provide individual student data and summarized data to teachers and other staff assisting them in identifying the remedial needs of individual students and groups of students. Remediation efforts focus on individual and small group activities offered during, before, and after school. |
| School District Contact: | Dr. Rockwell Kirk, assistant superintendent for Curriculum & Instructional Services |
| School District Contact Phone Number: | (281) 586-1176 |
| School District Contact E-mail Address: | rkirk@hiway-springs.isd.tenet.org |
| Supporting Documentation: | AEIS reports indicate SISD’s TAAS passing rates have increased at most levels in all subjects. Spring ISD TSPR report p. 88 |
| Implementation Process: | 1. The superintendent provides schools and teachers with printouts of TAAS data analyzed by teacher and by student.2. The director of Curriculum and Instructional Services develops remediation strategies for each subject area.3. The director of Curriculum and Instructional Services disseminates information on remediation strategies.4. Teachers review the TAAS data analysis for their classes and individual students and identify areas of weakness of individual students and groups of students.5. Teachers and other staff implement remedial efforts based on identified needs for improvement.6. Principals evaluate effectiveness of remediation efforts through analysis of student performance on subsequent TAAS tests. |
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