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The purpose of the Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) is to increase outcomes for all students and close performance gap(s) using multiple cycles of inquiry. The heart of this problem-solving approach is problem articulation and root-cause analysis to purposefully slow down the natural tendency towards solution generation or solutionitis. A commitment to engage in adaptive and often difficult problem analysis, from multiple perspectives, can help unearth assumptions and position leaders to be more intentional and resourceful.

KCSOS Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) Institute — The KCSOS CIP model is delivered over the course of one year and organized into three basic areas: a) Focusing Direction, b) Action Planning, and c) Implementation and Monitoring.

Continuous Improvement Resources- Resources and tools to assist LEAs and schools as they plan and implement their continuous improvement efforts.

Utilizing Integrated Resources to Implement the District and School Improvement Cycle and Supports (PDF; 1MB)
Using the improvement cycle as a framework, this document integrates five resources into a concise and practical guide for constructing a cohesive system of support for continuous improvement. Included are tools, templates, and coaching tips to assist LEAs through the continuous improvement cycle.

Center School Turnaround and Improvement – Extensive library of evidence-based resources to support school improvement efforts.

Differentiated Assistance Protocols for Local Educational Agencies (LEAs): Facilitation Guide—Second Edition (PDF; 14MB) This guide produced by the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) was developed for LEAs identified for Differentiated Assistance under California’s System of Support. However, the protocols can be used independently by non-identified LEAs for support in Dashboard Analysis, Local Measures Analysis, System Analysis (which includes an LEA Self-assessment and the Schoolwide Integrated Framework for Transformation Fidelity Integrity Assessment [SWIFT-FIA]), and Root Cause Analysis into One Identified Area.

Needs Assessment Guidebook (CDE)– This guide is designed to support local education agencies (LEAs), and schools as they design and complete needs assessments for various purposes, including identification for comprehensive support and improvement (CSI) and Targeted/Additional Targeted Support & Improvement (TSI/ATSI).

Evidence for ESSA Database
The Evidence for ESSA Database was created by the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University to help identify programs and practices that meet the ESSA evidence standards. It provides a free, authoritative, user-centered database to help anyone – school, district, or state leaders, teachers, parents, or concerned citizens – easily find programs and practices that align to the ESSA evidence standards and meet their local needs.

Evidence-based Interventions Under the ESSA
The CDE’s Evidence-based Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) web page includes resources to explain and define “evidence-based” interventions under the ESSA, as well as useful links for selecting evidence-based interventions such as the U.S. Department of Education’s Non-regulatory Guidance: Using Evidence to Strengthen Education Investments (PDF).

California’s Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)
California’s MTSS is an integrated, comprehensive framework that aligns academic, behavioral, and social-emotional learning in a fully integrated system of support for the benefit of all students. MTSS offers the potential to create needed systematic change through intentional design and redesign of services and supports to quickly identify and match to the needs of all students, leading to improved student outcomes.

Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Resources

2019-2020 LCAP Development Series

• LCAP Development Series Session 1: Focus on Continuous Improvement Tools, Needs Assessment, Stakeholder Engagement
• LCAP Development Series Session 2: Focus on crosswalk between previous LCAP template and newly adopted template.
• LCAP Development Series Session 3: Focus on Data Tables and effectively creating actions for English Learners, Foster Youth, and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Students; using an MTSS framework to organize the LCAP.

Local Control and Accountability Page (CDE) – Resources to inform the LCAP development process including LCAP templates and instructions, additional school and LEA level planning templates, LCFF Priority Resources and Whole Child Resource Map, CDE’s Family Engagement Toolkit, and LCAP FAQs.

Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) (CDE) – Information about and links to LCFF components including: California School Dashboard and LCFF Support and Assistance

LCFF Support and Assistance – Support options provided by KCSOS to LEAs eligible for differentiated assistance include the KCSOS Continuous Improvement Process Institute as well as an alternative pathway as required by California Education Code 52071 (a) (1).

Local Control Funding (LCFF) Budget Overview for Parents Webinar (CDE) – This 1 hour webinar provides the background and overview of the Budget Overview for Parents (BOP), including a demonstration of the BOP template Excel document (forward to 18:45 for demonstration).

LCAP Frequently Asked Questions (CDE)
LCAP Required Metrics
Local Indicator Handbook

School Support and Improvement Resources
Planning for the LCAP and School Plan Page (CDE) – An integrated approach to planning described here is a continuous improvement model framed around the sections of the LCAP and School Plan

School Plan Template (SPSA – The SPSA consolidates all school-level planning efforts into one plan for programs funded through the consolidated application (ConApp), and for federal school improvement programs, including schoolwide programs, Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI), and Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI).

Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) Page (CDE) – The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires state educational agencies to determine school eligibility for comprehensive support and improvement (CSI). Here you will find school eligibility, program requirements, funding, and technical assistance related to CSI.

Targeted/ Additional Targeted Support & Improvement Page (CDE) – The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires state educational agencies to determine school eligibility for targeted support and improvement (TSI) and additional targeted support and improvement (ATSI). Here you will find school eligibility, program requirements, and technical assistance related to TSI/ATSI.

Needs Assessment Guidebook (CDE) – This guide is designed to support local education agencies (LEAs), and schools as they design and complete needs assessments for various purposes, including identification for comprehensive support and improvement (CSI) and Targeted/Additional Targeted Support & Improvement (TSI/ATSI).

Accountability
Compliance Monitoring (CDE) – School districts, direct-funded charter schools, and county offices that receive funding for certain programs may be chosen for a review by the state. The purpose of the review is to ensure that they are spending the funding as required by law. Here you will find timelines for reviews and program instruments used during FPM reviews.

Finance and Grants (CDE) – Funding and grant information. Consolidated Application (ConApp, categorical programs, and guidelines for proper financial accounting.