Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Planning

Resources

ACSIP Tools

• ACSIP Handbook - PDF Aug. 11, 2009
• ACSIP Monitoring
  • ACSIP Monitoring Protocol 2009 - PDF Sept. 4, 2009
  • ACSIP Monitoring Guide for Increasing Student Achievement - Desk Review Monitoring - PDF Sept. 17, 2009
  • ACSIP Monitoring Guide for Increasing Student Achievement - On-Site Monitoring - PDF Aug. 31, 2009
  • ACSIP Monitoring List by County - PDF Sept. 3, 2009
• Approval Checklists for Compliance (Formerly ACSIP Approval Rubric)
  • District - PDF June 1, 2009
  • School - PDF June 1, 2009

General Resources

• Accountability Workbook - PDF Amended Feb. 12, 2008
• Adequate Yearly Progress Chart - PDF Feb. 12, 2008
• The Center for Effective Parenting: Arkansas State Parent Information and Resource Center
• Commitment to Schoolwide Planning - PDF Sept. 17, 2009
• COM-10-066: Homeless Liaison Training on Nov. 9, 2009, 10/15/2009
• District Web Requirements New Federal and State Regulations 2009 - PDF Sept. 15, 2009
• LIC-09-040: Definition of Instructional Facilitator, 6/25/2009
• LIC-10-011: Highly Qualified Teacher Rules changes, 09/18/2009
• LS-10-011: Statement of Assurance, 09/29/2009
• LS-10-012: Parent Notification of School Improvement Status and Transfer Options, 10/08/2009
• LS-10-013: ACSIP Monitoring 2009, 10/08/2009
• Neglected and Delinquent Services
• NCLB Accountability Workbook - PDF Amended Feb. 12, 2008
• Parental Involvement
  • LS-10-014: Parental Involvement Requirements for Title I, Part A Districts and Schools, 10/20/2009
  • LS-10-016: Parent Notification of Public School Choice, 10/15/2009
• Private Schools
  • Ensuring Equitable Services to Private School Children: A Title I Resource Tool Kit - PDF Sept. 9, 2009 U.S. Department of Education
  • Equitable Services to Eligible Private School Students, Teachers, and Other Educational Personnel : Non-Regulatory Guidance - WORD U.S. Department of Education Web Site
  • LS-09-040: Complaint Resolution Procedures
  • LS-10-015: Equitable Services to Private School Students/Submission of Affirmation, 10/20/2009
  • Title IX, Part E Uniform Provisions Subpart 1 - Private Schools, Non-Regulatory Guidance - Word, U.S. Department of Education Web Site
• Public School Choice Resource Guide - PDF Sept. 14, 2009
• Sample Letters for Schools in School Improvement
  • Parents Right to Know Letter - PDF July 8, 2009
  • Year 1 Letter - PDF Aug. 4, 2009
  • Year 2 Letter - PDF Sept. 18, 2009
  • Year 3 Letter - PDF Sept. 18, 2009
  • Year 4 Letter - PDF Sept. 18, 2009
  • Year 5 Letter - PDF Sept. 18, 2009
  • Year 6 Letter - PDF Sept. 18, 2009
• Title I Program Models (Sections 1115 and 1114 - A Comparison) - PDF Aug. 31, 2009
• Talking Points for HQT/ LEA Plan Teleconference - PDF Dec. 5, 2008
• Wellness
  • Priority: Wellness Model - PDF July 23, 2008
  • Sample "District Wellness Priority" - PDF July 23, 2008

PowerPoint Presentations/Handouts

• 2008 Adequate Yearly Progress Reports - PPT
• AAEA Conference, Aug. 4-6, 2008
  • ACSIP Getting You Down? - PPT Aug. 4, 2008
• An Overview of Monitoring the ACSIP - PPT Aug. 4, 2008
• ACSIP Approval Rubric: The Twenty-two Step Process - PPT Aug.1, 2008
• ACSIP Requirements for Parental Involvement - PPT Aug. 1, 2008
• Arkansas Association of Federal Coordinators' Conference, Oct. 16, 2008
  • Interventions: The Heart and Soul of School Improvement - PPT Oct. 16, 2008
  • Intervention Construction Guide Template - PDF Oct. 16, 2008
• Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Process - PPT July 30, 2008
• Directions for Use of the ACSIP Technical Assistance Web Site - PPT Aug. 1, 2008
• District Improvement
  • District ImprovementandArkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Plan - PPT Feb. 4, 2009
• District Improvement Frequently Asked Questions - PDF April, 2008
• Lessons to Ponder: Program Improvement Considerations for Schools in Corrective Action and Restructuring - PPT Aug. 1, 2008
• Review US DOE Monitoring Findings - PPT Oct. 20, 3009
• Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
  • Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities - PPT July 30, 2008
  • Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act - PPT Aug. 1, 2008
• School Improvement Planning Past and Present - PPT Aug. 1, 2008

2009 Regional Presentations

• ACSIP Database 101 - PPT June 4, 2009
• ACSIP Monitoring - PPT June 4, 2009
• No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Guidance
  • Homeless Children - PPT June 4, 2009
  • Neglected and Delinquent Children and Youth - PPT June 4, 2009
  • Private Schools - PPT June 4, 2009
  • State and Federal Requirements for Parental Involvement - PPT June 4, 2009
  • Title II-A - PPT June 4, 2009
  • Title III: Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students - PPT Oct. 13, 2009
  • Title VI, Federal - PPT June 4, 2009
  • Title VI, State - PPT June 4, 2009

Other Resources

• Annenberg Institute for School Reform
• Arkansas IDEAS - AETN Web Site
• Arkansas School Boards Association
• Best Evidence Encyclopedia
• The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement
• Choices for Parents - U.S. Department of Education Web Site
• Council of Chief State School Officers
• Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center
• National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA)
• NORMES -The National Office for Research on Measurement and Evaluation Systems - University of Arkansas Web Site
• Parent Involvement Toolkit - Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Web Site
• SEDL - Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
• Supplemental Educational Services - U.S. Department of Education Web Site
• Supplemental Educational Services - Resources - U.S. Department of Education Web Site
• Title I — Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged - U.S. Department of Education Web Site
  
• Teachscape
• TRIAND
• U.S. Department of Education Institute of Educational Sciences