Priority/Focus Schools

Under Indiana’s NCLB Flexibility Waiver, Title I-served schools who receive a “D” or “F” school designation are considered to be federal school improvement. If a Title I-served school received a “D” in 2011-2012, that school will be classified as a Focus school in 2012-2013. If a Title I-served school received a “F” in 2011-2012, that school will be classified as a Priority school in 2012-2013. Beginning in the 2013-2014 school year, any school that received a “D” or “F” in both the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years will be classified as a Priority school.

• 2012-2013 Focus and Priority Schools
• 2012-2013 List of Priority Schools
• School Improvement Plan for Focus and Priority Schools
• Part 1: Root Cause Analysis
• Part 2: Data-Driven Intervention Selection
• Part 3: Implementation Plan
• Mass Insight Framework for High-Performing, High-Poverty Schools
• USDoE Turnaround Principles
• SMART Goals
• Learning Connection School Improvement Community
• WebEx on School Improvement Planning Process for Focus and Priority Schools
• Case Studies
• The links below provide examples of how to complete the three phases of the school improvement planning process for Focus and Priority schools. IDOE School Improvement Specialists created these case studies to provide districts and schools with exemplars of completed school improvement plans for Focus and Priority schools. Please note that for each case study there are both written (PDF) and audiovisual resources (WebEx) for each of the three phases of the school improvement planning process.
• Case Study 1
• Root Cause Analysis – PDF | WebEx
• Data-Driven Intervention Selection – PDF | WebEx
• Intervention Implementation Plan – PDF | WebEx
• Case Study 2
• Root Cause Analysis – PDF | WebEx
• Data-Driven Intervention Selection – PDF | WebEx
• Intervention Implementation Plan – PDF | WebEx
• Case Study 3
• Root Cause Analysis – PDF | WebEx
• Data-Driven Intervention Selection – PDF | WebEx
• Intervention Implementation Plan – PDF | WebEx
• Case Study 4
• Root Cause Analysis – PDF | WebEx
• Data-Driven Intervention Selection – PDF | WebEx
• Intervention Implementation Plan – PDF | WebEx
• Case Study 5
• Root Cause Analysis – PDF | WebEx
• Data-Driven Intervention Selection – PDF | WebEx
• Intervention Implementation Plan – PDF | WebEx
• Case Study 6
• Root Cause Analysis – PDF | WebEx
• Data-Driven Intervention Selection – PDF | WebEx
• Intervention Implementation Plan – PDF | WebEx
• Focus and Priority Schools Implementation Progress Report
• Focus and Priority Schools Implementation Progress Report Exemplar
• Focus and Priority Schools Monitoring
• Protocol – PDF | WebEx
• Monitoring Documents – PDF | Word