DIP/CIP comparisons

It has been interesting comparing AISD's DIP to CISD's DIP. The organization of the information is structured very differently yet the goals and objectives are similar for many things. The AISD DIP put many charts and graphs in place to explain and identify exactly what, who, when, where and how goals were to be achieved. I appreciated the form used at each meeting to provide guidance and outcomes. This tool is something I will share with my district as well. Both districts' goals focus on such things as interventions, technology, assessments, staff development, data disaggregation tools and training, communication, and safe environments. Projected results and outcomes are put into place for tracking and proofing that these goals and programs are being successful. In comparing the use of state compensatory education and external grant funding each district utilized programs, staff, support and services in a variety of ways using the best "bang for their buck". We both focused on performance based monitoring systems to help identify and focus on student need and performance. All of our schools in my district are Title One schools. We have invested in a program too that helps us disaggregate the data for students' performance and target areas of need. Like AISD much of our funding goes to staff and personnel. Having just gone through a reduction in programs and loss of all 1-3 year probationary teachers, our financial situation, like many this year has been effected. However, now that the state has set the budget, our budget has been approved and we are being able to rehire and add back programs that were removed at the end of last year. This has also influenced our District Improvement Plan's financial structure. I am looking forward to learning more about how funds are utilized and restricted. Knowing that the local, state and federal budgets have all been effected our District and Campus Improvement Plans will need to focus even more creatively on how to use the moneys given to each district. Reflection 4- This activity helped me to compare how my district and Austin ISD work.  Many of our goals focused on the same thing and both focused on what can be done to make each student successful, each campus successful and each district successful.  I look forward to attending my District Site Base Committee meetings this year to what how the DIP/CIPs are carried out.