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Progress Monitoring

March–Early May

Key for Progress Monitoring: 

  • Bold: One KIPP required – priority student outcome goals and measures, additional student outcome goals and measures, and actions 
  • Regular: One KIPP required – additional goals and measures (not student outcomes) 
  • Italics: Strongly recommended 

K–12 Culture Progress Monitoring During Strong Finish

 
Student Outcomes to Monitor Actions
  • X% of students attending 90% or more of enrolled days


  • Average daily attendance by school, grade, homeroom, and student


  • Total absences by reason and student


  • Number of in-school suspensions (ISSs), out-of-school suspensions (OSSs), and expulsions by school, grade, homeroom, and student


  • Rate of ISS, OSS, and expulsion by school, grade, homeroom, and Individualized Education Program/504 status



  • Number of safety incidents by school and grade


  • Number of referrals by reason and teacher


  • Student and Family Input/Perception surveys



  1. Use Attendance meeting protocol to target specific next steps for students and coaching/leadership next steps for adults


  2. Use culture meeting protocol – 6h to target specific next steps for students and coaching/leadership next steps for adults

K–8 Progress Monitoring During Strong Finish

K–2 Literacy Progress Monitoring During Strong Finish

 
Student Outcomes to MonitorActionsAdditional Measures to Monitor

  • Student work from curricular or progress monitoring assessments in use
Use DIBELS Middle of Year (MOY) Data Analysis Protocol to plan specific academic next steps for students and coaching/leadership next steps for adults
  • 90% of teachers are proficient in Instructional Feedback row of Foundational Skills Rubric as determined during AP observations and walkthroughs


  • 90% of classrooms are at innovation on curriculum implementation rubric (regions returning to curriculum)


  • 90% of classrooms are at full operation on curriculum implementation rubric (regions new to curriculum)


3–8 Literacy Progress Monitoring During Strong Finish

 
Student Outcomes to MonitorActionsAdditional Measures to Monitor
  • Student work from curricular or progress monitoring assessments in use

Use DIBELS Data Analysis Protocol or academic progress monitoring protocol to plan specific academic next steps for students and coaching/leadership next steps for adults
  • 80% of teachers are proficient on Reading Habits Strands 3, Engage Students; 6, Multisyllabic Decoding & Morphology; and 7, Fluency.

K–8 Math Progress Monitoring During Strong Finish

 
Student Outcomes to MonitorActionsAdditional Measures to Monitor

  • At close of unit/module: percentage of students demonstrating proficiency on curricular assessments
Use academic progress monitoring protocol to plan specific academic next steps for students and coaching/leadership next steps for adults
  • 95%+ of students take curricular assessments



  • 100% of teachers engage in data analysis with an instructional leader on curricular assessments


High School Progress Monitoring During Strong Finish

High School Academic Health Progress Monitoring During Strong Finish

 
Student Outcomes to MonitorActionsAdditional Measures to Monitor

  • In progress Q4 grade point average (GPA): X% of students in grades 9–12 with unweighted GPA of 3.0+


  • In progress Q4 GPA: X% of students in grades 9–12 with unweighted GPA of 2.0+


  • In progress Q4: X% of students with one or more course failure(s)
Use 9th-grade on-track meeting protocol to target specific students, teachers, and courses for next steps X% of teachers meeting gradebook fidelity goals

High School Assessment Progress Monitoring During Strong Finish

 
Student Outcomes to MonitorActionsAdditional Measures to Monitor
  • 11th grade: X% of students in grade 11 scoring 21+ on the ACT (or equivalent on the SAT); performance on assessment components (dependent on testing date)
Use academic progress monitoring protocol to plan next steps for students, including
intervention, and coaching/leadership next steps for adults
  • 100% of students in grade 11 take the ACT/SAT at least once by spring


  • 100% of students in grade 11 eligible for early decision (GPA 3.25+) take ACT or SAT 2x by spring

High School Match Progress Monitoring During Strong Finish

 
Student Outcomes to MonitorActionsAdditional Measures to Monitor
  • Senior decisions due May 31: Regions set goal for percentage of students matriculating to college and CTE/AA/military


  • Junior wish lists due May 31: Regions set goal for percentage of juniors submitting wish lists that meet total and balanced targets by academic segments: 3.0+ GPA/16+ ACT, 2.0-2.9/16+ and <2.0 or <16
  • Use Match meeting criteria for success* to set conditions for teams to target specific students, counsel cohorts, problem solve challenges, and plan next steps, including annual strategic planning



  • *Match meeting criteria on pg. 38 of KIPP Forward’s Field Guide
Counselors have met with all juniors and seniors via counseling 1:1 meetings at least twice this year