K-12 Culture

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 Start
Student Outcomes to Monitor	Actions
X% of students attending 90% or more of enrolled days X% of students retained in school from fall to fall 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(IEP)/504 status Number of safety incidents by school and grade Number of referrals by reason and teacher Student and Family Input/Perception surveys	Use Attendance meeting protocol to target specific next steps for students and coaching/leadership next steps for adults. Use culture meeting protocol – see 6h to target specific next steps for students and coaching/leadership next steps for adults.

In addition to K–12 Instructional Arc skills …

Create and Foster Appropriate Learning Environment:

In addition to the previous season’s skills …

Build Community:

Reach All Learners:

With mental health professional, special education lead, and multilingual learner (MLL) lead, identify and establish support plans for students of concern

Build and Manage Systems:

Monitor and respond to critical routines via Minute by Minutes
Complete classroom walkthroughs on Strong Start culture criteria and respond to trends
Monitor and respond to attendance data via weekly or biweekly meeting
Monitor and respond to culture data at least monthly
Coordinate with grade-level leads to structure recurring grade-level meetings

Drive Professional Development:

In addition to the previous season’s skills …

*Same skills as the K–12 Instructional Arc skills

Build and Manage Systems:

Use plan, launch, monitor, and respond cycle for Strong Start that invests and mobilizes staff and students and leads to Arc outcomes

Facilitate Leadership Team Meetings:

Use 1:1 meetings to monitor highest-leverage data (including progress toward performance goals and Arc priorities) and respond through reprioritization, coaching, and/or resource allocation

Drive Professional Development:

Use schoolwide teacher- and student-level data to determine adjustments to professional development (PD) scope and sequence

Lead School Walkthroughs:

Facilitate leadership team (LT) walkthroughs with a focus on norming expectations (either culture or rigor) that result in measurable improvements in alignment
Facilitate LT walkthroughs with a focus on coaching that results in measurable skill development of LT members

Execute Leadership Team Coaching Cycles:

Identify the highest-leverage activities to observe (either live or recorded) and coach based on Arc priorities, current data, and LT development focus
Facilitate coaching conversations that result in LT member proficiency of prioritized Arc skills (leading PD, observation/feedback, internalization and planning)

K–12 Culture Progress Monitoring During Strong Start