Levels of Support

The Levels of Support is a structure, implemented district-wide, to provide an equitable allocation of resources to Pacific East Schools. Schools in the district are placed on a support level based on the previous school year’s Internal Review Visit (IRV) results. The Pacific East District reviews available resources and allocates percentages of resources to each support level. Schools are encouraged to utilize allocated resources to improve their performance. Services and resources offered through the Levels of Support include:

• Data/Assessment Support

  • Support with data analysis and determining areas of growth and strength

  • Support with action planning and an overview of action plans

  • Tracking and monitoring data in alignment with progress toward action plan

  • Support with engaging educators with data analysis and review using the Pacific East Data Management System (PEDMS) process

• Partner with District

  • Supporting schools with the rollout of a district-wide initiatives

  • Engage schools in discussions to provide insight into and support for school needs

  • Consult with schools to ensure school plans are in alignment with district plans

• Planning

  • Instructional Systems Specialists (ISS) to provide content area of district initiative support

  • Professional Learning utilizing DoDEA’s adopted professional learning processes, including the ADDIE Model and Kirkpatrick’s Levels of Evaluation

  • Ongoing professional learning plans targeting school identified areas of need

• Resources

  • Allocating Instructional Systems Specialist (ISS) travel budgets to provide support to schools with greater need

  • Providing assistance with allocation of personnel

  • Providing funding for resources such as professional learning texts for staff

  • Providing resources to include tools to support instruction such as the development on instructional toolkits

By implementing the Levels of Support, the Pacific East has positively impacted school improvement as evidenced by:

• Creating a system to allocate resources based on school need

• Focusing on providing ISS support to schools with greater areas of need

• Increases in school performance on district-wide Internal Review Visits

• Establishing processes for monitoring school success with action plans

• Developing a system of support to provide targeted support to high need schools

Note. This data depicts each school's IRV scores. IRV scores were used to determine the Level of Support ratings for each school. Ratings were calculated by averaging ratings for each standard on the i3 rubric and averaging ELEOT scores for schools. Scores were compared for each year.

The Instructional Systems Specialists (ISS), District Leadership, and Center for Instructional Leadership (CIL) utilized an initial Levels of Support Presentation to help develop the Levels of Support Matrix. This matrix included plans for:

• Superintendent Visits (TDY)

• ISS Visits (TDY)

• Collecting ELEOT Data

• Learning Walkthrough Data

• Reviewing Focused Collaboration Minutes

• CIL Visits (TDY)

• Substitute Teacher Days

To identify the initial levels of support for schools, the district utilized the IRV Results from Spring 2021. School administrators received an overview presentation of the Levels of Support as part of the Pacific East Fall Leadership Summit. During this presentation, administrators received Levels of Support Report Cards including their specific Levels of Support School Information.

In the Fall of 2021, schools participated in another IRV. The Pacific East District found that the IRV Results for Fall 2021 showed increases in school performance already due to providing support for schools.

The Pacific East District developed a calendar for ongoing school visits for the ISS team and will use this as a checkpoint for schools.

Support continued into the 2021-2022 school year through providing support with School Action Plans and providing tailored professional learning for schools. Examples of professional learning and support can be seen below:

• Data Digs at Sollars Elementary (Data Mining Presentation)

• Differentiation Training at Yokota West Elementary

WICOR Database for Yokota High School