AASB/District Partnership
Quality Schools/Quality Students (QS2) is a comprehensive school improvement partnership/service that will assist school districts and their local communities in raising student achievement by linking a shared vision for education with successful practices. The three-year partnership brings all efforts under one umbrella, using the quality management principles of the continuous improvement cycle-Plan, Implement, Evaluate, Refine. The commitment from AASB and the participating partners is outlined as follows.
AASB/Alaska ICE will:
  • participate in a 3-year partnership with each QS2 district;
  • meet with the district's administration and Board of Education to explain the QS2 partnership;
  • conduct extensive, on-site interviews with district constituents to create a profile of their supports and concems, and present a District Inventory of the findings;
  • assist districts to design or refine an existing strategic plan based on local circumstances;
  • offer low- or no-cost, on-site, pre-conference workshops and training sessions for board members;
  • facilitate a range of asset-building activities at minimal or no cost to the district through a contract supported by Alaska ICE's federally funded grant; and
  • work with the district to build community partnerships.
QS2 District will:
  • participate in a 3-year partnership
    with AASB;
  • support logistics in conducting the
    District Inventory;
  • engage in strategic planning, either by updating an existing plan or launching
    a new effort;
  • commit to an annual update of the
    strategic plan;
  • hold a minimum of two AASB-Ied board trainings annually;
  • ensure board member participation at the AASB Annual Conference; and
  • support and encourage community engagement activities in
    your community(ies ).
Some resources can be supplied by QS2; the district will supply others; and together QS2 and the district will work together to find resources. However, it is important for the district administration and board to understand that they may need to reallocate personnel and finances in order to meet defined strategic goals.
Additional Information or Assistance
Bruce Johnson, Director, Quality Schools/ Quality Students

Email: bjohnson@aasb.org

Phone: (907) 586-1083

Applications are due in AASB's office by May 18, 2007

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This application indicates our district's interest in and commnment to participating in AASB's QS2 Service.
District
Contact
Title
Phone
Fax
Email
School/Staffing/Student Data
Total # of Schools
Total # of Teachers
% of staff turnover for each of the last three years

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Total # of Administrators
Total # of Students
Student/Teacher Ratio
Central Office Administration # of years in District
Local Schools
Name(s) of school(s) Location of school(s)
Labor Relations
Length and term of negotiated agreement.
Describe labor relations in the district.
Superintendent/Board
Superintendent's name.
Length of Superintendent's contract.
# of years in the district.
# of years of experience as a superintendent.
# of superintendents in the past 8 years.
Name of each Board Member Length of service
Describe the current relationship between superintendent and board
Previous Strategic Planning
Does the district operate according to a strategic plan?
Yes No
I yes, who facilitated the planning process and when?
Who was the internal facilitator?
If no, describe any prior experience the superintendent and board members have had elsewhere with strategice planning
An internal facilitator is critical to development, implementation, and continuity of a vibrant strategic plan. This facilitator must be someone with good interpersonal skills and credibility, and someone likely to remain in the community. Who might the board ask to fulfill that responsibility?		 Name

Position
Community/Parent Involvement
Describe the level and/or nature of community and parental involvement in your district's schools.
Board Action Required
We are asking districts to indicate their willingness to form this partnership by passing a formal resolution in support of QS2. A sample resolution is provided below.
Resolved, that the _______________ School District enter into partnership with the Quality Schools/Quality Students (QS2) Service for the purpose of improving student achievement.___________________ School District will work with QS2 for three years to create and implement a community-based strategic plan tailored to our local needs. Implementing the locally approved strategic plan may involve changes in how the district currently allocates its human and financial resources.
Board President Today's Date
Superintendent
Additional Information

In addition to what you had provided by filling out this form we are requesting that you email bjohnson@aasb.org some additional materials as attachments that will be integral in our decision making process.

  • Regarding Local Schools, please attach Name(s) of School(s) and Location(s); grades taught at the respective schools, number of students at each school; numbers of certified staff and administrators; sample copies of school-based improvement plans.
  • Regarding Student Information, attach any recent summaries of student data (standards based assessments, HSGQE results, Terra Nova/CAT 6 results, local assessments, annual reports) in the form provided to the board and/or parents.
  • Regarding Student Information, attach any graduate follow-up studies/reports conducted by the district.
  • Regarding Student Information, attach any "early leaver or dropout" studies/reports conducted by the district.
  • Regarding Strategic Planning, include a copy of any plans developed in/by the district.

Before submitting this application, please print this application by selecting "File" and "Print". Please mail with signatures the paper copy of the application to:

Association of Alaska School Boards
Attention: QS2 - Bruce Johnson
1111 West 9th Street
Juneau, Alaska 99801

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