Learning By Design: The Mishawaka Way

A comprehensive framework of continuous learning that is intentional and systemic.

COMPONENTS OF LEARNING BY DESIGN:

• Curriculum Development and Alignment
  Educational programming is purposefully organized across classrooms, grade levels, and schools to prepare Mishawaka Students to be college, career, and citizenship ready.
  • Create curriculum maps and pacing guides focused on priority standards.
  • Develop horizontal and vertical alignment collaborative teams.
  • Monitor student progress.
    
    
• Instructional Alignment and Power Standards
  Educators use common, evidence based instructional practices.
  • Identify and prioritize evidence based instructional practices through the work of the PLCs.
  • Facilitate professional learning on identified practices through the work of PLCs.
  • Implement identified practices with supportive feedback PLCs and Instructional Leadership Teams.
    
    
• Continuous Improvement/School Improvement
  Integrated framework collectively focused on continuous systemic improvement.
  • Design a continuous improvement system with supports.
  • Develop improvement plans with key objectives (organizational, departments, services, schools).
  • Use consistent data protocols to measure progress toward achievement of key results.
    
    
• Alignment of Administrator and Teacher Evaluation Plans Based on Continuous Improvement System
  Collective impact of curriculum and instructional alignment is monitored routinely.
  • Train educators and administrators in use of teacher evaluation tool.
  • Create "look-fors" tools specific to curriculum and instructional alignment.
  • Utilize tools for frequent feedback cycle.
    
    
• Federal and State Accountability Plan
  Adherence to the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) and Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) accountability measures.
  • Communicate current requirements and expectations to all stakeholders.
  • Identify and monitor predictive metrics.
  • Refine organizational practices.
    
    
• SCM 5-Star Accountability Plan
  Recognition of Mishawaka Schools who have achieved a formal distinction in all 5-Star areas of Culture of Excellence.
  • Collaboratively design the highest expectations for exemplary schools and inform all stakeholders.
  • Develop metrics and evaluation systems for each quality indicator.
  • Progress monitor via the continuous improvement cycle.