MIP Online Progress

Thank you all for being patient as our programmer moves forward with updating our online MIP to the new Express Engine version.  I have done preliminary review and know that you will be very pleased with the new process.  The speed is remarkably increased, and your home screens will give you great content and ability to manage your faculty's inservice needs and record-keeping.  As we move into the next stage of converting our main CSF website over to the same Express Engine process, you will see some wonderfully interactive screens giving us efficient communication and new means of presenting your schools easily and accurately.  I think you will see that CSF itself will be represented very professionally.

New MIP Components Added

Four new components have been added to our CSF Master Inservice Plan.  Two components replace previous components dealing with re-accreditation/self study formulation and peer review visits to evaluate self studies. The new components can be found online in the component list.  They are #4-512-001 School Effectiveness and School Improvement Process: Accreditation Self-Study (20-60 points) and #4-512-003 Peer Team Visit and Report:  Accreditation: CSF, Collaborative, or Other (30 points). The old components have been closed because our accreditation and these new components now reflect a school improvement model.   In addition, another component #4-512-002 Formulation of School Improvement Plan: SESIP (20 points) has been added as you consider your focus areas and write your plan during the five-year cycle.  Lastly, I have created a flexible component for training of your faculty that occurs on an annual basis and meets the needs of student safety.  You may choose to train faculty in any or all elements included in the component, and you will award the 6-30 points on a per participant basis.  This is #6-511-001 and will most probably replace your use of former components in CPR training and Child Abuse training.  Each of these components was presented at our last CSF Administrators' Meeting, and some of you have hard copies of the parameters describing them.  There are WORD documents online describing each new component just as previously.

Further component developments are planned for administrative and early childhood training sessions that occur at our CSF Administators' Meetings.  Watch for notice of particular training coming during our next meetings in January and April.