2015-16 End of the Year Reflection
Building a Longterm School Plan
Moving from...
To...
Overall School Year Rating: Developing
"Leadership begins when you take something apart and start to rebuild it to make it better." --Andy Stanley
Developing Year
- Major Systems Shifts (Reading Instruction, Math Instruction, Morning Routine, Behavior, Development of Common Assessments, PLC's, Interventions)
- Facing the harsh reality that our instructional practices yielded a Needs Improvement status. I truly believe that our past performance was a direct result of extremely talented teachers doing the best they knew, but eventually that talent could not carry us any further.
- Building our Great Teachers to become Great Common Core Teachers
DCPS School leaders improve instruction to enable teachers to teach at their best and students to learn at their utmost
- Development of K-5 Common Assessments
- Digging deeper into standards: Refining essential standards identifying secondary and tertiary standards
- Implementation of Eureka Math (truly teaching math to the Core)
- Total Shift in Reading Instruction (Thinking Strategies, CAFE Strategies, Direct Reading time, Focus on DRA Assessment K-2 and IRI 3-5)
- Development of Literacy Framework
Next Steps
- Refinement of Math and Reading Instruction
- Implementation of Guided Planning in Reading
- Implementation of DRA testing 3-5
- Implementation of Lucy Reading
- Begin examination of K-5 Writing instruction (Implementation of Lucy Writing)
DCPS leaders shape a vision of academic success for ALL students, one based on high standards.
- Co-Teaching in 4th and 5th grade Special Education
- Co-Teaching intervention in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade
- Eagle Time Interventions based on Common Assessments
- Development of a systematic Summer Learning Plan
- Examination of Retention Data at AES and research on its impact
Next Steps
- Refinement of Eagle Time Interventions
- Development of A Team (Focused on K-3)
- Addition of Co-Teaching in 3rd grade and 1st and 2nd when appropriate
DCPS School Leaders manage people, data, and processes to foster school improvement
- Data Dashboard
- Use of multiple data points to make instructional decisions
- Shift of Title I funds from classroom teachers to school-wide supports
- WLES/AES Learning Meetings
- SBDM Policy Updates
Next Steps:
- Triangulation of data in Reading (MAP, DRA, Teacher Gut) and Math (MAP, Teacher Gut, and ???)
- Personalized Learning for Teachers
- Implementation of DRA 3-5
Learning Checks
Grade Level Dash Board
Grade Level Dash Board
WLES/AES Learning Meetings
Teaming with CO Supports
Personalized Learning for Teachers
Meeting the Needs of Special Groups
Collaboration
Learning and Growing
DCPS School Leaders cultivate leadership in others so teachers and other adults assume their part in realizing the school system
- Work with teacher leaders: Sarah Velotta, Krista Shields, Abby Flake, Heather Nally
- Restructure of school committees and their role in decision making
- Development of an Induction Plan using school staff to train
Next Steps
- Refinement of Induction Plan
- Development of a Transition Plan for Several Key retirements (12 possible retirements in the next 4 years)
- Work with Heather Nally
DCPS creates a climate hospitable to education in order that safety, a cooperative spirit, and other foundations for fruitful interactions prevail.
- Tweak of Behavior Plan
- Shift focus to positive behaviors
- Shift of PTO from Hierarchy to Board
Next Steps:
- Implementation/Refinement of a Behavior Rubric
- Building Volunteer Program
- Development of a strong Parent Engagement plan
"Great Leaders are constantly challenging the Status Quo. How do I make our organization become better, faster, and greater?" --Andy Stanley
What are the most important issues facing your school in 2016-17 and what can the district do to support your efforts
Our biggest issue is the continued growth of our instruction to the depth of Common Core.
- Continued support through quality professional developments
- Instructional learning for Instructional Coaches
- Continued support from CO
Summer Schedule
Official Last Work Day: June 10th
Off the Grid: June 18 - June 25th (in and out of school to check on construction progress on other days)
Back to School: July 6th