2016-17 End of the Year Reflection
Shifting the Culture
Remembering that my team is at the End of the Rope
Make sure that my moves are ones that move us forward without compromising our strengths.
Developing Year
- Moving too fast instructionally
- Shifting of data analysis (Triangulating Data)
- Helping teachers reflect on data
- Refinement of Reading and Math Instruction
- Examination of our School Wide Writing Program
- Family Engagement
DCPS School Leaders improve instruction to enable teachers to teach at their best and students to learn at their utmost
- Refinement of K-5 Common Assessment Practices
- Shifting instructional approaches with Eureka Math
- Continuation of our Literacy Journey
- Coaching as a means of personalizing teacher growth and development
- Dipping our feet into Co-Teaching
- Writing analysis
Next Steps
- 1st - 5th grade Co-Teaching supports for students
- Implementation of a School-Wide RTI Framework
- Refinement of intervention model
- K-3 Lucy Calkins Writing Instruction
- Coaching Points: Conferring, Phonics/Phonemic Awareness, Fluency, Use of manipulatives, and math structures
DCPS Leaders shape a vision of academic success for ALL students, one based on high standards.
- Eagle Time/Intervention is still a work in progress
- A Team Supports in K-3 (Foundational Reading skills)
- Co-Teaching 3rd - 5th grades
- Collaboration with CHES to develop Essential Learnings for each grade
Next Steps
- Focus on Essential Learnings for interventions
- Continued refinement of Intervention system
- 1st - 5th supports with Co-Teaching
- Shift in reading intervention model
SBG Overview
DCPS School Leaders manage people data, and processes to foster school improvement.
- Development of PLC leaders
- Use of multiple data points to determine student performance
- SBDM By-Law update and Review
- A-Team
Next Steps
- Shift in student placement
- Instructional Technology Shift
- Continued refinement of our school wide behavior plan and rubric (What are we doing to intervene for students with multiple behavior referrals?)
- Implementation of Math Fluencies as 3rd data point
- Quarterly writing assessments
- Improving communication and visioneering
- Narrowing the focus of committees and empowering the staff
DCPS School Leaders cultivate leadership in others so teachers and adults assume their part in realizing the school system.
- IC Pilot
- Using WLES/AES days and Staff Meetings to allow teachers to share their expertise
- Implementation of Coaching Sessions
- Core Leadership Group
Next Steps
- Cultivating innovation and leadership
- Shift in committees
- Personalized Learning Plans for teachers through Coaching and Fed-Ex days
DCPS creates a climate hospitable to education in order that a cooperative spirit, and other foundations for fruitful interaction prevail.
- Implementation of a School Wide Behavior Rubric
- Development of a Family Engagement Plan
- Improvement of community communication systems
- Staff and Student Recognition
Next Steps
- Work on Staff Culture
- Volunteer Program Development
- Implementation of Family Engagement Plan
Recognizing our Students for being exceptional
Over 1000 Purple Cards this year (415 last year)
Recognizing our Staff for being exceptional
Over 300 Staff Purple Cards
Building a Community
Helping students focus on Success Skills: Grit, Integrity, Empathy, Self-Control, and Embracing diversity
What are the most important issues facing your school in 2017-18 and what can the district do to support your efforts
- Co-Teaching Supports
- Digging Deeper in Literacy and Math
- IC Development
- Instructional Technology Shift
Summer Schedule
Official Last Work Day: June 9th
I will be in and out over the summer to check on progress of cleaning
Back to School: July 5th