Transcript Cheryl’s Slide Show

BUILDING A COLLABORATIVE
CULTURE TO ENSURE SCHOOL SUCCESS
CHERYL SCOTT WILLIAMS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
What is LFA?
• Coalition of 16 national education associations
established in 1997, committed to leveraging the
power of its member organizations to elevate
public schools to world-class standards by• Ensuring high academic expectations for all
students
• Creating safe and supportive places of learning
• Engaging the support of parents and the
community
Collaborative Leadership
Modeled in LFA Activities
• Met jointly with Representative Kline in January
• Wrote group letter to Secretary Arne Duncan
requesting regulatory relief from NCLB in May
• Partnered with the Knowledge Alliance on a
release of report on impact of research in the
classroom
• Held joint planning summit with P21 Board to
craft collaborative projects/messages
• Established Education Visionary Award
• Held high level conversations with Gates
Foundation, OECD, ETS, and McKinsey
Collaboration Requires….
• Willingness to reveal what you don’t know/can’t
do on your own
• Trust
• Common goals/shared values
• Comfort level with ambiguity
• Openness to change
• Willingness to form new partnerships
• Ability to challenge the status quo
Building a collaborative
culture requires….
Strong Leadership at all levels
Permission to take risks
Tolerance for failure as a learning strategy
Commitment to learn from mistakes as part of the
change process
Success Stories
All works in progress….
• Miriam’s Kitchen
• Say Yes to Education Syracuse Project
• The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
• The Kalamazoo Promise
MIRIAM’S KITCHEN
Learned Management Techniques….the Dashboard
We review program outputs and outcomes each month to assess the effectiveness
and efficiency of our programs.
A snapshot of our most recent numbers:
Output (January - July)
2011
vs.
2010
Meals Served
41,291
42,622
Guests Receiving Case
Management Services
2,128
1,857
WHAT TUITION SUPPORTS
MEAN TO YOUNG PEOPLE
The Promise
Belief that college is possible for all
Incentive to do well in school
Reduced financial burden on families
Opportunity to go to 2-year or 4-year
institutions
The Results
Over $11 million in private and public
scholarships supports were awarded to
the graduating classes of 2009 and
2010
Students are now attending over 60
different Say Yes Higher Education
Compact institutions
WHAT SAY YES MEANS TO
COMMUNITIES
The Promise
Rising district enrollment
Increase in home values
Parent engagement
Employment
Crime reduction
Preliminary Results
Enrollment in SCSD has increased (for the first time in a decade) by 300 students,
which equates to about $4 million in increased state aid
Home values have risen in Syracuse by 3.5 percent according to National
Association of Realtors Reports
City, County, and Regional Officials are marketing Syracuse as the
“First Say Yes City In America”
Over $32 million dollars has been raised, during the worst economic
downturn of a generation, to support this comprehensive and
unprecedented effort
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Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
*an independent, non-profit, nonpartisan group of volunteers who have worked since 1983 to
improve education in Kentucky
•Kentucky students are now above the national average in 4th grade reading, science and
writing. Students also are above the national average in 8th grade reading and science.
•In reading, the percentage of Kentucky 4th graders who scored proficient or advanced rose more than
40 percent between 1992 and 2007. In mathematics, the percentage of 4th and 8th graders who
scored proficient or advanced more than doubled between 1992 and 2007. But there remains a long
way to go. In both reading and math, most Kentucky students still do not score proficient or advanced.
•Enrollment at Kentucky colleges and universities is up 39 percent since 1997, one of the fastest growth
rates in the nation.
•Since 1997, 106 percent more students are enrolled in the state’s community and technical colleges.
•Kentucky has increased its high-school-to-college going rate by 10 percent between 1993 and 2006.
•In 2007, Kentucky ranked seventh in the nation in technology education, according to Education Week.
•From 1990 to 2000, Kentucky’s per capita income increased from 77 percent of the national average to
84 percent – the fifth highest rate of increase in the country.
Donation
The Kalamazoo Promise
10 Things You Need to Know |
1. The Kalamazoo Promise is for ALL students of the Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS).
2. You must reside within the boundaries of KPS.
3. You must have at least all of the high school years (9-12) in KPS (enrollment & residency) and graduate from KPS
(Central / Loy Norrix/ Phoenix).
4. The Kalamazoo Promise will not end. It is set up to go on for many years to come.
5. The Kalamazoo Promise is a 4 year scholarship (a bachelor degree or 130 credits, whichever occurs first).
6. You have ten years from the time you graduate from high school to use your Promise and can start and stop any
time.
7. The Kalamazoo Promise covers tuition and mandatory fees.
8. Students sign up for The Kalamazoo Promise at the beginning of their senior year. Meetings are held for all
seniors each fall. There are two simple forms to fill out for The Kalamazoo Promise.
9. There is an appeal process for students during their senior year, especially for hardship cases (e.g., custody,
death in the family, and foster
care placement).
10. All students using The Kalamazoo Promise at KVCC may attend part-time.
So what??
• Examples of success at any level provide lessons
and contacts
• Meet colleagues where they are and share stories
of others’ progress
• Create a shared vision and empower all players to
work towards that vision
• Adopt the language of hope and optimism
• Celebrate success
• Be brutally honest when you fail and point out
what’s been learned as a result
• Develop shared ownership for both success and
mistakes
Know where you want to
go…
Don’t forget……..
TO TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF
YOURSELF