Transcript Leadership Meeting PPT

On-Site School Review
Leadership Meeting
An asset-building model of school
improvement . . .
Presenters:
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Outcomes for Today’s Meeting
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Understand the on-site school review
process
Be familiar with the effectiveness indicators
and where to find the underlying research
Know how the data collection determines
school improvement needs
Determine readiness
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Getting to Know One Another
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Introductions
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Review Team Leader: Name, experience in
education and with school improvement
Leadership Team: Name, assignment,
motivation to be on leadership team, and
one of the following:
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Describe your school
What has the school been working on over the last
5 years?
What has worked well and why?
What goals do you have for the school?
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Assessing Readiness
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What is the level of the staff’s commitment to
improving student achievement?
What information do we need most to improve
our school?
How does the staff react to change?
How does the staff respond to coaching?
How willing are the leadership team members to
lead change efforts and to help to ensure
schoolwide commitment to agreed-upon
practices?
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Effectiveness Indicators
Handout: Effectiveness Indicator Overview
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Written Curriculum
Instructional Program
Student Assessment
School Leadership
Strategic Planning
Professional Development
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Effectiveness Indicators
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7. Student Connectedness, Engagement,
and Readiness
8. School Environment
9. Family and Community Involvement
10. District Support
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School Review Tools
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Data analysis
Interview questions
Survey questions
Classroom observation rubric
Student work analysis
Family and community meeting
Document review
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Elements of the On-Site
School Review Process
Handout: On-Site School Review Overview
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Planning
Document review
Surveying
On-site review
Data2 process
Communicating results
Strategic planning
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Planning: Planning Visit With
Leadership Team
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Review team meets school and district
leaders
Preview on-site school review process
Discuss history/context of school
Discuss school and district goals
Discuss readiness
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Planning: School Leadership
Plans for Review
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Selection of academic focus area
Selection of effectiveness indicators
Schedule interviews/focus groups
Schedule parent meeting
Disseminate surveys
Coordinate student work collection
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Planning: Planning With All
Staff
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Discuss school history and goals
Describe on-site school review process
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Effectiveness indicators
Document review
Student work collection
Surveys
Communication
Disseminate schedule
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Document Review
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State and local performance data and
trends
Curriculum and instructional materials
School strategic plan
Staff, student, and parent handbooks
Survey data
Student work (more information later)
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Survey Creation and
Dissemination
Handout: Teacher Survey Example
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Surveys (based on effectiveness indicators
selected for review)
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Teachers and administrators
Classified staff members
Students
Parents
Review team compiles and analyzes data
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Collecting Student Work
Handout: Collecting Student Work (Letter)
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Just prior to the on-site visit, teachers collect
all written student work for 1 to 2 weeks
No extra planning or grading
Folders provided for each class
Schoolwide analysis
Identify collection dates and point person
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On-Site Process (3–5 days)
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Kick-off meeting with all staff
Daily meeting with principal
Classroom observations and student interviews
Scheduled interviews: teachers and
administrators
Scheduled focus groups with classified staff
members (instructional/noninstructional)
Student focus groups
Family and community meeting
Oral exit report to all staff
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Communication With School
and District
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Daily meetings with school leaders
Leadership debrief
Oral exit report to all staff
Draft written report to school leader
Final report workshop
School strategic plan design inservice
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Strategic Planning
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School strategic plan design inservice
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Update school strategic plan to include
recommendations from review
Determine time lines
Identify staff and resources
Determine professional development
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Benefits of External Review
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Research-driven process and rubrics
Neutral perspective and feedback
External expertise in school improvement
Evidence gathered from a wide variety of
sources
Analysis and corroboration
Data-driven decision-making
Basis for targeting resources
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Planning Schedule
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All-staff planning meeting
Administer surveys
Collect student work
On-site review
Family and community
meeting
Oral exit report
Written report
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Contact Information
Team Leader:
 Phone:
 Email:
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