Transcript 6 Practical Tools and 2 Proven Programs for PLC Success

Presented by
Jack Baldermann
 Programs
1)
2)
SMART goal process that focuses on results
Two versions of Academic Support
 Six Tools
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
PLC survey for teachers
Data wall template and rubric
Common formative assessments for difficult situations
One-page PLC summary
Data Team rubric
Data Team checklist/Critical issues for team consideration
 No
program will be effective without the
right philosophy
 Use
and adapt the ideas to fit your school
Adapted from Knoster, T
 Highest
 200%
ACT scores in school history
increase in Advanced Placement
 Decrease
in discipline referrals from
9,100-1,600

One of the Most Improved High School in Illinois/Nation

Top 100- America’s Best High Schools – Newsweek
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TOP TEN MOST IMPROVED Advanced Placement Programs – Washington Post
Challenge Index
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“A+” – Highest Rating – School Search, Inc.
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“Outperformer” – Highest Rating – Standard & Poor’s

99% Graduation Rate (2004, 2006)

98% 6-year graduation rate average
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100% Graduation Rate for Hispanic and African American students
(represents 20% of population) (2006)
Rated “10 out of 10” – Great Schools
RBHS Goals 2002
To encourage student participation
and achievement in AP programs
and increase the number of students
passing exams by 200% or more,
increase the number of AP Scholars
by 200% or more, and have a
Challenge Index rating that places
RB in the top ten high schools in
Illinois.
 To
increase the
graduation rate from
a ten-year (19912001) average of 91%
to at least 95% or
higher.
Year
Graduation
Rate
2002
91.5
2003
94.7
2004
99.1
2005
97
2006
99.2
2007
98.4
2008
97.6
2009
98.1
# of students
# of exams
# of passed
exams
Statewide
Ranking
# of passed
exams as % of
total school
enrollment
# of AP Scholars
1999
2008
85
127
112
547
1231
718
Not in the top 50
2 out of 650
11%
48%
15
142
Year
Scholars
Scholars
with
Honors
Scholars
with
Distinction
Total
National
Scholars
2000
7
7
4
18
0
2001
17
8
9
34
0
2002
20
10
6
36
1
2003
19
13
15
47
0
2004
32
8
31
71
5
2005
55
16
21
92
9
2006
62
9
31
102
5
2007
69
22
34
125
12
2008
72
27
43
142
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SMART
Goals
• 95% graduation rate in 2014
• 70% meet or exceed on PSAE exam in
2014
• 140 Advanced Placement tests taken
in 2014
Increase
graduation rate from a tenyear average of 90% to 95% or
higher for each graduating class
70%of Westmont
High School
students will meet or exceed
standards as measured by the PSAE
test in 2013-2014.
52% pass rate in 2012 prior to PLC
implementation
 Made AYP in 2013 after first year of PLC
implementation


Westmont High School
will increase the
number of students
taking (69 to 140 or
more) and passing (29
to 60 or more)
Advanced Placement
tests by 100% or more
and rank in the top ten
high schools in Illinois
as measured by the
Challenge index.
 In
2013 - 31 students taking 69 tests
 In
2014 - 219 students taking 411 tests
 One
of the most improved Challenge
Index scores in the United States
→WHS
2015?
→WHS
2014?
 SMART
Goal Worksheet
• Can be found at All Things PLC website
S.M.A.R.T. Goals in Action
At the end of the year
Leadership Council
meeting, the Dept. Chairs
were challenged to
develop a vision and
S.M.A.R.T. goals
S.M.A.R.T. Goals in Action
“Only those who will risk going
too far can possibly find out how
far one can go.” --T.S. Elliot
What
will your department look
like when it is the best in the
nation?
S.M.A.R.T. Goals in Action
What
are the specific things you
will need to do to make your
department the best?
What
are the obstacles that stand
in the way of your department
becoming the best?
 Results
by Mike Schmoker
 Big
Hairy Audacious Goals
B.H.A.G.S. – Jim Collins
 The Carrot Principle – Gostick and Elton
 School
Goal Setting
Rick Dufour
“Replace the voluminous strategic
planning process with a few very
specific goals.”
-Learning by Doing
Dufour, et. al.
Page 120
The Power of Goals
 Provides
 Sense
Focus
of Accomplishment for
Teachers/Students
 Pride
 Set “non-negotiable” goals
for
achievement
 Involve others in setting these goals
 Continually monitor progress and make
corrections as needed
 Focus resources, especially for training,
on district-wide goals
Robert Marzano & J. Timothy Waters
 For
each class, we will work to maintain a
graduation rate of 95% or higher
Strongly Support-82
Support-24
Disagree-1
Strongly Disagree-0
 To
increase academic achievement as
measured by the PSAE/ACT so our
students’ scores continuously improve
and rank in the top 5% or higher of high
school districts in Illinois
Strongly Support-65
Support-38
Disagree-2
Strongly Disagree-1

To challenge and support all of our students to
the best of their ability including building one of
the best AP programs in the state and nation and
having our school rated as one of the top ten
high schools in Illinois using the Newsweek
Challenge Index
Strongly Support-50

Support-49
Disagree-8
Strongly Disagree-0
We will continue to implement the Professional
Learning Community Model including
collaboratively developing common assessments
and reviewing student performance data to
improve curriculum and instruction
Strongly Support-64
Support-28
Disagree-0 Strongly Disagree-0
More info-15
Two Versions
of
Academic Support
Academic Support
at
Riverside Brookfield
Riverside Brookfield High School
Specific Programs and Strategies
Transition Teams
Description of Program
 Pre-9th
grade summer
school session
 3-year Commitment
• Strong Relationships
• No Gaps in Curriculum
• Mission and
Accountability
• Benefits from Team
Teaching
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Formative Assessment
Mastery Learning
High Expectations for ALL
Students
Additional Time and Practice
 Summer and After-School
Sessions
Work/Learning Reinforced in
Academic Support
Grading System:
A, B, C, & not yet
Riverside Brookfield High School
Specific Programs and Strategies
Transition Teams
Team Structure
1 English Teacher
1 Math Teacher
1 Science
1 Academic Support Person
Same Counselor
80-90 Students
Academic Support
Coordinator
 Team
member, tutor, liaison between
home and school, counselor, motivator
• Whatever it takes!
• Usually a non-certified position
Power of the Team and 3-Year
Commitment
 Strong
 No
Relationships
Gaps in Curriculum
 Accountability
 Benefits
and Mission
of Team Teaching
RBHS Transition Teams
 Pre-9th
grade summer session
 3-year commitment
 Mastery learning
 Formative Assessment
 Additional time and practice
 High expectations for ALL students
 Work/learning reinforced in Academic
Support
 Grading System: A, B, C, & not yet
 Summer and after-school sessions
Transition Team Goals
 By
the end of three years, all students will
have met state standards and will be on
track for graduation.
 We
will have developed thoughtful,
caring citizens.
Academic Support
at
Westmont High School
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ASAP –After School Academic Program
• F List Compiled on Tuesday
• Reminder slips sent to teachers and students
• Attendance taken in ASAP
• Report out to teachers of attendance and productivity of students
Academic Support Class
• Teacher communicates with teachers, parents and students on a
weekly basis or more
• Teacher works with student on missing work in small group setting
• Teacher emails a progress report home each week
 Progress in Academic Support Class
 Progress in all classes
 Work that still needs to be completed
• Printed
Weekly
• Sorted by
student to
show who is
failing and in
what class
Data Team is CC’d
• Progress in
Academic Support
Class
• Strategies used
• What still needs to
be worked on
Updated list for
teachers in Google
Drive
Recognition of
who did well
with specifics
 Tools
for PLCs
 PLC
survey for teachers and staff
 Data
wall template and rubric
 Example
of a common formative
assessment for difficult situations
• (i.e. singletons)
 One-Page
PLC Summary Sheet
 Data Team
Rubric
 Data Team
checklist/Critical Issues
Excellence
“Excellence is the result of caring
more than others think is wise,
risking more than others think is
safe, dreaming more than others
think is practical, and expecting
more than others think is
possible.”