Transcript COLONIAL BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS 16 North Irving Avenue Colonial Beach, Virginia 22443

COLONIAL BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS
16 North Irving Avenue
Colonial Beach, Virginia 22443
Colonial Beach High School
Members of Transformation Team
• LTPs – Jan Rozzelle, Valerie Gregory, Mary
Whitley, Teressa Caldwell, Mary Runnells
• Principal – Clint Runyan
• Internal Lead Partner – Kathleen Beane
• Superintendent – Donna Power
Measures of Success Related to
High School Principal Mentorship
2011 - 2012 Objectives
LTP Dr. Teressa Caldwell
1. Expand understanding of different leadership styles and
approaches
a. Supporting others to achieve goals
b. Motivating others
Supporting Activities:
• 2 teachers identified to share leadership in developing
uniform, consistent syllabi establishing high expectations
to be used with all faculty beginning 2nd semester.
• Researching Grading and Reporting documents from 3
other school divisions to put into place a uniform
grading and reporting system that all teachers must
follow.
2. Continue to develop and demonstrate
Emotional Intelligence
a. Increasing Emotional Intelligence
Supporting Activities:
• Readings: Daniel Goleman on Emotional
Intelligence.
• You Tube presentation by Daniel Goleman
3. Continue to demonstrate successful
communication and cooperation
a. Developing assertiveness skills
b. Developing listening skills
Supporting Activity:
• Multiple conversations, readings with regard to
conducting effective positive and negative
interactions with faculty, community and students.
Engaging in problem-solving of current issues to
inform effective decision-making and
leadership.
4. To develop and implement a successful
Parent Teacher Student Association
membership growth plan that will recruit
members to demonstrate the value of parent
and community involvement and
connectedness, to serve as enthusiastic
volunteers, and to actively support the
instructional program.
Supporting Activity:
• PTSA initiated summer of 2011. Growth and
development ongoing.
5. Maintaining the momentum of progressive
mastery of additional new personal and
professional skills and excellence in
supervision of instruction and in developing a
learning-centered school.
Supporting Activity:
• Many, many conversations around what constitutes
effective instruction and the role of the building principal in
increasing achievement.
• Readings from Marzano.
• Professional publications.
LTP Report
Jan Rozzelle & Valerie Gregory
Key Roles and Responsibilities
• Provide professional development on highyield student engagement strategies
• Support implementation of new teacher
evaluation program
• Organize and conduct classroom observations,
analyze data and provide specific feedback to
teachers
• Build collaboration and learning communities
among teachers and students
Professional Development Activities
• Whole school workshop on high-yield
strategies
• Weekly individual consultations with teachers
• Individual and team consultations by subject
area on goal setting, pre-assessments, student
growth goals
• Classroom observations in all classrooms
provided specific feedback and considerations
to each teacher
Professional Development Activities
• Curriculum resources provided to teachers
based on observation data, e.g. booklet of
review strategies to engage all students; earth
science instructional material; comprehension
strategy lessons and student materials
• VTALL Teacher Leader training for Peer
Coaching at William and Mary for Mr.
McNamara and Ms. Preston
Peer Observation Activities
• Organized teams of two or three teachers and
created a schedule of peer observations and
post-observation discussions
• Facilitated weekly peer observations that
increased frequency of specific feedback to
teachers
Collaboration and Learning
Communities Activities
• Shared and modeled ideas and strategies for
building student collaboration and learning
communities in classrooms
• Organized and facilitated peer observations
that emphasized building relationships and
increasing teacher collaboration
New Teacher Evaluation Activities
• Customized teacher evaluation handbook for
Colonial Beach High School
• Provided multiple individual and department
consultations on teacher goal setting
• Assisted teachers with developing or identifying
appropriate pre-assessments
• Provided multiple individual and department
consultations on student growth goals
• Provided specific feedback on teaching and learning
data from weekly classroom observations
LTP Report
Mary Whitley
• Goals and Responsibilities
• To guide and monitor the Colonial Beach High School
Instructional Leadership Team and the Colonial Beach
Division Improvement Team in updating and continuing
improvement plans via the INDISTAR Web site;
• To provide assistance to the principal and guidance
director in utilizing the Virginia Early Warning System (or
other tools) to identify students at-risk of not graduating
from Colonial Beach High School and in developing and
utilizing effective interventions to provide necessary
supports to those students to raise the graduation rate;
and,
• To make classroom observations of “Drifter Time” and
recommend strategies to increase effectiveness.
• Progress to Date
• Colonial Beach High School (CBHS) Instructional
Leadership Council and Colonial Beach Division
Improvement Team have met monthly to update the
improvement plans, review data and progress, and
discuss recommendations.
• To assist students in meeting the graduation
requirements, an X-Factor Committee was organized
to review teacher referrals of students and data on
individual student attendance, discipline, and
academic achievement. School guidance,
administration, and classroom teachers participate
in the meetings to recommend supports for
students.
• The CBHS faculty participated in a meeting to
review and discuss the INDISTAR improvement
plan and how each teacher is involved in the
improvement process.
• A presentation was made to the new teachers in
the mentoring program on the INDISTAR plan
and their contributions to the improvement
effort.
• Observations of the Drifter Time have been
made with recommendations to the principal for
improvement.
9th Grade Students Tested
1 student in Tier 3-seriously below grade level
2 students in Tier 2-moderately below grade level
28 students in Tier 1-performing at grade level
EOC Reading Benchmarks
Course
Grade
Reading
11
Writing
11
Mid-Quarter
Benchmark
1st Quarter
Benchmark
63%
95%
Mid-Quarter
Benchmark
SOL
Score
100%
SOL
Pass rate
70%
100%
EOC Math Benchmarks
Course
Grade
Mid-Quarter
Benchmark
1st Quarter
Benchmark
Mid-Quarter
Benchmark
SOL
Score
SOL
Pass
rate
EOC
100%
96%
100%
70%
Algebra II
EOC
67%
86%
100%
70%
Geometry
EOC
49%
43%
79%
70%
Algebra I
EOC Science Benchmarks
Grade
Mid-Quarter
Benchmark
1st Quarter
Benchmark
Mid-Quarter
Benchmark
Course
SOL
Score
SOL
Pass
rate
Earth
Science
EOC
77%
100%
85%
70%
Biology
EOC
94%
94%
92%
70%
Chemistry
EOC
2nd Sem.
2nd Sem.
2nd Sem.
70%
EOC History Benchmarks
Grade
Mid-Quarter
Benchmark
1st Quarter
Benchmark
Mid-Quarter
Benchmark
SOL
Score
Course
WH 1
WH II
US/VA
SOL
Pass
rate
EOC
75%
86%
76%
70%
EOC
67%
100%
83%
70%
EOC
92%
88%
96%
70%
Climate and Culture
• Year 1 – Students and staff resentful of new
mandates
• Teachers very cautious of new mandated
working relationship with LTPs
• All staff approved of increased level of
professional development
• Students/staff responded very well to new
4X4 schedule
Climate and Culture
• Year 2 – Teachers have embraced interactive
involvement of LTPs
• Students’ benchmark results show improvement in
working towards mastery
• Students demonstrate a more positive attitude
because of increased opportunities for makeup work,
one-on-one interaction, and being offered every
opportunity to succeed
• New teachers support new higher standards
• Increased parental involvement supports student
success
• Increased cooperation between athletics and
academics ensures student eligibility
Student Behavior/Absenteeism
• Student behavior improved due to adjusted
schedule- greater learning time, less
disruptions, and length of courses
• Absenteeism remains a major problem with
certain students
• Superintendent working on Juvenile Justice
Committee to create a consistent statewide
accountability policy
Teacher Indicators
• No issues with teacher absenteeism
• Large turnover rate of teaching staff due
to negative feelings of being identified in
school improvement and being required
to adopt a transformational model of
teaching
• Lack of competitive salaries and benefits
continues to present sustainability of a
consistent staff
Strengths of Transformation Program
• Drifter time instituted – 40 minute daily
remediation/enrichment opportunity for all
students to work in content area(s) of
difficulty
• All LTPs are highly qualified professional
educators
• School board strongly supports and is highly
involved in transformation
• School board frequently visit schools and
attend activities and events
Areas of Opportunity/Improvement
• More professional development needed in areas of
curriculum alignment, syllabus construction, and
pacing guides as new SOL core content standards are
added each year
• New teacher evaluation pilot has been implemented
for the 11-12 school year
• Increased interaction with our new school resource
officer and truant officer needs to be coordinated
• A unique opportunity for every high school student to
have a personal mentor in the newly developed
Adult/Student mentoring program
SIG Funds
School –
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Principal visited and observed high-performing schools
Additional personnel
New PTA
APEX virtual learning
Istation and ARDT
Teacher evaluation pilot
Math coach
Adult/student mentor program
Ipad 2s for all juniors
Laptops for all teachers
SIG Funds
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LTP salaries
High school celebration for full accreditation
Evening parent/community classes
Superintendent invited to be part of school
improvement initiative in England
• Superintendent invited to attend SIG Conference
in Denver, CO to receive additional support and
resources in the transformation model
Baseline for Schools
from VDOE
Colonial Beach High School
2010 to
2010 to
2011
2010
2011
2011
2011 Math 2010 to 2011
2010 to
Increase in English or English or Increase 2010 Math
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Increase In 2010 Both 2011 Both 2011
Graduation rank/154 rank/161 in English or rank/154 rank/161 Mathematics or rank/308 or rank/322 Increase
Rate
or 915
or 952
Ranking
or 915
or 952
Ranking
or 1830
or 1904
in Both
Yes
0.37012987 0.527950311
No
0.941558442 0.807453416
Yes
0.655844156 0.667701863
No
Virginia Department of Education Page
Office of School Improvement
School Accreditation Detail Report
2011-2012 School Year
Based on the data from the 2010-2011 School Year
• School Division:
202 - Colonial Beach
• School:
0021 - Colonial Beach High
• Grade Range:
08 to 12
• Title 1 Status:
Not Title 1
• Final Accreditation Status this Year:
Fully Accredited
• Accreditation Status Last Year:
Fully Accredited
Virginia Department of Education Page
Office of School Improvement
School Accreditation Detail Report
2011-2012 School Year
Based on the data from the 2010-2011 School Year
Subject
Data
Source
Students
Passing
Students
Taking
Score
Benchmark Met
Benchmark?
English
Current
Year
169
188
90%
70%
Yes
Math
Current
Year
146
182
80%
70%
Yes
History
Current
Year
92
112
82%
70%
Yes
Science
Current
Year
137
155
88%
70%
Yes
4160
4600
90
85
Yes
Graduate Current
Completer Year
Index
AYP Objectives
Virginia School Report Card
AMO
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08-09
English Participation - All Students
English Participation - Black
English Participation - Economically Disadvantaged
English Participation - Hispanic
English Participation - Limited English Proficient
English Participation - Students with Disabilities
English Participation - White
English Performance - All Students
English Performance - Black
English Performance - Economically Disadvantaged
English Performance - Hispanic
English Performance - Limited English Proficient
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
09-10
10-11
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
AYP Objectives
Virginia School Report Card
AMO
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08-09
English Performance - Students with Disabilities
English Performance - White
Math Participation - All Students
Math Participation - Black
Math Participation - Economically Disadvantaged
Math Participation - Hispanic
Math Participation - Limited English Proficient
Math Participation - Students with Disabilities
Math Participation - White
Math Performance - All Students
Math Performance – Black
Math Performance – Econom. Disadvantaged
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
09-10
Y
Y
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Y
Y
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Y
N
Y
RN
10-11
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
RN
Y
RN
AYP Objectives
Virginia School Report Card
AMO
08-09
09-10
10-11
Y
Y
Y
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Y
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Y
N
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Y
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RN
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Math Performance - Hispanic
Math Performance - LEP
Math Performance - Students with Disabilities
Math Performance - White
Other Academic Indicator - All Students
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Key: Y = Met objectives
N = Did not meet objectives
RN = Reduced failure by ten percent but did not meet other academic indicator
Graduation Indicators
Freshman Class in 2010-2011
• % passing Algebra I – 92%
• % passing English 9 – 98%
• % of LESS than 12 absences – 68%
Graduation Completion Index Summary Report
as of October 10, 2011
Year: 2011
Colonial Beach High School
Subgroup
Weighted Index Points
(*1)
Maximum Points
Available (2*)
GCI (*3)
All Students
4160
4600
90.43
Unexpected Barriers
• Fully understanding and implementing
Indistar, quarterly reports, and Dashboard
• Technical istation issues that are still
unresolved
• Raising level of on-time graduation rate
Goals for Remainder of 11-12 SY
• Improve benchmark scores
• Increase number of pass advanced student
scores on SOLs
• Provide opportunities for adult mentor and
student interaction
• Make AYP in all areas
• Reduce rate of absenteeism
Phaseout
• Reduce contract times of LTPs
• Internal lead partner and principal assume
roles of transformational instructional leaders
• Transference of leadership in both high school
improvement team and division improvement
team to administrators and leaders
• Continue with increased teacher ownership of
peer observation model
• Principal will adopt best practices learned
from high-achieving schools and integrate into
small school setting
• Principal will continue to develop his own
leadership style