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A 30% Increase in Three Years. Reading, Math & Language Usage ALL Title 1A Students. Jeff Dillon Superintendent/K-5 Principal Wilder School District. 9 Characteristics of Highly Effective Schools. 1 . A Clear and Shared Focus 2. High Standards and Expectations for All Students - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A 30% Increase in Three Years
Reading, Math & Language Usage
ALL Title 1A StudentsJeff DillonSuperintendent/K-5 PrincipalWilder School District
9 Characteristics of Highly Effective Schools
1. A Clear and Shared Focus
2. High Standards and Expectations for All Students
3. Effective School Leadership
4. High Levels of Collaboration and Communication
5. Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessments Aligned with State Standards
6. Frequent Monitoring of Learning and Teaching
7. Focused Professional Development
8. Supportive Learning Environment
9. High Levels of Family and Community Involvement
P A S S I O N
Takeaways:• Hope• Leadership Tools• Wilder’s Roadmap for Change
• 95% reduction in office referrals• 3 fundamental truths
P A S S I O N
What you will NOT takeaway:• A quick fix program• I believe emphatically that teachers
teach children (thus educate), programs don’t! AND Leaders lead dynamic change, school improvement plans don’t.
• How to avoid obstacles• That I’m the only success story.
Roadmap for Change
• Leadership
• Data, Data, Data
• Change School Culture- We all have to speak the same language!
• Partnership
• Professional Development
• Rigor, Relevance, Relationships
Leadership Non-Negotiables ME
1. People buy into the leader first, then the vision… John C. Maxwell• Stakeholder buy-in
2. Bring the PASSION of the 9 Characteristics of High Performing Schools
3. Be A Listener!
Leadership Non-Negotiables ME
4. Partnerships• “The best leader is the one who has sense
enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” Theodore Roosevelt
5. Leadership is a choice not a position.
6. Every moment is a leadership moment, leaders create the moments.
7. Synergy Creator
Leadership Non-Negotiables Teachers
1. Every moment is a teachable moment and the teacher creates the moment.
2. Rigor, Relevance & Relationships = Optimal Engagement
3. Every student will learn and reach their fullest potential under my watch.
4. Failure is not an option• I’m not talking about grades…
Leadership Non-Negotiables Teachers
5. The will to teach is not as important as the will to prepare to teach.
• How often do you check your teacher’s lesson plans?
6. Inspect what you Expect.• “What gets inspected gets done, what gets
inspected often gets done well.” Dr. Marilyn Howard
7. Strike while the iron is hot, keep it hot & keep striking!
8. Empower Teachers• Goal Setting – Professional Portfolios
Leadership Non-Negotiables
10. Conflict Management Philosophy• Conflict is a necessity• Opposition is encouraged• Conflict management includes
stimulation and resolutionManaging conflict is a major responsibility of an administrator • Example: Every complaint must be
followed by a realistic solution.
11. Refuse to go back to Egypt
Proof is in the DATA – Assessments/Grades
• Bottom 5% on the State Assessment (ISAT)
• Teacher report cards showing 90% of students are at grade level in Reading, Math and Language.
• Teacher reports data on district assessments that 90% of their students are proficient in Reading, Math and Language.
• Upside down RTI model
Proof is in the DATA – Assessments/Grades
• Adequate Yearly Progress – 4 consecutive years
• Distinguished Title 1 School
• All Assessments/Grades are scored using a Rubric- Drill down based on a given standard
• Right side up RTI Model
School Culture DATAChangeable
• 7 Principals in 14 years
• 2% of the student body received office referrals on a daily basis.
• Someone Is Leading and If It’s Not You… Then WHO?• Toxic Faculty Room.
• Lack of Trust
School Culture DATAChangeable
• High Expectations?
• Wilder ISLAND
• 50% of students qualified for English Language Learner support
• Limited parental involvement • Parents’ lack of trust in our
educational program
School Culture DATAChangeable
• The same Principal of 6 years
• 95% reduction in office referrals!
• Collaborative Faculty Room.
• Trust
• School-wide High Expectations
• 50% LEP REDUCED to 15%
• Parental Involvement – 10 hours per student
• Individual Student Learning Plans – ALL STUDENTS!
School Culture DATAUNchangeable
• 100% FRL
• 30% Migrant
• Demographics
Partnership – Based on DATA
• Boise State University – Literacy Professors
• Mathematical Thinking for Instruction – Retired Deputy State Superintendent• “You can do what I cannot do. I can do what
you cannot do. Together, WE can do great things.” Mother Teresa
• Weekly Observations (Up to 3 a week)
• Weekly Feedback on Instructional Expectations learned in Professional Development
Professional Development – Based on DATA
• Build Capacity in ALL Teachers
• Guided Reading- Learning A-Z
• Mathematical Thinking for Instruction
• Thematic Integrated Literacy Techniques
• Data Analysis- Celebration Day
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95% Reduction in Office ReferralsWhat’s Near and Dear to My…
Rigor = School-Wide High Expectations
Relevance = Differentiation of Instruction
Relationships = PASSION
