characteristics of effective schools by: wendy jaye popescu
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Characteristics Characteristics of Effective Schoolsof Effective Schools
By: Wendy Jaye Popescu
Characteristics Of An Effective Characteristics Of An Effective SchoolSchool
A Strong Instructional LeadershipA Strong Instructional Leadership A Strong Sense of MissionA Strong Sense of Mission An Effective Instructional BehaviorAn Effective Instructional Behavior High Expectations for All StudentsHigh Expectations for All Students Frequent Monitoring of Student Frequent Monitoring of Student
AchievementAchievement A Safe and Orderly OperationA Safe and Orderly Operation
Correlates of Effective SchoolCorrelates of Effective School Instructional LeadershipInstructional Leadership Clear & Focused MissionClear & Focused Mission Safe & Orderly EnvironmentSafe & Orderly Environment Climate of High ExpectationsClimate of High Expectations Frequent Monitoring of Student Frequent Monitoring of Student
ProgressProgress Positive Home-School RelationsPositive Home-School Relations Opportunity to Learn & Student Opportunity to Learn & Student
Time on TaskTime on Task
Why Strive to Reach High?Why Strive to Reach High? Our Goal as Educators is:Our Goal as Educators is:
– To select a significant curriculum To select a significant curriculum content, accurate and precisecontent, accurate and precise
– To teach for in-depth understandingTo teach for in-depth understanding– To share a common missionTo share a common mission– To believe all students can learnTo believe all students can learn– To provide a safe and orderly To provide a safe and orderly
environmentenvironment– To welcome and utilize student To welcome and utilize student
diversitydiversity
Self Assessment Should be Our Self Assessment Should be Our Ultimate GoalUltimate Goal
If you want to appear accountableIf you want to appear accountable– TEST YOUR STUDENTSTEST YOUR STUDENTS
If you want to improve your schoolIf you want to improve your school– TEACH TEACHERS TO ASSESS THEIR TEACH TEACHERS TO ASSESS THEIR
STUDENTSSTUDENTS If you want to maximize learningIf you want to maximize learning
– TEACH STUDENTS TO ASSESS TEACH STUDENTS TO ASSESS THEMSELVESTHEMSELVES
Hawley, “The Keys to Effective Schools”Hawley, “The Keys to Effective Schools”
How to Strive to Reach HighHow to Strive to Reach HighDevelop an In-Depth Needs Develop an In-Depth Needs
AssessmentAssessmentSet Clear Priorities for ActionSet Clear Priorities for ActionCreate a Reasonable TimelineCreate a Reasonable TimelineUnderstand Your Current BudgetUnderstand Your Current BudgetPlan aheadPlan aheadBe Continually Revising & Be Continually Revising &
RevisitingRevisitingCreate a Living DocumentCreate a Living Document
MINORITIES
SUBJECTSPECIFIC
GRADELEVEL
ENTIRE CAMPUS
SPECIAL EDSTUDENTS
REGULAR EDSTUDENTS
NEEDS ASSESSMENTSNEEDS ASSESSMENTS
Needs Assessments needNeeds Assessments need
to be throughoughto be throughough Data should be collected Data should be collected
from all studentsfrom all students Data should be collected Data should be collected
from sub-groupsfrom sub-groups– Regular Ed StudentsRegular Ed Students– Special Ed StudentsSpecial Ed Students– Grade LevelsGrade Levels– Subject SpecificSubject Specific– MinoritiesMinorities
PRIORITIES FOR ACTIONPRIORITIES FOR ACTION
WHAT ARE WE DOING TO
INVOLVEPARENTS
ALIGNCURRICULUM
TEACHPROFEFSSIONAL
EXPERTISE
UTILIZERESOURCES
TIMEFRAMES & TIMEFRAMES & PERSONS RESPONSIBLEPERSONS RESPONSIBLE
Remember PATIENCE is a VirtueRemember PATIENCE is a Virtue Timelines should be long range and Timelines should be long range and
flexibleflexible Our Job is to Find a Way to Involve All Our Job is to Find a Way to Involve All
Stakeholders in Every Aspect of the Stakeholders in Every Aspect of the Strategic Plan……Why?Strategic Plan……Why?– BECAUSE AN INVOLVED STAKEHOLDER IS A BECAUSE AN INVOLVED STAKEHOLDER IS A
COMMITTED ONECOMMITTED ONE– BECAUSE TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE BECAUSE TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE
& MANY HEADS ARE MUCH BETTER THAN A & MANY HEADS ARE MUCH BETTER THAN A FEWFEW
THE BIG BUDGET ISSUETHE BIG BUDGET ISSUE
Budgets should be strategically planned Budgets should be strategically planned by a LEADERSHIP TEAMby a LEADERSHIP TEAM– PrincipalPrincipal– Select StaffSelect Staff– CommunityCommunity
Budgets should be Current & FuturisticBudgets should be Current & Futuristic– What do we have to work with right now?What do we have to work with right now?– What do we want to plan on for the future?What do we want to plan on for the future?– MAKE IT REALISTIC and FLEXIBLEMAKE IT REALISTIC and FLEXIBLE
My Favorite My Favorite Quote!Quote!
It Says it It Says it All!All!
Ron EdmondsRon EdmondsAuthor of Author of
““Programs of School Improvement: An OverviewPrograms of School Improvement: An Overview””““We can, whenever and wherever we We can, whenever and wherever we
choose, successfully teach all choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of children whose schooling is of
interest to us. We already know interest to us. We already know more than we need to do that. more than we need to do that.
Whether or not we do it must finally Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the depend on how we feel about the
fact that we haven’t so far”.fact that we haven’t so far”.
ReferencesReferences
Hawley, W., & Rollie, D. (Eds). (2002). The Hawley, W., & Rollie, D. (Eds). (2002). The Keys to Effective Schools. Thousand Oaks, Keys to Effective Schools. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press California: Corwin Press
Effective Schools: Revolutionary and Effective Schools: Revolutionary and Evolutionary: The Effective Schools Evolutionary: The Effective Schools Movement. (2001). Okemos, Michigan: Movement. (2001). Okemos, Michigan: Effective Schools Products, Ltd.Effective Schools Products, Ltd.
Using Data to Strengthen Schools. Using Data to Strengthen Schools. (2004b). Canter (DVD).(2004b). Canter (DVD).
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