HIGH EXPECTATIONS VS HIGH HOPES GROWING AND MAINTAINING A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL

WELCOME! Take a few seconds and jot down an example of how high expectations are shown in your setting https://www.youtub e.com/watch?v=eWR 3IkfHdLE

Take a second and share with your neighbor what you jotted down. Who’s here? Robby Davis Lori Dennis Take a second and share with your neighbor what you jotted down. Participants? Administrators Classroom teachers District supervisors Who else?

culture THE REAL MEANING OF SCHOOL-WIDE MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT THE BEST TEACHERS WOULD DO/THINK HAVE THOSE HARD CONVERSATIONS BE SPECIFIC ON PROFESSIONAL EXPECTATIONS AHEAD OF TIME (PROFESSIONALISM) BE SPECIFIC ON STUDENT BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO BE VISIBLE/IN THE CLASSROOM culture

The real meaning of School-wide CULTURE The real meaning of School-wide Sense of family All grade levels matter even they are not “accountable” Build relationships (we are all human/remember they are just kids) TELL survey LOOK for POSITIVES (compliment chart, email stories, character chord, victory walk)

SCHOOL-WIDE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES TEACH THE STANDARDS DIFFERENTIATION QUESTIONING ENGAGEMENT POVERTY (Ruby Payne; bus ride) DATA-DRIVEN

DATA DRIVEN VS DATA COLLECTING Collect and organize Analyze Compare Make changes to daily instruction based on data Flashbacks, MAP, scrimmage, common assessments, pre-tests Goal-setting Effort (data is not useful if students do not give their best effort)

CURRICULUM CHOICES Not totally committed to one canned program Use any program/series/resource to cover the standard rigorously Present the content in a variety of ways Use different resources to provide differentiation Student-led-some content is experienced through pairs and small groups Work with low budget

Implementing change Be comfortable with inviting/considering teacher imput (leadership team, content advisory teams) Be wary of making too many changes at once Be thinking down the road for next year May be a good idea but not the right time (parking lot) BABT STEPS-break it down (may just try it in a grade level) Culture drives the success of the change

High expectations vs high hopes

Bremen Elementary School Muhlenberg County Robby Davis, Principal robert.davis@muhlenberg.kyschools.us Lori Dennis-Stover Assistant Principal lori.dennis@muhlenberg.kyschools.us