Welcome Back Region 16 2019-2020 Systems Thinking: Instead of focusing on individual issues, a systems thinking approach shares and helps in observing the results of an entire system. Stakeholders understand every action and all consequences are correlated to one another. Michael P. Yamin, Superintendent of Schools

In 28 years realized less is more…. I Believe: Region 16 Staff is our most valued resource… Professional Learning should be embedded and on-going… Teaching and Learning needs to be personalized/individualized to engage students… Cultivating a culture that is collaborative, supportive, and safe for all students and staff is our priority in Region 16… Promoting socially, emotionally, and academically healthy students is critical to the development of all our students…. District Strategic Plan School Improvement Plans Theory of Action Welcome Letters/Memos

Region 16 Initiative's Social Emotional Learning Program K-5 RULER program 6-12 Choose Love Learning Pathway (s) at Woodland STEM pathway (2019-20) Health pathway ( 2020-21) Personalizing and individualizing teaching and learning to meet the needs of all students Intervention Block at Elementary schools Flexible at Middle School    

Historically over the last 4 years Successes Increased non-certified & certified staff in the area of special education, interventionists, pupil personnel, and electives for our schools and students Invested over 4 million dollars in renovations and improvements to our schools and the classroom environments Realized an increase of approximately 7% in overall performance on smarter balance scores Region 16 has moved from the bottom 3rd of our DRG to first in math and 4th in ELA in the State assessment of high school students Fiscally responsible in achieving this and much more with less than a 1% increase in our budget over the last 4 years.

ERW SAT: The Percentage of Students At/Above Goal in DRG E 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 Number District Percent that met or exceeded 1 Lebanon 85.5 N. Branford 81.4 Portland 80.4 E. Haddam 83.3 2 84.8 Woodstock 81.1 Westbrook Litchfield 81.7 3 77 78.4 80 Coventry 4 76.9 Region 16 77.4 E.Haddam 77.5 78.7 5 76.8 76.7 Region 6 77.6 6 75.7 75.5 73 7 75.2 75.4 Thomaston 69.4 8 75 71.2 74.7 Region 1 69 9 74.8 70 72.1 64.4 10 68 67.3 61.3 11 64.3 64.8 65.4 N/A 12 59.7 60 STATE 65 62.4 62 DRG 74.6 73.3 74.2 74  

Other Districts MATH SAT Performance 2019 Percent that Met or Exceeded Westport 78.2 Region 15: Pomperaug 73.5 Madison 71.5 Greenwich 65.1 Cheshire 63.9 Region 16 58.6 Southington 54.4 Region 13: Durham & Middlefield 53.8 Region 14: Woodbury & Bethlehem 44.2 Seymour 36.6 Oxford N/A

MATH SAT: The Percentage of Students At/Above Goal in DRG E 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 Number District Percent that met or exceeded 1 Litchfield 56.8 Coventry 55.7 Westbrook 57.1 Region 16 58.6 2 Lebanon 53 Woodstock 54.3 Portland 55.9 3 50.8 51.8 52.5 53.1 4 50 47.7 52.2 52.1 5 40.6 45.5 47.9 6 Region 6 39.8 41.5 43.3 45.3 7 39.6 41.4 42.9 Thomaston 40.8 8 N. Branford 34.6 39.3 34.5 36 9 32 30 E. Haddam N/A 10 26.9 27.5 Region 1 STATE 41.3 40.3 41 DRG 42.4 43.5 48.3 49.1

Other Districts ERW SAT Performance 2019 Percent that Met or Exceeded Westport 92.1 Madison 86.1 Cheshire 85.8 Region 13: Durham & Middlefield 83.2 Greenwich 82.7 Region 15: Pomperaug 80.5 Region 16 78.7 Oxford 77.1 Southington 75.6 Region 14: Woodbury & Bethlehem 71.7 Seymour 62.1

In Closing… “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein