WRAPPING UP

PARENTS  Ideas  Tools  Ideas  Tools

Role of the Principal Using data to implement change effectively and deliberately

What is my actual job?  Travel Agent  Cheerleader  Law Enforcement  Travel Agent  Cheerleader  Law Enforcement

Responsibility #1

Number Cruncher 1.Develop and implement a system wide approach to meeting specific reading objectives. 2.Organize the information gathered for the teachers in an easy to read format. 3.Help find programs to match the findings from your data.

Planning the Trip The principal must be the keeper of the vision. (Know the Destination)  Programs (Maps)  Scheduling (Time)  Research (Best places to visit!) The principal must be the keeper of the vision. (Know the Destination)  Programs (Maps)  Scheduling (Time)  Research (Best places to visit!)

Guide the Group  Instructional Leader  Attend Staff Development with the crew and be a member of the team.  Immerse yourself in the data

Responsibility #2

School Spirit  Use specific data to give positive feedback to the teachers  Use data to unify the academic team into using best practices  Use specific data to give positive feedback to the teachers  Use data to unify the academic team into using best practices

Celebrate Successes  Staff Meeting Recognition  School Board/District Honors  Include FULL staff in celebration  Staff Meeting Recognition  School Board/District Honors  Include FULL staff in celebration

Responsibility #3

Protector of the Data  Once data is collected, organize and analyze it. Be the first to disaggregate the information and put it back together in a friendly manner.  Look at the specific student, teacher, and content area that needs tweaking  Understand the data prior to sharing with the staff.  Once data is collected, organize and analyze it. Be the first to disaggregate the information and put it back together in a friendly manner.  Look at the specific student, teacher, and content area that needs tweaking  Understand the data prior to sharing with the staff.

Protector of the Schedule 90 minute Reading Block Uninterrupted No assemblies No outside interference Schedule Music, PE and Media around the reading block 90 minute Reading Block Uninterrupted No assemblies No outside interference Schedule Music, PE and Media around the reading block

Remember:Training is Ongoing Training is typically ongoing because –RTI has a lot of moving parts –Professionals can’t appreciate and are not ready for more advanced topics until they begin to feel comfortable with the basics. –RTI is an evolving -new information is continually becoming available.

Activity #4. Resume working on your Next Step plans.

Consensus Activities (How will you get staff On-board?) What Needs to Be Done?Who Should Be Involved?Who is Responsible?When Should It be Implemented or Completed? Infrastructure Activities (Tiers of Intervention) What Needs to Be Done?Who Should Be Involved?Who is Responsible?When Should It be Implemented or Completed? Implementation Activities (Scheduling, reorganizing) What Needs to Be Done?Who Should Be Involved?Who is Responsible?When Should It be Implemented or Completed?

SOME PARTING WORDS OF WISDOM

The Spice Girls Principle: The Spice Girls Principle:  Beware of fads.  Stay grounded in the research and carefully evaluate new trends.  Not everything out there is truly research based.  Beware of fads.  Stay grounded in the research and carefully evaluate new trends.  Not everything out there is truly research based.

The Oprah Principle: The Oprah Principle:  Relationships are the soul.  Just like with kids, rapport is essential when working with adults.  It’s not until a relationship is established that a teacher will be willing to take risks.  Relationships are the soul.  Just like with kids, rapport is essential when working with adults.  It’s not until a relationship is established that a teacher will be willing to take risks.

The Sistine Chapel Principle: The Sistine Chapel Principle:  Masterpieces develop over time  Remember that change and development of new skill sets takes time. Be gentle with yourselves.  Masterpieces develop over time  Remember that change and development of new skill sets takes time. Be gentle with yourselves.

The Great Debate Principle: The Great Debate Principle:  There is none.  We all want literate lives for each other and ourselves. Steer clear from taking an “us versus them” stance.  Maintain an open mind, and remember that we are all in it for the same reasons – the children.  There is none.  We all want literate lives for each other and ourselves. Steer clear from taking an “us versus them” stance.  Maintain an open mind, and remember that we are all in it for the same reasons – the children.

The Dr. Seuss Principle: The Dr. Seuss Principle:  Have fun!  How else will we all have the energy for all this hard work?  Have fun!  How else will we all have the energy for all this hard work?

Questions??? COMMENTS?

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Excellent Reading and RtI Websites Illinois School Psychologists’ Association: resources Florida Center for Reading Research: Oregon Reading First Center: reading.uoregon.edu Texas Center for Reading and Language Arts: Consortium on Reading Excellence (CORE): What Works Clearing House National Center on Student Progress Monitoring