Reform Implementation Strategies and Success: Learning from the Field Mark Flatau, Cle Elum-Roslyn Pam Estvold, Conway Martin Brewer and Laura Staley, Pioneer Helene Paroff, NEWESD 101

Making Connections Disrupting Poverty: Kathleen Budge Like-sized District Session Poverty, Partnerships, and Plywood: Trevor Greene Concurrent Session Panelists: Cle Elum-Roslyn, Conway, and Pioneer

Making Connections HP/HP TPEPCCSSSBACInterventionsSTEMOTHER

Spheres of Influence Actions School Culture A FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION LeadingHighPoverty Schools to High Performance

Cle Elum-Roslyn School District: Mark Flatau The Cle Elum-Roslyn School District is a welcoming and respectful environment, filled with caring and compassionate people, resulting in social and academic excellence.

Cle Elum-Roslyn School District: By the Numbers (OSPI, May 2013) K-12 district Student count: 927 Free or Reduced-Price Meals: 42.2% Special Education: 11.3% White: 84.7% Hispanic/Latino of any race: 7.6% 4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate (2012): 84.7%

Lesson 1: Culture is Everything Lesson 2:The emphasis must be on the Instructional Core Lesson 3: Students have to be working as hard as the teachers Lesson 4: Relationships, Relationships, Relationships. It’s all about Relationships Lesson 5: Upset the apple cart when needed and justified Lesson 6: The learning plan must address the needs of all learners Lesson 7: Celebrate the learning that is taking place so all can see our success Cle Elum-Roslyn School District “A Great Place to Learn and Live”

Conway School District Pam Estvold Conway Cougar Pride, creating a community of life-long learners

Conway School District: By the Numbers (OSPI, May 2013) K-8 district Student count: 450 Free or Reduced-Price Meals: 26.1% Special Education: 11.6% White: 83.5% Hispanic/Latino of any race: 14.3% 4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate (2012): N/A

Pam Estvold 22 years Building Principal: – Middle School in Spokane – K-8 in Burlington-Edison – High School in Anacortes Asst. Superintendent-Anacortes TPEP Pilot District LCFFS-AWSP Leadership Model Currently leading a Principal Evaluators PLC at ESD 189 Superintendent-Conway School District: K Students

Roles in Conway Transportation Director Food Service Director Facilities Manager Human Resources Risk Management TPEP implementation Common Core 4 year Levy Board relations $12 million construction project

Theory of Action If we apply common criteria for principal performance within the leadership framework and teacher performance within the instructional framework, then there will be an increased systemic coherence which will result in higher levels of performance and learning from principals, teachers and students.

Teachers: “fostering and managing a safe, positive learning environment.” “collaborative and collegial practices focused on improving instructional practice and student learning.” Principals: “creating a school culture that promotes the ongoing improvement of learning and teaching for students and staff.” “providing for school safety.”

Teachers: “using multiple student data elements to modify instruction and improve student learning.” Principals: “development, implementation, and evaluation of a data-driven plan for increasing student achievement, including the use of multiple student data elements.”

Teachers: “providing clear and intentional focus on subject matter content and curriculum.” Principals: “assisting instructional staff with alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment with state and local district learning goals.”

Teachers: Implementing the instructional framework Principals: “monitoring, assisting, and evaluating effective instruction and assessment practices.”

Comparison of Three Approaches to Adult PD ComponentLecture (Sage on Stage) Guided Practice (I do, we do, you do) Living the Learning (AA, R, S, F, A) Format  Formal presentation on core principles  Question & Answer  I do: Formal presentation on core principles  We do: Shared presenter- participant activity modeling the core principles  You do: Application: try it on your own  Activity sparks learning  Facilitated Sharing  Framing: formal language around participants’ sharing  Reflection  Application: put it into practice Approx. Leader Talk 90-95%40-50%15-30% Learning Beliefs We learn best by listening to the expert on the topic We learn best by listening to the expert and then having a chance to apply it We learn best by generating the knowledge through experience and then applying it to our context LimitationAdults retain 5- 10% of what they hear Leader does the heavy cognitive work: participants imitate but don’t build their own conclusions, limiting investment & retention Requires precisely built activities that lead to the proper conclusions; takes far more time to plan & more work to facilitate

Teacher quality is the most important factor in student achievement

Leadership is key to improving teaching & learning “Leadership is second only to classroom instruction among all school related factors that contribute to what students learn at school.” -- How Leadership Influences Student Learning, Kenneth Leithwood, et al, University of Minnesota, University of Toronto, 2004 “Six years later we are even more confident about this claim.” -- Learning from Leadership: Investigating the Links to Improved Student Learning,; Louis, et al,

Seven Pillars of Effective Schools-- Instruction: Data-Driven Instruction – Defining the end goal and shifting the focus from what was taught to what students learned Planning – Building strong curriculum plans and lesson plans as a foundation for effective teaching Observation and Feedback – Speeding up the feedback/improvement loop Professional Development – Developing knowledge base about teaching – Providing opportunities for practice in a controlled setting

Seven Pillars of Effective Schools-- Culture: Student Culture – Creating a rigorous, joyful student culture that drives learning and character development Adult Culture – Building a strong, supportive adult culture Managing and Developing Leadership Teams – Developing additional instructional leaders who can lead implementation of the instructional pillars

» Super levers: » Data Driven Instruction (criteria 3 and 5) » Culture (criteria 1 and 8) » Chapter 9-Superintendents » Train the leaders » Coach them continuously » Monitor their progress

Planning with Data

Student growth cycle with CC Standards; instructional framework; PLC work

If we’re to get through this maze of pressures and questions, it will take all of us in a truly collaborative fashion

Pioneer School District Martin Brewer and Laura Staley High levels of learning for all… Every Child, Every Day

Next Steps… What? So what? Now what?