1. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL DIVISION CHANGES FOR 2016-17

2. Making a Constraint Beautiful Change is about adaptation and innovation. Fixed Mindsets are incapable of adaptability and pliability. Growth mindset embraces change and becomes stronger from it.

3. What remains the same? What becomes different? In other words, what is held tightly and what is more lose? The answer is simple. The what is always held more tightly, the how we work is more flexible and conditional based on situations and circumstances.

4. Donna Solley, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Cindy Dubuis, Director of State and Federal Programs Acknowledge the work of true heroes.

6. What are the changes we will have next year?

7. First Change is the Organizational Chart

9. Second Changes are in LOL Dates: Every LOL Team will meet in the morning giving the campus the afternoon to extend their collaborative time together if the campus chooses to do so. (See Handout) Vacancies will be filled through an application process at the campus level. An application is being provided for principals to use. More clarification for membership is provided and principals are being asked to adhere to those requirements. (See Handout) Topic for LOL next year is Continuous Improvement and the primary role of LOL members will be to partner with the principal to train, coach, and mentor colleagues in using Birdville’s model for Continuous Improvement.

10. Third Change is the Adoption and Use of the New Portrait of a Graduate

11. Fourth Change is Infusion of Continuous Improvement Philosophy and Processes Into the Daily Work of Birdville ISD

12. PLANNING FOR LEARNING PROTOCOL: THE LESSON

13. P4LEADING Design clear, well-organized, sequential lessons that reflect best practice, align with standards, and are appropriate for diverse learners. PLANNING FOR LEADING

14. LEARNING EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS Sample

15. PLANNING FOR LEARNING PROTOCOL: DATA ANALYSIS

16. PLANNING FOR LEARNING PROTOCOL: REFLECTION

17. Why Continuous Improvement? 1.Excellence is first a mindset, a way of thinking, a way of living, and a way of responding. 2.Excellence requires a commitment to mastery. 3.Excellence requires knowing and understanding what the work is and then developing a team approach for doing the work. 4.Excellence requires a game plan with all hands on deck executing the game plan. 5.Excellence requires a relentless commitment to the mission and purpose of our work. 6.Excellence requires preparation, processes, practice, and persistence. 7.Excellence requires a feedback loop, adopting standard operating procedures to review data, refocusing the team, and then making an appropriate response. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristole

18. “You don’t get the culture you want; you get the culture you build”. Urban Meyer

19. The art of life is a constant readjustment to our surroundings, calling on each of us to learn, make alterations, look for the best in others, be positive, and be resilient.