1. Personalized Learning Tools The Role of School Leaders
May 10, 2017
Rudi Lewis
COO
Silverback Learning
The Role of School Leaders

2. Today’s Agenda Leadership in Milepost Leadership Panel Discussion
Mileposts and Teacher Vitae: Administrators Learn from Each Other
Current Legislative Actions in Idaho

3. Engaged Leaders are the Key
Take an Active Role
Set High Expectations

4. That must start at the top?
Vision?
Mission?
Purpose?
When you roll this out, communicate to your staff about:
Why the district chose Mileposts?
What the expectation is?
What results you hope to see?

5. *Leadership at each building sets the tone and expectations for staff utilization of Mileposts.
*Leaders play a critical role.
*Leaders design the plan for training staff, as well as the strategies to embed Mileposts as the vehicle to drive student improvement.

6. “Real change begins with the simple act of people talking about what they care about.”
M.J. Wheatley

7. Why Should They Care? – Mileposts Benefits
For Teachers:
easily understand and be able to use meaningful data
quicker, organized way to differentiate and personalize instruction
help all levels of students grow
a world of content & assessment resouces
For Students:
personalized experience
feedback & guidance system
learning becomes fun again
any digital tablet or pc
student begins journey to
independent leaning
For Administrators:
gain insights to drive continuous improvement
share effective practices immediately staff-wide
lead a student achievement revolution
For Parents:
unprecedented access
guided information and assistance
get answers to support your child's educational experience
be part of the team again

8. Conversations change Culture
Conversations around the need for change
When does this take place?
Who needs to be there?
What can we do differently?
How can we make that happen?
Strategies to continue conversations regularly
Once the need has been established, conversations need to be generated around the data and those needs.
Conversations/brainstorming lead to opening dialogue and thinking out of the box.
This can lead to culture change, which can then begin to make changes in structures.
What can we do better to help students be more successful?
What part does Mileposts play in this?

9. Provide Team Planning Time
Hand out the Planning Guide
Have them get into school groups – or can choose to be one large group.
Give them a minimum of 20 minutes for planning discussions using the template.
Gather back together – spend 10 minutes or so for each group to share.

10. Build Capacity in Teacher Leaders
Find the people who will take iniative
Develop experts in each school
Encourage teachers to train and be trained
Commit resources and time for continued Professional Development and Implementation of Mileposts
Set Clear Expectations

11. Use Critical Conversation Opportunities
Staff Meetings
Dept/Grade Level Meetings
RtI Meetings
PLCs
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Regional Trainings

12. Successful Integration
Plan – short term and long term
Train as many staff as possible
Set Expectations
Initiate Conversations
Follow through regularly
Make Mileposts a part of ‘doing business’

13. “Strategic planning is worthless – unless there is first a strategic vision.”
John Naisbitt
Research, and our own experience, proves that a successful Mileposts™ Initiative comes when Leadership takes an active role in the process, planning, and follow through – and takes training to classroom level teachers.
We have all heard the saying: “If we fail to plan, we plan to fail!”
So let’s plan!

14. Action is the KEY! What expectations will you set: Yourself Principals
Staff
How do you plan to follow up on expectations?
What is your follow up schedule?
The Action part of the plan is paramount!
Without the action – nothing will change.

15. Setting the Stage
Must Believe: Data based decision making will lead to increased student achievement.
Must Participate: To demonstrate your belief and staff will see that you personally find and use data.
Must Set Expectation: That all of your staff will use the program to make data based decisions.
Must Demand: That all decisions about student achievement are based on data and that all staff members can find, manage and create solutions using data.

17. Leadership Panel - Discussion & Questions
Tanya Seeds - Principal
Scott Woolstenhulume - Assistant Superintendent
Greg Bailey -Superintendent
Jason Sargent - Superintendent

18. QUESTIONS:
What do you like most about using Mileposts, Teacher Vitae and/or EdifyAssess?
Please share two (2) specific strategies that have worked in your school/district that led to a good implementation/reward/academic payoff with any of the products that you are using: Mileposts, Teacher Vitae and/or EdifyAssess.
Looking back what would you celebrate about your district’s decision to use Mileposts, Teacher Vitae and/or EdifyAssess?
Is there anything that you would do differently as you share lessons learned with colleagues?

19. Tools for Administrators - Mileposts
District and School Reports
Analysis
Advance Filtering
Building Multi-Assessment Reports

20. Tools for Administrators - Teacher Vitae
Homepage Overview
Manage Evaluation Assignments
Manage Forms
Reports

21. Tools for Administrators - EdifyAssess
Homepage Overview
Create a Quick Assess
Reports

22. Your Voice - What’s Next!
A time to share what’s important to you in the future development of Mileposts, Teacher Vitae and EdifyAssess

23. Kestrel West Idaho Legislative Update and a Look Forward…….
John Foster
Kate Haas