1. Creating and Sustaining Positive Culture and Climate
Against All Odds:
Creating and Sustaining Positive Culture and Climate
Welcome (music as attendees come in)
Our Background & Investment
Our Home
Demographics
Puzzle Game - 5 minutes, what did you notice about the activity? What was the purpose of this activity?
Puzzle Piece 1 - Mission & Vision (Is your mission/vision living? How do you know?)
Puzzle Piece 2 - School Uniqueness (index card)
Puzzle Piece 3 - Building Relationships
Puzzle Piece 4 - Classroom Community
Common planning period, grade level and department meetings, literacy, SBG
Puzzle Piece 5 - School Community
Pathways, partnerships, super 7 , WE 23
Puzzle Piece 7 - Academic & Cultural Consistency
video : fair & equity
Be consistent with urgency!
Closing Remarks (second line music)

2. Lauren LeDuff: English Department Chair & English II Instructor
Kendall McManus: Dean of Academics

3. My Motivation

4. Coming Full Circle
My freshmen year!
Sophomore Year!

5. OUR HOME!

6. WE Believe in Success!

7. WE are on a mission! www.wechs.org
Our mission is to provide rigorous and relevant instruction to all students at all academic levels to ensure each has the opportunity to achieve maximum potential.
WE are on a mission!

8. Our job is to teach the kids we have. Not those we would like to have
Our job is to teach the kids we have. Not those we would like to have... Not those we use to have… Those we have right now! ALL of them!

9. #3019 #Decency&Order

10. Demographics Total Enrollment- 1,006 Economically Disadvantaged- 94%
Students with Disabilities- 9.2%
Female- 62% Male- 38%
Limited English Proficient-1.5%
African American & Hispanic- 99%

11. Of students pass their End of Course exams!
93%
Of students pass their End of Course exams!

12. 100%
Graduation rate since 2010!

13. 12
Principals since 1896!

14. Putting the Pieces Together
Instructions
As a team, complete the puzzle.
When complete, as a team, yell “WE GOT THIS!”

15. What are you doing to get to where you need to be?
Live the
Mission & Vision
Are you on a mission?
What are you doing to get to where you need to be?

16. What’s unique about your school and community?
Focus on
School Identity

17. Girls Basketball Team State Champions

18. Boys Football Team State Finalist

19. Fighting Eagle Marching Band & Units

20. It’s All About Relationships!
How are relationships built within the school community?

21. Monitor the Classroom Community
Does the classroom environment mirror the school’s expectations?

22. What gets monitored, gets done! But set the frame for success!

23. Monitoring the Classroom Community
Collaborative Mastery Scheduling
Provide built in time for collaboration. Ex. Common planning periods for content areas.

24. Monitoring the Classroom Community
Develop authentic professional growth opportunities
Connect the pedagogy to the needs of the teachers and the students. PD must be relevant to the identity of the school.

25. Who monitors the classroom community and how?

26. Monitor with love! 5- minute Walk-through Expect to see the best!
Walkthroughs to discover areas of success!
Quick recap and celebration!
Monitor with love!

27. Extend into the School Community
Is there a reciprocal relationship between the school and the community?

28. Dual Enrollment - Residential Electrician 2016 - Super 7 2017- WE 23

29. Closing Reflection & Takeaways Thanks for your attendance!
Until next time!
Thanks for your attendance!