1. What Kind of shape is our ship in?
Reflecting on the Voyage
Charting a Course for new destinations
Using Iowa achievement data
Quick welcome; state purpose; emphasize time limitations and prompt for moving quickly through our agenda so the most amount of time can be spent working collaboratively on new goals. If any new principals, make sure we introduce selves and allow others to do the same. 2mins
Reneè Nunez
Assistant Superintendent
Laura Rolo
Director of Instruction

2. Review the goal(s) created by your cluster last summer
Reflect on the progress your campus made toward meeting the Cluster goal
Choose an icon on your handout that best fits your reflection
Write a short summary of why you chose that particular icon to represent your reflection
How was the voyage?
Everyone will have an opportunity to reflect and share about the voyage toward goal attainment. Handouts are specific to each cluster, with the goals from last year on the handout. Principals will review their goal, then write a short reflection and will choose an icon that aligns the closest with how the “voyage” was. 3mins

3. Smooth Sailing! Blown off course, but righted the ship!
Explain pictures briefly and leave up while principals begin to write their reflection, 5mins
Smooth Sailing! Blown off course, but righted the ship!
Shipwrecked!

4. Find your “SHIPMATES” and share your reflection in a small group
Principals will each have a picture of a kind of boat. Small groups form and they will share reflection-10 minute total-hard stop.

5. Did we reach our destination?
Cluster Representative will discuss:
The Goal
Why it was chosen
Result at end of the year
Professional practices that helped attain the goal
“Storms at sea” that were experienced which created obstacles
What (if anything) would be done differently
Invite Cluster Leader to discuss the tri-fold display according to bulleted prompts 5-7 miniutes

6. Where do we go from here?
Discuss transitioning to goal setting, use analogy of ship captain using important tools for the new voyage, and goals are very important for successful navigation 1 minute

7. Work collaboratively on the following tasks using your campus Iowa Assessment results:
Identify common academic areas where student growth is needed
Agree upon one or more academic areas to draft goals for
Write the goal statement according to the provided template
Evaluate the goal using the following checks:
Is the goal specific, with a beginning data point and an ending data point?
Is the scope of students appropriate and specific? i.e. “our students will” is too broad
Is the goal important for sustained academic learning?
Is it realistic, set too low, or set too high?
Agree upon what reliable data will be
used to measure progress at checkpoints
during the year
Remind them they have done this before and it should be familiar. Prompt for steps on slide; refer to table copy of slide for easier reference, 1 min (Return to this slide while groups are working)

8. Looking Closer at Professional practice goals
Focused on instructional Practice
Directly Related to academic goal
Based on the fact that 50% of my students currently score below Benchmark on the DIBELS/TRC, my goal is that by April, 2012, 100% of my students will score reading level F or higher on the same assessment by April,  Progress toward this goal will be measured by collecting and analyzing DIBELS/TRC benchmark data, progress monitoring and running records.
In order to meet this goal, I will follow the Readers Workshop model to develop well-structured lessons (I-A-4). Each literacy lesson will include posted objectives, a mini-lesson with the whole class, independent reading time in which students respond to what they are reading in a journal, and sharing time during which students share their thoughts and receive feedback from peers. I will conference with individuals and small groups of students during independent reading time, focusing on students who need the most support. I will monitor progress on this goal using a log of lesson plans as well as a log of notes from student conferences. (I-A-4. Well-Structured Lessons)
In case principals need clarification on this concept, this slide will also be a table copy for reference (along with a handout with additional examples. 1min.

9. List Specific Action steps your cluster or school will take to achieve both goals along the way.
Action Steps
Responsible
Begin Date
End Date
Resources 1 2 3
Refer to action steps that will support goal attainment. State that the group may not finish today and that’s okay, they can get a good start. Groups will begin and will work right up to the end of the session. Return to slide 8 while group works 1min

10. DUE DATE: Monday, July 23rd
Cluster Leader should the completed goal document to reneÉ Nunez at cc to
DUE DATE: Monday, July 23rd
To: CSO
Work for 27 minutes. Bring work time to a close, emphasize due date, and that we are available to help with the completion-just reach out.
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11. “A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.”
English proverb
Matthew, 8: The Calming of the Storm at Sea
He got into a boat and his disciples followed Him. Suddenly a violent storm came upon the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by waves; but He was asleep. They came and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” He said to them, “Why are you terrified, O you of little faith?” Then He got up, rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. The men were amazed and said, “What sort of man is this, whom even the winds and the sea obey?”
Read English proverb and bible verse. We wish you strength for the journey and the kind of faith that leads you to trust Him to calm all the storms in your sea voyage in the coming school year! 2 min