1. School Redesign: Cohort 19

2. Objectives
Update of PL in Henry County 
Understand the process of redesign and the supports available to you as a school.

3. Henry County Schools’ Timeline for Redesign: December 2013-
116 days
485 days
2125 days
129 days
540 days
1785 days
124 days
547 days
1444 days
129 days
541 days
1103 days
129 days
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
541 days
762 days
Apply
12/1/ /26/2014
129 days
Cohort 15
(6 schools)
542 days
Plan
4/5/ /2/2015
420 days
Implement & Evaluate
8/4/ /28/2021
Apply
10/1/ /6/2015
Cohort 16
(9 schools)
Plan
2/9/ /1/2016
Implement & Evaluate
8/2/ /21/2021
Apply
10/1/ /1/2016
Cohort 17
(8 schools)
Plan
2/2/ /1/2017
8/2/ /15/2021
Implement & Evaluate
Apply
10/1/ /6/2017
Cohort 18
(9 schools)
Plan
2/7/ /1/2018
Implement & Evaluate
8/2/ /8/2021
Apply
10/1/ /6/2018
Henry County Schools’ Timeline for Redesign: December 2013-
August 2020
Cohort 19
(9 schools)
Plan
2/7/ /1/2019
8/2/ /1/2021
Implement & Evaluate
Apply
10/1/ /6/2019
Today
Cohort 20
(9 schools)
Plan
2/7/ /1/2020
8/2/ /25/2021
Implement & Evaluate

4. HCS Schools by Cohort Austin Rd. ES Austin Rd. MS
Cotton Indian ES Fairview ES
Locust Grove ES Oakland ES
Ola MS
Pleasant Grove ES
Woodland MS

5. Henry County Schools’ Vision for Personalized Learning
Learner Profiles: Learner Profiles reflect students’ school performance, strengths and interests. Students, with their families and HCS staff, chart their unique learning paths through goal setting and reflection.
Competency-Based Learning: Clearly identified learning targets allow students to demonstrate mastery of competencies using multiple forms of evidence. Time and place are flexible, while learning is constant.
Henry County Schools’ Vision for Personalized Learning
Authentic Learning: Students learn by solving problems through relevant, real-world projects and service learning inside and outside of the classroom, and present evidence of their learning to authentic audiences such as parents, business and community members.
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking: Learning experiences are designed to intentional teach and hone key overarching skills and dispositions needed for college, career and life success in the 21st Century.
Technology-enabled: Students use technology to learn and demonstrate what they know. Technology enables, but does not drive, personalized learning experiences.
District Supports
GAPSS visits
Program evaluation
Build capacity
Feedback
Accountability
Goal-setting
Digital curriculum
LMS
Data platforms
Webinars
Convenings
Professional learning
School Autonomies
Staffing
Budget
Staff evaluation
School design team
Site-based PD
Community engagement
Time
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6. AGENCY
Agency is a person’s ability and willingness to formulate a plan and take initiative to achieve it.
Underlying Beliefs
In order to become lifelong learners, students should be self-aware and able to act and advocate for themselves.

7. This is more than Voice and Choice AGENCY IN ACTION
Goalsetting with Action Steps
Reflection
Varied Demonstrations of Mastery
Student-Led Conferences
Students Knowing and Using their Own Data
Intentional Emphasis on 4Cs
Self-efficacy & Growth Mindset
Self-regulation and Advocacy
Learning Pathways
Student Access to resources
This is more than
Voice
and
Choice

8. Personalized Learning
Is….
Is NOT…
A Philosophy
A Program
Commitment to Student and Teacher Agency
Chaotic classrooms
Based on research and best instructional practices
Kids teaching themselves
Clear definitions of mastery and flexible pathways
Prescriptive pathways
More small group instruction based on kids needs
One-size-fits-all
Enabled by technology
A plan to replace teachers with computers
Flexible pacing with guardrails
Kids move at any pace (or no pace)
More rigorous expectations (DOK 3 or 4)
Kids choosing the “easiest” assignment available
Flexible spaces that match learning experiences
Maker Spaces, STEM labs as a requirement
Flexible seating
Kids sitting on yoga balls

9. Cohort 19 Redesign & Process

10. Timeline Approval Final Presentation
Oct. 2017
Nov 2017
Dec Dec 2018
Jan. 2019
Feb. 2019
Aug. 2019
Fall
Implement, Evaluate, Refine
Launch
Action Planning, PD, Communication
Approval
Final Presentation
Vision, Research, Travel, Strategic Planning
Selection
Application
You are here!

11. Your Mission: Redesign your school to personalize learning.
Ensure success through increasing student agency.
Every kid. What they need. When they need it.
Dream big!

12. Planning Phase
As a school, you will:
Research, Reflect, Design
Pilot and evaluate innovative practices
Have courageous conversations
Develop the vision for PL at your school
Publicly share current thinking
Develop a strategic plan for implementing PL over three years

13. For Cohort 19 Schools,
by February 2019:
High-level strategic plan (called School Readiness Criteria document)
Oral presentations (12 slides, 30 min present, 30 min Q & A)

14. Who is going to do all of that?
Design Team
Teachers
Project Manager
PL Coach
Principal
Students
Parents
Advisory Team
Faculty
Parents
Students
Community
This only works if everyone is pulling in the same direction

15. Lesson Learned:
Each Teacher needs to be able to articulate WHY we are moving to PL for themselves and parents and students.

16. Year 1 Implementation

17. PL v. Non-PL End-of-Grade Performance
(Spring 2017 Milestones- All Students)
Teachers who used
PL practices
Teachers who DID NOT
use PL practices

18. PL v. Non-PL End-of-Grade Performance
(Spring 2017 Milestones- ESE Students Only )
Teachers who used
PL practices
Teachers who DID NOT
use PL practices

19. I am tired of this activity…