1. Welcome Back Region 16
Systems Thinking: Instead of focusing on individual issues, a systems thinking approach shares and helps in observing the results of an entire system. Stakeholders understand every action and all consequences are correlated to one another.
Michael P. Yamin, Superintendent of Schools

2. In 28 years realized less is more….
I Believe:
Region 16 Staff is our most valued resource…
Professional Learning should be embedded and on-going…
Teaching and Learning needs to be personalized/individualized to engage students…
Cultivating a culture that is collaborative, supportive, and safe for all students and staff is our priority in Region 16…
Promoting socially, emotionally, and academically healthy students is critical to the development of all our students….
District Strategic Plan School Improvement Plans Theory of Action Welcome Letters/Memos

3. Region 16 Initiative's Social Emotional Learning Program
K-5 RULER program
6-12 Choose Love
Learning Pathway (s) at Woodland
STEM pathway ( )
Health pathway ( )
Personalizing and individualizing teaching and learning to meet the needs of all students
Intervention Block at Elementary schools
Flexible at Middle School

4. Historically over the last 4 years
Successes
Increased non-certified & certified staff in the area of special education, interventionists, pupil personnel, and electives for our schools and students
Invested over 4 million dollars in renovations and improvements to our schools and the classroom environments
Realized an increase of approximately 7% in overall performance on smarter balance scores
Region 16 has moved from the bottom 3rd of our DRG to first in math and 4th in ELA in the State assessment of high school students
Fiscally responsible in achieving this and much more with less than a 1% increase in our budget over the last 4 years.

5. ERW SAT: The Percentage of Students At/Above Goal in DRG E 2015-2016
Number
District
Percent that met or exceeded 1
Lebanon
85.5
N. Branford
81.4
Portland
80.4
E. Haddam
83.3 2
84.8
Woodstock
81.1
Westbrook
Litchfield
81.7 3 77
78.4 80
Coventry 4
76.9
Region 16
77.4
E.Haddam
77.5
78.7 5
76.8
76.7
Region 6
77.6 6
75.7
75.5 73 7
75.2
75.4
Thomaston
69.4 8 75
71.2
74.7
Region 1 69 9
74.8 70
72.1
64.4 10 68
67.3
61.3 11
64.3
64.8
65.4
N/A 12
59.7 60
STATE 65
62.4 62
DRG
74.6
73.3
74.2 74

6. Other Districts MATH SAT Performance 2019
Percent that Met or Exceeded
Westport
78.2
Region 15: Pomperaug
73.5
Madison
71.5
Greenwich
65.1
Cheshire
63.9
Region 16
58.6
Southington
54.4
Region 13: Durham & Middlefield
53.8
Region 14: Woodbury & Bethlehem
44.2
Seymour
36.6
Oxford
N/A

7. MATH SAT: The Percentage of Students At/Above Goal in DRG E
Number
District
Percent that met or exceeded 1
Litchfield
56.8
Coventry
55.7
Westbrook
57.1
Region 16
58.6 2
Lebanon 53
Woodstock
54.3
Portland
55.9 3
50.8
51.8
52.5
53.1 4 50
47.7
52.2
52.1 5
40.6
45.5
47.9 6
Region 6
39.8
41.5
43.3
45.3 7
39.6
41.4
42.9
Thomaston
40.8 8
N. Branford
34.6
39.3
34.5 36 9 32 30
E. Haddam
N/A 10
26.9
27.5
Region 1
STATE
41.3
40.3 41
DRG
42.4
43.5
48.3
49.1

8. Other Districts ERW SAT Performance 2019
Percent that Met or Exceeded
Westport
92.1
Madison
86.1
Cheshire
85.8
Region 13: Durham & Middlefield
83.2
Greenwich
82.7
Region 15: Pomperaug
80.5
Region 16
78.7
Oxford
77.1
Southington
75.6
Region 14: Woodbury & Bethlehem
71.7
Seymour
62.1

9. In Closing…
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein