1. Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Continuous School Improvement Using the High Quality Standards for Schools Federal Programs Fall Directors Conference October 12, 2011 Office of Title II, III and System Support

2. Continuous Improvement How does a school create an inclusive & collaborative process of continuous school improvement?

3. We Can We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We already know more than we need to do that. Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far. - Ron Edmonds

4. We Can We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We already know more than we need to do that. Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far. - Ron Edmonds

5. We Can We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We already know more than we need to do that. Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far. - Ron Edmonds

6. We Can We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We already know more than we need to do that. Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far. - Ron Edmonds

7. We Can We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We already know more than we need to do that. Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far. - Ron Edmonds

8. Learning “Learning IS the work.” – Phil Schlecty

9. How much work? 10,000 hours? 50,000 hours?

10. 50,000 Hours + 7 High Quality Standards for Schools

11. 7 High Quality Standards 1.Positive climate and cohesive culture 2.Effective leadership 3.Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment 4.Student support & family-community connection 5.Educator development 6.Effective management system 7.Continuous improvement

12. Data Collaborative Conversations Collective Commitment Collective Efficacy Instructional/Engagement Change Kids See Their Learning Is Different/Better “Student Sees Success” Student Self Efficacy IMPACTS STUDENT ACADEMIC SUCCESS TRUST Organizational Learning Instructional Best Practices (CAI) Psychology of Learning

13. The Basic Elements of Systems Thinking Aim of the System

14. A system based on continual improvement can help us move from random acts of improvement to aligned acts of improvement. Aim of the System

15. Connecting Teams to School Improvement Current Reality Vision

16. Connecting Teams to School Improvement Current Reality Vision

17. 7 High Quality Standards 1.Positive climate and cohesive culture 2.Effective leadership 3.Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment 4.Student support & family-community connection 5.Educator development 6.Effective management system 7.Continuous improvement

18. VISION Must be shared Describes a preferred future of excellence Is clear, compelling, graphic, & sensory Gives focus and guides direction of work An image of the future we seek to create

19. Mission Must be shared Developed from expectations Easily internalized and remembered Provides direction for improvement Direction for achieving the Vision

20. Organizational Mission “What is our organization’s purpose?” Knowledge of Best Practice “Do we understand best educational practice and systemic change?” Organizational Vision “What do we want our organization to look like over the next few years?” Assess School Action Plan “How much of the plan have we accomplished?” Baseline Data About Current Practice “What do we look like as we begin the process?” Organizational Goals “How can we accomplish our organization’s vision?” Design Strategies “What objectives, tasks, responsibilities, and timelines are necessary to accomplish our goals?” Implement School Action Plan “How do we collectively implement our action plan?” Our Beliefs as a Faculty “What do we think makes a difference for students?” Our Values as A Faculty “What do we hold dear about education?” Our Commitment to Best Practices “How much, and to what, are we committed?” Valentine, 2002

21. Connecting Teams to School Improvement Current Reality Vision