1. Presented by Malcolm Thomas Superintendent, Escambia School District mthomas@escambia.k12.fl.us Living the Vision 1

2. 2 Vision is NOT being able to see where you are.

3. 3 is knowing where you want to go. Vision

4. Create a District where parents want to send their children, students want to learn, teachers want to teach, and employees want to work.

5. 5 Embrace and Own the Vision

6. 6 Share the story

7. 7 280 million 240 million

8. 8 Escambia School Millage History (30 years) 1995-96 2011-12 Proposed 7.821

9. School Grades 9 YearAA or BA / B / or C DF 19993%13%63%26%11% 201021%48%88%10%2% 201152%67%95%5%0% Elementary and Middle Schools (excluding charter schools) Goal: All schools earning ‘C” or higher.

10. Escambia Academic Team – Division I State Champs State Champions 6 out of the last 12 years, The only team to ever repeat as champion.

11. 11 Reading K – 2 Goal = 90% 2011 data KG AP1 = 39% AP3 = 79% Grade 1 AP1 = 58% AP3 = 55% Grade 2 AP1 = 53% AP3 = 62%

12. Graduation rate 12

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14. Behavior Out-of-school suspension rates decreased by more than 40%. All schools are entering their 3 rd year with school-wide behavior plans. 14

15. 15 Career Academies

16. 16 Strings Orchestra (Grades 5 – 12)

17. Make a good Impression Be everything you would expect and want from your child’s school Appearance Web presence Who is in charge of impressions?

18. Be punctual Answer the phone, return the calls, start and end meetings on time.

19. When things go wrong Opportunity for service recovery

20. Don’t take it personally Even when it sounds like they are mad at you.

21. Have confidence in yourself. Your team is better than you think.

22. 22 Attitude STILL Matters Every piece is important!

23. Living the vision is NOT a straight path. Budget cuts Unfunded mandates (Class size, Digital literacy, Computerized testing, New standards, School Reform) 23

24. … and one last thing …

25. 25 Living the VISION is for their future, NOT our past.