1. Vision to Action © American Student Achievement Institute 2004 Document 1.13

2. Structure for Planning STEERING TEAM Administrator Counselor Teachers (2) Parents Business Rep NO POWER TRAINED TO FACILITATE IMPROVEMENT © 2003 American Student Achievement Institute FULL FACULTY STUDENT BODY COMMUNITY COUNCIL STRATEGY CHAIRS

3. STEERING TEAM Required Make-Up 1. Principal 2.Teacher (math teacher in MS & HS) 3.Teacher 4.School Counselor 5.Business Rep (STEM) 6. Parent 7.Title I (optional)

4. STEERING TEAM Why me? AT LEAST ONE TEAM MEMBER: Credibility – others watch Natural leader – no authority, but others follow Natural teacher – engages, motivates, communicates Authority – drop the hammer Allocate Resources – time, funding ALL TEAM MEMBERS History of change making

5. STEERING TEAM Sharing the Work POINT PERSON POSITIONS Faculty Point Person Community Council Point Person Student Body Point Person Achievement Data Point Person Force Field Data Point Person Strategy Chair Point Person

6. STEERING TEAM Sharing the Work POINT PERSON TASKS Document 1.14

7. STEERING TEAM Full Faculty Point Person 1.Convenes the FF meetings 2.Sets the FF agendas with the Steering Team 3.Facilitates the FF meetings (or appoints a facilitator) 4.Works closely with the Community Council PP 5.Submits minutes reflecting faculty input to InSAI 6.Best not to have the principal serve in this position (gives the appears of being top-down)

8. STEERING TEAM Community Council Point Person 1.Convenes the CC meetings 2.Sets the CC agendas with the Steering Team 3.Facilitates the CC meetings (or appoints facilitator) 4.Works closely with the Faculty Point Person 5.Submits minutes reflecting community input to InSAI 6.Often the business representative on the Steering Team

9. STEERING TEAM Student Body Point Person 1.Establishes a process for the entire student body to hold discussions 2.Trains students to serve as facilitators and recorders (optional) 3.Provides feedback to the students to let them know they were heard. 4.Submits summaries of the student input to InSAI

10. STEERING TEAM Achievement Data Point Person 1.Collects achievement data 2.Enters data online 3.Presents data to the Community Council and faculty for analysis 4.Must be a school employee (confidentiality)

11. STEERING TEAM Force Field Data Point Person 1.Collects force field data surveys short Answer inquiry question summaries 2.Enters data online 3.Presents data to the Community Council and Faculty for analysis

12. STEERING TEAM Strategy Chair Point Person 1.Teaches Strategy Chairs how to write a Strategy Plan 2.Monitors implementation of all strategies 3.Mentors Strategy Chairs 4.Ensure that all progress reports are submitted to InSAI 5.Updates the Steering Team on the implementation of the strategies.

13. TASK #1 (Document 1.15) ASSIGN STEERING TEAM MEMBERS TO PP’S Community PP Faculty PP Achievement Data PP Force Field Data PP Student Body PP Strategy Chair PP © American Student Achievement Institute 2004 TEAM MAKE-UP Principal Teacher Counselor Parents Business Rep

14. Community Council © American Student Achievement Institute 2004  The Community Council will: 1.Meet once per month for two hours 2.Provide input and give feedback  Invite: 1.All groups (should mirror community) 2.New faces – not the volunteer always at school 3.Business – STEM, human resources (economic development)  Allow stakeholder groups to appoint  Tips for inviting (Document 1.17)

15. Schools + Business THINGS TO THINK ABOUT: What BUSINESSES need: 1.An opportunity to influence how schools prepare tomorrow’s workforce for a global economy  today’s elementary = workforce in fifteen years What SCHOOLS need: 1.Understanding of the knowledge and skills students need to succeed in a global economy 2.Real-world applications for academic content Schools + Business = Economic / Community Development © American Student Achievement Institute 2004

16. TASK #2 (Documents 1.17 – 1.18) © American Student Achievement Institute 2004 COMMUNITY COUNCIL Step One: -Circle the stakeholder groups in your areas -Add additional groups as needed Step Two -Identify people to represent each group

17. Full Faculty © American Student Achievement Institute 2004  ALL teachers, counselors, administrators, media specialists  Provide input and give feedback  Meet once per month for two hours (or a variation)  Finding time: Within contract - school improvement days - prep period activities - poster talk - listserv Outside contract (voluntary) - door prizes - token stipends - release time during the day

18. Student Body  ALL students  Tasks: 1) Input 2) Feedback  One 30 minute breakout per month  Student facilitator - Student Council - Statistics Class - Service Learning  Student recorder © American Student Achievement Institute 2004

19. Structure for Implementation STRATEGY CHAIRS Emerging leaders Write Strategy Plan Monitor implementation Mentor colleagues Communicate with the Steering Team and faculty Make recommendations NO POWER © 2003 American Student Achievement Institute (optional) STRATEGY TASK FORCE

20. Vision to Action