1. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Blueprint for Improving Instruction, Accessibility, and Outcomes for All Students February 17 th, 2015 Sacramento Convention Center

2. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction The Blueprint 8:30-9:00 Registration 9:00-9:15 Welcome 9:15-10:45 Laying the Foundation 10:45-11:00 Break 11:00-12:00 Building a Supportive Infrastructure 12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:00-2:15 Creating a Collaborative Educational Community 2:15-2:30 Break 2:30-4:00 Designing to Scale…Up

3. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Welcome Dr. Fred Balcom Director of the Special Education Division, California Department of Education

4. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Laying the Foundation College, Career and Civic Life Readiness for ALL Students in an Aligned System of Supports Overview and Components Kevin Schaefer, Asst Director of Special Programs/WestEd District-level Panel Discussion/Panel Facilitator: Dr. Kristen Brown, Consultant /Special Education Division, California Department of Education Panel: Kimberly Salomonson, Director of Pupil Personnel Services, Sanger Unified School District Kip Meyer, Assistant Superintendent of Personnel Services, Lake Elsinore Unified School District

5. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction A Lollipop Moment http://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership http://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership How many of you are completely comfortable with calling yourselves a leader? - Drew Dudley- Drew Dudley

6. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Why We Teach… Why We Lead… Simon Sinek, “Start With Why

7. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction The Golden Circle What Every organization on the planet knows WHAT they do. These are products they sell or the services they offer. How Some organizations know HOW they do it. These are the things that make them special or set them apart from their competition. Why Very few organizations know WHY they do what they do. WHY is not about making money. That’s a result. It’s a purpose, cause or belief. It’s the very reason your organization exists.

8. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Why We Lead…

9. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction What Is Your Why? To do: “Why I Lead.” Reflect your answer on a Post-It Collect your team’s Post-Its in one space (chart paper, for example) Consensus-building: Agree on one collective statement that would describe the “Why” of your team. Share:

10. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) A coordinated system of supports and services is crucial for ensuring appropriate and timely attention to students’ needs. The Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) model expands California’s Response to Intervention and Instruction (RtI2) process by aligning all systems of high quality first instruction, support, and intervention and including structures for building, changing, and sustaining systems. In addition, assessments and progress monitoring are employed to allow for a data-based, problem-solving approach to instructional decision- making. -CA ELA/ELD Framework, 2014 (Chapter 9, Pages 46-47)

11. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction MTSS Source: Kansas MTSS: http://www.kansasmtss.org/http://www.kansasmtss.org/

12. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction

13. MTSS Schools and districts should have in place a well-defined framework for MTSS, including a leadership and organizational structures, routines for program evaluation and progress monitoring of students, initial and ongoing professional learning for all educators, and clear two-way communication between parents and educators. -CA ELA/ELD Framework, 2014 (Chapter 9, Page 50)

14. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Source: Kansas MTSS: http://www.kansasmtss.org/http://www.kansasmtss.org/

15. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction MTSS Tool

16. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Leadership & Empowerment

17. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Leadership & Empowerment (Continued)

18. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Data-Driven Decision-Making

19. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Instructional Planning and Supports

20. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Aligned System of Supports/Transition Planning

21. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Prioritization of Key Components

22. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Implementation Science

23. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Final Thoughts... www.friendsofquinn.com www.friendsofquinn.com Sometimes it is the people who no one imagines anything of…who do the things that no one can imagine. Joan Clark “The Imagination Game”