Safe & orderly environment Climate of high expectations for success Instructional leadership Clear & focused mission Opportunity to learn –

SAGINAW HS LEADERSHIP VISION

ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL

CORRELATES OF EFFECTIVE SCHOOLSLAWRENCE W. LEZOTTE Safe & orderly environment Climate of high expectations for

success Instructional leadership Clear & focused mission Opportunity to learn – time on task Frequent monitoring of student

progress Home-school relations

STAGES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT 2005, ARTERBURY, E.

Program Status

Learning System

Components

Emphasized

Teaching - Learning Process

Components

Emphasized

Organizational Behavior

Emphasized

Leadership Style

Emphasized

Type of Leadershi

p Talk Emphasiz

ed

Stage One

Unacceptable to

Acceptable

•Administrative procedures•Measurement System

Culture focus

•Improved communication•Personnel motivation•Conflict resolution

Authority –

Obedience

Directive

Stage Two

(Stage One

emphasis continue

d)

Acceptable to

Recognized

•Learning goals•Curriculum documents

Curriculum focus

•Shared vision•Organizational change•Data driven decision making

Organizational

Efficiency

Discussion

Stage Three(Stage

One/Two emphase

s continue

d)

Recognized to

Exemplary

•Instructional program•Staff development program

Teaching focus

•Instructional focus•Team self assessment•High expectations

Team Leadershi

p

Dialogue

PLC = Culture Change

Spring 2012:

Look, Listen, Learn…then Lead

First, set the stage:

Organizational restructureDevelop systemsForm relationships

Focus:

Core BeliefsKids firstInstruction – What, How

Monitoring – Expectations, Feedback, PowerWalks (Fundamental 5)

Leadership:

Learning organizationGoal orientationEstablish routinesReinvent communications

Links: transparency

Saginaw HS Campus Improvement Plan - Beliefs, Narrative, Data (including updated data), Departmental SMART Goals

Staff Focus Document

TLT – Meetings, Teams (results of PLC development are showing)

(Principal’s Goal: make “PLC” a VERB at SHS!)

Teacher Learning Time Thursday mornings are sacred!In pairs…

Small Groups…

In the same room…

As a Department…All Together Now!

Elective Teachers Do it TOO!!

Classroom Mission Statements

Resource Soc Studies…

AP SPANISH 5

RESOURCE SOCIAL

STUDIES

LEARNING TARGETS!

AP SPANISH 5

LEARNING TARGETS!

Resource Math

Evaluation of accomplishing the objective by end of class…MASTERY!

ACROSS THE BOARD…LITERALLY!

Physics hallway: Student work posted

Thinking Maps on the Physics hall

walls

Physics…Why? Relevant Research – also on the wall

AP Eng. 3 – Teacher in Power Zone & Cooperative learning are routine!

Eng. 2 evaluating a writing sample in Socratic seminar