Building High Quality Schools in West Virginia… Bridging Research and Practice September 16 th , 2011 Committed Staff
Mar 27, 2015
Building High Quality Schools in West Virginia… Bridging Research and Practice
September 16th, 2011
Committed Staff
BELIEVE“Work Hard, Play Hard”
“The school leader should assess the strengths and challenges of the staff and identify members who are not fully committed to the turnaround efforts. The school leader needs to understand the commitment of each staff member.”
Cultural Surveys/Inventory- School Generated and through WVDE, Title IHigh Yield Diagnostic Review- WVDE, Title I, Resa II
Data gathered was shared transparently with staff and discussions and decisions were and are made on what
is in the best interest of children.
The school leader should spend considerable time getting to know teachers and their individual skills, personality, knowledge, background and goals. The
school leader needs to understand the commitment of each staff member.”
Interests Inventories- RESA 2 Personality Identifiers North, South, East, and West. True ColorsProfessional Development Sessions- School, RESA, Title I, WVDERetreats (school and out of school)
This data and these experiences have provided wonderful opportunities to better understand ourselves as well as those whom we spend a great deal of time with. Understanding ourselves and others assists us in better working environment and we also use some of this information in our classes to help our students be more tolerant and understanding of their classmates.
“Professional Development to help staff reach the school’s goals is an essential element of all school reform efforts and should be part of turnaround schools.”
Smart Goals - School, RESAIPI- RESA, County, SchoolBook Studies- Harless Center, County , SchoolData Driven Decisions- WVDE, Title I, RESA, County, SchoolStudent Data Notebook- School
Strategies learned and implemented are modified to meet the need of individuals who can best be served by the specific strategy .
Successful practices by a committed staff:Collaborative TeamingHorizontal/Grade Level team meetings - weeklyVertical team meetings – monthlyData Driven DecisionsStudent Centered Instruction
Successful practices supported by a committed staff:Active parent involvementCelebrations After school programs
Resources for your consideration
For Teachers:Green Light Classrooms- Allen
Collaborative Teaching- MurawskiTucker Signing- Tucker
For Teams:Tool Time for Education- Langford Int.
Successful Team Building- LiptakShaping School Culture- Peterson
Soup- Gordon
For Principals:Leading in a Culture of Change- Fullan
What Great Principals Do Differently- WhittakerThe Six Secrets OF Change- Fullan
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