SCHOOL SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT IMPROVEMENT A Presentation For The A Presentation For The OSBA State Convention OSBA State Convention November 11, 2006 November 11, 2006 by by Northwest Regional Education Service Northwest Regional Education Service District District Warrenton-Hammond School District Warrenton-Hammond School District Hillsboro School District Hillsboro School District
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SCHOOL SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTIMPROVEMENT
A Presentation For The A Presentation For The OSBA State ConventionOSBA State Convention
November 11, 2006November 11, 2006byby
Northwest Regional Education Service Northwest Regional Education Service DistrictDistrict
Warrenton-Hammond School District Warrenton-Hammond School District Hillsboro School DistrictHillsboro School District
Hammond School DistrictHammond School District• Jeremy Lyon –Supt. Hillsboro School Jeremy Lyon –Supt. Hillsboro School
DistrictDistrict• Art Anderson – Director, Department of Art Anderson – Director, Department of
School Improvement and InstructionSchool Improvement and Instruction• Marta Turner – Coordinator, Department Marta Turner – Coordinator, Department
of School Improvement and Instructionof School Improvement and Instruction
How It StartedHow It Started
• A meeting, a partnership and a new direction
• Capacity to do the right work– Research-based practices/instruction
and clear curricular goals– Powerful Learning
We Know How…We Know How…The ResearchThe Research
Strategic LeadershipStrategic Leadership
versus
The Leadership and The Leadership and Learning MatrixLearning Matrix
Antecedents / Cause Data
Eff
ects
/ R
esul
ts D
ata
LuckyLuckyHigh results, low under-High results, low under-standing of antecedents.standing of antecedents.
Replication of success Replication of success unlikely.unlikely.
LosingLosingLow results, low under-Low results, low under-standing of standing of antecedents.antecedents.
Doh!Doh!
LearningLearningLow results, high under-Low results, high under-standing of antecedents.standing of antecedents.
Replication of mistakes Replication of mistakes unlikely.unlikely.
LeadingLeadingHigh results, high under-High results, high under-standing of antecedents.standing of antecedents.
Replication of successReplication of success
likely.likely.
Antecedents of Antecedents of ExcellenceExcellence
• ““Those observable qualities in Those observable qualities in leadership, teaching, curriculum, leadership, teaching, curriculum, parental engagement and other parental engagement and other indicators that assist in indicators that assist in understanding how results are understanding how results are achieved.”achieved.”
Douglas B. Reeves-Douglas B. Reeves-The Learning LeaderThe Learning Leader
Principles of EffectiveAccountability
• Congruence• Respect for diversity• Relevance• Specificity• Feedback for continuous
improvement• Fairness (Focus on achievement,
not norms)
Accountability The Key to Public
Acceptance• The information vacuum• Straight questions deserve
straight answers– “How’s my child doing?”– “Is the school or system really
succeeding or failing?”– “What are the most effective
Accountability Pyramid: Data and Goal Relationships Within a Comprehensive Accountability System
What do we as a system need to do to leave no child behind? What do we as a system need to do to leave no child behind?
Comprehensive Accountability System District Level Accountability Data
Gather results data from each school Analyze “Vital signs” detailing health of district taken once a year
Provide focus for district-wide allocation of time, energy, and resources
School Improvement Plan Building Level Accountability Data
Tailor to needs/current reality of individual building Select instructional strategies, set and review yearlong goals for building
Implement practices and strategies to help building reach goals Provide multiple, ongoing measurements of student performance
Data Team Action Plan Grade Level/Team Data lead to Team Goals
Tailor to needs/current reality of grade level/department Provide multiple, ongoing performance measures
Set and review incremental goals
Classroom Data Common Assessment Data
lead to classroom goals Identify specific students
with specific needs to be met by specific
research-based strategies.
What do I need to do with my kids to
help my team meet its goal?
Where do we as a building need to focus our time, energy and resources to help our district meet its goal?
Data Driven Decision Making 1. Find the data 2. Analyze the data in REAL time 3. Prioritize needs analysis- 4. Set, review, or revise annual goals- 5. Identify specific strategies 6. Determine results indicators:
Data Teams 1. Collect data from pre-assessment, chart results 2. Analyze the strengths/obstacles and prioritize needs 3. Goal setting-SMART goals 4. Teachers select instructional strategies-best practices 5. Determine the results indicators-what evidence do you have?
Making Standards Work: Process 1. Power standards: distinguish the “essential” from the “nice to know” 2. Unwrapping standards 3. Writing Essential questions 4. Deciding on Performance Tasks 5. Writing Scoring guides (rubrics)
Making Standards Work
Making Standards Work
What do we as a system need to do to leave no child behind?
Making Standards Work
What do we need to do collaboratively to
help our building meet its goals?
Data TeamsData Teams
Why?Why?
“Until you have data as a backup, you’re just another
person with an opinion.”
Dr. Perry Gluckman
Staff and Administrators Staff and Administrators Are Trained To Use Action Are Trained To Use Action
Plan StepsPlan Steps
1. Find the data — “Treasure Hunt”1. Find the data — “Treasure Hunt”2. Analyze the data2. Analyze the data3. Prioritize needs analysis3. Prioritize needs analysis4. Set, review, or revise annual goals4. Set, review, or revise annual goals5. Identify specific strategies to meet 5. Identify specific strategies to meet
• Ongoing information from MSWOngoing information from MSW• Creation of Professional Learning Creation of Professional Learning
CommunitiesCommunities
Making Standards Making Standards WorkWork
A Guaranteed and Viable A Guaranteed and Viable CurriculumCurriculum
• ““Given the limited amount of time you Given the limited amount of time you have with your students, curriculum have with your students, curriculum design has become more and more an design has become more and more an issue of deciding what you won’t teach as issue of deciding what you won’t teach as well as what you will teach. You cannot well as what you will teach. You cannot do it all. As a designer, you must choose do it all. As a designer, you must choose the essential.”the essential.”
Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Heidi Hayes Jacobs, 19971997
Identifying Power Identifying Power StandardsStandards
• All standards are not equal in All standards are not equal in importance.importance.
• Narrow the voluminous standards and Narrow the voluminous standards and indicators by distinguishing the indicators by distinguishing the “essentials” from the “nice to know.”“essentials” from the “nice to know.”
• What do students need to know for life, What do students need to know for life, learning (school) and the test?learning (school) and the test?
• What are students being asked to What are students being asked to know and do?know and do?
• Writing performance Writing performance tasks/assessmentstasks/assessments– Common assessments Common assessments – Used as formative assessmentUsed as formative assessment
• Connection to Data TeamsConnection to Data Teams
• ““The image of the future would be a The image of the future would be a group of teachers sitting around a group of teachers sitting around a table talking about their students’ table talking about their students’ work, learning and asking, ‘What do work, learning and asking, ‘What do we need to do differently to get the we need to do differently to get the work we would like from the kids?”work we would like from the kids?” Dennis Sparks 1998, Dennis Sparks 1998, Executive Director Executive Director of NSDCof NSDC
SCHOOL SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTIMPROVEMENT
Implementing A System of Implementing A System of Accountability For Student Accountability For Student
LearningLearning
A Presentation ForA Presentation For OSBAOSBA
bybyNorthwest Regional ESD Northwest Regional ESD
Warrenton-Hammond School Warrenton-Hammond School District Hillsboro School DistrictDistrict Hillsboro School District