DR. KEHL ARNSON, SUPERINTENDENT VIROQUA AREA SCHOOLS · DR. KEHL ARNSON, SUPERINTENDENT VIROQUA...
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DR. KEHL ARNSON, SUPERINTENDENT
VIROQUA AREA SCHOOLS
BUILDING YOUR DISTRICT’S CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN
T HA N K YOU FOR BE I N G HER E TODAY
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WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
WHO IS HERE TODAY
WHAT WILL DO WITH OUR TIME TODAY
HELP YOU REFLECT ON YOUR CURRENT INTERESTS/NEEDS
PROVIDE YOU EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE DID IN OUR DISTRICT
SHARE ANY QUESTIONS
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A BRIEF REVIEW OF OUR STORY
EXPERIENCED BOARD – 1 NEW MEMBER
NEW DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; PREDECESSOR RETIRED
A DESIRE TO MOVE THE DISTRICT FORWARD
LOTS OF IDEAS AND GREAT INTENTIONS
LOTS OF INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS
NEED FOR UNIFIED BOARD DIRECTION
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“SCHOOLS ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF EDUCATION,
NOT THE EDUCATION BUSINESS”
“IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE RIGHT, DO IT YOURSELF”
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THE KEY WORK OF SCHOOL BOARDS GUIDEBOOK
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A series or Board workshops are an essential step in communicating the needs of your District and establishing a direction for your District. This is a good time to revisit roles and responsibilities for Board Members and Administration: reset, renew, refresh.
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• ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH DATA MONITORING
• TRANSPARENCY FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS
• GOVERNANCE PLANNING BOARD CALENDAR
B o a r d P r i o r i t i e s
STEP 1:
THE TEAM CHOSE THE DISTRICT CALENDAR
AS THE TOOL THAT WOULD SUPPORT THE
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE WERE SEEKING IN
THOSE THREE FOCUS AREAS
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Continuous Improvement Calendar Continuous Improvement Calendar Continuous Improvement Calendar Continuous Improvement Calendar
October November December January
Action: Action: Action: Action:
Spring Youth Options Courses Next Year's School Calendar Scholarship Committee Appointments Possible Policy Updates-NEOLA
Revise Board of Education District Goals Board of Education District Goals Resignations/Appointments Establish Open Enrollment Spaces for next year
Resignations/Appointments Resignations/Appointments Resolution- for Referendum (2019) School Board Evaluations
Extension of administrative contracts (by Feb 15)
Possible Special Meeting Closed Session Closed Session Resignations/Appointments
Certify the tax levy Administrator Evaluations District Administrator Evaluation
Budget
Information: Information: Information: Information:
Fall Regional Meeting (Sept or Oct) Review WASB Resolutions WASB Convention
Monitoring Reports: Monitoring Reports: Monitoring Reports: Monitoring Reports:
Bigley Pool Update Parent Teacher conf Audit Report
Fall Regional Meeting Update Preliminary Budget discussion (next yr)
Beginning of year student achievement
Admin Reports: Admin Reports:
Admin Reports: Admin Reports: Winter Activities Semester Change
Homecoming Veteran's Day program
Winter Activities
Committees
Committees Committees Committees Budget/Finance
Budget/Finance Budget/Finance Budget/Finance
Budget/Levy Discussion
Buildings/Grounds
Buildings/Grounds Buildings/Grounds Buildings/Grounds
Compensation
Compensation Compensation Compensation All Staff Compensation
All Staff Compensation All Staff Compensation All Staff Compensation
Policy
Policy Policy Policy Possible Policy Updates-NEOLA
Curriculum Curriculum
Curriculum Curriculum First Reading-Math Curriculum
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We made the change to Progress Monitoring Reports for data related directly to District Goals. This is an accountability measure for the Board, Administration, the Staff and community.
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STEP 2:
I RELIED ON MY EXPERIENCES AND SUCCESSES AS
A TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM
TO MATCH OUR DESIRE TO FOCUS ON AND
IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
…THINKING LIKE AN EDUCATOR
• WE REVIEWED OUR PREVIOUS GOALS AND WHAT THEY WERE LACKING
• WE LOOKED AT DATA THAT WE KNOW (ACT, STATE ASSESSMENTS ETC.)
• WE LOOKED AT SEVERAL SAMPLE (REDACTED) SLO SHEETS FROM OUR TEACHERS TO HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF THE PROCESS THAT THEY GO THROUGH TO PLAN FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
SAMPLE SLO SHEET
• I SHARED SOME OF MY EXPERIENCES AS A PRINCIPAL…
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• ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH DATA MONITORING
• TRANSPARENCY FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS
• GOVERNANCE PLANNING BOARD CALENDAR
B o a r d P r i o r i t i e s
• THE BOARD REVIEWS DATA FROM ALL THE SCHOOLS IN A WORKSHOP WITH ADMINISTRATORS
• THE BOARD AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR SET THE DISTRICT GOALS
• THE PRINCIPALS AND THEIR TEAMS SET THE SCHOOL GOALS
• TEACHERS SET THEIR CLASSROOM GOALS
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S E T T I N G D I S T R I C T G O A L S
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BOARD GOAL FOR THE FIRST YEAR
BOARD GOAL FOR THE SECOND YEAR
SAMPLE ADMINISTRATIVE/BUILDING GOAL
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STEP 3
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROCESS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF GOALS
IMPLEMENTING OUR PROCESS…
• DOING WHAT WE PROMISED WE WOULD DO
• WE HAVE DESIGNATED PROGRESS MONITORING REPORTS
• SCHEDULED WORKSHOPS FOR GOAL SETTING
• FREQUENT AND TRANSPARENT SHARING OF INFORMATION
• IMPROVEMENTS FOR COMMUNICATION
• BEGINNING OUR LONG-RANGE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS
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Dr. Kehl Arnson District Administrator Viroqua Area Schools (608) 367-1181 [email protected]
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY… HAVE A GREAT YEAR!
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V i r o q u a A r e a S c h o o l s Building Your Distirct’s Continuous Improvement Plan