On the Path to Model Schools Conference

Linda Lucey, Ph.D. Executive Director, Program Design

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2011 – Nashville - MSC106 sessions

•28 Featured Presenters

•16 High Schools

•10 K8 Schools

•24 How-to’s

•11 Partners

•20 Resource Sessions

•Strands:–Leadership

–Effective Teaching

–High Expectations

–Community and Family Partnership

–Curriculum Focused

Have you attended an MSC before?

Agenda

•The Types of Models•The Application•3 School•Delivery•Your Path

Getting Started:

Type into the Chat window:

Which case study have you read that you would recommend to others?

“Model” Schools•High Performing•Rapidly Improving•Learning Criteria

–Foundation Learning–Stretch Learning–Learner Engagement–Personal Skill Development

•On a Path of Continuous Improvement

Diversity•Geographically•Rural, Urban, Suburban

•Size•Learner population•Type (Tech, Magnet, Charter, Private, etc)

Rigor/Relevance Framework

The Application Process

•How do we do it?–Reviewed by Committee

•Staff and Key Consultants

–Phone interviews–Acceptance/Regret

The Session Description

•What will your presentation describe?–The Kitchen Sink? Laser-like Focus?

•How will you make your presentation interactive/engaging?–Beyond the Sit-n-Get/Lecture

The Application•Meeting AYP•“By the Numbers”

–School size–%ELL–%Students with Disabilities–%Minority–%Migrant Students

Data, Data, Data

•Student Achievement – ELA/Math

•Graduation Rate

•Attendance Rate

•Per Pupil Expenditure

•Differentiated based on Elementary/Secondary

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Learning Criteria•Data Indicators•Narrative that describes how your school addresses <foundation learning in the core subject areas> in an exemplary fashion.

Poll Audience

•Which data indicator do you use to measure stretch learning?–More than 1 year’s growth in literacy–Participating in advanced math–Enrolled in accelerated courses–Using portfolios to show project/problem based learning

Stretch Learning•Enrolled in AP courses•Taking SAT•College Going Rate•Completing CTE sequence•Enrolled in accelerated courses•Participating in World Languages•More than 1 year’s growth in literacy

Learner Engagement

•Participation in a club•Disciplinary referrals•Participation in athletics•Mentoring program participation

Personal Skill Development•Computer literate•Students holding leadership positions•Using technology to manage information

•Have career exploration experience•Participation in peer mediation•Completing a senior project•Completing an internship•Maintaining career development plan

Example Models

•Mission Driven•Journey to Excellence and Growing•Passionate Leaders•It’s About the Children

Kirkpatrick Middle School

Brockton High School

CHAT: What stands out that interests you the most?

Turnaround at Brockton High

BROCKTON - Brockton High School has every excuse for failure, serving a city plagued by crime, poverty, housing foreclosures, and homelessness.Almost two-thirds of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, and 14 percent are learning to speak English. More than two-thirds are African-American or Latino - groups that have lagged behind their peers across the state on standardized tests.But Brockton High, by far the state’s largest public high school with 4,200 students, has found a success in recent years that has eluded many of the state’s urban schools: MCAS scores are soaring, earning the school state recognition as a symbol of urban hope.

Principal Susan Szachowicz, shown chatting at lunch with Yiriam Lopez, is in many ways the school’s biggest cheerleader. (Essdras M Suarez/ Globe Staff) By James Vaznis Globe Staff / October 12, 2009

Emphasis on literacy brings big MCAS improvement

The Delivery

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The “WHAT”:

LITERACY for ALL:

Reading, Writing,

Speaking, Reasoning

WHAT are we teaching???

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How did we determine our focus?Literacy Skills Drafted:

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WHAT are we teaching???ENGAGING THE FACULTY:

Interdisciplinary discussion groups on the drafts using 3 guiding questions:

1.In each of the four areas of Reading, Writing, Speaking and Reasoning, have we included what is required for students to be successful in your class/your content area?

2.Is the skill stated clearly so that all teachers and students can understand it?

3.Is the skill applicable to ALL content areas?

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Two pronged approach:1. Literacy skills for ALL

NO EXCEPTIONS!!!2. Safety nets and interventions for struggling learners

WHAT are we teaching?

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“Lessons Learned the Hard Way” Tip:

Put all your negative folks together in a group so they don’t spread their toxic fumes.

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FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS!!!

We started with writing!

WHAT are we teaching?

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Why writing???We examined the test. Asked

What did you notice?

AND… We needed a WIN!!! Pick something measurable.

WHAT are we teaching?

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LITERACY CHART: WRITING

to take notes to explain one’s thinking to argue a thesis and support one’s thinking to compare and contrast to write an open response to describe an experiment, report one’s findings, and report one’s conclusion to generate a response to what one has read, viewed, or heard to convey one’s thinking in complete sentences to develop an expository essay with a formal structure

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WRITING

SOCIAL

SCIENCE

MATH

ELECTIVE

ENGLISH

SCIENCE

We started with writing.FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS!!!

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So, HOWare we teaching it???

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What can we control, what can’t we control?

What do we have now that we can use differently?

HOW are we teaching it?

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Faculty Meetings becameLiteracy Workshops

HOW are we teaching it?

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Our Professional Development Model: Development of Scripts Train the Trainer Interdisciplinary and Dept.

workshops Implementation calendar Assessing with rubric Monitoring/collecting

student work

HOW are we teaching it?

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OPEN RESPONSE STEPS TO FOLLOW 1. READ QUESTION CAREFULLY. 2. CIRCLE OR UNDERLINE KEY WORDS. 3. RESTATE QUESTION AS THESIS (LEAVING BLANKS). 4. READ PASSAGE CAREFULLY. 5. TAKE NOTES THAT RESPOND TO THE QUESTION. BRAINSTORM & MAP OUT YOUR ANSWER. 6. COMPLETE YOUR THESIS. 7. WRITE YOUR RESPONSE CAREFULLY, USING YOUR

MAP AS A GUIDE. 8. STATEGICALLY REPEAT KEY WORDS FROM THESIS IN YOUR BODY AND IN YOUR END SENTENCE. 9. PARAGRAPH YOUR RESPONSE. 10. REREAD AND EDIT YOUR RESPONSE.

Next Steps

•Talk to your coach•Attend MSC•Visit a Model School – Study Tour•Review Case Studies on SPN website•Submit an Application to Become a “Model”!!

What’s your “X” Factor?

Your “X” Factor•If you are good…what can you do to be GREAT?

•Do you have one or two things you do EXTREMELY well that are adaptable/replicable?

•Are they unique/creative/innovative? How?

•What data do you have that supports the work?

Upcoming MSC

•2012 – Gaylord Florida•2013 – Gaylord National, Washington DC

•2014 – Swan and Dolphin - Orlando

Questions/Concerns?

•Linda Lucey – 518-723-2077•Linda@LeaderEd.com

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