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LighthouseReviewReport

MichaelC.RileyElementarySchoolDateofReview:December12,2017

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ReviewTeamJenniferWilliams,LeadReviewer

MichaelWeber,Reviewer

SchoolAdministration:

AdrienneSutton,Principal

KathleenArcher,LighthouseCoordinator

Location:

172BurntChurchRd,Bluffton,SC29910

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InordertobecomeaLighthouseSchool,aschoolmustdemonstratethattheelementsofthe3.0PathtoLighthouserequirementsarepresentintheschool.ThisreportisbasedontheverificationoftheevidenceprovidedbytheschooltodemonstratethatitmeetstheLighthouseCriteria.

Followinganextensivedayofobservations,interviews,anddataanalysis,alongwithathoroughreviewoftheMichaelC.RileyElementarySchoolLeaderInMeEvidenceBinder,thereviewteamfoundthefollowingtobeevident.IncludedareAreasofStrengthandCelebrationaswellasAreasforGrowthandContinuousImprovement.

CoreParadigms:Paradigmsareasetofassumptions,concepts,values,andpracticesthatconstitutesawayofviewingrealityforthecommunitythatsharesthem. EvidenceofCoreParadigms

ParadigmofLeadership Yes NotYet

ParadigmofPotential Yes NotYet

ParadigmofChange Yes NotYet

ParadigmofMotivation Yes NotYet

ParadigmofEducation Yes NotYet

EvidenceoftheParadigmofLeadership¨ Thereisevidencethattheschool,asawhole,trulybelievesthateveryonecanbealeaderas

demonstratedby¨ Studentshavemultiplechoicesandopportunitiestocontributetotheirschool

community. EvidenceoftheParadigmofPotential

¨ Thereisevidencethattheschool,asawhole,trulybelieveeveryonehasgeniusasdemonstratedby

¨ Theenvironmentcelebratesthewholechildthroughtheirworkandactivities. EvidenceoftheParadigmofChange

¨ Thereisevidencethattheschool,asawhole,trulybelievesthatchangestartswithmeasdemonstratedby

¨ Theschoolhasembracedchangeandthey'vegrownsincefirstimplementingtheleadershipmodel.

EvidenceoftheParadigmofMotivation¨ Thereisevidencethattheschool,asawhole,trulybelievesthateducatorsempowerstudents

toleadertheirownlearningasdemonstratedby¨ Staffandparentsareengagedinschool-wideopportunitiestohelpthechildren

learnandgrow.

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EvidenceoftheParadigmofEducation¨ Thereisevidencethattheschool,asawhole,trulybelievesthateducationneedstodevelop

thewholepersonasdemonstratedby¨ Theystrivetohelpstudentsfindtheirstrengthsandgiftsandbuildonthosetohelp

thembecomeengagedintheirlearning.¨ Theycelebratestudentvoiceandchoice.

TeachLeadershipPrinciples ProfessionalLearning:Returningstaffmembersdevelopasleadersthroughongoingstafflearningaroundthe7HabitsandHighlyEffectivePracticeswhilenewstaffmembersengageintrainingandmentoring.Theprincipalandschooladministrationdevelopasaleaderwhilechampioningleadershipfortheschool.

RubricScoring Category Level

OngoingStaffLearning NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

NewStaffLearning NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

PrincipalLearning&Modeling NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

AreasofStrength&Celebration:¨ Ongoingstafflearninginthe7HabitsandHighlyEffectivePracticesisoccurringasan

intentionalpriority.¨ Facultymembersoftenserveasmentorstooneanother.¨ Avarietyofactionteamsallowstafftotakeonschoolwideleadershiproles.¨ Thereisaspecifictimebuiltintothescheduleforstafftoengageinongoinglearningofthe7

Habits.¨ Newstaffmembersareprovidedamentortoaidintheirtransitionandgrowth.¨ Newstaffmembersmeetregularlywiththeirmentors.¨ Newstaffmembersareorientedtotheresourcesandlessonplansavailableonthe

Leaderinmeonline.orgwebsite.¨ Asystemisinplacetoensurethattheprincipalandschooladministrationarechampionsofthe

school’sleadershipmodel.¨ TheprincipalsupportsLighthouseteamsandactionteams.¨ Itisevidenttheprincipalandschooladministrationareconsistentinmodelingtheuseof

leadershiplanguage.¨ Theprincipalsetsandsharesspecificgoalswiththestaff.

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AreasforContinuousGrowth¨ Theschoolisencouragedto:

¨ establishaformalsystemforcontinuousgrowthinteacherapplicationandlearningofthe7Habits.

¨ establishasystemwhereteacherscansharelessonplanideaswithcolleagues.¨ integrateresourcesfoundonLeaderinmeonline.orgtoassistwithcontinued

professionaldevelopmentandsupportforstaff.¨ createamoreformalizedsystemoftrainingnewstaffmembersinTheLeaderinMe

implementation.¨ havetheprincipalandschooladministrationcreateasystemtoensuretheyare

championsoftheschool’sleadershipmodel.¨ shareevidenceoftheprincipalapplyingthelearningfromCommunityCoachingDaysto

theirpracticeandtheirschool.StudentLearning:7Habitsandleadershipprinciplesareeffectivelytaughttoallstudentsthroughdirectlessons,integratedapproaches,andstaffmodeling.Studentsareabletothinkcriticallyaboutandapplyleadershipprinciples. RubricScoring

Category LevelDirectLessons NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

IntegratedApproaches NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

Modeling NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

AreasofStrength&Celebration:¨ Theschoolwidecurriculumplanoutlineshowandwhenallstudentswillbedirectlytaughtthe

7Habitsandleadershipprinciples.¨ Theschoolhasestablishedasystemofteachingthe7Habitsyear-round.¨ Learningexperiencesapplythe7Habitstoreal-world,authenticsituations.¨ Lessonsengagestudentswithcreativeprojectsandusingleadershiptoolstohelpstudents

organizeideasandthoughts.¨ Thereisaspecifictimebuiltintotheschoolscheduleforleadershiplearning.¨ Theschoolhasutilizedthe"First8Days"resourcestobegintheschoolyear.¨ Synergycircletimeisformallyscheduledintotheschoolday(rotations).¨ Theschoolisbeginningtodevelopasystemforteacherstoregularlyshareintegrated

approachesandcollaboratecontinuouslytoimprove7Habitlessons.

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¨ Teachersandstaffmemberseffectivelyintegratethe7Habitsandleadershipprinciplesintolessons.

¨ Teachers’approachtoteachingthe7Habitsresultsinstudentsfocusingonreal-worldapplicationofthe7Habits.

¨ Greatuseofleadershiptoolsareintegratedintothecurriculumanddisplayed.¨ Staffmembersconsistentlymodelthe7Habitsandleadershipprinciplesforstudents,staff,

families,andthecommunity.¨ Staffmemberslivethe7Habitsinanauthenticmanner.¨ Staffmembershavedevelopedgoalsthattheytrackwithstudents.¨ Staffmembershavedevelopedanddisplaypersonalmissionstatements.

AreasforContinuousGrowth

¨ Theschoolisencouragedto:¨ sharedirectlessonideaswithotherLeaderinMeschools.¨ teachstudentsbeyondthe7HabitstoexploreandconnecttotheHighlyEffective

Practices,¨ focusonhowtheteachers’approachofteachingthe7Habitscouldresultinstudents

usinghigh-orderthinkingandinternalizationofthe7Habits.¨ pursuedeeperlessonplanningforintegratedapproaches.¨ seamlesslyintegratetheconceptsandprinciplesofthe7Habits,notmerelythehabit

titles,incommunication.¨ developasystemofaccountabilitypartnerswithregularcadenceforcheck-ins.

FamilyLearning:Familiesandschoolpartnerinlearningabout7Habitsandleadershipprinciplesthrougheffectivecommunicationandmutualrespect.TheschoolprovidesresourcesandtrainingsandencouragesstudentstoTeachtoLearnwiththeirfamilies.

RubricScoring Category Level

FamilyCommunication NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

7HabitsTrainingforFamilies NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

StudentTeachingatHome NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

AreasofStrength&Celebration:

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¨ Theschooloffersmanyformsofcommunicationthataccommodatesvariedlanguageandculturalneedsoffamilies.

¨ Theschoolhasasysteminplacethatfocusesoncontinuouslyimprovingtheschool’scommunicationwithfamilies.

¨ Theschooloffersresourcestohelpfamilieslearnhowtointegrateleadershipprinciplesathome.

¨ TheschoolhascreatedasystemforwelcomingnewstudentsandfamilieswhoarriveduringtheschoolyeartoorientthemtotheLeaderinMe.

¨ Schoolcreatedliteratureforparentshasbeeneffective.¨ Studentssharetheirleadershipdevelopmentwiththeirfamily,throughdirectlyteachingthe7

Habitsandleadershipprinciples.¨ Studentsreportauthenticallyimplementingtheiruniqueleadershipgrowthinapositivewayat

home.AreasforContinuousGrowth

¨ Theschoolisencouragedto:¨ invitefamiliestoparticipateoncommittees,actionteams,and/oradvisoryboards.¨ createopportunitiesforfamiliestocontributeideasabouttheschool’sleadership

initiatives.¨ provideresourcesforstudentstoteachtheirfamilythe7Habitsandleadership

principles.

LeadershipEnvironment:Studentsandstaffmembersareabletoseeleadershipinthephysicalenvironment,hearleadershipthroughthecommonlanguageofthe7Habits,andfeelleadershipthroughacultureofcaring,relationships,andaffirmation.

RubricScoringCategory Level

PhysicalEnvironment(See) NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

CommonLanguage(Hear) NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

EmotionalEnvironment(Feel) NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

AreasofStrength&Celebration:¨ Students,staff,andfamiliesparticipateincreatingaleadershipenvironment.¨ Thephysicalenvironmentisusedasawaytoshowcasethe7Habitsandleadershipprinciples.¨ Thephysicalenvironmentisinspiringandsymbolizesprideintheschool.

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¨ Studentsaregiventheleadershipopportunitytocreatedisplaysintheclassroomsandhallwaysinsteadofstaff-led.

¨ Uniqueandcreativestudent-centeredworkandprojectsarefoundthroughoutcommonareas,hallways,andclassrooms.

¨ Thelanguageofthe7Habitsandleadershipprinciplesisspokenpositively.¨ Staffusethecommonlanguagetocommunicatetheworth,traits,knowledge,andvaluetothe

students.¨ Theschoolfostersanenvironmentwherestudentsfeelwelcomed,valued,andtrustedat

school.¨ Thereisanempoweringandsupportiveenvironmentamongallstaffmembers.


¨ Theschoolisencouragedto:¨ invitefamiliestoparticipateincreatingaleadershipenvironment.¨ createopportunitiesforstudentstouseandreflectonhowthecommonlanguagecan

beusedtohelpsolveproblems,setgoals,anddevelopasleaders.¨ developasystemthatensuresallstaff,students,andfamilyrelationshipsarereinforced

throughindividualizedEmotionalBankAccountdeposits.SharedLeadership:Leadershipissharedwithstudentsthroughavarietyofleadershiprolesandstudentinputleadstoinnovationsintheschool.Lighthouseteamsareactiveandprovideleadershipfortheschool.


StudentLeadershipRoles NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

StudentVoice NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

ActiveLighthouseTeams NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

AreasofStrength&Celebration:¨ Theschoolisdevelopingaschoolwideleadershiprolesystemtofosterawidevarietyofschool

wideandclassroomleadershipopportunities.¨ Studentsareprovidedopportunitiestoreflectontheexecutionoftheirleadershiprole.¨ Theschoolisinthebeginningofcreatingsystemstoauthenticallyinvolvestudentsinthe

continuousimprovementoftheschool.¨ TheStudentLighthouseTeamleadstheeffortstocollectstudentideasandsharesthemwith

adultLighthouseTeam.

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¨ StudentandStaffLighthouseTeamsareintheprocessofdevelopingsystemstomonitorandupdateanannualLeaderinMeimplementationplan.

¨ StudentandStaffLighthouseTeamshaveactionteamssettoaccomplishschoolwidegoals.¨ TheStudentLighthouseTeamdisplaysandtrackstheirgoalspublicly.¨ LighthouseTeamsareasharedteameffortratherthanrelyingononepersonortheprincipal.¨ TheStudentLighthouseTeaminvolvesallgradelevels.


¨ Theschoolisencouragedto:¨ teachstudentstotransferandapplytheirleadershipskillsimpacttheirownlives.¨ allowstudentstocreatenewleadershiproles.¨ allowstudentstoparticipateinconflictresolutioninitiatives.¨ createaFamily&CommunityLighthouseTeam.

LeadershipEvents:Schoolwide,classroom,andFamily/Communityleadershipeventsprovideauthenticenvironmentstocelebrateleadership,buildculture,andallowstudentstopracticeleadershipskills.


SchoolwideEvents NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

ClassroomEvents NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

Family&CommunityEvents NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature SustainingAreasofStrength&Celebration:

¨ Schoolwideeventsarebeginningtoimprovethroughasystemofplanning,execution,andreflectionbystudents,staff,andfamilies.

¨ Theschoolhasanannualleadershipday,providingmultipleopportunitiesforstudentstoshowcaseleadershipskills.

¨ Schoolwideeventsshareandreflecttheschool'smissionstatement.¨ Classroomeventsareusedasanopportunitytocelebratetheachievementofgoals.¨ Classroomeventscommunicatetheschool'sandclassroommissionandvision.¨ Family&CommunityLeadershipEventsareusedtoprovideanauthenticaudienceforstudents

topracticeandshareleadershipskills.¨ Family&Communityeventsareopportunitiestobuildasenseofcommunity,tocreatevision,

andtoestablishacultureoftrust.


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¨ Theschoolisencouragedto:¨ haveassembliesplannedanddirectedbystudents.¨ havealloralmostallteacherscollaboratewithstudentstotransformtraditional

classroomeventsintoopportunitiestodevelopleadershipskills.¨ haveallFamily&CommunityLeadershipeventsstudent-drivenwithbroadparticipation

fromfamilyandcommunitymembers.

AlignAcademicSystemsSchoolwideGoalAchievement:Theschoolutilizesthe4DXprocesstoidentifyandtrackprogressonscoreboardstowardsalignedWildlyImportantGoalsforschool,team/classroomandstaff.

RubricScoringCategoryLevel

SchoolGoals NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

TeamGoals NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

StaffGoals NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

AreasofStrength&Celebration:¨ Asystem,includingannualreviewofdataandcalibrationtodriveforth,isinplaceto

collaborativelyestablishschoolwideacademicWIGs.¨ SchoolwideWIGsaretrackedoncompellingpublicscoreboards.¨ Acadenceofaccountabilityispresentattheschoolthatensuresregularconversationsaround

progresstowardsschoolwideWIGS.¨ SchoolwideWIGsareconsistentlywritteninanXtoYbyWhenformat.¨ StudentsareabletoexplaintheschoolwideWIGsandshowhowtheycontributetothosegoals.¨ Academicresults(goals)havebeendistrictleading!¨ Theschoolisbeginningtodevelopasystem,includingannualreviewofdataandcalibration,

collaborativelyestablishteamorclassroomacademicWIGs.¨ TeamorclassroomWIGsandleadmeasuresaretrackedoncompellingpublicscoreboards.¨ TeamorclassroomWIGsarealignedtoschoolwideWIGs.¨ TeamorclassroomWIGsareconsistentlywritteninanXtoYbyWhenformat.¨ StaffhaveidentifiedleadmeasuresforWIGsconsistently.¨ WIGsandleadmeasuresareroutinelytrackedonscoreboards.¨ StaffgoalsarealignedwithschoolwideWIGs.

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¨ Theschoolisencouragedto:¨ setschoolwidegoalscollaboratively,usingassessmentdataandfeedbackfromstaff

andstudents.¨ createastudentdatateamtocollectdataassistwithupdatingtheclassroomorteam

WIGboard.¨ developasystemofstaffAccountabilityPartners,ensuringthateachstaffmemberhas

regularconversationsaroundprogresstowardstheirWIGs.¨ havestaffmembersregularlycreate,postandsharepersonalmissionstatements.

Student-LedAchievement:Studentsleadtheirownlearningwiththeskillstoassesstheirneeds,setappropriategoalsandcarryoutactionplans.Studentsareempoweredthroughtheuseofleadershipnotebooksandstudent-ledconferencestoreflectonprogresstowardsgoals.


StudentGoals NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

LeadershipNotebooks NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

Student-LedConferences NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

AreasofStrength&Celebration:

¨ StudentsdevelopacademicandpersonalWIGswrittenina"FromXtoYbyWhen'format.¨ AlloralmostallstudentsfrequentlyuseLeadershipNotebooksthroughacontinuously

improvingschoolwidesystem.

AreasforContinuousGrowth¨ Theschoolisencouragedto:

¨ createspecificstrategiesthatdirectlyimpactstudentachievementareselectedbystudentsasleadmeasures.

¨ useconsistentsectionsinallleadershipnotebooksacrossthegradelevelstoassurecontinuity.

¨ furtherempowerstudentstotakeprimaryownershipofupdating,assessing,andreflectingontheirprogress.

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¨ developwaysforfamiliestoparticipateinstudent-ledconferenceswhenfamiliescouldnotattendinperson.

MeasurableResults:Theschoolshowsmeasurableoutcomesthatdemonstratesignificantgainsinresultsusingappropriatemeasuresandindicatorsintheareasofstudentleadershipskills,schoolculture,andacademicperformance.

RubricScoringCategoryLevel

LeadershipResults NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

CultureResults NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

AcademicResults NoEvidence Basic Developing Mature Sustaining

EvidenceoftheLeadershipResults

¨ Thereisevidencethattheschoolhasexperiencedstronggrowthinleadershipasdemonstratedby¨ Theschoolhasexperiencedstronggrowthinleadershipindicators.

EvidenceoftheCultureResults

¨ Thereisevidencethattheschoolhasexperiencedstronggrowthincultureasdemonstratedby¨ Theschoolhasexperiencedstronggrowthincultureindicators.

EvidenceoftheAcademicResults

¨ Thereisevidencethattheschoolhasexperiencedstronggrowthinacademicsasdemonstratedby¨ Theschoolhasexperiencedstrongacademicgrowthasindicatedbystateorlocal

studentassessmentsand/ortheacademicWIGs.

OutcomeoftheLighthouseCertificationProcess

ItisapleasuretodesignateMichaelC.RileyElementarySchoolasaLeaderinMeLighthouseSchool.

LighthouseRecertificationwillbecompletedwillbyavirtualSelf-StudyprocessbyJanuary8,2020andtheschoolwillhostinanonsiteLighthouseRecertificationreviewteambyJanuary8,2022.CelebrationandenhancementoftheidentifiedAreasofStrengthandCelebrationandincreasedattentiontotheidentified

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AreasforGrowthwillsupporttheschoolincontinuationofthejourneyandmaintainingLighthouseCertification.

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