Richard DeLorenzo

reinventingschools.org

Scott, You’ve been watching too much TV.

“I hope those of you who turn out to be failures won’t blame us!”

Today’s Goals• What are the components of a high

performing organization?• Knowledge of best practices in

education systems (Chugach Story)• Awareness of the RISC components• Introduction to some cool tools and

processes

Affinity ChartAffinity ChartWhat are the

characteristics of high performing

organizations?

1. Individually brainstorm a list on sticky notes2. As a group organize the sticky notes into like categories3. Label each group (data, processes, etc.)4. Share back with the rest of the group

Presenters Scoring GuideNot So Good Nice Job Conversion

Experience

Consistentyawning,twoor morepeople aresleeping at alltimes andpeople get upto leaveduring thepresentation

Attentiveaudience,activelisteningskills,goodparticipation,some laughterwhenappropiate andnice commentsare made

Audience onthe edge oftheir seats,conversionexperience fora majority andstandingovation at theconclusion ofthepresentation

The highest performance score card

Baldrige Criteria(Core values and beliefs)

-Visionary leadership-Learning-centered organization-Organizational and personal learning-Valuing faculty, staff, and partners-Agility-Focus on the future-Managing by innovation-Management by fact-Social responsibility-Focus on results-Systems perspective

Baldrige Categories(using clear process and being systemic in

nature)-Leadership-Strategic Planning (annual, stretch, break goals)-Student, Stakeholder, and Market Focus-Information Analysis-Faculty and Staff Focus-Process Management-Organizational Performance Results

PDER Process• Plan (students, staff, community and

business input)

• Do (design and delivery)

• Evaluate (results and analysis)

• Refine (needed changes)

What are the components of the RISC Model?

• Shared Vision• Leadership• Standards-Based Design• Continuous Improvement

What is the purpose of the RISC Model?

• To meet the individual needs of every child• Deploying best practices in a systematic way• Moving from a TIMED to PERFORMANCE system • Preparing students for the 21st century• Sustained positive trends in student and organizational

results

CRIS ProcessUsing the Self Assessment

Tool Score your organization in the 4 components

• CClarify: the question or activity• RReflect: individually and

proceed• IImpact: on you and your

system• SShare: your thoughts within

your group

Begin the change process with questions

• According to current research, how are our students nationwide doing in the new global economy?

• What will students need to know in the 21st century?

• If needed, what and how do we change our current system to meet the needs of all students?

CRIS Process• CClarify: the question or activity• RReflect: individually and

proceed• IImpact: on you and your

system• SShare: your thoughts within

your group

How are our How are our students doing students doing

nationally?nationally?

How are our How are our students doing students doing

nationally?nationally?

Our Educational CrisisHouston Chronicle

ViewpointApril 3, 2006

“There is little debate that our education system in Texas is broken. Our dropout rate is more than 40%. The number is even larger among our Latino and African-American students. It is very clear that something is very wrong with public education.”

Think reform, reinvent and reinvest for academic success

“Rising Above the Gathering Storm”

WILLIAM J. BROADPublished: October 13, 2005

• Last year, more than 600,000 engineers graduated from institutions of higher education in China, compared to 350,000 in India and 70,000 in the United States.

• The cost of employing one chemist or engineer in the United States is equal to about five chemists in China and 11 engineers in India.

National Governors Association/Achieve Summit (February 26, 2005)Prepared

Remarks by Bill Gates, Co-chair

 "When we looked at the millions of students that our high schools are not preparing for

higher education—and we looked at the damaging impact that has on their lives—we came to a painful conclusion: America’s high

schools are obsolete." 

Chugach Profile 1994

• REAA school district which covers 22,000 square miles

• Unemployment = 52.3%• Poverty level = 75.7%• 90% of our students could not read at grade

level• One college graduate in 20 years• 50% teacher attrition rate

“Gee, where to start? First of all my mother is an alcoholic and drug user – she’s been doing this as long as I can remember. Now I find myself following in her steps even though I know I don’t need to, I continue to go along with it.”

Anchorage House Student

What skills do our What skills do our students need for students need for the 21st century?the 21st century?

What skills do our What skills do our students need for students need for the 21st century?the 21st century?

Skills Desired by Fortune 500 Companies

(In order of Importance)• Teamwork• Problem Solving• Interpersonal Skills• Oral

Communications• Listening• Personal/Career

Development• Creative Thinking

• Leadership• Goal Setting/Motivation• Writing• Organizational

Effectiveness• Computation• Reading

• Individual needs of students• Personal / Social development• School to life transition • Technology• Basic skills• Accountability

What is CSD’s Shared Vision and what evidence can you find to support we do things

better?

RISC School Districts Level 5

Traditional System

•Timed System

•Graded System

•Step and Column Pay

•Traditional Strategic Plan driven by central office

•Traditional Courses

•Textbook Driven

World Class System

•Performance System 24/7

•A, B, and try again

•Performance Pay (35+ days inservice training)

•Shared Vision with stretch and break goals

•21st Standards, instruction, assessments and reporting

•Standards Driven(Local, State, National,and International Standards)

How do we change How do we change our system?our system?

How do we change How do we change our system?our system?

“Change Forces with a Vengeance”

New Horizons for System Change

Horizon #1

Large-scale improvement of literacy and numeracy that is not sustainable

Horizon #2

System change that results in unleashing energy, commitment, resources and learning on a very large scale to accomplish things never done before that is sustainable.

Missing force: moral purpose & passion

- Michael Fullan, 2003

Change Readiness

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LeadershipSharedVision

1st SuccessesBurning Platform(crisis/opportunity)

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Shared VisionShared VisionHow did Highland Tech How did Highland Tech

High change their High change their system?system?

Shared VisionShared VisionHow did Highland Tech How did Highland Tech

High change their High change their system?system?

Leadership for Incremental Change

• Emphasize relationships• Establish strong lines of communication• Be an advocate for the school• Provide resources• Maintain visibility• Protect teachers from distractions• Create culture of collaboration• Look for and celebrate successes

Marzano 2006

Leadership for Second Order Change

• Shake up the status quo• Expect some things to seem worse• Propose new ideas• Operate from strong beliefs• Tolerate ambiguity and dissent• Talk research and theory• Create explicit goals for change• Define success in terms of goals

Marzano 2006

Managing Effective Change

= Utopia

= HappyHour

= LoneRanger

= Scarecrow

= Alice in Wonderland

= HeismanWinner

SharedVision

StrategicPlan

RightPeople

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LeaderStrategic

PlanRight

PeopleBaldrige/CIM+ + + +

LeaderSharedVision

RightPeople

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StrategicPlan

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Richard DeLorenzo

DeLorenzo’s Top Eight Excuses to Guarantee No Change

• We tried that before• Our district is different• We don’t have the money• Our organization is too small or big• Micro management is our friend• If only you really understood our situation• It’s impossible with our bus schedule!• If only we didn’t have any students I think we

could change a few things!

Possible Models of Implementing Standards

Approaches That Rely on External Assessments

(Student must score proficient on a region high-stakes assessment)

Advantages:• Unchanged system

(e.g.course, scheduling, and record keeping)

• Parents are used to this approach

Disadvantages:• Limited to the core

subject areas• Limited connection to

daily classroom activities

• High anxiety at specific grade levels

Approaches that use core courses

(State standards are embedded in specific, required courses)

Advantages:• Easy transition into current

system• Course grade indicate

student performance• Easy to identify what

standards are being addressed

Disadvantages:• Does not accommodate

many standards• Does not lend itself to

integration of multiple standards

• Specific needs of students aren’t being addressed

Approaches that rely on projects, exhibitions, and portfolios

(Students must score proficient on performance tasks that are connected to standards)

Advantages:• Performance tasks are

concrete representations of specific standards

• Connected to daily classroom activities

• Variety of ways to demonstrate standards

Disadvantages:• Difficult to address all

standards through projects

• Time needed for staff to create the projects

• Concerns about validity and reliability

Approaches that redesign their systems to meet the needs of each individual student

(Students progress through developmental levels at their rate to meet specific standards this includes aligned standards, assessment,

instructional best practices, and reporting)

Advantage:• Research strongly

supports this model• Meets the individual needs

of every student• Everyone knows the

expectation• Highly accountable/aligned• Support multiple ways to

reach standards

Disadvantage:• Massive paradigm shift

for education• Scheduling, reporting,

assessments and resource allocation are redesigned

• Advil, Mallox, and Rogaine will be your best friends

EffectiveInstruction

Multiple Assessments

MeaningfulReporting

Continuous Improvement Cycle

RelevantRelevantStandardsStandards

Technology

STANDARD:Students will operate

technology based tools to manage

information, solve problems, and

express ideas in a responsible manner.

KEY ELEMENTS: Use a computer to enter

and retrieve information. Use technological tools for

learning, communication, and productivity.

Manage and maintain technology tools.

Diagnose and solve common technology problems.

Use technology to observe, analyze, interpret, and draw conclusions.

Examine the role of technology in the workplace and explore careers that require the use of technology.

Use ethics when using software and hardware.

Level I Level II Level III Level IV Level V Level VI

•Introduction to the keyboard as students learn the alphabet.

•Stamp or type letters as students learn the alphabet.

•Use appropriate software independently and collaboratively to support learning across the curriculum.

•Learn and use the basic function keys.

•Type in a short story or description and save it.

•Create at least 1 page of several classroom multimedia projects.

•Use appropriate software independently and collaboratively to support learning across the curriculum.

•Begin to use new keys and 2 handed typing.

•Type in larger projects with several sentences and begin editing.

•Create pages for class multimedia projects using variety of media.

•Work with teacher to locate information on the Internet.

•Use appropriate software

•Develop keyboarding skills that are quicker and as accurate as handwriting.

•Create and publish a product.

•Create simple multimedia projects which contain hacked ideas.

•Work with the teacher to access info on the Internet.

•Use simple programs to record and graph data.

•Strive for 25 WPM speed and accuracy goal on keyboard.

•Publish a document using an accepted format.

•Create multimedia projects linking key ideas through variety of media.

•Use simple spreadsheet to solve problems.

•Navigate independently through Internet to locate resources.

•Proficient at 25 WPM speed and accuracy goal on keyboard.

•Publish a document that uses info imported from variety of sources.

•Identify various formats of writing.

•Create multimedia projects containing 3 media components minimum.

•Navigate through.

Level VII Level VIII Level IX Level X Level XI Level XII

•Strive for 30 WPM speed and accuracy goal on keyboard.

•Publish a document using basic editing software and skills to revise.

•Create multimedia projects using increasingly sophisticated linking of ideas and media.

•Locate specific info on Internet and log onto a shared network folder.

•Proficient at 30 WPM speed and accuracy.

•Explore uses of technology in the workplace and examine careers that require the use of technology.

•Demonstrate ethical and legal use of technology.

•Diagnose and solve common technology problems.

•Quickly locate info on Internet for use in class projects.

•Use appropriate software

•Use appropriate keyboarding skills at all times.

•Publish a document incorporating appropriate page design and formatting tools.

•Create a minimum of 3 cross-curricular multimedia projects for public presentation.

•Create a spreadsheet that allows student to analyze

•Use appropriate keyboarding at all times.

•Create a simple WWW page including at least one graphic, text, and link to another Internet site.

•Access info from various databases for class projects.

•Begin a personal electronic portfolio for job or university placement.

•Use appropriate technology to access info and evaluate learning in the academic and vocational areas of interest.

•Develop a working knowledge of specific technology for interest areas such as programmable calculators, subject specific software and hardware, CAD/CAM

•Present personal electronic portfolio to public while explaining career and schooling options.

•Demonstrate competency in technological area of interest by instructing younger students in that area.

•Complete personal electronic portfolio while

Standard Areas

1 Mathematics

2 Technology

3 Social Science

4 Reading

5 Writing

6 Cultural Awareness/Exp

7 Personal/Social/Health

8 Career Development

9 Service Learning

10 Science

Student Performance Snapshot

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

High School DiplomaChugach School District

High School DiplomaChugach School District

Competencies 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Reading

Writing

Communication

Personal Development

Social Development

Service Learning

Career Development

Cultural Heritage

Social Sciences

Science

Technology

Mathematics

Required Proficiency Level

Student’s Level of Performance

KEY

Today’s Goals

• What are the components of a high performing organization?

• Knowledge of best practices in education systems

• Awareness of the RISC components

• Introduction to some cool tools and processes

CRIS

• CClarify: the question or topic• RReflect: individually• IImpact: on you and your system• SShare: your thoughts within your

group

What was one “aha” and what can you take with you to build a better organization

““Maybe it’s just me, but I can’t shake the feeling Maybe it’s just me, but I can’t shake the feeling we’re being used as pawns.”we’re being used as pawns.”

“We begin our WASLs tomorrow.”

“This system provides a clear road map of what students need to know and do in each content area. Besides mastery of basic skills, the needs of the whole child are considered including character development, career development, service learning, and technology. All the skills we need to be successful in the 21st century.” Baldrige Acceptance Speech

By Nathaniel MooreChugach School District Student

““Courage, Courage, Passion and Passion and

Vision”Vision”Nathaniel Moore Nathaniel Moore

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““Courage, Courage, Passion and Passion and

Vision”Vision”Nathaniel Moore Nathaniel Moore

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Re-Inventing Schools Coalition(RISC)

• Making Standards Work in the Classroom by Bob marzano ASCD (November, 2006)• 1,000 districts 1,000,000 kids• Join us in Anchorage October 27-29, January, April and

June in Denver• www.reinventingschools.org