March 20, 2009

Snoqualmie Valley School District Snoqualmie Valley School District

WSUWSU Superintendent Program – West Side Cohort Superintendent Program – West Side Cohort

OverviewOverview

• Common Language – Consistent Practice

• Teaching and Learning– Student Learning Protocol (STAR)

• Principals’ Professional Development– School Improvement– Leadership

• Extraordinary Leader

– Instruction • 5 Dimension of Teaching and Learning

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One High School One High School

Three Middle Schools Three Middle Schools

Five Elementary SchoolsFive Elementary Schools

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The purpose of the Common Language – Consistent

‘Cross-Grade Level cohort meetings is to strengthen the

Professional Learning Community within the SVSD and

provide an opportunity for staff to engage in powerful and

meaningful conversations to help unify, align curriculum,

instruction, learn and deepen the understanding of the

great work being done throughout our school district that

is having a positive impact on the learning of all our

students.

Snoqualmie Valley School District

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A Professional Learning Community is composed of

“Collaborative Teams” whose members work

interdependently to achieve Common Goals linked to the

purpose of learning FOR all students.

Dufour, Dufour, Eaker, Many

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Date 2009-10 HS MS ELS PPDD 1. Friday, September 4 T T T 2. Friday, September 11 T T T 3. Friday, September 18 B T-Ath B Wed. Sept. 23 4. Friday, September 25 T B T 5. Friday, October 2 D D D

Friday, October 9 6. Friday, October 16 T T T Wed. Oct. 21 7. Friday, October 23 T T T 8. Friday, October 30 B B B 9. Friday, November 6 T T T Wed. Nov. 18 10. Friday, November 13 T T T 11. Friday, December 4 B B B 12. Friday, December 11 D D D Wed. Dec. 16 13. Friday, December 18 T T T 14. Friday, January 8 T T T 15. Friday, January 15 B B B Wed. Jan. 20 16. Friday, January 22 T D T 17. Friday, January 29 T T T 18. Friday, February 5 D T-Ath D 19. Friday, February 12 T T T Wed. Feb. 10 20. Friday, February 26 B B B 21. Friday, March 5 D D D 22. Friday, March 12 T T T 23. Friday, March 19 T T T Wed. Mar. 24 24. Friday, March 26 B B B 25. Friday, April 2 T D T 26. Friday, April 16 D T-Ath D 27. Friday, April 23 T T T Wed. Apr. 21 28. Friday, April 30 B B B 29. Friday, May 7 T T T 30. Friday, May 14 D D D Wed. May 19 31. Friday, May 21 T T T 32. Friday, May 28 B B B 33. Friday, June 4 T T T 34. Friday, June 11 T T T

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Statewide Inservice Learning Improvement Day

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T = Teacher Time B = Building Time D = District Time

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• Building Teacher Leadership CapacityBuilding Teacher Leadership Capacity

4 – Teachers on Special Assignment

• Mathematics/Technology• Science/Technology• K-12 Literacy

61 (18%) – Content Area and/or grade level facilitators

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District Wide Target:District Wide Target:

To identify and implement common high expectations through a

rigorous integrated K-12 curriculum alignment to meet the needs

of all students.

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“improved classroom instruction is the primefactor to produce student achievementgains.” Odden & Wallace, 2003, p. 64

Instruction itself has the largest influence on achievement. Most

instruction, despite our best intentions, is not effective but couldimprove significantly and swiftly through ordinary andaccessible arrangements among teachers and administrators.

Schmoker – Results Now 2006

Classroom Instruction

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Purpose of the tool:• Provide teachers with a lens for focusing on student

learning

• Provide a means for teachers to collaborate, self reflect, and improve practice

• Provide a non-evaluative, self reflective and directed process for professional growth

Powerful Teaching and Learning Student Learning Protocol

By providing clear targets and a common language, the SLP helps teachers reflect on their practice, and work together to set goals and establish clear action plans based on what will have the greatest impact for all students in the classroom. .

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Indicators: A Reflection on My own Teaching

• Positive Behavior

• Aligned Instruction

• Student Engagement

• Student Centered Instruction

• Student Assessment for Learning

• Assessment of Learning

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• There is a widely shared vision of good teaching.

• Supervision is frequent, rigorous, and entirely focused on the improvement of instruction

• Professional development is primarily on-site, intensive, collaborative, and job-embedded, and focuses on the best teaching and learning practices.

• The better we SEE, the better we LEAD

What do we know about schools and districts that have successfully improved student

achievement?

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What do we know about schools and districts that have successfully improved student

achievement?

• “Leadership is second only to classroom instruction

among all school related factors that contribute to what

students learn at school”

• When school leaders understand instructional excellence

and equity, they can lead and guide professional

development, target & align resources, engage in

problem-solving, and build the capacity of teachers to

improve student learning.

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The 5 Dimensions of Teaching and Learning(Center for Educational Leadership - UW)

• Purpose

• Student Engagement

• Curriculum and Pedagogy

• Assessment of Student Learning

• Classroom Environment and Culture

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• Positive Behavior

• Student Engagement

• Aligned Instruction

• Student Centered Instruction

• Assessment –For Learning

–Of Learning

• Purpose

• Student Engagement

• Curriculum and Pedagogy

• Classroom Environment and Culture

• Assessment of Student Learning

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School School ImprovementImprovement

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FacilitationFacilitationStrategiesStrategies

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Questions Questions

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