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Turnaround Tools for Title 1 Staff

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3 Things to Succeed

üSocial Toolsü Personal Toolsü System Changes

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What Hurts Change 1. False Personal Assumptions: “Kids can’t succeed”

(these impact your identity, strategy and effort)2. Emotional Issues: Many staff harbor resentment,

anger, shame & sabotage which impact school change3. Chronic Stress and Burnout: Many don’t manage

stress; some leave, others stay and underperform4. Adverse Environmental Triggers: Classroom issues

have systemic triggers that impact likelihood of change5. School Change Systems: No replicable pathways for

assessing and activating change; status quo stays!6. Teams Quality: Staff are in groups, but not teams

(Need team building and change process decisions)7. Brains Resist Overt Change: Our life wires us up to

take the easy way out; staff must learn to rewire the brain and those of our students FAST

Today, Let’s Preview Your Simple 3-Step School Growth Plan

Change Vehicle #1

ü SYSTEMü SOCIAL

ü PERSONAL

① Begin with yourself: a decision, gutsy goals, and a focus story for yourself (personal change)②Foster a school identity and culture of collective efficacy meaning, “We can succeed with our students in spite of ALL other factors.” (system change)③Focus on building teams with a data-driven focus on both personalizing and improving instruction using deliberate practice. (social change)

Your Personal Step Success Path

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Your Personal Starting Big 3

q Begin with a decisionq Set gutsy goals q Start your focus story

Remember, there can be NO professional change without

personal change.

Make a Decision (Y/N/NY)

A. Am I willing to be open to change?____ B. Do I know I have the capacity to

change?____________ C. Can I affirm that nothing in my past is as

strong as the present and the future?______________

D. Do I know ALL my staff & students can change? _________

E. Am I “ALL IN” on this? _________

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Actions & Behaviors that You Will See in Me That Confirms I am “All in”

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For those “Not Yet” …the Signal is Clear: Start Crucial Conversations

Your Personal Starting Big 3

q Begin with a decisionq Set gutsy goals q Start your focus story

Remember, there can be NO professional change without

personal change.

High ExpectationsThese are “Gutsy Goals”

Your “destination” should be challenging, uplifting and important.

ØWe call these “gutsy goals” but you’ll also need to have “micro goals” (weekly) to keep moving.

ØMake the goals specific, measurable and “wow” that are powered by a strong “why”.

ØCreate alignment with district school and personal goals.

Gutsy Goals for 1st GraderBorn into poverty in rural Mississippi to a teenage single mother, she was later raised in an inner-city Milwaukee neighborhood. Later, The Oprah Winfrey Show became the highest-rated television program of its kind in history. She has been ranked the richest African-American and the greatest black philanthropist in American history.

"Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe."

Oprah

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How is This for Gutsy Goals? “Anything you want on Earth, you’re going to get from us.”

That’s a real quote from the guy on the right (in 1998). Would you buy his stock?

Who said it?

AMAZON

Gutsy Goals of CEO Jeff Bezos in Action

Total Return: 48,200% or $1,000 = 1/3 million

How Important are "Gutsy Goals" for Your Students’ Achievement?

Student expectations are MASSIVE 1.44. Teacher expectations of student success are a staggering 1.03 effect size. Raise the bar until you gasp for air! Stop being afraid to fail. Your staff can feel your fear!

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What goals or expectations should a teacher have set for him? What would you have set for him?

Today, Alonzo Clemons is still learning delayed.But he is a wealthy world renowned sculptor. He has performed in the Special Olympics, appeared on 60 Minutes, the Discovery channeland currently does community work.

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Gutsy Goals: Why?ü You get other’s

attention immediatelyü Let others know you think highly

of your chances for successü Sets you apart from the “ho hum”ü Tells others that you think you’re

competent enough to reach highgoals

"Set your goals ridiculously high and you will fail above everyone else's success."

James Cameron (director of two of the highest grossing movies of all time; Avatarand Titanic)

Classroom Gutsy Goalsü Gutsy Goal…”100% of my students

will reach expert proficiency, and my 1st

grade class will finish up ready to start 3rd grade.”

ü Gutsy Goal…“100% of my students will be engaged every 7 minutes or less on every day of the year.”

ü Gutsy goal… “With deliberate practice, I will implement one valuable new strategy per month, all year long.”

Gutsy Leadership Goals² Gutsy Goal:

Our school will have the greatest yearly growth in our district within 3 years.

² Gutsy Goal: Our service center will help raise _____in our district by 5% in 3 years

² Gutsy Goal: Our service center will average 10+ positive tweets after every event!

“Gutsy Goals” Are Jaw-Dropping I’ll Set Goals So High

that I Can’t Achieve Them Until I Grow Into

One Who Can

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Gutsy Goals are Measurable, Short and Compelling

Ensure you can make them ambitious (wow), measurable (how) and meaningful (pow)

BACK IT UP!The Gutsy Goal Alone is not Enough; Give Others a “Reason to Believe” in you!

Give Us a Reason to Believe Youü “I am so committed, failure is

impossible!”ü “I have new resources and a great team!”ü “I refuse to let our students fail!”ü “I love challenges and will not quit until

we succeed.”ü“I have done this before and I can do it

again!”

The Reason to Believe in Me and to Follow My Lead is……

Maximum of 15-20 seconds – that’s it!

MICRO-GOALS give you a wake-up call and reality check. Provide real-world evidence that you are on the right path. Show others that you are serious about your Gutsy goals. Give the emotional feedback to continue the effort. Keep yourself accountable.

MAKE IT REAL! Create “Gutsy Goals” for the long haul. Use the success of “micro-goals” to stay excited in the short term.

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You will need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.George S. Patton

Be Kind… Don’t argue #1ü “Well, it’s my dream and I’m sticking

to it.”ü “You’re right. Today I don’t know how

to reach it. But I won’t be the same person a year from now.”

ü “What seems impossible one day is often reality the next. Give me some time and wish me luck.”

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Be Kind… Don’t argue #2ü “Wouldn’t that be a goal that

everyone would want? If so, we only differ on the time frame.”

ü “The big thing is that it makes me happy.”

ü “You’re right. Today I don’t know how to reach it. But I won’t be the same person a year from now.”

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Be Kind… Don’t argue #3

ü Say, “Well, to each their own.”ü “My goals are for me; maybe

they’re not for you.”ü “I might be a bit crazy, but

stranger things have happened.”

“Implementation Intentions” Solve This Indecision

Do the Same Old Default Behavior?

Or, Make the Change with a NEW Behavior?

Dr. Peter Gollwitzer

Before We Move On, Are You an Evidence-Based Educator?

Gutsy Goal: _________________________________________

When others hesitate, I will say this:_____________________________________

_____________________________________

MEMO TO YOU…You cannot feel, think and act ordinary… and then think you will get extraordinary results. That’s simply NOTgoing to happen.

Your Personal Starting Big 3

q Begin with a decisionq Set gutsy goals q Start your focus story

Remember, there can be NO professional change without

personal change.

Focus Your Daily StoryThis story will be driving your personal and school decisions every day. Choose just 6 clear sentences.

Everyone has a story (just listen).The number one predictor of your behaviors is your brain’s story or narrative.The good news is that you can change your story at any point in your life.

Everyone will create a BRIEF narrative & read it.

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Building New Narratives Example of a “Daily Story”I choose serenity, forgiveness and gratitude every day. My gutsy goal is to change 1000 schools in 5 years. My micro goal is to change lives of 1000 educators each week. My resolve to eat well and workout 5+ times a week is rock solid. I give props to one educator every single day. I show my family appreciation, kindness and love daily.

6 Sentences, it covers both work and home life

My Own Better StoryBegin with a simple statement about three emotional traits important to you:“I choose __________________________

_________________________ every day.”

(Example: “I choose serenity, forgiveness and gratitude every day.”)

My Own Better StoryAdd a strong statement about a larger gutsy goal, which is meaningful to you:“I _________________________

________________________ every day.”

(Example: “I have unwavering intention to improve our district success though better teamwork every day.”)

My Own Better StoryAdd a strong statement about a micro goal, doing something that is meaningful to you:“I ______________________________

________________________ every day.”

(Example: My unshakable habit is to help 5+ others every day.)

My Own Better StoryAdd a strong statement about an important health goal, which is meaningful to you:“My _________________________

________________________every day.”

(Example: “My resolve to workout (or powerwalk or ?) is rock solid 5 times a week.”)

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My Own Better StoryAdd a strong statement about a work habit you’d like to improve which is meaningful to you:“I ___________________________________

__________________________ every day.”

(Example: “I give props to another leader every day.” Or, “I learn something new that I can use in my job every day.”)

My Own Better StoryAdd a strong statement about a family habit you’d like to reinforce which is meaningful to you:“I show _________________________

________________________ daily.”

(Example: “I show my family appreciation, kindness and affection daily.”)

Retype/Edit Your New Story

v It will feel just a bit awkward. That is what challenges and new habits are usually like.

v Change a word here or there. Make it read smoothly and yet still remain powerful.

Your Narrative is the Best

Prediction of Your Future

• It may be the single most important way to identify and manage staff intention

• Too much detail and it loses flexibility

• Too vague and it loses credibility

• Narratives should be for the upcoming 5-9 months

• Listen for it; it will get revised often

The 1% Mantra is Simplev Make it a personal

mission to get 1% better every day of your life.

v This ensures you’ll get over 37% better each year!

Today

1%/day Changes Your Life;You Gain 37% Each Year

37.7% Up

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3 Things to Succeed

üSocial Toolsü Personal Toolsü System Changes

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Transfer Time!Take what you have learned and ask yourself how it might apply to your own job.

Which area of your work, in particular, can you apply this to and how would you do it?

It is Now Time…

1. Agree on a clear, personal path2. Buy-in from yourself on the idea3. Commit to implementation

A – B – C Review change ideas (personal, social or systemic) you are most willing to begin using to help more students graduate:

1) __________________________þ

2) __________________________þ

✔ Review & Commit;Less is More