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Superintendent Report August 25, 2015. Ground rules. Every challenge is real & unique The experts are in the room We absolutely can find solutions to any problem No islands allowed Bottom line: improve achievement Act now to be ready for tomorrow. Our Goals.
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Ground rules • Every challenge is real & unique • The experts are in the room • We absolutely can find solutions to any problem • No islands allowed • Bottom line: improve achievement • Act now to be ready for tomorrow
Our Goals • Improve Community Trust & District Transparency with all stakeholders
Demographics What is our data saying about us now?
Important Numbers • 5287 Enrolled • 94.23% Free & Reduced Lunch Rate • ?? Student ADA • ?? Teacher ADA We have not completed the 1st month yet.
Reminders • November retest for 3rd Grade Gate • State testing data will not be released until December (may be January). • New test (Questar) will be given this year (starting in April, 2016)
7 Strategies for Success • Aggressive benchmarking • Powerful, coherent, aligned instructional systems • Design criterion focused on moving all students to high standards • Funding protocols that put more money behind students who are hard to educate and teachers who need to be equipped to educate them • High quality teaching force • Workplace organized and managed along professional lines and not industrial lines • Coherent educational systems • Source MDE, Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Superintendent Guidance • Strategy 1. Establish a clear focus and a strategic framework of core beliefs, effective practices and goals for improving student achievement • Strategy 2. Organize and engage the district office in support of each school • Strategy 3. Provide instructional coherence and support • Strategy 4: Invest heavily in instruction-related professional learning for principals, teacher-leaders and district staff.
Superintendent Guidance • Strategy 5: Provide high-quality data that links student achievement to school and classroom practices, and assist schools to use data effectively. • Strategy 6: Optimize the use of resources to improve student learning • Strategy 7: Use open, credible processes to involve key school and community leaders in shaping a vision for improving schools
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