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School Leadership Team Conference

Join the WV Department of Education for a conference focused on improving achievement in low-performing schools. Learn about goals, expectations, and effective team organization. Explore strategies to strengthen teacher and leader effectiveness, and develop comprehensive systems of support. Prepare to make a difference in your school!

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School Leadership Team Conference

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  1. School Leadership Team Conference West Virginia Department of Education Division of Educator Quality and System Support Bridgeport Conference Center October 18-20, 2010

  2. Overview of October 18 • WVDE goals for improving achievement in low performing schools • Priorities and expectations • Overview of the WV High Quality Standards for Schools • Roles for members comprising the SSOS • Effective team organization • School culture

  3. WVDE School Improvement Goals • Goal 1: Build the capacity of the SEA and LEAs to drive transformative interventions in low-achieving schools • Goal 2: Strengthen teacher and leader effectiveness in low-achieving schools in order to improvethe quality of instruction • Goal 3: Develop comprehensive systems of support in low-achieving schools

  4. WVDE School Improvement Goals Goal 1: Build the capacity of the SEA and LEAs to drive transformative interventions in low-achieving schools • Engage external supporting partners • Realign the current capacity of the state system of support structure • Build strong teams to support struggling schools • Design a Whole Child Early Warning System • Utilize an evaluator to design a tool to report formative assessments and an evaluation of the initiatives

  5. WVDE School Improvement Goals Goal 2: Strengthen teacher and leader effectiveness in low-achieving schools in order to improvethe quality of instruction • Provide training and onsite support for the school improvement specialists • Organize school staff into collaborative teams • Provide professional development for school teams based on the High Quality Standards and the teacher and leadership standards

  6. WVDE School Improvement Goals Goal 3: Develop comprehensive systems of support in low-achieving schools • Establish WVDE SSOS • Utilize a balanced assessment system • Provide a schoolwide system of differentiated supports for struggling students and students with disabilities • Establish school-based case management teams to identify non-academic issues for struggling students

  7. Considerations • Conduct an audit of all current programs and initiatives in the school • Examine the student outcome (achievement gains) from the programs and initiatives against the school goals • Determine what to continue and what to disband • Obtain a commitment from staff to implement the agreed upon programs and initiatives consistently and pervasively

  8. Expectations • Prioritize strategic issues and focus efforts • Develop a framework for addressing the issues • Identify a sequence for accomplishing tasks to address the strategic issues • Utilize data to make informed decisions • Establish school goals • Create collaborative teams • Develop SMART collaborative team goals • Identify individual actions/activities teachers agree to complete to support the team goals

  9. Concluding Thoughts Begin the process of improvement by selecting “learning” rather than “teaching” as the fundamental purpose of your school. Understand that systemic change is a multi-year process. Recognize that the power of “starting assumptions” matter.

  10. "Just A Little Bit More!" When things get difficult, that's the time to give it your all! • That's when you can make the greatest difference. • It is when you reach the edge of your abilities, and you come face to face with your limitations, that you begin to grow. • When you are forced to push yourself beyond the limit, you will raise yourself above the crowd.

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