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What is the role of the STF…. In implementation of each of the Four Pillars

What is the role of the STF…. In implementation of each of the Four Pillars As a member of the school team As a member of the TDS team In the Diplomas Now partnership As a facilitator of change processes In building capacity of others. Welcome to Talent Development and Diplomas Now!.

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What is the role of the STF…. In implementation of each of the Four Pillars

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  1. What is the role of the STF…. In implementation of each of the Four Pillars As a member of the school team As a member of the TDS team In the Diplomas Now partnership As a facilitator of change processes In building capacity of others

  2. Welcome to Talent Development and Diplomas Now!

  3. What is the data saying? • On your table, there is a copy of a research finding. On your note card… Why does this matter to you? What is the data showing us? Why does this matter to your school?

  4. Objectives • Participants will be able to meet and work with other new STFs • Participants will be able to experience and discuss the four pillars of the Talent Development model • Participants will be able to meet and work with returning STFs

  5. Our Core Belief: All students have gifts and talents and can learn at high levels given adequate resources and support.

  6. Ongoing Research and Development

  7. Students with just one of these indicators B C A disruptive Behavior course failure in math or English poor Attendance 10-20% chance of graduating on time have a

  8. Teacher Teams and Small Learning Communities Tiered Student Supports Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development Can do Climate for Students and Staff

  9. The Work of School Transformation and Improvement

  10. Johns Hopkins University Talent Development Secondary • Created in 1994 as a partnership between researchers at Johns Hopkins and practitioners in Baltimore and Philadelphia • US Dept. of Education-approved turnaround and transformation provider

  11. TDS Works • Talent Development model received second-highest rating as an effective dropout prevention program • In 2007, What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education • Talent Development produced “substantial gains” in attendance, promotion rates and course credits earned for ninth grade students • Third party evaluator, MDRC, findings in Philadelphia

  12. Diplomas Now • TD, CIS and CY begin partnership with Philadelphia Education Fund to pilot Diplomas Now in Philadelphia - 2007 • DN expands to 10 schools in 4 additional cities - 2009 • DN receives $30million i3 award/ Pepsi commits $6 million to further expand model and build capacity • 4th largest I3 award overall, and the most for secondary turnaround work

  13. TDS & Diplomas Now Footprint 2012-2013 Students Portland1000 Seattle 1243 BPN 1938 East Detroit 1000 Boston 2048 New York City 4130 Detroit 1750 Chicago 1816 Philadelphia 3395 Bridgeton 1150 Adams City 1695 Peoria 1162 Baltimore 1564 Columbus 2008 Washington, DC 1236 40,000 students Los Angeles 9623 Baton Rouge 2037 San Antonio 2154 Miami 6116 Guam 2 schools

  14. TDS & Diplomas Now Footprint 2012-2013 Schools Portland1 school Seattle 2 schools BPN 3 schools Boston 3 schools East Detroit 1 school New York City 4-5 schools Detroit 3 schools Chicago 3 schools Philadelphia 6 schools Bridgeton 1 school Peoria 1 school Baltimore 3 schools Columbus 3 schools Washington, DC 3 schools 53 schools Los Angeles 5 schools Baton Rouge 3 schools San Antonio 2 schools Miami 6 schools Guam 2 schools

  15. The TDS/DN Four Pillars • Describe your experiences with the components that you have encountered. • Which pillar will need to be the biggest focus for the upcoming year? • How prepared do you feel you are to support this pillar? • Life lines (people and resources)

  16. TDS Team Regional Director/Field Manager S4 Facilitator Math/ Science Facilitator ELA/ SS Facilitator Talent Development School #2 Talent Development School #3 Talent Development School #1 Talent Development School #4 STF STF STF STF

  17. COO School Services COO Site Operations Regional Director/Field Manager Math/ Science Division ELA/ SS Division S4 Division Math/ Science Facilitators ELA/ SS Facilitators S4 Facilitators STF

  18. Working with your TDS team • Facilitators ( S4, ELA/SS, Math/Science) • Instructional and organizational expertise to support school staff with implementation • Instructional Coaches • On-Site instructional experts to provide coaching and guidance to teachers • TA visits • Support visits by Facilitators to help move the school forward with implementation • SVRs (Site Visit Reports) • Completed by Facilitators after each TA visit

  19. Making Implementation Happen • Short Term: Your 1st task is to determine the short term action for each individual on the team – for the next TA visit • Long Term: Your 2nd task is to determine any longer term actions (future visits) that may take multiple visits to accomplish

  20. School Transformation Facilitator SessionSunday, July 7th Queenie Sellers-Dalcoe Shell Nichols, Robyn McCracken, Josh Johnson

  21. How would you describe your feeling right now into a weather forecast? What would the weather be and why? • Sunny • Cloudy • Chance of • Precipitation • Overcast • Rainy • Foggy • Muggy • Hot • Cold

  22. Use index cards or sticky notes to respond…: • What are you expecting from DN Institute? STF training? • What is one major anxiety you have as to the DN Institute, STF training? • What is one thing you are excited about as to the DN Institute? STF training? Share with 2 others. Volunteers to share out to entire group

  23. Real Life Experiences • Scenario 1: - “Working with Your DN Partners”- Shell Nichols, Columbus, Ohio • Scenario 2: “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work” -Robyn McCracken, Peoria, Illinois • Scenario 3: “ Leaning on the Partners to Create a Solution” -Josh Johnson, Columbus, Ohio

  24. A look at the past, present, and future: Voices from the field • My feelings last year at this time • My feelings now • Some things that you can expect

  25. Let’s hear from you! • Questions? • Comments? • Concerns?

  26. Ongoing Research and Development

  27. STF support for technology

  28. Reflections and Closure

  29. STF Expectations for Excel • Printing a spreadsheet • Create charts that show # and % of students within a category • Filter lists of students • Color code a list of students • Write basic formulas

  30. Chart to post

  31. Filtered list of students

  32. Color Coded List

  33. Formula to Calculate

  34. Which course should I go to? • Excel 101: One or fewer of these items, this is for you! • Excel 201: Pivot tables and charts • Access 101: Merging tables • Bring your laptop and your data

  35. What is the role of the STF…. In implementation of each of the Four Pillars As a member of the school team As a member of the TDS team In the Diplomas Now partnership As a facilitator of change processes In building capacity of others

  36. Wednesday, July 10th

  37. Diplomas Now Institute Reflection

  38. Objectives • Participants will be able to learn and discuss the reasons behind and strategies for implementing the TDS model • Participants will be able to examine strategies for facilitation in formal and informal settings

  39. The Role of the STF • Facilitator • Building capacity • Supporting a change process • Helping get things done • Leader of collaborative and reflective processes • Implementer of the TDS/DN Model • Leader for DN on-site team

  40. Dealing with a variety of demands Collectively, your task is to complete the STF schedule for the upcoming school day (yellow sheet) & One word that you think best describes the role of the STF on this day

  41. Debrief Questions – one for each • What was most challenging thing about prioritizing? • What was the most important criteria for your list? • What were you surprised that got dropped from your list?

  42. Two areas of focus Continued expansion of your expertise in how we can meet the needs of schools with implementation of the TDS/Model components Expansion of your skills in building capacity and skills of a facilitator

  43. Facilitation Skills • Andrea

  44. When we Return New STFs and S4s Returning STFs and S4s Main Ballroom Interdisciplinary teams Building from individual to group interventions • Breakout Room TDS Interdisciplinary Teams Structures and benefits

  45. Kicking Your Interventions Up a Notch Paul Verstraete Resident Nerd

  46. Norms • Do not let the perfect be the enemy of the good. – Voltaire • Do what you can, with what have, where you are. – T Roosevelt

  47. Norms (Continued) • Also, When I raise my hand, please quiet down. • We are going to move around a lot (Jigsaw), so you ALL need to take notes.

  48. Capacity • Objective 1: Take individual (tier 3) interventions and scale them up to targeted (tier 2) and then to whole school (tier 1) interventions. • Objective 2: Understand that behind any good intervention (tier 1, 2, or 3) is Capacity Building. Intensive Targeted Whole School

  49. Group by Color

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