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Principal Professional Learning Team. March 2013. Welcome. The mission of the Parkway School District is to ensure all students are capable , curious and confident learners who understand and respond to the challenges of an ever-changing world. Norms for Working Together.
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Principal Professional Learning Team March 2013
Welcome The mission of the Parkway School District is to ensure all students are capable, curious and confident learners who understand and respond to the challenges of an ever-changing world.
Norms for Working Together • Listen to understand • Mission focused • Well-planned agenda • Active and respectful participation
Today’s Agenda: • Area Calendar Coordination • Special Services Collaborative Structure • Student Achievement in Teacher Evaluation • Misc. Updates • Lunch • Progress Monitoring & Intervention • Breakout Sessions by Level • Elementary • Middle School • High School
Special Services Collaborative Structure Feedback Protocol 1- What did you like most? Why? 2- What causes you the most concern? Why? 3- What additional questions or suggestions do you have?
District Benchmark Assessments Revision of the “DBA Document”
Highlighting Changes • Organized as FAQ sheet • Clarified connection to PLC/CLT work • Made distinction between DBA and CLT-created assessments • Included (blank) section on connection to student growth in evaluation
Lingering Questions • Are courses with EOCs different than courses without EOCs? • If so, how could that be defined? • If not, are the timelines different (e.g. avoiding time EOC may be given)?
Updates/Announcements • Desi • New Administrators • Board Meeting Agenda • Missouri Learning Standards (CCSS) • Administrator Evaluations (3,2, 1 ratings) • Joy • Operations Employees Evaluation due May 1 • Tenured Teacher Evaluation Information due May 15 (paper copies not required)
It’s Almost Break Time…. • WHY WE NEED SPRING BREAK!!!
Progress Monitoring • Tim McCarthy • Jenny Marquart • Patrick Shelton • Craig Maxwell
Essential Question EQ: How do we know if we are effectively responding to critical questions 3 and 4 of collaborative teams? • Why THIS work and why NOW? • What do all school leaders need to know and understand about PMI to help answer PLC questions 3 and 4? • How can we clearly and consistently communicate essential components of PMI within the context of PLCs?
Agenda • Introduction & Overview - 10 minutes (Tim McCarthy) • Self-Reflection/Assessment – 12 minutes • Area Conversation – 25 minutes (Jenny Marquart) • Level Conversation – 25 minutes (Patrick Shelton) • Feedback on PMI Implementation Tool – 15 minutes (Craig Maxwell) • Preparation for May PLC Institute – 15 minutes (Craig Maxwell)
PMI: Foundation and Background • How did we get here? • Prop-R (2006) • School-based, district department-supported initiative (2007-2008) • Progress Monitoring & Intervention Team (2008 – 2011) • District Strategic Plan (2011) • Fall 2011 PMI Team merged with district assessment team, nowAssessment & Progress Monitoring (APM) Action Team • 2012, district-wide PLC implementation
PLCs and PMI • Professional Learning for PLCs • Summer of 2011 “Collaboration – The Foundation of the Work” • Summer of 2012 “Common Formative Assessments - Questions 1 and 2” • Summer 2013 “Responding to Questions 3 and 4” • Mike Mattos – Key Note • Summer 2014 “Best Practices – Responding to Question 5”
End Goal IDENTIFY Screening What is the problem? FRAMEWORK FOR PROGRESS MONITORING & INTERVENTION Diagnostic Why is it happening? MONITOR RESPOND Evaluation Intervention Is it working? What will we do about it?
Self-Assessment • The Document • Created a rubric from the work of the APM work team and principal feedback • Overview of the Document • Quiet Reading and Reflection (12 Minutes) • Read the Document • Reflect on you and the work at your school
Area Group Conversation • Move to Area Groups • Focus Questions (25 Minutes) • What did you learn about yourself as a building principal and your school? • What are you doing well? • What do you (your building) need for learning? • Who do you see as allies (leaders in your school, in your area) in the work?
Move to Level Groups • Middle 1 Group • High 1 Group • Elementary
Level Conversations • Focus Questions (25 Minutes) • What was something you heard in the area conversation that resonated with you? • What do you want to accomplish with your team at the PPLCI in May? • What do you and your building team need to think about for additional planning and professional learning for all staff members?
PMI Implementation RubricFeedback (15 Minutes) • Note Taking Guide (Complete as a Team) • What was helpful? • What suggestions do you have to improve the rubric? • What professional learning do you need to support any area on the rubric?
Parkway Professional Learning Community Institute(15 Minutes) • What additional information do you need to get ready for your school “team time” at PPLCI in May? • Next Steps: • Between Now and April’s Principals Meeting • Use the PMI Rubric with individuals you select to determine the needs of your PLC leadership team for May • Bring your results to the April Meeting
Meetings by Level • High/Middle School: Counselor PLCs • Middle: Charatcer Plus, Metro Theatre • Elementary: Kindergarten screening • High: Algebra 1 in summer school, summer enrollments