RICHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

1. RICHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL A Quality and Real World Education for Each Student

2. RICHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL • Dr. Jill Johnson, Principal • Teresa Rosen, Assistant Principal • Kelly Johnson, Teacher and Staff Dev.

3. RICHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Back To The Future

5. 2000 vs. 2008

6. SCHOOL CHANGE SUMMER OF 2003 • Established a School Improvement Team • Reviewed Data • Achievement Data [Basic Skills Tests, ACTS, GPA] • Survey Data • Developed a Plan of Action and Implemented It.

7. School Reform Guiding Principles • Will it help achieve an agreed upon result or outcome? • Is it consistent with agreed upon beliefs? • Is it based on documented best practice? • Is it financially sustainable? • Is it based on the best interests of students?

8. High School Transformation2004 - 2008 FOCUS • Improve School Climate • Build the Instructional Capacity of Teachers

9. SCHOOL CLIMATE • Re-establish A School Climate Based on Trust and Respect Rather Than Rules and Compliance • Provide Training for All Staff • Provide Intensive Training for New Staff

10. STUDENT SUPPORT NETWORK • Provided Additional Supports for Students • Student Assistance Committee (SAC) • Assistant Principals • Guidance Counselors • Latino and Somali Outreach Workers • Social Worker • Chemical Health Counselor • Building Security Team

11. STAFF DEVELOPMENTPRIORITIES • Establish a Staff Development Model That Supported Teacher Learning. • Developed Professional Learning Communities Called SIT Teams (School Improvement Team) • Established a Committee to Plan Staff Development Days • Support Individual Teacher Development

12. THREE BROAD AREAS OF FOCUS • Improve the Use of Appropriate Instructional Strategies by Teachers • More Intentional Lesson Plan Development (Key Lesson Planning Question - What will the students do that will have a strong effect on their learning?) • Develop Better Learning Habits in Our Students (Habits of Mind)

13. IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION NATIONAL URBAN ALLIANCE (NUA) • Provided the Framework to Improve the Instructional Capacity of Teachers • Cohort Training – 10 teachers per year for five years. Each cohort received intensive training • Deepened and Reinforced the NUA Training at Faculty Meetings.

14. SIT TEAM MODEL • SIT TEAMS • Sharing of Instructional Strategies • Sharing Experiences Implementing Strategies (What worked and why?) • Sharing Lesson Plans • Peer Observations (Teachers Observing Teachers)

15. RESULTS

16. TEACHER SURVEY QUESTION20052007 Meet Instructional Needs of 1) All Students 75% 81% 2) ELL Students 58% 62% 3) Econ. Diverse 69% 81% 4) Racially Diverse 74% 93%

20. SUMMARY • Formed A School Improvement Team • Relatively Narrow Focus – Climate and Instruction • Use Data to Help Frame The Current State of Affairs • Aligned Our Practice With Our Beliefs

21. SUMMARY, cont. • Formed Relationship to Support Teacher Learning • Directed Resources to Support Improvement Initiatives • Developed, Implemented and Evaluated the Effectiveness of Our School Improvement Plan • Most Importantly, We Held People Accountable

22. THE END • Dr. Jill Johnson, Principal • 612-798-6101 • jill.johnson@richfield.k12.mn.us • Teresa Rosen, Assistant Principal • 612-798-6111 • teresea.rosen@richfield.k12.mn.us • Kelly Johnson, Teacher and Staff Development Co-Chair • 612-798-6173 • kelly.johnson@richfield.k12.mn.us