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Texas Turnaround Center Team Meeting. November 20, 2013. WELCOME. INTRODUCTIONS. If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself. —Henry Ford. Texas Education Agency . TEA,TCDSS, and TTC. Teamwork. ESCs: TEC Chapter 8. Established in 1967
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Texas Turnaround Center Team Meeting November 20, 2013
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself. —Henry Ford
TEA,TCDSS, and TTC Teamwork
ESCs: TEC Chapter 8 • Established in 1967 • Assist schools in improving student performance • Enable campuses and districts to operate more efficiently and economically • Play a critical role in implementing TEA priorities
TCDSS Goals • Established under State Rider 93, included in Rider 57, and in the recent NCLB Waiver • Coordinate and leverage statewide technical assistance services for districts and campuses • Build statewide capacity for school improvement
TCDSS (con’t) • Develop a network of support and knowledge that includes ESC Turnaround Teams, PSPs, TEA staff, districts and campuses • Assist TEA by facilitating ESC collaboration in the provision of tools, products, and services to districts and campuses
TTC Goals • Established in July 2008 • Coordinate and leverage statewide technical assistance services to support districts and schools • Build statewide capacity for school improvement • Develop a network of support and knowledge • Collaborate in the provision of tools, products, and services to districts and campuses • TEA/TCDSS provided training • TEA/TCDSS reimbursed all travel • TEA required the Title I contact as a team member • Five Innovation Grants were awarded ($50,000)
TTCs continue . . . • Awarded $20,000 from TEA/TCDSS for sustainability in summer of 2011 • TTC support required as part of Rider 57 Cluster Grants • TTC support included in NCLB Waiver
Collaborative Goals for 2013-2014 • TCDSS and TEA support Priority Schools • ESCs (TTCs) support Focus Schools (with collaboration of TCDSS) • Continue to develop statewide products and services that will assist low performing schools and districts (January Collaborative Meeting) • Support the CTEP project
Collaborative Goals for 2013-2014 • Include TEA participation in all Collaborative Meetings • Continue to refine TTC role related to low performing schools and campuses • Increase meetings • Quarterly • TCDSS will reimburse travel • Continue communicate regularly
Turnaround Principle/ CSF Card Sort • Find your Turnaround/CSF envelope on your table • Spread out CSFs and turnaround principles • Sort turnaround principles under which CSF they fall under • Sort evidence cards under which CSF they fall
Activity Exampleoutcome Critical Success Factor #1 Turnaround Principle Evidence Evidence Evidence Critical Success Factor #3 Critical Success Factor #2 Turnaround Principle Turnaround Principle Evidence Evidence Evidence Evidence Evidence Evidence
School Improvement Process What does this model mean to you? Where are your ESC areas of strength in this model? What is the biggest challenge of this model for your ESC? How effective is your ESC in providing support in each of the individual processes?
PRODUCT OVERVIEW Transformational Teachers Institute
PRODUCT OVERVIEW The Parent Connection – Go Social
Texas Turnaround Center Team Meeting November 21, 2013
PRODUCT OVERVIEW Curriculum Audit
Through the lens of supporting low performing schools: Write down the significance of the goal What does this goal look like in action currently Narrow the goal using two words
Goal 1 Coordinate and leverage statewide technical assistance services to support districts and schools.
Through the lens of supporting low performing schools: Write down the significance of the goal What does this goal look like in action currently Narrow the goal using two words
Goal 2 Build statewide capacity for school improvement.
Through the lens of supporting low performing schools: Write down the significance of the goal What does this goal look like in action currently Narrow the goal using two words
Goal 3 Develop a network of support and knowledge.
Through the lens of supporting low performing schools: Write down the significance of the goal What does this goal look like in action currently Narrow the goal using two words
Goal 4 Collaborate in the provision of tools, products, and services to districts and campuses.
Challenge:Create a Visual Representation Connect our goals to our work through the lens of supporting low performing campuses