Secondary School Leadership Panel

1. Secondary School Leadership Panel Moderated by Paul Fleming, Ed.D. Executive Director of Leader Effectiveness

2. Welcome to our Panelists Troy Kilzer, II Principal, Chester Co. High School, Chester County Schools Sheri Roberson Special Education Supervisor, Putnam County Schools Scott Langford Assistant Principal, White House Middle School, Sumner County Schools

3. Today our panelists will be discussing the following three questions: • How do you create and sustain a culture focused on student learning in your building? • How do you structure intervention in middle and high schools to ensure the success of all students? • How do you manage instructional change in the transition to the Common Core State Standards?

4. How do you create and sustain a culture focused on student learning in your building? Troy Kilzer, II Chester County Schools

5. Building Student-Centered Leadership and Culture What drives you?

6. Student-Centered Culture Begin with the end in mind. “To envision in your mind what you cannot see presently with your eyes.” Steven Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Possess a growth, not fixed mindset. Growth is the foundation of great results-not the fixation on grades. Praise the “practice, persistence and effort.”

7. Student-Centered Culture Student program of study must be “dialed in” to a specific point of difficulty. Zone of Proximal Development. Students’ sense of accomplishment must outweigh their labor of learning. Student learning should be “customized,” not “standardized.” The student-centered educator will gain knowledge of the importance and singularity of each child.

8. Student-Centered Culture Must have “safety nets” for their students. Students by the age of 18 years have spent only 13% of their waking hours in school. 5:1 Ratio- To improve student engagement and performance in learning, they need five positive experiences for every negative one. Value the areas of strength in each child and seek to nurture.

9. How do you structure intervention in middle and high schools to ensure the success of all students? Sheri Roberson Putnam County Schools

10. Middle School Implementation Grade Level Scheduled Intervention Times 30-55 Minute Intervention Classes Every Student Receiving Instruction—From remediation to enrichment Schools implementing no zero policies, ICU, SWPBS

11. Programming ELA/Math Benchmarking Teacher Directed Skills Based Lessons Compass SRA—Corrective Reading (fluency) , Reading Success (comprehension), Flex Literacy Renzulli Learning

12. High School Implementation VitalVirtual Instruction to Accentuate Learning Credit Recovery Credit Advancement Blended Learning Distance Learning Dual Enrollment District Technology PD

13. Credit Recovery-Credit Intervention Short credits for graduation Struggling to meet standards and need remediation Falling behind on credits Previously failed entire course Currently at risk of failing Missed course requirements for various reasons

14. Credit Intervention:Putnam Co. Results with 3 Approaches • Credit Intervention • Compass • Teacher lead intervention—Teacher assigns standards based modules for the student to work on during the 9 weeks to replace failing grades. (Student can work at home, during lunch and after school) • Student scores improved from 30 to 78, 63 to 82 and 52 to 97. • 1/3 less failures after the 1st semester (33% improvement in failure rate)

15. Intersession • Intersession • One week of credit intervention is offered the 1st week of fall and spring break. • Students work at school on standards based modules in compass assigned by their teacher. • Students are placed in labs with teachers that teach the subject they are working on. • Labs are also available to any student that is in credit recovery.

16. Intersession Continued… • Served 150 students in fall and spring session. • 15 recovered credits • 62% of the students passed that would have failed. • 30% of the students were given a 65%

17. Smart Lunch • Hour long lunch • For students that fail a class between 65 to 69 and pass the EOC (if applicable) • Teacher assigned, principal approved, teacher staffed • 55 students received credits in smart lunch

18. Total Credits Saved 62 Teacher Led Intervention 93 Intersession 55 Smart Lunch 90 Summer School 300+ Total Credits Recovered Began implementation in July 2012

19. Credit Recovery with Compass Schedule in lab during the school day if possible Students can work in the lab during lunch, after school, and at home 85 students have recovered credits in class 15 students recovered credits in intersession 100 total credits recovered to this point in 2012-13.

20. Final Results of Implementation of Vital Compass in 2012 (9-12) 210 Credits saved 100 Credits recovered 300+ total credits save Graduation rate improved from 86% to 94%.

21. How do you manage instructional change in the transition to the Common Core State Standards? Scott Langford Sumner County Schools

22. Managing Instructional Changeto the Common Core Standards Building Collaborative Culture

23. Building Collaborative Culture • Speaking English, Not “Core” • Sharing Useful Resources Beyond Routine Borders • Liberating Teachers from Textbooks & Worksheets

24. Speak English, Not Core • Don’t lose good people to jargon. • Stated simply, Common Core emphasizes • Reading Comprehension • Supporting Arguments with Evidence not Emotions • Understanding Mathematical Practices and Concepts • Applying Skills to Solve Realistic, Real-World Problems

25. Share Resources Beyond Borders • The #1 Fear of Teachers • Where do I find resources? • Start Local • PBL & Meaningful PLCs • Share across Schools, Districts & the State • Sullivan County • Williamson County • Pinterest

26. Liberating Teachers An Ocean of Junk Mail & Junkier Resources The Beauty of Curriculum Innovation