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SCUSD Leadership Institute: Charting the Course Together August 2014

SCUSD Leadership Institute: Charting the Course Together August 2014. Agenda. Welcome/Introductions SCUSD Board President Darrel Woo Superintendent Comments Lunch Break SEL and Common Core Training. Welcome new staff!. Welcome: SCUSD Board President Darrel Woo. Personal Story.

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SCUSD Leadership Institute: Charting the Course Together August 2014

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  1. SCUSD Leadership Institute: Charting the Course Together August 2014

  2. Agenda • Welcome/Introductions • SCUSD Board President Darrel Woo • Superintendent Comments • Lunch Break • SEL and Common Core Training

  3. Welcome new staff!

  4. Welcome: SCUSD Board President Darrel Woo

  5. Personal Story

  6. Personal Story

  7. Vision “Together we create a service-oriented culture of excellence where success for each student and all relationships reflect our core values.”

  8. Core Values • Achievement by All • Collaboration • Relationships • Integrity (Transparency) • Creativity/Innovation • Service • Compassion • Personal and Professional Development

  9. Vision: Group Activity, Shared Goals What are your hopes and dreams for our students?

  10. Vision: Group Activity, Shared Goals • What are your hopes, dreams, goals for our students? • Each group members completes a quick-write in response to this question. (Three minutes.) • At the end of three minutes, group members share their writing with a partner. (Six minutes.) • Groups share out with the rest of the room.

  11. Leadership Style • Student-centered • Collaborative • Servant leader • Equity/Access • Celebrating successes • Reflective decisionmaker

  12. The Year Ahead

  13. Foci of Work • Common Core – Strong Instructional Leadership • Social-Emotional Learning • Equity/Culture/Discipline Process • Building Systems/Processes • New Strategic Plan • Communication

  14. “School District Leadership that Works” (Waters and Marzano) District-level leadership matters Effective Superintendents focus their efforts on creating goal-oriented districts Collaborative goal-setting Non-negotiable goals for achievement & instruction Board alignment and support of goals Monitoring of goals for achievement & instruction Use of resources to support achievement & instructional goals

  15. Commitment to Leadership • Listening

  16. Commitment to Leadership • Central office will support schools • Continuous learning/improvement • Focus • Patient, thoughtful decision-making • Collaborative approach

  17. Collaboration: Group Activity • “Collaboration is the keystone of leadership success.” Forbes Magazine • Examine the 10 Indicators of Effective Collaboration. • Discuss them with your table partners. • Engage in self-reflection: • Which ones are most prominent at your school? • Which ones will better serve as leverage towards building a high-performing collaborative culture?

  18. Acknowledgements • Passionate, hard-working and committed staff • Everyone has a full plate/doing more with less • Uncertainty and anxiety come with change • Limited resources

  19. Successes

  20. Successes

  21. Successes • Principal Networks (PLCs) • Online SBAC Field Testing • Continued Implementation of Common Core • Site and District LCAP Engagement • Youth Development: Summer, After-School, Student Voice and Engagement

  22. Successes • Facilities Bond Projects: Rosemont Track and Field

  23. Successes • Facilities Bond Projects: John Morse Therapeutic Center

  24. Challenges • Enrollment Decline

  25. Challenges • Budget • Turnover in Staff • New Achievement Data • Technology • Infrastructure, Capacity and Systems • Lack of Collaborative Time

  26. Challenges: Video

  27. Challenges: Group Activity • Discuss at your table: • What was necessary to make the challenge highlighted in this video a success? • Think of a situation where this same approach was used to create a successful outcome?

  28. Opportunities • Strategic Plan – Redesign/Reset • Whole Child Policy – SEL, School Climate and Culture, Discipline Practices and Policies • SDIP/LCAP/Budget Process Alignment • Parent and Community Engagement

  29. Opportunities (Cont’d) • Re-Engage Labor Partners • Further Develop Customer Service/Rebranding • Teaching and Learning as the Driver • Benchmark Assessments

  30. Opportunities: Group Activity

  31. Opportunities: Group Activity “Believing in students is not simply telling them that you believe in them. These words matter only if they are true and if you demonstrate them by your actions. There is no way to fake it, because kids have built in cr*p detectors, and they can tell if you don't mean it.” Dr. Richard Curwin

  32. Opportunities: Group Activity • Discuss at your table: • What actions can SCUSD take as a District to demonstrate to students that we believe in their ability to be successful? • What actions can you take at your site to demonstrate this?

  33. Closing Remarks

  34. Questions?

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