Garden City District Leadership

1. Garden City District Leadership September 4, 2012

2. Let’s Review and Renew • Review following: • Group Norms • Decision Making Method • DLT Responsibilities • DLT Core Beliefs • BLT Membership

3. DLT Norms • Begin and end each meeting on time. • Be respectful of other’s opinions. • Everyone’s voice is important and should be heard. • Ensure confidentiality within the group. • Stick to the agenda. • Have student’s best interests in mind. • Disengage in sidebar discussions. • Guarantee that no decisions are made about a program/level unless that group is represented.

4. DLT Decision Making Method • Majority rule: 80% is the decision point for majority. • When majority can’t be reached, the ruling will be Dr. Atha’s decision. • Any decision made will be supported by all members of the District Leadership Team.

5. DLT Responsibilities • Create the rationale for implementing MTSS. • Ensure the rationale for MTSS is reflected in district and building vision, core beliefs, mission, policies, procedures, and practices. • Ensure staff has support necessary to successfully achieve what they’re being asked to accomplish. • Create a culture that allows staff to be actively involved in data-driven decision making. • Ensure regular bi-directional communication with all stakeholders. • Monitor and provide checks and balances for district expectations. • Support building and overall systemic changes. • Provide clarity to building and collaborative teams. • Hold high standards for the implementation of MTSS systemically.

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15. BLT Responsibilities • Establishing bi-directional communication • Bringing staff to consensus • Fostering collaboration • Ensuring supportive schedule • Ensuring fidelity of MTSS • Establishing and protecting time for collaborative teams

17. Considerations for Your BLT • Primary responsibilities of the BLT as a whole • Appropriate departments/groups represented • Groups/people affected by the changes • Authority to make decisions at building level • Ability to allocate resources including time at building level • Ability to manipulate and explain data • Ability to present/train peers • Direct link to all collaborative teams

18. Providing Communication • Purpose • Consistent message • Information sharing • Bi-directional communication • Stakeholder input

19. Do We Need to Communicate Today?

20. Long Term Plan WHEN WHAT for WHO MTSS Reading Implementation for all buildings MTSS Math Structuring for all buildings; MTSS Reading Refinement and Sustainability for all buildings MTSS Math Implementation for all buildings; MTSS Reading Refinement and Sustainability for all buildings Ongoing MTSS Refinement and Sustainability district wide • 2012-13 • 2013-14 • 2014-15 • 2015-beyond

21. Next Steps • On the following dates the DLT will meet with MTSS Core Team Support • September 25, 2012 • Discuss and finalize the district’s curriculum protocol and update intervention plan • October 23, 2012 • Analyze Fall AIMSweb data and proceed through the MTSS Reading grouping for intervention process • November 6, 2012 • Proceed through MTSS Reading progress monitoring process • February 26, 2013 • Analyze Winter AIMSwebdata and proceed through the MTSS Reading grouping for intervention process

22. Next Steps • March 12, 2013 • Proceed through MTSS Reading progress monitoring process • May 7, 2013 • General support through entire MTSS Reading process