Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

1. Columbia Public Schools2009-10 The New Year and the New Guy

2. What should you expect from me? • Treat you as respected professionals • Challenge you to continuously improve • Support you in change • Internal measures vs. external measures • Focus on student achievement • Data-driven school • Praise and celebrate your success Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

3. The Challenge Good is theenemy of great.―Jim Collins, Good to Great

4. Greatness • It’s all about vision • What is my vision? • What is yours? Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

5. Famous Missions • “We will put a man on the moon by the end of this decade.” ―John F. Kennedy • “To seek out new life . . . , to boldly go where no man has gone before.” ―Capt. William T. Kirk • “Go ahead, make my day.” ―Dirty Harry Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

6. Personal Mission To empower, embolden, and elevate staff to seek excellence every day and in every task

7. How do we get there? • There is no one easy wayto travel the path. Therewill be debate and conflict on the journey. But what a wonderful debate! • The answers to allquestions reside within the organization’s personnel. Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

8. Four Pillars STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTIS JOB ONE COLLABORATION PROFESSIONALISM CULTURE OF DIGNITY DATA-DRIVEN ENVIRONMENT Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

9. Vision Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

10. A Culture of Dignity • Empowerment • Providing clear and meaningful goals • Providing the resources • Allowing the teachers, administrators, and staff the freedom to use their talents to reach the goals VISION Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

11. A Culture of Dignity • Students • Teachers • Administrators • Parents • Community • Using words to inspire and guide VISION Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

12. Attitude The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company…a church…a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past…we cannot change the fact that people will act a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you…we are in charge of our attitudes. --Charles Swindol Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

13. Student Achievement • Reading/writing/math taught in every class by every teacher • Internal measures valued above external measures • Rigorous, meaningful, and highly structured curriculum • High expectations for all students VISION Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

14. Student Achievement • Only the teacher has the ability to improve student performance • The system and administration can provide support and resources, but ultimately, successlies in the hands of theprofessional standingamong the students VISION Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

15. Measures • Internal measures are more valid than external measures • External measures are simply a check of internal measures • Most teachers can predict what their students will score on standardized tests • Internal measures are diagnostic and can assist in moving a student forward for success VISION Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

16. High Student Performance • High student performance creates: • Opportunity for our students • Pride for our staff—the greatest self-motivator • Pride for our students • Pride for our community • Pride for our profession VISION Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

17. Collaboration (PLC) • Teachers solve common problems • Curriculum becomes shared wisdom • Input and discussionare honest and open • All voices are broughtto the table VISION Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

18. “There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves.” ―Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. President VISION Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

19. Data-driven Environment In God we trust. Everyone else must bring data. VISION Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

20. Professionalism • To dress as professionals • To act as professionals • To problem solve as professionals • To communicate as professionals • To provide consistent service to all of our customers (students, parents, community) • Front office interaction VISION Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

21. Moving from Betty Crockerto Bobby Flay • Innovation—Innovation—Innovation • You have to try new ideas to become a chef • Continuous improvement • The next meal is always the best • Establishing a cultural norm of success • Life is too short to accept bad food VISION Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

22. A Great Chef is a Great Coach “I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle― victorious.” ―Vince Lombardi VISION Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

23. A Commitment to Fine Dining • If we share a common vision, it will be impossible to behave in ways that do not support the vision • Allow honest and meaningful debate to occur around the vision Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

24. Do You Believe? Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

25. “There is no try . . . only do.” ―Yoda

26. May the Force Be With You • The Force is in this room today • The talents and skills needed are within the district’s staff • Highly educated,experienced, networked,and focused • Ready Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

27. May the Force Be With You • You must believe: • In yourself • In your colleagues • In the system • In the students Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

28. Focus T he main thing is the main thing Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

29. Cooking Lessons • The lesson is just the beginning • Different courses require different skills • You must cook/bake frequently in order to learn from your mistakes Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

30. The Bus StudentSuccess Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

31. The Bus • You have to get on the bus • Air conditioned • Music • Snacks • Songs • Good friends • The driver has the directions Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

32. The Driver’s Promise If I get lost,I will pull overand ask fordirections. Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

33. The Board of Education An Ethical Profession The community Parents Students The future Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

34. Cook for CPS • Columbia Public Schools’ mission is to provide challenging educational opportunities to all students. • Teachers and staff, together with parents and the broader community, create a complete and nurturing educational environment. • Challenging educational opportunities are based on rigorous training in basic skills. • Instruction includes a variety of learning experiences. • Students are individuals with distinct cultural and family backgrounds. • Each student possesses a unique set of cognitive, physical, social, and emotional abilities and interests. Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

35. Your Superintendent Believes in: Our community Our parents Our Board Our students You Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

36. “If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you’ll be amazed at the results.” ―George S. Patton Columbia Public Schools 2009-10

38. 2009-10 Let’s cook a great meal!