Student Success Driver 2, Question 6. The Whole Child Approach & Odyssey Community School

1. Student Success Driver 2, Question 6. The Whole Child Approach & Odyssey Community School September 25, 2013 SJ/SV2020 Symposium

2. Agenda1:55-2:55 • Introductions • Six Drivers of Student Success • ASCD’s Whole Child Approach (WCN) • Donna Snyder • School Improvement Network (WCN) • Odyssey Community School • Jeremy Nichols • Louis Smith

3. ASCD History • Foundedin 1943 • Over 140,000 members in over 130 countries • Leading professional development organization • Recognized globally for high-quality, research-based programs, products and services • Focused on the success of each learner

4. ASCD Strengths • Reputation • Research-Based Products and Services • Faculty and Staff • Partnerships- strategic, focused on best practices for students, teachers and leaders • Success with capacity building partner districts and schools

5. Whole Child History • Convened the Commission on the Whole Child in January and July 2006 • Leading thinkers, researchers and practitioners • Variety of sectors • 75+ Whole Child partner organizations representing the education, arts, health, policy, and community sectors

6. Six Drivers of Student Success Each driver of success is addressed through a systemic approach grounded in FOCUS as “the what;” ALIGNMENT as “the how;” and FEEDBACK as “the how we make it better.”

7. Six Drivers of Student Success • LEARNING – Drivers 1 & 2 • TEACHING – Drivers 3 & 4 • CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS – Drivers 5 &6

8. Student Success Driver:2Personalization & Pathways for Student Success How can we prepare students to be self-directed and engaged in educational relationships that advance them to mastery at an appropriate age?

9. Student Success Driver: 2Personalization & Pathways for Student Success ~ Learning ~ Multiple, connected pathways to student success. Academic and vocational pathways are designed and delivered so that all students secure both core competencies and engage in educational programs that are relevant to their personal and career interests. Clear and accessible gateways exist from elementary to secondary education to post-secondary and vocational education.

10. Student Success Driver: 2Personalization & Pathways for Student Success Importance for equity and access for students. Finance and accountability systems provide a fair allocation of resources for all students with transparent communication on who gets how much, for what, and with what results.

11. Student Success Driver: 2Personalization & Pathways for Student Success Importance of equity and access for students. Finance and accountability systems provide a fair allocation of resources for all students with transparent communication on who gets how much, for what, and with what results.

12. Student Success Driver: 2Personalization & Pathways for Student Success Question 6. Should the U.S. incorporate values and non-academic skills back into the curriculum like the high-performing systems do to build character and morally conscious citizens?

13. Student Success Driver: 1Early Learning What is needed to provide early preventative, individually tailored support for all children? Question 4. How do the high-performing systems teach the whole child, including play, the arts, and languages, and provide whatever is needed to ensure student success?

14. Imagine … A child important to you has just turned 25 years old. How do you hope to describe him or her?

15. All students should graduate from high school prepared for the demands of postsecondary education, meaningful careers and effective citizenship. Out of Many, One: Toward Rigorous Common Core Standards from the Ground Up Achieve, Inc. 2008

16. Across the United States… • 9% of teenagers are not in school and not working • 33% of kids live in families where no parent works full time year round • 22% of kids live in poverty • 10% live in extreme poverty (<50% of poverty income) • 32% are obese • 10% of children under age 17 do not have health insurance www.datacenter.kidscount.org

17. Change Engage and Enable 1. Communicate Vision 2. Remove Obstacles 3. Create wins District/State Parent/ Community Parent/Community District/State Teacher/School Student Teacher/ School Student District/State Teacher/ School Parent/ Community Implement and Sustain 1. Build on Change 2. Anchor in Climate &Culture Create a Climate 1. Urgency 2. Form Partnerships 3. Create Vision Student

18. SAFE HEALTHY ENGAGED CHALLENGED SUPPORTED

19. Each student learns in an environment that is physically and emotionally safe for students and adults. Each student enters school healthy and learns and practices a healthy lifestyle. Each student is actively engagedin learning and is connected to the school and broader community. Each student is actively engagedin learning and is connected to the school and broader community. Each student is challengedacademically and prepared for success in college or further study and for employment and participation in a global environment. Each student has access to personalized learning and is supported by qualified, caring adults.

20. Whole Child Overview Tenets Components School Climate & Culture Curriculum & Instruction Leadership Family & Community Engagement PD & Staff Capacity Assessment Healthy Safe Engaged Supported Challenged Sustainability

21. Tenets, Indicators, and Components

22. School Improvement Matrix Sustainable

23. Sustainability Schools implementing a whole child approach use collaboration, coordination, and integration to ensure the approach’s long-term success. www.wholechildeducation.org

24. Whole Child – Implementation Process Research shows that professional development affects teacher practice and changes the school culture only if teachers and administrators have unfettered time to work together. . . that time can be difficult to find. Here is how: Year 2 Year1 Year 3 Leaders Teachers All Staff Students Community SiTool Impact Matrix WC Process Increased Student Performance Increased Staff Performance Leadership Growth Improved School Climate and Culture Measure & Evaluate Measure & Evaluate

25. Whole Child – SiTool Customized Implementation Process SiTool Scale 5 1 Leaders / School Team Healthy Healthy Safe Safe Engaged Supported Challenged Sustainability Sustainability

26. Goals Professional development goals: • Being a life long leaner is vital to me; learning new insights into leadership is interesting and worth it. Project goals: • Implementation of the Whole Child Initiative grant within Odyssey Community School with a grant from ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development). • Install the vision of educating the whole child program with the help of educators, families, community members, and students. 2012-13 Champions for Leadership Graduation

27. The Whole Child InitiativeSchool Improvement Results July 2012 • Healthy: 2.83 • Safe: 3.14 • Engaged: 3.00 • Supported: 3.67 • Challenged: 3.21 • Sustainability: 3.23 • May 2013 • Healthy: 4.01 • Safe: 4.06 • Engaged: 3.77 • Supported: 4.29 • Challenged: 3.91 • Sustainability: 4.18 2012-13 Champions for Leadership Graduation

29. Focus on two initiatives Health: Each student enters school healthy and learns about the practices of healthy lifestyles Safety: Each student learns in an environment that is physically and emotionally safe for students and adults 2012-13 Champions for Leadership Graduation

30. Odyssey Community School • San Martin • Grades 7th-12th • Student population: 45 • Staff on site: 13 Students are required to attend due to expulsions, attendance issues from county/districts schools or are in a drug rehabilitation program.

31. Accomplishments/Successes Health Initiative • Breakfast • Family counseling • Vitality challenge • Health van monthly visits • Counseling services • Weekly staff meeting • Parent Conferences • Hercules Program • Pro com games • Character education 2012-13 Champions for Leadership Graduation

32. Safety Initiative • Schedule • Liaison between probation & school • Bully awareness • Sexual harassment presentations • Campus security • OLWEUS (bullying prevention) staff • FLY program (Fresh Lifelines for Youth) focus on law 2012-13 Champions for Leadership Graduation

33. Key Learnings • The Whole Child grant has a three year term; we could not focus on all the initiatives during 2012-13 school year. • We realize after three years funding from ASCD we will be limited and will need to find ways to sustain the current programs and keep adding to others. • Staff changes may affect how initiatives are implemented and sustained. 2012-13 Champions for Leadership Graduation

35. School Improvement Tool • needs assessment survey based on whole child tenets, indicators and school improvement components • includes indicators across the Whole Child Tenets (healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged) and sustainability; • in-depth sorting of school data and data-dialogue protocol is available via 2-hour virtual consultation (fee for service).

36. Whole Child – Implementation ProcessSchool Improvement Tool

37. Whole Child – Implementation ProcessData Review

38. Whole Child – Implementation ProcessData Review – Survey Results