2016

1. Administrative Retreat: The Bridge to World Class June 28 – 30, 2016 2016

2. 2016 Administrative Retreat • 6/30 – Thursday • Focus Areas • School-Level Action • Guiding Tenets • Shared Understandings & Commitments • Charge for 2016-17 • Agenda Items • 100 Day Plans • Guiding Tenet Revisions • Commitments to/by Administrators • Personal Goals • Superintendent’s Charge • 6/28 – Tuesday • Focus Areas • Guiding Tenets • Vision • Relationships • Agenda Items • Outcome setting • Recognizing our success • Guiding Tenets • The 4 Pillars of Support • Strategic Planning • Personal Goals • Commitments to/by Administrators • Strengths Based Leadership • Evening • Dinner at TGI Friday’s • Out in Gatlinburg • 6/29 – Wednesday • FocusAreas • C&I Vision/Implementation • AM: The Vision – Connecting the Dots (Priorities, Metrics, Addressing Roles) • PM: Action Steps – Actualization of the Vision (Development of the 100 Day Plan – “The What”) • Agenda Items • C&I Vision • Role of the InDeS • Professional Learning Plans • Low SES/Minority Focus Area • School-Level Action • Evening • Dinner at Calhoun’s • Game Night at hotel Items to Embed Throughout: • Relevant Employee Satisfaction Data • Communication Needs/Priorities • Professional Learning Needs/Priorities • Technology Needs/Priorities

3. KCS Guiding Tenets • The mission of Kingsport City Schools is to provide all students with a world-class and student-focused education that ensures college and career readiness. • Core values: • Exemplary student learning • Guaranteed and viable curriculum • Collaborative professional learning communities • Engaged families and the community • Data-driven decisions for continuous improvement • Culture of shared leadership

4. KCS Guiding Tenets • 4 Critical Questions – How we plan for learning • What is it we expect our students to learn? • How will we know when the students have learned it? • How will we respond when students do not learn? • How do we respond to students who have mastered the content?

5. Norms • Norms from LT 2015-16 • Keep students at the center of focus and decision-making • Be present and engaged • Monitor air time and share your voice • Challenge with respect • Be solutions oriented • Risk productive struggle • Start and end on time

7. Instructional Focus – Today’s Focus

8. Instructional Focus • C&I Vision • The Role of the Instructional Design Specialists (InDeS) • Professional Learning Plans • Focus on Students from Low SES and/or the Minority • School Level Action • School specific • Collaborative

9. UberFacts: The most unimportant things you’ll ever need to know.

10. The average American eats 25 pounds of each year.

11. The average American eats 25 pounds of candy each year.

12. C&I Vision

13. C&I Vision • Development of vision: • The when, why, what, and how • Currently, three key areas to ensure FOCUS and ALIGNMENT: • PLC’s • Instruction • Professional Learning • To be discussed—Leadership • Next steps: • Finalizing the vision • Addressing priorities for 2016-17 • Identifying areas for support • Making connections to established processes • 100 day plans, Instructional Rounds, TEAM, 1:1 integration, STREAM, Graduation and Beyond • Making connections to new initiatives • TNTPK-2 Literacy, School by Design Time Wise, VIF Global Education, Leader in Me by FranklinCovey, Leadership in Blended and Digital Learning by Friday Institute, UnboundEd Standards Institute sponsored by SCORE, If I Had a Hammer sponsored by Eastman

14. C&I Vision • Today, let’s work together to accomplish the following: • THE VISION—do we need to make any additional revisions? • THE FOCUS—2016-17 priorities from the C&I Vision • THE SUPPORT—identify areas of support for the 2016-17 priorities • Role of the InDeS • Professional Learning • Role of C&I team members

16. The Role of the InDeS

17. The Role of the InDeS • Integral to “how” we will transform teaching and learning—through pedagogy NOT content • Old Pedagogy • Teacher quality was assessed primarily in terms of ability to deliver content in an area of specialization—pedagogical capacity was secondarily important • Technology used to support content • New Pedagogy • Teacher quality is foundationally pedagogical capacity—the repertoire of teaching strategies and ability to form partnerships with students in mastering the process of learning • Technology is pervasive and enables deep learning goals—creating and using new knowledge in the world

18. The Role of the InDeS • The Plan of Action based on key priorities for 2016-17: • By this date… • We will have… • This will require schools to… • Systems of support for schools… • The Team • Communications of systematic expectations for InDeS & making their learning and impact visible • Other Next steps: • Work with consultant Dr. Mike Murphy • Culture, communication & collegiality, change process, assessing progress through metrics

19. Break

20. UberFacts: The most unimportant things you’ll ever need to know.

21. If you’re afraid of , you’re more likely to find one if it’s in your bedroom.

22. If you’re afraid of spiders, you’re more likely to find one if it’s in your bedroom.

23. UberFacts: The most unimportant things you’ll ever need to know.

24. The is the best-selling gaming console of all time.

25. The Playstation 2 is the best-selling gaming console of all time.

26. Professional Learning Plans

27. Professional Learning Plans • Areas of focus/next steps: • Alignment of PL to the C&I Vision, TEAM, and KCS Guiding Tenets • Teacher focus group: • Voice, choice, follow-thru, consistency, protected planning/collaboration time • Strategic use of consultants and off-site PL: Dr. Mike Murphy TNCPE TimeWise MathElites and SciencElites CORE Consultants TNDOE Trainings IFL Eureka Math Investigations Math TNTP Literacy K-5 BoardDocs Coding

28. Professional Learning Plans • Areas of focus/next steps: • Ongoing, job-embedded PL through grade level/content area collaborations • Lesson Study, Critical Friends, and Action Research have proven to be sound strategies for helping teams grow professionally at a deeper level • Learning Circles—a model that combines some of the best ideas of lesson study with those of action research • These models of professional learning are powerful tools that promote the collective inquiry into a teacher’s practice and pedagogy.

29. Professional Learning Plans “Assume that people will need pressure to change (even in directions they desire), but it will be effective only under conditions that allow them to react, to form their own positions, to interact with other implications, to obtain assistance, to develop new capacities, and so on.” Fullan, 1991, pg123

30. Professional Learning Plans • On the horizon: • New KCS developed: New teacher program (years 1-3), holistic teacher development (recruit, retain, develop, leadership, voice), classified staff development (need based), and administrator development (Strengths Based Leadership) • Built-in time for teacher collaboration • Digital Badges or Micro-credentials • Personalization and recognition • Time for learning and practice • Application and impact of each PL • Explore opportunities for PL through innovative formal and informal settings (Twitter chats, virtual communities, EdCamps)

31. UberFacts: The most unimportant things you’ll ever need to know.

32. was the first movie to make more than $1 billion.

33. Titanic was the first movie to make more than $1 billion.

34. Low SES/Minority Focus Area

35. Raising and Expanding Opportunities

36. A Need for New Commitments • By Age 28, 49% Of Black Men And 41% Of White Men From Low Income Families Are Convicted Of Crimes • The Vast Majority Born Poor Are Almost Certain To Stay That Way

37. Motivating Factors • Helping Young Students Create An Idea Of Who They Can Become (Future Identity) • Knowledge Of The Financial Resources Available And How To Access Similar Information • A Belief In A Growth Mindset As It Relates To Social Mobility (Status) • Understanding That Multiple Pathways To Success • Having Success In More Rigorous Coursework

38. Educating High Ability Students • Hold Greatest Promise For Making Advances In Science, Technology, Medicine, And More • Ensure Nation’s Economic Vitality Depends On Capacity For Innovation • These Students Deserve An Education That Meets Their Needs And Enhances Their Future Just Like All Other Students • A Key Hurdle Is A Fear Of Being Viewed As Elitist • Definitions And Provided Opportunities Vary • Accountability Systems Have Focused On Those Students Who Struggle

39. Educating High Ability Students • Talent Is Spread Evenly Across America But Opportunity Isn’t • Failure To Extend Opportunities To More High-Ability Students From Disadvantaged Backgrounds Is Unacceptable • A Random 15-Year Old Is More Likely To Be A Top Scorer On PISA Than A Low SES Student • 2% Of Free And Reduced Lunch Students Score At Advanced Level Of 8th Grade NAEP • Achievement Gaps Continue To Widen • Between 0 and 3% of Black and Hispanic Students Scored At Advanced Level On NAEP Over Past Decade

40. Educating High Ability Students • Nothing Trumps The Knowledge And Imagination Of A Country’s People • If The Goal Is To Boost Enrollment Of Able Disadvantaged Students In Advanced High School Courses, It Must Start Early. • There Is A Need For A Systematic Approach For Overcoming Culture, Family, And Environmental Factors • Beliefs, Hopes, Values, And Behavior Patterns Affect Success • More Than Resilience And Ambition Matter – Policies And Programs Are Essential

41. Educating High Ability Students – Strategies Within Our Reach • Focus Equally On High Ability And Struggling Students • Set Ambitious Growth Goals For All Students • Utilize Universal Screening As Another Tool For Identification • Allow Progress Based On Mastery • Embrace Acceleration Strategies • Expand Opportunities Outside The Classroom • Support Curricular And Pedagogical Innovation • Supply PL On Best Practices

42. Past/Current/Ongoing Strategies • Use of TVAAS projection data • RTI process • Destination Imagination • Math Olympiad • Leader In Me • Use of Google Classroom • STREAM • Extracurricular activities • Teacher recommendations • Morning and afternoon tutoring • Continuous staff development opportunities • Strategic use of extended contract funds

43. Sample High Achiever Trajectory

44. Lunch

45. Low SES/Minority Focus Area

46. Low SES/Minority Focus Area • Today’s goals: • Systematic development and planning for meeting the needs of students in this area

47. Break

48. UberFacts: The most unimportant things you’ll ever need to know.

49. has obtained the highest-ever score on the American Customer Satisfaction Index for a fast food chain, an 87 out of 100.

50. Chick-Fil-A has obtained the highest-ever score on the American Customer Satisfaction Index for a fast food chain, an 87 out of 100.