A&S Meeting September 26, 2014

Welcome!Thank you for being here!Today we

CELEBRATE ELEVATED

outcomes for our students!

A&S Meeting Focus Areas A&S Focus 2014-15 SYA&S provides opportunities for us to grow professionally and to become stronger leaders. Throughout the year, focus will be placed on School Performance Planning (SPP), Professional Growth Systems (PGS), the Nevada Educator Performance Framework (NEPF), and Nevada Academic Content Standards (NVACS). Additionally, many options will be available in the form of breakout sessions that are aligned with our central areas of focus. Below is a breakdown of the focal areas and aligned options, and expectations regarding what administrators should know and be able to do by the end of the year as a result of the professional learning opportunities.

School Performance Plans

MTSSBalanced Assessment Family EngagementSpecial Populations Equity

Every WCSD site-based administrator should be able to develop and implement a SPP that leads to continuous school improvement. These plans are living documents that must be monitored and evaluated on a regular basis in order to support student achievement. Therefore, site-based administrators will be able to:• Lead a school team in the analysis & interpretation of school data• Analyze growth data & develop effective strategies to decrease the achievement gap• Understand how to develop school improvement goals• Implement effective family engagement strategies• Embed culturally responsive practices into SPP action steps • Learn strategies for monitoring action steps • Analyze and evaluate the school’s approach to MTSS to ensure SPP alignment• Regularly monitor data related to MTSS (close achievement gaps)• Collaborate with peers

Timeline

Ongoing -Strong emphasis Sept/Oct-January for review & revision-May for review & revision

Professional Growth System

FAP/PAR

Every WCSD site-based administrator should be able to effectively use the PGS to support and improve instruction at each school. Therefore, site-based administrators will be able to:• Effectively observe, analyze and provide feedback to teachers• Write defensible evaluations using the “Claims, Evidence, Impact, Judgment” format • Use the MyPGS platform in an efficient and effective manner• Collaborate with peers, Consulting Teachers, and the PAR Coordinator to support teachers

Timeline

Ongoing

School Performance Planning• How can school leaders use their school data, contextual

district data, and collegial conversations to build strong School Performance Plans?

• How can school leaders build a productive conversation between themselves and the people of their communities?

Nevada Academic Content Standards• How can school leaders recognize and provide feedback about

instructional practices that align to the Nevada Academic Content Standards?

Today’s Essential Questions

Professional Growth SystemsNevada Educator Performance Framework

• How can school leaders ensure their employees understand the evaluation process as support for their professional growth as well as a system of accountability?

Today’s Essential Questions

Celebrating our Elevations!

Thank You and Congratulations to our Schools

We Survived Bonus Points!

(And they are off the plate)

Class of 2014: Another Record-Setting Year

Class of 2012 Class of 2013 Class of 20140%

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Increase in Graduation Rate for Second Year in a Row

Working to Keep Our Students on Our Pathway

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Transfers to Washoe Adult Education

Transfers to Washoe Adult If transfers remained

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2012)

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Number of Graduates

Increase of 156 Gradu-ates

Increase of 337 Graduates

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Every Child: Making it Personal

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Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity

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Graduation Rates by Student Population

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School Gains Since 2012

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20142012

So Many Positives  Class of 2012 Class of 2013 Class of 2014 1 year change 2 year change

AACT - 98% 99% 1%  

Damonte Ranch 80% 83% 86% 3% 6%

Galena 87% 88% 86% -2% -1%

Hug 51% 59% 61% 2% 10%

Incline 77% 88% 79% -9% 2%

McQueen 83% 87% 88% 1% 5%

North Valleys 71% 73% 72% -1% 1%

Reed 77% 85% 84% -1% 7%

Reno 87% 87% 88% 1% 1%

Spanish Springs 79% 77% 81% 4% 2%

Sparks 64% 69% 68% -1% 4%

TMCC 94% 100% 100% 0% 6%

Wooster 75% 76% 81% 5% 6%

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Number of Honors/Advanced Diplomas

Increase of 6

Increase of 219

50% of Our Graduates Earned Honors/Advanced

Diplomas

College/Career Readiness:Number of AP Exams Taken

54%

61%

68%

66%

70%

73%

American Indian

or Alaska Native

Asian, Asian

American, or

Pacific Islander

Black or African

American

Latino White Other WCSD

2012 97 788 176 1327 3721 113 6222

2013 124 864 156 1625 4019 178 6966

2014 83 998 195 1883 4479 193 7831

Change since 2012

-14% 27% 11% 42% 20% 71% 21%

*Photo courtesy of RGJ

But Those Graduates Didn’t Start

in Grade Nine

Celebrations of Our Elementary and Middle Schools

English Language Learners who exit ELL prior to high school graduate at or near the district rate each year. And nearly three of every four do exit by grade 8.

Nearly one-third of our Kindergarten students are designated as ELL – And they’ll go to HS knowing two languages (at least).

Thank You, Elementary and Middle Schools!

Thank You, Elementary and Middle Schools!

Thank You, Elementary and Middle Schools!

Kindergarten DRA: Up 10 Percentage points district wide

WCSD Elementary Schools outperform the state on every NSPF indicator

Thank You, Elementary and Middle Schools!

- Taking it for the team in CRTs for years

- Still, more 4 and 5 star classifications than 3 stars. And zero below three- The beautiful urgency of Principals

- Climate and Student Engagement

- Intense appetite for SEL training

Middle Schools

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!Central office please stand and applaud our schools! (Stay standing)

High Schools: Please stand and applaud ES and MS for handing over their children to you! (Stay standing)

Elementary and Middle Schools: Please applaud our HS for doing so well with your babies! (Stay standing)

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Ron Hood’s Slides

Break!