District-Wide SDMC Training

2012-2013

Dave Wheat, Assistant Superintendent of Leadership Development

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SDMC Training Agenda• Welcome• Agenda Review• SDMC Training Agreements• Expected Outcomes• HISD Vision• HISD Core Initiatives• Understanding Campus Vision• Shared Decision Making Defined• Shared Decision Making Overview• SDMC Statistics• Who are the SDMC members?• Actions of SDMC members• Common SDMC Issues• 5 W’s of SDMC• SDMC Technology Module• Bringing it all Together• Contact Information

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SDMC Training Agreements

• Stay actively engaged.

• Maintain confidentiality.

• Assume goodwill.

• Control airtime.

• Speak your truth as you know it.

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SDMC Training Expected Outcomes

1) Create an awareness of the SDMC Committee’s function and why it is encouraged at each HISD campus.

2) Align all campus based SDMC teams with HISD’s vision, strategic direction and core initiatives.

3) Ensure that each HISD campus has an effective SDMC committee that is inclusive of parents, staff, business partners and community representatives.

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SDMC Training Essential Questions

1) What should the campus SDMC consist of and what are its functions?

2) How can we align our campus vision to that of HISD as a whole, and how do we include all stakeholders?

3) What are some current campus, district, and state challenges for the 2011-2012 school year and how are we preparing for these obstacles at our campus?

4) How can I as a SDMC committee member assure that my HISD campus has adequate opportunities to be culturally diverse, productive and continuously motivated?

5) What are some effective strategies or actions that I can employ as a committee member to ensure that my campus committee is addressing the needs of students, stakeholders and staff members?

6) What actions can be implemented to ensure that the processes on my campus align the district and campus visions seamlessly?

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HISD Vision

PURPOSE: The Houston Independent School District exists to strengthen the social and economic foundation of Houston by assuring its youth the highest-quality elementary and secondary education available anywhere.

STRATEGIC INTENT: To earn so much respect from the citizens of Houston that HISD becomes their prekindergarten through grade 12 educational system of choice.

GOALS

• Increase student achievement.• Improve human capital.• Provide a safe environment.• Increase management effectiveness and efficiency.• Improve public support and confidence in schools.• Create a positive district culture.

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Campus Vision Activity

Along with matriculating towards HISD’s vision, it is important for every campus to have it’s own vision.

What is the vision of your campus and how does it align with the vision of HISD?

1) Take 10 minutes to read the handout entitled “A Declaration of Beliefs and Visions.” Using a sticky, write down your campus vision and how it aligns with the vision of HISD.

2) Take 10 minutes to discuss your responses with others around you in your group.

3) When done, proceed to find your campus level on the large post-its listed as elementary, middle and high school and post your response.

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HISD Core Initiatives

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Effective teacher in every classroom.

Effective principal in every school.

Rigorous instructional standards and support.

Data-driven accountability.

Culture of trust through action.

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What is shared decision making?

Members of the school community collaborate to:

• Identify problems

• Define goals

• Formulate campus policy

• Shape direction

• Ensure the implementation of decisions

• Build Consensus

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Shared Decision Making Overview

Shared Decision-Making CommitteeDescription: This campus-level planning and decision-making process was established in 1992 by the Board of Education to involve professional and non-professional staff members, parents, community members, and business representatives in public education. Participants at each school review the district’s educational goals, objectives, and major district-wide classroom instructional programs to ensure they meet the standards set forth in the Texas Education Code.

How to Participate: The school principal determines the size of the committee and nominates members from the public sphere. School-based committee members are selected by secret ballot at the campus level. Contact your school’s principal for details on how to be considered as a candidate or nominee. A list of schools, principals, and telephone numbers can be found in the HISD School Locator.

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Shared Decision Making District Key Findings

• When describing the SDMC, 44.5 % of respondents indicated that it operated as a decision-making entity for the campus and 30.1% indicated that it operated as an advisory committee.

•Responses to all questions relating to the overall planning of the SDMC were rated good and all questions received a majority of excellent and good responses.

•58% of SDMC respondents rated their involvement in the development of the new teacher appraisal system as excellent or good and 36% rated their involvement as fair or poor.

•Over half the District Advisory Committee respondents judged the “overall quality” of the DAC’s involvement in providing input for curriculum issues as excellent or good.

•47% or (1,234 members) of the estimated 2,628 SDMC committee members in the district responded to the SDMC survey and nine DAC members responded to the survey for a 17.6% response rate.

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Who are the SDMC members?

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• 1/3 Campus-level Staff

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Actions of SDMC members

•Attend meetings

•Analyze data and monitor implementation of the School Improvement Plan. (SIP)

•Address and present issues for discussion.

•Recommend resolutions.

•Create ad hoc committees.

•Chair standing and ad hoc committees.

•Submit minutes.

•Report recommendations.

•Approve all professional development plans.13

Common SDMC Issues

• Student Safety• Student Activities• Community & family projects• Building a positive school culture

• Resource allocation

• Budget

• School Uniforms

SDMC’s mostly make recommendations!

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5 W’s of SDMCWho:•The SDMC Secretary (not the school secretary) takes the minutes for the meeting and within 48 hours, they should be typed and put in the teacher’s boxes and posted on the school’s website for public access.What: •Consensus is the overall goal of the SDMC.•The setup-formula of a school’s SDMC depends upon the number of teachers currently in the school and is also at the principals’ discretion.•The length of the SDMC meeting is contingent upon how many and what types of issues are on the agenda.When:•SDMC Meetings should take place once a month.•The first meeting should take place by mid September.•SDMC Committee member’s term is 2 years.•Timeline for Fall 2012Where:•SDMC Meetings generally occur on the school premises.

Why: •State and District-Mandated

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SDMC Technology Modules & Group Collaboration

PD 360 Video Series: What’s Worth Fighting For

1) Understanding the Change Process (6:07) 2) Principals’: Guidelines for Individual Action: Strategies for Principals’ as Leaders

of Change (10:48) (Link will be provided) 3) The Nature and Impact of Collaborative Cultures (11:26)(Link will be provided) 4) Going Wider: Engaging External Forces (16:24) (Link will be provided)

Group Discussion Questions: After each video, the training groups will answer the questions and will be

assigned 1 question to popcorn out to the whole. Pick 1 representative who will respond with the group’s response.

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Bringing it all Together

HISD Vision & Goals:• Increase student achievement.• Improve human capital.• Provide a safe environment.• Increase management effectiveness and efficiency.• Improve public support and confidence in schools.• Create a positive district culture.

Campus Vision: Clear, Concise, and actively includes all stakeholders in matriculating towards common goals.

HISD Core Initiatives: Effective teacher in every classroom, Effective principal in every school, Rigorous instructional standards and support, Data-driven accountability, Culture of trust through action.

Texas Principal StandardsDomain I: School Community Leadership001: Vision002: Culture003: Climate

Domain II: Instructional Leadership004: Instructional Planning 005: Environment006: Staff Development

Domain III: Administrative Leadership007: Organizational Decision-Making008: Budget & Finance009: Safety

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Contact Information

Leadership Development (David Colter) © 2011

David Colter: (713) 696-0600 dcolter@houstonisd.org

Victor Taylor: (713) 696-0600vtaylor2@houstonisd.org

Leadership Development: (713) 696-0600LeadershipDevelopment@houstonisd.orghttp://twitter.com/LeadershipDev1

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