School Improvement SummitWoodrow Wilson High School Saturday, April 28, 20129:00 am – 4:00 pm

Welcome Parents, Students,Wilson Teachers and Staff

Agenda OutcomeOutcomes: By the end of this retreat, participants will have:

Heard a key note message and understood the charge of the summit Heard the goals and targets for the 2012-2013 school year Learned and will be able to apply the School Improvement Plan Model

(Plan, Do, Study, Act) Learned about and understand how to use “Quality Tools” Understood the definition of mission and vision statements and

participated in an activity to develop a personal and group mission statement for this summit

Heard a description of each of the identified school improvement areas which were created by using feedback for all stakeholders

Formed small groups and completed a force field analysis of a topic and began creating an action plan to address the topic

Heard a report from each small group as to the work that they completed during the small group breakout session

AgendaTime Content Process Facilitator

8:00-9:00(60 min)

Breakfast in the Atrium Eat/Chill All

9:00-9:15(15 min)

Welcome/Agenda/Ground Rules Present Mr. Cahall

9:15-9:45(30 min)

Key Note Present Mr. CahallMr. Gore

9:45-10:00(15 min)

Goals/Targets Present Mr. Cahall

10:00-10:30(30 min)

Overview of Topics/Breakout Groups Present Ms. Butler

10:30-10:45(15 min)

School Improvement ProcessPlan, Do, Study, Act

Present Ms. Waits

10:45-11:00(15 min)

Quality Tools Present Ms. Wanner

11:00-11:15 (15 min)

Action Planning Present Mr. Bargeman

11:15-11:30(15 min)

Levels of Decision Making Present Mr. Cahall

11:30-11:45(15 min)

Mission/Vision Statement Present Mr. Merlos

11:45-12:30(45 min)

Lunch Eat All

12:30-3:00(150 min)

Small Group Action Planning Discuss/Plan Facilitators

3:30-4:00(30 min)

Small Group Report Out Present  

Ground Rules Honor time limits Be respectful of those speaking (no side bar

conversations or doing other work) Comments should advance the discussion by

presenting new ideas (repetition should be avoided) Practice digital etiquette. Laptop use is restricted to

presentation use or official note taking. Put cell phones on vibrate. (Use professional judgment when answering a phone and step outside of the room to do so.)

Raise your hand/gesture before speaking & acknowledge who has gestured to speak in a equitable manner

Ground Rules (contd) Different opinions are welcome. Challenge ideas, not individual. All participants share responsibility for the team’s

process. Silence means agreement. Disagree in private; unite in public. Irrespective of how

individuals voted, once a decision has been agreed to everyone should support it and speak with one voice outside of the meeting.

Do what you say you’ll do. Individuals are accountable for following through on agreed actions and the group should hold each other mutually accountable.

Roles will be defined for the meeting Keep all the discussions Private & decisions Public

Key Note

Absolute identity with one's cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.

-Woodrow Wilson

lead·er·ship   [lee-der-ship]  noun 1. the position or function of a leader,  a person who guides or

directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.

2. ability to lead: As early as sixth grade she displayed remarkable leadership potential. Synonyms: authoritativeness, influence, command, effectiveness; sway, clout.

3. an act or instance of leading; guidance; direction: They prospered under his strong leadership.

4. the leaders of a group: The union leadership agreed to arbitrate.

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.

-Nelson Mandela

Repeat after me:I am a leader… I can’t help it...

I am made that way! I am a leader…

I am highly opinionated… I am wired that way!

I am a leader… I love progress…

and I am wired that way!I am a leader…

I hate the status quo… and I am made that way!

People make history and notthe other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.

-Harry S Truman

As leaders…

We see things that need to change.

We think we can do it better than those who are in charge.

We can choose rebellion or to just do our own thing!

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.

-Martin Luther King Jr.

1. Leaders love progress

“The unique role of the leader is to take us to places we’ve never been before.”

Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business.

-Warren Buffett 47’

1. Leaders love progress2. Leaders hate the status quo3. Nothing strikes terror more than being stuck,4. Progress is always preceeded by change.5. Change is always preceeded by challenge.

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.

-Martin Luther King Jr.

“Leaders must challenge the process because any system will

unconsciously conspire to maintain the status quo and prevent change.”

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the

courage to continue that counts.

-Winston Churchill

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the

influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for

greatness lives within each of us.

 -Wilma Rudolph

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.

-Maya Angelou

Goals/Targets

Achievement Goals Five Year PlanGoal Area Current

Level2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

2015-2016 2016-2017

DCCAS Math 52% 62% 72% 82% 92% 100%DCCAS Reading 66% 73% 80% 87% 94% 100%

Class Performance 63% 69% 75% 81% 87% 90%Honor Roll 40% 41% 42% 43% 44% 45%

SAT 987 1010 1033 1056 1079 1100Advanced Placement

(Participation)34% 36% 37% 38% 39% 40%

Advanced Placement (Performance)

45% 46% 47% 48% 49% 50%

Graduation 73% 77% 81% 85% 88% 90%Attendance (ADA) 93% 94% 95% 96% 97% 98%Attendance (ISA) 91% 92% 93% 94% 95% 95%

Suspension 363 290 232 185 148 118School Climate (Scholar) 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95%School Climate (Parent) 73% 78% 83% 87% 91% 95%School Climate (Staff) 81% 84% 87% 90% 93% 95%

Goals for 2012-2013  Math–62% scoring proficient or better Reading–73% scoring proficient or better Class Performance–69% earning a 2.0 or better per advisory Honor Roll–36% earning honor roll status per advisory SAT–Increase the average score by 23 points (1,010) in verbal and math Advanced Placement (Participation)–36% of scholars in the 11th and 12th

grade enrolled in an advanced placement course Advanced Placement (Performance)-46% of scholars will earn a 3 or better

on the Advanced Placement test Graduation–77% graduation rate Attendance (ADA)–94% average daily attendance (ADA) rate for all scholars Attendance (ISA)–92% in seat attendance (ISA) rate for all scholars Suspensions–Reduce behaviors resulting in suspension by 20% or more (290) Climate (Scholar)-75% of our scholars will indicate that they feel safe in our

school on the annual climate survey Climate (Parent)-78% of our parents will indicate that they would recommend

that a friend send his or her child to our school on the annual climate survey Climate (Staff)-84% of our staff will indicate that this school is a good place to

work on the annual climate survey

Overview of Topics/Breakout Groups

GOAL #1: Wilson High School will provide rigorous instruction in all classrooms aligned to the DCPS/Common Core State Standards. Class Performance – 69% of scholars earning a 2.0 or better per advisory Honor Roll – 36% of scholars earning honor roll status per advisory Rigorous instruction

Expanding Honors/Advanced Placement enrollment Raising instruction in ALL levels of classes Consistent rigor in courses

Classroom supports and intervention strategies Supports and interventions outside of regularly scheduled classroom instruction

Grading systems – teacher/department/school consistency EdLine or other grading systems? Frequency of updating grade status How will updated grade information be communicated to

scholars/parents

 

GOAL #2: Wilson High School will meet its performance goals in testing. Advanced Placement Testing Advanced Placement Performance – 46% of scholars will

earn a “3” or better on AP tests Advanced Placement Participation – 36% of scholars in the

11th and 12th grade will be enrolled in at least ONE advanced placement course

DCCAS Reading – 73% of the cohort will score Proficient or Better Math – 62% of the cohort will score Proficient or better

Scholastic Aptitude Testing SAT Performance – Increase the average score (both verbal

and math) by 23 points (1,010)

GOAL #3: Teachers at Wilson High School will communicate scholar’s academic progress regularly and consistently to scholars, parents and school Student Support Teams.

Frequency of updating grade status 

EdLine or what? How will parents know updates? 

Grading systems – teacher/department/school consistency

GOAL #4: Wilson High School will identify students earning less than 2.0 average grades and implement strategies that result in students’ academic performance increase to 2.0 or better. Class Performance–69% earning a 2.0 or better per

advisory

Graduation–77% graduation rate

Roles of teachers/deans/administrators

Data tracking systems for identification and intervention

  Motivators/Incentives for growth

GOAL #5: Wilson High School scholars will attend school and individual classes on time. Scholars will average a yearly daily attendance rate

(ADA) of 94% or more Documentation of excused absences Data entry of excused absence Truancy

Scholars will average a yearly in seat attendance (ISA) rate of 92% or more Skipping classes Authorized school activities

Scholars will be on time to school and classes Tardy to school Tardy to classes

GOAL #6: Wilson High School will implement Chapter 25 discipline guidelines effectively and consistently

Reduce behaviors resulting in suspension by 20% or more (<232)

Staff intervention strategies

Building Security

GOAL #7: When Wilson High School implements a policy, it will be fully communicated to the stakeholders prior to implementation. Identifying stakeholders for policy

development/discussion

Method of communicating proposed policy

Analysis tools to study effectiveness

Plan, Do, Study, Act

PROCESS

lSchool Improvement Process Model

PLAN(April/May review SIP)Set goals, predict, plan

data collection

DO(September – June)

Test the plan, document problems, reassess and revise

STUDY(September-April)

Complete data analysis, review results, decide

action

ACT(September-April)

Implement, evaluate, decide next cycle

School Improvement Planning Process

Quality Tools

Drivers Preventers Coming to work results in

getting paid Arriving to class on time

results in a smoother, more organized instructional lesson

Demonstrates to scholars that punctuality is important and valued

Arriving to school and class on time results in more instructional time being used for learning.

Satisfaction (student work, boss’ praise, colleague’s respect

  

Traffic Mismanagement of time Promptness and

attendance not valued Indifference to how it

affects student learning Indifference to how it

affects colleagues  

  

GOAL: Staff will attend school every day and report to their classes on time.

Force Field Analysis

Issues Bin                           

Plus(+)

 

Delta∆

 Having the teachers join us was good and

helpful. Great commitment to

teaching and learning. 

Working in small groups and reporting

out was effective. 

We were able to narrow problems down

and create workable solutions.

       

 

 

After setting grounds rules, it was

disappointing to see some people

disregarding them repeatedly.

  

We should have made dates and times for the next steps because we

need to make sure next steps are taken

and further development is done.

 We needed to make

better use of the bin. 

 

Action Planning

A clear approach allows for:

A plan that is easy to followBetter understanding of each

person’s role and responsibilityConsideration of and accounting

for potential problems

A comprehensive approach that allows for:

Better use of materials and equipment More resources available for materials and

services Improved scheduling Greater flexibility in staffing Better coordination of family and

community involvement Shared decision-making and team building

Levels of Decision Making D1 Decisions – Decisions that are made in isolation without any feedback or informationAdministrative Roles and ResponsibilitiesPersonnel/Disciplinary Action D2 Decisions – Decisions that are made through seeking feedback and the person or group identified as the primary owner of the decision/action makes takes action based on the feedbackPersonnel/Hiring D3 Decisions – Decisions that are made through collaboration and consensus is the goal. Consensus means “that you can support this decision and/or plan of action.”Reading/LiteracyMath/Algebra SuccessGrading and ReportingStudent DisciplineAttendanceDCCAS Remediation and Support 

Who owns what decisions/actions?Primary Secondary

Administrators A aTeachers T tSupport Staff SS ssParents P pScholars S sDCPS DC dc

Levels of Decision Making

Mission/Vision Statement

Personal Mission Statement

Who am I? Why am I here?

What do I want to accomplish?

How will I make it happen?

Time Content Process Facilitator12:30-12:45

(15 min)

Personal Mission Statement Present  

12:45-1:15(30 min)

Define the Problem Define  

1:15-1:45(15 min)

Analyze Available Data Analyze  

1:45-2:15(30 min)

Force Field Analysis Identify  

2:15-3:30(75 min)

Create Action Plan Create  

School Improvement SummitSmall Group Action PlanningSaturday, April 28, 201212:30-3:30

Outcomes: By the end of this retreat, participants will have:

•Presented their personal mission statement for the summit•Defined the topic/issue and created a goal/objective•Analyzed the available data and identified root causes•Completed a “Force Field Analysis” of the topic/issue•Created an action plan in order to address the preventers and drivers of the topic/issue in order to meet the goal