Florida Secondary School Redesign Initiative:
Eventually, Change Turns into Work!
Presented by:Barbara McClamma
Christine CroccoSenior Program Associates
Essential Questions•What happens when partners collaborate
to provide assistance to districts and schools?
•How has this partnership built capacity for the state of Florida?
•What lessons about school reform can be learned from the Secondary School Redesign Initiative (SSRI)?
Creating the Partnership"Instead of focusing on their individual agendas, collaborative partnerships establish common goals. In order to address problems that lie beyond any single agency's exclusive purview, but which concern them all, partners agree to pool resources, jointly plan, implement and evaluate new services and procedures, and delegate individual responsibility for the outcomes of their joint efforts."
- Melaville and Blank
In the beginning…
Mission: Build the capacity of states and districts to meet the requirements of NCLB.
www.ets.org/flicc
Enter…The Florida Association of School
Administrators (FASA) www.fasa.net
International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) www.leadered.com
The David C. Anchin Center at USF http://anchin.coedu.usf.edu
FLORIDA SECONDARY SCHOOL REDESIGN INITIATIVE (SSRI) PARTNERSHIP 2006-07
Co-sponsorFlorida and the Islands Comprehensive Center at
ETS (FLICC)•Provide funding for the project•Participate in selection of schools and coaches•Coordinate and co-sponsor regional meetings/conferences•Lead the design and collection of evaluation data•Disseminate best practices and model programs•Provide access to resources of the High School Comprehensive Center
Co-sponsorFlorida Association of School Administrators
(FASA)•Serve as the Project Manager •Coordinate and promote project with FASA membership •Serve as the liaison with FLDE•Assist in the selection of schools and coaches•Coordinate and co-sponsor regional meetings and conferences•Disseminate results to Florida School Administrators
SSRIProvides trained coaches to support implementation of secondary school redesign in participating schools, using selected resources
from the International Center for Leadership in Education
David C. Anchin Center at USF•Assist in selection of schools and coaches•Coordinate communication and planning of regional institutes•Design/conduct training for coaches•Serve as support for coaches•Coordinate project evaluation
International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE)
•Lead the curriculum development •Provide curriculum materials and resources•Assist with planning regional meetings•Conduct training for coaches•Conduct training on secondary redesign at regional institutes
Consortia•Promote SSRI in their regions•Assist in selection of schools in their regions•Participate as coaches
FLORIDA SECONDARY SCHOOLS
FLDE DELTA
•Provide funding for training
Project Goals• Assist secondary schools in addressing the legislative
mandate.• Improve the capacity of school leadership teams to lead
change, educate all students and promote rigor and relevance in the secondary curriculum.
• Develop a cadre of coaches to assist and support the schools.
• Share best practices in areas of secondary redesign, educational leadership, organizational change, and systems thinking.
And…
• Increase state and district capacity to support secondary school redesign.
How? Create models for secondary redesign that
Florida districts can replicate.
Lessons Learned: Partnerships• Come to consensus on priorities/goals
• Negotiate allocation of resources
• Carefully delineate responsibilities
• Maintain ongoing communication
• Schedule dedicated time to meet and discuss decisions and processes
• Monitor progress and make adjustments
Supporting Schools through SSRI“Every organization – indeed every person – suffers to some degree from a gap between intention and action. Leadership can make the difference.”
- Reeves, 2007
3 major themes in the Legislation (Florida Secondary Redesign Act):•Rigorous and Relevant Instruction
•Enhanced Personal Relationships
•Collaborative Leadership
Input
Learning Criteria
Mission Vision
Process
Rigor & RelevanceRelationships
SLCsPLCs
Output
Data Collection
Monitor & Adjust
SSRIFlorida Secondary SchoolRedesign Act
SIP
Input
Learning Criteria
Mission Vision
Process
Rigor & RelevanceRelationships
SLCsPLCs
Output
Data Collection
Monitor & Adjust
SSRIFlorida Secondary SchoolRedesign Act
SIP
Input
Learning Criteria
Mission Vision
Process
Rigor & RelevanceRelationships
SLCsPLCs
Output
Data Collection
Monitor & Adjust
SSRIFlorida Secondary SchoolRedesign Act
SIP
Input
Learning Criteria
Mission Vision
Process
Rigor & RelevanceRelationships
SLCsPLCs
Output
Data Collection
Monitor & Adjust
SSRIFlorida Secondary SchoolRedesign Act
SIP
SSRI Support•Regional Institutes for professional development
of leadership teams•Coaches who assist school leadership teams
and facilitate requests for information and best practices
•On-line curriculum development tools •Annual conferences to share best practices
Year 1 School Expectations (2006-07)• Commit to continuous improvement. • Use data to drive student achievement.• Obtain agreement of 80% of the faculty.• Attend 3 regional institutes and one summer meeting
with participating schools.• Meet monthly with the coach.• Train faculty in the components of secondary redesign.• Work with the coach to establish professional learning
communities. • Actively involve the principal as a member of the
School Leadership Team. Principal (or designee) must attend regional institutes.
Year 1 Institutes1. Moving from Promising
to Proven: Using the Learning Criteria
2. Leadership for Rigor and Relevance
3. Creating Caring School Communities
“There’s more to school success than test scores. Use the Learning Criteria to set performance targets and establish relationships for a rigorous and relevant education for all students.”
-Willard R. Daggett
Learning Criteria•Core Academic Learning
•Stretch Learning
•Student Engagement
•Personal Skill Development
Attend institute
Meet with SSRI Coach to review plans for sharing
with faculty
Share learning and plans with
faculty for input
Revise plans
Begin implementatio
n
Form School
Leadership Team
Meet with SSRI
Coach
Building
Capacity
Lessons Learned: School Support• Active templates
• Gaining the commitment of the school leadership
• Significance of district support
• Critical importance of Coaches ▫Clarify role of the coach (varied according to
needs of schools)▫Coaches need training and support
Mandates do not ensure implementation!
Sustaining Redesign“Staying the course means that careful attention is paid to developing the leadership of others in the organization in the interests of continuity and deepening of good direction.”
-Michael Fullan, 2007
Year 2 School Expectations (2007-08)• Implement Year 1 goals• Attend the required institute on Using Rigor and
Relevance to Create Powerful Instruction• Commit 6 - 10 teachers to complete Collaborating
Online for Rigor and Relevance (CORR)• Meet monthly with SSRI Coach • Establish Professional Learning Communities• Maintain involvement of a consistent core of School
Leadership Team members• Share successful practices with other SSRI schools
Year 2 Institutes1. Using Rigor and Relevance
to Create Powerful Instruction
2. Increasing Collaboration through Professional Learning Communities
3. Transitions/9th GradeAcademies
4. Strategies that Work with Struggling Learners
District Role in Year 2• Facilitate in-service credit for participation in
SSRI professional development opportunities• Communicate school initiatives to appropriate
district level personnel• Share district’s expertise to support school’s
goals• Assist in securing additional resources for
participating schools
Lessons Learned: Sustaining Redesign Efforts•Building systems of support
▫School ▫District ▫State
•Embed processes to maintain focus▫Examine data▫Planning for success
Feedback and Follow-Through• Ongoing
▫Monthly reports – coaches▫Institute evaluations▫Coach Institute evaluations▫Coach conference calls▫Emails/telephone calls ▫Partner meetings
• End of Year▫School Questionnaire▫School Feedback for Coaches▫Coach Feedback on progress of schools▫Coach Feedback on Coaching Model
Why must schools redesign?“If you don't like
change, you're going to like
irrelevance even less.”-General Eric Shinseki
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