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SCUSD Leadership Institute:
Charting the Course
Together August 2014
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Agenda• Welcome/Introductions• SCUSD Board President Darrel Woo• Superintendent Comments• Lunch Break• SEL and Common Core Training
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Welcome new staff!
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Welcome: SCUSD Board President Darrel Woo
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Personal Story
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Personal Story
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Vision“Together we create a service-oriented culture of excellence where success for each student and all relationships reflect our core values.”
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Core Values• Achievement by All• Collaboration• Relationships• Integrity (Transparency)• Creativity/Innovation• Service• Compassion• Personal and Professional Development
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What are your hopes and dreams for our students?
Vision: Group Activity, Shared Goals
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Vision: Group Activity, Shared Goals• What are your hopes, dreams, goals for our
students?• Each group members completes a quick-write in
response to this question. (Three minutes.)• At the end of three minutes, group members
share their writing with a partner. (Six minutes.)• Groups share out with the rest of the room.
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Leadership Style• Student-centered• Collaborative• Servant leader• Equity/Access• Celebrating successes• Reflective decision maker
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The Year Ahead
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Foci of Work• Common Core – Strong Instructional Leadership• Social-Emotional Learning• Equity/Culture/Discipline Process• Building Systems/Processes• New Strategic Plan• Communication
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“School District Leadership that Works”(Waters and Marzano)
1. District-level leadership matters2. Effective Superintendents focus their efforts on
creating goal-oriented districts3. Collaborative goal-setting4. Non-negotiable goals for achievement & instruction5. Board alignment and support of goals6. Monitoring of goals for achievement & instruction7. Use of resources to support achievement &
instructional goals
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Commitment to Leadership• Listening
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Commitment to Leadership• Central office will support schools• Continuous learning/improvement• Focus• Patient, thoughtful decision-making• Collaborative approach
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Collaboration: Group Activity
“Collaboration is the keystone of leadership success.” Forbes Magazine
• Examine the 10 Indicators of Effective Collaboration.• Discuss them with your table partners.• Engage in self-reflection:
o Which ones are most prominent at your school? o Which ones will better serve as leverage towards
building a high-performing collaborative culture?
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Acknowledgements• Passionate, hard-working and committed staff• Everyone has a full plate/doing more with less• Uncertainty and anxiety come with change• Limited resources
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Successes
2010-11 2011-12 2012-136870727476788082848688
74.6%
79.8%
85.4%
SCUSD Graduation Rates
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2010-11 2011-12 2012-1302468
101214161820
18 %
11.5 %
5.9 %
SCUSD Drop Out Rates
Successes
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Successes• Principal Networks (PLCs)• Online SBAC Field Testing• Continued Implementation of Common Core• Site and District LCAP Engagement• Youth Development: Summer, After-School,
Student Voice and Engagement
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Successes• Facilities Bond Projects: Rosemont Track and Field
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Successes• Facilities Bond Projects: John Morse Therapeutic Center
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Challenges• Enrollment Decline
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Challenges• Budget• Turnover in Staff• New Achievement Data• Technology• Infrastructure, Capacity and Systems• Lack of Collaborative Time
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Challenges: Video
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Challenges: Group Activity
Discuss at your table:
• What was necessary to make the challenge highlighted in this video a success?
• Think of a situation where this same approach was used to create a successful outcome?
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Opportunities• Strategic Plan – Redesign/Reset• Whole Child Policy – SEL, School Climate and
Culture, Discipline Practices and Policies• SDIP/LCAP/Budget Process Alignment• Parent and Community Engagement
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Opportunities (Cont’d)• Re-Engage Labor Partners• Further Develop Customer Service/Rebranding• Teaching and Learning as the Driver• Benchmark Assessments
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Opportunities: Group Activity
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Opportunities: Group Activity
“Believing in students is not simply telling them that you believe in them. These words matter only if they are true and if you demonstrate them by your actions. There is no way to fake it, because kids have built in cr*p detectors, and they can tell if you don't mean it.”
Dr. Richard Curwin
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Opportunities: Group Activity
• Discuss at your table:
• What actions can SCUSD take as a District to demonstrate to students that we believe in their ability to be successful?
• What actions can you take at your site to demonstrate this?
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Closing Remarks
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Questions?
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