Professional Development

Literacy District Initiative: Trained all ELA Teachers, Principals, TLC's and Instructional Coaches with text-first planning implementation

• Literacy Shifts to Empower Teachers by Following 3 Core Actions
  • Core Action 1 - Focus each lesson on high-quality text
  • Core Action 2 - Employ questions and tasks, both oral and written, that are text specific and reflect the standards
  • Core Action 3 - Provide all students with opportunities to engage in the work of the lesson

 

 

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Star Reading Benchmark Data: Trendline data is headed in the right direction, and we still have work to do

Leadership Development and Improving Systems and Structures

• The Impact Team worked with leaders to:
  • Create sustainable practices
  • Implement systems and structures
  • Developed consistent observation cycles and feedback using observational scripting to find high leverage coaching moves
  • Enhanced Data Driven Instruction and needs identification
• Took district and school leaders through a UIP/One Plan Process to align Major Improvement Strategies (MIS) with data, priority performance challenges and root causes
• Since implementing our academic strategies we have also moved from 15 to 7 to 3 priority improvement schools

 

This is a collaborative professional learning event designed to equip school leaders with strategic insights, data-driven decision making tools, & actionable plans to enhance instructional leadership and school improvement efforts

Instructional Core: Leadership Implementation of Practice

• Rethinking Systems & Structures - Began evaluating the current systems and structures that support instructional leadership in schools
• UIP Adjustments - Considered potential updates to the Unified Improvement Plan (UIP) based on insights from the session

Planning for 2024-2025 School Year & MIS Alignment

• School calendars & MIS Integration - Developed a month-by-month school calendar aligned with Major Improvement Strategies (MIS1, MIS2, MIS3) to ensure strategic implementation throughout the year
• Collaboration & Alignment - Worked with teams to embed events and activities into the UIP document structured planning and alignment

Those Impacted by the Symposium

• 59 Principals
• 18 Assistant Principals
• 204 Teachers
• 18 C&I
• 5 Area Superintendents
• 4 AICs
• 9 Academic Directors
• 6 Executive Cabinet Members
• 4 Education Insights