Post on 29-Mar-2015
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Breaking Ranks: The Comprehensive
Framework for School Improvement
NASSP: Patti Kinney, Middle Level Services
kinneyp@nassp.orgJohn Nori, Program Development
norij@nassp.org
Breaking Ranks: A Dynamic Framework
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The Breaking Ranks Framework
Why does your school need to improve?
What needs to improve?
How do we improve our school?
Who? Do YOU and YOUR TEAM have what it takes to create a culture for change?
The WHY of School
Improvement
What is school culture?
“The way we do things around here.”
Changing culture is the only road to significant
and lasting school improvement.
“Culture eats strategies for breakfast.”Peter Drucker
Power of School Culture
A sense of community increases student performance and engagement.
A positive culture increases the staff’s sense of efficacy and engagement in teaching & learning.
~Bill Simmer, Independent School Management
The Layers of CultureObservable
Staff handbook, logo, types of meetings, grouping of students, daily schedule, celebrations, signs, announcements, public roles.
Values & BeliefsVision, what we believe about teaching, learning, schooling, education, children and parenting expressed in what we say and do.
Collective AssumptionsTaken for granted understandings about what’s worth doing; the hidden psychological level. *Greatest leverage for change is here
Re-culturingA change in beliefs and a willingness to rethink old beliefs and assumptions that underlie stuck behaviors.
A shift in point of orientation from outward to inward.
The creation of new mental models that serve us better.
Structural Change
≠ Cultural Change
Structural Changes
RTI Advisories Detracking Flexible Grouping Inclusion Classes Flexible Schedules Interdisciplinary Teams Ninth-Grade Academies Common Planning Time Small Learning Communities Elementary Departmentalization Professional Learning Communities
Common Set of Beliefs New Ways of Interacting Heightened Expectations Honest Examination of “reality” Shared Mission, Vision, Values,
and Goals
Cultural Changes
Culture
MindsetBy Carol Dweck
The WHAT of School
Improvement
The “WHAT” of the Breaking Ranks® Framework
Collaborative Leadership
Personalizing your School Environment
Improved Student
Performance
Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Culture
Leadership
Professional Development
Organization
Equity Relationships
Assessment
Instruction
Curriculum
9 recommendations
8 recommendations
12 recommendations
Cornerstones Core Areas Recommendations
An integrated approach…
Collaborative Leadership
Personalizing your School Environment
Improved Student
Performance
Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Culture
Leadership
Professional Development
Organization
Equity Relationships
Assessment
Instruction
Curriculum
9 recommendations
8 recommendations
12 recommendations
The How of School
Improvement
Change
“The only person who likes change is a baby with a wet diaper.”
- Mark Twain
TRADITION
There is Light at the End of the Tunnel
A Process Circle for Guiding Change
Change
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
- Albert Einstein
The Who of School
Improvement
What skills do school leaders
need?
Identified Weaknesses
1. Setting Instructional Direction
2. Developing Others
3. Written Communications
The Breaking Ranks Framework
Why does your school need to improve?
What needs to improve?
How do we improve our school?
Who? Do YOU and YOUR TEAM have what it takes to create a culture for change?
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