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40. Overcoming Barriers
to Transformation
Through System-Wide
LeadershipDr. Carol Johnson, SuperintendentCentral Dauphin School District
We believe that we can no longer wait to do right by our students
in preparing them for a challenging world and for life after school.
We need to move beyond a focus on basic academics to a far greater
emphasis on learner engagement and personal skill development. We
need to do so in a way that is relevant to the 21st Century, not the one
in which we grew up, a century that ended more than 14 years ago.
More importantly, we need to do this as a district, not as one teacher
in a single classroom. It is our duty to provide a high quality education
to every child in every classroom in every school in our district,
regardless of where those children live. A zip code cannot be what
determines educational outcomes. Dr. Carol Johnson
The Goal of the Central Dauphin RRR Initiative
To transform learning, teaching, and leading
in every Central Dauphin classroom and school
through a focus on
positive relationships and
rigorous and relevant instruction.
The Central Dauphin School District
• Located in suburbs of Harrisburg• 14th largest district in Pennsylvania• District covers 118 square miles• 92,000 residents• 11,000 students - 41 languages - 40% poverty• 13 elementary schools• 4 middle schools• 2 high schools • 900 professional staff
Focus on the Foundation
• Align curriculum maps to core standards and rigorous / relevant instruction
• Transform learning and instruction through a focus on rigor, relevance, and relationships
• Build leadership capacity at all levels—classroom, school, district
Year 1 (2013-14)
Dr. Bill Daggett speaks at a CDSD district in-service in March 2013 Introductory 1-day professional development sessions (Summer 2013)
Leadership Academy for all administrators (August 2013)
WE SURVEYS in all CDSD schools (September 2013)
District in-service focused on rigorous instruction (October 2013)
Strategic planning at school and district level (Nov. 2013 – Feb. 2014)
Leadership coaching for school leadership teams (Jan. – May 2014)
Instructional coaches support 115 Cohort 1 Teacher Leaders (Jan. – June 2014)
Teacher-led district in-service (March 7, 2014)
All teachers and staff apply what they are learning (March – June 2014)
Changing Course and Owning the Process
• After October 2014Reacting to feedbackLearning from our mistakesEmbracing agilityThe absolute requirement for
superintendent engagement
Non-Instructional Staff
• Nurses, psychologists, social workers, home and school visitors, and other specialists:
Trained as teams to find ways to enhance each school’s relationship with stakeholders (staff, students, parents)
Para-Professional Staff
Classroom para-professionals worked with special educators to:
Help students with modified assignments Help students with Close Reading activities Help make life skills and other specialized
classes more rigorous
Year 2 (2014-15)
Teacher-led 1-day professional development sessions (Summer 2014)
Leadership Academy for all administrators (August 2014)
60 Cohort 2 Teacher Leaders trained with a focus on building lessons on authentic performance tasks (Aug. – Sept. 2014)
Teacher-led in-service focused on rigorous instruction (September 25, 2014)
Math practices and model lesson professional development
Leadership coaching as school leadership teams guide rigorous and relevant learning and teaching in their school (Oct. 2014 – May 2015)
Instructional coaching for 92 Cohort 3 teachers in every school (Oct. 2014 – Apr. 2015)
Teacher-led district in-service in every school (March 6, 2015)
All teachers and staff apply what they are learning to their work (ongoing)
Collaborative planning
Develop more teacher
leaders
Bring it to life in each
school
Year 3 (2015-16) Teacher-led 1-day professional development sessions (Summer 2015)
Leadership Academy for all administrators (August 2015)
60 Cohort 4 Teacher Leaders trained with a focus on vocabulary strategies and analyzing student work (Aug. – Sept. 2015)
Dr. Bill Daggett kicks off school year with all staff (August 27, 2015)
Teacher-led in-service focused on vocabulary strategies (September 2015)
Principal and teacher-led in-service focused on analyzing student work (October 2015)
Leadership coaching as school leadership teams guide rigorous and relevant learning and teaching in their school (Oct. 2015 – March 2016)
Instructional coaching for identified teachers in every school (Oct. 2015 – Apr. 2016)
Teacher-led district in-service in every school (March 2015)
All teachers and staff apply what they are learning to their work (ongoing)
Collaborative planning
Develop teacher leaders
Bring it to life in each
school
The Core of CDSD’s RRR Initiative
Teacher-led professional learning Modeling rigorous instruction
Cohort 2Cohort 1 Cohort 3 115 teacher leaders
Coached in developing & teaching rigorous lesson
Led March 7th in-service with colleagues
60 teacher leaders
Coached in developing & teaching rigorous lesson
Lessons built around performance tasks
Led September 25th in-service with colleagues
92 teacher leaders
Coached in using powerful instructional strategies
• Close Reading• Reflective Writing
Led March 6th in-service with colleagues
327
Cohort 4 60 ‘repeat’ TLs Coached in using powerful instructional strategies
• Vocabulary• Analyzing student work
Will lead September in-service with colleagues
Leadership Coaching and Support 2013 Summer Leadership Academy – administrators introduced to RRR concepts, tools, and overview of three-year initiative
Leadership coaching provided in all 19 schools
Review of school’s needs assessment reports Formation of school leadership teams Development of school strategic action plans Coach / principal walkthroughs using CIR
Districtwide RRR Team guides initiative implementation
Developed vision statement for RRR initiative Reviews participant feedback and recommends adjustments
2014 Summer Leadership Academy – focus on leading the transformation of learning and teaching in every classroom and every school
The Tipping Point
• Increased teacher collaboration• Encouraging signs of progress in the use of
Close Reading
Reflective Writing
Performance Tasks • More system-wide collaboration
Teacher to teacher
Teacher to Principal
Teacher to Superintendent
The Herd is Moving Generally Westward
Everyone is included.
Teachers are trying to transform the way they teach.
Students are being challenged by more demanding learning expectations.
We are making learning more engaging, more relevant, more like the real world.
#ModelSchools
My Journey Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhO2YQ3PUDo
Core Beliefs of the RRR Initiative
• We believe that to be prepared for 21st Century citizenship, our students must be strong readers, writers, and critical thinkers. Our ultimate goal is to afford every student the opportunity to be college and career ready upon graduation.
• We will base our measures on more than the outcomes of high stakes tests.
• We are preparing our students for the biggest high stakes test of all – to succeed in life after high school.
Thank you!
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Thank you for a great session!