Administrators Academy

August 9, 2006

Closing the Achievement Gap

The key is to replace a belief in

“experts” who “deliver” knowledge of good teaching in workshops with

communities of learners who learn through “ongoing collaboration and practice.”

Our Charge

To fundamentally improve the quality of the interaction between each teacher and

each student in order to create critical thinkers

prepared to participate in a complex and diverse society

Instruction-LearningAdministrators-2 hours/day in classrooms

Content and Performance Standards

Comprehension Strategies-Strategies That Work

Principles of Learning-CE, AT, AR

Dr. Vigil Teaching

Narrative writing

Second Language Learners-Gibbons

Model Unit of Study

Student shadowing

Designed Curriculum-OCR, Into English

Small Learning communities

Managed Curriculum-Concept Lessons

Our Students

June 2005-2006 Monthly Enrollment

Local District 6

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Total LD6 Enrollment June 2006: 61,688

June 2005-2006Enrollment by Language Classification

Local District 6

2004-2005California Standards Test

Percent of Students Proficient and Advancedby Language Classification

Local District 6

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English Language Arts

2004-2005California Standards Test

Percent of Students Proficient and Advancedby Language Classification

Local District 6

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Mathematics

Secondary Attendance & Graduation RatesLocal District 6

Attendance Rate

July 2005 94.0

August 2005 93.7

September 2005 94.1

October 2005 94.0

November 2005 93.8

December 2005 93.3

January 2006 93.3

February 2006 93.3

March 2006 93.8

April 2006 93.8

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Graduation Rates

2002-2003 62.8

2003-2004 61.9

2004-2005 59.4

Current Picture of LD6

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# Course Enrollments

% Passed with “C” or Above

A-G English

16,777 35%

AP English

718 92%

All English

30,893 68%

2005-06 ELA Periodic Assessment% Proficient and Advanced

Local District 6

End of Spring Semester 05-06English Course enrollment & Pass rates

Open Court Reading Program% Meeting Fluency Benchmark (Unit 1)

Local District 6

Current Picture of LD6

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# Courses Enrolled

% Passed with “C” or Above

A-G Math 19,931 30.4%

AP Math 306 79.7%

Algebra I 9,886 41.5%

All Math 29,863 53.5%

2005-06 Elem Math Periodic Assessments% Proficient and Advanced by Exam

Local District 6

2005-06 Secondary Math Periodic Assessments% Proficient and Advanced by Exam

Local District 6

2005-06 End of Spring SemesterEnrollments & Pass RatesLocal District 6

District 6 Reclassification Rates

• 05-06 10.43%• 04-05 8.12• 03-04 3.55• 02-03 1.85

• 10.43% is 3,154 out of 30,238 students.• 1,654 of 2,123 El students entering 6th

grade in 2006 had been EL Learners for 7 or more years.

Teachers

SubjectMatter

Teachers Students

The Instructional Core

• Supporting teachers as they use curricula that engages students in rigorous standards-based instruction that incorporates cultural knowledge, prior experiences and the frames of reference of our students.

Elementary

Open Court Math Instructional Guides

Big ideas, Concepts, Standards Concept Lessons

Into English ELD Practicum

Science Immersion Units

Middle School

Instructional GuidesStandard Sets

7th Grade Concept Lessons Culminating Tasks Algebra Readiness DRWC High PointSmall Learning Communities

High School

Instructional Guides Standard Sets

Culminating Tasks Algebra

Concept Lessons High Point Small Learning Communities

Dribble Down Learning

Designed

Intended

Implemented

Learned

We are learning how and teaching others how…

to fundamentally improve the quality of the interaction between each teacher and each student in order to create critical thinkers prepared to participate in a

complex and diverse society

Subject

Matter

Teachers Students

Principals Teachers

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Matter

Teachers Students

Assistant Principals

Teachers

Subject

Matter

Teachers Students

Coaches Teachers

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Matter

Teachers Students

Coordinators Teachers

Subject

Matter

Teachers Students

Grade Level Chairs

Teachers

Subject

Matter

Teachers Students

Department Chairs

Teachers

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Teachers Students

Content Leads Teachers

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Teachers Students

SLC Lead Teachers

Teachers

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Matter

Teachers Students

Teachers Teachers

Professional Learning/Communities

• We must provide opportunities for teachers to engage in continuous and sustained learning about their practice in the setting where they actually work, observing and being observed by their colleagues in their own classrooms and classrooms of other teachers in other schools confronting similar problems of practice.

Questions for Discussion• How do we foster learning

environments where teachers and others work together, reflect on their practice, exchange ideas, and share strategies?

• How do we create the kind of communities of “learner researchers” who engage in focused, recurring cycles of instruction, assessment, and adjustment of instruction?

Continuous Cycle of Improvement

Leadership

Leadership• Leadership is the guidance and direction of

instructional improvement based on distributed leadership.

• Principals need to be strong instructional leaders who share a common set of commitments to teaching and learning, along with a sense of belonging to an effective and demanding professional learning community.

• Principals need to be seen as learners.• Principals need to model the

strategies/characteristics they expect others to embrace.

Reciprocal Accountability

• There are certain expectations and benchmarks I expect you to accomplish and I will support you in your learning and ability to meet those expectations and benchmarks.

Benchmarking our progress

• Long Term– CST ( increase Advanced/Proficient, decrease Far Below Basic– CELDT (?)– CAHSEE– Dropout Rate

Benchmarking our progress

Elementary- Short TermPeriodic Assessments ELA-8 or above Math ELD Progress K-ELD 2 by FebruaryReclassification -20% per year minimum -K-5 student (6 years of instruction)

Secondary-Short term Periodic Assessments

Math ELACulminating TasksELD ProgressReclassification -20% per year min-6 years of instruction

• In pairs or small groups, share what you heard in the opening comments.

Michael Fullan

• It is about learning to learn, about becoming independent thinkers and learners. It is about problem solving, teamwork, knowledge of the world, adaptability, and comfort in a global system of technologies, conflict and complexity. It is about the joy of learning and the pleasure and productivity of using one’s learning in all facets of work and life.