Building High Quality Schools in West Virginia… Bridging Research and Practice

September 16th, 2011

Committed Staff

BELIEVE“Work Hard, Play Hard”

“The school leader should assess the strengths and challenges of the staff and identify members who are not fully committed to the turnaround efforts. The school leader needs to understand the commitment of each staff member.”

Cultural Surveys/Inventory- School Generated and through WVDE, Title IHigh Yield Diagnostic Review- WVDE, Title I, Resa II

Data gathered was shared transparently with staff and discussions and decisions were and are made on what

is in the best interest of children.

The school leader should spend considerable time getting to know teachers and their individual skills, personality, knowledge, background and goals. The

school leader needs to understand the commitment of each staff member.”

Interests Inventories- RESA 2 Personality Identifiers North, South, East, and West. True ColorsProfessional Development Sessions- School, RESA, Title I, WVDERetreats (school and out of school)

This data and these experiences have provided wonderful opportunities to better understand ourselves as well as those whom we spend a great deal of time with. Understanding ourselves and others assists us in better working environment and we also use some of this information in our classes to help our students be more tolerant and understanding of their classmates.

“Professional Development to help staff reach the school’s goals is an essential element of all school reform efforts and should be part of turnaround schools.”

Smart Goals - School, RESAIPI- RESA, County, SchoolBook Studies- Harless Center, County , SchoolData Driven Decisions- WVDE, Title I, RESA, County, SchoolStudent Data Notebook- School

Strategies learned and implemented are modified to meet the need of individuals who can best be served by the specific strategy .

Successful practices by a committed staff:Collaborative TeamingHorizontal/Grade Level team meetings - weeklyVertical team meetings – monthlyData Driven DecisionsStudent Centered Instruction

Successful practices supported by a committed staff:Active parent involvementCelebrations After school programs

Resources for your consideration

For Teachers:Green Light Classrooms- Allen

Collaborative Teaching- MurawskiTucker Signing- Tucker

For Teams:Tool Time for Education- Langford Int.

Successful Team Building- LiptakShaping School Culture- Peterson

Soup- Gordon

For Principals:Leading in a Culture of Change- Fullan

What Great Principals Do Differently- WhittakerThe Six Secrets OF Change- Fullan

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