Cosl SagSessionSchool Planning for Success – What works and Why ?

Nov 23,24

About Us

• Scott Hill• Dave Swanson• Larry Budzinski

About You

School Planning is like

Welcome

• Logistics- Lunch , breaks etc• Email address• Seminar Approach- Active –

Participatory• For Credit – Attendance -Certificate• Bring your plan and apply• Advanced topic• Interactive and Informative• Reflective

Session Norms

• R• E• M

– Not an old rock band– Responibilty– Experiential – Misery - optional

COSL – SAG • Agenda for the session• Developing Priorities – Acctvity 10:00- 11:00

– Profiles– Exercise

• The Why of School Improvement Planning – Scott Hill - 11- 12

• Children of the Earth School – Lorne Belmore 1:00- 2:30

• First Nations Filters Debrief and Apply – Dave Swanson 2:30 – 3:30

• Sat am Killarney School – Terry Beazley Evidence at its best 9-10:15

• What works – Larry – 10:30 – 11:00 • Debrief and apply All – 11:00 – 1:00

Opener

• School planning – 3 words• Pictures• Process or Product• Bring : School Plan report

– Demographic Info , Bernhardt Books– Wiki

School Profile

• 9- 12 Building in North Region• 280 Students • Graduation Rates• Attendance patterns• Course completion • Provincial exams• Student surveys• Mission• Essays to consider

Priorities Activities

• This is an self organizing group exercise

• We will provide you with some information about schools, priorities , etc.

• Scan and refer to infromation 10 min

• Advocate for your choice of priorities and expound a rationale

• Your task is within 30 minutes to establish three priorities for your school plan

• Chart and Report Back

Steps

• Break into groups• 1 member to read Read 1-4 sections of

the profile information• Provincial Trends& Mission • Student Surveys• Marks , courses enrolment , grad data• Two Articles ( representing issues in your

building)

• Group Discuss and advocate for priority areas for the school based on your readings and personal experiences.

• Decide upon 2 priorities for the school as a group

• Present and defend your choices• There are correct answers!

Sub Role –Process observer

• Reporter– Process – Meet with Scott– How did the group decide?– Was there an agreed upon

process?– Who was influential and why?– What factors helped achieving

the task

Debrief the exercise

• Process Observer• Leaders• When does a priority become

a priority?• How is Vision and purpose

linked to priority setting?

Children of the Earth School

• Stakeholder Involvement Lorne

Keeping Informed

Supporting schoolNewsletters

Student BasedHelping Child

with School WorkAttending Events

VolunteeringACSLs

PTASchool Programs

AdvisoryPlanning

Decision Making

GovernanceSelection of Staff

Learning EnvironmentBudget

Budzinski’s Continuum of Parent Involvement

HighLow

Critique

• Team Activity • Look at your plan again.• Who is actually involved? To

what extend?• Are there areas where you

wish to extend stakeholder involvement?

• How can you strengthen this aspect?

Day’s End

• What topic or question would you like us to address tomorrow?

Planning for what?Newer thoughts

Chance to review the latest work and consider it in light of your work

Process Goals to Outcomes

Process Why do we want to ? .so…. Describes the ends

• We will integrate a math/science curriculum

• We will budget additional time for collaborative planning

• We will develop a divisional writing rubric

• We will implement a conflict mediators program

• We will implement a TAG program

– Means– Inputs– Activities– Function

• Senior 1 Failure rate is reduced

• Student Achievement will improve

• Student Writing Improves

• Playground conflict incidents are reduced

• Student attendance is improved– Ends– Outcomes– Purpose– Targets

Welcome Back- Saturday

• To Summarize a discussion• Name some of the points that were discussed

yesterday and what you think about them……• Pair Up Designate A and B ( If thre then take

turns with A,B C)• A starts and speaks to the question for 1

minute . B listens actively.• On the signal we switch and B speaks to the

question ..however B cannot duplicate any of A’s material

• On signal we switch again and A speaks to the question for 30 seconds . Cannot dupilcate previous points.

• Signal to B and 30 seconds to finish !

Today

• Killarney School – Terry Beazley and Darlene Shaw

• What works and Why• Application and Summary

discussion• Wrap up and Invitations

Killarney School

• Data and Evidence

What to do with the Data

• Measure Progress• Identify Priority Areas• Clarify Issues• Hold Conversations • Inform Planning

Elmer henderson

Victoria Bernhardt California State U

DemographicsEnrolment, attendance, Drop out rate, Ethnicity, Gender ,

Grade levelTells us What processes – programs different groups like

best

PerceptionsPerceptions of Learning environmentValues and beliefs, Attitudes, ObservationsTells us about environmental improvements

Student LearningStandards AssessmentsTeacher Grades, Observations,

Stadardized assessmentsTells us about student performance on different measures

School ProcessesDescriptions of programs, processesTells us how classrooms change

Data Critique

Another Team critique• Do the data tools listed align

with the outcomes• Are there a mix of

Quantitative- Perceptual Data• Are baselines established?• Does the data collected make

sense?

Top 10 reasons

• In your group discuss and identify the factors,resources or supports which helped you or your team to develop the school plan.

• Report back• Compare with a Provincial

Report

Lessons LearnedDuring the fall of 2006 MECY interviewed several exemplary school

planning teams to identify elements that contribute to successful school improvement planning. Here is a sample of their ideas:

Factors contributing to successful school planning• Providing time and resources for planning • Belief in and ownership of planning by the entire staff• Parent and student voices included in priority setting• Distributed and shared leadership for planning• Evidence (data) informed planning • School division support and emphasis on planning • Cyclical patterns of planning activities over 2- 3 year periods• Planning imbedded in school practices • Well developed planning framework and structures in place• Aligning budget resources and support to areas identified in school plan• Aligning staff development and professional learning to planning• Focusing on improved student learning with clear outcomes• Commitment to improving planning practices through staff development, leadership

and dialogue• Networking, researching, and implementing effective strategies• Ongoing monitoring of progress, feedback, support, and mentoring

Questions from Yesterday

Invitations

• Wiki• School Plan Database• School Plan Review• Adopt a school• http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/specedu/pie/index.html

PIE WIKI

Caveats

• Planning is a process not an event• Planning is just a start • Research supports some features

and refutes other features• Fullan, Hargreaves, Reeves,

Schmoker, Marzano , et al have shown that schools and divisions who plan well tend to get better results for students than those plan poorly

• If its worth doing ..then its worth doing well

Focussed discussion

• Review of content• We know what factors can contribute to

successful school improvement planning.

• We will revisit then during the discussion and you can comment upon their importance.

• Closure Take a moment to reflect upon the two days :– What factors resonate for you ?– What will you take away from the session to

apply to your situation?– What advice do you have for Manitoba

Education in regard to School planning?

A first grade school teacher in Virginia had twenty-five Students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom the first Half of a common Proverb

Don't change horses...........................until They stop running.

Strike while the................................bug is close.

It's always darkest before......................Daylight Saving Time.

Don't bite the hand that ........................looks dirty.

A miss is as good as a .....................Mr.You can't teach an old dog new ..........

Math.If you lie down with dogs, you'll ......

stink in the morning.The pen is mightier than the ............

..pigs.Where there's smoke there's ...........

pollution.

A penny saved is ..............................not so much

Two's company, three's ....................the Musketeers

Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and..... You have to Blow your nose.

There are none so blind as .................Stevie Wonder.

Children should be seen and not ........spanked or grounded.

You get out of something only what you ... See in the picture on the box.

When the blind lead the blind ......... Get out of the way.

And the WINNER and last one!Better late than..................................

..Pregnant

Examples of Bad Planning

Another

And…

Larry

• In God we trust, everybody else bring data.”

Planning is essentially describing a Desired State and developing a course to achieve it.

Existing State Desired

State

Questions to consider as we work

• Who is the plan for? ( Division, Schools, Teachers, Kids,Parents )

• What role will school plans play in setting division priorities?

• What data do we have that can help set our priorities ?

• Who will be involved and have input? ( Trustees, Administrators, Staff Groups, Students , Parents)

• How will we monitor progress?• Who will do the work, when, how?• Will we plan to plan?

Good Practice

• Top Down or Bottom up or alignment• Stake holder Involvement• Evidence Based • Clear Outcomes• Longer Cycles• Research based• Imbedded into Processes and Culture• Well Resourced• Planning for What ? Student Learning