celebrating our own

Vista Unified School District

Devin Vodicka, EdD January 18, 2013

#vusdbb

Outline

• Who am I?

• What’s going on?

• How are we doing?

• Where are we going?

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Who Am I?

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1982

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What’s Going On?

• Changes in the world

– Industrial Information Conceptual Age

• Changes in instruction: Common Core

– Less paper/pencil/multiple choice

– More Computer-adaptive, performance-based

• Changes in funding model

– Economic recovery in process

– “Local Control Funding Formula”

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Internet Predictions from 1995

“I Choose C” 6

Text Voting

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Key Timelines 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Instruction

Kindergarten

and First Grade

recommended

implementation

of Common

Core

CA

Implementation

of Common

Core

Pilot Common

Core

Assessment

(Computer

Adaptive)

100% NCLB

Proficiency

Requirement

Implement

Common

Core

Assessment

Common Core

Math Textbook

Adoption (ELA in

2018)

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Financial Overview

2012-13 Revised 2013-14 Projected 2014-15 Projected

Ending Fund Balance $34,108,565.00 $19,041,563.00 $165,373.00

Total Revenues $178,276,952.00 $174,766,544.00 $177,968,258.00

Total Expenditures $190,685,345.00 $189,958,547.00 $196,969,448.00

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First Interim 2012-13

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Devin’s Thoughts on Finances

• VUSD enrollment currently stable • California currently ranks 49th in education

spending (2010 data) – 2008: 43rd – 2009: 47th

• Governor’s Proposed Budget appears favorable but details are not yet known

• Several years of cuts will likely require several years of restoration

• Updates will be posted on VUSD website 14

Student Achievement Trends

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How Are We Doing?

• Classroom Visits

• Community Meetings

• Leadership Development

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Animoto

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Music by Mason Butler, Mission Vista High School Student

Classroom Visits

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Community Meetings

• Service Clubs

• Chamber of Commerce

• Higher Education

• Partner Agencies

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Leadership Development

• Connectedness—Leadership Advance (August)

• Intentional Vistas with Dr. Alan Daly (November)

• Behaving Into Our Values with Neville Billimoria (December)

• Competing Values Framework (January)

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http://californias3.wested.org/tools

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Where Are We Going?

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Components of Framework for the Future

• Vision: Where do we want to go?

– Aspirational

• Mission: What is our purpose?

– Inspirational

• Values: What are our commitments?

– “Perspirational”

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Drafts

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Framework for the Future

Vision • Our vision in Vista Unified School District is to be the model of

educational excellence and innovation. Mission • The purpose of Vista Unified School District is to inspire each and

every student to persevere as critical thinking individuals who collaborate to solve real world problems.

Values • RESPECT: treating all with dignity • TRUST: having confidence that every decision focuses on the best

interests of all students • COLLABORATION: working in a collective partnership with clear

two-way dialogue that builds relationships among home, school and the community

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Unpacking The Framework: Values

• RESPECT: treating all with dignity

• TRUST: having confidence that every decision focuses on the best interests of all students

• COLLABORATION: working in a collective partnership with clear two-way dialogue that builds relationships among home, school and the community

• Directions: Talk with your neighbor(s) about what this would look/feel like in your environment. Think about what it would look/feel like from the perspective of a student, parent, community member …

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Unpacking the Framework: Mission

• The purpose of Vista Unified School District is to inspire each and every student to persevere as critical thinking individuals who collaborate to solve real world problems.

• Directions: Identify key words in the mission statement and talk about what they mean to you. What would it look like if this mission was the foundation of our daily efforts?

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Private Commitments

• List three things that you personally will do to model the values of respect, trust, and collaboration.

• List three things that you personally will do to inspire each and every student to persevere as critical thinking individuals who collaborate to solve real world problems.

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Vision

• Our vision in Vista Unified School District is to be the model of educational excellence and innovation.

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Summary of Proposed Mission Metrics

Component Proposed Measure Baseline Goals for 2013-14

Inspiration Student Survey N/A 1. Develop and implement student survey that assesses

level of inspiration and collaboration.

2. Develop and implement service learning projects in

every grade and subject area with common rubrics

aligned to CCSS. Rubric dimensions to include

perseverance, critical thinking, collaboration, and

application.

3. Develop and implement common assessments aligned to

CCSS.

4. Use baseline data from survey and rubrics to determine

SMART goals for 2014-15.

Perseverance Open-Ended Project

with Common Rubric

N/A

Critical Thinking Authentic Student

Work with Common

Rubrics

Leveled Common

Assessments

N/A

Current common

assessments not

aligned to CCSS

Collaboration Pre/Post Surveys N/A

Solving Real World

Problems

Service Learning

Projects with

Common Rubrics

N/A

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Next Steps

• Translate vision, mission, values into measurable goals

• Define roles and responsibilities

• Create “Strategic Plan”

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• "The pendulum is a perfect, oft used educational analogue. Once started, the pendulum swings freely from its pivotal point, increasing speed, building momentum, swiftly moving along its predetermined path, gradually slowing and coming to a complete stop at the height of its swing. Momentarily frozen, the pendulum now begins moving slowly back toward whence it came, gaining speed, moving ever faster, becoming unstoppable slashing through its apex, swinging upward, decreasing velocity, once again coming to a stop. Here it pauses reversing directions. then begins sweeping back along an arc with powerful impetus, retracing its course once again and then again and again. Educational movements are like pendulum swings, traveling with an irresistible thrust; then, unheralded, a new campaign drives yet another educational cause back the other direction, gaining momentum. Each new crusade, at first invincible, soon succumbs and is superseded by an opposing force just as powerful and relentless as its predecessors, until it too is supplanted with a new fervid impulsion ."

– Bill Page—Teacher

– http://teachers.net/gazette/MAR02/page.html 54

Where have we been and where are we going?

http://competingvalues.com/ 55

Balance

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Stay Connected

• Twitter

• Website

• Surveys

– School Climate Index

– California Healthy Kids Survey

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Our Kids

• How does this video connect with today’s message?

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If …

• We model respect, trust, and collaboration …

• We inspire each and every student to persevere as critical thinking individuals who collaborate to solve real world problems …

• We maintain balance as an organization and as a community … – “Do Things Right” (Control)

– “Do Things Fast” (Compete)

– “Do Things Together” (Collaborate)

– “Do Things First” (Create)

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… Then

• We will be the model of educational excellence and innovation.

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Thank You

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