james goenner at the national charter schools institute's 2014 nacsa breakfast on oct. 22, 2014

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Goals for Today

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Share a Vision

Discuss Principles of Excellence

Inspire Hearts & Minds

Answer Questions & Have Fun!

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The Road to Greatness

Good, Not Great

Inflection Point

Good, Not Great

Matched-Pair Selection

Comparison Cases

Good-to-Great Cases

GAP

“Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs.”

-Dr. Stephen CoveyThe 8th Habit

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“Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to

empower others.” -John Maxwell

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Common Authorizing Functions

Gatekeeper

Monitor

Evaluator

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“If you do not change, you can become extinct.”

Who Moved My Cheese? ““

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Alpha Authorizing Functions

Change Agent

Market Maker

Force for Quality

Catalyst for Excellence

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THERE IS A BETTER WAY!

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MANAGES EVERY PHASE

Coordinate the Approval Process

SIMPLE

ADVANCED

Know Your Boards

See faces

See term expiration

(if applicable)

History of officer roles

One location for contact information

Notes on key activities

See officer role(s)

• Academic• Financial• Organization

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Is the academic program a success?

Is the school financially viable?

Is the organization sound & fulfilling its charter?

Key Renewal Questions

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Performance TargetsThe dashed lines show school achievement and growth goals

in reading and math

Annual GrowthSee this school’s achievement

and growth in reading and math

Math Achievement

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High school dropouts can expect to earn

just 5 percent of what a typical graduate will make over the course of his

lifetime. (College Board Advocacy & Policy Center,

2010)

Percentile Entering Standardized Test Score

Percentile Leaving After Two Years Standardized Test Score

Average school Average teacher 50th 50th

Highly ineffective schoolHighly ineffective teacher

50th 3rd

Highly effective schoolHighly ineffective teacher

50th 37th

Highly ineffective schoolHighly effective teacher 50th 63rd

Highly effective schoolHighly effective teacher 50th 96th

Marzano, R.J. (2003a). A new era of school reform: Going where the research takes us . Aurora, CO: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED454255

Research…

Teacher Efficacy

Teacher Effectiveness

Student Achievement

Results of External Evaluation, Advice, and

Suggestions

2011 Center for Cognitive Coaching, www.cognitivecoaching.com

Source–

Carl Glickman,

Supervisory Skills: Promoting Teacher Thought, Commitment and Choice

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Research

“Adapted” vs.

“Adaptive”

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“Adapted”

To have evolved through specialization

to fit specific conditions

within tightly defined boundaries

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1 Part Teacher Effectiveness1 Part Collaborative Culture

Increasing Student Achievement

REFORMCONTINUOUS

IMPROVEMENT REINVENTION

InstructionProfessional Learning CommunitiesDistributed LeadershipContent – Math, Science, ELA, Social StudiesStudent Climate & CultureParent & Family InvolvementGuiding the Leader to Demand More

Holistic LearningProject-Based LearningCommon CoreNext-Generation Science StandardsShared LeadershipCognitive CoachingReflective PracticesData Analysis SystemsGlobal PerspectiveCoaching the Leader to Strive for More

CurriculumDesign ThinkingConnected LearningChallenge-Based LearningTechnology Learning OpportunitiesRole of the TeacherHarness the Global OpportunityGuiding the Leader to Pave the Way

Knowing your purpose in life,growing to reach your maximum

potential, andsowing seeds that benefit

others. 

-John C. Maxwell

Success is…