DR. KEHL ARNSON, SUPERINTENDENT

VIROQUA AREA SCHOOLS

BUILDING YOUR DISTRICT’S CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN

T HA N K YOU FOR BE I N G HER E TODAY

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WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

WHO IS HERE TODAY

WHAT WILL DO WITH OUR TIME TODAY

HELP YOU REFLECT ON YOUR CURRENT INTERESTS/NEEDS

PROVIDE YOU EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE DID IN OUR DISTRICT

SHARE ANY QUESTIONS

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A BRIEF REVIEW OF OUR STORY

EXPERIENCED BOARD – 1 NEW MEMBER

NEW DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; PREDECESSOR RETIRED

A DESIRE TO MOVE THE DISTRICT FORWARD

LOTS OF IDEAS AND GREAT INTENTIONS

LOTS OF INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS

NEED FOR UNIFIED BOARD DIRECTION

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“SCHOOLS ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF EDUCATION,

NOT THE EDUCATION BUSINESS”

“IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE RIGHT, DO IT YOURSELF”

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THE KEY WORK OF SCHOOL BOARDS GUIDEBOOK

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A series or Board workshops are an essential step in communicating the needs of your District and establishing a direction for your District. This is a good time to revisit roles and responsibilities for Board Members and Administration: reset, renew, refresh.

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• ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH DATA MONITORING

• TRANSPARENCY FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS

• GOVERNANCE PLANNING BOARD CALENDAR

B o a r d P r i o r i t i e s

STEP 1:

THE TEAM CHOSE THE DISTRICT CALENDAR

AS THE TOOL THAT WOULD SUPPORT THE

IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE WERE SEEKING IN

THOSE THREE FOCUS AREAS

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Continuous Improvement Calendar Continuous Improvement Calendar Continuous Improvement Calendar Continuous Improvement Calendar

October November December January

Action: Action: Action: Action:

Spring Youth Options Courses Next Year's School Calendar Scholarship Committee Appointments Possible Policy Updates-NEOLA

Revise Board of Education District Goals Board of Education District Goals Resignations/Appointments Establish Open Enrollment Spaces for next year

Resignations/Appointments Resignations/Appointments Resolution- for Referendum (2019) School Board Evaluations

Extension of administrative contracts (by Feb 15)

Possible Special Meeting Closed Session Closed Session Resignations/Appointments

Certify the tax levy Administrator Evaluations District Administrator Evaluation

Budget

Information: Information: Information: Information:

Fall Regional Meeting (Sept or Oct) Review WASB Resolutions WASB Convention

Monitoring Reports: Monitoring Reports: Monitoring Reports: Monitoring Reports:

Bigley Pool Update Parent Teacher conf Audit Report

Fall Regional Meeting Update Preliminary Budget discussion (next yr)

Beginning of year student achievement

Admin Reports: Admin Reports:

Admin Reports: Admin Reports: Winter Activities Semester Change

Homecoming Veteran's Day program

Winter Activities

Committees

Committees Committees Committees Budget/Finance

Budget/Finance Budget/Finance Budget/Finance

Budget/Levy Discussion

Buildings/Grounds

Buildings/Grounds Buildings/Grounds Buildings/Grounds

Compensation

Compensation Compensation Compensation All Staff Compensation

All Staff Compensation All Staff Compensation All Staff Compensation

Policy

Policy Policy Policy Possible Policy Updates-NEOLA

Curriculum Curriculum

Curriculum Curriculum First Reading-Math Curriculum

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We made the change to Progress Monitoring Reports for data related directly to District Goals. This is an accountability measure for the Board, Administration, the Staff and community.

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STEP 2:

I RELIED ON MY EXPERIENCES AND SUCCESSES AS

A TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM

TO MATCH OUR DESIRE TO FOCUS ON AND

IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

…THINKING LIKE AN EDUCATOR

• WE REVIEWED OUR PREVIOUS GOALS AND WHAT THEY WERE LACKING

• WE LOOKED AT DATA THAT WE KNOW (ACT, STATE ASSESSMENTS ETC.)

• WE LOOKED AT SEVERAL SAMPLE (REDACTED) SLO SHEETS FROM OUR TEACHERS TO HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF THE PROCESS THAT THEY GO THROUGH TO PLAN FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

SAMPLE SLO SHEET

• I SHARED SOME OF MY EXPERIENCES AS A PRINCIPAL…

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• ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH DATA MONITORING

• TRANSPARENCY FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS

• GOVERNANCE PLANNING BOARD CALENDAR

B o a r d P r i o r i t i e s

• THE BOARD REVIEWS DATA FROM ALL THE SCHOOLS IN A WORKSHOP WITH ADMINISTRATORS

• THE BOARD AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR SET THE DISTRICT GOALS

• THE PRINCIPALS AND THEIR TEAMS SET THE SCHOOL GOALS

• TEACHERS SET THEIR CLASSROOM GOALS

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S E T T I N G D I S T R I C T G O A L S

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BOARD GOAL FOR THE FIRST YEAR

BOARD GOAL FOR THE SECOND YEAR

SAMPLE ADMINISTRATIVE/BUILDING GOAL

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STEP 3

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROCESS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF GOALS

IMPLEMENTING OUR PROCESS…

• DOING WHAT WE PROMISED WE WOULD DO

• WE HAVE DESIGNATED PROGRESS MONITORING REPORTS

• SCHEDULED WORKSHOPS FOR GOAL SETTING

• FREQUENT AND TRANSPARENT SHARING OF INFORMATION

• IMPROVEMENTS FOR COMMUNICATION

• BEGINNING OUR LONG-RANGE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS

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Dr. Kehl Arnson District Administrator Viroqua Area Schools (608) 367-1181 karnson@viroqua.k12.wi.us

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY… HAVE A GREAT YEAR!

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