Growing Your Entire Learning Organization

MSBA/MASA Presentation

October 3, 2015

Mr. Micheal FiskDr. Marc Doss

Dr. Kristee Lorenz

Collaboration on Educator GrowthCommunicate, Collaborate,

Connect…

Knob Noster R-VIII School District +Network for Educator Effectiveness =Journey of Instructional Growth to Build the Capacity of Teachers and Administrators

Board of Education’s Vision and Commitment to Excellence

Board of Education’s Desire to Move from Good to Great as a Learning Organization

Donald Mc Adams “Board members believe that their districts can achieve excellence and commit themselves to this result.”

Jim Collins “Good is the Enemy of Great.”

Donald McAdams “Boards committed to student learning and high performance and all district operations, establish standards and goals for every commitment they make and measure performance… The bottom line is what boards value, they must measure, for what gets measured gets done.”

NEE Journey Begins…

Knob Noster R-VIII School District’s Desire to Move from

Good to Great

Step One: Assess Our Current Reality

No Urgency to Change our Current Practice

Tenured Teachers

DESE Accredited with Distinction 8 Consecutive Years

Embraced Status Quo

Comprehensive School Improvement Plan and Building Improvement Plans Needed Alignment and Fidelity of Implementation

Educational Changes on the Horizon

Step Two: Share New DESE Expectations

MSIP 5

Common Core

Missouri Wavier

Required New Teacher and Leader Evaluation System Aligned to New Standards

Conversations Begins…

Step Three: Framing the Discussions to Focus Upon the Teaching and Learning Process

Dr. Marzano’s Research-Based Best Practices

Professor John Hattie’s Research-Visible Learning

Dr. DuFour’s-Professional Learning Communities

Searching for the Gaps

Step Four: Discover the Gaps

Ineffective and Infrequent PBTE Process

Lack of Timely and Specific Feedback

Reflective Dialogue on Professional Practice Missing Disconnected and Unaligned Professional

Development

Curriculum Updates Needed to Prepare for Common Core

Closing the Gaps…

Step Five: Take Action to Insure that Instructional Leadership is the New Priority

Realization that our District must Build the Capacity of Administrators and Teachers

Searching for Resources to Support this Effort

District Collaboration with NEE

Train Administrative Team on Using the NEE System

Introduction of NEE to Team Members

Step Six: Introduce the NEE Multiple Measure Teacher Evaluation System

Requirement to Implement a New Teacher/Administrator Evaluation System Aligned to the New Teacher/Leader Standards

NEE System Emphasizes Growth and Feedback

NEE System Marries Evaluation with Professional Development/Growth

Principals-Leaders in Learning

Step Seven: Build Instructional Leadership

Marshall Book Study

Feedback-Fierce Conversations

Rutherford Instructional Feedback Training

Goal of Coaching our Team to Greatness

Calibrating our NEE Scores

Modeling for our Teachers

Principals Emerge as Instructional Leaders/Resources for Teachers

Real Change Is Real Hard…

Step Eight: Implementation of the NEE System

Focused Support Provided by NEE Staff

Professional Development Aligned to NEE System Standards and Indicators

Contracted with the American Alliance for Innovative Schools to Provide Additional High Quality Professional Development

Introducing,

Network for Educator Effectiveness System

http://nee.missouri.edu/

The Network for Educator Effectiveness System

Multiple Measures

Student Learning Outcomes

Classroom Observation –▪ Eight 10-minute mini-observations ▪ A few full-period observations

Unit of Instruction

Professional Development Plan

Student Survey

In The Network for Educator Effectiveness System

Professional Development….

The system provides EdHub—Online Educator Training Resource Network

High-Quality Mini-Course content focused on Educator skill development

Computer or tablet compatible ---- HTML5

Tracks educator activities and results to provide increased accountability

Easy Teacher and Principal Access to Formative Data

The Network for Educator Effectiveness System

Powerful Use of Data

Moving Closer to Our Goal from Good to Great

Knob Noster R-VIII Highlighting the Impact of the Journey Toward Improving Instruction

Evaluation Philosophy Shift

8-10 Mini Observations annuallyTimely FeedbackBuilding Capacity through Instructional CoachingIndividualized Professional LearningMultiple Measures

1-2 Formal Observations annually1 Surprise evaluation annually1 summative conversation for feedback

Knob Noster R-VIII School DistrictData and Perceptional Trends

Step Nine: Assess Impact on Student Achievement

Positive Trends in Elementary STAR Reading Scores

Positive Trends in Study Island Math Scores in Elementary and Middle School

Knob Noster R-VIII School DistrictData and Perceptional Trends

Step Nine: Assess Impact on Student Achievement Continued…………………

Elementary MAP Math Student Scores Grew by 6.9%

Elementary MAP ELA Student Scores Grew by 19.1%

MS ELA Student Scores Grew by 6.3%

HS Social Studies Student Scores Grew by 7.2%

HS Biology Student Scores Grew by 11.1%

All MAP Student Scores were Significantly Above the State Average

Statewide Student Achievement MAP Data Points Reveal that the Knob Noster R-VIII School District Ranked in the Top 12% in English Language Arts, Top 14% in Math, Top 11% in Social Studies, and Top 26% in Science

High Correlations Between Student and Teacher Group as Reflected by NEE Evaluation Indicators

Transformation of the Teaching and Learning Process to Enhance Student Achievement and Professional Growth

Step Ten: Work Toward Full Implementation of the NEE System

PLC Collaboration, Structures, and Calendar Enhanced to Support this Effort

Implement the Principal, Library Media Specialist, Speech Pathologists, Para Professional, and School Counselor NEE Evaluation Systems

Pilot the Superintendent NEE Evaluation System

Continue to Provide High Quality Professional Development for All Team Members

Board of Education Leads By Example

Board of Education Members Promote Collective Accountability for the Teaching and Learning Process and Student Achievement

Continue to Review Data Points and ProvideResources to Support District CSIP Goals

Creation of a Mission 2020 Plan to Strategically Plan Over the Next 5 Years to Allocate Resources/Updates Needed to Support Instructional Resources, Technology, Facilities, Transportation, and Extra-Curricular Programming

Entire Learning Organization is Committed to Continuous Growth