scaling up: responding to financial constraints through the lens of implementation north santiam...
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Scaling Up: Responding to Scaling Up: Responding to Financial Constraints Through Financial Constraints Through
the Lens of Implementationthe Lens of Implementation
North Santiam School DistrictNorth Santiam School District
Fall Conference 2010Fall Conference 2010
North Santiam School DistrictNorth Santiam School District
Located 12 miles east of SalemLocated 12 miles east of Salem
Serves about 2400 studentsServes about 2400 students
5 School locations in 3 Communities5 School locations in 3 Communities K-3; 4-8; 9-12 and 2/K-8K-3; 4-8; 9-12 and 2/K-8
4 schools qualify for Title Programs4 schools qualify for Title Programs
Special Education Population – 11.6% Special Education Population – 11.6% ELL Population – 6% / stableELL Population – 6% / stable
Graduation Rate – 97%Graduation Rate – 97%
Organizational ChartOrganizational Chart
SuperintendentSuperintendent Facilities, Budget, General Operations, Management Facilities, Budget, General Operations, Management
TeamTeam
Associate SuperintendentAssociate Superintendent Instruction and Support Services – curriculum, staff Instruction and Support Services – curriculum, staff
development, federal programs, assessment, development, federal programs, assessment, anything to do with students and instruction/coaches anything to do with students and instruction/coaches – literacy and behavior, nursing, truancy/safety officer– literacy and behavior, nursing, truancy/safety officer
Building PrincipalsBuilding Principals Specialists – Reading, Special Education and ELL Specialists – Reading, Special Education and ELL TeachersTeachers Instructional AssistantsInstructional Assistants
Changes in the Way We Do Changes in the Way We Do BusinessBusiness
United DistrictUnited DistrictTeaming EffortsTeaming EffortsManagement TeamManagement Team
DirectorsDirectors Building AdministratorsBuilding Administrators Board MembersBoard Members
EBISS TeamEBISS Team Associate SuperintendentAssociate Superintendent Director of Assessment & Career Related LearningDirector of Assessment & Career Related Learning Director of Special EducationDirector of Special Education
Data TeamsData Teams Building SpecificBuilding Specific
District GoalsDistrict Goals
1. Ensure that every student achieves 1. Ensure that every student achieves measurable progress and personal growth measurable progress and personal growth each year each year
2. Provide the best facilities and learning 2. Provide the best facilities and learning environment environment
3. Involve the community in our schools 3. Involve the community in our schools
4. Be viewed by the community as a unified 4. Be viewed by the community as a unified district district
What we do well…What we do well…
Stay focused on the overall goal for the Stay focused on the overall goal for the district-building level goals support district district-building level goals support district goalsgoalsAssure that our procedures, practices and Assure that our procedures, practices and professional development are directly professional development are directly impacting the success of meeting our impacting the success of meeting our goals for the districtgoals for the districtCommunicating the status of our Communicating the status of our implementation implementation
The Basics The Basics
District Level Coordination of Literacy Screening District Level Coordination of Literacy Screening
Professional Development planned according to Professional Development planned according to the academic needs of our students and the academic needs of our students and implementation fidelity of our programs and implementation fidelity of our programs and curriculumcurriculum
Use of Response to Intervention when Use of Response to Intervention when considering Special Education eligibility for considering Special Education eligibility for Learning Disabilities, Behavior and SpeechLearning Disabilities, Behavior and Speech
District wide Positive Behavior SupportDistrict wide Positive Behavior Support
Data Driven Decision MakingData Driven Decision Making
Data Review at all levelsData Review at all levels Classroom teacherClassroom teacher Grade Level TeamsGrade Level Teams Building Data TeamsBuilding Data Teams EBISS TeamEBISS Team Management TeamsManagement Teams
Data SourcesData Sources
SWIS for Behavior-used at all buildingsSWIS for Behavior-used at all buildingsEssential for behavior plan implementationEssential for behavior plan implementationMonitoring “Green Zone” implementationMonitoring “Green Zone” implementationDashboardDashboard
DIBELSDIBELS OAKSOAKS AttendanceAttendance SWIS is comingSWIS is coming Specialty groups can be set upSpecialty groups can be set up Individual Student Longevity for trackingIndividual Student Longevity for tracking As a building administrator-building, grade level, classroom As a building administrator-building, grade level, classroom
specific, individual informationspecific, individual information
Places to Grow…Places to Grow…PBS in year one (high school)PBS in year one (high school)
Need to develop “yellow zone” interventions for academics and behavior Need to develop “yellow zone” interventions for academics and behavior (high and middle school levels)(high and middle school levels)
Use Data Teams to form intervention referral systemUse Data Teams to form intervention referral system
Strengthen teacher’s understanding and use of data to influence their Strengthen teacher’s understanding and use of data to influence their teachingteaching
Systematic approach to pushing students out of “Red & Yellow Zone” Systematic approach to pushing students out of “Red & Yellow Zone” Interventions while supporting their needs during the transitionInterventions while supporting their needs during the transition
Teaching the use of staff in Title and Non-title schools is a priority/challengeTeaching the use of staff in Title and Non-title schools is a priority/challenge
Current FocusCurrent Focus
Establish Staff Development Priorities for MathEstablish Staff Development Priorities for Math Develop and deepen teachers’ and administrators’ math content Develop and deepen teachers’ and administrators’ math content
knowledge, conceptual understanding best instructional knowledge, conceptual understanding best instructional practicespractices
Determine alignment between curriculum materials and district Determine alignment between curriculum materials and district and state standards and assessmentsand state standards and assessments
District wide Expectations for WritingDistrict wide Expectations for WritingSystematically evaluating building needs at the yellow or Systematically evaluating building needs at the yellow or red zones and placing staff to respond to those changing red zones and placing staff to respond to those changing needs District wide is a challenge for this Spring. needs District wide is a challenge for this Spring. Writing down intervention procedures with exit and entry Writing down intervention procedures with exit and entry criteria will be a goal by the end of the year.criteria will be a goal by the end of the year.Literacy moved to building level teams for monitoring, Literacy moved to building level teams for monitoring, staff development, coachingstaff development, coaching
What we CAN do without What we CAN do without Funding…Funding…
LeadershipLeadership Develop leaders that have foundational understanding of the Develop leaders that have foundational understanding of the
corecore
TeamingTeaming Relying on the strength of team decision makingRelying on the strength of team decision making
DataData How will you measure what?How will you measure what? Having decision rules Having decision rules
““Anything measured will grow”-Petrea Hagen-GildenAnything measured will grow”-Petrea Hagen-GildenMonitorMonitor
Focus on your green zone and sustain effective practicesFocus on your green zone and sustain effective practices
BarriersBarriers
TIMETIME 6 day cut to our district calendar6 day cut to our district calendar Scheduling interventions without breaking specific program rules, ELLScheduling interventions without breaking specific program rules, ELL Professional development needs are greater than available timeProfessional development needs are greater than available time Coaching Coaching
Limitations on how Federal Funds can be used-what students are Limitations on how Federal Funds can be used-what students are eligible to receive assistance from support staffeligible to receive assistance from support staff
Staff wearing multiple hats Staff wearing multiple hats Reading specialists-building coachesReading specialists-building coaches Associate Superintendent-curriculum, staff development, Federal Associate Superintendent-curriculum, staff development, Federal
Programs supervisionPrograms supervision High School Assistant Principal/Director of LibrariesHigh School Assistant Principal/Director of Libraries Director of Special Education/Building AdministratorDirector of Special Education/Building Administrator
Plan of Action…Plan of Action…
Stay the courseStay the coursePrioritize our goalsPrioritize our goalsFocus on what our data is telling usFocus on what our data is telling usDon’t let dwindling budgets distract from doing Don’t let dwindling budgets distract from doing what is best for kids what is best for kids ““Change in behavior and attitudes does not cost Change in behavior and attitudes does not cost anything”anything”Be Creative-Repurpose people, systems, data, Be Creative-Repurpose people, systems, data, etc. (look for multiple purposes)etc. (look for multiple purposes)Create systems that are sustainable, yet flexibleCreate systems that are sustainable, yet flexible
Questions?Questions?Contact informationContact information
Andy Gardner, SuperintendentAndy Gardner, Superintendent [email protected] 503.769.6924503.769.6924
Dave Bolin, Associate SuperintendentDave Bolin, Associate Superintendent [email protected] 503.769.1582503.769.1582
Jeri Harbison, Director of Special Ed/PrincipalJeri Harbison, Director of Special Ed/Principal [email protected] 503.859.2154503.859.2154