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Our Presentation Team. Dorothy Perkins , SuperintendentRay Spahn, Assistant SuperintendentDeb Brown, Upper Elementary PrincipalAmanda Terrell, Upper Elementary TeacherAmy Brown, ParentBecky Griffey , Parent. WHAT YOU NEED FIRST. TRUSTTRUSTTRUSTWe made it perfectly clear this is not an evalu
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1. Gallatin County Schools Monitoring Monday
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Monitoring
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Walkthroughs
2. Our Presentation Team Dorothy Perkins , Superintendent
Ray Spahn, Assistant Superintendent
Deb Brown, Upper Elementary Principal
Amanda Terrell, Upper Elementary Teacher
Amy Brown, Parent
Becky Griffey , Parent
3. WHAT YOU NEED FIRST TRUST
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We made it perfectly clear this is not an evaluation - it is a process and only a process that helps us get better – and we must do this together
4. Why We Do What We Do Monitoring Mondays were designed to collect data, to validate best instructional practices, to expose weaknesses, improve student achievement, close the achievement gaps, meet annual yearly progress with the goal of reaching proficiency by 2014, and find solutions.
5. What has it Done It has initiated a working relationship with all staff, teachers, principals and central office administrators.
It has provided a common language and known expectations.
It is our intervention tool in the form of immediate, intense, collaborative support, assistance and feedback that in turn builds capacity at all levels.
6. Why We Do What We Do Accountability—Everyone must be on the same page
NOTHING HIDDEN
NCLB
7. How Do We Do IT Every Week – Unannounced
Who is on the Team? (All Central Office Administrators (5) , Parent(1-2), OVEC (1-2), and the principal, and or assistant principal),Starting to include our Instructional Leadership Team (DILT)
8. Continued · Walkthroughs —over 100 each time, 2 Students from each class questioned, teachers are given questions and expected to respond, all teachers are interviewed in teams or individually. Teachers and principals are also required to keep a monitoring folder. We also ask the principals if there is anything they would like us to look for during our visit.
9. What it Looks Like 1 person - uses Palm - also looks at documentation folder
2 people question students – student questionnaire
Meet with team afterwards to discuss what we saw – Positives – Improvements needed and Next Steps
Teachers take survey on line
Principals take survey on line
Special Education teachers take survey online
10. Administrator We use Scholastic Audit Walkthrough instrument (in your packet)
Teacher Rubric ( in your packet)
Student work Rubric in your packet
This person is an administrator not a parent
Review documentation Folder – In your packet
11. Student Questions This person ( Parent , Central Office Admin. and OVEC)
Pull two students from class randomly
The questions we have asked have evolved
Over about 4 - 5 stages
Stage 1 Questions - focused on R, R, and R (pg.5)
Stage 2 Questions – focused on Classrooms and Carrying (pg. 6)
Stage 3 Questions – focused on Classroom and Instruction ( pg.7)
Stage 4 Questions – focused on SISI Document (pg. 9-10)
Stage 5 Questions – focused on Scholastic Audit Document (pg. 11-12)
12. Some Student Respones Upon asking a 3rd grader, what do you want to do when you get out of high school?
She said, “I am going to try out for American Idol. I am really good. Everybody tells me I am really good!!!!”
Is your class hard for you ?
He said, Wow is it, there is too much learning going on.
Since we are in the schools so much – one student ask Ms. Perkins while walking through the halls-
Which Wal-Mart do you work at?
13. Teacher Questions Teacher Questions also Went Through Stages
1. Email questions to teachers
a. varies with each walkthrough after discussion
b. Used SISI with Rubric (pg. 20-22)
2. Used Teacher Survey – (Scholastic Audit)
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14. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE Teachers are met with individually within 2 days to discuss the teacher rubric and anything else we noticed - as well as asking what we can do to help. During this meeting teachers also receive their students’ responses.
Principals meet with Assistant Superintendent, Superintendent or both to discuss the walkthrough on Friday.
The Principals is given a packet of ALL documentation
15. Continued A meeting is held at the end of Monitoring to discuss findings positive, what we saw, what needs to be identified (Worked on).(just with the monitoring team)
A meeting is then held with the principal on Friday’s to discuss our findings. The principal in-turn meets with his/her faculty to discuss the finding and make appropriate changes
16. Parents Your thoughts
Your Input
Do you feel this is valuable
Have things changed or have you noticed a change
17. Monitoring Folders Teachers Accountability Calendar
Communication Log
Free/Reduced Student List
Goal Calculator
Hot List (10Most Wanted Students)
Interventions/Strategies—Remediation
KDE Combined Document
Learning Checks
Literacy 1st Results
Math Assessments
NCLB List
Misc.
Pacing Guide
Professional Development Hours
Professional Growth Plan
Special Education Students
Student Learning Non-Negotiable
Teacher Attendance
Team Meeting Minutes
Thoughtful Education
Walkthrough
18. Teacher Thoughts Walkthrough Process Thoughts
Monitoring Folder
What happens after the walkthrough
19. Principal Folder CATS/KCCT Analysis
CATS/KCCT Results
Communications with Superintendent
CSIP
District Administration Meetings
District Principals Meetings
EILA Hours
ESL Students
ESS
Faculty Meeting Agenda’s
F/R Lunch Students
Goal Calculator
Growth Plan
Hot List 10 Most Wanted Students
Joint Leadership Team Agenda/Minutes
Learning Checks
Literacy 1st Assessments
Monitoring Monday Communication
Monthly Teacher Attendance
Parent Communications
Principal Board Reports
Professional Development
Professional Organizations
Request for Sick Leave, Personal or Educational Leave
SBDM Council Agenda’s/Minutes
Student Learning and Non-Negotiable
Teacher Observations and Walkthroughs
Thoughtful Classroom Implementation
Miscellaneous
20. Principal Thoughts Walkthrough Process Thoughts
Monitoring Folder
What happens after the walkthrough
Meeting to discuss Results
What do you do with Results
21. OVEC Thoughts Tina
22. WHAT WE HAVE JUST ADDED Scholastic Audit
Standards - 9
Curriculum
Assessment
Instruction
School Culture
Student , Family and Community Support
Leadership
Organization Structure and Resources
Comprehensive and Effective Planning
23. What we Have Just Added Teacher Survey
Teacher Rubric
24. What we Ask Teachers Which Thoughtful Education Vocabulary strategies have you had the most success with?
Describe the systematic process you use for monitoring, evaluating, and reviewing curriculum.
Do teachers collaborate to review and analyze student work?
What does success look like in your classroom?
How many of your students are NOT succeeding in your classroom at this time? Why are they not successful and what are you doing to make these students successful?
25. What We Have Found Lesson plans need to be on the desk at all times
Objectives need to be posted
Use of Rubric/Scoring guide important to student success
Student work needs to be displayed
MUST model proficient/distinguished work REGULARLY
26. What else we have found What we see and observe and happening is sometimes eye-opening to what teachers think they are doing.
What students say is actually going on in the classroom is often a different perspective than what the teacher thinks is going on in the classroom.
Getting teachers to understand that our walk-through is to help them improve instruction to increase student achievement – it’s not a gotcha’, it’s not evaluative. Most teachers want to be the best they can be and will take the suggestions the walk-through team gives them in order to get better.
27. What else we have Found Teachers want feedback. Teachers want feedback in person, verbally. Teachers want instructional conversations. Most teachers take their instruction very personally.
*****Walk-through team validates and confirms what the principal says to his/her teachers. The walk-through team supports the principal in moving the school forward!!!!!!
28. What Now The End product
1. Look for commonalities among all the schools
2.Commonalities of what students, teachers, administrators, are saying
3. What can we do to get better
29. Next Steps Does it take a lot of Time ? Yes
Is it worth it? – Yes
Is it eye opening and fun ?- Yes
30. QUESTIONS Dorothy.perkins@gallatin.kyschools.us
Ray.spahn@gallatin.kyschools.us