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Public School Choice 4.0 Learning Seminars

Public School Choice 4.0 Learning Seminars. School Turnaround & Theory of Action PART II. September 20, 2012. Agenda. Check In: Where Are We Now? Upcoming Events Recap Session 10 Turning Around Our School – 1 st vs. 2 nd Order Change Choose Your Adventure.

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Public School Choice 4.0 Learning Seminars

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  1. Public School Choice 4.0Learning Seminars School Turnaround & Theory of Action PART II September 20, 2012

  2. Agenda • Check In: Where Are We Now? • Upcoming Events • Recap Session 10 • Turning Around Our School – 1st vs. 2nd Order Change • Choose Your Adventure

  3. Where Are We Now? (Where Should we Be?) • 41 days (6 weekends) remain until Oct. 31st • Goal: complete a substantive draft by Oct. 8 • Plan to allow plenty of time to proofread and collect feedback. • Follow the 4.0 RFP and the Evaluation Rubric, NOT the PSC 3.0 application! • Make sure to share clear information about alternative governance models, if applicable to your team.

  4. Self-Check: Where Are We Now?

  5. Planning tool: Calendar

  6. Planning Tool: Calendar • Important details to include: • Date to complete each section of the plan • Date to complete a good draft • Dates to share information during PD, workshops, etc. with staff and/or parents • Who will you ask to review/proofread the plan? • Who is responsible for each task?

  7. Upcoming Events

  8. Recap Session 10 • Theory of Action: What is it? • First- vs. Second-Order Change (aka: school improvement vs. turnaround) • Tool: Planning Team Action Checklist • Tool: Theory of Action Tool

  9. Our Work So Far… School Data Profile & Analysis (Section B) Implementation (Section D) Root Causes of Key Challenges (Section B) VISION for your STUDENTS & SCHOOL School Turnaround / Theory of Action (Section C #1-2) Planning with your School Community (Section C #3)

  10. Section C: School Turnaround Question 1 • Building on the priority areas identified above (in Section B) as central to turning around your school, what specific strategies, practices, programs, policies, etc. must be employed to address each priority area? What do you expect will change as a result of implementing these strategies, practices, programs, policies, etc.? What is the underlying theory/research that supports why you believe the strategies, practices, programs, policies, etc. identified above will dramatically improve student learning at your school? • State what will you do to bridge the gap between where you are now and where you are headed • Articulate what you expect to be true as a result of implementing the actions you outline • Clearly discuss the rationale or reasons behind your actions

  11. Turning Around Our School • What were some ideas, concepts, or phrases that stood out for you? • What questions arose for you? • What are some implications for your team’s current theory of action?

  12. Turning Around Our School First Order Change (strategies) Second Order Change (philosophies) Smaller class Changing relationships & teaching philosophies Site-based councils Collaborative ownership 90-min. teaching blocks Extended teaching & learning opportunities Small Learning Communities New interactions/relationships Teaching teams w/common planning Coordinated, focused curriculum & instruction

  13. Turning Around Our School “What the research does strongly suggest is that such strategies must be accompanied by teacher ownership, understanding, and acceptance of a new philosophy of schooling.” -the BERC Group, 1st & 2nd Order Change

  14. Choose Your Adventure • Option A – Data Analysis: Review a variety of data sets using the Data Analysis Tool from Session 9. Create data statements and spend a lot of time on Step 8: What are the root causes of the issues/challenges you see? • Option B – Meta-Analysis: If you’ve analyzed a variety of data sets, now reflect across the various sets of data and begin to determine your 3-5 highest priority issues. • Option C – Theory of Action Template: If you’ve already determined your 3-5 key priority issues, use the Theory of Action Template to begin identifying: • What actions, practices, strategies are necessary to address each priority issue? • Determine your theory of action—what makes you believe that the actions you’ve identified will impact your high-priority issues?

  15. Theory of action template

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