Managing Navigation 101 for Building Excellence June 25, 2008 Toby Marston, School Counselor

1. Managing Navigation 101 for Building Excellence June 25, 2008 Toby Marston, School Counselor Laura Schonberg, Assistant Principal Mount Baker High School

2. Overview of MBHS’s Navigation 101 program. Examine the Continuous School Improvement process. Implications for implementing and managing Navigation. Identify clear strategies that can help your kids next year. Goals for today’s session

3. Mount Baker High School, Deming WA • 15 miles east of Bellingham • 2300 students in the district • Large rural area (512 square miles)

4. Mount Baker High School, Deming WA

5. Mount Baker High School, Deming WA Class of 2009 After most recent WASL results: 90% have met standard in math 99.3% have met standard in reading 100% have met standard in writing

6. Mount Baker High School, Deming WA Graduation Requirements Third highest credit requirements according to state board of education

7. Award Winning Band 2008 Girl’s Wrestling Champions

8. BAKER P.R.I.D.E. Performance Through Preparation Respect Integrity Determination Excellence Through Effort Mount Baker High School, Deming WA

9. MBHS’s version of Navigation 101 PRIDE 101

10. The framework The “lens” of a comprehensive high school and life after WASL Reading, reading, reading “CSI Deming”

11. Action Plan • Assess constituent readiness • Prioritize strategies • Plan next steps: Who? What? When? • Evaluate the Plan • Make revisions • Institutionalize, move to next priority • Monitor the Plan • Identify indicators • Identify data sources • Establish timelines Purpose/Aim • Goal Setting • Identify themes • Distinguish between goals and strategies • Draft goals • Identify drivers/barriers • Research • Study and share solutions for barriers • Identify “effective practices” • Investigate effectiveness • “Dig deeper” into the data • Conduct site visits • Consult experts • Refine strategies in place Gap Creates Opportunity Student Learning Demographics Perceptions Context Where are we now? ContinuousSchool Improvement Planning What are we about? Where are we? Where do we want to go? What do we find in research? How will we get there? How will we know if we’re (getting) there? How will we keep improving? • Data Analysis/ • Portfolio • Clear and Shared Focus • High Standards and Expectations • Effective School Leadership • Collaboration/ • Communication • Aligned Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment • Frequent Monitoring of Teaching and Learning • Focused Professional Development • Supportive Learning Environment • Family/Community Involvement Single Comprehensive Master Plan

12. Comprehensive High School Statement Mount Baker’s Comprehensive High School provides an educational program of instruction and expertise essential for successful academic, vocational, creative and athletic outcomes for our students and community who reflect a broad variety of skills, talents, and interests. Developed by the Comprehensive High School Team, 2005

13. Post-WASL Statement • Students with their families will have the knowledge, skill & understanding to prepare for the student’s chosen academic and/or career & technical post-high school plan. • Information, services & programs will be systematically provided to students & families for students to meet individual needs.

14. Notecard Activity: Navigation 101 is….

15. Where are we? (data analysis/portfolio)

16. What does the data say? Staff Beliefs & Attitudes…. 41/43 teachers surveyed think student achievement can increase by close personal relationships between students & teachers. Narrative Statements from Data Carousel Fall 2005 Where are we?

17. Staff Beliefs & Attitudes…. • 42/43 staff members surveyed believe student achievement can increase through effective parental involvement. What does the data say? Narrative Statements from Data Carousel Fall 2005 Where are we?

18. Staff Beliefs & Attitudes…. Majority of staff strongly disagree that they communicate with parents often. Narrative Statements from Data Carousel Fall 2005 What does the data say? Where are we?

19. Parent Connections… On average 30-35% of our parents come to parent conferences. (data collected from last few years of conferences) What does the data say? Where are we?

20. What does the data say? Improvement to student portfolios… • The portfolio was poorly organized & I didn't always know what was going in to my portfolio. It was difficult to organize because I didn't have access to it before my senior year. • Comment from 2006 Senior Exit Survey Where are we?

21. Student goals & post-high school choices…. What are our kids doing after high school? What does the data say? Where are we?

22. What does the data say? Based on averages collected from data in the last 10 years Collected by Sandi Madison through the Senior Exit Survey Where are we?

23. Culture of poverty… 45% of MBHS receive free or reduced lunch “In practical terms, because children living in persistent poverty appear to be at greater risk for serious academic failure, their potential contribution to society remains limited.” From Ruby Payne’s A Framework for Understanding Poverty What does the data say? Where are we?

24. What data are you currently tracking at your school? Is this data useful? What do you need to be tracking? What data could you track next year? Where are we?

25. Where do we want to go? (goal setting)

26. Themes • Increase parent involvement. • Increase teacher communication with families. • Lack of relevancy in student portfolio. • Student awareness for post-high school planning • Lack of coherent career and college readiness instruction Where do we want to go?

27. Do you ever feel like we’re herding cats?

28. Needs/Deliverance Identifying deficits + No plan + Business as usual = Hopelessness VS. Shared vision + Systemic response + Reasonable, supported change = improved outcomes for students + engaged staff * Determining Readiness * Assessing need * Ensure response

29. Desired outcome: Post-WASL (simple, focused, revisits vision) • Students with their families will have the knowledge, skill & understanding to prepare for the student’s chosen academic and/or career & technical post-high school plan. • Information, services & programs will be systematically provided to students & families for students to meet individual needs. Where do we want to go?

30. Thinking about data/information at your school data, what themes emerge? • (How can/will Navigation support student learning/success in your building?) • Increase parent involvement. • Increase teacher communication with families. • Lack of relevancy in student portfolio. • Student awareness for post-high school planning • Lack of coherent career and • college readiness instruction Where do we want to go?

31. What do we find in the research? (Research)

32. Who initiated Navigation in your school/district? How does Navigation support the goals of your SIP? What is/was the staff response to Navigation implementation? What do we find in the research?

33. How will we get there? (Action Plan)

34. 2006-2007 Implement eleven advisory sessions Student-Led Conferences for 9th grade students PRIDE Leadership Team 2007-2008 17 advisory sessions Student-Led Conferences for 9th-11th Portfolio improvements PRIDE Leadership Team How will we get there?

35. Do you have a clearly defined goal/action plan for Navigation 101? If no, how will you? Does your staff know and understand the goals/action plan? If no, how will you? Is your goals/action plan based on your SIP goal(s)? If no, how do you adjust? How will we get there?

36. Leadership CSI: • create and implement data driven SIP to increase student achievement • meet regularly to monitor plan • work with each other to hold team and department members accountable • operates year round, continuous basis Presents and seeks buy-in Go Research Reports to CSI Shares out to CSI regularly/ cyclically • Study Team: • research best practices to address barriers identified for school improvement goal • operates short-term, as-needed basis • All Staff: • follow and implement SIP plan through… • *PGP • * Department goals • * SIP • operates year round, • continuous basis Respect, Integrity, Relationships

37. How will we know if we’re getting there? (Monitor the plan)

38. Did lesson meet stated objectives? Yes 99% No 1% Back to the data! How will we know we’re getting there?

39. How is PRIDE going so far? Better than expected 24% As I expected 70% Worse than expected 6% Data collected from staff survey How will we know we’re getting there?

40. Student Led Conference Attendance Two days of conferences: 90% As of today: 98% How will we know we’re getting there?

41. Family Perception How will we know we’re getting there?

42. Family Perception How will we know we’re getting there?

43. Family Perception How will we know we’re getting there?

44. Student Perception How will we know we’re getting there?

45. What specific steps do you take to monitor if Navigation 101 is meeting your goals? How do you know if Navigation 101 is meeting your goal(s)? How will we get there?

46. How will we keep improving?(Evaluate the plan)

47. Revisit Givens and Themes Themes: RelationshipsStudent Presentations (PRIDE/SLC)Positive EngagementCareer ExplorationPost HS PlanTest DataPortfolio Givens: ManagementTracking Academic ProgressAcademic PlanningGoal Setting How will we keep improving?

48. Data, data, data, Further refine scope and sequence Use this process to improve the portfolio Continue to build relationships Teamwork How will we keep improving?(Evaluate the plan)

49. Communicate, communicate, communicate Navigation as a means, NOT the end Go to the pressure The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. –Steven Covey Use the data to SUPPORT, not tear down Make it foolproof This is good but…what do I really need to know?

50. We’d love to help. Check out our new website focused on PRIDE 101 www.mtbaker.wednet.edu/101