District Leadership Team 2010-11

District Leadership Team 2010-11 Session #3 January 20th, 2011 Stakeholder Involvement in the District Strategic Plan!

Welcome! • Introductions • Name, Stakeholder Group, School • Find someone you don’t know and introduce yourself • Share at least 1 initiative or aspect about Dunlap Schools that you are excited about.

Agenda

Our Purpose The purpose of the District Leadership Team is to provide oversight and the “voice of the customer” during the implementation of the 3-5 year District Strategic Plan.

2010-11 Key tasks/Timelines • Monitor the District Strategic Plan • Review SMART goals & Action Plans • Review Balanced Score Card • Provide Input on District Initiatives • Serve as the “Voice of the Customer” • Stakeholder Satisfaction Surveys (2010-11) • Early Release for Teacher Planning (2011-12)

Core Topics… • Middle School Graduation • District Balanced Scorecard • SMART Goals/Action Plans • Subcommittee Report- Harris Poll • Subcommittee Report- PLC Release Time

Strategic Plan 21st Century Learning

21st Century Goal & Action Plan Goal: The CD will facilitate a process that empowers all students to excel in a global society as measured by a presentation to the BOE (June 2011) that describes the future state of 21st Century Learning in the District. Action Step #1: Leadership and curriculum groups will define the future state and characteristics of 21st Century learning/skills in the Dunlap Schools. Action Step #2: Identify actions needed to move the District to the desired state of 21st C. Learning

21st Century Learning is… • Self motivated learner • Creative/ Innovative • Time management • Reflective/ Self-assess/Goal Setting/Responsible for learning • Critical thinker • Creative/ Innovative • Problem solving/Critical thinking / Application (HOTS) • Real world connections and applications • Effective communicators • Communication/Presentation skills/Writing skills • Multi-lingual • Skilled collaborators • Students working collaboratively in groups/teams • Time management • Responsible and culturally aware citizens • Global & Cultural Awareness/Social & Community Awareness • Life Skills: Mechanical, Financial, Organization • Multi-lingual • Technologically capable creators • Technology: oriented, based, integrated • Problem solving/Critical thinking / Application (HOTS) • Project based

Current MS Practice Awards Night Graduation May 9th DVMS - 6:30 pm May 10th DMS – 6:30pm May 18 DMS – 7:00 pm May 19 DVMS – 7:00 pm End school year on the day of graduation, 6 to 7 days earlier than the district

Question as per our 21st C Goal? • Does the current practice of allowing 8th graders to end school 6 to 10 days earlier than all K-11th grade students match the district’s mission and vision and our 21st Century learning criteria? • Does the current practice of the 8th grade graduation ceremony math the district’s mission and vision and our 21st Century learning criteria?

Thoughts/ Suggestions to the following recommendation • Combine 8th grade graduation with an awards/recognition ceremony on/near the last full day of school. • Individually indicate your level of support by placing a number on the sticking note. If you chose 1 or 2, indicate why you cannot support the recommendation. • 5 4 3 2 1 • Support Can Live with Cannot Support

Dunlap Balanced Scorecard • Each of the 5 goals in the strategic plan have identified “indicators” or “measures” • Historic data and projections • Creating a “calendar” for data point updates • Scorecard posted publicly online • Moving toward a data warehouse that will provide real time “dashboard” of results

8 Key Areas • 21st Century Learning • Curriculum Mapping • Data Warehouse • District and School Leadership Teams • Support Services Leadership Teams • Finance • Human Resources • Special Education

SMART Goals/Action Plans • Support the strategic plan • Updated quarterly • Posted publicly online • Status- all action plans are current and on target!

Harris Interactive School Poll Topic Areas • Students • School Atmosphere • Equipment/Facilities • School Bus • Computer Technology • Main Teacher/ Teachers (five subjects) • School Leadership • Counselor • Other Staff • Other Issues Teachers/Staff • School Atmosphere • Equipment/Facilities • Computer Technology • School Leadership/ Administration • Communications/ Involvement • Parental Support • Career • Students • Other Staff • Other Issues Parents • Equipment/Facilities • School Bus • Computer Technology • School Leadership/ Administration • Communications/ Involvement • Child’s Teachers • Curriculum/Training • Budget • Other Issues

Voice of the Customer • Scorecard measures satisfaction levels • 2.A Increase elementary students overall satisfaction with school • 2.B Increase middle school students overallsatisfaction with school • 2.C Increase high school students overallsatisfaction with school • 2.E Increase the % of students who feel safe and accepted at school • 3.B Increase certified staff satisfaction • 3.C Increase support staff satisfaction • 4.A Increase parent overall satisfaction • 4.B Increase community member overall satisfaction • 4.C Increase the % of parents who agree that "school is welcoming and friendly" • 4.D Increase effective communication with parents • 4.E Parents feel positively about school safety and climate

Dunlap Specific Questions • Subcommittee update

Harris Poll Next Steps • 1.) Finalize survey questions that can be included in the “10 Dunlap Questions” for parents, students and staff. • 2.) Identify Harris Poll survey questions that align closest to the balance scorecard measures. • 3.) Determine the communication plan to inform/education stakeholders about the upcoming survey (estimated administration of survey in April, 2011). • 4.) Work through any logistical issues related to the administration of the Harris Poll.

Issues… • Need time for teachers to engage weekly in a Professional Learning Community! • There is currently no “time” built into the schedule for teachers to meet weekly • PLCs are a key strategy in the deployment of the strategic plan • To create this time, a schedule change is needed. • Change isn’t easily implemented and sometimes not welcomed!

Criteria The committee identified criteria used to process all of the schedule change options including: • Change should be system-wide providing release time for ALL teachers K-12 • Change should be as “instructional time” neutral as possible • Change should be as “work day” neutral as possible; not adding to the teacher work day • Change should have the least negative impact on: • Family inconveniences • Transportation difficulties • Staffing impacts

District Leadership Team 2010-11