1. Morale and Motivation: How to Build a Culture of Learning Rich Merlo Corcoran Unified School District www.corcoranunified.com rmerlo@corcoranunified.com

4. Do the Right Things The Right Way Student Academic Achievement Do the Wrong Things The Right Way Do the Right Things The Wrong Way Do the Wrong Things The Wrong Way CultureCulture + + - - Do the Right Things: logistical, (achievement focus, aligned curriculum, PLC infrastructure, etc.) Do the Right Things: logistical The Right Way: Ethic, vision based culture, people oriented; empower, lead, build capacity, relationships

5. Academic Infrastructure CultureCulture + + - - Do the Right Things: logistical, (achievement focus, aligned curriculum, PLC infrastructure, etc.) Do the Right Things: logistical The Right Way: Ethic, vision based culture, people oriented; empower, lead, build capacity, relationships Academic Achievement Negative, people oriented school environment Little to no structure and focus on student achievement Positive, people oriented school environment Little to no structure and focus on student achievement Negative, people oriented school environment High structure and focus on student achievement Positive, people oriented school environment High structure and focus on student achievement

6. Maxwell, John C. 360-degree leader developing your influence from anywhere in the organization. Nashville: Nelson Business, 2005. p. 16 Start from the Top: Principle: The Greater the Title the More You Are Required to Serve Rights Responsibility Maxwell, John C. 360-degree leader developing your influence from anywhere in the organization. Nashville: Nelson Business, 2005. p. 16 Parent Student Employee Teacher Administrator Superintendent Board

9. Leveraged Learning Free internet Ymax signal for all students in every home High speed wireless within every school (handle over 4,000 devices) Full set of laptops in almost every core class grades 6- 12 Itouches for every 4th, 5th grader Sets of iPads in every grade K-3 Pilot project, one to one (bring home) every 6th grader Use of technology for student learning part of PLCs K-3: Promethean, laptop, interactive slate, clickers, set of iPads 4-5: Promethean, laptop, interactive slate, document camera, set of full class set of iTouches 6-8: All but a few class rooms with full set of laptops grades 9-12: Document camera, laptop, interactive slate, almost every core class with full set of laptops Moodle server access for every student, every teacher Gmail for every teacher, every student Google documents for every teacher, every student Technology Learning Center