1. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON Corvallis School District Creative Leadership Achieves Student Success October 18, 2012

2. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON CLASS Project Creative Leadership Achieves Student Success October 18, 2012 Agenda Welcome Marsha Lincoln / Jennifer Duvall What are you hearing? Questions from staff? Review of September 25Cec Amuchastegui Survey and PrioritizationAllison Handley

3. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON Operating AgreementsAll Research ReviewAll Guiding Principles/Design Cec Amuchastegui Communication: Talking PointsAll Agenda Planning For Next MeetingAll Debrief: How are you feeling?

4. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON  Purpose:  Trust  Current Practices  Research  Future Needs and Actions Collaborative Leadership Ensuring Instructional Excellence to Enhance Student Achievement

5. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON Research “Characteristics of Effective Teaching” “Shared Leadership and Student Achievement” “A-PATH Accomplished Teaching Pathways” “What is your Professional Learning IQ?” “Teacher Evaluation” “Performance Evaluation Process”

6. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON Research Report  Meet as a group.  Prepare a brief summary with three to four key talking points.  Present to the Design Committee.

7. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON CLASS  The CLASS Project focuses on four components of effective teaching to increase student achievement and teacher leadership; expanded career paths, rigorous performance evaluations, relevant professional development and new compensation models.

8. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON CLASS Project  Four Components: 1. Expanded career paths 2. Effective performance evaluations 3. Relevant professional development 4. New compensation models

9. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON Career Enhancement Strategy:  Seven Key Design Principles to Guide Blueprint Development  1. Student Achievement  2. Collaborative Relationships  3. Attract and Retain Highly Effective Staff  4. Employee Knowledge and Skills  5. Career Opportunities  6. Employee Performance and Motivation  7. Compensation

10. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON Group Activity An e-mail sent will have links to seven Google Docs, each with a specific question. In groups of three, work together on an iPad and provide an answer or comment for each question. You may also add or comment on another group’s answer. Discuss the key topics and subjects presented…

11. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON Design Principles  Three Major Components:  Key Message: I Believe  Rationale: Because I Know  Activity: What will we do

12. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON  What do you believe?  What do you know to support the beliefs? Activity:  Take ten minutes to list your beliefs and your rationale for Student Achievement. You will be expected to share these in your small group in order to present the committee with two belief statements supported with rationale. Student Achievement

13. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON Design Principle # 1 Student Achievement Key Message: We believe that students must develop the knowledge and skills necessary to reach their full potential in an ever-changing world. We believe in students actively engaging in purposeful, personalized, and rigorous instruction. We believe in students demonstrating continuous growth towards leading a happy, healthy and productive life.

14. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON Design Principle # 1 Student Achievement  Rationale:  Students must develop the knowledge, attitudes, and habits of mind necessary for success in the 21 st century.  Students need to be challenged to become creative and critical thinkers.  Each student is unique and benefits when provided choices and guidance in education.  Students need to engage in learning as a lifelong process requiring motivation, inspiration and opportunity. 

15. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON Design Principle # 1 Student Achievement  Activities:  Incorporate outcomes for graduates of Ashland School District into all curriculum and instruction to ensure career and college readiness across all grade levels.  Provide clear standards and performance expectations for students in all content areas and grade levels, including the implementation of the Common Core standards.  Adopt the INTASC teaching standards so that students will experience high quality teaching and learning.  Ensure that each student has a Personalized Education Plan beginning in grade 7. 

16. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON Design Principle Committees  Use recommended format for Corvallis School District.  Meet and prepare the Design Principle by November 5.  Submit Design Principle to Allison via email.  All work will be emailed to all committee members for recommendations and or revisions for each committee by November 12.  Each Committee will finalize their document present it at the November Design Committee meeting.

17. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON Communication  Talking Points:

18. AN INITIATIVE OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON Debrief:  Individual Check in…