POTTERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT REPORT FOR

2009 – 2010 SCHOOL YEAR INDICATORS OF SUCCESS: - MEAP READING SCORES IN THE 90S – GRADES 5 – 8 - MEAP MATH SCORES IMPROVED AN AVERAGE OF 23% IN GRADES SCHOOLS OF CHOICE – OVER 100 STUDENTS COMING TO POTTERVILLE - SPEC. ED. % DROP BY 9 POINTS IN 4 YEARS (25% TO 16%)

THE POTTERVILLE STORY HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? WHY DID THIS HAPPEN? WAS THIS A FLUKE? CAN IT CONTINUE?

HOW IT BEGAN A CLEAR VISION A NARROW FOCUS CLEAR STANDARDS OUR HEDGEHOG: LITERACY FOR ALL

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS KIDS FIRST PHILOSOPHY SELFLESSLESS/HUMILITY PROFESSIONALISM PERSONAL MASTERY ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT/ZEAL HIGH EXPECTATIONS/STANDARDS INTEREST IN LEARNING

ROADBLOCKS TO SUCCESS UNCLEAR LEADERSHIP NO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM CURRICULUM QUESTIONS AGING TEXTBOOKS AND TECH $350K DEFICIT/FUNDING NO CURRICULUM DIRECTOR/STAFF BOARD INTEREST IN ATH/FACILITIES

NUMBER ONE GOAL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ALL KIDS PROFICIENT AT GRADE LEVEL IN READING AND WRITING

OTHER GOALS UPGRADE FACILITIES UPGRADE TECHNOLOGY CUT BUDGET IMPROVE COMMUNICATION IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL/COMMUNITY

2006 NARROW FOCUS: READING/WRITING GOOD TO GREAT COMMITTEE STRUCTURE TEACHER LEADERS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUN. LUCY CALKINS STRUGGLING READERS BOOK

2006 CONTD PTA PAPERBACK PURCHASES LEXILING BOOKS KC4 CURRICULUM – LANG ARTS RESULTS NOW – M. SCHMOKER ANNUAL MRA TRAINING BC SCIENCE EXPANDED

2007 READING/WRITING CONTENT AREAS INSTRUC. CONSULT. TEAMS DATA DIRECTOR ISD HIRES LOCAL ASSESSMENTS WRITING STUDY ISLAND SUMMER READING ACADEMY

2007 CONTD DIBELS/FLUENCY ON COMMON GROUND FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION DEARBORN TRAINING - PLC TRAVERSE CITY TRAINING – PLC NYC ANNUAL TRAINING ANNUAL TECH PURCHASES

2007 CONTD NEW TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM LITERACY COACH

2008 READING BOOST MATH BOOST NEW TEACHER EVALUATION SYSTEM NEW PRINCIPAL EVALUATION SYS. LEARNING BY DOING LOCAL ASSESSMENTS – MATH SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

2008 CONTD GIZMOES BOARD VISION STATEMENT ACADEMIC CENTER

2009 READ WELL SYSTEM ADED KINDERGARTEN PRIVILEGE SYSTEM – HS LOCAL ASSESSMENTS – READING THE COLLABORATIVE ADMINISTRATOR

TRAINING: BECOMING A LEARNING ORGANIZATION SUPERINTENDENT: - COURAGEOUS JOURNEY (MASA) - THREE YEAR PROGRAM (2007 – 2010) - CHANGE INITIATIVE - ADVANCED SUPT. CERT. - START PROGRAM

TRAINING PRINCIPALS: - 5 BOOK TALKS IN 4 YEARS - MONTHLY COACHING - MONTHLY GROUP SESSIONS TEACHERS/PRINCIPALS: - READING/WRITING, CINCY, NYC - PLC – DEARBORN, TRAVERSE, CHI.

NEW EVALUATION FORMAT INTRINSIC: - SELF AWARENESS - SELF EVALUATION, GOAL SETTING - PLAN CREATION TOWARD IMPROVEMENT CHARLOTTE DANIELSON RESEARCH DOUG REEVES, TOM McGREAL RESEARCH ON FORMATIVE SYSTEM

NEW COMMUNICATIONS VIKING VOYAGER NEWSLETTER SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT NEWS BOARD WEEKLY UPDATES FREQUENT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD PRESIDENT

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES NEW SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM CREATING NEW STANDARDS MEASURING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TEACHERS DIALOGUE ABOUT INSTRUCTION CREATING SCHOOL-WIDE INTERVENTIONS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS

NEXT STEPS FOR KEEP EVOLVING UPWARD FINE TUNING: MORE LOCAL ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTING (ST.) RE-INVENT LEARNING SYSTEMS BETTER EVALUATION AND REPORTING TO PARENTS PROMOTING SELF-STARTERS SELF MONITORING CURRICULUM, ETC.