INTRODUCTION RAMP-UP SESSION

NEW DIRECTIONS FOR LEADER QUALITY  Gone Regional  Include APs in Learning Sessions  Develop Real Partnerships with RESAs  “Backdoor” the Research  Learning Teams of Leaders for Advanced Exploration Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement.

Time Warp Imagine it is 5 years from now. Your school has just received the blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence Award. This award is given to only a select few schools in the nation. Recently visitors from all over the U.S. have been visiting to learn what is going on to make this such an outstanding school. Describe this award-winning, ideal school. What kinds of things to do you see? What does the school look like? What is happening with students? Staff? Parents? Community?

STANDARDS BASED CLASSROOMS STANDARDS BASED CLASSROOMS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP THAT WORKS SCHOOL LEADERSHIP THAT WORKS NEW ADMINISTRATORS >Data Driven Decision-Making<>Leadership Teams< >Pyramids of Intervention<>Action Plans with Measurable Goals<>Standards-Based Classrooms<

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YEAR III LEADERSHIP TRAINING Schedule

 Making AYP Now with Standards-Based Practices  Stocking a New Toolbox for Teachers & Leaders  Surviving the Accountability Tsunami with a Balanced Leadership Approach  Conquering the Knowing-Doing GAP with Professional Learning Teams  Immediate Results with Differentiated Instruction and Assessment for Learning  Using the Georgia School Standards to Move from Good to Great