Welcome ESC North Principal Meeting October 2014

Right Drivers Change Culture Wrong vs. Right Drivers Michael Fullan  Focusing on accountability vs. Focusing on capacity building  Individual teacher & leadership quality vs. Group work development  Focus on technology vs. Focus on instruction  Fragmented strategies vs. Systemic strategies

Goals Interconnected Implement Common Core Equity & Access for ALL Closing the Achievement Gap

System for Change

Need for Shared and Distributed Leadership

Instructional Leadership Teams Improving schools and increasing student achievement are only possible if everyone shares responsibility in doing the work Sharing leadership is the only way schools will sustain progress and improvement overtime

Preliminary Graduation Rates

Preliminary Growth in Graduation Rates and

Measure Progress Towards Goals Alerts DIBELS Attendance Marks/Grade CELDT

ESC North Grade 2 CELDT

Core Waiver District LAUSD chose to participate in the CORE waiver because it aligns with work already being done in the District Creates infrastructure to support collaboration across schools and districts in support of our students becoming college and career-ready Aligns with our district initiative to support the Common Core roll-out Aligns with our district initiatives to support Teacher and Leadership development and evaluation

Creates a new accountability system that: o recognizes performance growth o over time will base evaluation of school performance on multiple measures, including academics, social/emotional and school culture & climate factors o captures positive or negative changes in school achievement gaps o invites shared responsibility of accountability across and within districts

CORE Waiver Schools in ESC North Reward Schools Kester ES Mayall ES Mt. View ES Rio Vista ES San Jose ES Sharp ES Valley Alternative Vanalden ES 5 Collaborative Partners Kennedy SH Maclay MS Northridge Academy Olive Vista MS Taft SH 3 Support Schools 19 Focus Schools

A New Accountability System - SQII

There is no them or us…there is just us.