A&S Meeting September 26, 2014 Welcome! Thank you for being here! Today we CELEBRATE ELEVATED outcomes for our students!

A&S Meeting Focus Areas A&S Focus SY A&S provides opportunities for us to grow professionally and to become stronger leaders. Throughout the year, focus will be placed on School Performance Planning (SPP), Professional Growth Systems (PGS), the Nevada Educator Performance Framework (NEPF), and Nevada Academic Content Standards (NVACS). Additionally, many options will be available in the form of breakout sessions that are aligned with our central areas of focus. Below is a breakdown of the focal areas and aligned options, and expectations regarding what administrators should know and be able to do by the end of the year as a result of the professional learning opportunities. School Performance Plans MTSS Balanced Assessment Family Engagement Special Populations Equity Every WCSD site-based administrator should be able to develop and implement a SPP that leads to continuous school improvement. These plans are living documents that must be monitored and evaluated on a regular basis in order to support student achievement. Therefore, site-based administrators will be able to: Lead a school team in the analysis & interpretation of school data Analyze growth data & develop effective strategies to decrease the achievement gap Understand how to develop school improvement goals Implement effective family engagement strategies Embed culturally responsive practices into SPP action steps Learn strategies for monitoring action steps Analyze and evaluate the school’s approach to MTSS to ensure SPP alignment Regularly monitor data related to MTSS (close achievement gaps) Collaborate with peers Timeline Ongoing -Strong emphasis Sept/Oct -January for review & revision -May for review & revision Professional Growth System FAP/PAR Every WCSD site-based administrator should be able to effectively use the PGS to support and improve instruction at each school. Therefore, site-based administrators will be able to: Effectively observe, analyze and provide feedback to teachers Write defensible evaluations using the “Claims, Evidence, Impact, Judgment” format Use the MyPGS platform in an efficient and effective manner Collaborate with peers, Consulting Teachers, and the PAR Coordinator to support teachers Timeline Ongoing

School Performance Planning How can school leaders use their school data, contextual district data, and collegial conversations to build strong School Performance Plans? How can school leaders build a productive conversation between themselves and the people of their communities? Nevada Academic Content Standards How can school leaders recognize and provide feedback about instructional practices that align to the Nevada Academic Content Standards? Today’s Essential Questions

Professional Growth Systems Nevada Educator Performance Framework How can school leaders ensure their employees understand the evaluation process as support for their professional growth as well as a system of accountability? Today’s Essential Questions

Celebrating our Elevations! Thank You and Congratulations to our Schools

We Survived Bonus Points! (And they are off the plate)

Class of 2014: Another Record-Setting Year

Working to Keep Our Students on Our Pathway 70% 73%

54% 61% 68% 66% 70% 73% Every Child: Making it Personal

School Gains Since 2012

So Many Positives Class of 2012Class of 2013Class of year change2 year change AACT -98%99%1% Damonte Ranch 80%83%86%3%6% Galena 87%88%86%-2%-1% Hug 51%59%61%2%10% Incline 77%88%79%-9%2% McQueen 83%87%88%1%5% North Valleys 71%73%72%-1%1% Reed 77%85%84%-1%7% Reno 87% 88%1% Spanish Springs 79%77%81%4%2% Sparks 64%69%68%-1%4% TMCC 94%100% 0%6% Wooster 75%76%81%5%6%

50% of Our Graduates Earned Honors/Advanced Diplomas

College/Career Readiness: Number of AP Exams Taken 54% 61% 68% 66% 70% 73% American Indian or Alaska Native Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander Black or African American LatinoWhiteOtherWCSD Change since %27%11%42%20%71%21%

* Photo courtesy of RGJ

But Those Graduates Didn’t Start in Grade Nine

Celebrations of Our Elementary and Middle Schools

English Language Learners who exit ELL prior to high school graduate at or near the district rate each year. And nearly three of every four do exit by grade 8. Nearly one-third of our Kindergarten students are designated as ELL – And they’ll go to HS knowing two languages (at least). Thank You, Elementary and Middle Schools!

Kindergarten DRA: Up 10 Percentage points district wide WCSD Elementary Schools outperform the state on every NSPF indicator

Thank You, Elementary and Middle Schools! - Taking it for the team in CRTs for years - Still, more 4 and 5 star classifications than 3 stars. And zero below three - The beautiful urgency of Principals - Climate and Student Engagement - Intense appetite for SEL training Middle Schools

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! Central office please stand and applaud our schools! (Stay standing) High Schools: Please stand and applaud ES and MS for handing over their children to you! (Stay standing) Elementary and Middle Schools: Please applaud our HS for doing so well with your babies! (Stay standing)

Celebrate Elevate

Ron Hood’s Slides

Break!