National Perspective on High School Reinvention Raymond McNulty, Senior Vice President Sheraton Waikiki

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The Team Larry Gloeckler Tom Houlihan Richard Esparza Mimi Dyer Ada Grabowski Paul Curtis Chris LaRocco Jim Causby Ellen Harris Helen Branigan Louis Martinez

The Conference Schools and Strategies Granger High, WA Kennesaw Mountain, GA New Tech High, CA Charles DAmico, NY Hardest to serve Data Driven Decisions Leading with Literacy Rigor, Relevance, Relationships Power of Networking Managing High School Reinvention Closing Achievement Gap

Themes 1.Opening thoughts….. 2.What are we learning….. 3.Nine BFOs

Thoughts

Ready for Work Youth Employment Outcomes Ready for College Academic Outcomes Ready for Life Youth Development Outcomes 21 st Century Skills & Content Information & Media Literacy Communication Critical & Systems Thinking Problem Solving Creativity, Intellectual Curiosity Interpersonal Skills Self-Direction Accountability and Adaptability Social Responsibility Financial Literacy Global Awareness Civic Literacy Cultural, Physical & Behavioral Health Knowledge & Skills Specific Vocational Knowledge & Skills To Deliver 21 st Century Skills & Content: The Common Core Subject Matter Knowledge

Job Outlook 2002, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)

The Partnership for 21 st Century Skills Validated that the Public Recognizes the Skills Gap

How we need to work must change. We have to support each other in this work. Collins says, get the right people on the bus! You must build up to breakthrough. Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment.

Goldcorp Inc. Rob McEwen CEO, no experience 50 year old gold mine, Red Lake Ontario Without substantial new gold close Find more gold on this property staff believes he is now crazy No one leaves until we have a plan… Few weeks later remarkable discovery 30 times the amount they were currently mining

Goldcorp Inc 1999 Rob attends a conference at MIT about Linux OS and learns about Open Source Decides to make all data (1949) open to the public Ask the world to help us find more gold 2000 Goldcorp Challenge $575, weeks, over 1,000 ideas, 80% yield gold $100m business to a $9 billion!!!!!

Think Different Clip

Objects of ChangeVS.Agents of Change Federal/State Govt. SEA, Board Policy Schools, Colleges, Staff, Students, Community Schools, Staff, Students, Community Federal/State Govt. SEA, Board Policy

Leadership is action, not position. Donald H. McGannon

The primary aim of education is not to enable students to do well in schools or colleges, but to help them do well in the lives they lead outside of the schools and colleges.

Weve created false proxies for learning… Finishing a course or textbook has come to mean achievement Listening to lecture has come to mean understanding Getting a high score on a standardized test has come to mean proficiency

Learning should have its roots in.. Meaning, not just memory Engagement, not simply transmission Inquiry, not only compliance Exploration, not just acquisition Personalization, not simply uniformity Collaboration, not only competition Trust, not fear

Jim Collins, Good to Great 2001, p.205 I am not suggesting that going from good to great is easy….. I am asserting that those who strive to turn good into great find the process no more painful or exhausting than those who settle for just letting things wallow along in mind numbing mediocrity.

So why did you come to this conference? How will what you learn here change what you do at your school or college?

Objects of ChangeVS.Agents of Change Federal/State Govt. SEA, Board Policy Schools, Colleges, Staff, Students, Community Schools, Staff, Students, Community Federal/State Govt. SEA, Board Policy

What are we learning…..

KEY ISSUE In many cases, hard data is the total focus at the exclusion of soft data. This is often a short-term fix but a long term mistake!

Rigor Relevance Relationships

Relevance Relationships Rigor

Relationships Relevance Rigor

R X R X R = LCWRS Relationships X Relevance X Rigor = Life, College, Work Ready Students

Rigor/Relevance Framework

1.Awareness 2.Comprehension 3.Application 4.Analysis 5.Synthesis 6.Evaluation Knowledge Taxonomy Knowledge Taxonomy

Assimilation of knowledge Acquisition Thinking Continuum

Application Model Application Model 1. Knowledge of one discipline 2. Application within discipline 3. Application across disciplines 4. Application to real-world predictable situations 5. Application to real-world unpredictable situations

Acquisition of knowledge Application Action Continuum

KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE A P P L I C A T I O N A B D C Rigor/Relevance Framework Teacher Work Teacher/Student Roles Student Think Student Think & Work Student Work

RIGORRIGOR RELEVANCE A B D C Rigor/Relevance Framework RightAnswer Did Students Get it Right? RationalAnswerRightQuestions RightProcedure High Low

Relationships

You cant teach kids you dont know….

The Gap Problems Achievement Gap Participation Gap

Personal Worth – belonging, heroes, sense of accomplishment Active Engagement – being involved, fun and exciting, curious, creative and adventurous Purpose – taking responsibility, confidence to take action, believing in self

8 Conditions that make a difference Belonging Heroes Sense of Accomplishment Fun and Excitement Curiosity and Creativity Spirit of Adventure Leadership and Responsibility Confidence to take Action

BELONGING

Student Survey Responses Survey Statement Total Surveyed Academy La JoyaRaleighWindsor School is a welcoming and friendly place I am proud of my school School is boring Teachers care about my problems and feelings Teachers care about me as an individual

64%School is a welcoming and friendly place. 51%I am proud of my school. 37%I know the goals my school is working on. 49%I enjoy being at school. 21%I have never been recognized for something positive at school. Selected DataMy Voice Survey (n 150,000) SCHOOL/CLASSES

46%School is boring. 58%At school I am encouraged to be creative. 38%Students council represents all students at school. 40%My classes help me understand what is happening in my everyday life. Selected DataMy Voice Survey (n 150,000) SCHOOL/CLASSES

46%Teachers care about my problems and feelings. 50%Teachers care about me as an individual. 49%Teachers care if I am absent from school. 50%If I have a problem, I have a teacher with whom I can talk. Selected DataMy Voice Survey (n 150,000) TEACHERS

66%I have a teacher who is a positive role model for me. 58%Teachers enjoy working with students. 39%Teachers have fun at school. 32%Teachers make school an exciting place to learn. Selected DataMy Voice Survey (n 150,000) TEACHERS

55%Teachers respect students. 41%Students respect teachers. 31%Students respect each other. Selected DataMy Voice Survey (n 150,000) RESPECT

Selected DataMy Voice Survey (n 150,000) 75%I push myself to do better academically. 67%I put forth my best effort at school. 55%I am excited to tell my friends when I get good grades. RESPONSIBILITY

93%My parents care about my education. 85%My parents think going to college is important. 60%My parents feel comfortable talking to my teachers. Selected DataMy Voice Survey (n 150,000) PARENTS

Staff Skills

Organizational Health (10 Areas) Goal Focus Communication Adequacy Power Equalization Resource Utilization Cohesiveness Morale Innovativeness Autonomy Adaptation Problem Solving Adequacy

Three Core Staff Skills Adaptability Goal Focused Cohesiveness

Listen to their words! Many of those in low performing schools say, We have high mobility, high bilingual, low SES, and low parent support! You know we are doing pretty good in spite of those kids! Many of those in high performing schools say, We have high mobility, high bilingual, low SES, and low parent support! THEREFORE, we must adapt to compensate for those factors!

9 BFOs Blinding flashes of the obvious!!!

Use data to focus on what is important to teach. Get to know each student Engage parents about student interests Use proven methodologies to teach Monitor success and failures, ongoing…. Stay current with research Focus on students, not courses or averages Use technology to improve learning Make decisions based on hard and soft data

What is success?

Focus your attention on improving the performance of the students in the top 100% of your schools population.

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National Perspective on High School Reinvention Raymond McNulty, Senior Vice President Sheraton Waikiki