I am EPISD! A Conversation between Teachers and Community About Teaching and Learning!

Welcome Taryn Bailey—Area 3 Superintendent

I am EPISD... You are EPISD... We are EPISD! Pair up at your table (if you have an odd number you’ll need one triad) Interview your partner and record information about: Name, school and position Immediate family members Birth order, hometown and high school Hobby or activities outside of school “You would never guess it, but...”

Introduce your partner to your table! Name, school and position Immediate family members Birth order, hometown and high school Hobby or activities outside of school “You would never guess it, but...”

BREAK! Back in 10 minutes.

I Am EPISD! January 9—Understand the need to change, identify potential audiences, develop the message January 15— script February 4—teams practice presentations, feedback, edits as needed March 18—kickoff for program, presentation by one team to Trustees August--reconvene for 2015, develop 2 nd message An overview of our plan Today: Connections with Teams Overview Schools Cannot Do It Alone Mapping the Community Developing the Message

Jamie Vollmer VP of Great Midwestern Ice Cream Company An Education Reformer Run Those Schools like a business! The Blueberry Story

Jamie Vollmer “Blueberry Story” from youtube.com

Thomas Jefferson-Founder of Virginia Public Schools... All children (white boys) go to 3 years of primary schools and then choose the “best genius” and send him to primary school. After 2 years of primary school the “best genius” of the whole shall be selected, continued for 6 years, and the residue dismissed. By this method twenty of the best geniusses will be raked from the rubbish annually, and be instructed, at the public expense... Thomas Jefferson, notes on the state of Virginia,

Agricultural and Industrial Societies needed many Laborers and few Learned Learned

Today’s Knowledge Society Cheap labor in other countries has moved many “strong back” jobs out of USA Laborers (No high school diploma needed)

Chapter 4, Page 30, The Ever-Increasing Burden Jamie Vollmer video “The Ever Increasing Burden” from youtube.com

We Don’t Select and Sort!! Do we??? Universal Access to Universal Proficiency--NCLB As long as time is a constant, achievement will be a variable!

3 Core Beliefs 1.Intelligence is genetic and immutable. People are born with a certain amount of intelligence and this level is fixed for life 2.Intelligence is distributed across a bell curve. In any population, there is some genius, some rubbish, and a whole lot of average 3.The bell curve of intelligence and the bell of student achievement are, for all practical purposes, the same. The smartest get A’s, average get C’s, and slowest get F’s

3 Core Beliefs 1.Intelligence is genetic and immutable. People are born with a certain amount of intelligence and this level is fixed for life 2.Intelligence is distributed across a bell curve. In any population, there is some genius, some rubbish, and a whole lot of average 3.The bell curve of intelligence and the bell of student achievement are, for all practical purposes, the same. The smartest get A’s, average get C’s, and slowest get F’s Chapter 8, pages 63-68, review, and discuss at your table

Some Unfortunate Truths... Every adult who went to school feels qualified to tell you how to do run a school Nostesia and CAVE people Schools are part of our cultural identity—you cannot change schools without changing the community We need Community Understanding, Community Trust, Community Permission, and Community Support to change our schools to better serve our students

I AM EPISD! You are the invited guest speakers You are respected as authorities on the students you teach They are more respectful and better behaved when you are the guests They are more receptive and comfortable You and they start to become us and we How do we change schools? We go to them to create Community Understanding Community Trust Community Permission Community Support

Lunch... Be back at 12:45 Superintendent will be here when you return!

Share everything. Play fair. Don't hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don't take things that aren't yours. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat. Flush. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. Take a nap every afternoon. When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together. Robert Fulgham All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

Mapping the Community Civic Clubs Government bodies Fraternal societies Professional associations Labor and farm associations Ethnic societies Large businesses Religious institutions Internal groups Existing EPISD partners Use your flipchart to record every possible group or organization that might want a presenter on public schools. Include, if possible, the organization name, meeting frequency, person in charge, and contact number or

Developing the First Message Chapter 18, page 148 Schools Cannot Do It Alone

Deciding on the Message Follow the template beginning on page 148 Review Jamie’s message outline and record any ideas and comments For each of the first 6 points, develop your team outline with two bullet points describing a thought, story, or concept to be communicated Put your finished outline on your flip chart Be ready to share at 3:00

So that’s the Plan... Are you willing to lead the conversation? Select a Team Contact—this person will communicate with the team and confirm presenters for groups. Example—we have a Rotary meeting at noon on... who can do it? Write team contact and team member names on sheet to turn it to Kathy.

See you on February 4 at 1pm here at the PDC! Dr. John Draper