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Agenda 1.Thank You’s 2.Intro of New Staff Members 3.Retirements 4.Recognitions The Year in Review Goals & Challenges 7.Final Thoughts 8. Insurance Q&A Presentation 9. Association Meetings/Support Staff Mtg
Introduction of New Staff Members ECC Mr. Spencer ES Mr. Johnson IS Mrs. Carlson MS Mr. Perucca HS Mr. Miller
Retirements Elaine DiGiusto Deb Kasperski Mary Jo Major Deb Trotter
Recognitions Service Awards --5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 Perfect Attendance
10-11: The Year in Review 1.Completed High School Addition -Thank You -- Faculty/Staff/Admin/Coaches/Sponsors --Custodians
10-11: The Year in Review 2. Curriculum/Assessment Development –Formal curriculum in all subjects and across all grade levels –125 Teachers worked 2,572 hrs!!! “Without a guaranteed and viable curriculum, substantive gains in student achievement are impossible to attain and maintain.” Mike Schmoker
10-11: The Year in Review 3. District Wellness Program -Thanks to the District Committee -Partnership with Riverside -Zickefoose 5k Benefit -Much more to come this year!!!
10-11: The Year in Review 4. The Economic Crisis -Assault on Public Education --Ed Reform Initiatives --Public Sector Pensions --Scrutiny & Accountability -Impact on Families We Serve -EAV Projections --What does this mean for District #1?
10-11: The Year in Review 5. Targeted Assistance to At-Risk Students -RtI Implementation --District RtI Committee --Building RtI Teams --Common RtI Time --Coaler Collaboration Time (HS) -Using Data to Make Instructional Decisions for Individual Students
10-11: The Year in Review 6. ISAT/PSAE & AYP --District AYP Status—no -Students w/ Disabilities (reading & math) -Econ. Disadvantaged in reading --ES—yes --IS—yes --MS—yes --HS—no (Academic Early Warning)
ISAT/PSAE Results 2010 Grades 3-8, 11 Reading Grades 3-8, 11 Mathematics Grades 4, 7, 11 Science Grade 11 Writing
11-12 Goals & Challenges “Leading the Way” 1. Continue the Race to 100% -Continue “Leading the Way” in Grundy County -Catch the last few kids…We’ve proven it can be done!!! -If this isn’t your goal, you are in the wrong business. -Targeted assistance!
11-12 Goals & Challenges 2. Continue Building Relationships -Rigor, Relevance & Relationships -Teacher—Student TOP PRIORITY!!! "Students won't be successful in class unless they have a relationship with their teacher and that family has a relationship with their school.” -Made progress, but still work to do
11-12 Goals & Challenges 3.Lead in Common Core Implementation -It’s not about changes in curriculum, but rather changes in instruction -Old Paradigm--Teacher does the work -New Paradigm--Students do the work -Higher Level Thinking -Impact on Standardized Testing -To be ready for Fall, 2014, we have to start now!
11-12 Goals & Challenges 4. Lead in Implementation of Education Reforms -SB 315: Performance Evaluation Reform Act --Impacts Evaluation Instrument Changes to ratings by Sept 1, 2012 Include student performance by Sept 1, 2015
11-12 Goals & Challenges -SB 7 Education Reform Act --Survey of Learning Conditions --Mandated School Board Member Training --Revocation of Certificates by State Sup’t for Unsatisfactory Performance --Modifications to Collective Bargaining Process --Changes to Tenure Rules --Changes to RIF Process These reforms are not obstacles, but rather opportunities!!!
11-12 Goals & Challenges 5.Grading Practices --Critically examine our grading practices --What do our grades reflect? --Does our grading system communicate or compensate? Grades must be a true reflection of what student know and are able to do, and not a measure of compliance.
Vision for District #1 -Continuous Improvement- “I promise you that at this precise moment next year, our school district will be better or worse than it is right now. It will not be the same; the choice to improve it or let it decay is wholly and undeniably ours.”
District #1 Must “Lead the Way” “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson -Common Core -Ed Reform Initiatives -Grading -Building Relationships -Getting to 100%
The Lighthouse District
Today Insurance & Wellness Questions & Answers Union Mtgs/Support Staff Mtg to Follow Back to Buildings Tomorrow 7:15-7:55 a.m. Continental Breakfast (optional) NO Food or Drink in Auditorium!!! 8-10:00 a.m. Jim Burgett (Doom to Zoom) 10-3:30 Staff Development Activities
Have a Great Year!!! Leading the Way