MSBA/MASA Presentation October 3, 2015 Mr. Micheal Fisk Dr. Marc Doss Dr. Kristee Lorenz

Knob Noster R-VIII School District + Network for Educator Effectiveness = Journey of Instructional Growth to Build the Capacity of Teachers and Administrators

 Board of Education’s Desire to Move from Good to Great as a Learning Organization  Donald Mc Adams “Board members believe that their districts can achieve excellence and commit themselves to this result.”  Jim Collins “Good is the Enemy of Great.”  Donald McAdams “Boards committed to student learning and high performance and all district operations, establish standards and goals for every commitment they make and measure performance… The bottom line is what boards value, they must measure, for what gets measured gets done.”

Knob Noster R-VIII School District’s Desire to Move from Good to Great Step One: Assess Our Current Reality  No Urgency to Change our Current Practice  Tenured Teachers  DESE Accredited with Distinction 8 Consecutive Years  Embraced Status Quo  Comprehensive School Improvement Plan and Building Improvement Plans Needed Alignment and Fidelity of Implementation

Step Two: Share New DESE Expectations  MSIP 5  Common Core  Missouri Wavier  Required New Teacher and Leader Evaluation System Aligned to New Standards

Step Three: Framing the Discussions to Focus Upon the Teaching and Learning Process  Dr. Marzano’s Research-Based Best Practices  Professor John Hattie’s Research-Visible Learning  Dr. DuFour’s-Professional Learning Communities

Step Four: Discover the Gaps  Ineffective and Infrequent PBTE Process  Lack of Timely and Specific Feedback  Reflective Dialogue on Professional Practice Missing  Disconnected and Unaligned Professional Development  Curriculum Updates Needed to Prepare for Common Core

Step Five: Take Action to Insure that Instructional Leadership is the New Priority  Realization that our District must Build the Capacity of Administrators and Teachers  Searching for Resources to Support this Effort  District Collaboration with NEE  Train Administrative Team on Using the NEE System

Step Six: Introduce the NEE Multiple Measure Teacher Evaluation System  Requirement to Implement a New Teacher/Administrator Evaluation System Aligned to the New Teacher/Leader Standards  NEE System Emphasizes Growth and Feedback  NEE System Marries Evaluation with Professional Development/Growth

Step Seven: Build Instructional Leadership  Marshall Book Study  Feedback-Fierce Conversations  Rutherford Instructional Feedback Training  Goal of Coaching our Team to Greatness  Calibrating our NEE Scores  Modeling for our Teachers  Principals Emerge as Instructional Leaders/Resources for Teachers

Step Eight: Implementation of the NEE System  Focused Support Provided by NEE Staff  Professional Development Aligned to NEE System Standards and Indicators  Contracted with the American Alliance for Innovative Schools to Provide Additional High Quality Professional Development

Network for Educator Effectiveness System

 Student Learning Outcomes  Classroom Observation – ▪ Eight 10-minute mini-observations ▪ A few full-period observations  Unit of Instruction  Professional Development Plan  Student Survey

 The system provides EdHub—Online Educator Training Resource Network  High-Quality Mini-Course content focused on Educator skill development  Computer or tablet compatible ---- HTML5  Tracks educator activities and results to provide increased accountability

Knob Noster R-VIII Highlighting the Impact of the Journey Toward Improving Instruction

Evaluation Philosophy Shift 8-10 Mini Observations annually Timely Feedback Building Capacity through Instructional Coaching Individualized Professional Learning Multiple Measures 1-2 Formal Observations annually 1 Surprise evaluation annually 1 summative conversation for feedback

Step Nine: Assess Impact on Student Achievement  Positive Trends in Elementary STAR Reading Scores  Positive Trends in Study Island Math Scores in Elementary and Middle School

Step Nine: Assess Impact on Student Achievement Continued…………………  Elementary MAP Math Student Scores Grew by 6.9%  Elementary MAP ELA Student Scores Grew by 19.1%  MS ELA Student Scores Grew by 6.3%  HS Social Studies Student Scores Grew by 7.2%  HS Biology Student Scores Grew by 11.1%  All MAP Student Scores were Significantly Above the State Average  Statewide Student Achievement MAP Data Points Reveal that the Knob Noster R- VIII School District Ranked in the Top 12% in English Language Arts, Top 14% in Math, Top 11% in Social Studies, and Top 26% in Science  High Correlations Between Student and Teacher Group as Reflected by NEE Evaluation Indicators

Step Ten: Work Toward Full Implementation of the NEE System  PLC Collaboration, Structures, and Calendar Enhanced to Support this Effort  Implement the Principal, Library Media Specialist, Speech Pathologists, Para Professional, and School Counselor NEE Evaluation Systems  Pilot the Superintendent NEE Evaluation System  Continue to Provide High Quality Professional Development for All Team Members

 Board of Education Members Promote Collective Accountability for the Teaching and Learning Process and Student Achievement  Continue to Review Data Points and Provide Resources to Support District CSIP Goals  Creation of a Mission 2020 Plan to Strategically Plan Over the Next 5 Years to Allocate Resources/Updates Needed to Support Instructional Resources, Technology, Facilities, Transportation, and Extra-Curricular Programming  Entire Learning Organization is Committed to Continuous Growth