Welcome “If there is not a big kid living inside of you, there is not a great teacher coming out of you.” -anonymous

FHS Staff Meeting Agenda School Wide Goals PowerSchool Gradebook BEPE Focus on “5” Flathead Way Recognitions Hog Wild Recognitions Heart Locker – Heart Market AdvancEd Review Late Start Schedule

Big Hairy Audacious Goals Increase Student Achievement Attendance Matters! >93% (88.6) Common Core Implementation How We Teach – Effective Lessons Homework and Grading Maintain Current Drop Out Rate 2.58% (5) Maintain Success Rate 96% Safe & Orderly Environment Consistency among staff Concerted staff effort in the hall Respect Principal’s School-Wide Goals

PowerSchool Gradebook No Zeros for Excused or School Sponsored Absences Leave Blank Use an M

How We Teach Effective Lessons

“Focus on Five” Focus on the first 5 minutes Be in halls, smile, greet kids, be positive Continue to build relationships with kids Have a bell ringer –Reflection –Problem –Word of the Day –Question of the Day Learning targets – Student friendly

Look Fors Teacher greets students at the door (smile & engage) Evidence of procedures and routines – students on time Bell Work – Students begin working without direction Room arrangement – matches instructional strategy and student needs Essential Question – activates higher-order thinking Clear introduction by the teacher which ties together the previous lesson and today’s lesson Activating strategy – Word maps, KWL or other strategies that motivate students to want to answer the Essential Question (could be connected to Bell Work) Learning Targets – A good lesson starts with a clear learning target derived from the curriculum and is accompanied by an effort to stimulate student’s curiosity or existing knowledge about what is to be learned.

Focus on “5” 89 Total Walk Throughs – 32 at the beginning of the period

Recognizing our outstanding staff! FLATHEAD WAY

Hog Wild 15 Year Pins Sue Cheff - Business Sue Corrigan – Special Services Rob Hunter - Vocational Warren Lane - Science Sue Lewis – Ag Center Shannon Robinson Dutton – PE/Health Sherry Simmons - Music Cory Wilson – Social Studies Hog Wild

Flathead HS Speech & Debate National Ranking: 68 of 8182 State Ranking: 1 of 48 District: 1 of 27

Hog Wild

Tag Team Twins

Hog Wild Wendy Putzler Jen Stebbins-Han

A Work of Art

Heart Locker – Market Nichole Heyer

External Review Exit Report Flathead High School November 9 th and 10 th

© 2015 AdvancED External Review A diagnostic process to stimulate and guide continuous improvement with a focus on: – Impact of teaching and learning – Capacity of leadership – Use of resources © 2015 AdvancED 20

© 2015 AdvancED External Review Professional judgment by the External Review Team results in: – Powerful Practices – Opportunities for Improvement – Improvement Priority – Index of Education Quality – Accreditation Recommendation © 2015 AdvancED 21

© 2015 AdvancED Findings Powerful Practice Indicator 3.1 and 1.2 Statement Flathead High School administration and staff are committed to ensuring that all students have access to a wide variety of diverse, equitable and challenging learning experiences that develop multiple learning, thinking and life skills. 22

© 2015 AdvancED Improvement Priority Indicators 3.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4,.5.5 Statement Formulate and deploy a comprehensive student assessment system and develop system-wide methodologies and structures to analyze and communicate data in order to drive curriculum and instruction, investigate student growth, and evaluate programs. 23

© 2015 AdvancED Leadership Capacity The External Review Team examined: Institutional purpose and direction Governance and leadership effectiveness Stakeholder engagement Improvement capacity Results Domain 24

© 2015 AdvancED Findings Powerful Practice Indicator 1.2, 2.4, and 4.6 Statement The leadership and staff at Flathead High School are committed to building a school culture and climate that cultivates a sense of community by fostering positive relationships and individual connections to the school. 25

© 2015 AdvancED Findings Powerful Practice Indicator 4.6 Statement Flathead High School provides a multitude of support services tailored to meet the physical, social, and emotional needs of the student population, which has contributed to a significant decrease in the dropout rate and an increase in student success. 26

© 2015 AdvancED Improvement Priority Indicators 4.4 & 4.5 Statement Develop a plan to effectively educate all stakeholders how current technology infrastructure inhibits use of digital media for the purpose of instruction and student learning to achieve district and school goals. 27

© 2015 AdvancED Continuous Improvement Improvement Priorities must be addressed within two years Beginning of a journey of improvement Deliberate and strategic actions to ensure that every child, every day is being prepared and achieving success for their future © 2015 AdvancED 28

Late Start Schedule

For the good of the order

Thank You