1. Getting Results with a Winning Culture BENSON HIGH SCHOOL
School Culture
By Ben Rodriguez
Principal
Benson, Arizona

2. Objective
By the end of the session we want to take all the research, and lessons learned to GET RESULTS with a winning culture.
Can Replicate

3. Roland Barth, Founder of the Harvard’s Principal Center
“The nature of relationships among the adults and students in a school… has a greater influence on student achievement than anything else.”

4. Raymond J. McNulty International Center for Leadership in Education
Teachers cannot be as effective as possible in their classrooms if they don’t know who they are teaching. You can’t learn about your students without Talking with them.

5. “Turning High Poverty Schools into High Performing Schools”
suggest that making sure every student is connected to a caring adult is paramount to their success.

6. Contestants Activity #1

8. Step 1. Clear Goals Laser like focus on the target
in the midst of the school whirlwind.

9. Leadership Lessons learned
Key Points:
'Keep it simple, stupid‘ (K.I.S.S.)
Master Leaders say no to good things and stick to the best things
Start purging some good things

10. Most influencing factors
John Hattie’s Research
Most influencing factors
to impact learning
Your text here
Circle top 3

11. 1. Self-Reporting Grades

12. Self-Reporting Grades
2. Classroom Behavior

13. Self-Reporting Grades
Top 3
Self-Reporting Grades
2. Classroom Behavior
3. Teacher Student
Relationships

14. Having ONE ATTITUDE!
contributes to living the vision
and action plan.

16. Year 1
2012 School Year

17. Year 3
School Year

18. CORE VALUES
RESPONSIBILITY
RESPECT
CONFLICT
POSITIVE PLACE
Handout

19. a deliberate Part of your
Step 2. ACTIONS
Making Connections
a deliberate Part of your
‘Action Plan’

20. Teacher vs. Student Comparison Survey
Relationships
T – I care about students as individuals, or if they are absent
80%
S – They care about students as individuals, or if they are absent
31%
49 pts
Ray McNulty, Roland Barth, Bill Gates

21. Teacher vs. Student Comparison Survey
2017 Relationships
T – I care about students as individuals, or if they are absent
86%
S – They care about students as individuals, or if they are absent
71%
15 pts.
Ray McNulty, Roland Barth, Bill Gates

22. FOCUS can create larger levels of contribution, joy, fun, success and passion. 2000 WALKS- STARS

23. SHOW value weekly. Reward those that are running through brick walls for you!

24. CARD Champion of Education Positive Culture
“Our award winning staff works together
to build a positive culture, and focus on student learning.”

25. Step 3. KEEP A COMPELLING ‘SCOREBOARD’
Allows everyone to know all the
time if we are winning or losing.
Accountability to each other
Contribute- Posted for staff to see

26. ‘STARS FOR STUDENTS’

27. GRADE LEVEL TEAM DATA

28. 9th Grade Team 97.8% 10th Grade Team 81.2% 11th Grade Team 82.5%
TOTAL DATA
9th Grade Team %
10th Grade Team %
11th Grade Team %
12th Grade Team %

29. Dept Data Electives 68% Math 41% English 35% Social Studies 25%
2012
Electives %
Math %
English %
Social Studies %
Science 7%

30. Dept Data
2017
Electives %
Math %
English %
Social Studies %
Science %

31. Math 2017 Results Algebra I Increased 12% Geometry Increased 16%
Algebra II Increased 21%

32. CREATE A CADENCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
STEP 4. Deliberate plan for experts to
share their craft in a team approach.

33. STEP 4 Key Points….. Meet Every Monday- 30 min
Grade level Teams
Meet Every Monday- 30 min
2 Agenda Items:
Relationships & Instruction
Pride Reports:
Minutes, Staff BBQ, & Board

34. DISCIPLINE REFERAL DATA
539
347

35. Responsibility
Discipline Process
Consistency

37. Responsibility Focused Discipline Plan Script
Action Plan Script
Harry Wong

38. Lessons Learned….
Words are Powerful Words impact relationships Relationships impact school culture Culture impacts results