1. John Tyler High School, Tyler ISD Grades 9-12 Shon Joseph, Executive Principal Michael Timms, Associate Principal of Curriculum and Instruction 903-262-2860 phone 903-531-9921 fax Shon.joseph@tylerisd.org Michael.timms@tylerisd.org Jt.tylerisd.org

2. “To transform a school’s culture, especially in a low performing high school, a principal must be supported by effective district policies that focus on a “schoolwide, systemic approach to improving professional learning and collaborative practices,” according to – Meeting the Challenge NewsLeader, March 2011 p.7 www.all4ed.org Meeting the Challengewww.all4ed.org

3. Region 10 Assistant Principal of the Year Region 7 Assistant Principal of the Year Region 7 Principal of the Year 6+ years leading T.E.A. Recognized Campuses Recognized Teacher Awards Successfully led two campuses to exit AYP School Improvement

4. 1900+ students 85%+ Economically Disadvantaged 55% Hispanic 44% African American 31% LEP 7% Special Education 91%+ At Risk Stage 4 AYP Academically Unacceptable

5. April 5, 2010 ◦ Full prep for TAKS- 20+ teachers absent ◦ 2 ISS classrooms (1 with police) ◦ 10 police officers ◦ Radio sounded like an episode of cops ◦ State assessment scores down with no bottom in sight ◦ Teachers openly insubordinate ◦ 1 st floor was AMC Grand ◦ Outside Central Park ◦ On our way to having over 250+ fights RUN! http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=nQA5MckVHSc&feature =player_detailpage http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=nQA5MckVHSc&feature =player_detailpage http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=ldYNQNStcOI&feature= player_detailpage http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=ldYNQNStcOI&feature= player_detailpage

6.  Transforming Instructional Practice  Effective School Operations  The Charge: 21 st Century Leadership

7. Perhaps…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?featur e=player_detailpage&v=VgV7Ehwg24U

8. Or this http://www1.teachertube.com/viewVid eo.php?video_id=30&title=Walkthroug hs_and_Learning_Objectives

9. “We must pull the weeds before we plant new seeds.”

10. Startling Statistics:  Nationally, 3 of 10 students will not graduate in the typical 4 years. (more than 4 out of 10 for African American and Hispanic students)  75% of high school dropouts were not working in 2004.  Texas dropouts cost this state over $32 billion dollars annually.  Class of 2011- cost $9.6billion

11. Startling Statistics:  High school dropouts are twice as likely to live in poverty.  7 of the 10 fastest growing career fields require some college.  Businesses report students are not leaving school with the required skill set to enter the workforce.

12. “The decision to drop out is a dangerous one for the student. Dropouts are much more likely than their peers who graduate to be unemployed, living in poverty, receiving public assistance, in prison, on death row, unhealthy, divorced, and single parents with children who drop out from high school themselves.” Silent Epidemic 2008

13. Areas to address:  Vision/ organization structure  Rigorous classes  Engaging instruction  A support system/ examine resource allocations

14. Michael Timms

15. The Intended Curriculum The Implemented Curriculum The Attained Curriculum C-Scope ISP Notebooks Campus-based Assessments IFD VAD YAG ISPs PCAs/daily 24/6 12/3 3/1 3/6 Student Tracking Forms Requires Teamwork and Fidelity of Implementation

16. Test Score Disaggregation Timeline Development Instructional Focus Assessments Tutorials Enrichment Maintenance Monitoring

17. Shon Joseph

18. Establish a calmer, safer learning environment to enable teachers to spend more time teaching ◦ Break the cycle of negative attitudes, set an optimistic tone ◦ Creation of smaller schools within the school-gradual Examine budget allocations to maximize each dollar- 1 st year-criteria Common planning and cross-curricular afterschool PLCs Interview leadership staff to determine best fit Form the School Improvement Corp-consist of all stakeholders Schedules and agendas for all meetings

19. Principal House Principals Dean of Student Services PBIS Coaches Associate Principal

20.  Track attendance and resolve errors  Identify students within 3 weeks of school and make contact with them (develop screener)  Monitor 1-2 period absences daily  Establish a core group of teachers to monitor student attendance and meet with students.  Develop a summer outreach program to keep contact with students throughout the summer

21. View our online HandbooksReview handouts- 8 documentsShon Joseph/903-262-2860

23.  Many schools have faculty and staff who want a better school. ◦ safe learning environment ◦ High student achievement ◦ A part of a team  Turnaround principals must work on the system and not in it. ◦ Easy to lose sight of the vision when you are in the system.- ◦ Build capacity  Everyone sees the vision. Everyone wants to be apart of a winner

24. A Systems Approach John Tyler High School

25. Here we come to save the DAY!