Burbank High SchoolGAINING COMMITMENT

FROM STAFF

YESENIA CORDOVAPRINCIPAL

Culture is the most powerful source of leverage for bringing about change in school-or any organization for

that matter.

- Thomas J. Sergiovanni, Moral Leadership:Getting to the Heart of School Improvement, 1992

Objectives:

▪To share how the journey began▪Prioritizing our efforts▪Creating teacher commitment (PLC)

Role of the Principal: The Journey

Observe and conduct an informal needs assessment.▪Teacher Leaders▪Followers▪Complacent Teachers▪Getting a paycheck – going through the motions.

Willard R. Daggett, Ed.D., Founder and Chairman of the International Center for Leadership in Education

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Willard R. Daggett, Ed.D., Founder and Chairman of the International Center for Leadership in Education

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Willard R. Daggett, Ed.D., Founder and Chairman of the International Center for Leadership in Education

It Takes a Village to Educate a Child

STRATEGIC PLANNING

Burbank Agreements• Establish a Culture of Trust

• Engage in Open and Authentic Communication

• Recognize Genuine Concern

• Recognize and Respect Others’ Views of Learning

• Create an Open and Supportive Environment

BURBANK DN TEAM BELIEFS

▪We have high, common, and consistent expectations.

▪We practice shared leadership and responsibility.

▪We have collaborative discourse for collegial and student support.

▪We foster a school-wide culture of learning.

▪We foster a positive school climate of caring and respect.

▪We use best and reflective teaching practices.

▪We are accountable for student learning outcomes.

▪We build professional teacher/leader capacity.

▪We are solution-oriented and student-centered.

PILLAR 1 – TEACHER TEAMS

▪ 9th grade – EWI & Interdisciplinary Meetings /Teachers developed team roles & definitions

▪ Lots of professional learning opportunities where teachers and staff participated in teams – including coaching, 9th grade retreat, etc.

▪ Building Capacity of Dept. Chairs as PLC leaders and having them grow their departments.

▪ Diplomas Now Team modeled team roles and expectations.▪ Opportunities to learn and grow.

▪ Teachers support what they help create

PILLAR 2 –PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

▪ Burbank’s major focus has been C&I /Professional Learning – Immediate focus = Shifting from Teaching to Learning/ LITERACY Across the Curriculum

▪ STAAR EOC FOCUS - Using data to make instructional decisions.

▪ Addressing the culture of an organization/classrooms changes outcomes for students – Love the kids and they will learn.

▪ Opportunities for dialogue

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PILLAR 2 –PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

Examples of learning opportunities▪ Literacy Across the Curriculum▪ Working towards grade level common assessments▪ Team Building -ROPES/Teacher Retreat

▪ Never Work Harder Than the Students Series

▪ Teach Like A Champion

▪ Content Area Test Prep▪ Data Analysis▪ PLC Building at all levels▪ Lots of Learning/Data Walks & Coaching Sessions

PILLAR 3 – TIERED STUDENT SUPPORT▪ Professional learning for students during the school day

▪ Coaches hosting student pullouts for EOC prep: Math – Tues/Wed & ELA – Wed/Thurs – collaborating with teachers

▪ Progress Report conferences – feedback slips from students

▪ EWI Tracker in place as of end of January 2013▪ DN Team working alongside teachers

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PILLAR 4 – CAN DO CLIMATE

• Servant Leaders• PSAC – Principal/Student advisory Committee • Dept. Chair PLC- weekly meetings• Leadership Weekly Meetings• Diplomas Now Weekly Meetings• DN serving on both CLT and PBIS teams• FAMILY EVENTS - EOC/MATH Night, interactive homework,

VIVA MATH VEGAS NITE, Fiesta de los Libros, etc.• Coaching cycle including -videotaping of teachers• DN TEAM CONSTANTLY MODELED SHARED LEADERSHIP AND

POSITIVE CAN DO ATTITUDE

NEXT STOP - BURBANK 2013-2014• Common planning time 9th & 10th • Students scheduled in cohorts 9th

& 10th• 9th & 10th Grade interdisciplinary

teams• Dept. Chair PLCs

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” -Aristotle