Superintendent Goals
2007-2008 Update
District Level Leadership Research
McRel
Internationally recognized private, non-profit organization in Denver, Colorado dedicated to improving education for all students through applied research, product development, and service (Robert Marzano)
From a meta-analysis that began with over 4500 studies that was narrowed down to 27, there were 3 major findings about district leadership
Major Findings
There is a relationship between district-level leadership and student achievement; district-level leadership matters
There are six district leadership responsibilities with a statistically and positive significant effect on student achievement
Leaders perceived as strong do not always have a positive impact on achievement
Six District Leadership Responsibilities
Collaborative goal setting process Non-negotiable goals for achievement and
instruction Board alignment with and support of district goals Use of resources to support the goals for
achievement and instruction Monitoring goals for achievement and instruction Define autonomy: Superintendent relationship
with schools
Strategic Plan
Vision
Mission
Goals
Vision and Mission
VISIONKyrene’s vision is to prepare all students to meet future educational and life challenges in order to make positive contributions to society.
MISSIONTo realize our vision, Kyrene seeks to inspire and engage our diverse community of students, staff, families and citizens to ensure continuous academic achievement and personal growth for every student.
District Goals
Overall Goal: Student Achievement
Supporting Goals
Resource Allocation
School Facilities
High Quality Employees
Parental and Community Involvement
Goals of Senior Leadership Team
Improve academic achievement (#1)
Develop new employee compensation system (#4)
Improve teacher evaluation system (#4)
Reduce teacher absenteeism (#4)
Address AYP issues (#1)
Report and update on facilities plans; particularly construction projects (#3)
Eliminate audit findings for student attendance (#2)
Continuous Student Growth
4 Pronged Approach
Quality Instruction Professional Development Enhanced Assessment Tools Evaluation and Accountability
1. Improve Academic Achievement
District Academic Achievement Goals
2004 - 2010 MSS-EOG District Average Percent Proficient
40
60
80
100
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Goal
Grade 3
Grade 5
Grade 8
2010 MSS Proficiency Goals
Grade 3 80%
Grade 5 85%
Grade 8 90%
(See chart for all grade level goals)
District Academic Achievement Goals
2004 - 2010 CASS-EOGDistrict Average Percent Proficient
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20
40
60
80
100
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Goal
Grade 3
Grade 5
Grade 8
2010 CASS Proficiency Goals
Grade 3 75%
Grade 5 80%
Grade 8 90%
(See chart for all grade level goals)
2. Develop new employee compensation system
New format for teacher compensation established
Work still to be completed TBD component will be based upon state funding
and Governing Board decision Plan for educational credits is in development and
will be completed by December of 2008 Review of 301 performance pay plan will occur in
fall of 2008
Work with other 2 employee groups beginning (Support Staff, Administrators)
3. Improve teacher evaluation system
Improvements TEGS – July 2008 PGP – Winter 2008 (anticipated)
Training for teachers and evaluators will be conducted in the summer and fall of 2008
Baseline data about teachers meeting the standards will be established August 2009
4. Reduce teacher absenteeism
Reduce variability between schools from 3.0% to 1.5%
Decrease average absenteeism rate from 4.9 % to 3.0% (95.1% present to 97% present)
Long term solutions team will continue to develop effective strategies
5. Address AYP issues
All schools will make AYP in the fall of 2008
All schools will make AYP in the fall of 2009
All schools will be out of school improvement by the fall of 2010
6. Report and update on facilities plans; particularly construction projects
Semi-annual reports to Governing Board
Project specific reports on a timely basis
7. Eliminate audit findings for student attendance
Demonstrated reduction in findings from the 2005-06 year to the 2006-07 year
Reduce the number of findings from 2006-07 to 2007-08
Implement weekly school based audits on attendance records
Implement annual internal audits on attendance records
Implement online attendance procedures at all schools by May 2008
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