Superintendent’s Zone Mission DistrictInstructional Leadership Team Network
Session #1
Karling Aguilera-FortRegina Piper
November 12, 2014
Welcome Teams!
Bryant Buena Vista Horace
MannCesar ChavezLeonard FlynnSanchez
Warm up
(4 minutes)Read the quotes on the back of your agenda from
Professional Capital by Andy Hargreaves and Michael Fullan.
(4 minutes)Underline a phrase or sentence and jot down a personal
connection you make to this Find a partner from another school, introduce yourself
Discuss
Session Outcomes
Begin to develop a Theory of Action that will address the needs of identified focal students within each school and across the SZMD
Identify the leadership actions that are required in order to address the academic and social emotional needs of our focal students
Continue to strengthen relational trust among members of our SZMD ILTs and identify ways of building relational trust with our focal group of students
Feedback and Adjustments
You Liked…Flexibility and support for school
teams to work togetherSharing across school teams
You Wanted…Alignment and consistency among the
various meeting structures zone and school-wide
Adjustments…We have initiated the alignment between systems, processes and documents (BSC, SQII, CORE and Networks)
Agenda
3:00-3:20 Warm-up, Welcome, Overview
3:20-4:30 Site team Planning
4:35-5:25 Cross-School Sharing
5:25-5:30 Feedback/Closing
Norms
Stay engaged (Be Present)
Trust the process and assume best intentions
(Keep equity at the center and be part of the solution)
Equity of Voice
SZMD ILT Network 2014-15
Zone Priority:
Accelerate the learning of our ELs and African-American students by…..Monitoring the progress of our Focal Student Groups
(LTELs/AAs)
Regularly analyzing student work & data in order to inform our actions to support students
Continuously improving the impact of our individual and collective actions on student achievement and emotional well-being
Student’s Experiences in Classrooms
Accelerate the achievement for our EL and African-American students
Teacher PracticesStudent-Centered
Learning EnvironmentPedagogical Framework
Shared LeadershipStrengthened by an engaged and high-functioning ILT
Relational Trust
ILTs in
Action
Theory of Action for SZMD Leadership Learning Network
If We…….
Focus on a Problem of Practice
Support schools to be intentional about their instructional priorities, and align all their actions to these priorities
Create a space that allows shared leadership and shared responsibility
Provide opportunities for staff to work together in this setting and increase relational trust among and across teams
Then….
We will accelerate the learning of our African-American, Latino and English Learner students.
Site Team Time
1. As a team discuss, enhance and understand the site Data Story, Equity Dilemma & Problem of Practice developed by the IRF and/or other team members(10 min) 2. Write a brief statement that explains the rationale for selecting these focal students (5 min.)3. Get to know your focal students using data (30 min.) Consider the following:
• What patterns/trends become apparent?• What assumptions can you make based on these?
4. Begin to construct a Theory of Action for focal students (25 min)
Theory of Action for Focal Students“If we…, then our focal students will…”
If we (teachers, support staff, all staff within the school):
*School –Wide Systemic Use of Data
*Teacher Collaboration
*Professional Development
*InstructionalCoaching
If teachers, within each classroom: Instruction & Assessment:(CCSS and SEL)
Then, our focal students will demonstrate: Academic (outcomes & measures):
Social-emotional learning (SEL) (outcomes & measures):
Sharing ProtocolTeam #1:
Presents site Problem of Practice (POP), rationale for focal student group and Theory of Action for focal students (5min/7min)
Partner Team(s):
Consider what you heard/did not hear re: instructional strategies (academic and SEL), measurements/ways of monitoring & making adjustments: Clarifying Questions (3min/5min) Probing Questions (5min/7min)
Team #1: Reflection/Response (2min/4min)
Total time: 15 minutes/23 minutes
Switch!
Sharing Groups
1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round
Bryant Chavez BVHM
Flynn Sanchez
Final ILT Team Check-in
Think about the school wide systems that exist, how will you engage your colleagues and develop a shared commitment to this work back at your site to address the needs of your focal students?
For CORE Pairing Teams: What next steps are needed to support your work? Who will be involved? When? (some upcoming events: BVHM Rounds 11/19, ILT Network Meeting 1/14, Bryant Rounds, 1/21)
Closing & Next Steps
THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL WORK!Homework Share your work with your ILT/staff back at your sitesContinue to develop your Theory of Action for focal
studentsIdentify/collect evidence of your work to address focal
student needs
AnnouncementsNext ILT Meeting: January 21, 2015
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Superintendent’s Zone Mission DistrictInstructional Leadership Team Network
Session #1
Karling Aguilera-FortRegina Piper
November 12, 2014