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MSBA/MASA 2012
The Power of People
Using Public Engagement to Drive your Mission, Vision and Strategic
Plan
Dr. Keith Marty, SuperintendentParkway School District – St. Louis, Missouri
September 29, 2012
BACKGROUND
• “Project Parkway” started in 2009• Wanted to go beyond compliance with
state requirements for public involvement• Create dynamic, active plan that creates
tangible results for students• Taken time to build a system for ongoing
collaboration and shared decisionmaking• Using system to make key decisions such
as hiring new superintendent
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Changed start/dismissal times at all 28 schools• Lengthened elementary school day• Implemented full-day Kindergarten• Changed attendance area boundary lines• Changed calendar to accommodate PLCs• Created new teacher evaluation/development
model• Overhauled Algebra I• Changed from class rank to cum laude system• Began BYOD technology plan• Reduced $8 million from budget without
compromising the plan3
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BACKGROUND
• Parkway School District– Suburban St. Louis County, 18k students, 28
schools– 70% caucasian; 16% African-American; 11% Asian– 140,000 residents; 8 municipalities– No Parkway “home town”
• Why we decided to change our approach– State requirement– Desire for change and greater community input– Desire to create plan that truly drives our work
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• Democracy and public education go hand-in-hand
• Gets community involved in decisionmaking• Transparency promotes accountability,
ownership and TRUST• Helps identify/recruit future volunteer leaders• Should be part of district’s CSIP planning process• Can stimulate momentum for change• And finally...it’s required!
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: WHY BOTHER?
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INITIAL GOVERNANCE PROCESS
• Sets district goals
• Approves the plan
• Reviews the plan
• Monitors implementation
• Recommends improvement
• Develops plan based on goals
• Monitors progress toward goals
• Provides leadership for committees
Task Forces (as needed)
Task Forces (as needed)
Task Forces (as needed)
Goal 2Working Group
Goal 3Working Group
Goal 1Working Group
SteeringCommittee
Board of Education
Composition:
• BOE liaison
• Superintendent
• Co-chairs from working groups (parent and staff member)
• Teacher and administrator reps
• At-large community reps
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GET HELP IF YOU NEED IT
• Authentic Education, Hopewell, NJ
• Dr. Grant Wiggins• authenticeducation.o
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THE HOUSE
Project Parkway Timeline 2009 to 2011
April 8, 2010
Town Hall Meeting
Steering Committee
Schools/Departments
February 2009
May 18, 2009
Project Parkway Community Kick-
Off and Draft Mission
Statement
March 24, 2010 Steering Committee Mtg
*Updates from Goal Committees
Oct. 22 2009
Town Hall Meeting
Jan. 27-28, 2010
Meeting with Dr. Wiggins
*Updates from Goal
Committees
June 9-10, 2010 Steering Committee
Meeting
March 2011
Review Proposed Goals and Focus
Areas
April 2011
Draft of CSIP with Mission, Vision and Learning
Principles to BOE for Final
Approval
April 14, 2011 Town Hall Meeting
May 18, 2009
Goals and Focus Areas Presented
with Mission
March 2011
Proposed Goals and Focus Areas to Steering Committee
Dec. 2010 - Feb. 2011
Prepare strategies and action steps for CSIP
May 28-29, 2009 Understanding by Design Dec/May 2011
School 5 Year Goals
February 2009 June 2009 January 2010 June 2010 January 2011 June 2011
August 4, 2009
Organizational Meeting
August 4, 2009
Organizational Meeting
Draft Mission and Vision
Sept. 23-24, 2009 Meeting with Dr. Wiggins
*Updates from Goal Committees
(2009/2010 School Year) District Audit of Drafted Mission
3/23/10
June 16, 2010
Take Mission, Vision & Learning Principles to BOE for Approval
July 2011 – Implem
entation & M
onitoring - 2016
June 2010
Needs Assessment Statements to Steering Committee
June 2010 – Dec. 2010
On hold
(2009/2010 School Year)
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Summer 2009
Goal Committee Reading Assignments from Goal Leaders
Goal Committees
June 2009 – November 2010 Schools and Departments engage in Schooling by Design process, as appropriate to their setting, either with their own Mission work or in conversation around the district mission. The goal is alignment to District Mission,
Vision and Learning Principles . Please use the above references as a guideline as appropriate.
October 21, 2010 Town Hall Meeting
December 2010
Steering Committee will have prioritized Goal Committee needs assessment findings and
reported back to Goals Committees
March – May 2010 Focus on Learning
Principles (pg. 67-74 of Toolkit)
Dec. 2009 – Feb. 2010 Focus on Vision
(pg. 51-66 of Toolkit)
June 1-2-3, 2009 Schooling by
Design
Aug. – Nov. 2009 Focus on Mission (pg. 41-50 of Toolkit)
Summer – Dec. 2010 Tune and Revise Mission,
Vision and Learning Principles
December 2010
Schools/Departments Mission and/or Vision
are aligned with District Mission, Vision, and Learning Principles
May 19, 2010Take Final Draft of Mission, Vision &
Learning Principles to BOE for First Read
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“PROJECT PARKWAY”
“PROJECT PARKWAY”
• New governance process started in 2009• Open to anyone in community; all mtgs open• Very inclusive: 400+ volunteers with 30-
member steering committee• Monthly meetings + subcommittee work• 30 subcommittees and 8 task forces• Planned “backwards” from mission & vision• Very labor intensive!
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HOW WE ORGANIZED OUR WORK
• 2009-10– Steering Cmte developed mission, vision, broad goals– Larger group conducted a needs-assessment (30
subcommittees)
• 2010-11– Steering Cmte developed measurable objectives under goals– Larger group studied key areas identified in needs-
assessment (8 task forces)– Made key decisions based on task force recommendations
• 2011-12– Implemented plan and began monitoring progress– Created staff “action teams” and volunteer “advisory teams”– Implemented changes based on key decisions (e.g., start-
dismissal time changes, length of school day, full-day kindergarten, boundary changes, etc.)
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WHERE ARE WE NOW, AND WE ARE WE GOING?
To ensure all students are capable, curious and confident learners who understand and
respond to the challenges of an ever-changing world.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
STRUCTURES AND LEADERS
• Designing the Goals & Structures– 6 Goals & 19 Measurable Objectives
• Leading & Communicating the Work:– Members of Superintendent’s Action Team
• Structures:– District Action Teams– Quarterly Project Parkway Meetings– Project Parkway Advisories
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Supt’s Action Team /8:30-11:30 AM/Weekly Keith Marty, Asst. Carol Chlanda
Operations Action Team/2:00-4:00 PM/Monthly -2nd Monday Mark Stockwell, Joy Torgerson and Keith Marty, Asst. Joyce Pezold
Technology Action Team/9:30-11:30 am—1st Tues
Mark Stockwell, Tom Swoboda, Steve VanMater & Asst. Joyce Pezold
District Assesment & Data:Progress Monitoring Intervention Action Team - 2nd Tues –9:30-11:30
PARS Advisory 11:30-12:30- Kevin Beckner, John Barrow, Asst. Ann Wills
Special Education Action Team –3rd Tues-9:30-11:30-Chelsea
Watson, Steve Colombo, Marie Burke, Lisa Merideth & Asst. Barb Pohle
Student Social Emotional Action Team/4th Tues 9:30-11:30
(Credit Review/11:30-12:30) Chelsea Watson, Steve Colombo, Michael Barolak, Charlotte Ijei & Asst. Dora Patterson
Principal Professional Learning Team – Monthly
Desi Kirchhofer, Chelsea Watson, Lisa Merideth & Asst. Linda Lococo
Principal Data and Best Practice Meeting - Fall/Winter/Spring Keith Marty , Desi Kirchhofer, Chelsea Watson, Lisa Merideth & Kevin Beckner—by Level/Area
Teaching, Learning,Accountability Action Team 1st and 3rd Thurs
8:30-11:30 am—Lisa Merideth, Asst. Vickie Herdler
Student Services 2nd and 4th Thurs
8:30-11:30 am—Chelsea Watson, Asst. Linda Cappaert
Assistant Principal Professional Learning Team–AM/PM/Monthly
Desi Kirchhofer, Chelsea Watson, Lisa Merideth & Asst. Linda Lococo
Project Parkway Leadership(Action Team, Measurable Objective and Advisory Leaders)
Desi Kirchhofer & Paul Tandy—Monthly
AFTER SCHOOL BEFORE / AFTER SCHOOL
1st Monday —Primary Grades Action Team - Lisa Merideth 2nd Monday—Responding to the Ever-Changing World—Denise Pupillo, Toby McQuerrey, Jennifer Stanfill 3rd Monday — Assessment Action Team—Kevin Beckner 4th Monday— Teacher Evaluation Action Team—Liz
School Meetings/Development 1st & 2nd Wed of Month-Curriculum Action Teams
Lead by Curriculum Coordinators
3rd Wed of Month—Professional Learning Action Team (PLAT) Liz Morrison
4th Wed of Month -Counseling/Social Workers—Charlotte Ijei
1st - Diversity in Action Team Charlotte Ijei & Sara Moulder
2nd -PNEA (BOD) 3rd - PNEA (Reps)
4th -TFC Action Team—Tom Swoboda
MONTHLY / QUARTERLY
Project Parkway Advisory Team (Steering Committee) Desi Kirchhofer & Paul Tandy
7/24/12 (Tues) • 10/17/12 • 1/23/13 • 4/17/13
8:30 to 11:30 AM on Wednesday @ ISC Room A
Professional Development Calendar 2012-2013
Project Parkway Committee (locations rotated @ HS)
9/24/12 • 11/12/12 • 2/11/13 • 4/29/13
7:00 to 9:00 pm /Monday - (HS Students Included)• Technology Advisory • Social Studies Advisory • Assessment /Grading Advisory • Curiosity & Creativity Advisory• ESOL Advisory Extended Learning Facilities 2020 Advisory Opportunities School Climate • Wellness Advisory
ROLE OF LEADERSHIP
• Recruiting membership• Clarify roles and purpose
– Individual & group
• Making the most of the time• Communicating the work• Monitoring the work
GOALS 1 & 2 IN OUR PLAN
• “Capable” and “Curious” Learners– Common Core Standards (relevancy in the
curriculum)– Assessment Practices (cornerstone
assessments, standards-based, next generation, creativity and curiosity)
GOAL 3 IN OUR PLAN
• “Confident” Learners– Social-emotional Learning
Standards– School Climate– Character Education– Career Pathways
GOAL 4 IN OUR PLAN
• Professional Learning Communities– Focus on successful implementation and
supervision of PLCs
GOAL 5 IN OUR PLAN
• Recruit and Develop– Administrator evaluation and development
model– Continue monitoring and improving teacher
evaluation and development model– Recruit a more diverse workforce with skills
to help advance our plan
GOAL 6 IN OUR PLAN
• Finance, Facilities and Resource Allocation– Fiscal responsibility– Facilities 2020 planning– Efficiency measures– Technology
2012-13 BOARD REPORTS
• October: Goal 1 Report (Capable Learners)• November: Goal 2 Report (Curious Learners)• December: Goal 3 Report (Confident Learners)• January: Goal 4 Report (Professional Communities)• February: Social Studies Program Evaluation• March: Goal 5 report (Recruit, Employ, Develop)• April: ESOL Program Evaluation • May: Goal 6 report (Finance & Resource Allocation)• June 2013 (retreat): Review, Feedback, Adjust Plan
MONITORING THE PLAN
• Transparency of Action Teams
• Public Accountability
QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION?
The Power of People
Using Public Engagement to Drive your Mission, Vision and Strategic
Plan
Dr. Keith Marty, SuperintendentParkway School District – St. Louis, Missouri
September 29, 2012