Promising Practices for Sustainability

Alison LaGarry, Evaluator

Monday, February 8 – 1pm

Promising PracticesCapable Team Leadership and FormationAccommodating Schedules and GeographyStrategic Purchasing/Minimizing CostsIncorporation AI into School- or District-Wide Initiatives

Arts Integration Champions

Teachers who already have a passion for the arts, resulting in a high level of buy-in.Arts Integration champions are not always are arts educators, or even those designated as team leader.

Sustainable Organizational Configurations

Small, stable teams

Repeated units that are refined year-to-year

Large teams with a stable core

Work centered around one overarching “Big Idea”

Several individual units designed in smaller sub-teams

Accommodating Schedules and Geography

Teams thrive when they are able to encounter their unit partners throughout the day.

Proximate classroom locationsOverlapping or Common PlanningAlternate planning periods for co-teachingCommon lunch periodJoint membership on other committees

Strategic Purchasing & Planning to Minimize Costs

Purchasing non-consumable materialsEx. Math manipulatives used to create 3D shapesClass sets of books Digital cameras

Planning units that involve minimal operational costs

Incorporation into Larger Initiatives

Arts added to overall school priorities (Ex. STEAM)Perpich Arts Integration Project work seen as good curriculum development that is integral to school improvement planArts Integration team leads Professional Development workshops for entire school

Closing Thoughts

Questions?