System of Support

1. System of Support Start with a Student in Mind

2. The ultimate goal in school improvement is for the people attached to the school to drive its continuous improvement for the sake of their own children and students. The Ultimate Goal

3. What matters most to Evan’s success?

4. It’s really very simple Proximal variables matter most – the people closest to Evan and what they do and the systems (people) that support them

5. Proximal variables to student learning The student’s – • prior learning, which teachers have provided; • metacognitive skills, which can be taught; • motivation to learn and sense of self-efficacy, which a teacher nurtures; • effort and time on task, which a teacher expects; • interaction—academic and social—with teachers and students; and, • family’s engagement and support for learning, which a teacher curries. The teacher’s - • instructional planning and classroom management; • instructional delivery through a variety of modes; • personalization (individualization) of instruction for each student; and, • taught and aligned curriculum, designed by teacher teams.

6. We are all part of that system We have large responsibilities. But we all aren’t very “proximal” to students.

7. Seeing change through to the classroom

8. Maybe a system of support should be like this Evan’s Schoolmates Evan’s Parents

9. Evan’s Family Evan’s family’s role is to: • Love him and talk with him every day • Read to him and listen to him read • Teach him to be kind and to behave in school • Aspire for him to succeed • Expect him to do his best • Build his habit of studying at home • Stay in touch with his teacher • Know his friends and their parents

10. Evan’s Teacher Evan’s teacher’s role is to: • Know Evan well and care about him • Know the subjects well and how to teach them • Meticulously plan every detail of every day • Set and reinforce clear expectations for students • Know what Evan already knows and what he needs to learn • Adapt instruction for Evan and for each student • Inspire Evan to love learning and do his best • Stay in touch with Evan’s parents and support them in their role

11. Evan’s Teacher’s Team Evan’s teacher’s team’s role is to: • Add flesh to the bones of the aligned curriculum • Develop and share instructional plans, strategies, and activities • Monitor the progress of their students • Adapt their plans, strategies in response to assessments • Mentor new teachers • Observe each other’s teaching and make suggestions • Contribute to each other’s professional growth

12. Evan’s Principal Evan’s principal’s role is to: See that Evan has the best teachers possible by: • Hiring good teachers • Clearly communicating and reinforcing expectations for teachers • Monitoring teachers’ performance • Evaluating teacher’ performance, especially through classroom observations and student achievement • Providing teachers with opportunities for growth aligned with their evaluated performance • Removing inadequate teachers Monitor student and school progress and make adjustments Coordinate the work of teams Manage the “business” of the school’s operation Set the tone of attitude toward students and their families

13. Evan’s Division’s Support to his School The role of Evan’s division’s support to his school is to: • Provide a rich, aligned, articulated curriculum • Provide periodic assessment with timely and meaningful reporting to teachers • Maintain regular two-way communication with Evan’s principal • Monitor the school’s operations and performance • Provide mentoring and professional development for the principal aligned with the principal’s needs • Provide professional development for teachers aligned with their collective and individual needs

14. Evan’s Superintendent Evan’s superintendent’s role is to: See that Evan’s school has the best principal possible by: • Hiring good principals • Clearly communicating and reinforcing expectations for principals • Monitoring principals’ performance • Evaluating principals’ performance, especially through school operations and student achievement • Providing principals with opportunities for growth aligned with their evaluated performance • Removing inadequate principals Organize and monitor the delivery of district support for Evan’s school Serve as channel of informed communication among district constituencies Manage the “business” of the district

15. Evan’s School Board Evan’s school board’s role is to: Establish policies with Evan in mind Negotiate contracts with Evan in mind Provide the resources necessary for Evan’s success Provide the best superintendent possible by: • Hiring a good superintendent • Clearly communicating and reinforcing expectations for the superintendent • Monitoring the superintendent’s performance • Evaluating the superintendent’s performance, especially in district operations and student achievement • Providing the superintendent with opportunities for growth aligned with their evaluated performance • Removing inadequate superintendents

16. Evan’s State Education Agency Evan’s SEA’s role is to: • Provide information • Set standards (credentialing, learning, etc.) • Distribute resources • Monitor compliance • Assist with division and school improvement • Intervene to correct deficiencies • Establishing conditions for constructive change • Evaluate the System’s efficiency and • effectiveness