Building High Quality Schools in West Virginia…
Bridging Research and Practice
September 16th, 2011
Committed Staff
BELIEVE
“Work Hard, Play Hard”
“The school leader should assess the strengths and challenges of the staff and
identify members who are not fully committed to the turnaround efforts. The
school leader needs to understand the commitment of each staff member.”
Cultural Surveys/Inventory- School Generated and through WVDE, Title I
High Yield Diagnostic Review- WVDE, Title I, Resa II
Data gathered was shared transparently with staff and
discussions and decisions were and are made on what
is in the best interest of children.
The school leader should spend considerable time getting to know
teachers and their individual skills, personality, knowledge, background
and goals. The school leader needs to understand the commitment of
each staff member.”
Interests Inventories- RESA 2
Personality Identifiers North, South, East, and West. True Colors
Professional Development Sessions- School, RESA, Title I, WVDE
Retreats (school and out of school)
This data and these experiences have provided wonderful opportunities to
better understand ourselves as well as those whom we spend a great deal of
time with. Understanding ourselves and others assists us in better working
environment and we also use some of this information in our classes to help our
students be more tolerant and understanding of their classmates.
“Professional Development to help staff reach the school’s goals is an essential
element of all school reform efforts and should be part of turnaround schools.”
Smart Goals - School, RESA
IPI- RESA, County, School
Book Studies- Harless Center, County , School
Data Driven Decisions- WVDE, Title I, RESA, County, School
Student Data Notebook- School
Strategies learned and implemented are modified to meet
the need of individuals who can best be served by the
specific strategy .
Successful practices by a committed staff:
Collaborative Teaming
Horizontal/Grade Level team meetings - weekly
Vertical team meetings – monthly
Data Driven Decisions
Student Centered Instruction
Successful practices supported by a committed staff:
Active parent involvement
Celebrations
After school programs
Resources for your consideration
For Teachers:
Green Light Classrooms- Allen
Collaborative Teaching- Murawski
Tucker Signing- Tucker
For Teams:
Tool Time for Education- Langford Int.
Successful Team Building- Liptak
Shaping School Culture- Peterson
Soup- Gordon
For Principals:
Leading in a Culture of Change- Fullan
What Great Principals Do Differently- Whittaker
The Six Secrets OF Change- Fullan
Come see us or schedule a visit to your school.
kllking@access.k12.wv.us