Creating a Culture of
ACCOUNTABILITY
Our Team
Chair Colleen Deitz
First elected in 1998
Superintendent Kevin Gietz
Joined Palliser in 2005; Superintendent since 2007
Associate Superintendent Human Resources Ken Garinger
Joined Central Office in 2014
The culture starts at the top
It started with a question from the Board of Trustees.
These results aren’t good enough.
What are we doing about that?
Math 30, 30-1 results,
2000-2001 and 2014-2015
2001
2015
Acceptable Standard
2001
2015
Standard of Excellence
Grade 6 English LA,
2000-2001 and 2014-2015
2001
2001
2015
2015
Acceptable Standard
2001
2001
2015
2015
Standard of Excellence
Grade 6 Science,
2000-2001 and 2014-2015
2001
2015
Acceptable Standard
2001
2015
Standard of Excellence
Effectiveness Model:
A tool in
Palliser
school reviews,
2009
School
Reviews
● Appreciative inquiry
● All voices are invited to be
heard
● Looking for evidence of
strengths and areas for
celebration, particularly in
the correlates of Effective
Schools
● Research based
● Data driven
Rethinking
the Model,
2014
To download the entire model:
http://www.pallisersd.ab.ca/download/17560
Board Vision
Superintendent
Resources allocated based on need
Effective Schools research
Centralized services to support all
Instructional
School goals
leadership
Clear and high expectations of the
School
School
goals,
reviews
reviews
Superintendent
Evaluation,
Mentorship,
accountability
induction
Culture of accountability, including
Mentorship,
Collaboration,
induction
PD
annual evidence-based evaluation of
Collaboration,
Central services
PD
the Superintendent/CEO
Central services
Superintendent
Effective Schools research
Instructional
leadership
Teacher
School
goals, reviews
Focused
PD
Evaluation,
Ongoingaccountability
coaching
Mentorship,
induction
Access to Experts
Collaboration, PD
Central services
Instructional
Leadership
High Expectations
Safe and Caring
Inclusive
Education
Supports
Assessment and
Learning
Authentic
Partnerships
Principal
A teacher of
teachers
In the classroom
In the community
Principal as
Instructional
Leader
Counselling
Services
Supporting
Literacy
Specialist
● Collaborative
Practice
The
Teacher
Behaviour
support
specialist
Induction
and
Mentorship
Technology
Integration
Specialist
Professional
Development
● Academic
Wrap
Around
“A content-rich curriculum, sound lessons, and
authentic literacy would wholly redefine what
public schools can accomplish with children of
every socioeconomic stratum. Because of this,
their satisfactory implementation should be our
most urgent, jealously guarded priority—the
ongoing focus of every team meeting, every
professional development session, every faculty
and central office meeting, every monitoring
and reporting effort.
— Dr. Mike Schmoker, “FOCUS: Elevating the Essentials to
Radically Improve Student Learning.”
Who benefits from FOCUS?
STUDENTS
The Power
of
Alignment
To download the entire model:
http://www.pallisersd.ab.ca/download/17560
Accountability
Evidence of
achievement
Performance
expectations
Job
description
Annual
Evaluation
Process
Clear expectations = Results
Reflection
on growth
Accountability across the board
Palliser’s first Accountability Pillar
October 2006
Our Accountability Pillar, October 2015
Questions?
Learn more at www.pallisersd.ab.ca
Credits:
Flow Charts from http://www.duarte.com/