SCUSD Leadership
Institute:
Charting the
Course
Together
August 2014
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Agenda
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Welcome/Introductions
SCUSD Board President Darrel Woo
Superintendent Comments
Lunch Break
SEL and Common Core Training
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Welcome new staff!
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Welcome: SCUSD Board President
Darrel Woo
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Personal Story
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Personal Story
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Vision
“Together we create a service-oriented
culture of excellence where success for
each student and all relationships reflect
our core values.”
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Core Values
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Achievement by All
Collaboration
Relationships
Integrity (Transparency)
Creativity/Innovation
Service
Compassion
Personal and Professional Development
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Vision: Group Activity, Shared Goals
What are
your hopes
and dreams
for our
students?
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Vision: Group Activity, Shared Goals
• What are your hopes, dreams, goals for our
students?
• Each group members completes a quick-write in
response to this question. (Three minutes.)
• At the end of three minutes, group members
share their writing with a partner. (Six minutes.)
• Groups share out with the rest of the room.
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Leadership Style
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Student-centered
Collaborative
Servant leader
Equity/Access
Celebrating successes
Reflective decision maker
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The Year Ahead
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Foci of Work
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Common Core – Strong Instructional Leadership
Social-Emotional Learning
Equity/Culture/Discipline Process
Building Systems/Processes
New Strategic Plan
Communication
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“School District Leadership that Works”
(Waters and Marzano)
1. District-level leadership matters
2. Effective Superintendents focus their efforts on
creating goal-oriented districts
3. Collaborative goal-setting
4. Non-negotiable goals for achievement & instruction
5. Board alignment and support of goals
6. Monitoring of goals for achievement & instruction
7. Use of resources to support achievement &
instructional goals
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Commitment to Leadership
• Listening
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Commitment to Leadership
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Central office will support schools
Continuous learning/improvement
Focus
Patient, thoughtful decision-making
Collaborative approach
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Collaboration: Group Activity
“Collaboration is the keystone of leadership success.”
Forbes Magazine
• Examine the 10 Indicators of Effective Collaboration.
• Discuss them with your table partners.
• Engage in self-reflection:
o Which ones are most prominent at your school?
o Which ones will better serve as leverage towards
building a high-performing collaborative culture?
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Acknowledgements
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Passionate, hard-working and committed staff
Everyone has a full plate/doing more with less
Uncertainty and anxiety come with change
Limited resources
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Successes
SCUSD Graduation Rates
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85.4%
79.8%
74.6%
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
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Successes
SCUSD Drop Out Rates
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18 %
11.5 %
5.9 %
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
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Successes
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Principal Networks (PLCs)
Online SBAC Field Testing
Continued Implementation of Common Core
Site and District LCAP Engagement
Youth Development: Summer, After-School,
Student Voice and Engagement
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Successes
• Facilities Bond Projects: Rosemont Track and Field
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Successes
• Facilities Bond Projects: John Morse Therapeutic Center
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Challenges
• Enrollment Decline
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Challenges
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Budget
Turnover in Staff
New Achievement Data
Technology
Infrastructure, Capacity and Systems
Lack of Collaborative Time
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Challenges: Video
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Challenges: Group Activity
Discuss at your table:
• What was necessary to make the challenge
highlighted in this video a success?
• Think of a situation where this same
approach was used to create a successful
outcome?
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Opportunities
• Strategic Plan – Redesign/Reset
• Whole Child Policy – SEL, School Climate and
Culture, Discipline Practices and Policies
• SDIP/LCAP/Budget Process Alignment
• Parent and Community Engagement
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Opportunities (Cont’d)
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Re-Engage Labor Partners
Further Develop Customer Service/Rebranding
Teaching and Learning as the Driver
Benchmark Assessments
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Opportunities: Group Activity
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Opportunities: Group Activity
“Believing in students is not simply telling them
that you believe in them. These words matter
only if they are true and if you demonstrate
them by your actions. There is no way to fake it,
because kids have built in cr*p detectors, and
they can tell if you don't mean it.”
Dr. Richard Curwin
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Opportunities: Group Activity
• Discuss at your table:
• What actions can SCUSD take as a District
to demonstrate to students that we
believe in their ability to be successful?
• What actions can you take at your site to
demonstrate this?
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Closing Remarks
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Questions?
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