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Becoming a World-Class Leader August 15, 2011. Linda Wise. Chief Academic Officer. “It is today we must create the world of the future.”. -Eleanor Roosevelt. Our Outstanding Elementary Schools. Students Proficient or Advanced 94.0 % in Reading 92.7 % in Mathematics. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Becoming a World-Class LeaderAugust 15, 2011
Linda Wise
Chief Academic Officer
“It is today we must create the world of the
future.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Our Outstanding Elementary Schools
Students Proficient or Advanced94.0 % in Reading
92.7 % in Mathematics
Our Outstanding Middle Schools
Students Proficient or Advanced92.6 % in Reading
87.3 % in Mathematics
We Have Much to Celebrate
In Our AYP Results
Tremendous Improvement
In Results for Students Receiving Special Education
Services.
Howard County Leads the State in Advanced
StudentsSo Much to Celebrate!!
Our Outstanding High Schools
HSA Pass Rates
BECAUSE OF YOU!!!!•89% of students in the class of 2011 passed all four HSAs.• 9% met the graduation requirement using the combined score• 2% met the requirement by completing Bridge Projects•Only 2 students needed a waiver to graduate•NO STUDENTS FAILED TO GRADUATE solely based on the HSA
Our Outstanding High Schools
AP Participation
2010 Total Exams7,451
2011 Total Exams7,980
Goal II Data
• 98 % of our schools met the OVERALL attendance standard of 94%
• The number of habitual truants has decreased from 134 to 116
Unsafe Behaviors Have Decreased
• 7 of 12 high schools had fewer than 100 out-of-school suspension incidents
• 16 of 18 middle schools had fewer than 100 out-of-school suspension incidents
• 26 of 39 elementary schools had 5 or fewer out-of-school suspension incidents
HCPSS Students At Risk for Dropping Out (STAR)
• Transitioning from 8th to 9th Grade– 691 (09-10) to 509 (11-12)
• Transitioning from 5th to 6th Grade– 489 (10-11) to 370 (11-12)
Thank you
Becoming a World-Class Leader
College and Career Advantage
Exemplary Instruction
al Leadership
Exemplary Teaching
Exemplary Use of Data
to Drive Instruction
Executive DirectorSchool Improvement and Curricular
Programs
Executive DirectorSchool Improvement and
Administration
The Mission of the Howard County Public School System is to ensure excellence in teaching and learning so that each student will
participate responsibly in a diverse and changing world.
Goal 1 – Each child regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, disability or socioeconomic status, will meet the rigorous performance standards that have been established. All diploma-bound students will perform on or above grade level in all measured content areas.Goal 2 – Each school will provide a safe and nurturing environment that values our diversity and commonality.
By 2020:1.One hundred percent of students are proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics2.Ninety-five percent of students in each student group graduate from HCPSS high schools college and career ready.
Know your students and the differentiated supports in place to ensure their success
Ensure students receive exemplary instruction that prepares them for college and careers
Have a process in place for continuously monitoring student progress
Develop a relationship with students and their families
Vision of Exemplary Teaching for Student Learning
Danielson’s Framework
– Exemplary TeachingPurposeful Observations
Transition to the Common CoreoWritingoMath Practices
Exemplary Instructional Leadership
Maryland Instructional LeadershipFramework
1. Facilitate the Development of a School Vision
2. Align All Aspects of a School Culture to Student and Adult Learning
3. Monitor the Alignment of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
4. Improve Instructional Practices Through Purposeful Observation and Evaluation of Teachers
5. Ensure the Regular Integration of Appropriate Assessments into Daily Classroom Instruction
6. Use Technology and Multiple Sources of Data to Improve Classroom Instruction
7. Provide Staff with Focused, Sustained, Research-based Professional Development
8. Engage All Community Stakeholders in a Shared Responsibility for Student and School Success
MCCSC
New
Evaluations
School
Improvement
Process
Leadership Development Continuum
Instructional
Toolkit
Exemplary Instructional Leadership
21st Century Skills for School Leaders
Continuous School ImprovementLeadership DevelopmentTransition to the Common CoreoWritingoMath Practices
Instructional Tool KitoAspen Grades Managemento INROADS
Exemplary Use of Data to Drive Instruction
Data Literacy and Collaborative Inquiry Knowledge and Skills
Content Knowledge, Generic Pedagogical
Knowledge and Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Cultural Proficiency
Leadership and Facilitation Skills
Collaborative
Planning
Data Protocols - CFIP
School Improvement Process
• Regular Collaborative
PlanningAll Schools Using a Data ProtocolBi-weeklyQuarterly
Intervention and Enrichment
Focus on Re-teachingContinuous School Improvement – PDSA Cycle
Becoming a World-Class Leader
Monitoring Our Progress
An Update on What’s Happening in HCPSS
• Standards and Assessment• Technology Infrastructure• Great Teachers and Leaders• Support for Identified Schools• STEM
Standards and Assessment
• Kindergarten teachers are teaching HCPSS Common Core Mathematics Curriculum
• ALL other teachers are teaching HCPSS Essential Curriculum and infusing – writing standards – lessons that encourage students to
demonstrate Standards for Mathematical Practices
Standards and Assessment
• Curriculum staff is doing work that will lead to HCPSS Common Core Curriculum
• New curriculum will be phased in over time
• Many teachers will have some revised materials in August 2012
Standards and Assessment
• New assessments are being developed by PARCC
• They will be piloted in 2012-2013, field tested in 2013-2014, fully implemented in 2014-2015
• PARCC has released content frameworks http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-content-frameworks that group standards for instruction and assessment
Technology Infrastructure
• HCPSS Portal• Identification of Content and
Learning Management Systems• Design and Development of
MSDE’s Instructional Improvement System
Great Teachers and Leaders
• Educator Effectiveness Academy and Transition Plans
• August 23rd Professional Development Day
• Teacher Induction Academy• Developmental Training for
Instructional Team Leaders
Educator Evaluations• HCPSS is working with HCEA and
HCAA to design new system using framework from Educator Effectiveness Council.
• Changes will come beginning in school year 2012-2013.
• Student growth will be a significant component of teacher and principal evaluations.
Support for Identified Schools
• Differentiated Supports– School Improvement Steering
Committee– Goal 2 Consultation and Support– Administrator PLCs– CFIP Training and Coaching– Teacher Capacity Needs Assessment
STEM• Goal for 2011-12: Increase STEM
awareness among staff members, students, families, and community
• Identify STEM leadership team members (5), including point of contact
• Send STEM leadership team member names to Clarissa Evans or Marie DeAngelis by September 16, 2011.
We know that from the moment students enter school, the most
important factor in their success is the teacher standing at the front of
the classroom.
Linda Wise
Chief Academic Officer
Becoming a World-Class LeaderAugust 15, 2011