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Welcome!John Tyler High School, Tyler ISD
Grades 9-12Shon Joseph, Executive Principal
Michael Timms, Associate Principal of Curriculum and Instruction903-262-2860 phone
903-531-9921 [email protected]
“To transform a school’s culture,
especially in a low performing high
school, a principal must be supported by
effective district policies that focus on
a “schoolwide, systemic approach to
improving professional learning
and collaborative practices,” according
to – Meeting the Challenge
District Leadership KeyNewsLeader, March 2011 p.7 www.all4ed.org Meeting the Challenge
Region 10 Assistant Principal of the YearRegion 7 Assistant Principal of the YearRegion 7 Principal of the Year6+ years leading T.E.A. Recognized
CampusesRecognized Teacher AwardsSuccessfully led two campuses to exit AYP
School Improvement
Who are we?
1900+ students85%+ Economically Disadvantaged55% Hispanic44% African American31% LEP7% Special Education91%+ At RiskStage 4 AYPAcademically Unacceptable
Where are we now?
• April 5, 2010◦ Full prep for TAKS- 20+ teachers absent◦ 2 ISS classrooms (1 with police)◦ 10 police officers◦ Radio sounded like an episode of cops◦ State assessment scores down with no bottom in sight◦ Teachers openly insubordinate◦ 1st floor was AMC Grand◦ Outside Central Park◦ On our way to having over 250+ fights
RUN!If your school looks like this…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQA5MckVHSc&feature=player_detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldYNQNStcOI&feature=player_detailpage
Transforming Instructional Practice Effective School Operations The Charge: 21st Century Leadership
Agenda/Topics To Be Covered
Perhaps….What do you do?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=VgV7Ehwg24U
Or this What do you do?
http://www1.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=30&title=Walkthroughs_and_Learning_Objectives
“We must pull the weeds before we plant new seeds.”
Startling Statistics: Nationally, 3 of 10 students
will not graduate in the typical 4 years. (more than 4 out of 10 for African American and Hispanic students)
75% of high school dropouts were not working in 2004.
Texas dropouts cost this state over $32 billion dollars annually.
Class of 2011- cost $9.6billion
Startling Statistics: High school dropouts are
twice as likely to live in poverty.
7 of the 10 fastest growing career fields require some college.
Businesses report students are not leaving school with the required skill set to enter the workforce.
“The decision to drop out is a dangerous one for the student.
Dropouts are much more likely than their peers who graduate to be unemployed, living in poverty,
receiving public assistance, in prison, on death row, unhealthy, divorced,
and single parents with children who drop out from high school
themselves.” Silent Epidemic 2008
Where does that leave us?
Areas to address:Vision/ organization structureRigorous classesEngaging instructionA support system/ examine resource allocations
Transforming instructional
practicesMichael Timms
• The Intended Curriculum
• The Implemented Curriculum
• The Attained Curriculum
• C-Scope ISP Notebooks Campus-based Assessments
• IFD VAD YAG ISPs PCAs/daily 24/6 12/3 3/1 3/6
• Student Tracking Forms
Requires Teamwork and Fidelity of Implementation
A Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum40speeches.flvTeamwork videos.flv
• Test Score Disaggregation• Timeline Development• Instructional Focus• Assessments• Tutorials• Enrichment• Maintenance• Monitoring
The Eight Step Instructional Process
Effective School Operations
Shon Joseph
• Establish a calmer, safer learning environment to enable teachers to spend more time teaching
◦ Break the cycle of negative attitudes, set an optimistic tone
◦ Creation of smaller schools within the school-gradual
• Examine budget allocations to maximize each dollar- 1st year-criteria
• Common planning and cross-curricular afterschool PLCs• Interview leadership staff to determine best fit• Form the School Improvement Corp-consist of all stakeholders
• Schedules and agendas for all meetings
Action Steps
Principal
House Principals
Dean of Student Services
PBIS Coaches
Associate Principal
Who’s Who
Track attendance and resolve errors Identify students within 3 weeks of school
and make contact with them (develop screener)
Monitor 1-2 period absences daily Establish a core group of teachers to
monitor student attendance and meet with students.
Develop a summer outreach program to keep contact with students throughout the summer
Target Dropouts
View our online Handbooks
Review handouts- 8 documents
Shon Joseph/903-262-2860
Other Resources
The Charge
Many schools have faculty and staff who want a better school.◦ safe learning
environment◦ High student
achievement◦ A part of a team
Turnaround principals must work on the system and not in it.◦ Easy to lose sight
of the vision when you are in the system.-
◦ Build capacity
Everyone sees the vision.
A New DayEveryone wants to be apart of a winner
A Systems ApproachJohn Tyler High School
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