The Role of Leadership in School Transformation

Purpose
Model Elementary is undergoing a transformat

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Model at a Glance

• 626 students
• 70.7% on Free and Reduced lunch
• 52% EL
• 36 certified staff, 68 total staff

CELEBRATIONS

• D to a B (2014)
• 43 EL students moved to FEP status in grades 4-5(2015)
• TAP Implementation Site Review showed proficiency

COMPONENTS OF THE GRANT

• Transforming Teaching and Learning
• Before and After School Program
• Community and Parent Involvement

NEW TECH NETWORK

• Project-based learning with focus on essential questions, thinking, problem solving, and collaboration
• 1:1 technology
• Culture of trust, respect, and responsibility
• Ongoing, job-embedded professional development to ensure fidelity and success
• Extended contract hours for teacher PD

EXTENDING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTSL

• In-house before and after school offering support to our struggling students with an opportunity for enrichment for higher performing students

PARENT OUTREACH AND EDUCATION/COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

• Parenting courses
• English classes
• Business and community partners to provide expertise in project topics

BUILDING THE FOUNDATION

• Faculty input during small group meetings with stakeholders in order to gain multiple perspectives
• Presentations to the Board of Education
• Focus on the why before moving to the what
• Opening day activities

Teachers discuss ideas about skills and attributes our ideal graduate will need to be successful

Teachers share their ideas with the team on opening day.

Teachers brainstorm what teaching and learning looks like

Pulse checks from last collaborative learning about transforming teaching and learning for students and teachers

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AS A SCHOOL STAFF, WE BELIEVE:

• We have the building blocks in place, but we must go deeper in order to change the trajectory for our students.

Our students learn more when they are inquiring, investigating, thinking, problem solving, creating, and collaborating.

Together we can achieve more than we ever thought possible.

The students are our why.