Effective Leadership in ActionEffective Leadership in Action

Principal PanelPrincipal PanelGreg AlexanderGreg Alexander, Sacajawea Elementary, Caldwell, Sacajawea Elementary, Caldwell

Shalene FrenchShalene French, Rocky Mountain Middle, Rocky Mountain Middle

Jon RuzickaJon Ruzicka, Capital High, Boise, Capital High, Boise

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Lisa KinnamanLisa Kinnaman, Director, , Director, Statewide School Improvement ProgramsStatewide School Improvement Programs

Sacajawea Elementary

• 6,200 students in the Caldwell School District — CSD, 2010

• 480 students attend Sacajawea Elementary

• 60 percent are Latino

• 86.9 percent live below the poverty line

• Our students follow a strict dress code

Reading ISAT

Math ISAT

Language Usage ISAT

Sacajawea’s strategy

• Reading First Philosophy

• Instructional Coach

• Action Plans

• Instructional Focus Groups

• Multiple Responses

• Professional Learning Community

Rocky MountainOver 10,000 students in the Bonneville School

District

Bonneville is the 7th largest school district in Idaho.

684 students in grades 7 and 8

Students come from seven elementary schools

17 percent Hispanic

52 percent Economically Disadvantaged

Rocky Mountain7th Grade Reading ISAT

Rocky Mountain8th Grade Reading ISAT

Rocky Mountain7th Grade Math ISAT

Rocky Mountain8th Grade Math ISAT

Rocky Mountain’s Strategy Making Middle Grades Work

Quality Professional Development Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

ABC Not Yet – No Zero Policy Additional Time and Support Advisory – Positive Adult/Student Connections PLC – Professional Learning Communities

Interdisciplinary TeamsSchool Improvement Focus TeamsContent Teams

Capital High School

Capital High School

• 1340 students attend Capital High School

• 11% are Latino, 7% other Ethnicity, 82% White

• 57 % Low Income Population

• We have Open Enrollment, 25% of the total

enrollment is Open Enrollment

Ethnicity

Ethnicity

Ethnicity

ISAT AYP DATA 2008-2009, 2009-2010Total Population

ISAT AYP DATA 2009-10Total/Low Income/LEP Disaggregation - Reading

ISAT AYP DATA 2009-10Total/Low Income/LEP Disaggregation - Math

ISAT AYP DATA 2009-10Total/Low Income/LEP Disaggregation - Language

Capital High School AP Exams

Capital High School AP Students

Capital High School- “Our Success”

• AVID

• Look 2 Learn

• PLC’s

Leads all staff to a shared understanding of components

of effective instruction.

Plans for professional development based upon

analysis of classroom instruction.

Differentiates teacher support in whole, small group

(grade levels, departments) and one-on-one contexts.

Collaborates with teachers to establish joint leadership

and ownership of the adult learning agenda.

Builds structures and routines that support adult learning

with a direct line to student achievement.

Uses professional development resources strategically (coaches, meeting time, planning time) to meet teacher learning needs.

Models effective instruction in leadership practices.

Questions?