If you cannot redirect the wind - then adjust your wings

and…

DARE TO SOAR!”

In Pursuit of Excellence

MISSION STATEMENTMISSION STATEMENT

The mission of IWCS is to provide rigorous, academic programs in a safe school environment that fosters high levels of student achievement. The division is committed to offering educational programs characterized by high academic standards that prepare students to exceed state and national accreditation standards. The curriculum will prepare students to be lifelong learners for the ever changing global community.

How Do We

Prepare for the

Mission?

How Do We

Prepare for the

Mission?

The BEST for ALL…

The BEST for ALL…

The Best The Best

Educational System Educational System

The Best Educational The Best Educational Program and PracticesProgram and Practices

The Best and Most The Best and Most

Effective Personnel (ALL)Effective Personnel (ALL)

Set the Expectation That Set the Expectation That FAILURE is NOT an FAILURE is NOT an

OPTION OPTION

Good-To-Excellence

Agenda

Good-To-Excellence

Agenda Failure is NOT an Option and Ensure the BEST for ALL

Create Collaborative opportunities

Establish Effective Relationship and Communication channels with stakeholders

Ensure Fiscal Responsibility

Establish non- negotiable as Pillars of Progress

Failure is NOT an Option and Ensure the BEST for ALL

Create Collaborative opportunities

Establish Effective Relationship and Communication channels with stakeholders

Ensure Fiscal Responsibility

Establish non- negotiable as Pillars of Progress

How to Ensure Access to the BEST Educational Systems:How to Ensure Access to the BEST Educational Systems:

Rigorous and Relevant CurriculumBe committed to ensuring that ALL students have access to the best

education available… make certain that students are exposed to a rigorous andrelevant 21st Century curriculum that prepares them to be college- and career-ready.

Rapid and Responsive MonitoringOur monitoring systems of student progress and interventions will be both

rapid and responsive to individual student needs and implementedby educators who understand the importance of meaningful

relationships and their implications on student learning.

How to Ensure Access to the BEST Educational Programs & Practices

How to Ensure Access to the BEST Educational Programs & Practices

Data Driven Decision-making and Research based Practices

To ensure that all students have access to the best educational programs and best practices, decisions must be data driven (qualitative and quantitative), must be based on best practices research, must be

implemented with fidelity, and must be measurable. Without adherence to this philosophy we simply have opinions and will not make

adequate progress. This philosophy of focusing on results (“END IN MIND”) has enabled teams to close achievement gaps, increase student

success, and to remove the options of failure.

Ensure Access to the Best and Most Effective Personnel:

Ensure Access to the Best and Most Effective Personnel:

Recruit, retain, recognize, and reward highly effective principals

Recruit, retain, recognize, and reward highly effective teachers

Improve the relationship with the local universities/colleges and and provide aspiring educators with practical

opportunities in IWCS

Provide job-embedded, on-going staff development,and support the development of teacher leaders

Set the Expectation Failure Is NOT an Option

Set the Expectation Failure Is NOT an Option Response is DIRECT - Students are not invited to seek additional help the plan REQUIRES students to receive

additional assistance.

Base our response on PROACTIVE INTERVENTIONS rather than remediation. Take action before they fail.

Response is SYSTEMATIC - school-wide rather than according to discretion of individual teachers.

Response is TIMELY& TARGETED - before it is too late. Quickly identify students who need additional time and support.

Address individual needs of each student.

Response is DIRECT - Students are not invited to seek additional help the plan REQUIRES students to receive

additional assistance.

Base our response on PROACTIVE INTERVENTIONS rather than remediation. Take action before they fail.

Response is SYSTEMATIC - school-wide rather than according to discretion of individual teachers.

Response is TIMELY& TARGETED - before it is too late. Quickly identify students who need additional time and support.

Address individual needs of each student.

Where Are We?Where

Are We?

Elementary Schools

Elementary Schools

Strength Weakness/ Opportunities & Trends

Tweaks/ Recommendations

Small community schoolsGood distribution of teacher

yrs. experience Carrsville & Carrollton ES

have low achievement gaps (ethnic)

AYP shortfalls…All, Af-Am, SpEd, Econ. Disadvantage

Disproportionate number of males in some grade levels might benefit from PD on teaching males

Individualized Student Plans (ISPs)

Share Best PracticesRecruit/hire EFFECTIVE

reading specialistStandard Based IEPs Measureable Goals

Variety of ES options (PK-3; PK-5; 4-6), which is great for creative/vertical alignment and teaming

English/reading/math /science outcomes (Af-Am, SpEd, Econ. Disadvantage)

Build personalized intervention plans

Vertical alignment of curriculum

Double dose math/science/reading

Proactive/targeted interventions via pre/post data

Can personalize education and make it relevant

Stable enrollment #s VDOE/Gov. recognitions

High number of teachers with less than 5-yrs exp.

High number of provisional teachers in SpEd

Core content common assessments w/freq. reviews

Frequent assessments

Middle Schools Middle Schools Strength Weakness/ Opportunities

& TrendsTweaks

/Recommendations Small community school Good distribution of teacher

yrs. experience Windsor MS has low

achievement gaps (ethnic)…

AYP shortfalls…Af-Am, SpEd,

Econ. Disadvantage subgroups3- year averages going down Might benefit from PD on

differentiated teaching/ SIOP model

Individualized Student Plans (ISPs)

Share Best PracticesRecruit/hire Numeracy

Specialist/coach for both MS

Benefit from creative schedules to max. T&L

Good 7-8 configuration at Smithfield MS

Small WMS pop. (300+) which allows for greater relationship building btwn. teachers/students

Math outcomes (Af-Am, SpEd, Econ. Disadvantage)

English/reading/history/science for SpEd/

Vertical alignment of curriculum w/pacing guides

Double dose math/science/reading

Proactive/targeted interventions via pre/post data

Can personalize education and make it relevant w/small numbers and only 2-grades

Stable enrollment #s

Almost 1/4 of teachers with less than 5-yrs exp.

High number of provisional teachers in SpEd

Core content common assessments w/freq. reviews

Frequent assessments

High Schools High Schools Strength Weakness/ Opportunities

& TrendsTweaks/

Recommendations Small community high school =

high opportunity for personalization (WindsorHS)

Exceed division & state in all but SpEd Fed. graduation indicator

Slight decline in attendance @ both over 3-yr period

AYP shortfalls (Af-Am, graduation, SpEd, Econ. Disadvantage)

Achievement gaps in science and history (double digits for both)

Individualized Student Plans (ISPs)Share Best PracticesRecruit/hire pre-AP & AP teachers Review & implement Dual-Credit/IB

options Define “Rigor” for All Explore “Twilight School” options to

decrease drop out rateDevelop/implem. Drop out prev.

plans….

7-12 high school - great for vertical alignment and teaming and creative scheduling to max.student learning.

Science/ history /math outcome concerns for Sped

Can increase advance diploma rates and dual enrollment #s @ Windsor

Concern about dropout rates at SHS 3+%

Vertical alignment of curriculum w/feeder MS

Double dose math/science/reading for lower quartile

Aligned & consist. discipline plan Truancy plan of action needed

Small = personalize education and make it relevant

Consistent on-time grad ratesConsistent SAT score growth

SAT averages need increasing for BOTH (below state average)

Discipline/ Safety concerns…need discipline plan of action

Common assessments w/freq. reviews

Frequent assessmentsSAT/ACT prep opportunities Explore district paying for AP

exams and incentives for takingCreate/monitor DATA ROOMS

How Do We Sustain

Success & Continue to Improve ?

How Do We Sustain

Success & Continue to Improve ?

Analyze the DataAnalyze the DataObtain testing data (SOL/District/Quarterly Assessments )

Discuss results with content administration & dept. chairperson/ grade level chairs

Identify strands/areas to improve upon

Develop a Plan of Action (POA)- school/ indiv teacher & dept./grade level

Develop benchmark assessment periods

Review AYP/NCLB information frequently

Identify Special Ed. students and review accommodations method

Obtain testing data (SOL/District/Quarterly Assessments )

Discuss results with content administration & dept. chairperson/ grade level chairs

Identify strands/areas to improve upon

Develop a Plan of Action (POA)- school/ indiv teacher & dept./grade level

Develop benchmark assessment periods

Review AYP/NCLB information frequently

Identify Special Ed. students and review accommodations method

Teacher Work Week

Teacher Work Week

Identify the IWCS mission and FIND your schools NICHE

Identify ways your school can LIVE that mission

Identify ways your school can COACH and help others

Discuss New Changes to SOL/ District/AYP/NCLB

Identify the IWCS mission and FIND your schools NICHE

Identify ways your school can LIVE that mission

Identify ways your school can COACH and help others

Discuss New Changes to SOL/ District/AYP/NCLB

Teacher Work Week

Teacher Work WeekReview/tweak Blue Prints, Pacing Guides

& topics

Review teacher pass/fail/adv. pass rates

Discuss POA for 1st nine weeks

Align goals with school-wide (SIP), individual, and department/level objectives(POA)

Develop comprehensive Pre-Test & set testing date...include SpEd

Review/tweak Blue Prints, Pacing Guides & topics

Review teacher pass/fail/adv. pass rates

Discuss POA for 1st nine weeks

Align goals with school-wide (SIP), individual, and department/level objectives(POA)

Develop comprehensive Pre-Test & set testing date...include SpEd

First Nine Weeks

First Nine WeeksHold department/grade level meetings to

discuss pacing of team members and assess POA - develop a timeline for review

Discuss teaching strategies, resources, lesson plans components, etc…

Develop/identify interim and grading period assessment dates

Develop remediation options for your department & begin after 1st interim (4.5)

Hold department/grade level meetings to discuss pacing of team members and assess POA - develop a timeline for review

Discuss teaching strategies, resources, lesson plans components, etc…

Develop/identify interim and grading period assessment dates

Develop remediation options for your department & begin after 1st interim (4.5)

Principal & StudentsI have come to a frightening conclusion.

I am the decisive element in my building. It is my personal approach that creates the climate,

the culture, and the learning community. It is my daily foresight that makes dreams a reality. As the leader, I possess tremendous power to make

a students educational journey miserable or engaging.

I can be a tool of lost learning opportunities or an instrument of great teaching & learning.

I can humiliate or honor, hurt or close achievement gaps. In all situations it is my instructional and servant leadership abilities that will determine

whether a student will be a statistic or prepared for the 21st Century.

--Derived from an original poem – “Teacher & Child” by H. Ginott

Principal & StudentsI have come to a frightening conclusion.

I am the decisive element in my building. It is my personal approach that creates the climate,

the culture, and the learning community. It is my daily foresight that makes dreams a reality. As the leader, I possess tremendous power to make

a students educational journey miserable or engaging.

I can be a tool of lost learning opportunities or an instrument of great teaching & learning.

I can humiliate or honor, hurt or close achievement gaps. In all situations it is my instructional and servant leadership abilities that will determine

whether a student will be a statistic or prepared for the 21st Century.

--Derived from an original poem – “Teacher & Child” by H. Ginott

Prepare To...

Prepare To...

Begin With The End in Mind…

Begin With The End in Mind…

Student Achievement Student Achievement

Communication Communication

College & Career ReadinessCollege & Career Readiness

Safe & Secure Environment Safe & Secure Environment

Effective Teachers & PrincipalsEffective Teachers & Principals

Establish Good-To-Excellence

Goals

Establish Good-To-Excellence

Goals

Pursue Excellence…and

Soar To Phenomenal

Heights - Where Failure Is NOT

an OPTION

Pursue Excellence…and

Soar To Phenomenal

Heights - Where Failure Is NOT

an OPTION