Leadership Team Meeting

July 20, 2015

Lakewood HS

Welcome and Introductions

• Cabinet Members 2015-16 – Chief of Staff (Helen Neal)

– Chief Academic Officer (Dr. Syna Morgan)

– Chief School Effectiveness Officer (Terry Elliott)

– Chief Operating Officer (Steve Bell)

– Chief Financial Officer (Kathleen Askelson)

– Chief Human Resources Officer (Amy Weber)

– Chief Information Technology Officer (Brett Miller)

– Chief Legal and Employee Relations Officer (Craig Hess)

– Chief Communications Officer (TBD)

A few 2014 -15 Accomplishments

• Student Based Budgeting

• Implement New Literacy/Math Programs

• Expanded Budgeting Processes/Feedback

• Jeffco 2020

• Negotiations (CSEA and JCEA)

• System Alignments to better support schools

– ACH Directors, Budget, SPED

Some 2014-15 Results

• Graduations – Last May

• Acuity Next – June 18 Board Presentation

• CMAS – Released last week

• Teacher Evaluation Rubric – Reviewing results

• Statewide ACT Results, AP Results, IB Results - August

Teacher Evaluation Ratings for the Professional Practices Rubric

All Schools 2014 2015 Change

HE 29% 48% +19%

E 68% 50% -18%

PE 3% 2% -1%

I 0.11% 0.13% 0.0%

HE and E 96.66% 97.57% +1%

“Leaders don’t create followers, they create

more leaders.” -Tom Peters

Permanent White Water - Covey

According to Stephen Covey (2004), “we live in a constant, churning, changing environment. In turbulent white water, every single person must have something inside them that guides their decisions. They must independently understand the purpose and guiding principles of the team or organization” (p. 105).

Why are we here? Schools Students

Jeffco Public Schools

Building Bright Futures through

Integrity

Teamwork

Valuing people

Exemplary performance

Circle of Concern

We have three circles of importance to us.

• Circle of Concern: important but no control

• Circle of Influence: important and some level of influence.

• Circle of Control: important and we have control.

http://www.leadership-principles.com/en/2013/07/16/uncertainty/

Synthesis of Research: Characteristics of Effective Schools

Lezotte (1997)

• Safe and Orderly Environment

• Climate of High Expectations for Success

• Instructional Leadership

• Clear and Focused Mission

• Opportunity to Learn and Student Time on Task

• Frequent Monitoring of Student Progress

• Home - School Relations

Stakeholder Involvement at All Levels

Representative Groups Total

members: 76

Business Community 8

City & County Governance 8

Community & Advocacy Groups

10

Educators 11

Higher Education 2

Jeffco Central Staff 8

Parents 9

School Leaders 11

Students 9

Representative Groups Total

members: 27

Business Community 2

City & County Governance 1

Charitable Foundations 1

Community & Advocacy Groups

5

Educators 6

Jeffco Cabinet Leaders 9

Parents 3

The Vision

In order for

students

to pursue

their life goals,

by 2020

all Jeffco graduates

will be able to

successfully apply

the following

competencies:

System Alignment

“Flipping the District”

Education Center

Staffing Resources Support

Functions

Schools District

Systems of Support

Schools

Defined Expectations Defined Accreditation Allocation of Revenues

Budget reporting Improvement Plans Innovation requests

How are we going to get there?

• Whole child development: Habits of success

• Student & family empowerment & engagement

• Community partnerships for real-world connections

Plan & Implement

• System Measures of Effectiveness: District Performance Framework, School Accreditation, Evaluation Systems

• System Performance Metrics: BOE Ends, District Targets, Effectiveness Ratings

Evaluate • Student Performance Measures:

Growth, Achievement & Mastery

• Student Performance Metrics: BOE Ends, District Targets, Rubric Scores

Evidence of Impact

Priority Strategy One:

Empower to Educate, Inspire to Learn

• Prioritize student learning expectations for content mastery and cognitive skills

• High quality instructional practices/ programs with evidence of impact

• Balanced measures to assess growth, achievement & mastery

• Multiple pathways/support structures to meet all students’ needs and aspirations

Plan & Implement

• System Measures of Effectiveness: District Performance Framework, School Accreditation, Employee Evaluation Systems

• System Performance Metrics: BOE Ends, District Targets, Effectiveness Ratings

Evaluate

• Student Performance Measures: Growth, Achievement & Mastery

• Student Performance Metrics: BOE Ends, District Targets, Rubric Scores

Evidence of Impact

Priority Strategy Two:

Connect to College, Career and Life Aspirations

• High quality professional learning aligned to priorities

• Leadership development throughout the system

• Continuous improvement mindset and evidence-based impact

Plan & Implement

• System Measures of Effectiveness: District Performance Framework, School Accreditation, Evaluation Systems

• System Performance Metrics: BOE Ends, District Targets, Effectiveness Rating

Evaluate

• Student Performance Measures: Growth, Achievement & Mastery

• Student Performance Metrics: BOE Ends, District Targets, Rubric Scores

Evidence of Impact

Priority Strategy Three:

Develop Leadership in All Stakeholders (Students, Educators, Administrators, Families)

Rollout Timeline

“To be a successful leader,

create the conditions for

others’ success.”

Chief Academic Officer

• Development of the ERD Learning Support System, focused on:

– Comprehensive & Aligned Professional Learning

– Multiple Pathways for Intervention & Advancement

– Evidence-based Impact Model for Continuous Improvement

Chief School Effectiveness Officer

• Ensure the Development & Implementation of School Improvement Plans delivering High Expectations and High Performance for ALL students and staff.

• Identify and Monitor Leading and Lagging Performance Indicators aligned to Defined Autonomy & the School’s Improvement Plans.

• Support Professional Growth & Monitoring for School Leaders.

• Facilitate and be Accountable for Articulation Area Development.

• Lead District Level System Support

Chief Operating Officer

• Facilities demands for the north corridor.

• Overall Capitol needs for the District

• Senate Bill 214, the school violence bill, will require a higher standard of care for all districts, including ours, in the area of school safety.

• First US pilot program for the use of the Guardian Cap, a helmet protective device that attaches to the football helmets used by our student-athletes.

Chief Financial Officer

• Further implementation of SBB

• District Level Priority Based Budgeting

• More to come…

Chief Human Resources

• On-going implementation of JeffcoJobs, powered by TeacherMatch, as our new recruiting platform.

• Implementation of TeacherMatch EPI – Educators Professional Inventory.

• On-going work around evaluations and evaluation systems.

• Continued implementation of Affordable Care Act.

• Implementation of new JCEA contract provisions, once ratified by JCEA and approved by Board.

Chief Information Technology Officer

• Next Generation Network (school bandwidth doubles, increased Internet) – High speed fiber network architecture with access to Internet2 and

educational media rich content – Flexibility in architectural design – Additional capacity can be provisioned quickly as school bandwidth

needs increase. – Partnering with C-DOT, NREL and School of Mines

• Information Security & Data Privacy – Policy work with CDE and our Data Privacy committee piloting data

Quality tool for schools in providing more accurate student data

• Classroom Dashboard • Supporting Assessments

Chief Legal/Employee Relations Officer

• Initiate regular training sessions so that our leaders can be more proactive and effectively and efficiently accomplish their jobs.

• Revise and develop tools so that our leaders can be more proactive and effectively and efficiently accomplish their jobs.

• Establish a District Policy Committee.

Chief Communications Officer

• Comprehensive Communications Plan

– Internal Communications

– External Communications

– Parent Engagement and Involvement

– Telling the great story of Jeffco Schools through all communications channels

“Unless you try to do something beyond

what you have already mastered, you will

never grow.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Make it a great year!