Using the Learning Criteria As a School Improvement Process

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Using the Learning Criteria As a School
Improvement Process

• Jim Warford

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The Learning Criteria Is the next generation of
School Accountability And Continuous
Improvement
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• Marion County
• 3 F schools
• 8 D schools
• A school
• 48 schools
• 58 Free and Reduced Lunch
• 34 minority
• Business Community up in arms!

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In 1999, in Marion County, Florida we began
creating the Continuous Improvement Model
C.I.M.
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PDCA Instructional Cycle
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Marion CIM Results Went from three F eight D
and only one A school in 1999, to twenty A
sixteen B and no F schools by 2003 Moved
Marion from a low-performing district to an A
district and above state average for first
time Helped close the achievement gap between
student demographic groups
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Reduced African-American students failing FCAT
from 50 to 30 Reduced Hispanic students
failing FCAT from 38 to 29 Cut the dropout
rate almost in half from 5.7 to 2.8
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Results Documented in Educators in Action
Strategic Improvement Efforts Published
by American Productivity and Quality Center 2007
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In 2003 I was Appointed Floridas First
Chancellor of Public Schools
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And given responsibility For over 300 of
Floridas Lowest Performing Schools
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• Between 2003-2006 the
• Continuous Improvement Model
• was implemented
• in over 300 of Floridas lowest-performing D and
  F Schools
• Through the
• Assistance Plus Program

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• Within two years
• Over 80 of all
• Assistance Plus Schools
• Moved off Floridas low-performing list.

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• Lessons Learned
• CIM raised the test scores for
• schools in crisis

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What gets measured, gets done
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What gets measured, gets done So be very
careful what you measure!
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• Lessons Learned
• Greatest gains in elementary
• 4th Grade Data
• Dropout Rate not improving

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• Lessons Learned
• Teaching to the Test
• Produces success on the test
• But
• Does it produce success in life?

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• Lessons Learned
• We need an
• accountability tool
• that is more holistic

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• Lessons Learned
• The Learning Criteria is the
• Next generation of accountability
• Because we believe

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School success is measurable beyond the
state test! We need Multiple criteria to
measure learning
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Sustainable Results

• In many cases, hard data is the total focus at
  the exclusion of soft data in our systems.
• This results in a short-term solution but a
  long-term mistake!!!!!

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Learning Criteria to Support 21st Century Learners

• Based upon
• Every school has its own unique DNA!

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Learning Criteria to Support 21st Century Learners

• School success is measurable beyond the tests.
• Data must drive school improvement initiatives.
• Multiple criteria to measure student learning
• School growth and continuous improvement is an
  ongoing, collaborative process.

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Four Dimensions

• Core Academic Learning
• Achievement in the core subjects
• of English language arts, math and science and
  others identified
• by the school

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• Stretch Learning
• Demonstration of rigorous and relevant
  learning beyond the minimum requirements of the
  state test

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• Student Engagement
• The extent to which students are motivated and
  committed to learning, have a sense of belonging
  and accomplishment, and have relationships with
  adults, peers, and parents that support learning

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• Personal Skill Development
• Measures of personal, social,
• service, and leadership skills and demonstrations
  of positive
• behaviors and attitudes

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Core
Stretch
Student Engagement
Personal Skill Development
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Core
Dimensions of the Learning Criteria
Stretch
Student Engagement
Personal Skill Development
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Measuring Student Learning

• Four Dimensions
• Core Academics
• Stretch Learning
• Student Engagement
• Personal Skills Development

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"Without data you're just another person
with an opinion."
W. Edwards Deming
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Core Academic Learning

• What is the core learning that your school will
  stand behind for each and every student?

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Stretch Learning

• How can your school insure that each and every
  learner is being stretched?

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Student Engagement

• How can schools know if their students are
  motivated, committed and engaged in their
  learning?

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NATIONAL DATA
Delusional Discrepancies
I am proud of my school. T 81 S 47 I am
excited to be working with students. T
94 Teachers enjoy working with students. S
53 Students have fun at school. T 78 School is
boring. S 48 Students make school an exciting
place to work. T 88 Teachers make school an
exciting place to learn. S 27 I have fun at
school. T 83 Teachers have fun at school. S
36 Learning can be fun. T 99 S 64
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NATIONAL DATA
A Crisis of Respect
I respect students. T 99 Teachers respect
students. S 51 Students respect me. T
86 Students respect teachers. S 36 Staff
respect each other. T 61 Students respect each
other. S 28
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Personal Skill Development

• What evidence supports the development of
  positive behaviors and attitudes, and how can
  schools measure personal, social, service, and
  leadership skills?

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Learning Criteria Worksheets The Learning
Criteria Rubric
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