International Center for Leadership in Education

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International Center for Leadership in Education
Whole School Reform A New Model for Leadership
and Change
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• International Center for Leadership in Education

Change Model
Prepare students for their future
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• International Center for Leadership in Education

Change Model
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• International Center for Leadership in Education

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W H A T
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Rigor/Relevance For All Students
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Knowledge Taxonomy

• 1. Awareness
• 2. Comprehension
• 3. Application
• 4. Analysis
• 5. Synthesis
• 6. Evaluation

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Application Model

• 1. Knowledge in one discipline
• 2. Application within discipline
• 3. Application across disciplines
• 4. Application to real-world predictable
  situations
• 5. Application to real-world unpredictable
  situations

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Levels
Blooms
C D A B
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5
4
3
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Application
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
Knowledge
Application
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2
3
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5
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• International Center for Leadership in Education

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W H E R E
W H A T
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The Learning Criteria
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How do you want learning evaluated?
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The Learning Criteria helps you put into action
what you believe about learning.
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Success Beyond the Test
Rigor

• Core Academics
• Stretch Learning
• Learner Engagement
• Personal Skill Development

Relevance
Relationships
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Criteria

• Core Academic Learning (Achievement in the core
  subjects of English language arts, math and
  science and others identified by the school)
• Stretch Learning (Demonstration of rigorous and
  relevant learning beyond the minimum
  requirements)
• Personal Skill Development (Measures of personal,
  social, service, and leadership skills and
  demonstrations of positive behaviors and
  attitudes)
• Learner 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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Core
Stretch
Learner Engagement
Personal Skill Development
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Core
Dimensions of the Learning Criteria
Stretch
Learner Engagement
Personal Skill Development
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Change Model
W H E R E
H O W
Components of Excellence
Learning Criteria for 21st Century Learners
WHY
Rigor, Relevance, Relationships for ALL Students
W H A T
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Eight Components to School Excellence
1. Embrace Common Vision and Goals for
Rigor/Relevance/Relationships for ALL Students
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Challenges

• Globalization

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Wal Mart

• Largest Corporation
• 8 times Size of Microsoft
• 2 of GDP
• 1.4 Million Employees
• More Employees than
• GM, Ford, G.E. and IBM Combined

Source The Post-American World
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Challenges

• Globalization
• Technology

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1983 A Nation at Risk

• E-mail
• Web pages
• Google
• iPODs
• Laptops
• Digital cameras
• Doppler radar
• Cell phones

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2000

• Blogs
• Wikis
• Tagging
• Text messaging
• MySpace
• Podcasts
• PDAs

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E-Mail

• Adult use often
• 14 of teens use often

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Content Creation Social Media

• Facebook
• MySpace
• Flickr
• YouTube
• Blogs
• Personal Web Pages

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Eight Components to School Excellence
1. Embrace Common Vision and Goals for
Rigor/Relevance/Relationships for ALL Students
2. Inform Decisions through Data Systems
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Levels
Blooms
C D A B
6
5
4
3
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Application
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Student Survey Percentages
Survey Statement Total Male Female
I enjoy being at school 50.2 47.4 53.2
Teachers make school an exciting place to learn 33.0 32.9 32.6
School is boring 45.5 49.9 41.5
Teachers have fun at school 38.5 39.8 37.6
Learning can be fun 63.5 59.0 69.3
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Criteria

• Core Academic Learning (Achievement in the core
  subjects of English language arts, math and
  science and others identified by the school)
• Stretch Learning (Demonstration of rigorous and
  relevant learning beyond the minimum
  requirements)
• 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)
• Personal Skill Development (Measures of personal,
  social, service, and leadership skills and
  demonstrations of positive behaviors and
  attitudes)

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Guiding Principles

• Responsibility
• Contemplation
• Initiative
• Perseverance
• Optimism
• Courage

• Respect
• Compassion
• Adaptability
• Honesty
• Trustworthiness
• Loyalty

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Survey Tools for Rigor, Relevance and
Relationships
We Learn Student Survey We Teach Instructional
Staff Survey We Lead Leadership Survey
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Eight Components to School Excellence
1. Embrace Common Vision and Goals for
Rigor/Relevance/Relationships for ALL Students
2. Inform Decisions through Data Systems
3. Empower Leadership Teams to Take Action and
Innovate
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Four Quadrants of Leadership
Decision Framework
Staff Involvement
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Four Quadrants of Leadership
DECISION FRAMEWORK
D
C
Anticipation Future-focused and Proactive
High
B
A
Preservation Rear View-focused and Reactive
Low
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Four Quadrants of Leadership
D
C
Top Down Hierarchy
Distributed Leadership
B
A
High
Low
STAFF INVOLVEMENT
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Four Quadrants of Leadership
DECISION FRAMEWORK
D
C
Culture-driven School
Struggling School w/ conflict
Anticip-ation
A
B
Rule-driven School
Tradition-driven School
Preserv-ation
Team
Individual
STAFF INVOLVEMENT
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Four Quadrants of Leadership
DECISION FRAMEWORK
D
C
Rapidly Improving
Islands of Innovation
Anticip-ation
A
B
Traditional Pockets of Success
Level or Declining
Preserv-ation
Team
Individual
STAFF INVOLVEMENT
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Eight Components to School Excellence
1. Embrace Common Vision and Goals for
Rigor/Relevance/Relationships for ALL Students
2. Inform Decisions through Data Systems
3. Empower Leadership Teams to Take Action and
Innovate
4. Clarify Student Learning Expectations
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MCA II / GRAD English LABenchmarks Tested
Test data for Writing MCA II not available Grades
5 and 10
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Lexile Framework for Reading Study Summary of
Text Lexile Measures
Interquartile Ranges Shown (25 - 75)
1600
1400
1200
Text Lexile Measure (L)
1000
800
600
High School Literature
College Literature
High School Textbooks
College Textbooks
Military
Personal Use
Entry-Level Occupations
SAT 1, ACT, AP
Source of National Test Data MetaMetrics
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Eight Components to School Excellence
5. Adopt Effective Instructional Practices
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Levels
Blooms
C D A B
6
5
4
3
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Application
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Rigor without Relevance and Relationships has
never worked
Rigor, Relevance and Relationship is not a
concept it is a way of life in the nations most
successful schools
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Eight Components to School Excellence
5. Adopt Effective Instructional Practices
6. Address Organizational Structures
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Supportive Structures

• Small Learning Community
• Alternative Scheduling
• Team Teaching
• CORE teams
• School-based Enterprise
• Professional Learning Community

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Eight Components to School Excellence
5. Adopt Effective Instructional Practices
6. Address Organizational Structures
7. Monitor Progress/Improve Support Systems
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You Lead Based Upon
1. What You Report 2. What You Assess 3. How
You Evaluate Staff
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Lexile Framework for Reading Study Summary of
Text Lexile Measures
Interquartile Ranges Shown (25 - 75)
1600
1400
1200
Text Lexile Measure (L)
1000
800
600
High School Literature
College Literature
High School Textbooks
College Textbooks
Military
Personal Use
Entry-Level Occupations
SAT 1, ACT, AP
Source of National Test Data MetaMetrics
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Lexile Framework - Student Profile Matt - Age
15, Grade 10, Lexile 1090, GPA 3.0
1600
1400
1200
Text Lexile Measure (L)
1000
910
800
600
Matt
Source of National Test Data MetaMetrics
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Lexile Framework - Student Profile
1600
1400
1200
Text Lexile Measure (L)
1000
800
600
Matt
High School Literature
College Literature
High School Textbooks
College Textbooks
Military
Personal Use
Entry-Level Occupations
SAT 1, ACT, AP
Source of National Test Data MetaMetrics
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Eight Components to School Excellence
5. Adopt Effective Instructional Practices
6. Address Organizational Structures
7. Monitor Progress/Improve Support Systems
8. Refine Process on an Ongoing Basis
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What can you do?

• Use your survey data
• If joining, use the Successful Practices Network
• Learn from each other!

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Lets Recap

• The Rigor/Relevance Framework
• The Learning Criteria
• The Components of School Excellence

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Moving Forward

• How can you use this knowledge to create your OWN
  plan for moving forward?
• What are your priorities? What are OUR
  priorities?
• What are your goals? What are OUR goals?

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Contact Information

• Nicole Hochholzer
• Literacy Coordinator,
• Kaukauna High School
• Senior Consultant, International
• Center for Leadership in Education
• nhochholzer_at_hotmail.com
• [phone] ext. 5430