Beginning the Journey

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Beginning the Journey

• To Equity and Excellence for ALL Students

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Change

• Managing the Journey

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The Silo Syndrome
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The Silo Syndrome
Elementary
Middle School
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Accountability
Instructional Process
Effective Schools
EXCELLENCE
EQUITY
Systemic Reform
Principles
Quality

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Beliefs

• Children of all races and income levels can
  succeed
• Testing is Diagnostic, not discriminatory
• Tests determine whether each and every child is
  learning

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Building Blocks

• The PDCA Instructional Process is grounded in two
  sets of ideas
• Effective Schools
• Total Quality Management

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Effective Schools Philosophy

• Characteristics Of Effective Schools
• Strong instructional leadership
• High expectations of student achievement for ALL
  students
• Pervasive and broadly understood instructional
  focus
• Safe and orderly school climate conducive to
  teaching and learning
• Measures of pupil achievement as a basis of
  program evaluation

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TQM

• Defined as an operational theory of management
  and set of process tools for implementation.
• Do it right the first time!
• Continuous Improvement
• Cycles - PDCA
• Dont fix blame, fix the system!

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Whos To Blame?

• The college professor said
• Such rawness in a student is a shame, lack of
  preparation in high school is to blame.

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Whos To Blame?

• Said the high school teacher
• Good heavens! That boys a fool. The fault of
  course is with the middle school.

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Whos To Blame?

• The middle school teacher said
• From stupidity may I be spared. They sent him
  in so unprepared.

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Whos To Blame?

• The primary teacher huffed
• Kindergarten blockheads all. They call that
  preparation why, its worse than none at all.

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Whos To Blame?

• The kindergarten teacher said
• Such lack of training never did I see. What
  kind of woman must that mother be.

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Whos To Blame?

• The mother said
• Poor helpless child. Hes not to blame. His
  fathers people were all the same.

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Whos To Blame?

• Said the father at the end of the line
• I doubt the rascals even mine.
• Anonymous

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Brazosport ISD
Economically Disadvantaged - 38.6
District Enrollment - 13,500
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Math Test Scores- Brazosport ISD
White 79
All Students 65
Hispanics 58
Afr. Amer. 54
Eco. Dsdvd 50
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Reading Test Scores - Brazosport ISD
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White
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Hispanic
All Students
African American
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64
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Economically Disadvantaged
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Writing Test Scores - Brazosport ISD
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White
95
All Students
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92
Hispanic
80
Economically Disadvantaged
70
African American
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Puesta del Sol Elementary CTBS Scores 2000-01
4th GradeRio Rancho Public Schools, NM
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Wood Elementary School, AZ Mean Percentile Ranks
for Total Math on the Stanford Achievement Test
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Safford Middle School, AZ
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Safford Middle School, AZ
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Safford Middle School, AZ
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Visalia Unified School District, CA Elementary
School API Growth
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2002-2003 API GrowthMerced County, CA
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Plan/Do/Check/Act Cycle
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From Theory To Practice

• What the PDCA Cycle offers
• A proven track record for success
• A step-by-step methodology for improving schools
• A process built on the foundation of Effective
  School Characteristics
• An alignment of planning, instruction, and
  assessment
• An emphasis on the core curricula of reading,
  writing, and mathematics

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Benefits

• Gives teachers flexibility in how to teach by
  focusing on what to teach.
• Emphasizes key skills for every student.
• Allows students to retain skills in order to
  build higher skills.

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Benefits CONTINUED

• Aligns planning, instruction, assessment, and
  support toward student performance.
• Removes subjectivity and replaces it with a focus
  on results.
• Contributes to a climate of achievement and
  success.
• It is a proven approach that achieves results.

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Self-Esteem
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A new vision for education
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No Child Left Behind

• Bush Administration Education Blueprint

• Increase Accountability for Student Performance /
  Annual State Reading Math Assessment- 3-8
• Spend federal dollars on effective research-based
  practices

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No Child Left Behind

• The federal role in education is not to serve
  the system. It is to serve the children.
• President George W. Bush

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No Child Left Behind

• National Education Bill Highlights
• Close the achievement gap
• Accountability High Standards
• Annual Academic Assessments
• Consequences for schools that do NOT close the
  gap
• Put Reading First! Focus on early grades.
• All students reading on grade level at end of
  grade 3

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For information regarding training or
presentation contact

• Patricia Davenport
• Educational Consultant
• admin_at_equityineducation.com
• www.equityineducation.com
• 512-343-6296

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Closing the Achievement Gap No Excuses

• NEW BOOK!!!
• Pat Davenport Gerald Anderson
• Orders Admin_at_equityineducation.com

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Resources

• Materials
• Instructional text-based materials and software
  for
• assessment, diagnostic, instructional focus,
• maintenance, enrichment and tutorials.
• Kathy Miller
• Kamico Instructional Media
• 4413 Spicewood Springs Road, Austin, TX 78759
• Phone [phone]
• Website www.kamico.com / E-mail
  info_at_kamico.com

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Resources

• Books
• Cawelti, Gordon, and Nancy Protheroe. 2001 High
  Student Achievement How Six School Districts
  Changed into High-Performance Systems. Arlington,
  VA Educational Research Service. 1-800-791-9308
  www.ers.org ISBN 0-9705540-6-0
• Davenport, Patricia, and Gerald E. Anderson. 2002
  Closing the Achievement Gap No Excuses.
  Houston, TX American Productivity Quality
  Center. 1-512-343-6296 admin_at_equityineducation.com
  ISBN 1-928593-62-3
• Schmoker, Mike. 2001 The Results Fieldbook
  Practical Strategies from Dramatically Improved
  Schools. Alexandria, VA ASCD 1-800-933-2723
  www.ascd.org ISBN 0-87120-521-1