Re Inventing Schools CoalitionRISC

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Re Inventing Schools Coalition(RISC) A Journey
of Hope!
Richard DeLorenzo reinventingschools.org
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Scott, Youve been watching too much TV.
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I hope those of you who turn out to be failures
wont blame us!
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I have a meeting with the board I won't be long!
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Todays Goals

• What are the components of a high performing
  organization?
• Knowledge of best practices in education systems
  (Chugach Story)
• Awareness of the RISC components
• Introduction to some cool tools and processes

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Affinity ChartWhat are the characteristics of
high performing organizations?

• Individually brainstorm a list on sticky notes
• As a group organize the sticky notes into like
  categories
• Label each group (data, processes, etc.)
• Share back with the rest of the group

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Presenters Scoring Guide
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• The highest performance score card
• Baldrige Criteria
• (Core values and beliefs)
• Visionary leadership
• Learning-centered organization
• Organizational and personal learning
• Valuing faculty, staff, and partners
• Agility
• Focus on the future
• Managing by innovation
• Management by fact
• Social responsibility
• Focus on results
• Systems perspective

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• Baldrige Categories
• (using clear process and being systemic in
  nature)
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning (annual, stretch, break goals)
• Student, Stakeholder, and Market Focus
• Information Analysis
• Faculty and Staff Focus
• Process Management
• Organizational Performance Results

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PDER Process

• Plan (students, staff, community and business
  input)
• Do (design and delivery)
• Evaluate (results and analysis)
• Refine (needed changes)

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Role of leaders (superintendents, boards,
principals etc.) Role of the student Role of
teacher Role of the organization Role of
curriculum (standards, assessments,
instruction and reporting
Traditional World Class
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What are the components of the RISC Model?

• Shared Vision
• Leadership
• Standards-Based Design
• Continuous Improvement

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What is the purpose of the RISC Model?

• To meet the individual needs of every child
• Deploying best practices in a systematic way
• Moving from a TIMED to PERFORMANCE system
• Preparing students for the 21st century
• Sustained positive trends in student and
  organizational results

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CRIS ProcessUsing the Self Assessment Tool Score
your organization in the 4 components

• Clarify the question or activity
• Reflect individually and proceed
• Impact on you and your system
• Share your thoughts within your group

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Begin the change process with questions

• According to current research, how are our
  students nationwide doing in the new global
  economy?
• What will students need to know in the 21st
  century?
• If needed, what and how do we change our current
  system to meet the needs of all students?

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CRIS Process

• Clarify the question or activity
• Reflect individually and proceed
• Impact on you and your system
• Share your thoughts within your group

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How are our students doing nationally?
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Our Educational CrisisHouston ChronicleViewpoint
April 3, 2006
Think reform, reinvent and reinvest for academic
success

• There is little debate that our education system
  in Texas is broken. Our dropout rate is more
  than 40. The number is even larger among our
  Latino and African-American students. It is very
  clear that something is very wrong with public
  education.

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Rising Above the Gathering StormWILLIAM J.
BROADPublished October 13, 2005

• Last year, more than 600,000 engineers graduated
  from institutions of higher education in China,
  compared to 350,000 in India and 70,000 in the
  United States.
• The cost of employing one chemist or engineer in
  the United States is equal to about five chemists
  in China and 11 engineers in India.

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National Governors Association/Achieve Summit
(February 26, 2005)?Prepared Remarks by Bill
Gates, Co-chair ?"When we looked at the
millions of students that our high schools are
not preparing for higher educationand we looked
at the damaging impact that has on their liveswe
came to a painful conclusion Americas high
schools are obsolete." 
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Chugach Profile 1994

• REAA school district which covers 22,000 square
  miles
• Unemployment 52.3
• Poverty level 75.7
• 90 of our students could not read at grade level
• One college graduate in 20 years
• 50 teacher attrition rate

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"Courage"
Gee, where to start? First of all my mother is
an alcoholic and drug user shes been doing
this as long as I can remember. Now I find myself
following in her steps even though I know I dont
need to, I continue to go along with
it. Anchorage House Student
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What skills do our students need for the 21st
century?
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Skills Desired by Fortune 500 Companies(In
order of Importance)

• Teamwork
• Problem Solving
• Interpersonal Skills
• Oral Communications
• Listening
• Personal/Career Development
• Creative Thinking

• Leadership
• Goal Setting/Motivation
• Writing
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Computation
• Reading

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What is CSDs Shared Vision and what evidence can
you find to support we do things better?

• Individual needs of students
• Personal / Social development
• School to life transition
• Technology
• Basic skills
• Accountability

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RISC School Districts Level 5

• World Class System
• Performance System 24/7
• A, B, and try again
• Performance Pay (35 days inservice training)
• Shared Vision with stretch and break goals
• 21st Standards, instruction, assessments and
  reporting
• Standards Driven(Local, State, National,and
  International Standards)

• Traditional System
• Timed System
• Graded System
• Step and Column Pay
• Traditional Strategic Plan driven by central
  office
• Traditional Courses
• Textbook Driven

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How do we change our system?
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Change Forces with a Vengeance New Horizons
for System Change
Horizon 2 System change that results in
unleashing energy, commitment, resources and
learning on a very large scale to accomplish
things never done before that is sustainable.
Horizon 1 Large-scale improvement of literacy
and numeracy that is not sustainable
Missing force moral purpose passion
- Michael Fullan, 2003
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Change Readiness
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Change Readiness
1st Successes
Burning Platform (crisis/opportunity)
Leadership
Shared Vision



Resistance to Change
gt

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Shared VisionHow did Highland Tech High change
their system?
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Leadership for Incremental Change

• Emphasize relationships
• Establish strong lines of communication
• Be an advocate for the school
• Provide resources
• Maintain visibility
• Protect teachers from distractions
• Create culture of collaboration
• Look for and celebrate successes

Marzano 2006
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Leadership for Second Order Change

• Shake up the status quo
• Expect some things to seem worse
• Propose new ideas
• Operate from strong beliefs
• Tolerate ambiguity and dissent
• Talk research and theory
• Create explicit goals for change
• Define success in terms of goals

Marzano 2006
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Managing Effective Change
Richard DeLorenzo
Leader
Shared Vision
Strategic Plan
Right People
Baldrige/CIM





Utopia
Happy Hour
Shared Vision
Strategic Plan
Right People
Baldrige/CIM





Lone Ranger
Leader
Strategic Plan
Right People
Baldrige/CIM





Leader
Shared Vision
Right People
Baldrige/CIM

Scarecrow




Alice in Wonderland
Leader
Shared Vision
Strategic Plan
Baldrige/CIM





Leader
Shared Vision
Strategic Plan
Right People
Heisman Winner





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DeLorenzos Top Eight Excuses to Guarantee No
Change

• We tried that before
• Our district is different
• We dont have the money
• Our organization is too small or big
• Micro management is our friend
• If only you really understood our situation
• Its impossible with our bus schedule!
• If only we didnt have any students I think we
  could change a few things!

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Possible Models of Implementing Standards
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Approaches That Rely on External Assessments
(Student must score proficient on a region
high-stakes assessment)

• Disadvantages
• Limited to the core subject areas
• Limited connection to daily classroom activities
• High anxiety at specific grade levels

• Advantages
• Unchanged system (e.g.course, scheduling, and
  record keeping)
• Parents are used to this approach

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Approaches that use core courses (State
standards are embedded in specific, required
courses)

• Disadvantages
• Does not accommodate many standards
• Does not lend itself to integration of multiple
  standards
• Specific needs of students arent being addressed

• Advantages
• Easy transition into current system
• Course grade indicate student performance
• Easy to identify what standards are being
  addressed

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Approaches that rely on projects, exhibitions,
and portfolios (Students must score proficient
on performance tasks that are connected to
standards)

• Advantages
• Performance tasks are concrete representations of
  specific standards
• Connected to daily classroom activities
• Variety of ways to demonstrate standards

• Disadvantages
• Difficult to address all standards through
  projects
• Time needed for staff to create the projects
• Concerns about validity and reliability

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Approaches that redesign their systems to meet
the needs of each individual student (Students
progress through developmental levels at their
rate to meet specific standards this includes
aligned standards, assessment, instructional best
practices, and reporting)

• Advantage
• Research strongly supports this model
• Meets the individual needs of every student
• Everyone knows the expectation
• Highly accountable/aligned
• Support multiple ways to reach standards

• Disadvantage
• Massive paradigm shift for education
• Scheduling, reporting, assessments and resource
  allocation are redesigned
• Advil, Mallox, and Rogaine will be your best
  friends

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Continuous Improvement Cycle
Effective Instruction
Meaningful Reporting
Relevant Standards
Multiple Assessments
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Technology

• Introduction to the keyboard as students learn
  the alphabet.
• Stamp or type letters as students learn the
  alphabet.
• Use appropriate software independently and
  collaboratively to support learning across the
  curriculum.

• Learn and use the basic function keys.
• Type in a short story or description and save it.
• Create at least 1 page of several classroom
  multimedia projects.
• Use appropriate software independently and
  collaboratively to support learning across the
  curriculum.

• Begin to use new keys and 2 handed typing.
• Type in larger projects with several sentences
  and begin editing.
• Create pages for class multimedia projects using
  variety of media.
• Work with teacher to locate information on the
  Internet.
• Use appropriate software

• Develop keyboarding skills that are quicker and
  as accurate as handwriting.
• Create and publish a product.
• Create simple multimedia projects which contain
  hacked ideas.
• Work with the teacher to access info on the
  Internet.
• Use simple programs to record and graph data.

• Strive for 25 WPM speed and accuracy goal on
  keyboard.
• Publish a document using an accepted format.
• Create multimedia projects linking key ideas
  through variety of media.
• Use simple spreadsheet to solve problems.
• Navigate independently through Internet to locate
  resources.

• Proficient at 25 WPM speed and accuracy goal on
  keyboard.
• Publish a document that uses info imported from
  variety of sources.
• Identify various formats of writing.
• Create multimedia projects containing 3 media
  components minimum.
• Navigate through.

STANDARD Students will operate technology based
tools to manage information, solve problems, and
express ideas in a responsible manner.

• KEY ELEMENTS
• Use a computer to enter and retrieve information.
• Use technological tools for learning,
  communication, and productivity.
• Manage and maintain technology tools.
• Diagnose and solve common technology problems.
• Use technology to observe, analyze, interpret,
  and draw conclusions.
• Examine the role of technology in the workplace
  and explore careers that require the use of
  technology.
• Use ethics when using software and hardware.

• Use appropriate keyboarding at all times.
• Create a simple WWW page including at least one
  graphic, text, and link to another Internet
  site.
• Access info from various databases for class
  projects.
• Begin a personal electronic portfolio for job or
  university placement.

• Use appropriate technology to access info and
  evaluate learning in the academic and vocational
  areas of interest.
• Develop a working knowledge of specific
  technology for interest areas such as
  programmable calculators, subject specific
  software and hardware, CAD/CAM

• Present personal electronic portfolio to public
  while explaining career and schooling options.
• Demonstrate competency in technological area of
  interest by instructing younger students in that
  area.
• Complete personal electronic portfolio while

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Student Performance Snapshot
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Standard Areas
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Mathematics
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Technology
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Social Science
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Reading
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Writing
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Cultural Awareness/Exp
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Personal/Social/Health
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Career Development
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Service Learning
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Science
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High School DiplomaChugach School District
Competencies 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
KEY
Reading Writing Communication Personal
Development Social Development Service
Learning Career Development Cultural
Heritage Social Sciences Science Technology Mathem
atics
Required Proficiency Level
Students Level of Performance
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Todays Goals

• What are the components of a high performing
  organization?
• Knowledge of best practices in education systems
• Awareness of the RISC components
• Introduction to some cool tools and processes

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CRIS
What was one aha and what can you take with you
to build a better organization

• Clarify the question or topic
• Reflect individually
• Impact on you and your system
• Share your thoughts within your group

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Maybe its just me, but I cant shake the
feeling were being used as pawns.
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We begin our WASLs tomorrow.
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This system provides a clear road map of
what students need to know and do in each content
area. Besides mastery of basic skills, the needs
of the whole child are considered including
character development, career development,
service learning, and technology. All the skills
we need to be successful in the 21st century.
Baldrige
Acceptance Speech By Nathaniel Moore Chugach
School District Student
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Courage, Passion and VisionNathaniel Moore
Acceptance Speech 2001 Baldrige Award Celebration
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Re-Inventing Schools Coalition(RISC)

• Making Standards Work in the Classroom
• by Bob marzano ASCD (November, 2006)
• 1,000 districts 1,000,000 kids
• Join us in Anchorage October 27-29, January,
  April and June in Denver
• www.reinventingschools.org