Download Introduction PLC - Pickens County Schools

INTRODUCTION
RAMP-UP SESSION
NEW DIRECTIONS FOR LEADER QUALITY
 Gone Regional
 Include APs in Learning Sessions
 Develop Real Partnerships with RESAs
 “Backdoor” the Research
 Learning Teams of Leaders for Advanced Exploration
Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement.
Time Warp
Imagine it is 5 years from now. Your school has
just received the blue Ribbon Schools of
Excellence Award. This award is given to only a
select few schools in the nation. Recently visitors
from all over the U.S. have been visiting to learn
what is going on to make this such an outstanding
school. Describe this award-winning, ideal school.
What kinds of things to do you see? What does the
school look like? What is happening with students?
Staff? Parents? Community?
SCHOOL
LEADERSHIP
THAT WORKS
DIFFERENTIATED
INSTRUCTION
ASSESSMENT
FOR LEARNING
PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING
COMMUNITIES
STANDARDS
BASED
CLASSROOMS
NEW ADMINISTRATORS
>Data Driven Decision-Making<
>Leadership Teams<
>Standards-Based Classrooms<
>Action Plans with Measurable Goals< >Pyramids of Intervention<
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I have limited
I could train
understanding
trainers on
of these topics.
these topics.
Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement.
A SAFE LANDING FOR SCHOOL LEADERS
IS CRITICAL TO US.
Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement.
DON’T LET INFO & IDEAS GET STUCK; SPREAD THE “GOOD WORD.”
Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement.
THE CHALLENGES OF
Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement.
THE CHALLENGES OF
TIME
Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement.
LET’S REVIEW
YOUR
READING LIST.
Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement.
Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement.
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
GEORGIA
GEORGIA
SCHOOL
STANDARDS
PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS
Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement.
GEORGIA SCHOOL STANDARDS
EIGHT STRANDS OF QUALITY
Curriculum
Instruction
Assessment
Planning and Organization
Student, Family & Community Support
Professional Learning
Leadership
School Culture
Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement.
GEORGIA
SCHOOL
STANDARDS
GA ASSESSMENT
OF PERFORMANCE
ON SCHOOL
STANDARDS
IMPLEMENTATION
RESOURCE
FOR
SCHOOL STANDARDS
Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement.
Are We Seeing the Same Ice Cream Truck?
Let’s Make Sure that Everyone Knows
What the Target Looks Like.
Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement.
Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement.
YEAR III
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Schedule
 Making AYP Now with Standards-Based Practices
 Stocking a New Toolbox for Teachers & Leaders
 Surviving the Accountability Tsunami
with a Balanced Leadership Approach
 Conquering the Knowing-Doing GAP with
Professional Learning Teams
 Immediate Results with Differentiated Instruction
and Assessment for Learning
 Using the Georgia School Standards to Move
from Good to Great