Becoming a World-Class LeaderAugust 15, 2011

Linda Wise

Chief Academic Officer

“It is today we must create the world of the

future.”

-Eleanor Roosevelt

Our Outstanding Elementary Schools

Students Proficient or Advanced94.0 % in Reading

92.7 % in Mathematics

Our Outstanding Middle Schools

Students Proficient or Advanced92.6 % in Reading

87.3 % in Mathematics

We Have Much to Celebrate

In Our AYP Results

Tremendous Improvement

In Results for Students Receiving Special Education

Services.

Howard County Leads the State in Advanced

StudentsSo Much to Celebrate!!

Our Outstanding High Schools

HSA Pass Rates

BECAUSE OF YOU!!!!•89% of students in the class of 2011 passed all four HSAs.• 9% met the graduation requirement using the combined score• 2% met the requirement by completing Bridge Projects•Only 2 students needed a waiver to graduate•NO STUDENTS FAILED TO GRADUATE solely based on the HSA

Our Outstanding High Schools

AP Participation

2010 Total Exams7,451

2011 Total Exams7,980

Goal II Data

• 98 % of our schools met the OVERALL attendance standard of 94%

• The number of habitual truants has decreased from 134 to 116

Unsafe Behaviors Have Decreased

• 7 of 12 high schools had fewer than 100 out-of-school suspension incidents

• 16 of 18 middle schools had fewer than 100 out-of-school suspension incidents

• 26 of 39 elementary schools had 5 or fewer out-of-school suspension incidents

HCPSS Students At Risk for Dropping Out (STAR)

• Transitioning from 8th to 9th Grade– 691 (09-10) to 509 (11-12)

• Transitioning from 5th to 6th Grade– 489 (10-11) to 370 (11-12)

Thank you

Becoming a World-Class Leader

College and Career Advantage

Exemplary Instruction

al Leadership

Exemplary Teaching

Exemplary Use of Data

to Drive Instruction

Executive DirectorSchool Improvement and Curricular

Programs

Executive DirectorSchool Improvement and

Administration

The Mission of the Howard County Public School System is to ensure excellence in teaching and learning so that each student will

participate responsibly in a diverse and changing world.

Goal 1 – Each child regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, disability or socioeconomic status, will meet the rigorous performance standards that have been established. All diploma-bound students will perform on or above grade level in all measured content areas.Goal 2 – Each school will provide a safe and nurturing environment that values our diversity and commonality.

By 2020:1.One hundred percent of students are proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics2.Ninety-five percent of students in each student group graduate from HCPSS high schools college and career ready.

Know your students and the differentiated supports in place to ensure their success

Ensure students receive exemplary instruction that prepares them for college and careers

Have a process in place for continuously monitoring student progress

Develop a relationship with students and their families

Vision of Exemplary Teaching for Student Learning

Danielson’s Framework

– Exemplary TeachingPurposeful Observations

Transition to the Common CoreoWritingoMath Practices

Exemplary Instructional Leadership

Maryland Instructional LeadershipFramework

1. Facilitate the Development of a School Vision

2. Align All Aspects of a School Culture to Student and Adult Learning

3. Monitor the Alignment of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

4. Improve Instructional Practices Through Purposeful Observation and Evaluation of Teachers

5. Ensure the Regular Integration of Appropriate Assessments into Daily Classroom Instruction

6. Use Technology and Multiple Sources of Data to Improve Classroom Instruction

7. Provide Staff with Focused, Sustained, Research-based Professional Development

8. Engage All Community Stakeholders in a Shared Responsibility for Student and School Success

MCCSC

New

Evaluations

School

Improvement

Process

Leadership Development Continuum

Instructional

Toolkit

Exemplary Instructional Leadership

21st Century Skills for School Leaders

Continuous School ImprovementLeadership DevelopmentTransition to the Common CoreoWritingoMath Practices

Instructional Tool KitoAspen Grades Managemento INROADS

Exemplary Use of Data to Drive Instruction

Data Literacy and Collaborative Inquiry Knowledge and Skills

Content Knowledge, Generic Pedagogical

Knowledge and Pedagogical Content Knowledge

Cultural Proficiency

Leadership and Facilitation Skills

Collaborative

Planning

Data Protocols - CFIP

School Improvement Process

• Regular Collaborative

PlanningAll Schools Using a Data ProtocolBi-weeklyQuarterly

Intervention and Enrichment

Focus on Re-teachingContinuous School Improvement – PDSA Cycle

Becoming a World-Class Leader

Monitoring Our Progress

An Update on What’s Happening in HCPSS

• Standards and Assessment• Technology Infrastructure• Great Teachers and Leaders• Support for Identified Schools• STEM

Standards and Assessment

• Kindergarten teachers are teaching HCPSS Common Core Mathematics Curriculum

• ALL other teachers are teaching HCPSS Essential Curriculum and infusing – writing standards – lessons that encourage students to

demonstrate Standards for Mathematical Practices

Standards and Assessment

• Curriculum staff is doing work that will lead to HCPSS Common Core Curriculum

• New curriculum will be phased in over time

• Many teachers will have some revised materials in August 2012

Standards and Assessment

• New assessments are being developed by PARCC

• They will be piloted in 2012-2013, field tested in 2013-2014, fully implemented in 2014-2015

• PARCC has released content frameworks http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-content-frameworks that group standards for instruction and assessment

Technology Infrastructure

• HCPSS Portal• Identification of Content and

Learning Management Systems• Design and Development of

MSDE’s Instructional Improvement System

Great Teachers and Leaders

• Educator Effectiveness Academy and Transition Plans

• August 23rd Professional Development Day

• Teacher Induction Academy• Developmental Training for

Instructional Team Leaders

Educator Evaluations• HCPSS is working with HCEA and

HCAA to design new system using framework from Educator Effectiveness Council.

• Changes will come beginning in school year 2012-2013.

• Student growth will be a significant component of teacher and principal evaluations.

Support for Identified Schools

• Differentiated Supports– School Improvement Steering

Committee– Goal 2 Consultation and Support– Administrator PLCs– CFIP Training and Coaching– Teacher Capacity Needs Assessment

STEM• Goal for 2011-12: Increase STEM

awareness among staff members, students, families, and community

• Identify STEM leadership team members (5), including point of contact

• Send STEM leadership team member names to Clarissa Evans or Marie DeAngelis by September 16, 2011.

We know that from the moment students enter school, the most

important factor in their success is the teacher standing at the front of

the classroom.

Linda Wise

Chief Academic Officer

Becoming a World-Class LeaderAugust 15, 2011