POTTERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT REPORT FOR 2009 - 2010

2009 – 2010 SCHOOL YEAR

• INDICATORS OF SUCCESS:- MEAP READING SCORES IN THE

90’S – GRADES 5 – 8- MEAP MATH SCORES IMPROVED AN

AVERAGE OF 23% IN GRADES 6 - 8- SCHOOLS OF CHOICE – OVER 100

STUDENTS COMING TO POTTERVILLE- SPEC. ED. % DROP BY 9 POINTS

IN 4 YEARS (25% TO 16%)

THE POTTERVILLE STORY

• HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

• WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?

• WAS THIS A FLUKE?

• CAN IT CONTINUE?

HOW IT BEGAN

• A CLEAR VISION

• A NARROW FOCUS

• CLEAR STANDARDS

• OUR HEDGEHOG: LITERACY FOR ALL

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• “KIDS FIRST” PHILOSOPHY

• SELFLESSLESS/HUMILITY

• PROFESSIONALISM

• “PERSONAL MASTERY”

• ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT/ZEAL

• HIGH EXPECTATIONS/STANDARDS

• INTEREST IN LEARNING

ROADBLOCKS TO SUCCESS

• UNCLEAR LEADERSHIP

• NO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM

• CURRICULUM QUESTIONS

• AGING TEXTBOOKS AND TECH

• $350K DEFICIT/FUNDING

• NO CURRICULUM DIRECTOR/STAFF

• BOARD INTEREST IN ATH/FACILITIES

NUMBER ONE GOAL

• STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

• ALL KIDS PROFICIENT AT GRADE LEVEL IN READING AND WRITING

OTHER GOALS

• UPGRADE FACILITIES

• UPGRADE TECHNOLOGY

• CUT BUDGET

• IMPROVE COMMUNICATION

• IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS

BETWEEN SCHOOL/COMMUNITY

2006

• NARROW FOCUS: READING/WRITING

• GOOD TO GREAT

• COMMITTEE STRUCTURE

• TEACHER LEADERS

• PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUN.

• LUCY CALKINS

• “STRUGGLING READERS” BOOK

2006 CONT’D

• PTA PAPERBACK PURCHASES

• LEXILING BOOKS

• KC4 CURRICULUM – LANG ARTS

• RESULTS NOW – M. SCHMOKER

• ANNUAL MRA TRAINING

• BC SCIENCE EXPANDED

2007

• READING/WRITING CONTENT AREAS

• INSTRUC. CONSULT. TEAMS

• DATA DIRECTOR

• ISD HIRES

• LOCAL ASSESSMENTS WRITING

• STUDY ISLAND

• SUMMER READING ACADEMY

2007 CONT’D

• DIBELS/FLUENCY

• ON COMMON GROUND

• FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION

• DEARBORN TRAINING - PLC

• TRAVERSE CITY TRAINING – PLC

• NYC ANNUAL TRAINING

• ANNUAL TECH PURCHASES

2007 CONT’D

• NEW TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM

• LITERACY COACH

2008

• READING BOOST

• MATH BOOST

• NEW TEACHER EVALUATION SYSTEM

• NEW PRINCIPAL EVALUATION SYS.

• LEARNING BY DOING

• LOCAL ASSESSMENTS – MATH

• SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

2008 CONT’D

• GIZMOES

• BOARD VISION STATEMENT

• ACADEMIC CENTER

2009

• “READ WELL” SYSTEM

• ADED KINDERGARTEN

• PRIVILEGE SYSTEM – HS

• LOCAL ASSESSMENTS – READING

• THE COLLABORATIVE ADMINISTRATOR

TRAINING: BECOMING A LEARNING ORGANIZATION

• SUPERINTENDENT:

- COURAGEOUS JOURNEY (MASA)

- THREE YEAR PROGRAM

(2007 – 2010)

- CHANGE INITIATIVE

- ADVANCED SUPT. CERT.

- “START” PROGRAM

TRAINING

• PRINCIPALS:

- 5 BOOK TALKS IN 4 YEARS

- MONTHLY COACHING

- MONTHLY GROUP SESSIONS

• TEACHERS/PRINCIPALS:

- READING/WRITING, CINCY, NYC

- PLC – DEARBORN, TRAVERSE, CHI.

NEW EVALUATION FORMAT

• INTRINSIC: - SELF AWARENESS - SELF EVALUATION, GOAL SETTING - PLAN CREATION TOWARD IMPROVEMENT• CHARLOTTE DANIELSON RESEARCH• DOUG REEVES, TOM McGREAL RESEARCH ON FORMATIVE SYSTEM

NEW COMMUNICATIONS

• VIKING VOYAGER NEWSLETTER• SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT NEWS• BOARD WEEKLY UPDATES• FREQUENT COMMUNICATION

BETWEEN SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD PRESIDENT

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES

• NEW SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM

• CREATING NEW STANDARDS• MEASURING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT• TEACHERS DIALOGUE ABOUT

INSTRUCTION• CREATING SCHOOL-WIDE

INTERVENTIONS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS

NEXT STEPS FOR 2010 - 2011

• KEEP EVOLVING UPWARD• FINE TUNING: MORE LOCAL

ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTING (ST.)• RE-INVENT LEARNING SYSTEMS• BETTER EVALUATION AND

REPORTING TO PARENTS• PROMOTING SELF-STARTERS• SELF MONITORING CURRICULUM,

ETC.