Vision to Action

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Document 1.13

Structure for Planning

STEERING TEAM Administrator Counselor Teachers (2)

Parents Business Rep

NO POWER

TRAINED TOFACILITATE

IMPROVEMENT

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FULLFACULTY

STUDENTBODY

COMMUNITYCOUNCIL

STRATEGYCHAIRS

STEERING TEAMRequired Make-Up

1. Principal

2. Teacher (math teacher in MS & HS)

3. Teacher

4. School Counselor

5. Business Rep (STEM)

6. Parent

7. Title I (optional)

STEERING TEAMWhy me?

AT LEAST ONE TEAM MEMBER:

Credibility – others watch

Natural leader – no authority, but others follow

Natural teacher – engages, motivates, communicates

Authority – drop the hammer

Allocate Resources – time, funding

ALL TEAM MEMBERS

History of change making

STEERING TEAMSharing the Work

POINT PERSON POSITIONS

Faculty Point Person

Community Council Point Person

Student Body Point Person

Achievement Data Point Person

Force Field Data Point Person

Strategy Chair Point Person

STEERING TEAMSharing the Work

POINT PERSON TASKS

Document 1.14

STEERING TEAMFull Faculty Point Person

1. Convenes the FF meetings

2. Sets the FF agendas with the Steering Team

3. Facilitates the FF meetings (or appoints a facilitator)

4. Works closely with the Community Council PP

5. Submits minutes reflecting faculty input to InSAI

6. Best not to have the principal serve in this position

(gives the appears of being top-down)

STEERING TEAMCommunity Council Point Person

1. Convenes the CC meetings

2. Sets the CC agendas with the Steering Team

3. Facilitates the CC meetings (or appoints facilitator)

4. Works closely with the Faculty Point Person

5. Submits minutes reflecting community input to InSAI

6. Often the business representative on the Steering Team

STEERING TEAMStudent Body Point Person

1. Establishes a process for the entire student body to hold discussions

2. Trains students to serve as facilitators and recorders (optional)

3. Provides feedback to the students to let them know they were heard.

4. Submits summaries of the student input to InSAI

STEERING TEAMAchievement Data Point Person

1. Collects achievement data

2. Enters data online

3. Presents data to the Community Council and faculty for analysis

4. Must be a school employee (confidentiality)

STEERING TEAMForce Field Data Point Person

1. Collects force field data surveys short Answer inquiry question summaries

2. Enters data online

3. Presents data to the Community Council and Faculty for analysis

STEERING TEAMStrategy Chair Point Person

1. Teaches Strategy Chairs how to write a Strategy Plan

2. Monitors implementation of all strategies

3. Mentors Strategy Chairs

4. Ensure that all progress reports are submitted to InSAI

5. Updates the Steering Team on the implementation of the strategies.

TASK #1(Document 1.15)

ASSIGN STEERING TEAM MEMBERS TO PP’S

Community PP

Faculty PP

Achievement Data PP

Force Field Data PP

Student Body PP

Strategy Chair PP

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TEAM MAKE-UP

Principal Teacher Teacher

Counselor

Parents

Business Rep

Community Council

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The Community Council will:1. Meet once per month for two hours2. Provide input and give feedback

Invite:1. All groups (should mirror community)2. New faces – not the volunteer always at school3. Business – STEM, human resources

(economic development)

Allow stakeholder groups to appoint

Tips for inviting (Document 1.17)

Schools + BusinessTHINGS TO THINK ABOUT:

What BUSINESSES need:1.An opportunity to influence how schools

prepare tomorrow’s workforce for a globaleconomy

today’s elementary = workforce in fifteen years

What SCHOOLS need:1.Understanding of the knowledge and skillsstudents need to succeed in a global economy

2.Real-world applications for academic content

Schools + Business = Economic / Community Development

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TASK #2(Documents 1.17 – 1.18)

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COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Step One:

- Circle the stakeholder groups in your areas

- Add additional groups as needed

Step Two

- Identify people to represent each group

Full Faculty

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ALL teachers, counselors, administrators, media specialists

Provide input and give feedback

Meet once per month for two hours (or a variation)

Finding time:

Within contract- school improvement days

- prep period activities- poster talk

- listservOutside contract (voluntary)

- door prizes - token stipends

- release time during the day

Student Body

ALL students

Tasks: 1) Input 2) Feedback

One 30 minute breakout per month

Student facilitator

- Student Council

- Statistics Class

- Service Learning

Student recorder

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Structure for ImplementationSTRATEGY CHAIRS

Emerging leaders

Write Strategy Plan

Monitor implementation

Mentor colleagues

Communicate with the Steering Team and faculty

Make recommendations

NO POWER

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(optional)STRATEGY

TASK FORCE

Vision to Action