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.
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