Components of School Excellence

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Components of School Excellence

• Embrace Common Vision and Goals for Rigor
  Relevance/Relationships for ALL Students

• Inform Decisions through Data Systems

• Empower Leadership Teams to Take Action and
  Innovate

• Clarify Student Learning Expectations

• Adopt Effective Instructional Practices

6. Adapt Organizational Structures
7. Monitor Progress/Improve Support Systems
8. Refine Process on an Ongoing Basis
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Connecting K-12 Schools Nationwide to Support
Sustainable School Improvement

• 2008-2009 Enhancements

Orientation to the Network
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Whos Who of the Network

• Chief Executive Officer Patrick Carrese
• Chief Academic Officer Dr. Linda Lucey
• Senior Associate Dave Ziskin
• Senior Associate Dale Eggebraaten
• Network Coordinator Jackie Gonyo
• Member Services Coordinator Ashley Terwilliger
• Associate Grace Demand

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High PerformingSchools
RapidlyImprovingSchools
SPN
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About the Network

• 600 schools
• 36 States Nationwide
• 401 High Schools
• 92 Middle Schools
• 115 Elementary Schools
• 6,000 Monthly visits to members-only website
• 1,000 Gold Seal Lessons and growing
• 2,000 participants in CORR
• 50 Coaches/Experienced Educators

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Lessons Learned From

• 600 school members
• High School Models supported by Bill and Melinda
  Gates Foundation Grant
• 21st century learners
• Feedback from Network coaches/experienced
  educators

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10 Point Program of Enhancements

• 1. Coaches/Team of Experienced Educators

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10 Point Program of Enhancements

• 1. Coaches/Team of Experienced Educators

• Submit a question/topic to be researched to
  Ashley_at_SPNet.us or call her at 518-723-2052
• Ashley will respond to your question/topic with
  Experienced educator contact information, other
  schools contact information, additional resources
  we have available

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Example Instruction

• ELA teacher struggles with how to bring quadrant
  B and D instruction into state-mandated
  curriculum.
• Response
• SPN network staff identifies several gold seal
  lessons on the website
• SPN network staff connects the teacher with Chris
  LaRocco a well-known and respected ELA leader

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10 Point Program of Enhancements

• Coaches/Team of Experienced Educators
• Podcasts
• Focused on pressing issues
• Practioners
• Experienced Educators
• August Getting to Know the Network

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Podcasts Topics

• Cheryl Dyer -Data Structures
• Sue Szachowicz -Small Learning Communities
• Lin Kuzmich -Brain-based strategies
• Jim Miles -CTE
• Michelle Burrows -Arts
• Muriel Summers -Using RR at the Elem. Level
• William Latson -An Inclusive Elem. School
• And More!!!

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10 Point Program of Enhancements

• Coaches/Team of Experienced Educators
• Podcasts
• Website

- Customized for Administrators and Teachers -
Searchable Repository of Successful Practices -
Member Profiles - Podcasts - Network
Monthly/Technical Bulletins
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www.successfulpractices.org

• School Profiles Learning Criteria

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www.successfulpractices.org

• Searchable Successful Practices
• By school type
• Components
• Etc

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10 Point Program of Enhancements

• Coaches/Team of Experienced Educators
• Podcasts
• Website
• CORR

- Online training - Guide to developing Quad D
Lessons - Aligning Instructional Strategies to
GSLs
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http//rigor-relevance.com
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http//rigor-relevance.com
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E-Lesson Template
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Instructional Strategies Rich with videos
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How CORR is used
School-wide initiative (100)
Small Group Mixed
Small Group All SS
GROUP ONE
GROUP TWO
F2F, Online, F2F, Online
F2F, Online
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Getting Started with CORR

• Identify a facilitator
• Compile a list of participants (names/emails)
• Contact Ashley Terwilliger at Ashley_at_SPNet.us
  with names/email of group members
• Obtain facilitators guidebook,
  usernames/passwords
• Set up and manage a timeline
• Web site (MAC users please use Safari, PC users
  Internet Explorer) (Shock Wave is needed to play
  interactive pages.)
• http//rigor-relevance.com

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10 Point Program of Enhancements

• Coaches/Team of Experienced Educators
• Podcasts
• Website
• CORR
• Graduate Credit

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10 Point Program of Enhancements

• Coaches/Team of Experienced Educators
• Podcasts
• Website
• CORR
• Graduate Credit
• WebEx

- Online Monthly Conferences Phone/Internet -
Focused on Pressing Issues - Teachers,
Administrators, Network Coaches
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Monthly WebEx Schedule

• Editorial Calendar
• August Getting to Know the Network
• September Literacy (Chris LaRocco)
• October Special Education (Larry Gloeckler)
• November Leadership
• December Relationships
• January Learning Criteria

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10 Point Program of Enhancements

• Coaches/Team of Experienced Educators
• Podcasts
• Website
• CORR
• Graduate Credit
• WebEx
• Gold Seal Lessons

- Quadrants B / D - Per Grade / Per
Discipline - Tie to Standards
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Gold Seal Lessons

• Download template from SPN website
• Develop lesson
• Review Checklist
• Submit to Network
• Published on website
• Searchable Database of 1,000 lessons

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GSL Editing Process
Get Access to Online Library
Share with your staff
4-6 week process
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Getting Started with GSLs

• Download template from SPN website
• Log in
• Click Services button
• Develop Lesson
• Review Checklist
• Email Word Document to Network Ashley_at_SPNet.us

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10 Point Program of Enhancements

• Coaches/Team of Experienced Educators
• Podcasts
• Website
• CORR
• Graduate Credit
• WebEx
• Gold Seal Lessons
• Semi-Annual Training

- Prior to Model Schools Conference 2009 -
Regional Meetings
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10 Point Program of Enhancements

• Coaches/Team of Experienced Educators
• Podcasts
• Website
• CORR
• Graduate Credit
• WebEx
• Gold Seal Lessons
• Semi-Annual Training
• Research

• Curriculum Matrix Data (Included in Welcome
  Packet)
• NESS, Lexile, Quantile, Student Survey

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10 Point Program of Enhancements

• Coaches/Team of Experienced Educators
• Podcasts
• Website
• CORR
• Graduate Credit
• WebEx
• Gold Seal Lessons
• Semi-Annual Training
• Research
• International Center Resources
• -2 Free Resource Kits
• -An additional 20 discount on all
  services/products

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Additional Services

• 3 Technical Bulletins each month focused on
  strategies/how-to
• Network Monthly newsletter with member
  highlights, articles by Network staff, Bill
  Daggett, Ray McNulty and others

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For More Information

• Linda_at_SPNet.us
• Linda Lucey, Ph.D.
• 518-723-2077

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