Goals for Understanding the RISC Model

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The Re-Inventing Schools Model
www.reinventingschools.org
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K What do you already Know about
the RISC Model?WWhat do you Want to Know?L
What did you Learn?
KWL
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Things we will teach you

• What is the RISC Model?
• What is a Shared Vision?
• What is Systemic Leadership?
• Why a Standards-Based System?
• What does a SBS look like?
• What does Continuous Improvement look like?
• What are some cool tools and processes that I can
  take back to help improve our
  schools?

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The Ground Rules

• Logistics (Safety, Restroom, Breaks etc.)
• Network with others
• Awareness and understanding of the RISC Model
• Identify your current status on the RISC
  Continuum- Continuous Improvement
• Begin and end on time
• Open Communication
• Have Fun with cool tools and processes!

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How committed are you to being here?
Consensogram

• A tool that provides a quick assessment on how
  people feel about an issue
• Use sticky notes with no names to be more
  authentic
• Determine what we want to measure (How committed
  are folks to being here?)
• Discuss how this can set the tone for the
  training (moral purpose, burning issues etc.)

Adapted from Langford Learning International
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A tool that gives us honest real time feedback
The Parking Lot

• Plus
• Delta
• Questions ?
• BreakThrough Moment - Ideas - Aha!

Adapted from Langford Learning International
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What are the characteristics of high performing
systems?
Affinity Chart
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Overview of the RISC Model

• Shared Vision
• Leadership
• Standards-Based Design
• Continuous Improvement

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Student Performance Results

• What you will see
• Four year trends based on 3rd, 6th, and 8th grade
  Benchmark Exams and High School Graduation
  Qualifying Exams
• District level data is an aggregate of all the
  aforementioned state exams
• Highlights from 4 organizations implementing the
  RISC Model

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Chugach School District All scores are
National Percentile
CAT Testing
Total Reading
Total Language
Total Math
Total Spelling
1994/1995
35.6
22.0
28.4
26.5
1995/1996
44.2
54.3
32.0
43.5
1996/1997
50.0
58.0
35.0
56.0
1997/1998
59.6
65.8
46.0
62.5
1998/1999
71.9
78.1
65.0
71.1
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Bering Strait Schools
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Lake and Peninsula School District
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Lake and Peninsula SD Graduate Follow-up Surveys
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How Does RISC Measure Up?
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RISC Model Overview
RISC Video
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What is a Shared Vision?

• Gathering the input of all stakeholders in
  helping all children reach their dreams
• Series of meeting and processes to hear
  everyones voice, so there will be unconditional
  support for the vision
• This should happen at the district, school, and
  classroom level

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Learning EvolutionSystemic School Reform
Continuum

• Awareness
• Knowledge
• 1st Implementation
• Routine
• Refinement
• Replication

Adapted from CBAM
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Use the RISC Stakeholder Self-Assessment tool
to score yourself on Shared Vision and determine
what steps you need to take to move forward.

• Clarify the task
• Reflect individually
• Impact on your system
• Share with your partner

CRIS
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The ultimate goal of change is when people see
themselves as shareholders with a stake in the
success of the system as whole
Michael Fullan
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Why is a Shared Vision important?
5 Whys Tool

• Used when you want to find moral purpose
• Brings deeper understanding of why something is
  or is not important

Adapted from Langford Learning International
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Chugach Profile 1994
Getting it started

• REAA school district which covers 22,000 square
  miles
• Unemployment 52.3
• Poverty level 75.7
• 90 of our students could not read at grade level
• One college graduate in 20 years
• 50 teacher attrition rate

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Obstacles of High Achievement 1994

• Unhealthy Family/Community
• Student Apathy
• Lack of Parental Involvement
• Lack of Meaningful Curriculum
• Specific Needs of Students
• Funding
• No Site Plan
• Poor Professional Development
• Teacher Burnout

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RISC Comprehensive Vision
District
School
Community
Classroom
Business
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A show of courage by any person encourages
others.
John C. Maxwell
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Four Important Questions

• 1. According to current test scores how are our
  students doing?
• 2. What happens to our students once they leave
  our K-12 system?
• 3. What will students need to know in the 21st
  century?
• 4. If needed, how do we change our current system
  to meet the needs of all students?

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Create a shared vision.What skills do our
students need for the 21st century?

• Clarify the task
• Reflect individually
• Impact on your system
• Share with your partner

CRIS
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Fortune 500 Input(In order of Importance)

• Teamwork
• Problem Solving
• Interpersonal Skills
• Oral Communications
• Listening
• Personal/Career Development
• Creative Thinking

• Leadership
• Goal Setting/Motivation
• Writing
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Computation
• Reading

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Sample Shared Vision Focus Areas

• Academic Skills
• Individual student needs
• Character development
• Career development
• Technology Skills
• Accountability

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In regards to Shared Vision what did you learn
that can help your organization?
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Leadership How do I grow it- make it
systemic?(define, teach to all, measure and
report)

• Shared Vision
• Leadership
• Standards-Based Design
• Continuous Improvement

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What are the characteristics of an effective
leader?
Affinity Chart
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Leadership for Incremental Change

• Emphasize relationships
• Establish strong lines of communication
• Be an advocate for the school
• Provide resources
• Maintain visibility
• Protect teachers from distractions
• Look for and celebrate successes

Robert Marzano
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Leadership for Second Order Change

• Shake up the status quo
• Expect some things to seem worse
• Propose new ideas
• Operate from strong beliefs
• Tolerate ambiguity and dissent
• Talk research and theory
• Create explicit goals for change
• Define success in terms of goals

Robert Marzano
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Assess yourself using the RISC Stakeholder
self-assessment tool.What are your strengths and
OFIs as a leader?

• Clarify the task
• Reflect individually
• Impact on your system
• Share with your partner

CRIS
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Leadership
RISC Video
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Using the RISC Leadership Chart, turn to a
neighbor and find alignment with the Affinity
diagram.
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I want to assure you, everyone here is a leader!
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In regards to Leadership what did you learn that
can help your organization?Meet with your 600