K-12 Fall Symposium Program
*Subject to Change7:15 – 8:15 am |
Registration |
Atlas Foyer |
Opening Keynote Presentation 8:15 – 9:45 |
The Time for Leadership Is Now Bill Daggett, President For schools to be successful, their leaders must be successful. Building on the eight Components of School Excellence, this presentation will lay out the role of school leadership teams in providing the structure, support, and guidance for each component. Bill Daggett will also share the nation’s most successful practices in school leadership. |
Town and Country |
9:45– 10:00 |
Beverage Break |
Atlas Foyer |
General Session 10:00 -11:15 |
Using Qualitative Data from the We Lead - Whole Staff Survey to Improve Schools Ray McNulty, Senior Vice President, International Center for Leadership in Education Knowing how staff view the learning environment provides valuable insight and direction for improving the culture of a school and the learning that takes place there. In this presentation, Ray McNulty will share national data from the We Lead — Whole Staff Survey. Schools will receive their survey reports and analysis guide, then work in teams to analyze their survey results and begin the action planning process. Overview of Planning Process and Action Planning |
Town and Country |
11:15 - 11:45 |
Facilitated Action Planning |
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11:45– 1:00 |
Lunch |
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Feature 1:00 – 2:15 |
ReFocusing on Special Education Students Larry Gloeckler, Executive Director, Special Education Institute, International Center for Leadership in Education This session will describe the five key elements that schools need to consider in order to serve their students with disabilities effectively. Examples of what selected districts have done will be provided. Teams will receive a checklist to complete, which can serve as a “to-do” list for action planning. |
Golden West |
Feature 1:00 – 2:15 |
ReInventing a Culture for Whole School Reform Lin Kuzmich, Senior Consultant, International Center Whole school reform requires creating layers of expertise in a school. Specific strategies for reform will be presented, such as creating demonstration and model classrooms to reinvent the professional culture of a school. Professional learning communities and walkthroughs by peers provide opportunities to find the "gold" that creates a culture for success. |
Town and Country |
2:15 – 2:30 |
Beverage Break |
Atlas Foyer |
2:30 – 3:30 |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Special Education Strand |
Response to Invention - Part I Cheryl Dyer, Assistant Superintendent, This session will focus on the relationship between general education and special education and the role of Response to Intervention (RtI). Cheryl Dyer will describe how a school can investigate its current system for identifying students at-risk for failure in language arts literacy and mathematics and suggest ways in which to meet students’ learning needs through the RtI process. Specific topics addressed will include the importance of Tier 1 instruction, identification and progress monitoring, and managing the system. |
Golden West |
Whole School Reform Strand – Administrators & Teachers |
How to Raise Expectations and Increase Student Achievement Deborah Parker, Principal, Erwin Montessori School, This session will describe successful approaches that led one school community towards their vision of 100 percent proficiency by changing the culture and raising expectations. Standardized test scores rose from 40 to 80 percent proficiency, and writing scores improved from 29 to 76 percent proficiency. Deborah Parker will show how best practices coupled with high expectations can have a positive impact on any school setting. |
California |
Whole School Reform Strand – Teachers |
Using the Rigor/ Relevance Framework Lin Kuzmich |
San Diego |
Whole School Reform Strand – Administrators & Teachers |
ReFocus Using the Learning Criteria to Support Ray McNulty Based on the belief that every school has its own DNA and that multiple measures must be used to determine success, the Learning Criteria to Support 21st Century Learners™ is a versatile and multi-purpose tool for broadening accountability measures, organizing data, and monitoring school and student progress. This session will describe how to use Foundation Learning, Stretch Learning, Learner Engagement, and Personal Skill Development to measure success beyond state testing requirements and AYP. |
Town and Country |
3:45 - 4:30 |
Facilitated Action Planning |
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Saturday, October 24
7:45 - 8:15 am |
Coffee and Pastry |
Atlas Foyer |
Keynote 8:15 am – 9:30 |
Creating a Culture of Success for ALL Students Sue Szachowicz, Principal, Brockton High School, Massachusetts Brockton High School, a large urban comprehensive high school, adopted a philosophy of high standards, high expectations, no excuses to achieve whole school reform. The school implemented: a schoolwide literacy program that has increased academic achievement for all students, including ELL students and students with disabilities; a professional development model that requires all teachers to be teachers of reading, writing, speaking, and reasoning; data analysis to target areas of skill development; and strategies to personalize the educational experience for all students. This session will describe these initiatives, which have resulted in impressive student results on state and national assessments. |
Town and Country |
9:30 - 9:45 |
Beverage Break |
Atlas Foyer |
9:45 – 10:45 |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Special Education Strand |
Response to Invention - Part I Cheryl Dyer, Assistant Superintendent, This session will focus on the relationship between general education and special education and the role of Response to Intervention (RtI). Cheryl Dyer will describe how a school can investigate its current system for identifying students at-risk for failure in language arts literacy and mathematics and suggest ways in which to meet students’ learning needs through the RtI process. Specific topics addressed will include the importance of Tier 1 instruction, identification and progress monitoring, and managing the system. |
Golden West |
Whole School Reform Strand – Administrators & Teachers |
How to Raise Expectations and Increase Student Achievement Deborah Parker, Principal, Erwin Montessori School, This session will describe successful approaches that led one school community towards their vision of 100 percent proficiency by changing the culture and raising expectations. Standardized test scores rose from 40 to 80 percent proficiency, and writing scores improved from 29 to 76 percent proficiency. Deborah Parker will show how best practices coupled with high expectations can have a positive impact any school setting. |
California |
Whole School Reform Strand – Teachers |
Using the Rigor/ Relevance Framework Lin Kuzmich |
San Diego |
Whole School Reform Strand – Administrators & Teachers |
ReFocus Using the Learning Criteria to Support Ray McNulty Based on the belief that every school has its own DNA and that multiple measures must be used to determine success, the Learning Criteria to Support 21st Century Learners™ is a versatile and multi-purpose tool for broadening accountability measures, organizing data, and monitoring school and student progress. This session will describe how to use Foundation Learning, Stretch Learning, Learner Engagement, and Personal Skill Development to measure success beyond state testing requirements and AYP. |
Town and Country |
11:00-12:00 |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Whole School Reform Strand – Teachers |
How to Write a Gold Seal Lesson Sean Haley, Consultant, International Center One way the Rigor/Relevance Framework is put into action in the classroom is through the use of Gold Seal Lessons. High rigor/high relevance Gold Seal Lessons fall in Quadrant D of the Rigor/Relevance Framework. This session will describe the elements of a performance task, which is the key to a Gold Seal Lesson, as well as the other lesson components and how they link to state standards. |
San Diego |
Whole School Reform Strand – Administrators & Teachers |
Team Building for School Transformation Louis Martinez, Principal, J.M. Hanks High School, El Paso, Texas This session will present concepts focused on creating maximum student performance through team building, team planning, and implementation. Participants will learn specific skill sets that support a sustainable approach to learning communities, overcoming obstacles, and building successful data-driven teams to achieve greater results for students. Louis Martinez will also describe how leaders of school transformation (including administrators, teachers, and parents) can nurture, motivate, and support teams. |
Town and County |
Special |
Response to Invention - Part II Cheryl Dyer This session will focus on evidence-based best practices for Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions in math and language arts literacy at the elementary and secondary levels. Also covered will be how to use data analysis to determine program effectiveness. |
Golden West |
Whole School Reform Strand – Administrators & Teachers |
Repeats at 2:30 Julie R. Smith, Vice President of District Development, and Katy O’Meara, This presentation will highlight how two different school districts have used the concepts of rigor, relevance, and relationship and the extensive research on cross-age peer tutoring to develop models that teach reading skills while developing the social, emotional, and leadership skills needed for 21st century learners. The session will focus on highly portable structures, programs, and models that will enhance student performance. |
California |
12:00-1:15 |
Lunch |
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1:15-2:15 |
Facilitated Action Planning |
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2:30-3:30 |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Whole School Reform Strand – Teachers |
ReFocus Your Instructional Practices to Engage Lin Kuzmich |
Town and County |
Whole School Reform Strand – Administrators |
The Science of Implementation Doug Silver, Director of Research, Successful Practices Network What works in a school and what doesn’t? This session will present information about designing a successful implementation plan for new initiatives. Topics covered will include how implementation designs can be adapted to a school’s individual needs, how to build in data monitoring systems, and how to measure progress. |
San Diego |
Special Education Strand |
Critical Elements of a Successful Action Plan for Special Education Students |
Golden West |
Whole School Reform Strand – Administrators & Teachers |
The Power of 2…Leaving NO Child Behind Julie R. Smith, Vice President of District Development, and Katy O’Meara, This presentation will highlight how two different school districts have used the concepts of rigor, relevance, and relationship and the extensive research on cross-age peer tutoring to develop models that teach reading skills while developing the social, emotional, and leadership skills needed for 21st century learners. The session will focus on highly portable structures, programs, and models that will enhance student performance. |
California |
3:30-3:45 |
Beverage Break |
Atlas Foyer |
3:45-4:45 |
Facilitated Action Planning |
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Sunday, October 25
7:45 – 8:15 |
Coffee and Pastry |
Atlas Foyer |
General Session 8:15 – 9:30 |
Instructional Leadership at All Levels — Bill Daggett Being an effective leader in and out of the classroom requires creativity and adaptability. Instructional leadership focuses on learner engagement, professional development and much more. Strategies for addressing these issues effectively and efficiently will be shared, along with answers to questions submitted during the Symposium. This session will provide innovative solutions for bringing everyone to the table to understand and support the changes needed in your school. |
Town and Country |
9:30 – 9:45 |
Beverage Break |
Atlas Foyer |
Closing General Session
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Moving Out of Your Comfort Zone to ReFocus, RePosition, and ReInvent Your School Ray McNulty Now that you’ve done some planning, it’s time for implementation. You will need to leave the comfort zone of your daily practice to make change. Our schools have to do more with less, produce better results, do it differently – all challenges that take thought, action, and being uncomfortable. We must transition our schools to meet the needs of 21st century learners and the demands of the workplace. In order to be successful with this transition, we must use data, research, and intuition from experiences to develop action plans that will make a difference. This session will share some strategies on transitioning from action plan to implementation. |
Town and Country |