John Tyler High School, Tyler ISD Grades 9-12 Shon Joseph, Executive Principal Michael Timms,...

Welcome!John Tyler High School, Tyler ISD

Grades 9-12Shon Joseph, Executive Principal

Michael Timms, Associate Principal of Curriculum and Instruction903-262-2860 phone

903-531-9921 faxShon.joseph@tylerisd.org

Michael.timms@tylerisd.orgJt.tylerisd.org

“To transform a school’s culture,

especially in a low performing high

school, a principal must be supported by

effective district policies that focus on

a “schoolwide, systemic approach to

improving professional learning

and collaborative practices,” according

to – Meeting the Challenge

District Leadership KeyNewsLeader, March 2011 p.7 www.all4ed.org Meeting the Challenge

Region 10 Assistant Principal of the YearRegion 7 Assistant Principal of the YearRegion 7 Principal of the Year6+ years leading T.E.A. Recognized

CampusesRecognized Teacher AwardsSuccessfully led two campuses to exit AYP

School Improvement

Who are we?

1900+ students85%+ Economically Disadvantaged55% Hispanic44% African American31% LEP7% Special Education91%+ At RiskStage 4 AYPAcademically Unacceptable

Where are we now?

• April 5, 2010◦ Full prep for TAKS- 20+ teachers absent◦ 2 ISS classrooms (1 with police)◦ 10 police officers◦ Radio sounded like an episode of cops◦ State assessment scores down with no bottom in sight◦ Teachers openly insubordinate◦ 1st floor was AMC Grand◦ Outside Central Park◦ On our way to having over 250+ fights

RUN!If your school looks like this…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQA5MckVHSc&feature=player_detailpage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldYNQNStcOI&feature=player_detailpage

Transforming Instructional Practice Effective School Operations The Charge: 21st Century Leadership

Agenda/Topics To Be Covered

Perhaps….What do you do?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=VgV7Ehwg24U

Or this What do you do?

http://www1.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=30&title=Walkthroughs_and_Learning_Objectives

“We must pull the weeds before we plant new seeds.”

Startling Statistics: Nationally, 3 of 10 students

will not graduate in the typical 4 years. (more than 4 out of 10 for African American and Hispanic students)

75% of high school dropouts were not working in 2004.

Texas dropouts cost this state over $32 billion dollars annually.

Class of 2011- cost $9.6billion

Startling Statistics: High school dropouts are

twice as likely to live in poverty.

7 of the 10 fastest growing career fields require some college.

Businesses report students are not leaving school with the required skill set to enter the workforce.

“The decision to drop out is a dangerous one for the student.

Dropouts are much more likely than their peers who graduate to be unemployed, living in poverty,

receiving public assistance, in prison, on death row, unhealthy, divorced,

and single parents with children who drop out from high school

themselves.” Silent Epidemic 2008

Where does that leave us?

Areas to address:Vision/ organization structureRigorous classesEngaging instructionA support system/ examine resource allocations

Transforming instructional

practicesMichael Timms

• The Intended Curriculum

• The Implemented Curriculum

• The Attained Curriculum

• C-Scope ISP Notebooks Campus-based Assessments

• IFD VAD YAG ISPs PCAs/daily 24/6 12/3 3/1 3/6

• Student Tracking Forms

Requires Teamwork and Fidelity of Implementation

A Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum40speeches.flvTeamwork videos.flv

• Test Score Disaggregation• Timeline Development• Instructional Focus• Assessments• Tutorials• Enrichment• Maintenance• Monitoring

The Eight Step Instructional Process

Effective School Operations

Shon Joseph

• Establish a calmer, safer learning environment to enable teachers to spend more time teaching

◦ Break the cycle of negative attitudes, set an optimistic tone

◦ Creation of smaller schools within the school-gradual

• Examine budget allocations to maximize each dollar- 1st year-criteria

• Common planning and cross-curricular afterschool PLCs• Interview leadership staff to determine best fit• Form the School Improvement Corp-consist of all stakeholders

• Schedules and agendas for all meetings

Action Steps

Principal

House Principals

Dean of Student Services

PBIS Coaches

Associate Principal

Who’s Who

Track attendance and resolve errors Identify students within 3 weeks of school

and make contact with them (develop screener)

Monitor 1-2 period absences daily Establish a core group of teachers to

monitor student attendance and meet with students.

Develop a summer outreach program to keep contact with students throughout the summer

Target Dropouts

View our online Handbooks

Review handouts- 8 documents

Shon Joseph/903-262-2860

Other Resources

The Charge

Many schools have faculty and staff who want a better school.◦ safe learning

environment◦ High student

achievement◦ A part of a team

Turnaround principals must work on the system and not in it.◦ Easy to lose sight

of the vision when you are in the system.-

◦ Build capacity

Everyone sees the vision.

A New DayEveryone wants to be apart of a winner

A Systems ApproachJohn Tyler High School

YOU

Here we come to save the DAY!