Living the Vision

Presented by Malcolm Thomas

Superintendent, Escambia School District

mthomas@escambia.k12.fl.us

Living the Vision

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Vision

is NOT being able to see where you are.

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is knowing where you want to go.

Vision

Vision

Create a District where parents want to send their children, students want to learn, teachers want to teach, and employees want to work.

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Embrace and Own the Vision

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Share the

story

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280 million

240 million

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Escambia School Millage History (30 years)

1995-96

2011-12 Proposed

7.821

School Grades

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Year A A or B A / B / or C

D F

1999 3% 13% 63% 26% 11%2010 21% 48% 88% 10% 2%2011 52% 67% 95% 5%5% 0%0%

Elementary and Middle Schools (excluding charter schools)

Goal: All schools earning ‘C” or higher.

Escambia Academic Team – Division I State Champs

State Champions 6 out of the last 12 years,

The only team to ever repeat as champion.

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Reading K – 2

Goal = 90% 2011 dataKG AP1 = 39%

AP3 = 79%

Grade 1 AP1 = 58% AP3 = 55%

Grade 2 AP1 = 53% AP3 = 62%

Graduation rate

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Behavior

• Out-of-school suspension rates decreased by more than 40%.

• All schools are entering their 3rd year with school-wide behavior plans.

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Career Academies

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Strings Orchestra (Grades 5 – 12)

Make a goodImpression

Be everything you would expect and want from your child’s school

•Appearance•Web presence •Who is in charge of impressions?

Be punctual

Answer the phone, return the calls, start and end meetings on time.

When things go wrong

Opportunity for service recovery

Don’t take it personallyEven when it sounds like they are mad at you.

Have confidence in yourself.

Your team is better thanyou think.

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Attitude STILL Matters

Every piece is important!

Living the vision is NOT a straight path.

• Budget cuts• Unfunded mandates (Class size, Digital literacy,

Computerized testing, New standards, School Reform) 23

… and one last thing …

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Living the VISION is for their future, NOT our past.