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Breaking Ranks: The Comprehensive Framework for
School Improvement
Dick Flanary, Senior DirectorLeadership Programs and Services
2011 Model Schools ConferenceNashville, Tennessee
June 26–29,2011
Breaking Ranks: The Comprehensive Framework for School Improvement
1996 2004 2006 2009 2010 2011
The Breaking Ranks Framework
Why a new Breaking Ranks publication?
The Breaking Ranks II and Breaking Ranksin the Middle publications are aboutmiddle-level and high school. The latest publication provides a K–12 view.
The education environment has changed significantly. Here are a few of theissues we face:
Increased Accountability
Percent of Schools Not Making AYP
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 *2012*
Center on Education Policy. Education Week. May 11, 2011.
U.S.
Alarming Dropout Rates
Graduation Rates
Projected Number of Non-Graduates for Class of 2011
1,154,1321,154,132
Diplomas Count. Beyond High School, Before Baccalaureate. Education Week. June 9, 2011
Changing Demographics
Generational Differences
Globalization
Technology
Hi-Fi Wi-Fi Cloud
PRINCIPALVICE
PRINCIPALVIRTUELEADER
New Roles & Expectationsfor Schools and School Leaders
Increased Ambiguity
Millennials Rising The Next Great Generation. Howe & Strauss 2000
2011
Changing Paradigm While you slept, the national educational paradigm shifted
from guaranteeing universal access to guaranteeing universal performance.
Regardless of what you hear about international education performance comparisons, no other country guarantees universal performance.
Of all the nations participating in the PISA assessment, the U.S. has, by far, the largest number of students living in poverty, 21.7%. Denmark and Finland have a 2.4% and 3.4% poverty rate.
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Results
U.S. students in schools with 10% or less poverty are number one in the world.
U.S. students in schools with 10-24% poverty are third behind Korea and Finland.
U.S. students in schools with 25-50% poverty are tenth in the world.
U.S. students in schools with greater than 50% poverty are near the bottom.
Riddile, Mel. The Principal Difference: A School Leadership Blog.
www.nassp.org
What is a Framework
The Breaking Ranks Framework is Not:
“Please stop waiting for a map. We reward those who draw maps, not those who follow them.”
-Seth Godin-
The Breaking Ranks Framework
Why does your school need to improve?
What needs to improve?
How do we improve our school?
Who? Do YOU and YOUR TEAM have what it takes to create a culture for change?
The Architecture of the Breaking Ranks® Framework
Collaborative Leadership
Personalizing your School Environment
Improved Student
Performance
Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Culture
Leadership
Professional Development
Organization
Equity Relationships
Assessment
Instruction
Curriculum
9 recommendations
8 recommendations
12 recommendations
Cornerstones Core Areas Recommendations
Organizing Schools for ImprovementLessons From Chicago
Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (2011)
Recent research determined five critical factors to sustainable school improvement
Conducted by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
400 Chicago schools over 20 years
Organizing Schools for ImprovementLessons From Chicago
ParentCommunity
Ties
ProfessionalCapacity
StudentCenteredLearning-Climate
InstructionalGuidance
Leadership
and
Governance
School
Success
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Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (2011)
Breaking Ranks Framework Alignment
ParentCommunity
Ties
ProfessionalCapacity
StudentCenteredLearning-Climate
InstructionalGuidance
Leadership
and
Governance
Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (2011)
School
Success
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Personalization
CollaborativeLeadership
Personalization
CurriculumInstruction &Assessment
Michael Fullan’s Views on School Improvement
In order to lead successful change school leaders must: Approach school reform with a moral purpose
(Why) Understand change (What) Build relationships (Who) Then, build knowledge (How)
Once these steps are accomplished, school leaders can establish coherency.
Corporate America’s Views on Effective Leadership
Coach and develop for results (Who)
Drive performance (Why)
Inspire loyalty and trust (Who)
Manage work (What)
Partner within and across teams (How)
Influence through personal power (Who)
Select talent (Who)
Developmental Dimensions International (DDI)
The WHY of
School Improvement
The Breaking Ranks Framework
WhyDo you believe that every child can learn?
Do you believe that your beliefs drive your actions?
If this is the case, our actions have produced the following results:
In America, the educational system has traditionally educated a third of the students, schooled a third and allowed a third to fall through the cracks. ”
We have a moral imperative to educate every student.
The WHAT of
School Improvement
The Breaking Ranks Framework
Culture Isn’t a Destination
The How of
School Improvement
The Breaking Ranks Framework
The road from “what” to “how”
Collaborative Leadership
Personalizing your school
environment
Improved Student
Performance
Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment
The road from “what” to “how”
Collaborative Leadership
Personalizing your school
environment
Improved Student
Performance
Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment
A Process Circle for Guiding Change
The Who of
School Improvement
Who
All school leaders, not just principals and assistant principals, must accept responsibility for the task and for taking the steps to make it school improvement happen.
Second, relying exclusively on principals and assistant principals, no matter what their commitment or their capacity for reform, will lead to the creation of systems that perpetuate mediocrity.
“10 Skills” is about…
Build on your strengths – Manage your weaknesses
Lead with your strengths
Three Schools Profiled in Breaking Ranks
Douglas Taylor SchoolChicago, Il•Urban Pre K-8, 97% Poverty & 88% Hispanic population
Pocomoke Middle SchoolPocomoke City, Maryland•Shared leadership and partnerships with the community. Featured on Today Show
Forest Grove High SchoolForest Grove, Oregon•High poverty, highly diverse 2000 students with 90% proficiency in math and reading
Douglas Taylor SchoolChicago, Il
Dr. William Truesdale, Principal
•A Pre-K -8 urban school with 97% or more students eligible for free and reduced lunch and 88% Hispanic population.
•A program of whole school improvement in the five fundamentals of school success: Instructional Leadership, Instruction Learning Climate, Professional Capacity and Parent Community Partnerships.
•Taylor School’s mission is to offer an intensive and rigorous literature and writing program aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards.
•The goal of all Taylor students is to become confident, capable readers, who will read for pleasure and knowledge for the rest of their lives and who are able to write well for a variety of purposes.
Session #31Monday – 10:15 Tuesday – 9:30 Wednesday – 9:30 Bayou D Bayou AB Bayou D
Pocomoke Middle SchoolPocomoke City, Maryland
Caroline Bloxom, Principal
•This school has gained national attention as they used the concepts set forth in the Breaking Ranks Framework
•The school, with its commitment to shared leadership and partnerships with the community, has leveraged those resources into a comprehensive program that provides for the complete development of each student.
•Ann Curry, two “Today Show” producers and a camera crew were onsite at Pocomoke Middle School this fall to highlight the programs and services that are contributing to the school’s success.
Session #35 Tuesday – 8:00 Tuesday – 9:30 Wednesday – 8:00 Bayou D Bayou D Bayou C
Forest Grove High SchoolForest Grove, Oregon
•High poverty and highly diverse comprehensive high school of nearly 2000 students.
•Oregon's Closing the Achievement Gap award two years running and for meeting AYP.
•This year they close in on 90% of all students meeting state expectations in math and reading.
•Honors biology class that is open to all students who wish to take it.
•A reading workshop for struggling readers.
Karen Robinson, PrincipalJohn O'Neill, Director of Achievement
Session # 44 Monday – 11:30 Tuesday – 2:30 Wednesday – 8:00 Canal A Canal A Canal A
A Closer Look at the Breaking Ranks Framework
Patti Kinney, NASSP’s Director of Middle-Level Services, and the 2003 National Middle-Level Principal of the Year.
Mel Riddile, NASSP’s Director of High School Services, and the 2006 National High School Principal of the Year.
Session #79
Monday – 3:45 Tuesday – 4:00 Wednesday – 8:00 Presidential Boardroom A Presidential Boardroom A Governor AE
Copies of Breaking Ranks:The Comprehensive Framework for School Improvement are available for purchase in the Resource Center or can be ordered on-line at www.nassp.org
A special introductory offer is available until July 8, 2011.
Contact Information
Dick Flanary, Senior DirectorLeadership Programs and Services
[email protected] Ext. 294
NASSPwww.nassp.org
