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Illuminating Learners
Plano ISD –
Board of Trustees
Presented by
Dr. Doug Otto
August 3, 2010
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Illuminating LearnersDistrict Focus 2010 – 2011
Getting students and all staff “plugged into” learning
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Learning is what happens every day in your classrooms – ratings are what happen once a year.
Getting students and all staff “plugged into” learning
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Principals as Learners• Examples:
Monthly meetings (iLead)
Core competencies
Ensuring strong relationships betweenstudents and teachers
Enabling national and global relationshipsbetween classrooms and schools
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Principals as Learners
Era of change
Accountability measures
“New Norm” in principal preparation
programs
External influences
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New Levels of Accountability
Graduation requirements
TAKS to STAAR (State of TexasAssessments of Academic Readiness)
Post-secondary readiness
(beginning in 3rd grade)
End-of-course exams
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New Levels of Accountability
Continued
Parent data portal including classroom
comparison data Project Share (http://tea.epsilen.com)
Financial measures of competency
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“New Norm” in
Principal PreparationAcknowledgement of problems in
traditional university programs
Self-selection process
Insufficient relevant experiences
No relationships between classes
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“New Norm” in
Principal PreparationContinued
Collaboration between colleges ofeducation and business
More significant internships
Training built around core competencies
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External Influences
“Normalization” of alternative schooling
Charters:
460 in Texas – 120 in North Texas 2,400 Students – 1996
120,000 Students - 2010
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External Influences
“Normalization” of alternative schooling
On-line learning:
Proliferation of on-line content
Growth in home school markets
University entry into K-12
(Blurring of 11-12 and 13-14 grades)
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2011 Texas Legislature
Interim study committee on middleschool grades and high school
readiness and retention Financial reality – estimated $12-$18
billion deficit
Redistricting Victory = Keeping what we have
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PISD’s Response
Focus on instruction:
AVID at all secondary schools
Math Rocks for eligible students from allelementary schools and one middleschool
Instructional rounds – Pilots in 2010-11
– Build more capacity
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http://k-12.pisd.edu/visioning.pdf
Six Principles
The New Digital Learning Environment
The New Learning Standards
Assessments for Learning Accountability for Learning
Organizational Transformation
A More Balanced and Re-InvigoratedState/Local Partnership
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Focus on Instruction
Academy Visioning Committee:
Meets weekly (September & October)
Community input session
Recommendations to Board of Trustees(December)
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New media and learning….
Knowledgeable to Knowledge-Able
Michael WeschCultural Anthropology
Kansas State University
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Are You Ready?
To reinvent, redesign and reshape thelearning experience for your students andteachers?
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Illuminating Learners
Plano ISD –
Board of Trustees
Presented by
Dr. Doug Otto
August 3, 2010
