Welcome Back! Welcome Back! Francisco Sepulveda Middle Francisco Sepulveda Middle

School School & Gifted/HA Magnet& Gifted/HA Magnet

Kimberly NobleKimberly NoblePrincipalPrincipal

Tuesday, September 6, 2011Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Getting off to a good Getting off to a good start . . .start . . .

Norms for Our LearningNorms for Our LearningWe agree:We agree:•to be present to be present •to focus on studentsto focus on students•to value each other’s inputto value each other’s input•to listen to understandto listen to understand•to learn from one anotherto learn from one another

Introduction Introduction

Welcome Welcome New StaffNew Staff

Embrace Embrace learninglearning rather rather than teaching as the than teaching as the fundamental purpose fundamental purpose of your school.of your school.

Richard DuFourRichard DuFour

Leadership as Practice: Leadership as Practice: Our ChargeOur Charge

Our charge is to Our charge is to fundamentally improve the fundamentally improve the interaction between the interaction between the teacher and the student to teacher and the student to create critical thinkers create critical thinkers prepared to participate in a prepared to participate in a diverse and complex diverse and complex society.society.

Celebrations!Celebrations!

GREAT GAINS!GREAT GAINS!

Sepulveda MS Data

2010 2011 • API 709 716• ELA 6 39.6 31.6• ELA 7 41.2 43.2• ELA 8 36.6 41.9• MATH 6 37.3 34.3• MATH 7 36.2 39.8• Algebra 61 27.3• Algebra R 29.3 0• Geometry 93.5 91.2

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LAUSD core beliefsLAUSD core beliefs

All Youth AchievingAll Youth Achieving

Start with familiesStart with families

Families are our partnersFamilies are our partners

Success in the classroomSuccess in the classroom

Diversity is our strengthDiversity is our strength

Effective teaching, leadership and Effective teaching, leadership and accountability are the keys to our successaccountability are the keys to our success

Our LAUSD VisionOur LAUSD Vision

Every LAUSD student will Every LAUSD student will receive an education in a receive an education in a safe, caring environment, safe, caring environment, and every student will be and every student will be

college-prepared and college-prepared and career-ready.career-ready.

Our LAUSD MissionOur LAUSD Mission

LAUSD will provide high LAUSD will provide high quality instruction and a quality instruction and a coherent and rigorous coherent and rigorous

curriculum in every curriculum in every classroom to facilitate classroom to facilitate student learning and student learning and

achievement.achievement.

LAUSD Theory of LAUSD Theory of changechange

We envision an organization We envision an organization where we know every child where we know every child

and adult by name and and adult by name and face and we personalize face and we personalize

the learning experience for the learning experience for all students and staff.all students and staff.

Board of EducationBoard of EducationGoalsGoals

•100% Graduation100% Graduation•Proficiency for AllProficiency for All•100% Attendance100% Attendance•Parent and Community Parent and Community

EngagementEngagement•School SafetySchool Safety

LAUSD’SLAUSD’SFOUR FOUR

INTERCONNECTED INTERCONNECTED STRATEGIESSTRATEGIES

PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

Performance management is an Performance management is an on-going, systematic approach on-going, systematic approach to improving results through to improving results through evidence-based decision-evidence-based decision-making, continuous making, continuous organizational learning,organizational learning, and and a focus on accountability for a focus on accountability for performanceperformance..

peRFORMANCE peRFORMANCE MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

• The regular and systematic use of performance The regular and systematic use of performance measures to facilitate organizational measures to facilitate organizational accountability, improvement and decision-making.accountability, improvement and decision-making.

• Continuous/ongoing review of dataContinuous/ongoing review of data

• Commitment to specific action plans for Commitment to specific action plans for improvementimprovement

• Regular follow upRegular follow up

• Monitoring of change over timeMonitoring of change over time

• Everyone who can impact the result is present for Everyone who can impact the result is present for the discussion of the resultthe discussion of the result

My Beliefs

• Believing in Others (Distributed Leadership)

• Relationships

• Transparency

• Civility for All

• Focus on Behaviors Rather Than Beliefs

• Make It Cool to Care

Core Values

• Learner-centered: Constructivism

• Team Building

• Collaboration: Trust and Growth Mindset

• Transformation

• Reflection

• Accountability

• Safety: Physical and Emotional (Trust)

Sepulveda MS focusSepulveda MS focus

• Data-Driven Decision Making• Culture of Direct Observation, Critical Analysis and Two-Way Accountability for Improvement of Instructional Practice and Performance• Mentoring Matters (Calibrate, Consult, Coach, Collaborate)• Good first teaching and differentiation

Sepulveda MS focusSepulveda MS focus

Performance Meter Goals, including:Performance Meter Goals, including:• AlgebraAlgebra• ReclassificationReclassification• ELA: Grades 7 (6 & 8)ELA: Grades 7 (6 & 8)• Math: General Math and Math: General Math and

GeometryGeometry

Teaching for the 21st Century

Expectations

•Standard and Objective

•The Agenda

•Current Student Work

•The Rubric for Culminating Tasks is posted with student work

•Word Walls

ACCESS STRATEGIES

• SIX INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE for English Learners/Standard ELs AND ALL STUDENTS:

• Instructional Conversations• Graphic Organizers• Cooperative Learning: Think Pair

Share• Academic Vocabulary• SDAIE• Design Lessons

Local district 1 Local district 1 SEPULVEDA MS focusSEPULVEDA MS focus

Meet Modified Consent Decree OutcomesMeet Modified Consent Decree Outcomes• Outcome 2Outcome 2:Performance in Statewide Assessments:Performance in Statewide Assessments

• Outcome 4Outcome 4: Completion Rate : Completion Rate

• Outcome 7A: Outcome 7A: Least Restrictive Environment (LRE): Least Restrictive Environment (LRE): Other Disabilities Other Disabilities

• Outcome 7B: Outcome 7B: LRE Multiple Disabilities LRE Multiple Disabilities

• Outcome 13Outcome 13: Service Delivery:: Service Delivery:•Degree to which the District is delivering Degree to which the District is delivering

services as stated in the child’s Individualized services as stated in the child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) in frequency and Education Program (IEP) in frequency and supportsupport

AccountabilityAccountability

oSkillful use of data, including MyDataSkillful use of data, including MyData

oUse of formative and summative Use of formative and summative data, with a focus on periodic data, with a focus on periodic assessmentsassessments

oAcademic Growth of LearnersAcademic Growth of Learners

CRITICAL REMINDERSCRITICAL REMINDERS

• Observe line/staffObserve line/staff• Contact your Principal firstContact your Principal first

• Faculty Meetings: MandatoryFaculty Meetings: Mandatory

• PD Meetings: MandatoryPD Meetings: Mandatory

• Check email regularlyCheck email regularly

• Check Sepulveda Website Check Sepulveda Website regularlyregularly

• All communication requires All communication requires Principal’s initialsPrincipal’s initials

CRITICAL REMINDERSCRITICAL REMINDERS•Child Abuse Online Training/ReportingChild Abuse Online Training/Reporting

•Williams and Text BooksWilliams and Text Books

•Sign In and Sign OutSign In and Sign Out

•Certification of Illness/Non-Illness Certification of Illness/Non-Illness FormsForms

•Fundraising and Field TripsFundraising and Field Trips

•Single Plan for Student Achievement Single Plan for Student Achievement will be rewritten for ALL schoolswill be rewritten for ALL schools

"Individually, we are one drop.”

“Together, we are an ocean.”

Ryunosuke Satoro