ICLE Leadership Academy Dr. Cohen, Dr. Kosteck, Mrs. DeLuga, Mr. Doherty, Mrs. Moore, Mr. Mixon
Learning Targets • I can state the 4 themes of the ICLE Leadership Academy • I understand how the Draft Compact created with the York High School Administrative Team relates to the District 205 Operational Plan
Leading with a Transformational Mindset • Our changing demographics create a need for a different type of educational experience • Schools are improving and innovating, but technology is evolving at a faster rate
Leading with a Transformational Mindset • Complex problem solving • Critical thinking • Creativity • People management • Coordinating with others • Emotional intelligence • Active listening • Service orientation • Negotiation • Cognitive Flexibility http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Future_of_Jobs.pdf
Leading with a Transformational Mindset
Leading with a Transformational Mindset The largest companies by Dow Jones Industrial Average in… 2007 2017 Exxon Mobil Apple General Electric Google Microsoft Microsoft Citigroup Amazon Bank of America Facebook Career ready is a lifetime journey, not a destination.
Equity and our changing students • Dr. Tyrone Howard - Why Equity Matters • Disproportionality with regards to Minorities: test scores, discipline, graduate rates • More students are experiencing trauma • A paradigm shift in thought process surrounding "Grit": student grit vs. teacher grit
Equity & Student Trauma Trauma is the emotional, psychological, and physiological residue left over from heightened stress that accompanies experience of threat, violence, & life- changing events.
Equity & Student Trauma Trauma typically has a significant and long- lasting effect on cognitive development, socio-emotional development, & overall learning.
Equity and the Concept of Grit “Why do we ask kids to show grit in their behavior, but we don’t show grit when it comes to changing their circumstances?” - Dr. Tyrone Howard
Concepts of Equity-Focused Leadership • Student well-being & learning • Effects of poverty • Curriculum & pedagogical leadership • Community engagement • Relationships • Accountability • Ethnic, racial, cultural, & linguistic diversity • Values, vision, & strategy • Data-driven decisions
Leveraging Technology Eric Sheninger – Schools that Work for Kids “ Skills focus on the what. Competencies outline the how .” @E_Sheninger
Instructional Improvement Weston Kieschnick Bold School: Going Blended & Getting Results
Integration with the Operational Plan
Culture • Formalize communication protocols between and among the Learning and Teaching Department, Department Chairs, & Team Leaders • Reconfigure grade level leadership team meetings to ensure appropriate dialogue related to vertical articulation to capitalize on unit district and single high school designation in DuPage County • Superintendent will maintain regular communication with York principal • Continue development of career pathways and interdisciplinary forums • Leaders will model norm of “assume positive intent”
Instructional Practices • Utilize District professional learning opportunities in a manner that reinforces the District Operational Plan Support development of curriculum utilizing open resources • Provide professional learning to deepen understanding of rigor as operationalized by the Rigor and Relevance Framework • Delve more deeply into the concept of innovation with an emphasis on creativity
Student Experiences • Reduce tracking and leveling • Increase access to grade level curriculum through inclusive practices • Provide professional learning to support differentiated instruction and formative assessment • Analyze and adjust (as needed) interventions for students who do not master standards • Implement an integrated service delivery model support students in the general education setting
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