This document summarizes a presentation given by Dr. Jay Marino on teamwork, collaboration, and shared leadership. It discusses accomplishments in reading and math performance, facility updates, increasing student enrollment projections, and the need for a new elementary school. It then talks about lessons learned from geese about teamwork and looks ahead to strategic planning. The goal is to prepare students for the 21st century by developing skills like innovation, adaptability, and cultural awareness through a focus on professional learning communities and continuous improvement at all levels.

1. Teamwork, Collaboration & Shared Leadership! Where we’ve been… Where we’re going… Dr. Jay Marino, Superintendent Institute Day - March 18th, 2010

2. Blue angels teamwork video How’s Our Teamwork?

3. Taking Stock & Looking Back- Accomplishments & Celebrations

4. Accomplishments & Celebrations

5. Reading Trend Performance 4 year gain grades 3 thru 8 is +17% (or almost 3% per grade level)

6. 2009 Reading Performance by Ethnicity 12% 40% Decreasing achievement gap!

7. Math Tread Performance Continued strong performance over time!

8. PSAE Trend Performance 2% 2% 4%

9. ACT Composite Scores

10. County School Comparison-PSAE Reading

11. Teamwork, Collaboration and Shared Leadership! Progress thus far?

12. Examples!

13. Facility Updates Our District’s Growing Pains…

14. Student Enrollment

15. Student Enrollment History & Projections 148 students/year – next 5 years 132 students/year – last 10 years 740 more students are projected over the next 5 years!

16. There are an estimated 879+ platted properties within our District boundaries that have potential to be developed.

17. Facility Master Planning

18. H.S. Phase I – Overall Plan

19. High School Phase I- Detail

20. District Office Space -> Classrooms

21. Exterior View of Phase I

22. Phase I + Phase II

23. Leased Central Office Space

24. Tough Financial Times 

26. November 2010 Referendum New elementary school (Allen/Hickory Grove)

28. Last time we talked about eagles… this time we’ll refer to the geese!

29. Why is change needed? Change is a never-ending, life-long necessity.

30. And now…lessons from the geese Teamwork, Collaboration & Shared Leadership

31. Lesson 1 “People who share a common direction and sense of purpose can get there more quickly.”

32. Lesson 2 “It’s harder to do something alone than together.”

33. Lesson 3 “Shared leadership and interdependence give us each a chance to lead as well an opportunity to rest.”

34. Lesson 4 “Encouragement is motivating. We need to make sure our “honking” is encouraging-and not discouraging.”

35. Lesson 5 “We may all need help from time to time. We should stand by our colleagues in difficult times.”

36. The next time you see a formation of Geese, remember their message that "IT IS INDEED A REWARD, A CHALLENGE AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF A TEAM"

37. Looking Ahead…

38. Strategic Planning Update

40. How do we collectively identify our point "B"? Strategic plan!

41. Strategic Planning Key Steps Stakeholder participation to ensure ownership Data review and employee reflection/assessment Strengths and Opportunities for Improvement Draft mission, vision, values, goals and strategies Public feedback and input Preparing 21st century learners! Teamwork, collaboration and shared leadership!

42. Random Acts of Improvement Aim of the District Goals and Measures Aligned Acts of Improvement Aim of the District Goals and Measures

43. Look at the words and name the colors you see. Don’t name the words you read.

45. Let's create change together!

46. The Strategic Plan- Mission… Empowering students to excel in a global society!

47. What’s So Different About a 21st Century Student?

48. Which are you? Digital Native Digital Immigrant

49. The Disconnect… Digital Natives prefer: Receiving information quickly from multiple multimedia sources Parallel processing and multitasking Processing pictures, sounds, and video before text Random Access to hyperlinked multimedia information Digital Immigrants Prefer: Slow and controlled release of information from limited sources Singular processing and single or limited tasking To provide text before pictures, sounds, and video To provide information linearly, logically and sequentially

50. Is the World REALLY That Different? Web 2.0- Architecture of Participation built on the World Wide Web"

51. Technology Exposure 8 ½ Hours per day Passive 5 ¾ Hours Active 2 ¾ Hours

52. Critical Skills & Knowledge for the 21st Century Generation M: media & multi-tasking

54. Polleverywhere.com Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

55. We need to match today’s classroom with today’s students!

56. A Focus on Developing 21st Century Skills Our road map for helping students excel in a global society!

57. 20thCentury 21st Century Number of Jobs 10-15 Jobs 1-2 Jobs JobRequirements Flexibility &Adaptability Mastery of One Field Life Long Learners Subject Matter Mastery The World has changed … TeachingModel

58. The World is Different Kids are different Work is different Tools are different Learning is different Communication is different Teaching is different Competition is different Information is different

60. What skills does OSF look for? Mission focused Customer service Multi-tasking Leadership qualities Teamwork Conflict Resolution Cross Training Accountability

61. University provides a major source of top professional talent No longer enough to be an expert in one field Our students must be uniquely prepared to operate in a new paradigm where cross-disciplinary collaboration is expected Developed Engineering Business Convergence Center Facility includes: Two large innovation and commercialization laboratories Equivalent to a small company Multidisciplinary teams

63. As a recruiter for a global company… Average hire is bi/tri-lingual and has traveled/worked abroad Changing global company Cross-disciplinary collaboration – strategic planning Students must be prepared! Multi-disciplinary learning /experience - Companies do more with less International exposure cultural and languages Critical thinking Entrepreneurship (innovation and creativity) Solutions oriented & Continuous learning culture (Continuous Improvement!)

65. Adaptive, resourceful, self motivated

66. Thinkers

67. Effective communicators and collaborators

68. Respectful, responsible, and culturally aware citizens

70. Our work ahead… Aligned to the strategic plan!

71. Dr. Doug Reeves During the course of every major change initiative I have witnessed the words, “I wish I knew what was going on” are at the root of failures in translating leadership intent into action.

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73. Continuous Improvement – At All Levels District Strategic Plan

74. Continuous Improvement Can't Be Top Down!

75. 2009-10 2010-11 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

76. I cannot possibly do one more thing!

77. …That everyone leaves here today with a solid understanding of our work ahead over the next 3-5 years! Today’s Objective

78. Agenda for the day

79. 3 Breakout Sessions

80. Certified staff sorted into 3 groups by last name Group 1: A-G Group 2: H-O Group 3: P-Z Conference Organization

82. Department Leadership Teams, Building Leadership Teams Providing input into the strategic plan The Strategic Plan Facilitated by Dr. Jay Marino

85. Professional Learning Communities What do we want each students to learn, know or be able to do? How will we know they have learned? What evidence do we have of the learning? How do we respond when students don’t learn or struggle? How do we respond to those who have already learned? Facilitated by Mrs. Becky Martin

86. The Power of Professional Learning Communities The most promising strategy for sustained, substantive school improvement is building the capacity of school personnel to function as a professional learning community. The path to change in the classroom lies within and through professional learning communities. Milbrey McLaughlin

87. The Continuous Improvement Classroom (Classroom Learning Community) Focus on 21st century skills Empowerment, ownership and responsibility Data driven-results focused Quality tools and processes Student centered Research based Facilitated by Dr. Lonna Anderson

89. Featured Presenters!

90. Continuous improvement is about taking it to the next level…. How can you “take it to the next level “ within your area of responsibility?

91. In the spirit of continuous improvement- Leave here today dedicated to make a difference in our District!