Alaska School Leadership Institute Rural Alaska Principal Preparation

Alaska School Leadership Institute Rural Alaska Principal Preparation Project May 31, 2012 Anchorage, Alaska Facilitated By Al Bertani, Lexie Domaradzki, Julia Payne-Lewis, Susan Garton RAPPS Instructional Design Team

ASLI Credit Alaska Pacific University EDUC 58097 Leading and Sustaining Change ASLI 2012 1 credit, Graded A-F Assignment Due June 30, 2012 Tuition $90 Register Online at www. regonline. com/aslicredit 2012 More information in the front pocket of your notebook

SESSION NORMS 1. The LEARNING belongs to you, and it rests largely with you. 2. Enter into the discussions ENTHUSIASTICALLY!!! 3. Give FREELY of your experience, but don’t dominate the discussion. 4. CONFINE your discussions to the task assigned. 5. Say what you THINK… be honest! 6. Only ONE PERSON should talk at a time… avoid private conversations while someone else is talking… 7. Listen ATTENTIVELY to the presentations and discussions. 1. Be PROMPT and REGULAR in attendance. 2. Follow the HAND SIGNAL from the session leader and MONITOR discussion time by watching the TIMER on the screen. 5. Place your cell phone on SILENT or VIBRATE to limit distractions.

THE CONSULTANCY PROTOCOL Step 1 minutes) Description of Challenge (5 Step 2 Clarifying Questions (3 minutes) Step 3 minutes) Discuss and Recommend (16 Step 4 Presenter Reflection (6 minutes) The Facilitator’s Book of Questions; Allen and Blythe; Teachers College Press; 2004

WHO ARE WE WORKING TO SERVE? INSPIRED BY STUDENTS

Day 2 Evaluation Data

Day 2 Feedback What was the most helpful thing you learned? Articulating the vision (12) Framing matters (5) Sticky notes (6) Seven steps for adaptive change (4) Focus on the why (4) Balcony view (4) Laser Focus (3) Adaptive challenges (3) What do you need to know more about? More on engaging the full staff (10) Need more practice (6) More on clarifying and articulating the vision (4) How are you feeling? Good/ fine (22) Overwhelmed (5) Inspired/ excited (4) Ready (4) Better than yesterday (3) Thankful (2) Tired (2) Groovy

7: 00 -8: 00 a. m. Breakfast On Your Own 8: 00 -9: 00 a. m. Connecting Content and Community and Critical Friends Conversations 9: 00 -9: 15 a. m. Transition and Break Time 9: 15 -10: 30 a. m. Concurrent Session 1 – Learning Groups 10: 30 -10: 45 a. m. Transition and Break Time 10: 45 -12: 00 p. m. Concurrent Session 2 – Learning Groups 12: 00 -12: 45 p. m. LUNCH 12: 45 -1: 15 p. m. Sessions) Festival of Ideas 2012 (Choice 1: 15 -1: 30 p. m. Transition and Break Time 1: 30 -2: 45 p. m. Concurrent Session 3 – Learning

Building Leadership to Improve Alaska’s Rural Schools: ASLI 2012 PROJECT DEBRIEFING

➜ RAPPS – U. S. ED School Leadership Grant ➜ RAPPS Partners u UAA u Alaska Administrator Coaching Project u RGI u EED u Comprehensive Center ➜ RAPPS Instructional Design Team (Program Overview & Critical Friends)

Alaska School Leadership Participation

RAPPS Evaluation Results School Leadership Program Graduates • • • Grant overall goal is to graduate 55 principals Have exceed our goal of enrollees by 23 at end of Year 3 By Year 3, have met 132% of goal (55 graduates)

RAPPS System Building Strengthening Partner Programs to provide effective, coordinated support • • UAA Education Leadership Program Alaska Administrator Coaching Project State of Alaska System of Support Alaska Staff Development Network

ASDN Fall Webinars Getting Started with RTI with Racheal Brown – Chidsey - start date TBA in early October The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of all Learners with Carol Tomlinson – starts October 10 Blueprint for RTI Implementation with Mark Shinn –starts November 7 Positive Behavior Management Strategies K-12 with Randy Sprick – starts October 15 Explicit Instruction for Writing in Grades 4 -9 with Anita Archer – starts January 16

ALASKA RTI CONFERENCE - January 25 -27 at the Dena’ina Center Getting Started with RTI (building consensus, developing a building plan, etc. ) Target audience – Schools beginning to implement a systematic multi-tiered instructional model. Beginner level session. Structuring for a Multi-Tiered Service Delivery Model (scheduling, data days, grouping) Target audience – Schools starting to build an infrastructure for an RTI service delivery model. Intermediate level session. Sustaining a Multi-Tiered Service Delivery Model Target audience – Schools that have been implementing RTI for several years and need to refine and sustain implementation. Advanced level session. Integrating Behavior and Academics into a Single Multi-Tiered Model Target audience – Schools who are working to develop a seamless RTI system for academics and behavior/social. Intermediate to advanced session. Tiered Instruction & Academic Engagement Target Audience – Classroom teachers, interventionists, coaches providing support for RTI implementation. Beginner to intermediate level session. Special Education Within a Multi-Tiered Model Target audience – Special education administrators, special education teachers and related services providers. Beginner to intermediate level session.

ALASKA RTI CONFERENCE Pre-Conference Friday, January 25 Dena’ina Center “Implementing RTI in Rural Schools” with Lexie Domaradzki

New Online Classes – Solution Tree Transforming School Culture Presenters: Anthony Muhammad Formative Assessment and Standards-Based Grading Presenters: Tammy Heflebower, Robert J. Marzano Motivating and Engaging Students Presenters: Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering Pyramid Response to Intervention: How to Respond When Kids Don't Learn Presenters: Austin Buffum, Mike Mattos, Chris Weber Elementary Reading Intervention Strategies Presenters: Elaine Mc. Ewan-Adkins

SPECIAL OFFERING LEADERSHIP RESOURCE A Guide to Alaska’s Literacy Blueprint Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Alaska Comprehensive Center Education Northwest

FESTIVAL OF IDEAS 2012 Gary Baldwin, Dan Walker, Carlton Kuhns Lower Kuskokwim Dawn Buffum Alaska Gateway Jason Fastenau and Tracie Weisz Alaska Gateway Josh Gill Lower Kuskokwim Scott Mac. Manus Alaska Gateway Susan Garton, UAA Richard Rau, Southwest

Lexie Domaradzki, Independent Consultant Edmonds, Washington Julia Payne-Lewis Professional Development Specialist Measured Progress Dover, New Hampshire Susan Garton Associate Professor University of Alaska – Anchorage, Alaska Al Bertani Leadership Development Consultant Chicago, Illinois

A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL ASLI 2012 PARTICIPANTS