Agenda Item
2. Committee of the Whole Presentation ~ Schools & Leadership Presentation
Summary: Presented by: Dr. Devon Q. Horton, Superintendent
Champion Michelle Dillard, Chief Schools, Division of Schools & Leadership
Schools and Leadership
Return on Investment
Champion Dillard
Chief of Schools and Leadership
Chief of SCHOOLS AND LEADERSHIP AREA SUPERINTENDENTS SUPPORT STRUCTURE
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATORS
Schools and AREA SUPERINTENDENTS
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
CONTENT COORDINATORS: ELA, MATH, ELL, SPECIAL EDUCATION
CULTURE & CLIMATE COORDINATORS
Leadership PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
ATHLETICS
MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATORS
POST SECONDARY TRANSITION SPECIALIST
Return on Investment
Update
Six Systems for an Effective School Environment
SYSTEM 1 SYSTEM 2
Standards and Curriculum Effective Use of Data
SYSTEM 3
SYSTEM 4
Collaborative Planning
Progress Monitoring and
and Instructional Practices for
Analysis of Student Work
Deeper Learning
SYSTEM 6
SYSTEM 5
Instructional Feedback
Academic and Behavioral Support and Professional Learning
SYSTEM 2: EFFECTIVE USE OF DATA - IMPROVE PERFORMANCE
BY ANALYZING AND ACTING ON THE EVIDENCE
• Balanced Assessment System - Academic and Non-Academic data
• Consistent Assessment practices
• Data used in classroom, PLC, and school level to support all scholars and
address academic and non-academic needs
Training for building and district leaders on:
- Data platforms and the information they provide
- Understanding the available data
- Effective data analysis
- Development of a plan to respond
SYSTEM 4 - PROGRESS MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF
STUDENT WORK
LEARNING WALKS
• provide school-based leadership with Area feedback
related to instruction,
• allow opportunities to observe strategies and
best practices throughout the Area based on data,
• build the instructional capacity of school-based leaders,
• and provide insight to the Area Superintendent
• ACTIVE LINK
• https://survey.sogolytics.com/r/NmJHLQ
Second Semester:
Area 1 Elementary School Principal CCV
Learning Walks
Ashford Park ES Tonya Freeman March 14 @ 9am Feb. 28
Austin ES Avis Mooneyham Feb. 13 @ 10 am 12-Mar
Cary Reynolds ES Jennifer Leupold March 1 @ 9am 13-Mar
SYSTEM Chesnut ES LLoyd McFarlane March 22 @ 11am 30-Jan
4 PROGRESS MONITORING Doraville United ES Michelle Perez March 26 @ 11am 13-Mar
AND ANALYSIS OF STUDENT Dunwoody ES Latonya Jones March 22 @ 1pm 1-Feb
Lisa Limoncelli March 19 @ 1pm
WORK Hawthrone ES
Cassandra Moore March 22 @ 9 am
25-Jan
Henderson Mill ES 31-Jan
Hightower ES Sheila Price March 19 @ 9am 25-Jan
Huntley Hills ES Mia Bradshaw March 26 @ 9am Feb. 21
LEARNING WALK DATES_ALL
John R. Lewis ES Lashawn McMillan March 15 @ 12pm 24-Jan
AREAS - SY24.XLSX
Kingsley ES Tyra Harris-Thompson March 15 @ 9am 5-Feb
Montgomery ES Lori Bolds March 19 @ 11am 12-Mar
Oak Grove ES Valerie Kennedy March 28 @ 11am Feb. 12
Pleasantdale ES Amy Heutel March 8 @ 9 am Jan. 31
Sagamore Hills ES Karen Williams March 28 @ 9am 20-Feb
Vanderlyn ES TBD March 29 @ 9 am Jan. 25
Woodward ES Demetria Haddock March 5 @ 9am 11-Jan
Learning Walk Feedback
1. Learning targets and success criteria should not only be posted but also communicated
effectively.
2. Consistency in the use of technology should be maintained.
3. Data and student work should be posted regularly.
4. Improve questioning techniques to include higher order thinking.
5. Use other methods for real-time formative assessment in addition to questioning.
6. Enhance lesson closings to effectively summarize lessons and check for understanding.
7. Shift towards student-focused lessons.
8. Ensure that differentiation is consistently evident, with students engaging in different
activities in the classrooms.
9. Provide more evidence of using the district-approved instructional resources.
10. Shift to new math standards and ensure full implementation with the GADOE
learning plans. Confirm that the Reveal resource is aligned with the learning plans.
Retreat Feedback
Retreat Feedback
Professional Learning - School Support Data
Leadership Development - School Support Data
Leadership Development - School Support Data
Schools & Leadership
Schools & Leadership Retreat 2 Snippet.mp4