risks to opportunities no excuse !. strengthening student achievement external accountability vs....
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Risks to OpportunitiesNo Excuse !
Strengthening Student Achievement
External accountability vs. Internal accountability
A License to Dream
Focus on resultsTake ownership of
schoolRaise professionalismShare authority and
responsibilitiesDeploy all possible
human and fiscal resources
Teacher Quality
Decision makingTeamingPlan time + think timeObjective evaluationPrecise professional
developmentRecognition
Families as Resources
Family CenterBasic needs &
safetyHome-school
compactExchange service
bankCareer ladderAdult education
Community Engagement and Joint Use
Family business Co-Op Community library Museum & arts Technology and quality of
life Universities Building, crack house to
school house Parks and recreation Law enforcement Small businesses
Minimize Out-of-School Barriers
School-based clinicMental healthDrug rehabChildcareNutrition Housing Job development
and placement
Expanded Learning Opportunities
Universal preschoolAfter school programLonger school yearSpecial education
inclusionAccelerated English
learningPk-12th transition
School Leaders : Different Kind of Knowledge and Skills
R = Rigorous standardsR = Results-focusedR = Resource deploymentR = ResiliencyR = ResponsibilitiesR = Relationship
R = Rigorous Standards
State standardsGrade level
benchmarksRealistic objectives for
students with special needs
R =Focus on Results
Standardized testingLocal assessmentMultiple assessmentSpecial learnersValue-added growth
R = Build Resiliency
Focused missionLong term and
delayed gratificationParking lot issuesCollective
expectation and collective confidence
R =Maximizing Resources
Focus on vision and needs
Leverage human resources
Deploy fiscal resourcesThink long termLobby for resourcesNetwork and PR
R = Shared Responsibilities
Distributed leadership and committees
Code of professionalismStudent commitmentHome-school compactMemorandums of
understandingServices to state
Results1,500 students (Pk-7)100% eligible for
free/reduced meals1000 English learners98% Hispanic2% African-American85 teachersCalifornia
Distinguished SchoolU.S. National Blue
Ribbon School
Year Score GrowthTarget
ActualGrowth
1999 443 18 51
2000 494 15 97
2001 591 10 28
2002 619 9 41
2003 660Similar school ranking (1-10) Vaughn =9, 10
The Essential Ingredient of a charter school is _ _ _ _ _
TrustConfidence in each
otherUnleashing human
capacity and creativityCollective vision and
missionOpen communicationPersonal care and
relationshipW.H.A.M.
School Empowerment
Motivation :Self efficacyPerceived controlHopeEnergyPersistence
Knowledge& Skills:Problem solvingCoping skillsCommunication
If we can see the invisible,We can do the impossible!
What’s difficult, we do today; What’s impossible, will just take us
a little longer !