The School Effectiveness Framework
Webcast: October 31, 2007Segments
Introduction
Dr. Avis Glaze, Chief Student Achievement Officer and CEO, Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat
(Length: 4 minutes)
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The School Self-Assessment Process
Marjatta Longston, Senior Student Achievement Officer, Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat
(Length: 3 minutes)
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The District Review Process
Ruth Mattingley, Senior Executive Officer, Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat
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The Essential Components and Indicators
Judy Speirs, Senior Student Achievement Officer, Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat
Student Learning and Achievement
(Length: 29 minutes)
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Instructional Leadership
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Assessment and Evaluation
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Curriculum and Instructional Strategies
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Conclusion
Dr. Avis Glaze, Chief Student Achievement Officer and CEO, Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat
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Additional Features
Dr. Douglas Reeves, Founder of the Centre for Performance Assessment
(Length: 50 minutes)
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Dr. Richard Elmore, Professor at Harvard University
Part 1
(Length: 40 minutes)
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Dr. Richard Elmore, Professor at Harvard University
Part 2
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Dr. Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus at OISE University of Toronto
(Length: 24 minutes)
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The School Effectiveness Framework is a resource intended to support educators in schools and boards in a self-assessment process in order to improve student achievement. This initiative is a reflection of the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat's belief that Ontario's schools are ready to move to a new level of professional accountability.
Educators in Ontario feel a sense of moral purpose and urgency that centres around the belief that all children can achieve. We know that schools control the conditions for students' success, and that principals, teachers, students, and parents play a pivotal role in this endeavour.
The School Effectiveness Framework will provide support to teachers and to school and system leaders for ensuring that effective research-based strategies are consistently implemented at their sites.
All members of the learning community play an essential role in this self-assessment process. Data resulting from this process may be used both for improvement planning at all levels and as research and evidence of successful practices that can be shared among educators. The overarching purpose of this process is to facilitate school effectiveness and achieve equity of student outcomes. It is essential that the process culminate in changed practices where necessary.
Nine components have been identified as factors that impact on student achievement. The School Effectiveness Framework provides indicators to facilitate the critical analysis of these nine components of school effectiveness, including four essential and five locally selected components. This webcast will include video clips to illustrate the indicators mentioned for each of the four essential components.
Featuring:
Dr. Richard Elmore, Professor at Harvard University
Dr. Douglas Reeves, Founder of the Centre for Performance Assessment
Dr. Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus at OISE University of Toronto
Key Questions
The following questions are intended to promote reflective practice and professional dialogue:
- Are all of our students learning to their full potential?
- What information do we need to answer this question?
- How will we assess the information?
- What actions will we take to address what the data reveals?
- What decisions will we make based on the evidence we find in our classrooms?
- What actions will we take to address the needs that are revealed?
- How will we ensure that the needs are addressed in our school improvement plan (SIP)?
- How will we revise our SIP?
- How will we ensure that our SIP and BIP (board improvement plan) are aligned and result in improved student achievement?
- Are we ready for self-assessment?
- How will we engage in collegial self-assessment?
- How will we monitor and continue to grow professionally?
- What do we need to learn in order to improve student achievement?
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