From Good to Great… Bend! One District’s Journey to Systems Thinking

Our Mission is to educate and prepare ALL students to become responsible citizens and lifelong learners.

PLC, IPS, CCC, Career Cruising, Second

Step, Mentoring, PBIS, DLT, BLT, MAP, SRSS IE, Tiered Interventions, MTSS, Aimsweb, KRR, K-Readiness, 1:1, KESA, EC, Inclusion, Instructional Coaching, systems approach

2 years: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

MTSS - Structure and implementation District wide behavior expectations District wide Curriculum Protocols Positive Behavior Supports PreK-12 Behavior Curriculum PreK-12 District wide K-6 curriculum ELA and Math KRR After school and summer school District Leadership Team District wide Assessment system, Benchmarking, Diagnostic, progress monitoring PreK-12 Interventions in Reading, Math and Behavior 21 instructional coaches

The way it was... ● ● ● ● ● ●

Teacher intuition “I think there is a problem” Parent meeting Work Harder Sped Referral Take them and fix them.

The way it was... ● ● ● ● ●

Teacher pleaser Little to no contact with parents PT Conference - “She’s doing great - all A’s” Loves school Leaves her peers behind

The way it was... ●

Behavior Example here

Every student should get the same high quality education that we demand for our children!

Status: ● ● ● ●

Pull out Instruction SFA vs DI vs “Normal” Silos Individuality

How do we ENSURE all kids have equal opportunity to succeed?

Systemization is the only way to ensure consistent results.

Where do we go from here? Professional Learning Communities: 1. 2. 3. 4.

What do we want kids to know? How will we know if they get it? What will we do if they don’t get it? What will we do if they already know it?

The best PD is when teachers are given a complex task and time to work together on it.

Structuring for change ● PD for PLC ● Change our thinking - AYP and KSA ● Teaching kids how to behave ○ Routines, Tickets, Curriculum ● Get Data - Real and Meaningful ● Complex tasks ● BLT, DLT, SIP, Student Assistance Teams ● Courageous Conversations at all levels

Implementation of change MTSS ● ● ● ● ● ●

Integrated Model Building Leadership Teams Feedback Loop Consistent, Ongoing PD Empowering Teacher Leaders to lead TIME!!

The Next steps ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

To systemic implementation Breaking down barriers - Gen Ed and SPED Solidify Tier 2 and 3 protocols Systematize behavior interventions Follow through will teachers Gradual release of responsibilities Fidelity monitoring - walkthroughs

The way it is now... ●

Behavior example

The way it is now... ● ● ● ● ●

Benchmarking 3 times per year Data driven Concerns ○ Diagnostic assessments Tiered intervention based on documented needs Progress Monitoring Movement based on need