Discover Redesign
#MFWHSR
www.abhsredesign.ca
Focus for the Day
• Focus: Develop a Deeper Understanding of the Process and the
Philosophy of Moving Forward with High School Redesign
• In our work today we will….
 Revisit the Why of MFWHSR
 Develop a common understanding of the Foundational
Principles of MFWHSR
 Examine ways of Engaging the Community Strategies for
Engaging the Community in MFWHSR
High School Redesign is a result of…..
●Inspiring Education
●High School Completion Initiative
●Community Engagement
Effective Planning and Implementation of
MFWHSR involves:
●Collecting Data in relation to student learning and student
engagement.
●Meaningful school and community engagement of all partners in
education; including students, parents and families, teachers and other
school staff, business and industry, communities and not-for-profit
organizations.
Which leads to:
●Enhanced learning by increasing achievement, engagement of all
students and quality teaching.
MFWHSR
Over the past year, what topics
have you discussed as a staff in
relation to:
School Pedagogy
School Culture
School Structures
School Leadership
Student Engagement:
The Voice of Students
10 Expectations Students
Have of Their Schools
Foundational Principles of
MFWHSR: Group Activity
1. Take a few moments to read the description of the
Foundational Principle.
2. As a group, use the chart paper to summarize the main
points in relation to the Foundational Principle.
 Discuss the following in your group:
 What strategies have we put into place with staff and
students to support this Foundational Principle?
 What strategies might we want to start or stop doing
in relation to this Foundational Principle to support
learning?
Where do we begin?
Keep what is positive
Bring in what is positive
Remove what is negative
Keep out what is negative
• Principle Gauge – Small
Groups
Large Group Share:
SIMON SENIK
Starting with Why
What holds us back?
• A lack of common vision and a misunderstanding or lack of understanding
of the WHY leads to:
• Fear of change
• Leads to “resistance”
• Risk relying on a single form of data to inform
• People do not buy what you do, they buy why you do it.
• It is not WHAT we do in MFWHSR, it is WHY we do it
Flex Time
Teacher Advisor
Credit Recovery
Blended Courses
Competencies
Quality Learning Experiences
Quality Teaching
Ensuring Student Success
Allowing All Students to Thrive
High School Completion
• If all stakeholders can understand WHY they are doing
something and work together on a common
understanding of that WHY, while also ensuring voice in
the decision making process, it will lead to successful
implementation of Moving Forward with High School
Redesign.
• Our work during this workshop is to focus on the WHY.
•TWO PILLARS OF REDESIGN
REDESIGN - TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATION
Timetable Changes
Programming
Physical Structures
Quality Teaching
Assessment
Rigourous and Relevant
Curriculum
Mastery Learning
Personalization
Relationships
Structural
Change
Instructional
Improvement
DATA
According to Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (2008), “Structural Change and Instructional
Improvement were seen as the twin pillars of effective high school redesign”
Personal Reflection
Why are you involved in Moving
Forward with High School
Redesign?
The proper process work will ensure that there is VALUE
in implemented programs as they help achieve the
common VISION for increasing student success.
–Assessment for Learning
–Project Based Learning
–Credit Recovery
–Teacher Advisor
–Response to Intervention
–Focus/Flex
–Blended Learning
–VC Classroom
COMMON
VISION
Visioning
What is our ultimate goal for
students in our building and in
our community?
DATA
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Suggested Resource - Laura Lipton
“Got Data? Now What - Creating and
Leading Cultures of Inquiry”
• Balancing Hard Data and Soft Data
• Balancing Qualitative with
Quantitative Data
• Accountability Pillar
• Tell Them From Me
• In House Surveys
• Observations
• Walk-Throughs
• Focus Groups
• Assessment Results
Where do we
begin?
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HOW does our DATA inform our school
plan for 2015-2016?
What processes will we plan to sustain
community engagement throughout the
year?
“Avoid using evidence to prove rather than
improve.”
- Laura Lipton
Moving Forward with High School Redesign
• As a “vehicle” to achieve your vision
• Increased Focus (on the WHY)
• Increased Flexibility and Freedom
• Increased Tools to Support Change
• Project Plan and Report
• Data
• Resources - Lit Review, Website, Toolkit, Videos, Workshops, ARPDC
• Support
• Increased Networking
• Collaborative Model vs Competitive Model
• Network Meetings, Teacher Collaborative, Distribution Lists
Next Steps
• Future PD
• How can we ensure that our vision, and our MFWHRS efforts remain a
focus for the school year?
• What are our needs as a staff and what must be put into place to address
these needs?
• Continuous Growth and Improvement Document
www.abhsredesign.ca
Contacts:
Debbie Rowley
[email protected]
780 884-1134
Myranda Shepherd
[email protected]
403 740-4972
www.abhsredesign.ca