LAKE VIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Principal Report | October 16th, 2014
Scott Grens, Principal, [email protected]
PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP: The 7 Standards School Leadership § Builds High Performing Teams § Coordinates the Work of Others § Implements the Vision Instructional Leadership § Assessment § Curriculum § Instruction Student-­‐Centered Learning Climate § High Academic Expectations § Personalism and Caring § Discipline and Order Professional Development and Human Resources Management § Professional Development § Recruitment and Hiring § Staff Observation/Evaluation and Instructional Supervision Parent Involvement and Community Partnership § Parent Involvement § Community Partnerships School Management & Daily Operations § Daily Operations § Fiscal Management Interpersonal Effectiveness § Communications § Interpersonal Sensitivity UPDATES: Continuous Improvement • Department Leader Share-­‐Out: forthcoming monthly visitor or Department Leader “Progress Report.” • “Collaboration Calendar” shared with staff after Department Leader input taken into consideration (see attachment). • “Theory of Action for Lake View High School” shared with staff (see attachment). • “Collaboration Map” shared with staff (see attachment). • Collaborative Meetings are taking place in accordance to “Collaboration Calendar,” including but not limited to the following: Department, Course Team, Instructional Leadership Team (ILT), Department Leaders, and Grade Level Meetings (forthcoming on 10/28). • Lake View High School has partnered with the University of Chicago’s Network for College Success for coaching, support, and best-­‐practice-­‐sharing for both teacher leaders and administrative leaders. • Year-­‐to-­‐date Attendance: 2014-­‐2015 -­‐ 93.28% (+1.05%) / 2013-­‐2014 -­‐ 92.23 st
• Attendance Incentives: DJ Attendance, 1 Period Attendance Competition • Attendance Consequences: Saturday School, Parent/Guardian Conferences, In-­‐School Suspension • 92% FOT / 86% SOT nd
• Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) Institute on October 22 at the University of Chicago • Hiring 4 additional SECA/ParaProfessionals • Hired 1 Security Officer (Ms. Santiago) • Hired 1 Youth Intervention Specialist (Ms. Sabbath) • Attending High School Invitational Parent Meet & Greets Next Week: Hawthorne, Burley, Audobon • REACH observation cycle started this week at LVHS • “LVHS REACH Observation Protocol” shared with staff in advance of cycle (see attachment). • #LVHSisHOME • Lake View High School Partners 501(c)(3) meeting on 10/2/2014 attended by ~50 members • Ambassador’s Guide created for “Correcting the Conversation” about LVHS (See LVHS-­‐At-­‐A-­‐Glance Fall 2014 attached) • “Brochure Brief 2014” created for communication rd
• PAC Organizational Meeting on October 23 • Tuck-­‐pointing in progress • Painting building exterior in progress • LVHS Partners “Adopt-­‐a-­‐Room” in progress • Lightpole Banners and Building Banner in progress • Electrical installation of Door 5 complete and Door 6 in progress • Bilingual communication in robo-­‐calls and letters home • Parent Conferences will increase when Youth Intervention Specialist onboarding is complete • Website Updates in-­‐progress • Staff Memos and Staff Updates shared regularly (see attachments) NOTES: Page 1 of 1