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Anita-Better opportunity to have a voice.

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Anita-Better opportunity to have a voice.

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LS once again part of Instruction...Yeah!
We are actively trying to improve our culture and services.

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All students can learn. Students are at the center of what we do.

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-New Director of Curriculum and Instruction
-IB focus on academic progress data
-Middle School Transformation

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1. A refocus on instruction for ALL students - MST, Preparing for Effective Instruction
2. 2016 Math SOL beginning crosswalk year.
3. Additional positions in CO to support needs - C&I, PD, Staff Dev.

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Personal-New job description, learning to focus on both big things and small things vs. just my classroom.
Department-8 new department leaders between middle & high.
Change to looking at subgroups is shifting the conversation in all buildings and preventing small pockets of kids from being overlooked.

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Changes in Math Standards of Learning - significant curriculum work and increase in resources provided to all teachers.
Full implementation of new standards in K-2 and the opportunity to have each K-2 teacher participate in face to face PD in mathematics.
Schoology at the Elementary level and trying to incorporate virtual staff development sessions through this platform.

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Leadership, Curriculum Approaches, Voice

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1)increase in opportunities for students
2) More of a focus on planned instruction
3) Encouragement and expectations for more in depth learning

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Leadership = change in direction/vision/focus (this includes building level leadership and supporting individual schools)

New standards provide an opportunity for redesigning pacing in K-5 = a welcome change, but added workload, which is a challenge for a team that feels stretched

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New Director of C&I

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CPR requirements for students for graduation
Opioid crisis
New SOLs for HPE so changing our Curriculum map/pacing guide to match
New leadership

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Middle School Transformation
Increased voice for parents
Transparency of teaching and learning

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Anita-Developing critical thinking and information literacy skills instead of just memorization.

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Anita-Developing critical thinking and information literacy skills instead of just memorization.

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Actively preparing our students for life and to be productive citizens...we have recognized that many are coming out of HCPS with no jobs and limited prospects and this is the first step to finding solutions.

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As a division, our diversity is both a strengths and an opportunity for growth.   Not everyone is equipped to meet the needs of our changing demographic.
We have amazing resources in HCPS.  We are very fortunate to have incredible technology tools that are readily available.  We can grow by leveraging what we have and using it in different ways to change how we teach and how students learn.
We have dedicated staff who work above and beyond what is expected. There is room for growth as it relates to supporting initiatives and certain growing populations of students by adding additional resources and staff.

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New SOL implementation
Focus on PBAs
Consistent communication

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All students should have opportunities to grow and learn.

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Profile of a Virginia Graduate and ESSA seems to be two things outside of our sphere that will have the biggest impact on our day to day implementation over the next few years.

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1)Increase in instructional strategies and models
2) Gifted reduction in paperwork by moving to a more friendly platform

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Strengths - in the elementary reading world, we are sending a united message to all 46 elementary schools with the same expectations for what instruction should look like
Growth - supporting schools and teachers (in-school support/boots on the ground, support with resources)
Growth - how do we adequately meet the needs of striving readers? what does reading intervention look like across the district and how do we ensure striving readers have more opportunity to read (not less)

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-MS Transformation, GYSA, STEAM
-New Standards/ Profile of a Graduate

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Changes in the Math standards, need to continue significant curriculum work in 3-5 and need to revise all assessments and benchmarks for 3-5 heading into next year.  Hoping to have the same opportunity for face to face PD with all 3-5 teachers this summer.
Increased technology at the elementary level and the shifts in instruction that need to occur to make this productive.

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Our personnel in the schools and their passion for the students in their care. 

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Our personnel in the schools and their passion for the students in their care. 

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Agreed - students are at the center of what we do, why we do it, and how we do it. Keep them involved and active throughout the process.

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The strong group of K-12 Specialists

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Middle School Transformation/STEAM and encouraging all teachers to discover the "why" of teaching. We have begun this push and the measuring stick should not be just SOL performance.

Full implementation of the 2016 math SOL occurs next year. Additional training and support needs to be continued.

Profile of a Graduate and changes in the accreditation process

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Profile of graduate
STEAM

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Ensuring that the instruction that kids receive on a day to day basis in all of our buildings is high quality (aligned to standards and preparing our kids to be successful in life)

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Strengths--Technology and Resources
Growth--Differentiating (schools, teachers, students, subjects)

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Areas of growth: We need to be better with communication
Strength: Awesome teachers who care about students, relationships

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Being focused on students learning
Support from administration

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Our personnel in the schools and their passion for the students in their care.

Beginning to see instruction as a continuum across all levels and areas.

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Student centered and opportunities for all students to learn

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Strengths:
Collaboration between content areas.
Focus on staff development at elementary principal meetings - the same message is being sent to everyone.
Opportunities for growth:
Struggle to support schools that are "consult schools" because of the time spent with struggling schools.

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Strengths - our focus on ALL learners; our innovative spirit and desire to do more for the students
Growth -  supporting teachers in the areas that will help their students best as well as the teachers' morale; being as thoughtful, intentional, and thorough in our decisions to launch initiatives

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Our community is changing. We need to be acutely aware of that and continue to look inward to determine how we will meet the needs of students, parents and other stakeholders. I see changes in the way we run "school" so that we can adapt to the changing learner.

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All students should be learning at their pace with high expectations & support from the instructional staff.
Learning should be hands on with authentic assessments

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Strong leadership of Beth Tiegen
Less communication of Directors
Difficulty of securing educators

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Strength & Weakness-We have a lot of young teachers with a lot of energy that require a lot of guidance and support to be successful.

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Strengths - our people. I believe we are all here for the right reasons and we collaborate and communicate well with each other.

Growth -
1) Developing Common expectations for all secondary schools.
2) Supporting new teachers and increasing retention of teachers at hard to staff schools - the work is not equitable so teachers transfer or leave HCPS. How do we support

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Instruction and literacy are our two major focuses. Both support every single student and every staff member in every school.

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Common planning for elementary core educators
Elementary music class periods to be extended
Difficulty in securing licensed music teachers

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Implementation of new standards for reading/writing (along with other new standards in all the core areas) - how to introduce without overwhelming teachers is a huge consideration

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There's this little thing called ESSA....
There has been a change in leadership/supervision for many of us, a change in vision for middle school instruction, and a change in the intensity of how parents and the community react when they are not happy.

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Student centered instruction

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Growth - A stronger integration of the ARTS curriculum with the core
Growth - Support of the  ARTS and what they can do for learning
Strength - our current educators!

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Decisions are based upon students and what is best for them.

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Every student can learn and has a place at the table

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Every child deserves an education - regardless of zip code, every child should have the "best" education

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1. Building and implementing  Authentic Assessments
2. Delay in the 2015 Standards, not set for 18-19 school year
3. Change in leadership.

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1. Possibly a change in SOL assessment for high school
2. Middle School Transformation, STEAM
3. More focus on the growing diversity of Henrico County.

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Strengths: support folks are great. A strong group of dedicated teachers. Use of technology.

Growth: changing some mindsets about our changing population, as well as instruction. Lack of current resources, e.g. AP textbooks.

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That we're teaching students to be prepared for their futures