Leona Connected Recommendations Team #2 by Christi Roberts

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1. There is an opportunity to better articulate daily rationale attached to the lesson’s learning targets to build relevancy.

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2. As more comprehensive post-secondary plans are created (see recommendation below), teachers can connect lessons to more student interests.

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3. Continue to build collaborative structures between the SEI, ESS, and mainstream teachers.

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4. Provided targeted teacher training on the needs of different student groups (ie: ESS, advanced). Support implementation of new teaching practices through job-embedded coaching.

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5. Teacher training on providing specific and actionable feedback.

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6. Real-world connections and applications should be embedded into each lesson.

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7. Increased usage of discourse strategies and collaborative structures supports student articulation of thinking and solidification of the concept. These strategies should be explicitly planned.

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8. Self-paced courses and the challenges of a virtual school, necessitate the development of high levels of executive functioning for students. There is an opportunity to strategically and explicitly develop these skills with students.

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9. Create opportunities to engage students in leadership opportunities that would further their motivation, build skills, and create peer to peer support opportunities.

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10. Continue to build events for cross stakeholder involvement like field trips, and celebrations.

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11. Consider ways to more consistently send positive messages about the school and individual students (especially before communication regarding missed expectations is needed).

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12. Continue to develop the advisory (Terabyte) program. Teachers recommend separate groups within the online platform to assist with this process.

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13. Continue identifying collaborative opportunities across schools.

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14. Create a consistent structure for teacher teams that allows for ongoing student support, teacher improvement, and possible cross-curricular connections.

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15. Develop and monitor effective meeting strategies.

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16. There is a need to codify the many Tier I structures that have been implemented and ensure efficiency across those systems.

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17. Continue to build relationships through these activities. Leverage career interest for field trip options. Additional suggestions from students including: guitar class, ninja, online clubs, gardening, arts and crafts, medical classes, museums, gaming, D&D, soccer, and volleyball.

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18. Identify Tier I procedures that have been implemented and ensure protocols have been codified to ensure effective implementation and future improvement. Include two way communication and follow-up procedures as needed.

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19. Embed effective documentation (ie: agenda/notes) into the continuous improvement system (see Finding #17) and other structures (ie: team meetings)

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20. Increase onboarding support and create a cadence (ie: 3 week, 5 week check in with new students) – make students and parents aware of check in systems and purpose.

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21. Consider ways to continue developing the student onboarding process, especially partnering with parents.

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22. Consider offering parent seminars on pressing topics of interest to them: drug and alcohol use, screen time, student motivation, etc.

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23. Begin to establish a more consistent school improvement team that includes parent representatives in authentic ways.

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24. Post-secondary planning options should be clearly mapped throughout the grade levels. Beginning during the onboarding process, students should be engaged in the college and career course planning and establishing goals for post-secondary success.

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25. There is a need to codify the many Tier I structures that have been implemented and ensure efficiency across those systems.

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26. Create a more formalized system for tiered supports that codifies existing procedures and data sources to better identify and support student needs. Ensure teachers are involved in the development process and provided with the necessary PD for successful implementation. Add a targeted focus group for students who can make the 4 or 5 year graduation rate when they enroll.

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27. Engage all staff as part of the building leadership team (since the staff is small) in a consistent, ongoing process.

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28. Develop a professional development plan that has a coherent through line to ensure that teachers are aware of new initiatives and how they will be implemented.

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29. Utilize an ongoing improvement structure (ie: Block Planning) to create short-cycle improvement plans that break down yearlong goals and provide coherent and focused improvement efforts.

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30. Engage all staff as part of the building leadership team (since the staff is small) in a consistent, ongoing process. Ensure a system of documentation (ie: running record agendas) that facilitates continuous improvement.

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31. Engage in ongoing leadership coaching and thought partnership to support change initiatives and improve the implementation of high-leverage leadership practices.

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32. Coordination with organizational (Leona Group) leadership support efforts to ensure coherent support.

Professional Development

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5, 31, 15, 28, 30, 4

Teaching Strategies

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8, 20, 25/16 (same), 1, 14, 2, 12, 29, 3, 7, 6, 26

Stakeholder Involvement

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21, 32, 13, 11, 27, 22, 24, 18, 23, 9, 19, 10, 17