School Improvement
Leadership
Grades
100
The treasure hunt
What does Reeves call the practice of determining what is good and how did it get that way?
100
Student achievement, leadership practices and teaching practices
What are the 3 variables in leadership maps?
100
Grading, high expectations, and encouragement
What are forms of feedback to students?
200
Holistic accountability, decisive and intermediate intervention, extensive nonfiction writing, constructive use of data, frequent common assessment
What are five practices that schools who have improved achievement and have closed the equity gap engaged in?
200
50
What is the numerical equivalent to an F on a 100 point scale.
200
Minority Females
What demographic has the highest disproportion between grades and state exam passing rates.
300
The knowing-doing gap
What is the term used when teachers are involved in effective professional development and then fail to utilize what they have learned in their classroom?
300
The percentage of students who achieve a stated objective.
What does the vertical axis represent on a leadership map?
300
Use a 4 point scale and don't give zeros
What are two examples of how to improve grading practices
400
Inquiry, Implementation and Monitoring
What are the three specific elements of school improvement that must be in place for it to be effective?
400
Lucky, Leading Losing and Learning
What are the 4 quadrants in a leadership map?
400
Students that receive failing grades after passing in previous years doing the same work.
What is "sucker punch" grading?
500
Architectural Leader
What is the term Reeves uses for a leader that makes connections and utilizes the strengths of all?
500
"Islands of Excellence"
What is the term used by Reeves to describe isolated areas of excellence and scattered nodes on the leadership map?
500
100% of their elementary schools had 50% of their students score proficient or higher on ELA state tests.
What is the greatest accomplishment from Norfolk Public Schools?