Taking a look at the Entire View

 

It used to be difficult to take panoramic pictures.  If you wanted to do it you needed to use an expensive camera or attachment.  Often only professionals could shoot the incredible shots of an entire view.  However, now most smartphones have this feature on them.  All you need to do is point and click and you can have the view of something you are looking at and want to save.  Data is also like this.  It provides a snapshot of how we are doing and when we capture the entire view it's important to analyze it, celebrate and determine next steps to improve.

Recently we received our a panoramic view of our culture and the relationships you have with administration.  A few things to consider when looking at this data is that only those items that were scored a 4 or 5 are considered favorable.  Items that scored 1-3 are considered not favorable.  In addition, when a question asked about the building leadership team it is referencing the administrator/s assigned to the building.  Bloomer has just one, Kim Kazmierczak.  Therefore, these questions relate to the actions and perceptions of the principal and staff member or teacher.  

So let's take a look at the data:  Teacher Data is on the Left; Staff Data is on the Right

I'm sure you will agree with me that there is a lot to celebrate and analyze.  The leadership team will be looking at all of the data more closely in the coming week to determine more specifically what needs to be done to support your teaching and personal perception of how you view our climate and culture. 

Teachers area to celebrate

The area I believe most improved is the area of Teaching Efficacy.  In these questions you shared favorable results that you feel that you have the abilities to meet the educational needs of your students.  I am confident that this is an indication of the clarity of our school improvement plan and direction of professional development.  In addition, your work as a PLC centered on the needs of individual students is resulting in these higher levels of efficacy.  I hope that you celebrate these results and think of ways you can share how you are individually differentiating as well as managing all learners in such a magnificent way.

Staff area to celebrate

These two areas demonstrate significant improvement from the previous survey.  

There are a few areas that need to be explored.  The leadership team will be looking at the data and determining next steps.  After they have visited I will share the entire report with all of you on the bulletin.  They will support some needed changes to improve areas of belief in teacher satisfaction, trust, feedback and supporting you with challenges.  Please believe that you are the reason this school is successful.  I am 100% committed to your well-being and that of your family so you can support the children you serve.

Discuss the area for improvement as a PLC( belief that the administration(the principal) wants you to be satisfied at work, trust, feedback and supporting challenges at work).  What sort of leadership moves or behaviors would help to improve these area?  Please share you answers in the comment section.