Download a copy of today's agenda.

Download a copy of today's PowerPoint presentation.

Dalton Sherman (YouTube video)

Homework due today:

• District Vision Worksheet (.doc)
• Persistent Challenges and the Paths Forward Worksheet (.doc)
• Persistent Challenges and the Paths Forward Article (.pdf)

Several resources you might find useful for today's topics:

• School Culture - download 60 pages of resources, including culture, norms, etc.
  http://www.smallschoolsproject.org/PDFS/culture.pdf
• No Child Left Behind - Program Improvement CDE Resources and Information
  http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/lp/vl/pitrainingmaterial.asp#resources
• Academic Program Survey and the Essential Components
  Essential Program Components: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/lp/vl/essentialcomp.asp
  Academic Program Surveys and Rubrics: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/lp/vl/improvtools.asp#aps
  High School APS Resource Library (many elements valid for all levels:
  http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/lp/vl/hsepcrk.asp
• Extras
  Resources for Local Accountability - for full description of 6 key steps in a system for accountability for effective leadership, see link under "Effective Leadership"
  http://www.edgateway.net/rla/background/
  Seattle Public Schools - download topics of interest in "Building Leadership Team Resource Manual" - covers a wide range of resources relating to PLC's, decision making, etc. This link takes you to the contents - you download those topics you want - see "Extras" folder for .pdf files
  http://www.seattleschools.org/area/instructserv/blt/index.dxml
  Principal Resources Gathered by Sonoma County Office of Education
  http://www.scoe.org/content.php?PageId=391
  Seven Stages of Professional Learning Teams (.doc)
  Professional Learning Community Team Self-Audit (.doc)
  Race to the Top (.doc)
  What is Scientifically Based Research? (.doc)
  Executive Summary: A Framework for Closing California’s Academic Achievement Gap (.pdf)