Breaking Ranks Framework Webinar Series - 2012-13
This ongoing webinar series offers school leaders the opportunity to learn from practitioners in the field who are successfully utilizing NASSP's Breaking Ranks Framework, a comprehensive framework for school improvement that can support all schools in the K–12 continuum.
The video recordings linked below are free and open to all educators. The videos are compatible with Windows and Mac desktop and mobile operating systems. Presentation materials, such as Powerpoint slides, are available for download as well.
STEM: Establishing a Culture of High Expectations
Presenter: Trevor Greene, Principal, Toppenish High School, Toppenish, WA; 2013 MetLife/NASSP National High School Principal of the Year
Materials: Greene Powerpoint
Nestled on the Yakama Indian Reservation in southern Washington, Toppenish serves a high-minority (95%), high-poverty (99%) student population, and boasts 28 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) classes. Listen as Trevor discusses how he has transformed Toppenish into a high-performing place of learning and brought a renewed sense of hope to rural Washington. Learn how this rural school has increased higher-level math and science enrollment through implementation of engineering and biomedical science classes. A child of the reservation, Trevor's goal for every member of his community is to "be bold enough to do what others don't even dream."
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Transforming School Culture
Presenter: Laurie Barron, Principal, Smokey Road Middle School, Newnan, GA; 2013 MetLife/NASSP National Middle Level Principal of the Year
Materials: Barron Powerpoint
Named as only one of five middle schools in the nation to be selected as a 2011 MetLife Foundation-NASSP Breakthrough School, Smokey Road Middle School adheres to the student-centered comprehensive framework for school improvement and reform as outlined in the NASSP publication Breaking Ranks in the Middle. This webinar demonstrates how focusing on the areas of collaborative leadership, personalizing the school environment, and curriculum, instruction, and assessment, can increase student achievement and foster a culture of continuous improvement by developing significant relationships with students, making classes more relevant, and increasing instructional rigor.
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Communications During a Crisis
Presenter: Bill Bond, NASSP Specialist for School Safety
Materials: Bond Powerpoint
With recent school tragedies, the public demands—and expects—that school administrators have a crisis plan that prepares the school for all possibilities, even the unthinkable. All principals confirm that they have a crisis plan, but has it been reviewed and updated? And with so many students carrying a cell phone, how do responsible school staff handle the issue of communicating with parents? This webinar provides answers to these questions and offers the latest information on how to effectively deal with a crisis.
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Early College Programs, A Win-Win for Everyone
Presenter: Janice Ollarvia, NASSP professional development specialist and former principal
Materials: Ollarvia Powerpoint
The benefits of early college programs go beyond just providing high school students with early exposure to college-level classes and the opportunity to earn college credit. They challenge students to achieve more while in high school and encourage them to graduate. Early college programs give students the confidence that they are "college material" and are able to complete college-level work, providing a vital bridge to post-secondary education and the opportunity to earn a post-secondary credential. This webinar introduces participants to a variety of early college program models and examines the features and advantages of each.
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Ten Skills and More for the Common Core
Presenters: Dick Flanary, NASSP Deputy Executive Director for Programs and Services, and Pete Reed, NASSP Professional Development
Materials: Flanary/Reed Powerpoint
The common core state standards represent one of the most comprehensive systemic school improvement efforts in the history of public schooling in America. This webinar shifts the conversation from a discussion of the “what” of common core and college- and career-ready standards to the “how” of implementation. Using two books from the Breaking Ranks Framework series, 10 Skills for Successful School Leaders and Breaking Ranks: A Field Guide for Leading Change, Flanary and Reed explore the knowledge, skills, and attitudes school leaders must develop to make this ambitious school improvement initiative a success.
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College and Career Readiness for All
Presenter: Sheila Harrity, Principal, Worcester (MA) Technical High School
Materials: Harrity Powerpoint
Sheila Harrity kicks off the 2012-13 Breaking Ranks Framework webinar series by discussing what it means to be college- and career- ready. For Worcester Technical High School (WTHS), it means that students graduate with industry-recognized credentials, as well as college articulations and dual-enrollment credits. Sheila discusses WTHS' hands-on approach to authentic learning, as well as specific strategies being implemented by this 2011 MetLife Foundation-NASSP Breakthrough School to meet its goal of graduating 100% college- and career-ready students.
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