# Presentation: 748674

## Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolWinfield, Illinois

- Mrs. Ann Piccione, Curriculum Leader
- Dr. Margo Sorrick, Assistant Superintendent

**Leading for Learning **
**Learning to Lead**

## Pleasant Hill School Facts

- Elementary School
- 605 Students, 16% Special Education,
- Suburban District of Chicago, Illinois
- 85 Total Staff Members
- State Tests with National Norms, Local Assessments
- Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200

## Curriculum Leader Initiative 

- Interest in Building Leadership Capacity
- Need for On-site Curricular Specialists
- Provide for Equitable Teacher Representation in a Large District
- State Approved Building-directed New Teacher Induction Program

## Curriculum Leader Model

- Members of the Bargaining Unit
- Half-day Teachers with Instructional Responsibilities
- Half-day Curriculum Leader Administrative Interns
- Teacher Work Calendar
- Serve as Support to the Building Instructional Leader, the Principal

## Liaison for Board of Education Initiatives

- District Level Meetings Bi-monthly
- Provide for Consistent and Effective Communications
- Leadership Responsibilities with the School Improvement Team
- Direct the State and Local Assessment Programs
- Peer Coaching for Novice and Veteran Staff

## School Level Responsibilities

- Instructional Resource for Staff
- Communicate Curricular Initiatives
- Facilitate School Improvement Plans
- Classroom Instructional Coaching
- Direct State and Local Assessment Programs
- Coordinate Student Services Programs

##  Impact of the Curriculum Leader Administrative Intern at Pleasant Hill Elementary School

- Accurate and Efficient Communication
- Seamless Direction of Accountability Programs
- Coordination of Student and Financial Resources
- Effective Transition of New Staff Members
- Provided Stability During Leadership Change

## Impact of Curriculum Leader Position Relative to Student Learning at Pleasant Hill

_**State Reading Achievement Scores**_
- 	**Grade Three – 79% Increased to 86%**
**	****Grade Five – 89% Increased to 90%**
_**State Math Achievement Scores**_
**	****Grade Three – 95% Increased to 97%**
**	****Grade Five – 93% Increased to 96%**

## Impact of Curriculum Leader Position Relative to  Student Learning at the District Level

_**State Reading Achievement Scores**_
- 	**Grade Three – 85% Increased to 88%**
**	****Grade Five – 81% Increased to 84%**
_**State Math Achievement Scores**_
**	****Grade Three – Consistent at 94%**
**	****Grade Five – 88% Increased to 92%**

## Impact of Position on NCLB Expectations

- Three Schools Removed from NCLB Watch List
- Initiated Pro-active Intervention Programs for Designated Sub-group Needs
- Decreased the Achievement Gaps  Across the District

## Financial Implications of the Position

- Grant Funds Support the One-half Day Portion of the Day for the Curriculum Leader Administrative Intern
- Curriculum Work Expenditures Reduced by 37% from Curriculum Committee Structure
- Position Provides Additional Instructional Resource Personnel Previously Not Affordable

## Summary Points

_**Key Learning's**_
- 60% (+) Curriculum Leaders Have Assumed Administrative Positions in the Profession
- It is _NOT_ All About Money
_**Challenges Still Ahead**_
- Building the Next Generation
- Maintaining the Representative Balance