(1) Dr. Marci Shepard from the Orting School District presented the district's strategic plan and school improvement plans to the school board. (2) The plan is focused on developing excellent instructional leaders, cultivating learning partnerships, and engaging in inquiry around student learning results to improve teaching quality and increase student achievement. (3) The district uses strategies like the 5D instructional framework, professional learning communities, and aligning to common core state standards to realize this theory of action and ensure system alignment between the district plan, school plans, teacher goals, and professional growth.

1. The Big Picture
District Strategic Plan and
School Improvement Plans
Dr. Marci Shepard
Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Orting School District
Presentation to the School Board  December 6, 2012

2. Staying the same…for a change
Orting School District Teaching, Learning and Assessment December 2012  M. Shepard

3. Theory of Action: “WHY”
We believe…
If we engage in
If we develop and
inquiry and
support excellent
collaboration around
instructional
student learning
leaders...
results ...
If we believe that all
Then... students are able to
If we cultivate
We will have high achieve at high
learning focused
quality teaching in levels and expect all
partnerships ... every classroom students to meet
All students will be rigorous standards...
achieving at high
levels
All students will be
prepared for college,
careers and life
Orting School District Teaching, Learning and Assessment December 2012  M. Shepard

4. Strategies to Realize our Theory of Action:
“HOW”
5D/TPEP PLCs
Learning-
Focused We will have high
quality teaching in CCSS
Partnerships every classroom
All students will be
achieving at high levels
All students will be
prepared for college,
careers and life
Orting School District Teaching, Learning and Assessment December 2012  M. Shepard

5. Theory of Action and Strategic Plan:
Connecting the “WHY” and “HOW”
If we engage in
If we develop and inquiry and
support excellent collaboration around 5D/TPEP PLCs
instructional leaders... student learning
results ...
If we believe that all
Then... students are able to Learning- We will have high
If we cultivate
learning focused We will have high achieve at high levels
and expect all
Focused quality teaching in
every classroom
CCSS
quality teaching in
partnerships ...
every classroom students to meet Partnerships All students will be
All students will be rigorous standards... achieving at high
achieving at high levels
levels All students will be
prepared for college,
All students will be careers and life
prepared for college,
careers and life
Orting School District Teaching, Learning and Assessment December 2012  M. Shepard

6. System Alignment
District
Strategic Plan
School
Improvement
Plan
Team/
PLC Goals
Teacher
Professional
Growth
Orting School District Teaching, Learning and Assessment December 2012  M. Shepard

7. When systems align and work together,
real progress is made.
Orting School District Teaching, Learning and Assessment December 2012  M. Shepard