Join 2015 AASA National Superintendent of the Year, Dr. Philip Lanoue and Executive Director of the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA), Valarie Wilson as they explore the changing role of today’s governance team in helping provide the vision and leadership required for districts to achieve transformational change. View the webinar in its entirety: https://bit.ly/2wmd9aY

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Leading the Learning
The Changing Role of Today’s Governance Team
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Dr. Philip Lanoue, Leader Development and School Improvement, PDL Consultants
Valarie Wilson, Executive Director, Georgia School Boards Association

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3. Dr. Philip Lanoue
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● Former Superintendent, Clarke
County Schools, GA
● 2015 AASA National Superintendent
of the Year
● 2015 Georgia Superintendent of the
Year
● Author and Speaker

4. Valarie Wilson
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● Executive Director, Georgia School
Boards Association
● Board President, Georgia School
Boards Association
● Board Chair, Decatur City Schools
● Executive Director, Atlanta BeltLine
Partnership, Inc.
● Director of the Human Services
Department, Fulton County

5. Leading the Learning:
The Changing Role of
Today’s Governance Team

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4 Key Questions
● Is public education meeting the
education needs of our
society?
● Are we preparing students to
be successful for their world?
● Are school boards relevant in
raising student achievement?
● What does an effective
Governance Team look like
and how are the roles evolving
to lead the learning?
Setting the
Stage

7. 50 Million
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8. We’ve got a lot of
work to do.

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We need to educate students for
their world, not ours.

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Current Status
● Testing
● Schedules
● Periods
● Linear sequences
● Knowledge-based
● Year-long calendars
We are steeped
in a factory
model today
more than ever.

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Future Outlook
● Network age
● Students want to be
collaborative - untethered
from their school and
classroom
● Digital tools to access their
education
We cannot
predict the
future based on
events of the
past.

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Do we teach the skills our students
will need to succeed?

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A New List for 21st Century Students
Learning to Learn
Communication Analysis
Open Mindedness Collaboration
Understanding
Complexity and
Problem Solving
Leadership

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How do we know if students have
these skills?

15. We can no
longer keep
students in
lanes.

16. High Expectations Requires Change
Eighth-Grade Students – High School Physical Science
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234
Took the High School
End of Course Test
228
Passed the Exam
190
Scored 90 or Better

17. A Question of Obsolescence
The dichotomous question of students…
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…is now obsolete
Going to college? Going to work?
OR

18. We Are Living in a Networked Age
Learning is no longer confined to a brick and mortar setting
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Constant Access Personalization 24 / 7

19. We have to
take risks.

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High Expectations Requires Change
increase in dual –
enrollment course credits
earned over a three year
period.
406%
Athens Community Career Academy
Clarke County School District
By the Numbers
• From 84 credits to 425
credits overall
• From 16 credits to 170
credits for African American
students
• From 11 credits to 85 credits
for Hispanic students

21. Who is leading these
conversations and
are they the right
conversations?

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The New Role of the
Superintendent as Lead Learner

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What’s My Role?
● Keeps the vision, mission,
beliefs and strategic plan at the
center of the system
● Develops instructional leaders
● Models expected qualities
● Innovates through policy
● Community leader – sees
education outside the school
walls
How Do I as a
Superintendent
Lead the
Charge?

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The New Role of the Board
as Lead Learner

25. Highly Effective Boards…
● Commit to a vision of high expectations for student
achievement
● Have strong beliefs and values about students’
ability to learn and the ability to teach all children at
high levels
● Are accountability driven
● Have a collaborative relationship with staff and
community
● Are data-savvy
● Align and sustain resources to meet district goals
● Lead as a united team with the superintendent
● Take part in team development and training
(National School Boards Association)

26. Questions /
Comments?

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What’s Next
Thank You for
Attending!
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Leading the Learning
The Changing Role of Today’s Governance Team
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Dr. Philip Lanoue, Leader Development and School Improvement, PDL Consultants
Valarie Wilson, Executive Director, Georgia School Boards Association