Maury County School District is changing the way teachers teach and learners learn with a new systematic approach to affect student success. In this webinar, Chris Marczak, superintendent of schools, shares how his district developed and implemented seven community-developed district-wide keys to effectively prepare students for college and career readiness. These improvements are building teacher capacity, increasing student achievement, and fostering a culture of adult and student collaboration. Topics of discussion include: Creating, executing, and evaluating measureable goals and benchmarks to ensure TRUE college and career readiness Scaling implementation of programs to assess student growth and close math learning gaps Building teacher capacity through TRUE professional learning communities and collaborative internal support systems Leading a district-wide mindset shift toward ensuring lifelong learning for both adults and students All school and district-based leaders, and K-12 educators are invited to attend. Marczak will field questions from participants throughout this live, interactive webinar.

2. Today’s Presenter
Chris Marczak
Superintendent of schools
Maury County School District, Tenn.

3. The Keys to Why We
Do What We DO
Dr. Chris Marczak
Superintendent
Maury County Public Schools

4. The Keys to Why We Do What We DO
August 2015: jumped on board
August-October: 22in22
October: district central office “re-alignment”
October-December: Keys collection period
January 2016: Keys release
May-July: Keys budgeting process
August: 1st year of Keys implementation

5. The Keys to Why We Do What We DO
Key 1: All students reading on grade level by the end of 3rd grade
Key 2: All students’ math on grade level by the end of 4th grade
Key 3: All students’ english and math on grade level by the end of 6th grade
Key 4: All students’ successfully completing Algebra I by the end of 8th grade
Key 5: All students’ meeting all four of ACT’s college Readiness Benchmarks by graduation
Key 6: All students financially literate by graduation
Key 7: All students participating in either Advance Placement courses, dual enrollment,
industry certifications, work-based learning, or military prep by graduation

6. The Keys to Why We Do What We DO
Supports
• District and school-based scorecards
• School-based instructional coaches: Project-Based Learning, Professional Learning
Communities, and Data
• District-Wide PBL focus
• Emerging grades 3-12 1:1 program, DIPLOMA (Digital Integration Plan for Learning
On Mobile and Accessibility)

7. The Keys to Why We
Do What We DO

8. The Keys to Why We Do What We DO
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