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NorCal ELC

Orientation

August 29, 2022

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Before We Begin

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Inclusive Opener - “Howdy!”

Breakout Rooms to network:

Introduce self
Where you are from
Where you work
Role in education
1 hope for the new school year

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Introductions

Abeo School Change

Travis Davio
Holli Hanson
Chris Hoyos
Lindsey Kralj
Kevin Shrum

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Introductions

Leadership Coaches

Kim McKenzie
Kenny Richards
John Shepherd
Kendra Tyler
Jim Southwick
Jeanette Spencer
Vanessa Ortiz
Mele Benz
Tim Nordstrom
Kevin Kurtz

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Introductions

Grant Leadership Team

Dr. Michael Kotar
Dr. Michael Gulbransen
John Shepherd
Kenny Richards
Sandra Azevedo

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NorCal ELC Overview

Supporting Professional Learning for Educational Leadership to Improve Student Outcomes

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NorCal ELC: 21 CSLA: 7 Regional Academies

NorCal ELC is 1 of 7 Statewide Regional Academies

Shasta Regional Academy (NorCal ELC) represents an 11-county service area

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NorCal ELC Overview: Year 3 Teams

2020-2021

Cohort 1

11 Teams
67 Participants

2021-2022

Cohort 2

18 Teams
108 Participants

2022-2023

Cohort 3

20 Teams
118 Participants

Representation of all 11 Counties for a total of 49 teams and 292 participants!

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NorCal ELC In Threes

Habits for Improvement
Structure / Support / Time
21CSLA Statewide Concepts

What is NorCal ELC about? -- Helping you do what you do better. Helping you improve your school or district so that outcomes are better for your students.

We think we can help you in a few ways. I’m sure you know what a habit is. I like this definition -- a behavior that has become nearly involuntary. Here are a couple examples - floss teeth always start with the same tooth, put trousers on with the same leg first. We want to help you develop a more complex habit -- the habit of applying an evidence-based approach to problems of practice.

We ask you and your colleagues to come with a problem you want to work on. The project aims to help you build habits through practice. We’ll provide you with a structure that includes tasks and milestones. We’ll support you through learning opportunities, coaching, and networking, and we’ll organize meeting times over about 10 months.

Because NorCal ELC is funded by CDE there are CDE expectations. They are equity, continuous improvement practices, building leadership capacity. NorCal ELC sees these expectations as integrated. Mike Gulbranson, John Shepherd and I want to offer our local take on these expectations.

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NorCal ELC - Equity

Consider equity in your own setting.

Is my school an inclusive environment that fosters a sense of belonging by honoring the dignity of every person?

What supports and resources does

each of my students need to reach

his or her greatest potential?

I’m sure you have your own definition of equity and that you want every student to be treated fairly and succeed. It seems like almost every day I work on NorCal ELC I learn something new about the concept of equity, and also realize I have more limits to my understanding that I need to expand.

Elena Aguilar (author of Coaching for Equity) has this definition -- “educational equity means that every child is seen for who they truly are, and their unique interests and gifts are surfaced and cultivated.”

Tyrone Howard in a presentation to 21CSLA told us “equality is the goal; equity is the journey.”

Floyd Cobb and John Krownapple in their book Belonging Through a Culture of Dignity posit that the keys to successful equity work are inclusion, belonging and dignity.

NorCal ELC will ask you to look at your problem of practice and interventions you design through an equity lens multiple times this year. We are encouraging you to look in your own setting and school and consider each student.

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NorCal ELC - Continuous Improvement

“Building the Habits of Continuous Improvement”

Addressing CI through an “Equity Lens” to create a student-centered culture
Using CI tools to understand problems & implementing small tests of change
Using data (both quantitative and qualitative) to provide evidence of effective, impactful systems & practices
Using the voices of the traditionally underserved to measure impact
Building leadership capacity that creates a CI culture
Apply CI process to a variety of problems of practice

Exemplar Model of the CI Process: Vanessa Ortiz

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NorCal ELC - Building Leadership Capacity

Def = What one learns individually while participating in the act of addressing an issue (your PoP), resulting in additional personal professional growth.

The Hidden Curriculum

“Who I am today versus who I was a year ago at my first NorCal SI is so interesting to me. I was so nervous and not knowing what I was doing last year. It was my first real time taking on leadership and I didn't know how I could do it. Today, I feel good leading my team through our Ignite presentation, helping to lead our new team, and presented! If you told me I'd be a presenter last year, I would have thought- NO WAY. It is through the thoughtful, incremental leadership in this program that has led me to be able to be here today.” (Sarah Lee, Teacher, Butte)

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Micro Break . . . cognitive

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Continuous Improvement Roadmap

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Essential Question:

How do we collectively transform education to improve access, opportunity and inclusion, especially for students who are historically underserved / historically resilient, so that they can thrive?

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Roadmap - Continuous Improvement

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Roadmap - Professional Learning Sessions

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Roadmap - Professional Learning Sessions

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Regional Team PLCs

Regional Team PLC sessions are designed for small teams of educators – district and site leaders, and teachers – who are working together to address a specific local problem or concern. Monthly sessions provide professional learning, collaborative activities, and opportunities to network with regional colleagues about school leadership, equity and how to sustain a culture of continuous improvement. Access to Leadership Coaches, resources and tools for change are provided.

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Roadmap - Professional Learning Sessions

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Leadership Coach Academies

Leadership Coach Academies (LCAs) are sessions designed for Regional Team PLC Team Leads. Sessions provide professional learning in leadership development, coaching and facilitation of teams pursuing equity-centered problems of practice using continuous improvement. Team Leads engage in monthly sessions that offer individual and collaborative activities, as well as opportunities to network with regional colleagues to learn from one another. Access to Leadership Coaches, resources and tools for change are provided.

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Roadmap - Professional Learning Sessions

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Leadership Institutes

NorCal ELC Summer and Winter Leadership Institutes are professional learning and networking events for all NorCal ELC educators in the Shasta region. Institutes are designed to engage participants in a variety of content and structures for individual and collaborative professional learning. Institutes focus on high-leverage theory and practices focused on leadership, equity and habits of continuous improvement for transformation.

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Roadmap - Milestones

10/24 - Milestone

12/12 - Milestone

1/31 - Milestone

3/27 - Milestone

5/22 - Milestone

6/13 - Milestone

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PLC

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PLC

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PLC - Roles & Responsibilities

Team Lead	Team PLC Members
Lead learner	Collaborative learners
Process facilitator Planning for learning Scheduling	Active participant in all Team PLC events Focus on process and PoP Engage in learning and doing
Initiate engagement Meet, Learn, Reflect, Act

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PLC Breakout Rooms

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Micro Break . . . relaxation

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Introductions

Grant Support Staff

Rachael Beyers
Blanca Estrada
Anina Berman
Kristin Lower

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NorCal ELC - Program Specifics

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NorCal ELC - Team and Team Lead PL Structures

Team Commitment	Team Lead/Individual Commitment	Yearly Institutes
Individual Team PLC 2 hrs/month Site-based, in-person or Zoom Additional meeting time as needed scheduled by Team Lead or Members Regional Teams Professional Learning Community (PLC) Sessions 2 hrs/month (8 total) Independent implementation of understanding, strategies and skills towards problem of practice.	Leadership Coaching Academy (LCA) Sessions 2 hrs/month (8 total) Synchronous Coaching Sessions for ALL Team Leads Coaching 1:1 1 hr/month (Additional as needed.)	All Teams Two-Day Winter Institute 6 hrs total All Teams Two-Day Summer Institute 12 hrs total

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NorCal ELC - Stipend Info

Participant Stipends

Participant Stipend Disbursement for Year 3	Culminating Event	Event Dates	Please contact staff if you have not received a check by:
1st Stipend Processing and Disbursement following…	Winter Leadership Institute	January 30 & 31	March 28, 2023
2nd Stipend Processing and Disbursement following…	Summer Leadership Institute	June 12 & 13	July 25, 2023

Participation Stipend Payments

$2000/Team Member (split into two payments, disbursed per schedule above)

$3000*/Team Lead (split into two payments, disbursed per schedule above)

*End-of-year $500 bonus to Team Leads upon completion of Leadership Coaching Academy

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NorCal ELC - Stipend Info

Participant Stipends

NorCal ELC has approval from the funder that allows us to provide stipends for participation in our program.

The stipend is related to:

Documented Attendance at Required Program Events
Deliverables (e.g. Milestone Reports, Team Presentations, Participation in Leadership Institutes)

Please understand that stipends are not payroll or payment for services. Several approvals must be obtained, which can create extended processing times.

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NorCal ELC - Stipend Info

Payee Data Record (PDR) Form

In order to receive a stipend check, you will need to submit a Payee Data Record (PDR) Form to Chico State Enterprises (CSE).

Please carefully review the following instructions: PDR Form & Submission Info

Name your file correctly! (Lastname, Firstname Submission Date):

Example: Lightyear, Buzz 09-01-2022

If you change your name or address, you will need to submit a new PDR. (Please also notify staff, so we can update our records and assist as needed.)

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NorCal ELC - Unit Credit

Event attendance is mandatory for PCE Unit Credit. NorCal ELC has attendance records to provide required verification to PCE, and will assist with the process should you wish to apply.

Please contact Anina Berman (laberman@csuchico.edu) with any questions or to submit your registration form.

For information on when the credit will apply: View Submission Deadlines for each program session

PCE Units

Professional & Continuing Education (PCE) at CSU, Chico provides an opportunity for unit credit. Please Review PCE’s “Multi-disciplinary Professional Development Units for Educators" subpage for full details.

15 hours = 1 unit, cost is $75/unit

(*Forms may include hours within & not exceeding 1 year of earliest event date.)

Eligible NorCal ELC events for participation hours include:

PLC sessions facilitated by NorCal ELC/Abeo
Leadership Coaching Academy sessions
Leadership Institutes
NorCal ELC sponsored webinars

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NorCal ELC - Unit Credit

PCE Units

Multi-disciplinary Professional Development Unit Credit Deadlines
Term:	Due Date for Verification Forms:
Summer 2022	August 1, 2022
Fall 2022	December 1, 2022
Spring 2023	May 1, 2023
Summer 2023	August 1, 2023

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Optimistic Closure - “Action!”

Reflect on what you learned/heard today

Connect to your hope from the Inclusive Opener

What action will you take to begin to make your hope a reality?

Waterfall your action in chat

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Reflection

Please remember to complete the Attendance Form

Please complete the Reflection Survey for today

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Survey

Please complete the Demographic Info Survey

This is Attendance as well

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Coming Up . . .

Monday, September 12 - 3:30-5:30 PM

Leadership Coaching Academy (LCA)

Team Leads

Monday, September 26 - 3:30-5:30 PM

Regional PLC

All Participants

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