March For A Cure Update (3/4/17)

March for a Cure? Yes, MARCH FOR A CURE! 

For every PowerWalks classroom observation conducted this month, LYS will donate 5¢ to the American Cancer Society. Every PowerWalks observer who conducts 200 or more classroom observations this month gets a March For A Cure T-shirt.   

I march for Gerald Burnett, Margaret Nold, and Phyllis Nold. 

Who do you march for?

Visit Classrooms… Beat Cancer!

Legendary Leadership Badge (February 2017)

There are those that don’t understand the power of reflective observation.  They mistakenly believe that there is nothing to learn after a few cursory visits to a classroom.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  In fact, the most important key to building insight and deeper understanding about teaching and learning is to engage in a steady volume of daily classroom observation.  What we have learned over the past ten years is that after about every 300 classroom observations, the observer will notice, discern, and/or learn something new... something that was previously hidden. It is the “Eureka” moment, and there is nothing else like it in instructional leadership.

In this pursuit, there is the PowerWalks Legendary Leadership Badge that is earned every 300^th PowerWalks Observation. The following instructional leaders have already earned the Legendary Leadership Badge for the 2016/2017 school year (as of 2/28/17).

Three Badges

Tom Jaggard: February 2017; January 2017; November 2016

Two Badges

Michelle Casas: February 2017; November 2016

Christopher Collins: February 2017; November 2016

Susan Finkle: February 2017; November 2016

Margaret Havard: February 2017; January 2017

Pattie Myers: February 2017; Fall 2016

Christina Spears: February 2017; November 2016

John Speck: February 2017; October 2016

Nassrin Spencer: February 2017; Fall 2016

Donna Price: January 2017; November 2016

Patti Ward: January 2017; October 2016

One Badge

U. Alvey: February 2017

Pete Armstrong: February 2017

Glenn Barnes: February 2017

Courtney Berry: February 2017

Lorie Bratcher: February 2017

Kenneth Bryant: February 2017

Norma Briseno: February 2017

Carla Butler: February 2017

Stella Chen: February 2017

Brandon Cobb: February 2017

Shele Coburn: February 2017

Denise Collins: February 2017

DeDe Conaway: February 2017

Linda Cox: February 2017

Larry Crabb: February 2017

Tonya Cummings: February 2017

Tami Davis: February 2017

Remy Godfrey: February 2017

Jeff Groseclose: February 2017

Naomi Esparza: February 2017

Greg Hatch: February 2017

GayLynn Holt: February 2017

Edward Husk: February 2017

Karen Ivy: February 2017

Caleb Jackson: February 2017

Roshon Jackson: February 2017

Paige Johnson: February 2017

Chris Johnstone: February 2017

Van LeJeune: February 2017

Erica Lewis: February 2017

Valerie Luckett: February 2017

Stephen McCanless: February 2017

Daniel McKee: February 2017

Kimberly McKnight: February 2017

Sheila Ochoa: February 2017

Alejandro Olvera: February 2017

Rebecca Osborne: February 2017

Denise Poland: February 2017

Robin Rice: February 2017

Scott Rogers: February 2017

Dawn Roy: February 2017

Chesta Scheider: February 2017

Steve Sherrouse: February 2017

Rebecca Smith: February 2017

Janie Snyder: February 2017

Jan Spears: February 2017

Sheila Stephens: February 2017

Cheryl Sterrett: February 2017

Rose Tran: February 2017

Robert Urbanowiez: February 2017

Bridgett Valenzuela: February 2017

Monica Waggoner: February 2017

Tamika Washington: February 2017

Lisa Weaver: February 2017

Tom Weed: February 2017

Benita Allard: January 2017

Destiny Barrera: January 2017

Derrick Brown: January 2017

Sean Cain: January 2017

Jennie Currin: January 2017

Linda Ernwine: January 2017

Glenda Henry: January 2017

Jillian Howard: January 2017

Ranae Lane: January 2017

Amanda Lisso: January 2017

Cortney Lucas: January 2017

Gina Reuter: January 2017

Ryan Searle: January 2017

Ernest Smith: January 2017

Kelsey Smith: January 2017

Rob Stephenson: January 2017

Cynthia Childers: December 2016

E. Cormier: December 2016

Lisa Fain: December 2016

James Kisner: December 2016

Kevin Odea: December 2016

Blake Maxwell: December 2016

Tim Merki: December 2016

Rhonda Mieth: December 2016

Jenny Morris: December 2016

Melissa Myers: December 2016

Diane Ranft: December 2016

Lois Redden: December 2016

Patsy Sanchez: December 2016

Michelle Schreiner: December 2016

Joel Thomas: December 2016

Jacinda Waldrip: December 2016

Monta Bonham: November 2016

Kenneth Bryant: November 2016

Tra Hall: November 2016

Christal Hammond: November 2016

Brian Odom: November 2016

Tisha Piwetz: November 2016

Angie Quinn: November 2016

Gina Vilches: November 2016

Visit Classrooms... Beat Cancer!

Your turn...

• Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copies available on Amazon.com!  http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5
• Upcoming Conference Presentations: The National Principals Conference; The Fundamental 5 National Summit (Keynote)
• Now at the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Timer (Fundamental 5 Delivery Tool); PowerWalks CLC (Networked Formative Observation Tool) 
• Follow Sean Cain and LYS on www.Twitter.com/LYSNation  and like Lead Your School on Facebook

PowerWalks Hero Schools (February 2017)

In furtherance of a LYS Nation tradition, we will take this time to tip our caps to the campuses that have embraced the most important step in creating and maintaining an action oriented professional learning community.  These are the campuses that have conducted an extraordinary number of formative classroom observations in a given month.  For the month of February, the PowerWalks Hero School Targets were as follows:

February Hero School Targets

High Schools – 210 PowerWalks Observations

Middle Schools / Junior High Schools – 150 PowerWalks Observations

Elementary / Intermediate / Combined Campuses – 125 PowerWalks Observations

Alternative Schools – 40 PowerWalks Observations

Because March is when we have our March For A Cure Challenge we are going to set the bar high.

March Cancer Fightin’ Hero School Targets

High Schools – 350 PowerWalks Observations

Middle Schools / Junior High Schools – 300 PowerWalks Observations

Elementary / Intermediate / Combined Campuses – 250 PowerWalks Observations

Alternative Schools – 100 PowerWalks Observations

In February, all the schools using the PowerWalks Instructional Observation System conducted a total of 24,207 classroom observations. A commendable job, LYS Nation! But now, without further ado, here are your SIXTY-TWO PowerWalks Hero Schools for the month of February 2017.  Congratulations!!!

Elementary Schools & Combined Campuses	Middle Schools & Junior High Schools	Alternative Schools	High Schools
McFee ES (CFISD) - 498	Cunningham MS (GPISD) - 766		Cleveland HS (CISD) - 684
Southside PS (CISD) - 491	North Shore MS (GPISD) - 567		Valley HS (JCPS) - 677
Northside ES (CISD) - 441	Galena Park MS (GPISD) - 538		Iroquois HS (JCPS) - 582
Eastside ES (CISD) - 421	Cleveland MS (CISD) - 501		El Dorado HS (SISD) - 476
Duryea ES (CFISD) - 372	Cobb 6th Grade Campus (GPISD) - 389		Fairdale HS (JCPS) - 468
Johnsontown Road ES (JCPS) - 362	Marlin MS (MISD) - 317		Socorro HS (SISD) - 446
Bill W. Wright ES (WISD) - 342	Ensor MS (SISD) - 301		North Shore HS (GPISD) - 416
Live Oak Learning Center (ACISD) - 308	Serna School (SISD) - 282		Americas HS (SISD) - 383
McFerran Preparatory Academy (JCPS) - 267	Poteet JH (PISD) - 274		Montwood HS (SISD) - 375
Dublin ES (DISD) - 253	Woodland Acres MS (GPISD) - 262		Eastlake HS (SISD) - 257
Stephen F. Austin ES (WISD) - 231	Rockport-Fulton MS (ACISD) - 234		Rockport-Fulton HS (ACISD) - 256
Escontrias ECC/ES (SISD) - 217	Hambric School (SISD) - 184		Borger HS (BISD) - 245
Rawlins ES (CCSD1) - 208	Farley MS (HISD) - 183
Poteet ES/IS (PISD) - 205	Rawlins MS (CCSD1) - 175
Fulton Learning Center (ACISD) - 190	Slider MS (SISD) - 164
Martinez ES (SISD) - 188	Kirbyville JH (KCISD) - 160
Little Snake River Valley School (CCSD1) - 176	Sybert School (SISD) - 153
Butler ES (SISD) - 174
Lujan-Chavez ES (SISD) - 170
Dublin IS (DISD) - 166
Hazelwood ES (JCPS) - 164
Marlin ES (MISD) - 159
Horizon Heights ES (SISD) - 153
Raymond E. Curtis ES (WISD) - 147
Little Bay Primary School (ACISD) – 143
Antwine ES (SISD) - 138
Ituarte ES (SISD) - 137
Chavez ES (SISD) - 133
Cottonwood Creek ES (HISD) - 129
Hutto ES (HISD) - 129
Heritage ES (LPISD) - 128
Veterans’ Hill ES (HISD) - 126
Loma Verde ES (SISD) - 125

Visit Classrooms... Beat Cancer!

Your turn...

• Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copies available on Amazon.com!  http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5 
• Upcoming Conference Presentations: The Fundamental 5 National Summit (Keynote) 
• Now at the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Timer (Fundamental 5 Delivery Tool); PowerWalks CLC (Networked Formative Observation Tool) 
• Follow Sean Cain and LYS on www.Twitter.com/LYSNation  and like Lead Your School on Facebook