Top LYS Tweets from the Week of October 8, 2017

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS Tweets from the week of October 8, 2017 when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.

1. Congratulations to LYSer, Dr. Doug Killian on his appointment to the Texas Commission on Public School Finance! No pressure, but we’re counting on you. (By @LYSNation)

2. Best practice doesn’t solve all your problems. Best practice reduces your problems to a manageable level. (By @LYSNation)

3. The mission of schools and teachers is to develop an understanding of all that is true, good and beautiful. (By @Pontifex)

4. Imagine a culture where educators vote - a game changer in politics. (By @SchoolPriority)

5. Do the right things for the right reasons long enough and you’ll collect haters. Why? Cuz haters gotta hate. (By @LYSNation)

6. Positivity and negativity are both contagious. Which one will you spread? (By @gcouros)

7. When you punish responsible failure, people stop bringing their best. (By @Leadershipfreak)

8. Super bosses are leaders who create other leaders. –S. Finkelstein (By @Leadershipfreak)

9. Interested in a big return on investment? Look no further than Pre-K. (By @RYHTexas)

10. America is now almost a week late renewing children's insurance payments. We're officially a dead beat dad. (By @ASlavitt)

Think. Work. Achieve.

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) 
• Follow Sean Cain and LYS on www.Twitter.com/LYSNation  and like Lead Your School on Facebook

A Superintendent Writes... The Foundation Trinity

A LYS Superintendent shares the following:

SC,

I was recently listening to a principal discuss The Foundation Trinity with a group of teachers during professional development.  The principal concluded that the success of the campus was due to implementation of The Foundation Trinity.

My response... “Sort of.”

Certainly, The Foundation Trinity is an excellent system, but simply going through the motions is not enough.  Just as The Fundamental 5 can have an impact on instruction.  But in isolation, that's not enough.

The Foundation Trinity is a system that if worked properly will identify the strengths and weaknesses in your school.  But so what?  Too many people stop there, but that is where the real work begins.  Because the real question is, what are you going to do to address the problems identified by The Foundation Trinity?

In too many cases, the answer is virtually nothing.

So, don't deceive yourself into thinking that doing Common Assessments, Power Walks, and The Fundamental 5 are enough.  Those are the core components of your system and will identify who is learning, who is not learning, and why.  The real question is, what are you going to do about it? 

Think. Work. Achieve.

Your turn...

7 for 7! Congratulations to Cleveland Middle School and Cleveland ISD

Pop open the bottles of bubbly! The schools of Cleveland ISD have made tremendous gains, with Cleveland Middle School (CISD) earning all 7 academic distinctions they were eligible for during the 2016/2017 school year!  Below are the highlights from the Houston Chronicle article by Vanesa Brashier (8/21/17).

… Accountability ratings released by the Texas Education Agency show significant gains for Cleveland ISD. All of the district's campuses achieved the highest accountability rating of "Met Standard" with one campus -- Cleveland Middle School -- earning distinctions in all seven areas of testing. The distinctions are for English-Language Arts-Reading, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Top 25 Percent Student Progress, Top 25 Percent Closing Performance Gaps and Postsecondary Readiness.

Eastside Intermediate School earned distinctions for mathematics, Top 25 Percent Student Progress, Top 25 Percent Closing Performance Gaps and Postsecondary Readiness.

Northside Elementary School received distinctions for mathematics and Top 25 Percent Student Progress.

"I am ecstatic about the results. I am proud of our staff and faculty. Cleveland ISD has the hardest-working faculty I've been around and I mean that," said Superintendent Dr. Darrell Myers. "We will continue to get better and better. We are starting to see the results of seeds the faculty planted over the last couple of years."

When asked about the secret to success for Cleveland ISD, Maria Silva, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, gave credit to The Fundamental 5 (Cain & Laird), a framework for instructional delivery, introduced by Dr. Myers and implemented by the CISD staff when he became superintendent…

Think. Work. Achieve.

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