KLN Newsletter- The Desired State
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April 2024 - As our network continues to focus on coaching systems through the lens of data and utilizing data sets for improvement efforts - the April 2024 issue is focused on the Leadership Team setting aside for reflection through the lens of data. We encourage systems to celebrate what the data is showing around intended efforts as well as potential growth areas! Listen to the audio version here.
January 2024 - This newsletter focuses on the Leadership Team's data-driven approach to school improvement. It highlights the team's analysis of various data sources to monitor professional learning impact on students. Ongoing data collection informs continuous improvement, addressing the confusion around crucial data sets for decision-making in schools. The issue explores research on using data to understand building professional development needs. Listen to the audio version here.
August 2023 - Welcome back to the 2023-2024 school year, Stakeholders! We are thrilled to share with you the quarterly newsletter from our network. You can access it in both print and audio versions. We hope the Leadership Teams will find the coaching questions attached to help drive school improvement efforts around communication. Listen to the audio version here.
March 2023 - This newsletter is focused on data and how the Leadership Team is positioned to take a broad view of data to make decisions focused on school improvement efforts. The team considers data from multiple sources to monitor the implementation of professional learning and its impact on student results. Ongoing data collection and analysis informs continuous improvement efforts. Listen to the audio version here.
September 2022 - This newsletter focuses on the role of the Leadership Team at the district and building levels. We know these teams are tasked with creating and prioritizing goals based on data and alignment to the system. The beginning portion of the school year provides teams with the opportunity to align to the organization's vision, consider team strengths and seek growth points around school improvement efforts. Listen to the audio version here.
June 2022 - We know that developing shared expertise and working with a common purpose are present in systems, buildings, and teams that are beating the odds. However, educators often work in isolation from one another, and time to collaborate is limited or unproductive. As the team sets aside time during meetings to focus on improvement efforts, this issue offers some coaching questions to push the thinking of the team to consider how effective collaboration can impact student learning. Listen to the audio version here.
March 2022 - This issue of the quarterly newsletter focuses on the leadership team and how to best utilize the strengths and meeting times of the team members. In knowing that Springtime often shifts the focus of systems to assessments and outdoor activities, this content and coaching questions re-orient the team back to the work of continuous school improvement efforts. Listen to the audio version here.