A SUPERINTENDENT’S PERSPECTIVE: Success tips from school turnaround partnerships that are replicable and scalable

Michael Toth, Founder and CEO of Learning Sciences International 

Michelle Fitzgerald, Ed.D., Director School Turnaround, LSI 

Building Ownership in PLCs One Empowered Teacher at a Time

Denna Senn, Senior Director of Academic Teaming, LSI

Shakira Fetherolf. M.Ed., Faculty Instructional Coach, LSI

Jody Honaker, Faculty Coach and Staff Developer, LSI

The Secret Data to be an Effective Instructional Leader

Michael Toth, Founder and CEO of Learning Sciences International

Penny Sell, M.Ed., Executive Director, Leadership Development and Model Schools, LSI

Go beyond standard-based lesson planning by focusing on whether instruction translates to student evidence of learning the standard

Meg Bowen, M.Ed., Executive Director, Professional Learning Solutions and Events, LSI

Bindu Sunil, Consultant Faculty Coach, LSI

The history-making journey of a school that many people gave up on when it trailed 2,792 other traditional public schools in the state based on achievement scores. And then things radically changed for the better …

Stephanie Woodford, Area Superintendent, Pinellas County Schools (Former Lakewood Principal) 

Jody Honaker, Faculty Coach and Staff Developer, LSI

Leverage student-peer relationships, not just student-teacher relationships 

Deana Senn, MSSE, Senior Director of Academic Teaming, LSI

Paul McNeil, Faculty Coach and Staff Developer, LSI

Hear directly from the principal of the only middle school in the area to exit state school turnaround status on what it took for her to guide the Phoenix from McLaughlin to rise up to their best grade since 2015.

Dr. Debra Wright-Hudson, Principal, McLaughlin Middle School 

Michelle Fitzgerald, Ed.D., Director School Turnaround, LSI

Create a teacher coaching and support system rather than providing one-off professional development opportunities

Deana Senn, Senior Director of Academic Teaming, LSI

Peggy Voigt, M.Ed., Director Professional Services in ARC – Schools for Rigor, LSI

The Florida Department of Education began grading schools in 1999. Kenly earned a C or D every year … until now. 

Jody Honaker, Director Academic Teaming, LSI 

Russell Wallace, Principal Kenly Elementary School 

Release students to productive struggle and increase academic rigor and challenge – don’t rely on worksheets, water down student tasks, or “over teach.”

Meg Bowen, M.Ed., Executive Director, Professional Learning Solutions and Events, LSI

Deana Senn, MSSE, Senior Director of Academic Teaming, LSI

Building student efficacy is critical for their academic success.

Camile Earle-Dennis, LSI Senior Content Specialist, SEL

Zenani Fogg, M.A., Consultant/Faculty Coach, LSI

Encourage students to track their own academic progress rather than leaving it to the teacher alone

Jody Honaker, Director of Academic Teaming, LSI

Mindy Province, M.Ed., Faculty Coach, LSI

If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes a community to build the village – including the schools the children attend.

Camile Earle-Dennis, LSI Senior Content Specialist, SEL

Mario Andrade, Ed.D., School Leadership Consultant, LSI

Accelerate in Tier 1 core instruction rather than over-relying on remediation and interventions

Deana Senn, MSSE, Senior Director of Academic Teaming, LSI

Michelle Fitzgerald, Ed.D., Director School Turnaround, LSI

Empower students to create a positive school culture rather than creating an overcontrolled environment.

Melisa Bloom, Ed.D., Vice President of Professional Services, LSI 

Kara Bentley, Staff Developer, LSI 

Elizabeth Buzzanca, M.Ed., Faculty Coach, LSI