DAY ONE |
TUESDAY, MAR 9 |
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*All sessions are in Pacific time. TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE
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9-9:15 A.M. |
WELCOME AND ORIENTATIONJanet Pilcher | Managing Director and Executive Leader
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9:15-9:25 A.M. |
WEST COAST WELCOMESteve Herrington | County Superintendent of Schools
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9:25-10 A.M. |
KEYNOTESetting the Stage for Improvement Pat Greco | Senior Director of Thought Leadership
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10-10:45 A.M. |
PARTNER SHOWCASE: USING FEEDBACK AND CASCADING COMMUNICATION
Feedback and Communication Studer Education
Using Feedback and Communication to Drive Progress Ryan Carpenter | Superintendent
This session highlights the role feedback plays in executing improvements. Superintendent Ryan Carpenter will illustrate how leaders can use feedback to feed forward action toward our goals and priorities while building powerful relationships grounded in trust.
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10:45-11 A.M. |
NETWORKING BREAK |
11-11:45 A.M. |
PARTNER SHOWCASE: ALIGNING TO VALUESManage Up! Gayle Juneau-Butler and Melissa Matarazzo | Leader Coaches
People First: Aligning Continuous Improvement Processes Around Organizational Values Jennifer Lowery | Superintendent
This session will focus on the development of standards of excellence as the guiding framework for expanding leader capacity, determining districtwide goals and selecting strategies that are in alignment with the continuous improvement trajectory for Tea Area School District.
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11:45 A.M.-NOON |
15 MINUTES THAT MATTERWhat Are We Learning? What Will We Do? KK Owen | Leader Coach
Unless we intentionally reflect on our new knowledge of best practices and apply that new knowledge to our own daily work, the new knowledge will not impact our outcomes. More importantly, we must connect the new knowledge to our current and persistent challenges and plan for a next best action step to improve outcomes.
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NOON-12:15 P.M. |
NETWORKING BREAK |
12:15-12:45 P.M. |
TIMELY LEARNING CONVERSATIONS WITH COLLEAGUES: LEARNING FROM THE BRIGHT SPOTS
Choose one breakout session to attend:
1. Making the Most Difficult Decisions Well: Sustaining Trust and Managing Layoff Decisions John Laughlin | Associate Superintendent, Human Resource Services
Leaders know they need to lead through difficult decisions. In this session, leaders from the Sonoma County Office of Education will highlight a few steps that may be helpful as you plan, prepare staff and sustain trust as difficult decisions are implemented.
2. Defining Measures and Routines That Matter to Ensure Safety With a Daily Dashboard Michael Waer | Operations Director
During the pandemic, safety has been a primary concern. Maximizing workforce collaboration and efficiency helped many districts tackle these challenges.
3. Building Culture Through Intentional Processes Sergio Mendoza | Superintendent
In this interactive session, you will hear how a focus on two simple strategies builds culture. Moreover, you'll learn how organizational impact grows when these two strategies become leader always behaviors. See how huddles and rounding became leader always actions in the Burton School District and how they could have similar high impact in your organization.
4. Engaging All Voices to Own Our Values Tim Hire | County Superintendent of Schools
Values guide our daily efforts by making shared commitments visible. In this session, Tulare County Office of Education leaders will highlight the structures — and a few key processes — used to scaffold input and engage all staff as leaders to build their capacity to improve a large organization.
5. Navigating the Important During the Urgent: Taking the Leap to Align Our System to Improve Our Impact Ed Manansala | County Superintendent of Schools
How do you make the decision to start the improvement journey during a pandemic? Supporting leader capacity is key to systemic alignment. In this session, El Dorado County Office of Education leaders will share why they decided to start building capacity now and what has helped as they navigate the urgent.
6. Engaging Cabinet in Leadership Development to Build Processes Around Improvement Ken Richardson | Superintendent
When leaders go first in demonstrating what right looks like and develop behaviors and processes to build systems around improvement, they set the cadence and structure for aligning priorities and overcoming barriers.
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12:45-1 P.M. |
CLOSING OUT THE DAYTakeaways and Burning Questions KK Owen | Leader Coach
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DAY TWO |
WEDNESDAY, MAR 10 |
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*All sessions are in Pacific time. TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE
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9-9:15 A.M. |
WEST COAST WELCOMERyan Carpenter | Superintendent
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9:15-10 A.M. |
KEYNOTELearning From Day 1: Answering Your Questions Janet Pilcher | Managing Director and Executive Leader
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10-10:45 A.M. |
PARTNER SHOWCASE: DECISION MAKING AND SCENARIO PLANNINGScenario Planning and Level 3 Decision Matrix Sabrina Hebeler and KK Owen | Leader Coaches
How to Make Difficult Decisions Under Pressure Jodi Gunning | Superintendent
Courageous leaders know that big decisions require support from a diverse and talented team to problem solve and determine the best outcomes to serve students and the community. Together, this thought partnership examines data, solicits feedback, uses process tools and places a relentless focus on their district’s mission, vision and values despite the urgency to decide quickly.
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| 10:45-11 A.M. |
NETWORKING BREAK |
11-11:45 A.M. |
PARTNER SHOWCASE: SHORT CYCLES OF IMPROVEMENTStoplight Strategy Scenarios Kathy Oropallo and JoAnn Sternke | Leader Coaches
Maximizing Staff Engagement and Facilitating 45-Day Improvement Planning to Navigate the Real Challenges
In this session, the Humboldt County Office of Education (HCOE) will share what they are learning as they implement 45-day improvement planning across their organization amid a pandemic. HCOE leaders will reflect on balancing the daily needs of 31 districts with internal leadership growth.
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| 11:45 A.M.-NOON |
15 MINUTES THAT MATTER: STAYING THE COURSELet's Talk. How to Stay Focused on What Matters — A Coaching Conversation Kathy Oropallo | Leader Coach
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| NOON-12:15 P.M. |
NETWORKING BREAK |
| 12:15-12:50 P.M. |
EXPERT PANEL: CASCADING THE POWER OF IMPROVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM
What We Are Learning From Improving Student Outcomes and Increasing Parent Engagement Through the Pandemic
Pat Greco | Panel Facilitator, Leader Coach and Director of Thought Leadership
Join School District of Menomonee Falls leaders as they reflect on the benefits and results of hardwired routines during each phase of COVID-19. Understand what they learned as a team from their aligned actions designed to keep students engaged, families informed and their people safe. During this expert panel, leaders will focus on the actions that made a difference.
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| 12:50-1 P.M. |
CLOSING AND EVALUATIONJanet Pilcher | Managing Director and Executive Leader
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