Growing Intentionally via Systemic Thinking

by Dr. Frank Davila

This is an insightful perspective! Growth, whether personal or professional, often requires a deliberate and intentional approach. Dr. Frank Davila's emphasis on systemic thinking highlights the importance of preparation and understanding the interconnectedness of actions and decisions in leadership and teaching.

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Restorative practices are a teaching and learning approach that focuses on building relationships and repairing harm in schools:

• Building relationships: Restorative practices help students and staff build relationships and create a safe learning environment.
• Repairing harm: When harm is caused, restorative practices help students understand how their actions impact others and work to repair the harm.
• Accountability: Restorative practices help students take accountability for their actions.
• Community: Restorative practices help create a sense of community where everyone feels they belong.
• Positive school culture: Restorative practices can improve school culture and reduce the need for stronger responses over time.
• Indigenous traditions: Restorative practices are rooted in the traditions of Indigenous people and communities of color.

Restorative practices can help with:

• Bullying prevention, Improving attendance,
• Reducing suspension rates
• Narrowing gaps in suspension rates between student sub groups

Our guest, Diana Beitz, has 31 years in public education, mainly working with at-risk populations in grades K-12. Her experience ranges including a classroom teacher, a learning coach, Achievement Coordinator and School Principal. She holds a Master’s in Educational Technology from Washburn University. She shares her knowledge and experience in meeting student achievement through the use of restorative practices.

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Mark McBeth: mark@educationalrelevance.org

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Welcome to our exciting new series focused on School Discipline and Classroom Management. In this four-part exploration, we aim to empower educators with effective strategies and insights from experienced professionals in the field. Each session will feature guest speakers who have successfully navigated the challenges of discipline and management, offering proven methods that can be adapted to various educational environments.

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Mark McBeth: mark@educationalrelevance.org

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Turnaround 4C Plan Tools:

Three Tier Teacher Evaluations, SR3 method of evaluating teachers, 5 x 5 Parent Contract

The Tier Teacher Evaluations, SR3 Method of Evaluating Teachers, and the 5 x 5 Parent Contract, integral components of the 4C Turnaround Plan, are key strategies designed to support new teachers in enhancing student learning and building leadership capacity across all stakeholders: students, teachers, administrators, and the community.

When implemented with fidelity, these tools foster school improvement through the four pillars of Climate, Culture, Curriculum, and Connections. This holistic approach not only promotes student success but also encourages the development of leadership within the school environment, ensuring long-term growth and positive change.

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Mark McBeth: mark@educationalrelevance.org

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The Discipline Matrix is a progressive disciplinary model to be used by staff that brings consistency to student consequences for minor behavior infractions. Teachers are empowered to address student behavior issues before it moves to administration. It identifies inappropriate student behaviors and provides consequences for their actions but also allows fairness in providing students opportunities to make informed decisions.

When implemented with fidelity and consistency, school climate becomes more positive and the culture of student learning is enhanced.

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Mark McBeth: mark@educationalrelevance.org

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The Turnaround 4C Plan is your educational map for the school year to improve student success. This starts with developing a strong culture where all groups, students, teachers, and parents, feel safe and comfortable in their school, where they feel that they matter.

Your game plan goals are to build a positive climate, create a unified working environment, have a viable curriculum that will improve test scores and increase a school’s overall GPA, and finally, build up leadership density in the school.

In addition, the school improvement plan includes

• why these goals are important to improving the school this year
• who it will be impacted in reaching these goals
• identify your indicators of success

For a template, feel free to reach us.

Bryan Wright at at brwright44@gmail.com

Mark McBeth at lead2day@yahoo.com or

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The last piece of the Turnaround 4C Plan is Connections. Bryan and Mark discuss how Connections is the interwoven piece that makes the other three components; Climate, Culture, Curriculum successful and sustainable part of the process. In addition, they share how relationships between teachers, students, administration and community build connections and how each group buy-in contributes to the success of improving a school.

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Mark McBeth: mark@educationalrelevance.org

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Bryan Wright and Mark McBeth discuss part three of the Turnaround 4CPlan.
Once Climate and Culture is implemented with fidelity, schools are ready for true academic change that is sustainable. This usually occurs in year three.

For more information about the the topics discussed,
Bryan Wright: brwright44@gmail.com
Mark McBeth: mark@educationalrelevance.org

Thanks for listening. If you would like to share your thoughts or topic ideas, or would like to be a guest, you can find Educational Relevance on Facebook, YouTube or contact us at oliviaw1201@educationalrelevance.org or 414-308-2762