School Change
School improvement calls for change, a complex task. Not an isolated process, it occurs through critical steps interrelated with leadership and professional learning. Elements of the Cornerstone Stages of Development and the Literacy Change Cycle support structures for principals, teachers and other key school leaders to navigate and manage school change and be strategic in moving from their current stage to the desired stage of improvement.

Stages of Development for the Literacy Change Cycle

• Stages of Development (PDF) - Toolkit 2.4
• Literacy Change Cycle Poster (PDF) - Toolkit 2.0.1
• Parent/Community Continuum (PDF) - Toolkit 5.0

Presentations:

• Stages of Development and the Change Process (Powerpoint)
• The Cornerstone Literacy Change Model (Powerpoint)

Newsletters:

• Vol. 4-5  A Teaching Reflection: Literacy Change Cycle
• Vol. 4-1  Eye on Leadership: Immune to Change

Focusing - Determine where we are, and create a vision for where we are going

The Learning Community: Develop Vision for Teaching and Learning

Readings:

• How do we work?: Roles and Responsibilities (PDF) - Toolkit 1.5
• Asset Mapping Process (PDF) - Toolkit 2.1
• Using the Asset Map Results (PDF) - Toolkit 2.2
• Asset Map and Monthly Asset Map (PDF) - Toolkit 2.3
• Parent/Community Guidelines (PDF) - Toolkit 2.6.1

Presentations:

• High Expectations - Literacy for All Children (Powerpoint)
• Every Child in a Well-Led School; Every Leader a Learner by Kevan Collins (Powerpoint)

Newsletter:

• Vol. 8-2  Spotlight on Literacy: The Tight Rope of Inquiry, Science, and Literacy
• Vol. 6-2  Spotlight on Home and School
• Vol. 6-1  Eye on Leadership:  From Isolation to Collaboration
• Vol. 6-1  Harry Potter and the Community of Readers
• Vol. 5-4  Eye on Leadership: Creating High Performing Learning Communities
• Vol. 4-3  Eye on Leadership:  Who’s on Board?

Establishing - Actions of the vision: Recognize priorities, develop a plan

Roadmap to Change: Draw on Understanding of Learning to Develop Improvement Strategies

Readings:

• Designing a Literacy Action Plan (PDF) - Toolkit 2.5
• Literacy Action Plan Guidelines and Template (PDF) - Toolkit 2.5.1
• Literacy Action Plan Guidelines and Template (WORD) - Toolkit 2.5.1

Newsletters:

• Vol. 8-2  Using the School Review
• Vol. 6-6  Eye on Leadership: Achievement Dilemmas
• Vol. 5-6  Eye on Leadership: It’s About Leadership
• Vol. 5-2  Community Success Story
• Vol. 3-6  UK Exchange
• Vol. 3-6  Eye on Leadership: When does work get easier?
• Vol. 3-5  Ellin’s Corner: Building Capacity In Cornerstone
• Vol. 3-3  Eye on Leadership: Leaders Leading
• Vol. 2-5  UK - Back Home
• Vol. 2-1  Leading Literacy

Developing - Collaborate in professional learning

Structures for Adult learning: Improve Literacy Standards

Readings:

• Continuous Professional Development (PDF) - Toolkit 2.7
• Continuous Professional Development Poster (PDF) - Toolkit 2.7.1

Newsletters:

• Vol. 6-4  Eye on Leadership: Standards to Success
• Vol. 6-2  Food for Thought: Professional Development To Improve Student Achievement
• Vol. 4-4  CPD Model
• Vol. 2-2  Study Groups: What Works?

Enhancing - Celebrate success, monitor progress and spread the work

Analyze Data: Implications for Changing Practice

Readings:

• Developmental Reading Assessment (PDF) - Toolkit 2.8
• Overview and Rational for School Review (PDF) - Toolkit 2.9
• School Self-Review Template (PDF) - Toolkit 2.9.1
• Key Questions, Prompts, and Criteria (PDF) - Toolkit 2.10

Presentations:

• Planning for Cornerstone School Review (Powerpoint)
• Making the School Review Work for You (Powerpoint)

Newsletters:

• Vol. 8-3  School Review Local Style
• Vol. 8-1  Value of Self-review
• Vol. 7-3  Diary of Review
• Vol. 7-1  New Self-review
• Vol. 6-2  Eye on Leadership: What to do with Self-review
• Vol. 5-1  Thinking About School Reviews
• Vol. 4-1  Self Evaluation
• Vol. 3-6  State Testing Squeeze
• Vol. 3-4  Not Just A Third School Review