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 district staff, 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

• Literacy Change Cycle Poster (PDF)

Presentations:

• The Cornerstone Literacy Change Model (Powerpoint)

Newsletters:

• Vol. 9-3  Eye on Leadership: Cornerstone Key Messages
• Vol. 9-1  New Cornerstone Model
• 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

Documents:

• How do we work?: Roles and Responsibilities
• Asset Mapping Process (PDF)
• Using the Asset Map Results (PDF)
• Asset Map Leadership (PDF)
• Asset Map Teaching and Learning(PDF)

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. 9-4  Eye on Leadership: Learning Places and other Final Frontiers
• Vol. 9-4  Spotlight on Literacy: How to be a good teacher: 50% Heart...50% Nerve
• 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

Documents:

• Literacy Action Plan Guidelines and Template (PDF)
• Literacy Action Plan Guidelines and Template (WORD)

Newsletters:

• Vol. 9-4  We Reflected!
• 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

Documents:

• Continuous Professional Development (PDF)
• Continuous Professional Development Poster (PDF)

Newsletters:

• Vol. 9-3  Maps That Get You There
• Vol. 9-3  Spotlight on Literacy: Leaving Nothing to Chance
• 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

Documents:

• Guide to Cornerstone School Review (PDF)
• School Review Introduction (PDF)
• School Review Self-review Questionnaire (PDF)
• School Review Key Questions and Prompts (PDF)
• Progress Monitoring Visits (PDF)
• Implementation Rubric (PDF)
• Developmental Reading Assesment (DRA) (PDF)

Presentations:

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

Newsletters:

• Vol. 9-1  School Review Video
• 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