ANTHONY MAYS

Published on Nov 20, 2015

Emmett J. Conrad High School

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ANTHONY MAYS

Emmett J. Conrad High School Principal

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  • Core Belief Exercise
  • Growth Mindset Article
  • Learn more about our principal
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Belinda Mays-Wife and Friend of 18 Years

Adrielle Joy-Renea Mays

Austyn Elizabeth Mays

ANTHONY MAYS

  • Action oriented
  • Lifelong learner
  • Do what's in the best interests of students
  • Adversity is one of the best teachers
  • Good work comes from hard work, hard work pays off

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At Emmett J. Conrad High School, our mission is to provide a safe and secure learning environment in which students gain the academic and career readiness skills to become successful. We empower students to learn by providing a rigorous curriculum, promoting collaboration, and allowing students to be stakeholders in their own education.

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Turn and talk with a neighbor about what actualizing this vision should look like and feel like daily....in the classrooms, in the hallways, counselors office

Those that Operate with A SPIRIT OF LEARNING

  • Allow adversity to teach them
  • Not rigid but open to new ideas
  • Not isolated but communal and collaborative
  • Not closed minded
Does the staff own the success of students?
Does the staff recognize their role as cultural architects for Emmett J. Conrad High School?

OBSTACLES TO LEARNING

  • Do you believe you know it all?
  • Do you believe the rules don't apply to you?
  • Do you believe you should be in charge?
  • Do you believe you should never fail?
  • Tends to believe they get things done on their own
  • Tends to believe they are more important than the organization
How do you challenge your colleagues to take their classroom instruction/campus role to the next level where even more students can be positively impacted?

Professional Educators

  • Arrive on time ready to work hard and share best practices with collegues
  • Well prepared, classroom transitions are seamless and well thought out
  • Support student success inside and outside of the class
  • Plant seeds of value into student's lives
  • Are not satisfied, refuse to plateau, continuous improvement is their motto

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS

  • They don't just stand and deliver but engage students one on one
  • Recognizes what they do matters
  • Are lifelong learners themselves
What is your role in supporting the campus mission? What actions do you take daily to support the campus mission?
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Why do you believe the School Effective Indices score between the middle school and high school are different?

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IN THE BEST INTEREST OF students WE...

  • Plan bell to bell instruction
  • Lead with a lesson objective
  • Asses learning daily with a DOL
  • Use small groups to meet learner needs
  • Plan and use strong scaffolded questioning to probe learners
  • Using MRS, to check for understanding frequently.

LESSON PLANS

  • Due on Fridays using share point
  • Should reflect pacing by the minute
  • Accouts for scaffolded questioning
  • Small group plan for struggling learners...i.e. SPED, ESL

Are you on the Right Bus?

  • Know the TEI rubric
  • Be data oriented
  • Utilize Curriclum Maps & Common Assessments
  • Accept feedback as a fact of life
  • Foster a classroom culture of learning
  • Prepare and participate in data meetings
  • Don't be negative, be positive, be a fixer with a growth mindset
In 3 words describe the type of high school culture you want to be a part of...in one sentence describe the actions you will take to make it happen.
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What was the last book you read titled?