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Highlights of success after two years – getting ready for year #3 – Engage, Inspire, Empower

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“Every organization must be prepared to abandon everything it does to survive in the future.”
– Peter Drucker

We continue to embark on ways to improve learning opportunities for students, staff, leaders and members of our community. The upcoming school year will focus on full day kindergarten, enhanced science curricular resources for all students in grades K-5, completely renovated science lab classrooms for all students in grades 6-8, elective choice for 8th grade students, instrumental music during the school day, and so much more! Stay tuned as we highlight our continued innovative approaches to learning and teaching.
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What have we done since July 1, 2013 – we’ve had a busy and productive first two years as we Engage, Inspire, and Empower in Deerfield, IL – School District 109 – We are proud of our teachers, students, staff, Board and administrative team! As a listing, we share highlights of success from the past two years as we embark on an exciting year #3!

 

 

  • Communication/Community Engagement
  • opened Twitter
  • established #engage109
  • increased usage of social media as part of strategic communications
  • School Facebook and Twitter and You Tube
  • Blogs, internet radio interviews, video/screencasts to the community
  • Let’s Talk!
  • Regular communication with the Village, Police, Park District, Library
  • Engaged in Emergency Training (twice) with Deerfield Police and Deerfield Bannockburn Fire Departments
  • Sucessfully applied for $76,000 IL FEMA grant for additional security
  • Revised Building Emergency Maps, crisis plan, student handbook
  • Food Allergy Management Plan
    Overhauled teacher evaluation and staff selection process
  • 2013-2014 – 1st Cycle for new STEP Procedures
    2014-2015 – 2nd Cycle for new STEP Procedures
    Updated Job Descriptions for DEA and Admin
    Updated and revised AP job descriptions & roles
    Complete Overhaul of Hiring Protocols
    Superintendent’s Task Force for Middle Level Education
  • Science Labs – middle school – Phase I and Phase II
  • alternative energy
  • STEM and CMA labs and revamped exploratory at middle school
  • Band/orchestra brought into the school day
  • tried out Rachel’s Challenge for social emotional at MS
  • gifted tracking changes
  • studied world language program
  • Piloted Botvin Life Skills for social emotional at ES
    1:1 Transformative Learning Environment:
  • 1:1 Innovation Grants – Pilot program 2013-14
  • 1:1 roll out 2014-15 including the purchase of 3,000 new tech units, supported by a robust wireless infrastructure
  • 1:1 Celebration/Information Nights at each school
  • parent tech training nights
  • Dev Heitner program for parents
  • Dev Heitner workshop for 5th grade students
    Professional Development
  • Mentoring program with the Illinois Principal Association
  • Deerfield College
  • Edcamp 109
  • Edcamp NS with 112, 113, 109
  • teaching and learning conference
  • Tom Guskey to DPS109
  • NGSS – Emily Alford
  • Discovery Education
  • iCoaches
  • Twitter/#engage109 for PD sharing
  • Multiple admin doctoral completion
    Surveys:
  • Climate survey
  • Culture survey
  • Exploratory surveys
  • BrightBytes 1:1 roll out impacts /environment survey
  • EDK – pilot for extended day kindergarten intervention

OTHER

  • Full-day kindergarten
  • Text-A-Tip social emotional partnership
  • Skyward Leader in Excellence District
  • IASBO….many awards
  • INSPRA Distinguished Service Award of Excellence (Task Force)
  • INSPRA Communication Contest Award of Merit (HR Communication Packet)
  • Meritorious Budget Award, Certificate for Excellence in Financial Reporting
  • PARCC Pilot 2014/PARCC roll out 2015, implementation of map and dca tests
  • Online registration/online summer school registration through Skyward
  • Increased leadership development – leadership retreat focus/book study/self evaluation
  • Principal /admin presentations at national, state, local conferences
  • Increased partnerships with local corporations (Takeda, Siemens)
  • New standards-based progress reports for K-5
  • Grade level PLC and develop standard based strands and habits of success at the middle school level
  • Classroom of the Future
  • Increased grandparent connections
  • Trained staff in facilitated IEP meetings
  • Redesigned the district special education programs
  • Implemented the new regulations for early intervention
  • Created and implemented K-8 Curriculum Maps ELA and Math
  • Deerfield Vertical Alignment committee with Deerfield High School and middle school teachers
  • Literacy Design Collaborative
  • $100,000 IL DECO grant
  • Had a successful audit of internal controls
  • Completed $18 million in capital projects with zero change orders or cost overruns including the $15 million
  • HVAC project, Caruso roofwork, Walden and Kipling casework, emergency backup generators, automated lighting, Kipling ceiling upgrades, elementary school restrooms, and new South Park parking lot

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