Feb 22nd 2008
On June 30, 2007 I retired from my position as Assistant Superintendent of Schools for the Lamoille South Supervisory Union (LSSU), a position I held for the past fifteen years. It goes without saying, I am very proud of my association with that fine school district and the outstanding educators that I had the pleasure of working with.
Now that I have the luxury and good fortune to focus exclusively on my role as Executive Director of the Lamoille Area Professional Development Academy (LAPDA), I am ready and able to respond to the many requests that I have received to share the systems improvement journey that we have been pursuing at LSSU.
With service as my goal, I will continue to provide resource support for the partner school districts of our region as part of my on going effort to contribute to public education in Vermont. I will utilize the LAPDA website and this blog as one of many vehicles to offer insights from my thirty-five years of experience and expertise with my fellow educators who are also committed to improving the quality of education for all Vermont students.
In that spirit I am happy to post this Power Point presentation that I delivered as part of the Edward F. Reidy Interactive Lecture Series in Nashua New Hampshire on October 5, 2006. The Reidy series is co-sponsored by Center for Assessment and WestEd. The 2006-07 conference focus was entitled Comprehensive Systems to Improve Student Learning: Critical Design and Implementation Decisions.
I was asked to speak on my experience working on the development of the LSSU Comprehensive Assessment Systems and this presentation attempts to outline the underlying change theory applications that I utilized to help build the LSSU assessment system that is in place today. I am posting this material today as the first of several pieces that I will be putting together and sharing on this timely and important topic.
Best Regards
Bob
JOURNEY OF CHANGE
With a reflective look over our shoulder, we continue to pursue our most noble goals
“A journey of 1000 miles begins with one small step”
On June 30, 2007 I retired from my position as Assistant Superintendent of Schools for the Lamoille South Supervisory Union (LSSU), a position I held for the past fifteen years. It goes without saying, I am very proud of my association with that fine school district and the outstanding educators that I had the pleasure of working with.
Now that I have the luxury and good fortune to focus exclusively on my role as Executive Director of the Lamoille Area Professional Development Academy (LAPDA), I am ready and able to respond to the many requests that I have received to share the systems improvement journey that we have been pursuing at LSSU.
With service as my goal, I will continue to provide resource support for the partner school districts of our region as part of my on going effort to contribute to public education in Vermont. I will utilize the LAPDA website and this blog as one of many vehicles to offer insights from my thirty-five years of experience and expertise with my fellow educators who are also committed to improving the quality of education for all Vermont students.
In that spirit I am happy to post this Power Point presentation that I delivered as part of the Edward F. Reidy Interactive Lecture Series in Nashua New Hampshire on October 5, 2006. The Reidy series is co-sponsored by Center for Assessment and WestEd. The 2006-07 conference focus was entitled Comprehensive Systems to Improve Student Learning: Critical Design and Implementation Decisions.
I was asked to speak on my experience working on the development of the LSSU Comprehensive Assessment Systems and this presentation attempts to outline the underlying change theory applications that I utilized to help build the LSSU assessment system that is in place today. I am posting this material today as the first of several pieces that I will be putting together and sharing on this timely and important topic.
Best Regards
Bob
“Do not be afraid of moving slowly only be afraid of standing still”
