Format

Workshop

First Presenter's Institution

Westbury School District

First Presenter’s Email Address

dfaulkner@westburyschools.org

First Presenter's Brief Biography

Deadra Faulkner has been an educator for 29 years. She has served as District Director of Guidance for 17 years within the Westbury School District. Ms. Faulkner has been recognized Nationally by Princeton Review Top 20 School Counseling professionals who make a difference and received the New York State School Counselors Association's President's Award for her role as a Mentor and Leader within the School counseling profession. Ms. Faulkner has also received local and state recognition for the development of a Comprehensive School Counseling Model implemented within the Westbury Public Schools and championing advocacy for career and college readiness enriched programs.

Second Presenter's Institution

Westbury High School

Second Presenter’s Email Address

dzimbler@westburyschools.org

Second Presenter's Brief Biography

David Zimbler has been an educator for 29 years. He has served as a middle and high school Principal for 17of them. Under his leadership, his schools have been recognized with the United States Department of Education School of Excellence Blue Ribbon School, a New York State Education Department High Performing/Gap Closing School, and by the New York State Education Department for its Graduation Rate for Young Men of Color. He has received the National Association of Secondary and Elementary School Principals Salute to Leadership.

Location

Session Two Breakouts (Scarbrough 1)

Strand #1

Head: Academic Achievement & Leadership

Strand #2

Heart: Social & Emotional Skills

Relevance

Westbury High School incorporates Head and Heart Strands in our daily operations in building a progressive and high-performing school culture that supports all stakeholders (Students, Faculty, and Community).

Brief Program Description

How do you build a school-wide culture that supports students and motivates staff on a social/emotional and instructional level? This workshop will include strategies on Leadership, Culture/Social Emotional State, and Data/Results that will assist in obtaining this achievable goal! Work with a Director of Guidance and Principal that have accomplished this important goal.

Summary

Together Everyone Achieves More (TEAM) Approach to Building a High-Performance School Culture

The tools to establishing a culture of leadership: A Multi-Tiered Process to go from Good to Great by Supporting the Cultural, Social/Emotional, and Academic State of Your School

Westbury High School is a Data-Driven School that serves a diverse student population within the suburbs of Nassau County. What makes us unique is the multicultural community that encompasses over nineteen spoken languages.

Changing the Narrative…. Collaboratively, with Head (Academic Achievement & Leadership) and Heart (Social & Emotional Skills), our high school has had a significant increase in graduation rate and graduation cohorts such as the ENL Cohort and the Special Education Cohort as well as a significant reduction in drop out rate during the last five school years.

How was it done? Audience members will be immersed in practical models, programs, and strategies that can be implemented with fidelity such as….

  • The Harvard Data Wise Improvement Process

  • The Building Assets Reducing Risks Program (BARR) in 9th and 10th Grade

  • Professional Learning Communities (PLC)

  • Diversity Equity Inclusivity Practices

  • Social Emotional Learning and Extra Curricular Activities

  • Creation of collaborative School Based Committees

  • Family and Community Based Organization Partnerships

This work has also resulted in Westbury High School being recognized by the New York State Education Department for its graduation rate for young men of color. You will leave these sessions with ideas and strategies that can be used right away as well as assist in strategic planning over the long term.

Evidence

Examples of research and resources utilized:

  • The Harvard Data Wise Improvement Process

  • The Building Assets Reducing Risks Program (BARR) in 9th and 10th Grade

  • Professional Learning Communities (PLC) - DuFour and DuFour Model

  • Diversity Equity Inclusivity (DEI) Practices

  • Dare to Lead by Brene Brown

Westbury

High School

4 Year Graduation Rate

2014 Cohort

2015 Cohort

2016 Cohort

2017 Cohort

2018 Cohort

June

Cohort#:

81%

368 Students

84%

416 Students

86%

471 Students

90%

364 Students

92%

415 Students

August

83%

84%

86%

90%

93%

Westbury High School Graduation Rate

ELL Cohort

Special Education Cohort

2021 - 2022

74%

64 of 86 Students

100%

22 of 22 Students

2020 - 2021

78%

61 of *78 Students

93%

25 of 27 Students

2019 - 2020

57%

79 of *139 Students

100%

21 of 21 Students

2018 - 2019

39%

35 of *89 Students

83%

19 of 23 Students

Drop Out Rate Data

COHORT

Students Withdrawn

TOTAL COHORT TALLY

DROPOUT PERCENT

by

COHORT

2014

36

368

10%

2015

41

416

10%

2016

56

471

12%

2017

13

364

4%

2018

14

426

3%

Learning Objective 1

Participants will be able to interpret and create their own data cycles to improve learning outcomes.

Learning Objective 2

Participants will be able to describe the differences between data, information, and knowledge.

Learning Objective 3

Participants will be able to create supportive social emotional and cultural experiences that benefit all students.

Keyword Descriptors

Students, Data, Success, Leadership, Passion, Collaboration, Access, Equity, Excellence, and Vision

Presentation Year

2023

Start Date

3-6-2023 1:00 PM

End Date

3-6-2023 2:15 PM

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Mar 6th, 1:00 PM Mar 6th, 2:15 PM

Together Everyone Achieves More (TEAM) Approach to Building a High Performance School Culture

Session Two Breakouts (Scarbrough 1)

How do you build a school-wide culture that supports students and motivates staff on a social/emotional and instructional level? This workshop will include strategies on Leadership, Culture/Social Emotional State, and Data/Results that will assist in obtaining this achievable goal! Work with a Director of Guidance and Principal that have accomplished this important goal.