The PowerWalks Hero Schools - Why?

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First a correction, I inadvertently omitted a PowerWalks Hero Schoolyesterday.  Rennell Elementaryconducted 287 PowerWalks in the month of September.  Congratulations on a job well done!
I’ve had some non-LYSers ask why I make such a big deal about campusesthat conduct a lot of walk-thru’s. It’s really quite simple. The PowerWalks Hero Schools represent thecampuses that have truly committed to improving the craft of instruction.  Everyone pays lip service to improvingfrom one year to the next. But if lip service were all that it took toguarantee academic success, school performance would be a non-issue. But alas,that is not the case. 
Contrary to what many would like to believe, student performance isdriven by adult practice.  Andadult practice is driven by habits and routines.  So if I want to improve campus performance, I have to changeadult habits and routines.  That iswhere the PowerWalks Hero School separates itself from its peers.  To change a habit, you have to havethree things:
1. A replacement behavior. Every school has these.
2. A behavioral cue.  ThePowerWalks Hero School provides these by the bushel.  Everyone else, not so much or not at all.
3. Reinforcement.  ThePowerWalks Hero School provides significantly more authentic, real timerecognition and reinforcement to teachers than other schools.  Why? Because at the PowerWalks HeroSchool leadership and professional support staff are committed to observing andconversing with teachers, multiple times a week.
PowerWalks are such a critical component of system improvement, that the principal who is aware of the necessityand power of frequent, formative classroom observation, yet still refuses toengage in the practice is purposefully squandering student and staff potential.
Think. Work. Achieve.Your turn...

• Call Jo at (832)477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copiesavailable on Amazon.com!  http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5 
• Call Jo at (832)477-LEAD to order your campus set of “Look at Me: A Cautionary SchoolLeadership Tale” Individual copies available onAmazon.com!  http://tinyurl.com/lookatmebook 
• Nowat the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Plans (Fundamental 5 Lesson Plan Tool); PW Lite(Basic PowerWalks Tool); PW Pro (Mid-level PowerWalks Tool) 
• Upcoming Presentations: Region 10 ESC Fall Leadership Conference (Keynote),Advancing Improvement in Education Conference (Multiple Presentations), TASSPAssistant Principals’ Workshop (Featured Speaker), American Association ofSchool Administrators Conference (Multiple Presentations), National Associationof Secondary School Principals Conference (Multiple Presentations) 
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