STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES:
Creating Ownership

Holloway High School
Murfreesboro, TN

Ivan Duggin, Principal

Slide 2 - School Facts
•	School Type:  High School
•	Size:  180 full-time day, 225 part-time night
•	Geographic Location:  Murfreesboro, TN Staff Characteristics: 17:  9 M, 8 F, 1 A, 1 B, 15 W
•	Assessments:  Gateway, Writing, EOC, ACT
•	Other:  None zoned choice, 4 x 4 block,         	M/F ratio 50/50; Minority: B-15%, A-4%,H-  	3%, ED-14%, Special Ed 14% 

Slide 3 - WHY STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES?
*  Need to see success for all students
*  Parent involvement was low: 15-20%
*  Conferences involve total school family:
		> Students set goals
		> Student, Parents, Faculty, Staff involved
*  Created Ownership in the learning process

Slide 4 - WHAT IS A SLC?
•	Focus on ATTITUDE in three major areas:
   Academics, Attendance, Participation
•	Students set goals
•	Students keep data
•	Students responsible for improving Students lead conference w/parents – goals/performance

Slide 5 - RESEARCH SUPPORT
•	Marzano’s research reveals:
–	Discipline developed bottom up
–	Discipline supported by all stakeholders
–	Procedures reviewed frequently for modifications
–	Self monitoring yields decrease in disruptions
•	SLC utilizes all of these components

Slide 6 - PERFORMANCE DATA - PARTICIPATION
•	Parent involvement 1st night average 75%

•	Parent participation after 10 days is 95%

•	Follow-up w/parents until all students have support

•	If no parent available, a caring adult is invited

Slide 7 - FEEDBACK
•	PARENTS:  I think it teaches leadership; my child making great progress; very pleased
•	FACULTY: The student becomes more responsible- they lead the conference; celebration for parents
•	STUDENTS:  It lets mom know I’m doing better;  it makes you want to do better

Slide 8 - PERFORMANCE DATA – ACADEMIC

•	Algebra proficient improved from 96% to 100%
•	Biology proficient remained at 100% w/advanced moving from 50% to 70%
•	English proficient improved from 97% to 100%

Slide 9 - SCHOOL  WIDE IMPACT
•	Common language

•	Common basis for accountability

•	Ease of accessing current data

•	Basis for celebration

Slide 10 - GETTING ON BOARD - FACULTY
•	Faculty believed that improvement required more parental involvement   
•	Faculty formed teams to determine areas to be  presented
•	Faculty developed the three areas of  accountability
•	Faculty promoted of SLC with student and parents

Slide 11 - CELEBRATIONS
•	Students develop pride in performance

•	School celebrates – last one – showed Rudy

•	Used as challenge for continuing improvement

Slide 12 - GETTING/BOARD–STUDENTS/PARENTS
•	Adm/Faculty lead by example
•	Adm/Faculty hold students accountable daily
•	Parents informed on web page, mail, phone
•	Students know current performance status
•	Parents agree to support/attend conference
•	Students take pride in success 

Slide 13 - Summary Points
•	What We Have Learned
	> School-wide commitment = achievement
	> Faculty must lead the way
	> Belief and Action equals achievement
•	Challenges Still Ahead
	> SLC data being an integral part of every class every day!  Do what you say!