Rising with SWIFT: All Means All

Friday January 29, 2016
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room 351

Finally, a strengths-based Framework that enables schools and districts to use their local data and leadership to embrace sustainable change through a focus on individual schools, teachers, students, families, and communities. SWIFT (School Wide Integrated Framework for Transformation) enables the full engagement of the system to support teaching and learning in the general education classroom for all students. In the past, reform, initiatives, and school change have used a deficit mentality from which to operate. This approach has not proven successful, perhaps because people are not motivated to improve using a deficit mentality. In contrast, SWIFT uses a strengths-based, school-centered approach to improving teaching and learning and does this by engaging all facets of the education system.

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Kathryn Nichol

Kathryn Nichol has consistently and successfully brought her leadership skills to the New Hampshire schools. As a strength-based leader with a passion for helping schools and students who are most in need, she holds the perfect job, NHDOE Title I Manager/SIG Coordinator. This workshop provides a wonderful opportunity for her to share these experiences.
Cynthia Proulx

Cynthia has devoted her life to the education of children, families and their communitites. Innovation has always been at the forefront of Cynthia's leadership in schools both as teacher and administrator. Beginning her career 30 years ago, 26 of which were as educator and facilitator for preschool through fourth grades in both urban and rural schools before becoming a principal.

In continuing her passion of education, Cynthia joined the NH Department of Education in July 2015 and continues to lead the way with innovation at the state level in her work with SWIFT (School Wide Integrated Framework for Transformation).
theme:
leadership
audience:
186
topics:
school improvement, effective program development, program collaboration & coordination