Linda Cliatt-Wayman: How to fix a broken school? Lead fearlessly, love hard
לינדה קליאט-ווימן: כיצד לתקן בית ספר שבור? תנהיג ללא פחד, תאהב בעקשנות.
As a Philadelphia high school principal, Linda Cliatt-Wayman held an unwavering belief in the potential of all children. Full bio
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in the school district of Philadelphia.
בתי הספר של פילדלפיה.
Philadelphia public schools,
הציבוריים של פילדלפיה,
special education for 20 years
among the highest in the nation.
לתוך בית הספר החדש שלי,
as the school's new principal.
כמנהלת החדשה של בית הספר.
for what they would learn in school.
when I attended a low-performing school
בבית ספר עם רמת השגיות נמוכה
many, many, many years earlier.
הרבה שנים לפני כן.
low-performing school as principal.
fourth principal in four years.
בית הספר Strawberry Mansion.
and persistently dangerous"
ומסוכן בעקביות״
of my new school
from poor lighting.
כתוצאה מתאורה עלובה.
of broken old furniture
of unused materials and resources.
were nearly empty.
that something would happen;
in the cafeteria for eating free food.
משום שאכלו אוכל בחינם.
and all the bullying.
for their own safety,
for the students and themselves,
מתלמידיהם ומעצמם,
unaware of their role
of the school's culture.
not schools at all.
at Strawberry Mansion High School.
בבית הספר התיכון Strawberry Mansion.
with me will tell you
in our quest for change.
and what does not happen in a school
to address anything
a top-notch leadership team
of all the children,
locker combination by hand
could have a secure locker.
bulletin board in that building
and positive messages.
the front doors of the school.
הכניסה של בית הספר.
every classroom to its core,
that was not needed,
of old materials and furniture.
to have more teachers and support staff.
שיהיו לנו מורים נוספים וצוות תמיכה.
school day schedule from scratch
and counseling,
support person and police officer would be
תמיכה או קצין שיטור
at every second of the day,
discipline program
positive behavior at all times.
from the Persistently Dangerous List
הוסר מרשימת בתי הספר המסוכנים
Dangerous List for five consecutive years.
במשך חמש שנים רצופות.
low-performing and persistently dangerous.
היה מסוכן ועם רמת השגיות נמוכה.
come to school on a regular basis,
לבית הספר על בסיס רגיל,
of the parents participate,
and single-parent homes,
have special needs,
were proficient in algebra,
היו מיומנים באלגברה,
telling us all the stories
and the children were,
became my primary responsibility.
נהיתה אחריותי הראשונית.
professional development,
on teaching and learning.
אינטנסיבית בלימוד ובלמידה.
that teachers knew what to teach
with so many vast abilities.
הרבה יכולות רחבות.
delivery model for instruction
to get their individual needs met
לקבל את צרכיהם האינדיבידואליים
by 171 percent in Algebra
with a "So What. Now What?" attitude.
בגישת ״אז מה. מה עכשיו?״
to my third and final slogan.
Strawberry Mansion moving forward,
that I love my students
to go to a school that's not a school.
לבית ספר שאינו בית ספר.
any way out of poverty.
and their purpose in life,
about deeply personal things,
when I cannot sing at all?"
יכולה לשיר בכלל?״
"Why do we have to follow rules?"
״למה אנחנו צריכים לציית להוראות?״
מה שאנחנו רוצים לעשות?״
each question honestly,
helps to clear up any misconceptions.
להפיג את כל האי הבנות.
in my rules and consequences
we can accomplish things together.
my expectations for them,
every day over the P.A. system.
במערכת הכריזה.
change their lives.
שהוא אוהב אתכם היום,
to make real progress
that serves children in poverty
to navigate the world around them.
of us who are privileged
שלאלו בינינו שזכו
a school that serves children in poverty,
בית ספר המשרת ילדים החיים בעוני,
with unbelievable challenges,
"So what. Now what?
"אז מה. מה עכשיו?
tells them they should be,
of the world tells them they should be,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Linda Cliatt-Wayman - High school principalAs a Philadelphia high school principal, Linda Cliatt-Wayman held an unwavering belief in the potential of all children.
Why you should listen
Linda Cliatt-Wayman grew up in poverty in North Philadelphia, where she experienced firsthand the injustice being perpetrated against poor students in their education. She has dedicated her career and her life to ending that injustice, working within Philadelphia's fractured public-school system. She spent 20 years as a special-ed teacher before becoming a principal, leading two low-performing urban high schools to success with improved test scores and increased college admissions among students.
At Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion High School (rapper Meek Mill's alma mater), Wayman and her team once again proved what is possible for low-income children. Test scores have improved every year since Wayman took over, and the school was removed from the federal Persistently Dangerous Schools List for the first time in five years. Diane Sawyer and her team spent the 2012-2013 school year documenting Wayman’s efforts for ABC World News Tonight and Nightline.
Cliatt-Wayman retired from Strawberry Mansion High School in May 2017.
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