Linda Cliatt-Wayman: How to fix a broken school? Lead fearlessly, love hard
Linda Cliatt-Wayman: Hur fixar man en trasig skola? Led utan rädsla, älska mycket
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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i Philadelphias skoldistrikt.
in the school district of Philadelphia.
Philadelphia public schools,
från Philadelphias allmänna skolor,
i specialpedagogik i 20 år
special education for 20 years
i ett fattigt område
ett av de fattigaste i landet.
among the highest in the nation.
i min nya skola,
bland flickorna.
as the school's new principal.
som skolans nya rektor.
på deras uppförande
for what they would learn in school.
på vad de skulle lära sig i skolan.
med att kalla detta för en skola?
when I attended a low-performing school
av att gå i en lågpresterande skola
many, many, many years earlier.
low-performing school as principal.
till min tredje lågpresterande skola.
fjärde rektor på fyra år.
fourth principal in four years.
and persistently dangerous"
"lågpresterande och farlig"
of my new school
till min nya skola,
att dörren var låst med kedjor,
from poor lighting.
på grund av dålig belysning.
of broken old furniture
av trasiga gamla möbler
material och resurser.
of unused materials and resources.
were nearly empty.
var nästan tomma.
that something would happen;
för att något kunde hända;
in the cafeteria for eating free food.
i matsalen för att de åt gratis mat.
and all the bullying.
alla bråk och all mobbing.
för sin egen säkerhet,
for their own safety,
for the students and themselves,
på eleverna eller sig själva,
unaware of their role
of the school's culture.
not schools at all.
at Strawberry Mansion High School.
vid Strawberry Mansion High School.
with me will tell you
in our quest for change.
i vårt förändringsarbete.
and what does not happen in a school
eller inte händer i skolan
kräver att jag leder.
to address anything
att ta upp någonting
gjorde mig populär eller inte.
a top-notch leadership team
ett förstklassigt ledarskapsteam
of all the children,
för alla dessa barn,
de små sakerna,
låskoden på varje skåp,
locker combination by hand
ett säkert skåp.
could have a secure locker.
bulletin board in that building
anslagstavla i byggnaden
and positive messages.
the front doors of the school.
every classroom to its core,
that was not needed,
of old materials and furniture.
gamla material och möbler.
to have more teachers and support staff.
för att kunna ha fler lärare och personal.
school day schedule from scratch
i start- och sluttider,
and counseling,
utanför schemat,
support person and police officer would be
och polis skulle vara,
at every second of the day,
discipline program
för hela skolan
positive behavior at all times.
positivt uppförande vid alla tillfällen.
from the Persistently Dangerous List
från den farliga listan
Dangerous List for five consecutive years.
fem år i rad.
low-performing and persistently dangerous.
var lågpresterande och farligt.
come to school on a regular basis,
kommer till skolan regelbundet,
of the parents participate,
engagerar sig,
and single-parent homes,
eller fängslade föräldrar,
have special needs,
har särskilda behov,
were proficient in algebra,
behärskade algebra,
telling us all the stories
med att berätta alla historier
och eleverna var,
and the children were,
became my primary responsibility.
att eliminera bortförklaringar.
professional development,
on teaching and learning.
på undervisning och lärande.
vad de skulle lära ut
that teachers knew what to teach
with so many vast abilities.
delivery model for instruction
undervisning i små grupper,
to get their individual needs met
att få sina behov mötta
by 171 percent in Algebra
med 171 procent i algebra
with a "So What. Now What?" attitude.
med en "Jaha. Och nu då?"-attityd.
to my third and final slogan.
och sista slogan.
att de älskar dig,
och att jag alltid kommer göra det.
och ekonomiska problem
om den verkliga hemligheten
att fortsätta gå framåt,
Strawberry Mansion moving forward,
that I love my students
i norra Philadelphia.
to go to a school that's not a school.
att gå i en skola som inte är en skola.
any way out of poverty.
en väg ut ur fattigdomen.
and their purpose in life,
about deeply personal things,
om djupt personliga saker,
when I cannot sing at all?"
när jag inte kan sjunga?"
att känna oss speciella."
"Why do we have to follow rules?"
"Varför måste vi följa regler?"
som vi vill?"
each question honestly,
varje fråga ärligt,
helps to clear up any misconceptions.
att lösa eventuella missförstånd.
in my rules and consequences
när det gäller regler och konsekvenser,
we can accomplish things together.
åstadkomma saker tillsammans.
my expectations for them,
every day over the P.A. system.
varje dag i högtalarsystemet.
change their lives.
verkligen kan förändra deras liv.
att de älskar dig,
to make real progress
that serves children in poverty
to navigate the world around them.
i världen runtom dem.
of us who are privileged
a school that serves children in poverty,
med fattiga elever,
with unbelievable challenges,
och fråga oss själva,
"So what. Now what?
Vad ska vi göra åt det?"
tells them they should be,
till dem att de borde vara,
of the world tells them they should be,
till dem att de borde vara,
att de älskar dem,
och alltid kommer att göra det.
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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