Open Future Doors through Succession Planning Principal? Curriculum Supervisor? Assistant...

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Succession PlanningSuccession Planning

Principal?

Curriculum Supervisor?

Assistant Superintendent?

Special Services Director?

OverviewOverview

The Laurel School District has developed a 2-The Laurel School District has developed a 2-year plan to provide potential administrators year plan to provide potential administrators with both district administration background with both district administration background and field-specific experiences. The first year and field-specific experiences. The first year of program activities will be known as Cohort I of program activities will be known as Cohort I and the second year of program activities will and the second year of program activities will be known as Cohort II. An application and be known as Cohort II. An application and acceptance program will be in place for both acceptance program will be in place for both years of the program. years of the program.

Succession PlanningSuccession PlanningResource TeamResource Team

A team of district administrative professionals has A team of district administrative professionals has been selected and trained to champion the been selected and trained to champion the Succession Planning Process. The resource team Succession Planning Process. The resource team will include:will include:

Linda Schenck, Assistant Superintendent Linda Schenck, Assistant Superintendent

Gail Fowler, Director of Special Services Gail Fowler, Director of Special Services

Sandy Baker, Curriculum Supervisor Sandy Baker, Curriculum Supervisor

Jennifer Givens, PrincipalJennifer Givens, Principal

Cohort ICohort ICohort I:Cohort I:

Each participant in the Succession Planning Program will be paired with a Each participant in the Succession Planning Program will be paired with a mentor from the resource team. Monthly communication between the mentor mentor from the resource team. Monthly communication between the mentor and the participant will occur.and the participant will occur.

Participants will engage in monthly activities and guided visitation throughout Participants will engage in monthly activities and guided visitation throughout the district to observe varying district administrative activities.the district to observe varying district administrative activities.

Performance activities will be conducted every other month by the participants Performance activities will be conducted every other month by the participants related to group instruction and assigned reading.related to group instruction and assigned reading.

Participants will engage in reflective journaling. Journaling Participants will engage in reflective journaling. Journaling experiences/questions can be further explored through on-line chat group experiences/questions can be further explored through on-line chat group discussion, or mentor/participant communication. discussion, or mentor/participant communication.

Evaluation and feedback will be conducted by participants and the resource Evaluation and feedback will be conducted by participants and the resource team.team.

The members of the resource team will meet once monthly to engage in The members of the resource team will meet once monthly to engage in planning, scheduling and program review.planning, scheduling and program review.

Participants will be encouraged to attend School Board meetings.Participants will be encouraged to attend School Board meetings.

Timeline for 2005-2006Timeline for 2005-2006

August 2005August 2005 The Succession Planning Resource Team will develop the program The Succession Planning Resource Team will develop the program

brochure, application and application scoring rubrics.brochure, application and application scoring rubrics.

The Resource Team will present the Succession Plan to the entire The Resource Team will present the Succession Plan to the entire Laurel School District Administrative Team. Laurel School District Administrative Team.

September 2005September 2005 The Succession Planning Program will be presented to district staff.The Succession Planning Program will be presented to district staff.

Applications will be submitted to and reviewed by the Resource Applications will be submitted to and reviewed by the Resource Team. Program Participants are selected.Team. Program Participants are selected.

Participants will engage in a program Kick-Off and self-evaluation Participants will engage in a program Kick-Off and self-evaluation (DPAS II for Administrators).(DPAS II for Administrators).

Participants will develop professional and personal goals for 2005-Participants will develop professional and personal goals for 2005-2006 project participation.2006 project participation.

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Timeline for 2005-2006Timeline for 2005-2006October 2005October 2005 Instructional Topic: Effective Communication (Facilitated by Mrs. Instructional Topic: Effective Communication (Facilitated by Mrs.

Fowler)Fowler)

Whole group instruction will be provided.Whole group instruction will be provided. Participation in a variety of settings will occur (example: Muffins & Participation in a variety of settings will occur (example: Muffins &

Moms, IEP meeting, parent conference)Moms, IEP meeting, parent conference) A performance task will be assigned related to Effective A performance task will be assigned related to Effective

Communication.Communication. Reading materials will be provided for on-line and live discussion.Reading materials will be provided for on-line and live discussion.

November 2005November 2005 Instructional Topic: Knowing and Using School Board Policy Instructional Topic: Knowing and Using School Board Policy

(Facilitated by Mrs. Schenck)(Facilitated by Mrs. Schenck)

Whole group instruction will be provided.Whole group instruction will be provided. A performance task will be assigned related to the district’s grading A performance task will be assigned related to the district’s grading

policy and school compliance procedures.policy and school compliance procedures.



January 2006January 2006 Instructional Topic: Data Decision-Making (Facilitated by Mrs. Baker) Instructional Topic: Data Decision-Making (Facilitated by Mrs. Baker)

A variety of data collection instruments will be explored.A variety of data collection instruments will be explored. The correlation between data, instruction and achievement will be The correlation between data, instruction and achievement will be

explored.explored. A performance task will be assigned related to data collection and A performance task will be assigned related to data collection and

instructional decision-making.instructional decision-making.

February 2006February 2006 Instructional Topic: Budget Instructional Topic: Budget

Group instruction will be provided by the resource team.Group instruction will be provided by the resource team. Participants will engage in at least one school budget process.Participants will engage in at least one school budget process.

A mid-year Program Evaluation will be conducted.A mid-year Program Evaluation will be conducted.

The Resource Team will conduct a program evaluation review based The Resource Team will conduct a program evaluation review based upon the participants’ evaluations.upon the participants’ evaluations.


Timeline for 2005-2006Timeline for 2005-2006April 2006April 2006 Instructional Topic: Scheduling (Facilitated by Resource Team)Instructional Topic: Scheduling (Facilitated by Resource Team)

Participants will receive a timeline of district scheduling Participants will receive a timeline of district scheduling activities.activities.

Participants will work with a district administrator to Participants will work with a district administrator to observe/assist with building scheduling decisions.observe/assist with building scheduling decisions.

Group follow-up insights/questions/discussion will occur.Group follow-up insights/questions/discussion will occur.

Instructional Topic: Unit Count (Facilitated by Mrs. Schenck)Instructional Topic: Unit Count (Facilitated by Mrs. Schenck) Unit count background information will be provided.Unit count background information will be provided. Staffing decisions related to unit count, grant funding and Staffing decisions related to unit count, grant funding and

finances will be explored.finances will be explored.

Timeline for 2005-2006Timeline for 2005-2006May 2006 Instructional Topic: Staff Evaluation (Facilitated by Mrs. Givens)

Group instruction regarding DPAS will be provided. Participants and mentors will participate in a tandem observation activity.Both the mentor and the participant will write a DPAS evaluation. Perspectives will be shared. Post-conference with the teacher will be observed by the participant.

June 2006Instructional Topic: Celebrating Success (Facilitated by all member of the resource team)

Cohort IICohort II

Cohort IICohort II Year two of the Laurel School District Succession Year two of the Laurel School District Succession

Planning program will continue to provide Planning program will continue to provide participants with valuable administrative professional participants with valuable administrative professional development. The focus for this year, however, will development. The focus for this year, however, will be to match participants with specific activities, be to match participants with specific activities, observations and professional development directly observations and professional development directly related to their individual areas of interest, goals and related to their individual areas of interest, goals and strengths/ weaknesses. Personal activity strengths/ weaknesses. Personal activity development will be designed when each development will be designed when each participants’ administration area of study is declared.participants’ administration area of study is declared.


July 2006July 2006 Application for Cohort II Program ParticipationApplication for Cohort II Program Participation

Pre-requisite: Participants must be enrolled in, or have Pre-requisite: Participants must be enrolled in, or have completed a Master’s Program in School Administration.completed a Master’s Program in School Administration.

Cohort II Application Review and Selection by the Resource TeamCohort II Application Review and Selection by the Resource Team

August 2006August 2006 Participants will attend the University of Delaware Assessment Participants will attend the University of Delaware Assessment

Center.Center.

Timeline for 2006-2007Timeline for 2006-2007September 2006September 2006 Assessment Center group information will be reviewed by the Assessment Center group information will be reviewed by the

Resource Team to identify common group strengths and areas Resource Team to identify common group strengths and areas of need. of need.

Participants will meet with mentors to discuss/design monthly Participants will meet with mentors to discuss/design monthly observation activities and to set goals for the 2006-2007 school observation activities and to set goals for the 2006-2007 school year.year.

Instructional Topic: Unit Count (Facilitated by Mrs. Schenck)Instructional Topic: Unit Count (Facilitated by Mrs. Schenck) Participants will observe/participate in unit count data Participants will observe/participate in unit count data

collection and student count reporting.collection and student count reporting. Residual unit count staff generation will be explored.Residual unit count staff generation will be explored.


January 2007January 2007 Instructional Topic: Accessing and Using Data for Instructional Topic: Accessing and Using Data for

Targeted School Improvement (Facilitated by Mrs. Targeted School Improvement (Facilitated by Mrs. Baker)Baker)

Data Access Through e-School PlusData Access Through e-School Plus

Using Data to Review and Create a School Using Data to Review and Create a School Improvement PlanImprovement Plan

• Participants will serve as ancillary members of Participants will serve as ancillary members of the School Improvement Team in their building the School Improvement Team in their building and one other building to observe/participate in and one other building to observe/participate in the School Improvement Plan Process. the School Improvement Plan Process.

Timeline for 2006-2007Timeline for 2006-2007Spring 2007Spring 2007 Participants will observe a building leadership team using school Participants will observe a building leadership team using school

data and the School Improvement Plan to design a building level data and the School Improvement Plan to design a building level professional development plan for the 2007-2008 school year.professional development plan for the 2007-2008 school year.

Instructional Topic: DPAS and Performance AppraisalsInstructional Topic: DPAS and Performance Appraisals Group Instruction will be provided.Group Instruction will be provided. Mentors and participants will observe the same teacher Mentors and participants will observe the same teacher

observed during the 2005-2006 school year.observed during the 2005-2006 school year. Mentors and participants will conduct the Performance Mentors and participants will conduct the Performance

Appraisal Process with the teacher who was observed during Appraisal Process with the teacher who was observed during both cohort years.both cohort years.

Conduct a goals reviewConduct a goals review

Complete a Succession Planning Program evaluationComplete a Succession Planning Program evaluation

Celebrate the completion of the Succession Planning Program.Celebrate the completion of the Succession Planning Program.

ThoughtsThoughts

To RememberTo Remember

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