STATE ACTION FOR EDUCATION LEADERSHIP PROJECT FOURTH ANNUAL POLICY & PRACTICE INSTITUTE Jacquelyn O....

STATE ACTION FOR EDUCATION STATE ACTION FOR EDUCATION LEADERSHIP PROJECTLEADERSHIP PROJECTFOURTH ANNUAL FOURTH ANNUAL

POLICY & PRACTICE INSTITUTEPOLICY & PRACTICE INSTITUTEJacquelyn O. WilsonJacquelyn O. Wilson

JUNE 28, 2006JUNE 28, 2006

DELAWARE’S PLAN FOR BUILDING A DELAWARE’S PLAN FOR BUILDING A COHESIVE SYSTEMCOHESIVE SYSTEM FOR SCHOOL FOR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP….CONNECTING THE LEADERSHIP….CONNECTING THE

PIECESPIECES

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONSWELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS SuperintendentsSuperintendents Principals & Assistant PrincipalsPrincipals & Assistant Principals District Office School LeadersDistrict Office School Leaders Department of Education School LeadersDepartment of Education School Leaders Aspiring School LeadersAspiring School Leaders State and District Board MembersState and District Board Members Representatives from Colleges & UniversitiesRepresentatives from Colleges & Universities Business LeadersBusiness Leaders Foundation LeadersFoundation Leaders PolicymakersPolicymakers Teacher LeadersTeacher Leaders

STATE ACTION FOR EDUCATION STATE ACTION FOR EDUCATION LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP is about partnershipsis about partnerships

DASA

DOE,STATEBOARD & SCHOOL

DISTRICTS

The State Action for Education The State Action for Education Leadership Project Leadership Project is about leadershipis about leadership

INTRODUCTIONS INTRODUCTIONS of some special guests of some special guests in our audiencein our audience….….

Valerie Woodruff, Secretary of EducationValerie Woodruff, Secretary of Education Nancy Wilson, Deputy Secretary of EducationNancy Wilson, Deputy Secretary of Education Martha Brookes, Associate Secretary Martha Brookes, Associate Secretary Jean Allen, President of the State BoardJean Allen, President of the State Board Richard Farmer, Vice President of the State BoardRichard Farmer, Vice President of the State Board Barbara Rutt, State BoardBarbara Rutt, State Board Ann Case, Policy Analyst, State BoardAnn Case, Policy Analyst, State Board Joe Pika, Past President State BoardJoe Pika, Past President State Board Dori Jacobson, Rodel FoundationDori Jacobson, Rodel Foundation John Carwell, Rodel FoundationJohn Carwell, Rodel Foundation Julie Corbett, Rodel FoundationJulie Corbett, Rodel Foundation Michael Rasmussen, Rodel FoundationMichael Rasmussen, Rodel Foundation

Welcome to……Welcome to…… Richard Laine, Chair of Richard Laine, Chair of

Education, The Wallace Education, The Wallace FoundationFoundation

Judith Berg, Program Judith Berg, Program Director, The Wallace Director, The Wallace FoundationFoundation

Paul Barton, Paul Barton, Educational Testing Educational Testing ServiceService

Joseph Murphy, Joseph Murphy, Consultant to SAELP, Consultant to SAELP, Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University

Members of Vision Members of Vision 2015 Committee2015 Committee

…….and.and to the directors of our to the directors of our state consortium for leadershipstate consortium for leadership

Pat Carlson, Executive Director, Pat Carlson, Executive Director, Delaware Principals’ AcademyDelaware Principals’ Academy

Pete Basille, Executive Director, Pete Basille, Executive Director, Delaware Association of School Delaware Association of School AdministratorsAdministrators

Dennis Loftus, Director, Delaware Dennis Loftus, Director, Delaware Academy of School Leadership at Academy of School Leadership at the University of Delawarethe University of Delaware

Susan Francis, Executive Director, Susan Francis, Executive Director, Delaware School Boards’ AssociationDelaware School Boards’ Association

DOE project funded by the Wallace DOE project funded by the Wallace Foundation in an effort to support states in Foundation in an effort to support states in improving schools by focusing on school improving schools by focusing on school leadership leadership 5 National partners to provide technical 5 National partners to provide technical assistance to statesassistance to states

Council of Chief School OfficersCouncil of Chief School OfficersNational Association of State Boards of EducationNational Association of State Boards of EducationEducation Commission for the StatesEducation Commission for the StatesNational Governors’ AssociationNational Governors’ AssociationNational Association of State LegislatorsNational Association of State Legislators

What is the State Action for Education What is the State Action for Education Leadership Project?Leadership Project?

What is the What is the FocusFocus of the State Action for of the State Action for Education Leadership Project in Delaware?Education Leadership Project in Delaware?

Developing policies and practices that Developing policies and practices that support school leaders including: support school leaders including:

A VISION A VISION FOR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP FOR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL

LEARNING LEARNING CONDITIONS OF PRACTICECONDITIONS OF PRACTICE CANDIDATE POOLCANDIDATE POOL LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, PROGRAM LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, PROGRAM

ACCREDITATIONACCREDITATION GOVERNANCE STRUCTURESGOVERNANCE STRUCTURES

Remarks by….Secretary of Education Remarks by….Secretary of Education Valerie WoodruffValerie Woodruff

What have we accomplished from 2001-What have we accomplished from 2001-2006?2006?

Adopted state standards for school leaders Adopted state standards for school leaders (ISLLC National Standards)(ISLLC National Standards)

Made revisions in licensure and certification Made revisions in licensure and certification for school leadersfor school leaders

Developed a state-funded mentoring program Developed a state-funded mentoring program for school leaders in the first three years on for school leaders in the first three years on the job (currently under revision)the job (currently under revision)

Provided an Assessment Center experience Provided an Assessment Center experience for both new and aspiring school leaders at no for both new and aspiring school leaders at no cost to districtscost to districts


Engaged Delaware’ colleges/universities in a Engaged Delaware’ colleges/universities in a ““Critical Friends Review”Critical Friends Review” of pre-service of pre-service preparation programs to redesign education preparation programs to redesign education leadership programs, masters and doctorate, leadership programs, masters and doctorate, aligned with the Delaware School Leader aligned with the Delaware School Leader Standards—program approval contingent on Standards—program approval contingent on alignmentalignment

Put into policy a requirement of 90 clock Put into policy a requirement of 90 clock hours of professional development for hours of professional development for licensure renewal for school leaderslicensure renewal for school leaders

Funded the development of several 2% Skills Funded the development of several 2% Skills & Knowledge Clusters for school leaders& Knowledge Clusters for school leaders


Four task force committees met to developFour task force committees met to develop

19 policy recommendations related to:19 policy recommendations related to: Recruitment and Retention of School Recruitment and Retention of School

LeadersLeaders Working Conditions of School LeadersWorking Conditions of School Leaders Professional Development for School Professional Development for School

LeadersLeaders Recruitment and Retention of Minority Recruitment and Retention of Minority

Candidates for School LeadershipCandidates for School Leadership


Provided training to local school board members on the Provided training to local school board members on the topic of the Delaware School Leader Standards topic of the Delaware School Leader Standards

Trained eight district teams on models of distributed Trained eight district teams on models of distributed leadershipleadership

Implementing models of distributed leadership in two Implementing models of distributed leadership in two middle schools and three high schools ---four districtsmiddle schools and three high schools ---four districts

Trained 17 district teams on models for succession Trained 17 district teams on models for succession planningplanning

Implementing eight models of succession planning in Implementing eight models of succession planning in seven districts and one charter school (currently have seven districts and one charter school (currently have approximately 80 aspiring school leaders participating in approximately 80 aspiring school leaders participating in the programs)the programs)

Developed a statewide Performance Evaluation System Developed a statewide Performance Evaluation System for School Leaders—piloting in two districtsfor School Leaders—piloting in two districts

What have we accomplished from 2001-2006?What have we accomplished from 2001-2006? Established an Aspiring School Leaders’ Advisory Established an Aspiring School Leaders’ Advisory

Committee to develop guiding principles and the Committee to develop guiding principles and the design for a Delaware University Internship design for a Delaware University Internship ProgramProgram

Placed 20 aspiring school leader interns in schools Placed 20 aspiring school leader interns in schools with a mentoring principal in Delaware school with a mentoring principal in Delaware school districts districts

Received approval from the Professional Standards Received approval from the Professional Standards Board and State Board to provide a 2% Skills and Board and State Board to provide a 2% Skills and Knowledge Cluster to mentoring principals and to Knowledge Cluster to mentoring principals and to aspiring school leaders participating in district aspiring school leaders participating in district succession planning programssuccession planning programs

Developed a SAELP websiteDeveloped a SAELP website

DELAWARE’S DELAWARE’S COHESIVE LEADERSHIP SYSTEMCOHESIVE LEADERSHIP SYSTEM


School leader effectiveness

Roles & Responsibilities

Skills & Knowledge Clusters

Continuum from Aspiring to Retiring

Putting the pieces together to form Putting the pieces together to form Delaware’s Cohesive Leadership Delaware’s Cohesive Leadership

SystemSystem

MORNING BREAKOUT MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONSSESSIONS

9:15-10:159:15-10:15 Session 1: Succession Planning Session 1: Succession Planning

Chardonnay RoomChardonnay Room

Appoquinimink, Laurel, Indian River and Appoquinimink, Laurel, Indian River and Capital School DistrictsCapital School Districts

Champagne RoomChampagne Room

Brandywine, Woodbridge, Caesar Rodney, Brandywine, Woodbridge, Caesar Rodney, and Sussex Academy of Arts and and Sussex Academy of Arts and SciencesSciences

MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONSMORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS

10:30-11:30 Session 2: Teacher Leadership (Distributed 10:30-11:30 Session 2: Teacher Leadership (Distributed LeadershipLeadership) )

Chardonnay RoomChardonnay RoomChristina School DistrictChristina School District

Gauger Cobbs Middle &Glasgow High SchoolGauger Cobbs Middle &Glasgow High SchoolAppoquinimink School DistrictAppoquinimink School District

Redding Middle SchoolRedding Middle School

Champagne RoomChampagne RoomIndian River School DistrictIndian River School DistrictSussex Central High SchoolSussex Central High School

New Castle County Vo-Tech DistrictNew Castle County Vo-Tech DistrictDelcastle High SchoolDelcastle High School

WHAT IS DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP AND WHAT IS DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP AND SUCCESSION PLANNING?SUCCESSION PLANNING?

DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIPDISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP

Providing opportunities Providing opportunities for teachers to become for teachers to become leaders in the school leaders in the school improvement process by improvement process by providing providing responsibilityresponsibility, , professional professional development, formative development, formative feedback and feedback and supervision, trust, and supervision, trust, and accountabilityaccountability to take on to take on leadership roles within leadership roles within the school/district the school/district

SUCCESSION PLANNINGSUCCESSION PLANNING

Identifying and Identifying and developing a “ diverse developing a “ diverse pool of teacher pool of teacher leaders” within the leaders” within the district and providing district and providing them with professional them with professional development, development, leadership leadership opportunities, and opportunities, and clinical experiences clinical experiences that prepare them to that prepare them to take on leadership take on leadership roles within the district roles within the district and state and state

REMINDERSREMINDERS

Take a 15 minute Take a 15 minute break; grab a drink break; grab a drink and go to one of two and go to one of two breakout sessions breakout sessions (same topic-different (same topic-different districts)districts)

Take a break at 10:15 Take a break at 10:15 and arrive at second and arrive at second breakout session at breakout session at 10:3010:30

Return to this room Return to this room for lunch at 11:30for lunch at 11:30

LUNCHEON SPEAKERLUNCHEON SPEAKER12:30-1:3012:30-1:30

Richard LaineRichard Laine

Director of EducationDirector of Education

The Wallace FoundationThe Wallace Foundation

AFTERNOON SESSIONSAFTERNOON SESSIONS

Take a 15 minute break—get Take a 15 minute break—get something to drink and return to this something to drink and return to this room for the next session which begins room for the next session which begins promptly at 1:45 PMpromptly at 1:45 PM

Correlates of AchievementCorrelates of Achievement

Dr. Audrey Noble, Executive Director of the Dr. Audrey Noble, Executive Director of the Research & Development Center at the Research & Development Center at the University of DelawareUniversity of Delaware

Paul Barton, Senior Associate,Paul Barton, Senior Associate,Educational Testing Service Educational Testing Service Policy Information Center Policy Information Center Sharing the report “Sharing the report “Parsing the Parsing the Achievement Gap”Achievement Gap”

Kelley Scollon, Associate at the R & D Kelley Scollon, Associate at the R & D Center, University of DelawareCenter, University of Delaware

VISION 2015VISION 2015““Creating a world-class education system in Creating a world-class education system in

Delaware by 2015”Delaware by 2015”Marvin "Skip" Schoenhals, Chairman and President, WSFS Marvin "Skip" Schoenhals, Chairman and President, WSFS

BankBankDavid Webb, The Boston Consulting GroupDavid Webb, The Boston Consulting GroupDan Rich, Provost, University of DelawareDan Rich, Provost, University of Delaware

Panel Members:Panel Members: Valerie Woodruff, Secretary of EducationValerie Woodruff, Secretary of Education Lisa Blunt-Bradley, Executive Director, Wilmington Urban Lisa Blunt-Bradley, Executive Director, Wilmington Urban

LeagueLeague John Taylor, Delaware Public Policy InstituteJohn Taylor, Delaware Public Policy Institute Dennis Loftus, Director, Delaware Academy for School Dennis Loftus, Director, Delaware Academy for School

Leadership, University of DelawareLeadership, University of Delaware Kevin Carson, Superintendent, Woodbridge School DistrictKevin Carson, Superintendent, Woodbridge School District Gus Rivera, Director of Division of Public HealthGus Rivera, Director of Division of Public Health

Next Pieces……Next Pieces…… Work with three Work with three

districts to districts to customize school customize school board training board training based on the based on the needs of the needs of the district in an district in an effort to improve effort to improve state-district-state-district-school school relationshipsrelationships

Next Pieces…Next Pieces… Revise the school leader induction program Revise the school leader induction program

including the development of a residency including the development of a residency programprogram

Redesign the current school leader Redesign the current school leader mentoring program to be aligned with the mentoring program to be aligned with the Delaware Performance Evaluation System Delaware Performance Evaluation System

Develop and map a continuum of Develop and map a continuum of developmentally appropriate professional developmentally appropriate professional development experiences aligned to the development experiences aligned to the Delaware School Leader StandardsDelaware School Leader Standards

Build the technology to monitor and assess Build the technology to monitor and assess school leader professional developmentschool leader professional development

Next Pieces….Next Pieces…. Expand models of distributed leadership Expand models of distributed leadership

statewidestatewide Replicate the Kentucky SAMS Project (time Replicate the Kentucky SAMS Project (time

for instructional leadership vs. for instructional leadership vs. management) in 6 middle/high schoolsmanagement) in 6 middle/high schools

Expand the use of the data warehouse with Expand the use of the data warehouse with school leadersschool leaders

Participate in the Executive Leadership Participate in the Executive Leadership Program at the University of Virginia---and Program at the University of Virginia---and explore a similar program in Delawareexplore a similar program in Delaware

Assist districts in using the DPAS II to Assist districts in using the DPAS II to develop job descriptions and hiring develop job descriptions and hiring practicespractices

Next Pieces…..Next Pieces….. Expand succession planning Expand succession planning

statewidestatewide Participate in Vision 2015 to explore Participate in Vision 2015 to explore

relationship of leadership to the relationship of leadership to the improvement of education in improvement of education in DelawareDelaware

Expand the SAELP websiteExpand the SAELP website Participate in three national Participate in three national

Leadership Issue Groups Leadership Issue Groups

EVALUATION AND THANK YOUEVALUATION AND THANK YOU

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