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BUILDING THE MOSAIC OF DIVISION LEADERSHIP FOR VTSS
September 25, 2012Ebbie LinaburgAssistant Supt.
Shenandoah County Public Schools
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Our Goals in Shenandoah County
Public Schools
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To focus on student learning and the use of
research based instruction.
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To help our students succeed to the best of
their ability.
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To focus on enhancing the performance of ALL
students in a system where classroom
teachers, specialists and special education teachers can work
together.
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To provide data-based decision-making for any students who may be in
need of extra interventions for improving their performance.
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To provide our teachers and schools with an
efficient way to evaluate the effectiveness of the school’s instructional
program.
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As educators, we are constantly seeking ways
to improve our effectiveness. We want
to learn how to work SMARTER not HARDER.
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• Advocacy can only be based upon understanding• Utilize
Vocabulary/Make it the Common Vocabulary of the Division• Articulate how this
process fits into the division’s educational philosophy
Knowledge Base
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Principal advocacy
is essentialto get
teacher buy-in.
Help t0 develop an understanding of the
process.
Guide the discussions.Ask questions.Set Non-negotiables
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Allow Risk-Taking
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MoneyTime
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The Right Tools
Maximize Resources
Provide Training
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Opportunities to Share
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Remember…change occurs in cycles…
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Two steps forward, one step back.
One step forward, two steps back.
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Don’t Let People Say No!!
No Excuses
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Build Support• School Board Presentations• All instructional supervisors
should be knowledgeable and involved
• Build your CORE team on the division level• Assistant Superintendent of
Instruction• Directors of Instruction –
Elementary, Middle and Secondary
• Title I• Special Education• LEP
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• Use the resources provided by VDOE, other divisions, websites, etc.
• Use judgment – what works with the vision and goals of your division.
• Guide the discussion.• Understand that there will
be naysayers – both within and outside of the division.
• Acknowledge that schools will have different growth rates. They WILL be in different places at different times.
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• Teachers are talking about progress of individual students.
• Collaboration to meet the needs of students has increased.
• Elementary and Middle School Principals know performance levels of every student in reading and mathematics.
• The expectation is that every student will make a year’s worth of progress.
• Elementary principals have set ambitious goals.
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• Parents have been appreciative of the help offered to their students to meet immediate needs.
• Parent-teacher conferences are data driven.
• Our high schools are developing programs to meet specific needs/weaknesses of students.
• Middle and High Schools are exploring schedule changes to best meet the instructional needs of students.
• Our teachers are more prepared for the new Teacher Evaluation Standards.
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Ebbie LinaburgAssistant SuperintendentCurriculum, Instruction and AssessmentShenandoah County Public [email protected]