NISD Assistant Principal Development:
Preparing Leaders for the Future
NISD Board of TrusteesNovember 11, 2013
NISD Assistant Principal Development:
To provide learning opportunities that ensure the continuous
development of NISD assistant principals as visionary, strategic,
and instructional leaders.
Continuum of TrainingYear Activities2006-07 Leadership Experiences for Aspiring
Principals (LEAP) Year 12007-08 Leadership Experiences for
Advanced Development(LEAD) Year 12008-09 Assistant Principal Professional
Learning Communities (AP PLC)New Administrator Boot Camp
2010-11 Coaching for Results2011-12 Interview Boot Camp2012-13 Team Campus Visits
Assistant Principal Professional Learning
Communities• Monthly Meeting• Past Experiences
–Book Studies•The Assistant Principal•Fierce Conversation•Soup
• Instructional Rounds
Assistant Principal Professional Learning
Communities• Leadership Development
–Transformation of assistant principals from managers to leaders
–Discipline updates–Employee supervision updates–Special Ed/504 updates–Policy updates–Grading/grading guidelines updates
Coaching for Results• All current Assistant Principals have
participated or will participate• Curriculum focus for helping leaders
improve skills:– System for creative thinking and solution
finding– Focus on language that builds trust,
confidence, and competence– Effective communication, such as
committed listening powerful paraphrasing, presuming positive intent, and reflective feedback
Interview Boot Camp• Offered in spring of 2012 for current
Assistant Principals• Voluntary• Required preparation by participants• Components
– Mock interview– 15-20 minute prepared presentation– Self analysis of interview (required to
view video)
New Administrator Boot Camp
• Offered each summer• Training focus includes:
– Quality Defined process– Role of administrators in campus PLCs– Administrator Discipline Guide– Principals toolkit– Staff Development and Curriculum
Overview
Problem of Practice
Observation of Practice
Observation Debrief
Next Level of Work
School identifies a problem of practice that• Observable• Actionable • Connects to a
broader strategy of improvement
Observation teams collect specific data related to the problem of practice
Observation teams discuss the data identifying• Patterns• Contrasts• Evidence that
supports the problem of practice• Questions for the
campus
Information from the Instructional Rounds process is shared with the campus administrator(s) so the campus can determine next steps for their work.
Instructional Rounds
Evidence of Success• 13 of our campuses are led by
Principals who came through one or more training components provided to our Assistant Principals
• 2 Executive Directors came through the training components provided to our Assistant Principals
Stories of Success
• Twila Kelcourse• Assistant Principal, Medlin Middle School
• Leigh Anne Romer• Principal, J.C. Thompson Elementary