master program in educational leadership (edlead) 2013 - 2016

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Master program in Educational Leadership (EdLead)

2013 - 2016

Master program in Educational Leadership (EdLead)

2013 - 2016

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Master program in Educational Leadership Master program in Educational Leadership (EdLead)(EdLead)

• 543848-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-RS-TEMPUS-JPCR• Grant applicant:

– University of Kragujevac (UKG), P1, Serbia• Partners:

– University of Belgrade (UB), P2, Serbia– University of Novi Sad (UNS), P3, Serbia– University of Nis (UNI), P4, Serbia– Institute for Educational Research (IPI), P5, Serbia– Netherlands School of Educational Management (NSO), P6, The Netherlands– University of Jyväskylä (UJ), P7, Finland– University of Szeged (SZTE), P8, Hungary– Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza (UAIC), P9, Romania– Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (MEST), P10, Serbia– Head Teacher Association of Primary Schools of Novi Sad (HTAPSNS), P11, Serbia– Association of High School Principals of Novi Sad (AHSPNS), P12, Serbia – City municipality of Zvezdara (CMZ), P13, Serbia

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• Duration of the project:– Dec 1, 2013 – Nov 30, 2016

• Budget of the project:– Total: 767,123 eur– EU grant: 690,411 eur– Co-financing: 76,712 eur

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Partner Ref. N° Abbreviation Country code TOTAL ELIGIBLE Costs (€)

P1 UKG RS 164 293.04

P2 UB RS 103 284.51

P3 UNS RS 90 933.96

P4 UNI RS 92 119.52

P5 IPI RS 36 762.53

P6 NSO NL 74 387.19

P7 UJ FI 66 515.74

P8 SZTE HU 34 162.63

P9 UAIC RO 16 538.46

P10 MEST RS 45 570.98

P11 HTAPSNS RS 18 001.68

P12 AHSPNS RS 18 001.68

P13 CMZ RS 6 551.74

TOTAL: 767 123.66

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Total budget

Project costs

Direct costs

1 Staff costs 270,772.00

2 Travel & Stay costs 271,610.00

3 Equipment costs 129,800.00

4 Printing & Publishing costs 7,800.00

5 Other costs 36,956.00

Total eligible direct costs 716,938.00

Indirect costs 50,185.66

Total eligible costs 767,123.66

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• Main goals of the project – first:

– Develop and implement a joint, modern, interdisciplinary 60 ECTS Master program in Educational Leadership, including professional development (PD) courses, that will address Serbian Standards for Competencies for principals, Law on the Foundations of the Educational System and Strategy for Development of Education, as well as be built on rigorous research evidence and Bologna principles. The program will be modular and practice-oriented, and will increase competencies of aspiring educational leaders, school principals and middle management, as well as of school boards and employees in local, regional and national educational authorities.

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• Main goals of the project – second:

– Establish an Educational Leadership Network for exchange of experiences, discourse on educational leadership, identification of issues in educational leadership in Serbia, and formulation of recommendations for their improvement.

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• Main work packages:– WP 1 (DEV): Needs analysis and review of state of art– WP 2 (DEV): Syllabi, materials, methods, equipment– WP 3 (DEV): Training of trainers– WP 4 (DEV): Implementation of the master program and PD

courses– WP 5 (DEV): Education Leadership Network– WP 6 (QPLN): Quality plan– WP 7 (DISS): Dissemination– WP 8 (EXP): Exploitation– WP 9 (MGMT): Management

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• WP 1 (DEV) – Needs analysis and review of state of art

• Act. 1.1 An analysis of needs of 120 Serbian principals and education public servants

– Analysis M3-M5; Feb-Apr 2014; report M6; May 2014• Act. 1.2 Review of current theory and empirical research findings, as well as of

exemplary preparation programs– Review M3-M5; Feb-Apr 2014; report M6; May 2014

• Act. 1.3 Consortium meeting at P6 - NSO to assess all gathered information and agree upon the concept and the structure of the Master program in Educational Leadership and PD courses; includes professional development of Serbian academic staff and a Steering Committee meeting

– M7; Jun 2014• Act. 1.4 Drafting of the final report containing concept and structure of the Master

program and PD courses (target groups, learning outcomes, competencies, number and order of courses, core / module / elective, ECTS, etc)

– M8; Jul 2014

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• WP 2 (DEV) – Syllabi, materials, methods, equipment

• Act. 2.1 Development of detailed syllabi for each course in the Master program and PD

– M9-M13; Aug-Dec 2014• Act 2.2. Identification of appropriate teaching materials (literature, video-clips, etc)

and teaching methods (lecture, group work, independent inquiry, etc) for each course

– M9-M13; Aug-Dec 2014• Act. 2.3 Consortium meeting at P8 - Szeged to present and comment on draft

syllabi, teaching materials and methods and QA procedures (Act 6.4); includes professional development of Serbian academic staff and a Steering Committee meeting

– M14; Jan 2015• Act. 2.4 Revision and finalization of the syllabi, teaching materials and methods on

the basis of the meeting recommendations– M15-M16; Feb-Mar 2015

• Act. 2.5 Tendering, purchasing, and installation of technical equipment and books at Serbian universities

– Tendering M14; Jan 2015; purchasing and installation M17-M18; Apr-May 2015

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• WP 3 (DEV) – Training of trainers

• Act. 3.1 Selection of academic staff to teach in the Master program and PD courses (25), as well as selection of experienced principals (25) and employees from the Regional school authorities (25) to be mentors / provide practical training in the Master program– M9, Aug 2014

• Act. 3.2 Training of 75 academic staff & mentors by the EU partners– M11-M18; Oct 2014-May 2015

• Act. 3.3 Consortium meeting at P7 - Jyvaskyla to address, fine tune and finalize any remaining issues regarding training and courses; includes professional development of Serbian academic staff and a Steering Committee meeting– M19; Jun 2015

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• WP 4 (DEV) – Implementation of the master program and PD courses

• Act. 4.1 Development of criteria for student selection, selection and enrollment of 50 students into the joint Master program between universities and of 25 attendees of PD courses– M22; Sep 2015

• Act. 4.2 Implementation of the Master program and PD courses– M23-M36; Oct 2015-Nov 2016

• Act. 4.3 Seminars / workshops of EU academic staff in Serbia– M24, M28; Nov 2015, Mar 2016

• Act. 4.4 Internships of Master program students (20) at EU partner institutions– M29-M30; Apr-May 2015

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• WP 5 (DEV) – Education Leadership Network

• Act. 5.1 Establishment of the Educational Leadership Network among the Consortium partners– M11; Oct 2014

• Act. 5.2 Identification of major issues related to educational leadership in Serbia and identification of other parties interested in educational leadership– M15-M16, M19-M20, M23-M24, M27-M28, M31-M32, M35-M36; Feb-

Mar 2015, Jun-Jul 2015, Oct-Nov 2015, Feb-Mar 2016, Jun-Jul 2016, Oct-Nov 2016

• Act. 5.3 Meetings with policymakers to highlight and propose recommendations to the major issues / problems in educational leadership in Serbia– M22, M26, M30, M34; Sep 2015, Jan 2016, May 2016, Sep 2016

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• WP 6 (QPLN) – Quality plan

• Act. 6.1 Formative evaluation of the project (curriculum, syllabi, teaching methods and materials, training, implementation) by the partner staff

– M6, M13, M18, M25, M32-M33; May 2014, Dec 2014, May 2015, Dec 2015, Jul-Aug 2016

• Act. 6.2 Evaluation of the project (curriculum, syllabi, teaching methods and materials, QA procedures, training, implementation) by the external expert

– M9, M17, M27, M32-M33, M35; Aug 2014, Apr 2015, Feb 2016, Jul-Aug 2016, Oct 2016

• Act. 6.3 Inter-Tempus coaching– M18; May 2015

• Act. 6.4 Development of and adoption of quality assurance mechanisms in line with both good EU practices and procedures at Serbian universities

– M4-M5, M14, M16-M17, M28-M29; Mar-Apr 2014, Jan 2015, Mar-Apr 2015, Mar-Apr 2016

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Master program in Educational Leadership Master program in Educational Leadership (EdLead)(EdLead)• WP 7 (DISS) – Dissemination

• Act. 7.1 Web site development, maintenance and update– M3-M36; Feb 2014-Nov 2016

• Act. 7.2 Preparation and distribution of the user-friendly, practitioner-oriented Handbook "Best practices in Educational Leadership“

– Preparation M16-M17; Mar-Apr 2015; distribution M18-M19, M22, M30-M31, M34; May-Jun 2015, Sep 2015, May-Jun 2016, Sep 2016

• Act. 7.3 Preparation and distribution of the Master program and PD courses brochure

– Preparation M17; Apr 2015; distribution M18-M19, M22, M30-M31, M34; May-Jun 2015, Sep 2015, May-Jun 2016, Sep 2016

• Act. 7.4 Promotion of the Master program and PD courses and Education Leadership Network at various conferences (organized by MoE, Regional school authorities, Regional centers for professional development, etc) and through media

– M18-M36; May 2015-Nov 2016• Act. 7.5 Dissemination conferences / Student info days

– M18-M19, M22, M30-M31, M34; May-Jun 2015, Sep 2015, May-Jun 2016, Sep 2016• Act. 7.6 Final project conference

– M34; Sep 2016

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Master program in Educational Leadership Master program in Educational Leadership (EdLead)(EdLead)• WP 8 (EXP) – Exploitation

• Act. 8.1 Preparation and submission of accreditation documentation, with subsequent re-accreditation in five years, assuring continuation of the Master program implementation

– M16-M17; Mar-Apr 2015• Act. 8.2 Preparation and submission of registration documentation for the

Catalogue of PD training, with subsequent re-authorization, assuring continuation of the LLL opportunities for principals and other leaders

– M16-M17; Mar-Apr 2015• Act. 8.3 Ensuring institutionalization of the joint Master program at universities by

establishing needed overseeing bodies and defining inter-university cooperation (relationships and obligations) regarding the joint program; revisiting if needed after more experience with the program

– Institutionalization M16-M17; Mar-Apr 2015; revisiting M28-M29; Mar-Apr 2016• Act. 8.4 Continuation of: Web site maintenance and update; Distribution of the

Master program and PD courses brochure; Promotion of the Master program and PD courses through conferences, media and student info days; Educational Leadership Network activities; Program evaluations

– M16-M36; Mar-2015-Nov 2016

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• WP 9 (MGMT) – Management

• Act. 9.1 Meetings of PC partners for coordination and management purposes; also occasions to work jointly on other WPs– M1-M36; Dec 2013-Nov 2016

• Act. 9.2 Kick-off and Steering Committee meetings– M2, M7, M14, M19, M26 - via video-conferencing, M34; Jan 2014, Jun

2014, Jan 2015, Jun 2015, Jan 2015, Sep 2015• Act. 9.3 Project monitoring

– M1-M36; Dec 2013-Nov 2016• Act. 9.4 Project reporting

– Four internal reports (M6, M12, M24, M30; May 2014, Nov 2014, Nov 2015, May 2016); Progress report (M17-M18; Apr-May 2015); Audit report (M35-M36; Oct-Nov 2016); Final report (M35-M36; Oct-Nov 2016)

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• Partner roles– UKG (P1), UB (P2), UNS (P3) & UNI (P4): Development and

implementation of Master program and PD courses; ELN• UKG (P1) lead partner for WP 4 (DEV) – Implementation of the

master program and PD courses and WP 9 (MNGT) – Management• UB (P2) lead partner for WP 8 (EXP) – Exploitation• UNS (P3) lead partner for WP 2 (DEV) – Syllabi, materials,

methods, equipment• UNI (P4) lead partner for WP 7 (DISS) – Dissemination

– IPI (P5): Needs analysis, review of state-of-art research and preparatory programs on educational leadership; Development and implementation of some PD courses; ELN

• Lead partner for WP 1 (DEV) – Needs analysis and review of state of art

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• Partner roles– NSO (P6): Expertise and help in development of the Master

program and PD courses; Provision of trainings of the teachers & mentors, giving guest seminars and organizing a student internship period in the Netherlands; ELN

• Lead partner for WP 5 (DEV) – Education Leadership Network

– UJ (P7): Participation in all activities as NSO• Lead partner for WP 3 (DEV) – Training of trainers

– SZTE (P8): Participation in all activities as NSO• Lead partner for WP 6 (QPLN) – Quality plan

– UAIC (P9): Participation in all activities as NSO (except for student internship period)

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– MEST (P10)• Provision of access to 23 employees at regional school authorities

and 15 principals to be trained to improve their own capacities and help universities with the mentorship component. Provision of insight into practical issues in schools’ everyday lives during development and implementation of the Master program and PD courses; ELN

– HTAPSNS (P11) & AHSPNS (P12)• Participation in all activities as MEST (total of 10 principal mentors)

– CMZ (P13)• Participation in all activities as MEST (total 2 experts with

knowledge of municipal participation in education).

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• Year 1 timeline (WP1):• Feb-Apr 2014: Analysis of needs (Act. 1.1) and

Review of research and preparation programs (Act. 1.2)

• May 2014: Reports are produced• Jun 2014: Consortium meeting at NSO (Act.

1.3)• Jul 2014: Final report on concept and

structure of the Master program and PD courses (Act. 1.4)

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• Year 1 timeline, cont’d (WP 2 & WP3):• Aug 2014: Selection of academic staff,

principals and employees from the Regional school authorities (Act. 3.1)

• Aug-Dec 2014: Development of detailed syllabi (Act. 2.1)

• Aug-Dec 2014: Identification of appropriate teaching materials and teaching methods (Act. 2.2)

• Oct 2014-May 2015: Training of 75 academic staff & mentors (Act. 3.2)

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• Year 1 timeline, cont’d (WP 5 & WP 6):• Oct 2014: Establishment of the

Educational Leadership Network (Act. 5.1)

• May 2014, Dec 2014: Formative evaluation (Act. 6.1)

• Aug 2014: Evaluation of the project (Act. 6.2)

• Mar-Apr 2014: Development of and adoption of quality assurance mechanisms (Act. 6.4)

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• Year 1 timeline, cont’d (WP 7, WP 8 & WP 9):• Feb 2014-Nov 2016: Web site development

(Act. 7.1)• 2014: Preparation and submission of

accreditation documentation (Act. 8.1) (listed as Mar-Apr 2015 – late)

• Dec 2013-Nov 2016: Meetings of PC partners (Act. 9.1)

• Jan 2014, Jun 2014: Kick-off and Steering Committee meetings (Act.

9.2)• Dec 2013-Nov 2016: Project monitoring (Act. 9.3)• May 2014, Nov 2014: Project reporting (Act. 9.4)

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• Next steps…– Research group– Gathering of literature for the WP 1

• state-of-art research• effective programs• Standards of competences, Strategy, other nat’l documents

– Design of the needs analysis study for the WP 1• Questionnaires• Focus groups• Sample (and help gathering it)

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• Next steps…– Choice of principals and employees of Regional

school authorities– Talks with MEST on the potential relationships

between the Master program and PD courses and current activities of the MEST regarding leadership (action plans, working groups, licensing, bylaws, etc)

– Meetings of UKG, UB, UNS and UNI academic and Rectorate staff to decide on the best mode of the joint program

– Dates for the NL trip in June

master program in educational leadership (edlead) 2013 - 2016

Documents

educational leadership

educational system

ects master program

educational research

education leadership

dev needs analysis

development of education

total eligible costs767