Way Of Working: Principals

Vision: To be a world-class school system.

Mission: To develop our leaders so that they have all of the skills to lead our students to higher achievement.

Classroom Walkthrough Focus for 2014-2015:

Content (Standards) Student Engagement Questioning

Principals:

Bring IPad/Laptop to every meeting Bring “Principal Journal” to every meeting Bring your most current “Achieve 3000” data to every meeting

Month School Focus Principal Meeting Webinar AP Mtg APC MtgSept Master

schedule What does

your data indicate

What is the P.D. plan based on the data

School Grade Profile

Plan to meet with Academic Content Coaches

Who is their “Principal Partner”

Review Norms and 4 AgreementsReview Principal “Interactive” Journal: Share article on adult reflection

1. Gallup StrengthsNew principals share their stump speeches

2. Personnel/Contract Learn contract Develop and document for performance Identify a “case study” Evaluations: When to none reappoint

3. Standards Based Instruction What is a standard? Tie to “Inside the Black Box” What are the Essential Standards? Where do you find standards (academic plans)? How do you plan for standards based instruction

(SBI)?o Understanding By Design (UbD) article

4. PLC (assigned tables) Explain deliberate practice team goal process Reveal level goal to become an “A” district Set team goal aligned to their SIP goals

5. Leadership/Management Dr. Graham (20 minutes) Share yearlong vision of principal meetings Celebrations Supt Student Advisory

o Dateso Agenda’s e-mailedo Allow time to debrief after meeting

6. Exit Slip. Share article on “exit slips”7. What was the engagement strategies learned today?8. What goes in the Black Box?

Celebrations:Demming – chair thank you and plaqueCorey – PLC AcademyLayner – New Teacher OrientationAs a group, do you want to recognize anyone?

Parent Link Communication

SharePoint Leadership Links

2.0 Code of Conduct

changes TALC/SPALC Insurance and

Benefits TIMSS & NAEP

selected schools

Jeff opened with a welcome message

Jeananne explained the AP meeting process

Carl Burnside spoke since the meeting was at his school

Dr. Graham shared her story and AP’s do the work and have no work hours

Beginners: Professionalism Discipline basics Emergencies on campus

Intermediate: PBS IEPS

PNP: emergency procedures required drills delegation/

monitoring strengths

Stuff: Explain AP meeting dates, times, and format

Month School Focus Principal Meeting Webinar AP Mtg APC MtgOct How are you

developing your A.P.’s?

What “major project” does each A.P. own?

Instructional Rounds (Elizabeth City) Article sent prior to the visit

Common Board configuration

Highlight your instructional practices

Personnel Issues

What data are you using to identify and analyze standards mastery?

Review the norms1. Gallup Strengths

As a table group draw and explain the “Strength”2. Personnel/Contract

Case Study3. Standards Based Instruction

Define formative assessment. Tie to “Inside the Black Box”

Common formative assessments:o District requiredo District providedo PLC developed – not for a grade but as a

progress monitor toward mastery of the standards

Define progress monitoring Common tracking tool How to track mastery. Tie back to UbD (article?) H.W. Bring example of formative assessments to

November meeting4. PLC (assigned tables)

How do they know where they are? Data folders/Data walls

5. Leadership/Management Jigsaw and present principal evaluation Dr. Graham (20 minutes) Celebrations

6. Exit Slip7. What was the engagement strategies learned today?8. What goes in the Black Box?

Parent Link Getting ready for

Student Assignment

Marketing your school

Strategic Plan update

Performance Matters Baseball Card

FOCUS: new scheduler and gradebook

Dr. Charles Luckey will share his leadership story

Beginner: Role of the SRO Emergency Repairs Difficult Conversations Video: What are you thankful

for?Intermediate: Emergency Response Plan SREF Inspections ParentLink Applications

PNP:

Month School Focus Principal Meeting Webinar AP APCNov November School

VisitsStandards Tracking System – Principals show the system they are usingSTAR/ACHIEVE – review October DataDiscuss Questions 3 and 4Principal Goals – finalizeClassroom Walkthroughs – each level has a focusPD Plan – Making it Work

Guidelines for Principal Deliberate Practice GoalsNo FCAT or FSAProgress MonitoringGainsLanguage Arts and math

Review Norms1. Gallup Strengths2. Personnel/Contract3. Standards Based Instruction

Discuss the homework from October, which was bringing examples of formative assessments

How do you lead and monitor for mastery of SBI? Tie to UbD or “Inside the Black Box” (article?)

4. PLC (assigned tables) What do you do if they do not know it? What do you do if they do know it (extensions)?

5. Leadership/Management Dr. Graham (20 minutes) Celebrations Jigsaw and present “Domain one of Teacher

Evaluation6. Exit Slip7. What was the engagement strategies learned today?8. What goes in the Black Box?

Standards Based Instruction - Black BoxHow Do You Lead and Monitor for Mastery of SBI – Using Data to Lead

1. Pulling DATA to ReadHow to read STAR and ACHIEVE Reports (basic)STAR Scale Score/ ACHIEVE Lexile STAR Scale Score Grade Level Growth - Shanna can explain further detail Polly Claire and Christine 4/5 grades Ashley has a database ACHIEVE – Lori Houchin – Principal Report Practice analyzing the report Provide guiding questions

2. Alignment to FormativesBlue print, EOC, CCE (same item bank)

3. Using the Data to LeadDistrict Testing Calendar timeline and best ways to use data to

Insurance Update

Student Assignment

Energy Update

Strategic Planning Update

Happy Thanksgiving

Beginner Recap of previous month APPLES IEP Process and LEA FRISK Difficult Conversations (part II) “I am thankful” video we

recorded in OctoberIntermediate: Danielson Framework Educational Impact Talent Mgmt/Evaluation

PNP

inform staff and instruction How do you use reading coach, etc. or PLC Leaders How does this data effect PLC agendasThis comes before PLC in each levelLori comes to both Middle and High

PLC How do you use the progress monitoring data to inform

instruction? What do you do if they do not know it? What do we do if they DO know it. Explain process

that Patriot used. Diamond of Intervention - Shanna Return to the DO?????

Leadership

Content Responsibility

Principal Evaluation Overview

We reviewed the PP used last year to orient principals and agreed to add the calculation formula of the principal’s rating, delete the directions about the PDSA and the detailed review of the PLC process. Angela will update the technical directions about entering the goals in PeopleSoft and add opening and closing dates. She will also review the management indicators and explain how they will be used in the evaluation. The new indicators do not have ratings attached but I suggested that if a problem is identified, the Domain 3 indications could be used to document and effect the scoring:

6.2 Technology Integration

7.1 Leadership Development

7.2 Delegation

8.1 School Management

Angela Pruitt

9.1 Communication

Our target is to have the new evaluation documents open by Thursday, November 6th and close before December 1, 2014.

AP’s submit two goals too into PeopleSoft by 12/1/14

Deliberate Practice Goals

As discussed at Cabinet, principals will be directed to submit 2 SMART goals supporting the Strategic Plan and Superintendent’s Goal 1 (reading goal), they will not be required to submit the PDSA section of the form [Angela will delete.] Jeananne will send Shanna, Martha and Jeff the beginning of a menu of goal suggestions that illustrates the form principals are to use to submit their goals. Addition will need to be returned by Wednesday, November 5

Executive Directors School Development

Handout Jeananne

Case Study

Angela will facilitate a table activity to review the Next Action

Worksheet [Goldenrod form distributed to principals at the October meeting. Remind your principals to bring the completed form to the meeting.] We discussed providing adequate time so all principals can review their case. Discussed Guiding Questions for the report out:

1.        Define the problem using professional descriptors suitable for written documents.

2.        Identify the document that defines the violation or ineffective practice [State Statue, Board Policy, contract or school handbook]

3.       Step to be taken before December 4th principal meeting

Angela Pruitt

Month School Focus Principal Meeting Webinar AP APCDec Review Norms

Whole group principal meeting focused on inclusion:Vision for Inclusion over three years – BIG Picture – How Does it look in a school?Compelling why includes change in law, no special diploma, waivers for assessments and alternative opportunity to demonstrate mastery of standards

There is a plan for Exceptions who are not successful in inclusion

Changes to Student Assignment Changes to Resource Allocation Grading reflects growth including communication that

the grade may not verify proficiency of standards. Common progress monitoring and standards tracking is essential to demonstrate growth

PD plano Behavior specialisto Staffing specialisto Co-teacher & regular ed teacherso Administrators – designing staffing and scheduling

Table ActivityCollect feedbackWhat else do schools need to implement inclusion?

This is the High School portion only1. Gallup Strengths2. Personnel/Contract3. Standards Based Instruction

The how and why of developing a common understanding of what mastery looks like.

o Whyo Rubricso Specific feedback (“Inside Black Box” article)o Schools bring student exampleso Quality work wallso Principals will go into the FSA portal and

take the practice test on the computer UbD

4. PLC (assigned tables) Return to questions 1 and 2

5. Leadership/Management Dr. Graham (20 minutes) Celebrations What can you celebrate (small successes)? Jigsaw and present Domain 2 of the Teacher

Evaluation Goals for the Case Study – The Compelling Why

Case Study Activity.1. Sort the “concerns” into categories [instructional, non-

instructional, performance, habit, ethics].2. Form Expert Groups for Jigsaw.3. Share scenarios with Expert Group.4. Each Principal Names their “concern” using

professional descriptor appropriate to use in documentation

Management Practices Criteria for EvaluationExit SlipWhat was the engagement strategies learned today?What goes in the Black Box?

Month School Focus Principal Meeting Webinar AP APCJan Review Norms

1. Gallup Strengths2. Personnel/Contract3. Standards Based Instruction

Lesson tied to standards with common formative created by PLC.

o Data the PLC collected to assess mastery of the standard

o What did the teachers do with the data?o How did the data inform or influence future

instruction? UbD or “Inside the Black Box” article

4. PLC (assigned tables) Mid-year data review Standards based report analysis Build lesson plans to respond to standard report

5. Leadership/Management Dr. Graham (20 minutes) Celebrations Jigsaw and present Domain 3 of the Teacher

Evaluation6. Exit Slip7. What was the engagement strategies learned today?8. What goes in the Black Box?

Beginner: Student Assignment Marketing/Branding Due Process

Intermediate: PLC’s Questions 1 and 2 Standards-Based Instruction Using data to make

instructional decisionsPNP:

Month School Focus Principal Meeting Webinar AP APC

Feb Mid-Year Review at School Development

Review Norms1. Gallup Strengths2. Personnel/Contract3. Standards Based Instruction

Analyze the CCE mid-year data reports:o Gains: teacher and school to the Districto Standards reports: What is mastered? What

needs to be retaught? UbD or “Inside the Black Box”

4. PLC Team presentation

5. Leadership/Management Dr. Graham (20 minutes) Celebrations Jigsaw and present Domain 4 of the Teacher

Evaluation6. Exit Slip7. What was the engagement strategies learned today?8. What goes in the Black Box?

Beginner: True North Logic

Intermediate: PLC’s questions 3 and 4 MTSS/Differentiation

PNP:

Month School Focus Principal Meeting Webinar AP APC

March Review Norms1. Gallup Strengths2. Personnel/Contract3. Standards Based Instruction4. PLC (assigned tables)5. Leadership/Management

Dr. Graham (20 minutes) Celebrations What is your plan for Final Teacher Evaluations?

6. Exit Slip7. What was the engagement strategies learned today?8. What goes in the Black Box?

Beginner: Summer School Procedures Evaluations Teacher Appreciation ESE/Safety Plan (CPI)Intermediate: Report cards Retention vs. Promotion ELL

PNP:

Month School Focus Principal Meeting Webinar AP APCApril Review Norms

1. Gallup Strengths2. Personnel/Contract3. Standards Based Instruction4. PLC (assigned tables)5. Leadership/Management

Dr. Graham (20 minutes) Celebrations What are your “end of the year” procedures? How are you going to celebrate the successes?

6. Exit Slip7. What was the engagement strategies learned today?8. What goes in the Black Box?

Beginner: End of the Year Checklist PLC Checkpoint: Where are you

with each of the four questions End of the Year Celebrations How do you maintain the

academic focus this time of the year

Intermediate: Staff Handbooks Student Handbooks

PNP:

Month School Focus Principal Meeting Webinar AP APCMay Review Norms

1. Gallup Strengths2. Personnel/Contract3. Standards Based Instruction4. PLC (assigned tables)5. Leadership/Management

Dr. Graham (20 minutes)

Beginner: Reflection of the school year

(successes, key learnings, professional growth)

Principal’s reflect on each AP Evaluation of the AP mtg topics

(pluses/deltas)

Celebrations Summer Professional Development

6. Exit Slip7. What was the engagement strategies learned today?8. What goes in the Black Box?

Intermediate: Hiring the Lee County Way Celebrations

PNP:

Month School Focus Principal Meeting Webinar AP APCJune Review Norms

1. Gallup Strengths2. Personnel/Contract3. Standards Based Instruction4. PLC (assigned tables)5. Leadership/Management

Dr. Graham (20 minutes) Celebrations

6. Exit Slip7. What was the engagement strategies learned today?8. Reveal your Black Box