developing principals one state’s initiative
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Developing Principals One State’s Initiative . Dr. Sharon Brittingham RTTT Project Director, Development Coaches Dr. Jacquelyn Wilson Director, Delaware Academy for School Leadership, University of Delaware . Presenters. Dr. Jackie O. Wilson. Dr. Sharon Brittingham. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Developing PrincipalsOne State’s Initiative
Dr. Sharon Brittingham RTTT Project Director, Development Coaches
Dr. Jacquelyn Wilson Director, Delaware Academy for School
Leadership, University of Delaware
PresentersDr. Jackie O. Wilson Dr. Sharon Brittingham
• 2000 Lt. Governor’s Award for Innovative School
• 2001 USDOE Blue Ribbon School• 2002 DE National Distinguished Elementary Principal (NAESP)• Executive Director, Delaware Academy
for School Leadership
• 2002 USDOE Blue Ribbon School• 2003 DE National Distinguished
Elementary Principal (NAESP)• 2004 ED Trust Dispelling the Myth
School• Project Director, RTTT
Development Coaches/DPAS II Training
Theory of Action• School leadership is a highly challenging, complex and
knowledge-based professional career.• School leaders need sophisticated knowledge and skills to be
effective in improving schools and increasing student achievement.
• School leaders develop sophisticated knowledge and skills when provided with appropriate highly quality professional learning experiences, specific interventions and follow up support.
• School Leadership has a powerful effect on school improvement and student achievement.
Highly challenging, complex and
knowledge-based professional career.
School leaders need sophisticated
knowledge and skills to be effective
High Quality Learning
Experiences
Interventions and Support
Student Achievement
Beliefs about LeadershipAgree or Disagree
1. The school is only as good as its weakest link.
2. Developing the staff is the greatest way to improve student achievement.
Measuring Educator Effectiveness
Delaware Academy for School Leadership
Delaware Performance Appraisal System
• SB 260 (2001) was the lever for Phase 1 of statewide reform
• Appointment of Professional Standards Board responsible for developing regulations in collaboration with DOE in the following areas:– Licensure & Certification– Educator Standards– DOE Approval of University Preparation Programs – Revising DE’s Performance Appraisal System – Professional Development aligned to educator standards – Mentoring support for teachers and principals
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Revising Delaware’s Performance Appraisal System
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Administrators Teachers & Specialists
Assistant Principal/Principal
School Leader 1
School Leader 2
Teachers
Specialists
Who Goes First??We All Go Together!!
Professional Standards Board & DOE
Committees
Regulations
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Process
Performance Appraisal
Standards Recruitment & Hiring
DEEDS Data Management
Professional Development Career Continuum
Licensure & Certification
University Preparation
Program Redesign
Driver of System Change
Measuring Performance
STANDARDS
Recruitment, Licensure, Hiring
CoachingRetention
Performance Evaluation
Pre-Service Preparation
• University Preparation Programs
Professional Development for Licensure Renewal
Phase 1 (2001-2004)
Work Groups Develop Appraisal Systems
PSB Develops Regulations
PSB Approval of Regulations
State Board Approval of Regulations
Phase 2 (2004-2010)
Operationalize Regulations
Pilot Sites Determined
Training
Pilot & Evaluation
Revisions
Phased Training
Statewide Implementation
Phase 3 (2010-2014)
RTTT –new regulations
Advisory Committees revise regulationsPhase in changes over four years
Work Groups
Training, training & training
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Delaware Performance Evaluation System for Teachers & Specialists
• Based on Danielson's Frameworks
• Twenty plus years as the framework for the statewide evaluation system of Delaware
DPAS II Framework – 5 Components
1. Planning and Preparation
2. Classroom Environment
3. Instruction
4. Professional
Responsibilities
5. Student Achievement
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CriteriaListed under each Component1a. Selecting Instructional Goals
Criterion 1a. Performance:
Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient Distinguished Not Observed
RatingsTeachers are rated for every Component and Criteria.
Feedback:RecommendationExpectation Commendation Improvement Plan
Results: Increase in Number of Expectations and Improvement Plans
• 97% of Teachers who were placed on an Improvement Plan improved.
• 98% of Teachers who were given Expectations met those Expectations.
• Those who did not complete their Improvement Plans retired, left the profession, or transferred to another district.
Rubrics
Current DPAS II Key Points• Evaluators have to be credentialed by completing
DPAS II e-Learning Modules.
• DPAS formative and summative evaluations are audited by the Department of Education monthly for completion.
Delaware Academy for School Leadership
Development Coach Project• 7 coaches throughout the State
• 63 participating schools representing 18 Delaware School Districts and five charters
• Supported over 140 principals, 400 assistant principals, and district expert evaluators
• Reviewed and provided feedback on over 2000 formative and summative evaluation reports for school administrators
• Participated in 100’s of pre/ post conferences, observations and walkthroughs with school administrators.
DPAS II Modules Presented
• Understanding the Frameworks (Danielson)
• Writing Expectations and Improvement Plans
• Observing Specialists• Goal Setting (Component 5)• Conferencing – Pre and Post • Conducting Difficult Conversations• Calibrating Observations
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Supports for Principals• New Leader (Boot Camp)
– Three day Training on the Teacher and Specialist Evaluation System
-Provided three different times (August, December & February)
• Process• Procedures• Practice
• All newly hired administrators are encouraged to attend by DOE and their districts.
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Development Coaches • Are the experts in DPAS II • Provide DPAS II training• Support “deeper and richer”
conversations about instruction • Increase the level and degree of
accountability
Development Coaches
• Work three hours a week with Principal and or the Administrative Team.
• Provide support for the implementation of the revised DPAS process.
• Collaborate with District Office to calibrate formatives, provide professional development, and determine training needs.
• Support the principal as the instructional leader of the school and in non DPAS related areas.
• Provide additional instructional resources for teacher development. https://sites.google.com/a/udel.edu/fred/
Principal Role in Project• Debrief with Development Coach weekly
• Learn to prioritize formative observations
• Work with the Development Coach to enhance their knowledge and skills in the DPAS process.
• Learn to use data from PLCs and Component V to help individual teachers work toward instructional growth.
Implications• What gets monitored, gets done. • Schools, districts and DOE need to monitor
the process and content of any evaluation system.
• Districts must have a clearly defined procedure for monitoring DPAS and provide resources and supports.
• School leaders need supports and resources.
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Coming Attractions in Nashville• Learn about the day to day life of a
Development Coach
• Participate in calibration activities• Learn how to have difficult
conversations
Questions