District Insight on What We Are Learning SCEE webinar, June 12, 2012 Principal Effectiveness.
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Transcript of District Insight on What We Are Learning SCEE webinar, June 12, 2012 Principal Effectiveness.
Webinar Logistics
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Use the chat function to make a comment or ask a question
You may chat privately with individuals on your team
If you have problems, you may send William Bentgen a message via the chat function or an email to [email protected]
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Leader standards
High-quality
aspiring leader
training programs
Evaluation and on-the-job support
Selective hiring
The “principal” ingredients
Aligned
In support of district reform agenda
District-wide scale
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Teacher
EvaluationLeader
Evaluation
Leader and teacher evaluation
Role of Leader in Teacher Evaluation
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District Presenters
Tricia McManusDirector of Leadership Development, Hillsborough County Schools, Florida
Rashidah MorganDirector, Leadership Strategy, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina
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Reactors
Michael Dailey, DirectorAdministrative Leadership InstituteKentucky Department of Education
Sydnee Dickson, Teaching and LearningUtah State Office of Education
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Action Research Question
If districts hope to develop effective evaluation systems, then what kind of tools, processes, organizational structures and practices are available that can help principals effectively evaluate teachers and be strong instructional leaders?
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The System Matters!
Compelling Vision Of Evaluation
Stakeholder Collaboration
Organizational Support
Leadership Skills
Instructional Leadership
TimePLC Hierarchy of Evaluation Needs*
Promising Practices, Challenges, and Ways To Overcome Those Challenges Exist At Every Level of The System* With
Apologies And Thanks To Abraham Maslow
Three Main Challenges
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The Lack Of A Compelling Vision Of
Evaluation
The Need For Stronger Leadership Skills
Not Enough Time
Lack of clarity and distrust about the
purposes of evaluation
Some principals do not know what effective instruction looks
like
Principals have large case loads and new evaluations
are time-intensive
How to measure student growth with
validity & reliability in all grades/subjects
Inadequate time paid to instructional leadership
Principal’s time as instructional leaders is
disrupted by management responsibilities and central
office duties.
Lack of alignment between state and district evaluation
frameworks
Implementing new evaluation and common core standards are over-whelming principals
Training for principals on new forms of evaluation is
time-consuming
CCSSO Survey Findings:Strengths of the New System
Builds trust between teachers and leaders Encourages ownership Targets improvement Measures student growth Includes all stakeholders Provides Local control Strong state-level leadership Previous history with teacher evaluation system Provides a focus on effectiveness for each evaluation
standard State-wide implementation Shift from compliance-driven to professional growth model Yearly evaluations for all educators
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CCSSO Survey Findings:Challenges of the New System Weighting student growth How to measure & evaluate non-tested subject areas & teachers Cultural shift in the duties of the principals from managers to
instructional leaders Local control Need for consistency and greater direction Weak correlations between student growth and teacher
evaluation ratings Insufficient training Yearly evaluations for all educators leads to capacity issues Ensuring student growth models are accurate State-wide implementation Need for professional development and the lack of funding Timeline to implement effective evaluation system
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CCSSO Survey Findings
What are your state and your districts doing to help principals deal effectively with the new evaluations?
Training/professional development (face-to-face, online)
Redesign of principal preparation programs
Use of technology to improve efficiency
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CCSSO Survey Findings
Survey results have been positive from educators
Helpful to focus on improving teaching practices
Hesitation about percentage weighting
Need for more research Questions regarding
validity and reliability of student growth measures
Worried about high stakes nature of evaluation based on student growth
Concern that using student growth could undermine collaboration
Need for additional training Time and capacity issues
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What do teachers, principals, and superintendents think about the system?
Follow-up
Presentation slides from the 2012 SCEE Summit Principal Pipeline sessions are in the Summit pages on the SCEE collaboration site.
Watch the SCEE collaboration site for blogs from today’s presenters over the coming weeks
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Upcoming Webinars
July 10 — Implementing Evaluation Pilots
August 14 — Non-Tested Grades and Subjects
2:00 to 3:00 pm Webinar
3:00 to 3:30 pm Chat
(All times EDT)
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30 Minute Q&A
Participants are invited to make comments and ask questions of the presenters and each other
We will post the Q&A transcript on the webinars page after the conclusion of this event
http://scee.groupsite.com/page/webinars
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Using the Chat
Find the Chat in the bottom right side of your screen.
To make the Chat appear larger on your screen, click on the triangle next to the Participants list to minimize it.
Questions and comments sent to All Participants are visible to everyone.
To offer an anonymous question or comment privately, click on Circe Stumbo’s name in the list of Chat recipients or email her at [email protected].
For technical assistance find William Bentgen in the Chat box or email him at [email protected].
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