Achievement Centered Leadership Project Overview
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This document outlines a leadership development program with six dimensions and renewal activities. It includes: 1) Training in the six dimensions of leadership and developing renewal activity plans with stakeholders. 2) Mentoring to implement renewal activities and share learning. 3) Financial support for stipends, conferences, and Western Michigan University courses. 4) Two surveys to assess the program's impact on October 2014 and March 2016. The goal is to improve leadership skills and student achievement through data-informed renewal activities in schools.
Achievement Centered Leadership Project Overview
- 1. 1. The Six Dimensions – Renewal Activities - Matrix 2. Logistics 3. Financial 4. WMU Course opportunity 5. Mentors 6. ACL Field Study - SCHECH’s P R O G R A M O V E R V I E W 1
- 2. ACHIEVEMENT – CENTERED LEADERSHIP SUPPORT PLATFORM SIX DIMENSIONS RENEWAL ACTIVITIES PLANNING MATRIX Dr. Jianping Shen 2 A c h i e v e m e n t C e n t e r - S u p p o r t P l a t f o r m
- 3. (1) Engage in data-informed decision-making; (2) Manage safe and orderly school operations; (3) Develop Teacher leaders; (4) Redesign the organization; (5) Establish a coherent and rigorous instructional program; and (6) Lead the continuous school renewal process. A C L – S I X D I M E N S I O N S o f L E A D E R S H I P 3
- 4. WHAT IS A RENEWAL ACTIVITY? R E N E W A L A C T I V I T Y 4
- 5. What is a renewal activity: Based on the current status of the school, it is a best practice that upon implementation will increase student achievement. Examples for Renewal Activities 5 Establish a “Data Team” with roles, responsibilities, and timelines in data-informed decision-making Develop “Data Walls” that indicate the progress of students based on standards and adjust instruction Have “Data Meetings” among parents, teachers, and administrators to improve student achievement Design a “Data Intersection” process to connect student background data to the school process data to the student achievement data Develop “School Dashboard” and communicate with constituents
- 6. Renewal Activities 6 • Must, to the extent possible, be linked to the building and district school improvement plans • Can be either a new activity or an enhancement of an existing activity • Co-developed by the principal/aspiring principal and other school stakeholders • Can either be “stand alone” for one dimension or connected to other dimensions • Not simply the “Research, Development, Dissemination and Evaluation” (RDDE) model; rather, the “Dialogue, Decision, Action and Evaluation” (DDAE) model
- 7. R e n e w a l A c t i v i t y P l a n n i n g M a t r i x R e n e w a l A c t i v i t y P l a n n i n g M a t r i x 7
- 8. 8 The Learning-Centered Leadership Development Program: The How Five Levels of Learning Training for Each Dimension Mentoring and Developing the Renewal Activities with Stakeholders Mentoring and Implementing the Renewal Activities with stakeholders Learning & Sharing Experiential (knowing what is important and why) X Declarative (knowing what to do) X Procedural (knowing how to do it) X X Contextual (knowing when to do it) X Evidential (knowing what to look for as to results and how to make adjustments) X Five Levels of Learning
- 9. 9 The Learning-Centered Leadership Development Program: The Logic Model The “what”: The six dimensions The “how”: The five levels of learning Improved leadership for practicing and aspiring principals Improved school process and culture, including curriculum and instruction Improved student achievement The Logic Model of the Program
- 10. 10 The Learning-Centered Leadership Development Program: The Notion of Renewal Our DDAE Approach to School Renewal Research, Development, Dissemination, and Evaluation (RDDE) model → reform Dialogue, Decision, Action and Evaluation (DDAE) model → renewal
- 11. The 2.5 year commitment (Oct. 2013 to April 2016) Conferences: (Starting on Oct. 1, 2013) Feb . 2014 (Lasing Community College) June/July 30-Aug, 1,2014 (Kalamazoo, Crystal Mountain MI) November, 2014 (Lansing) Feb, 2015 (Lansing) June/July, 2015 (TBD) Nov, 2015 (TBD) Feb, 2016 (TBD) (End on April 30, 2016) * Starting Nov. 2014 – Team becomes: Principal, Aspiring, 2 teacher leaders • Summer Conferences you may bring your family (paying extra if beyond standard accommodation) L O G I S T I C S 11
- 12. Flow of the Work for the 2.5 Years L O G I S T I C S 12 Year 1 (10/2013 to 9/2014) •Complete the training on six dimensions; •Develop an initial plan on renewal activities by each school Year 2 (10/2014 to 9/2015) •Complete the renewal matrix by Oct. 2014 and implement the renewal activities during the second year •Share learnings from the renewal work Year 3 (half a year, 10/2015 to 4/2016) •Continue to revise and implement the renewal activities; •Focus on the depth of implementation and sustain and continue to implement the renewal activities during the last 1/2 year; and •Share learnings from the renewal work
- 13. Conferences: The grant provides reimbursement: Mileage ( green form provided at each conference) Sub for the aspiring principal and, later on, teacher leaders Evening meals for overnight conferences Stipends for Principal and Aspiring Principal: $3,000 $1,500.00 to spend prior to June, 2014 on Renewal Activity Usage of the stipends: tuition for WMU courses, costs associate with renewal activities (such as technology, retreat, supplies, etc.) Process: Identify Renewal Activity or Professional Development, Course – Purchase – District Reimburses you – WMU reimburses District SCHECH’s – WMU pays fee to the state, program is free to you for 90 F I N A N C I A L 13
- 14. Two rounds of surveys (for both Cohorts A and B) October 2014: surveying both the principal and all teachers in each school March 2016: surveying both the principal and all teachers in each school With the approval for the budget, plan to offer $1,000 in incentive to three randomly drawn schools that the principal and 80% or more of the teachers complete the surveys All survey data are confidential and will be reported in aggregated forms. W E S T E R N M I C H I G A N U N I V E R S I T Y TWO SURVEYS 14
- 15. EDLD 6300 Data-Informed Decision-Making Fall 2014 Dr. Mark Rainey EDLD 6620 School Business Management Fall 2014 Dr. Dennis McCrumb EDLD 6060 Advanced System Thinking Fall 2014 Dr. Walter Burt EDLD 6720 School Finance Fall 2014 Dr. Dennis McCrumb W E S T E R N M I C H I G A N U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T E C O U R S E O P P O R T U N I T Y ACL Grant Participants: 15
- 16. School Buildings / District are assigned mentor Mentor / Educator determine best dates – times to meet To develop and implement renewal activities M E N T O R S D r . C h u c k P e a r s o n 16
- 17. Achievement - Centered Leadership MICHIGAN STATE BOARD SCHECHs - 90 Required: Sign up using state form Sign in and out for each conference More detailed presentation to follow S U P E R V I S E D P R O F E S S I O N A L F I E L D S T U D Y L o r i e W o l f e M. E d. 17