STATE ACTION FOR EDUCATION LEADERSHIP PROJECT

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• STATE ACTION FOR EDUCATION LEADERSHIP PROJECT
• THIRD ANNUAL
• POLICY PRACTICE INSTITUTE
• JUNE 28, 2005

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WELCOME INTRODUCTIONS

• Principals Assistant Principals
• Superintendents
• District Office School Leaders
• Department of Education School Leaders
• Aspiring School Leaders
• State and District Board Members
• Representatives from Colleges Universities
• Business Leaders
• Foundation Leaders
• Policymakers
• Teacher Leaders

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STATE ACTION FOR EDUCATION LEADERSHIP is about
partnerships
DOE,STATE BOARD SCHOOL DISTRICTS
DASA
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The State Action for Education Leadership Project
is about leadership
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STATE ACTION FOR EDUCATION LEADERSHIP IS about
the vision of great leaders
PAUL CARLSON
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ANDthe ideas of committed educators
Project Directors William Barkley Jackie
Wilson Dennis Loftus Task Force Chairs Bob
Smith Gary Annett Mike Owens
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SAELP I IIYESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW
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INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTSDEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATIONS DEPUTY SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
NANCY WILSON
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INTRODUCTIONS of some very special people in our
audience.
No, not Tom and Katie, sorry
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No, it is not Paris Hilton.although she seems to
be everywhere I go
Or Jessica Nick
Or Brad Anjelina
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The State Action for Education Leadership Project
partners welcomes our HEROS who are superstars
District Nominated Aspiring School Leaders Rodel
Teacher Network Leader Institute
participants SAELP Aspiring School Leader
Interns Wilmington College University of
Delaware Education Leadership Programs
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What is the State Action for Education Leadership
Project?

• Funded by the Wallace Foundation (Wallace
  Readers Digest) in an effort to support states
  in improving schools by focusing on school
  leaders
• 5 National partners to provide technical
  assistance to states
• Council of Chief School Officers
• National Association of State Boards of Education
• Education Commission for the States
• National Governors Association
• National Association of State Legislators

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What is the State Action for Education Leadership
Project?

• Twelve states received funding in SAELP I (2001)
• Delaware received 300,000 to focus on policy
  issues related to school leadership
• Adopted state standards for school leaders
• Made revisions in licensure and certification for
  school leaders
• State funded mentoring program and the
  development of an Assessment Center for school
  leaders

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What is the State Action for Education Leadership
Project?

• Critical Friends Review of pre-service
  preparation programs at Delawares
  colleges/universities
• Requirement of 90 clock hours of professional
  development for licensure renewal for school
  leaders
• Development of Skills Knowledge Clusters for
  school leaders

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What is the State Action for Education Leadership
Project?

• Four task force committees met to develop 19
  policy recommendations related to
• Recruitment and Retention of School Leaders
• Working Conditions of School Leaders
• Professional Development for School Leaders
• Recruitment and Retention of Minority Candidates
  for School Leadership

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What is the Focus of the State Action for
Education Leadership Project?

• OVERALL VISION
• EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
• CONDITIONS OF PRACTICE
• CANDIDATE POOL
• LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, PROGRAM ACCREDITATION
• GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES

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What is the Purpose of the Policy Practice
Institute?

• Opportunity to
• share progress on 19 policy recommendations
• communicate progress on goals of the SAELP
  project
• provide updates on national, state, and district
  issues and accomplishments related to school
  leadership
• build consensus and support for the SAELP II work
• strengthen partnerships with policymakers, school
  leaders, business representatives, and colleagues
  from institutions of higher education
• Develop knowledge-base for aspiring school
  leaders
• recognize accomplishments of districts/schools/sta
  te/universities/colleges

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2004-2005 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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SAELP II BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS

• Develop four models of distributed leadership in
  middle and high schools by partnering with four
  districts
• Develop a more diverse and highly qualified pool
  of school leaders by developing models of
  succession planning in Delaware school districts

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WHAT IS DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP AND SUCCESSION
PLANNING?

• SUCCESSION PLANNING
• Identifying and developing a diverse pool of
  teacher leaders within the district and
  providing them with professional development,
  leadership opportunities, and clinical
  experiences that prepare to take on leadership
  roles within the district and state

• DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP
• Providing opportunities for teachers to become
  leaders in the school improvement process by
  providing responsibility, professional
  development, formative feedback and supervision,
  trust, and accountability to take on leadership
  roles within the school/district

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2004-2005DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP

• Kick-off event for developing models of
  DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP in Middle and High Schools
• District teams of five work together for two days
  to discuss distributed leadership
• Four models of distributed leadership presented
  to district teams
• Learning Focused Schools
• Breaking Ranks II
• Professional Learning Communities
• SREBs High Schools That Work
• Four middle high school visiting school teams
  share school improvement strategies using models
  of distributed leadership
• Presentations by Jim Spillane and Joe Murphy

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DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP

• Districts received Request for Proposal for
  25,000 mini-grant to develop models of
  distributed leadership
• Four districts selected
• Appoquinimink
• Redding Middle School
• Middletown High School
• Christina
• Gauger Cobbs Middle School
• Glasgow High School
• Indian River
• Sussex Central High School
• Sussex Central Middle School
• New Castle County Votech
• Delcastle High School

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2004-2005DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP

• Training to local school board members on the
  topic of the Delaware School Leader Standards
• Two orientation meetings with eight distributed
  leadership schools
• Retreat for eight distributed leadership schools
  and other interested districts on June 29-30
  facilitated by consultant Marilyn Katzenmeyer

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ACCOMPLISHMENTSSUCCESSION PLANNING
DDI
DEVELOPMENT DIMENSIONS INTERNATIONAL Consultant
Loren Appelbaum
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SUCCESSION PLANNING

• Kick-off event with district teams of five
  members
• Keynote Speaker Jim Wolfe, Delaware State Chamber
  of Commerce
• Trainer Loren Appelbaum from Development
  Dimensions International
• Two follow-up training sessions for district
  teams to learn how to develop succession plans
• Districts proposals due July 15 for 10,000
  mini-grant to develop district model of
  succession planning

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SUCCESSION PLANNINGASPIRING SCHOOL LEADER
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
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ASPIRING SCHOOL LEADERS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

• Advisory Committee included representatives from
• Wilmington College
• University of Delaware
• Delaware State University
• District Superintendents
• Building Principals
• District Personnel Directors
• Department of Education
• Advisory Committee developed guiding principles
  and design for the internship program

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SUCCESSION PLANNINGASPIRING SCHOOL LEADER
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

• Ten interns placed in schools with a mentoring
  principal
• 120 hours of clinical experience
• Two seminars
• Supervised by staff from Wilmington College,
  University of Delaware Delaware State
  University
• Two seminars hosted by a partnership of MED staff
  from WC, UD, DE ST
• Orientation
• Reflections

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ASPIRING SCHOOL LEADER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

• FALL 2005
• Skills Knowledge Cluster for School Leader
  Internship Program
• Attend Breakout Session on Succession Planning
  and learn more about the internship program

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STATE ACTION FOR EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
PROJECTTOMORROW.

• June 29-30retreat for distributed leadership
  district teams
• July 15deadline for district proposals for
  succession planning
• July 21training NCCo district school board
  members on the topic of Delaware School Leader
  Standards
• August 1Announce districts receiving 10,000
  mini-grants for developing models of succession
  planning
• September
• SAELP website completed
• Bi-monthly meetings for distributed leadership
  schools district succession planning teams
• Professional development in the areas of
  interviewing for highly qualified teachers and
  developing teacher leaders

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STATE ACTION FOREDUCATION LEADERSHIP PROJECT

• By working together, pooling our resources and
  building on our strengths, we can accomplish
  great things.
• Ronald Reagan

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DELAWARE ACADEMY FOR SCHOOL LEADERSHIPDIRECTOR,
Dr. Dennis Loftus
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KEYNOTE ADDRESSDr. Marilyn Katzenmeyer

• HELPING TEACHERS DEVELOP AS LEADERS

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REMINDERS

• Take a 15 minute break grab a drink and go to
  one of four breakout sessions
• Check program agenda for a session that you find
  interestingif session is over-crowded, make
  another selection
• Return to this room for lunch

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LUNCHEON SPEAKERS
Richard Flanary
Fred Brown
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AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS

• Take a 15 minute breakget something to drink and
  choose a breakout session to attend
• Choose a session of interest--If session is
  overcrowded, go to another session
• Following the afternoon breakout session, refer
  to your menu of Exemplary Practices in Delaware
  Schools and choose 4 that you want to learn more
  about
• Return to this roombeginning at 300 go to your
  first choicetables are numbered every 15
  minutes you will rotate to another session until
  you have attended four sessions
• Two groups are presenting in adjoining rooms due
  to the need for technologysee numbers on the
  door sign
• Pick up handouts on the other six sessions on the
  table outside the room

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EVALUATION AND THANK YOU

• PLEASE TAKE TIME TO COMPLETE THE EVALUATIONWE
  VALUE YOUR COMMENTS AND USE THEM TO PLAN THE NEXT
  INSTITUTE