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Administration (Education Leaders) Building a Strong PreK-3 System : What is my role? . INFORMATION FROM PRINCIPAL AND LEADERSHIP INSTITUTES, MAKING A DIFFERENCE INC. LINDA SULLIVAN-DUDZIC, TDUDZIC@MSN.COM DONNA GEARNS & KELLI LEAVELL . Building a System of Support .
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Administration (Education Leaders) Building a Strong PreK-3 System : What is my role? INFORMATION FROM PRINCIPAL AND LEADERSHIP INSTITUTES, MAKING A DIFFERENCE INC. LINDA SULLIVAN-DUDZIC, TDUDZIC@MSN.COM DONNA GEARNS & KELLI LEAVELL
PK-3 Inventory Strengths Making a Difference Consulting Inc. (360) 394-4422 tdudzic@msn.com Linda Sullivan-Dudzic, Donna K. Gearns, Kelli Leavell
Looking deeper at your own PreK-3 System. Key Components of a PreK-3 System • Alignment • Effective systems and school organization • Highly qualified staff and administration • Engaging and well-rounded learning environments that support the needs of the whole child Based on information in Graves, B. (2006). PK-3: What Is It and How Do We Know It Works? . New York: Foundation for Child Development.
Reduction In Title I & Special Education Services Reallocating Resources as you go. . . .
Shared Resources at State and Local Level Kitsap Mental Health Head Start and Title I RFPs for in-school Title II Private and nonprofit CSIP Plans
State and Regional • Support statewide and regional PreK-3 efforts: take to scale • Provide a framework for quality PreK-3 instruction • Inventory existing school district efforts, strength based planning and next steps • Provide the leadership and PD (based on the information listed below) that school districts want and need, to do this work Making a Difference Inc. Principal and Leadership Institutes
Superintendent and Central Office • Recognizing the work and making PreK-3 part of the district’s strategic plan to increase student achievement. Assistance provided with the following: • Strategic planning for school and district turn around • Maximizing resources and eliminating redundancies • Mixed funding model • Including your community agencies and resources • School Board professional development and policy implications Making a Difference Inc. Principal and Leadership Institutes
Alignment Considerations State, District and School Planning Sullivan-Dudzic, L., Gearns, D., & Leavell, K. (2010). Making a Difference Consulting Inc.
*What does it take to do this work at the State, District and School Level ? Title I Report February 2011 from synthesis of implementation research literature, NIRN www.fpg.unc.edu/-nirm • Leadership at all Levels • Staff selection • Pre-service/in-service training • Consultation and coaching • Staff evaluation • Program evaluation • Facilitative administrative supports • Systems Intervention
Professional Development that Buildsa Strong System of Support
Principals and Instructional Leaders Develop expertise in and lead the implementation of the critical components of a quality PreK-3 system. Making a Difference Inc. Principal and Leadership Institutes
Beyond Space Jill Brenner, Kitsap Community Resources Head Start/ECEAP
PreK-3 PART OF YOUR SCHOOL AND OR DISTRICT COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CSIP)
“In far too many schools, at-risk kindergarteners and Ist graders received no expert additional instruction.” • Using Paraprofessionals (“Paraprofessional assistance never accelerates reading progress enough to remove the struggling reader label” ) • Using Computer-Based Instructional Programs • “Overreliance on the core curriculum” –study on Reading First (Connor, 2009) What At-Risk Readers Need, Richard L. Allington, Educational Leadership/March 2011
Teachers and Support Personnel What it takes to increase student achievement PreK-3 Making a Difference Inc. Principal and Leadership Institutes
Example: PreK-3 Learning WalksTeaching Teachers to Problem Solve
Colleges and Universities • Coursework and practicum experience specific to early childhood (PreK-3) for initial certificate and renewal • PreK-3 coursework for Principal credentials, project managers credentials and renewed administrative credentials Making a Difference Inc. Principal and Leadership Institutes
Celebrate and Publicize Your Success! • Share the credit and acknowledge small efforts • Public events to promote and encourage PreK-3 efforts • Continue to learn from each other Making a Difference Inc. tdudzic@msn.com