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Elevating the Importance of Great Teachers and Learning. June 28, 2011 Superintendent’s Conference. Overview. Introductions and Greeting Overview of Core Elements Teacher Leadership Presentation Lisa Lowe, Tony Tagliente (Boone County) Collaborative Teams Presentation
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Elevating the Importance of Great Teachers and Learning June 28, 2011 Superintendent’s Conference
Overview • Introductions and Greeting • Overview of Core Elements • Teacher Leadership Presentation • Lisa Lowe, Tony Tagliente (Boone County) • Collaborative Teams Presentation • Sonya Lettieri, Sandy D'Alesio, Amy Angle, Kathy Griffith, Stacy Slack, Jennifier Marchese (Weir Middle School, Hancock County) • Superintendents’ Reaction
Core Elements • Create opportunities to acknowledge and celebrate the importance of teachers and learning • Create a professional and collaborative atmosphere that values teacher voice and teacher leadership • Provide adequate individual and collaborative planning time, tools and resources to enhance teacher effectiveness. • Create evaluation and professional development systems that identify and reward proficiency, promote reflection and advance professional growth. • Compensate teachers in ways that will attract quality educators to the profession, promote professional growth, and reward collective results.
Boone County Leadership Development Program Elevating Teaching and Learning Professional and Collaborative Atmosphere Values teacher voice Values teacher leadership
Boone County Leadership Development Program Year of implementation 2008 First participants to complete the program
Boone County Leadership Development Program Focusing on Leadership for the 21st Century Preparing future principals, aspiring leaders and teacher leaders To improve curriculum, instruction and student achievement Program framework was designed around the Correlates of Effective Schools
Boone County Leadership Development Program Benefits and Effectiveness Field Experiences- Job shadowing and principal interviews Modules Leadership Principles Lincoln on Leadership Importance of school culture ISLLC Internship
Boone County Leadership Development Program Impact on Leadership Teacher leader values Student achievement Future principal preparation
Weir Middle, Hancock CountyCollaborative Teams Goals and objectives of WMS • AYP or Non-AYP • Structure/Format of WMS • Emerging Growth Model vs. Status Model • PLC Room
Weir Middle, Hancock CountyCollaborative Teams Individual Planning Time • Schedule • Embedded PLCs • Other PLCs
Weir Middle, Hancock CountyCollaborative Teams Tools and Resources • SEEDS technology • PLC Room • Lexia • RTI Room • RTI interventions
Weir Middle, Hancock CountyCollaborative Teams Impact on Elevating Teachers