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Middle School Partners in Leadership Program

Middle School Partners in Leadership Program. Welcome and Introduction. The Academy for Education Development (AED) welcomes you to the Middle School Partners in Leadership Program

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Middle School Partners in Leadership Program

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  1. Middle School Partners in Leadership Program

  2. Welcome and Introduction The Academy for Education Development (AED) welcomes you to the Middle School Partners in Leadership Program A USDOE-funded program that provides professional development around leadership and middle grades expertise to participating Principals and Assistant Principals

  3. The AED Middle Start Leadership Project (MSLP) • Aligned & interconnected programs build strong foundation in school leadership & young adolescent development • Partners in Leadership: Two-year program to build leadership and middle grades expertise among principals and APs • Leadership Fellows: Intensive 12-month program to prepare experienced APs to transition to a middle grades principal position • Anchored by: • The NYCDOE School Leadership Competencies • Middle Start Principles and Practices • The Blueprint for Middle School Success

  4. Why this project in the Bronx? • Economically distressed • 52% of children (ages 5-17) are under the poverty line • Schools are historically poorly served/supported • NCLB identified 133 as being In Need of Improvement • We must close the achievement gap • Bronx middle grades students struggle to meet city and state content and performance standards • Added challenge to be an effective leader • Understand instructional and managerial leadership AND how above conditions exacerbate the challenge of creating a high-performing middle grades school

  5. Why AED? • Over a decade of experience in middle-grades school reform. • Designed a comprehensive school reform initiative. • “Middle Start” has transformed high-poverty, high-minority middle-grades schools into high-performing learning environments.

  6. Partners in Leadership:Program Outcomes • Develop the leadership skills of principals and APs to effectively manage high-need urban middle schools. • Strengthen the abilities of principals and APs to meet the academic, social, and emotional needs of students in high-need urban middle schools. • Retain and empower highly qualified leaders in high-need urban middle schools.

  7. Why Join the AED Partners in Leadership Program? APs and Principals • Learn and practice leadership skills that are directly relevant to work as an effective middle grades leader in urban, high-poverty, high-minority schools • Connect with other leaders through Cohort-Based work • Study with national experts through the MSLP leadership Institutes • Aligned with NYC DOE Leadership Competencies and AED Principles and Practices Principals only • Participate in an all-expenses-paid annual Leadership Development Institutes at the Center for Creative Leadership in North Carolina • Improve coaching skills and become eligible to serve as a mentor-principal to AED Leadership Fellows (Principals only) • Principals that coach AED Leadership Fellows may receive stipends, attend Harvard Principals Center, and participate in the National Principals Leadership Institute

  8. How Does the Partners in Leadership Program work? • Two-Year Commitment for participating schools • Participation by the school Principal and at least one Assistant Principal (with team participation to some institutes) • Middle Start Study Institute • Cohort-based monthly sessions for Assistant Principals (evening) • Convenient summer institutes for Principals • Leadership Institutes • Principal-Focused Support • Annual Center for Creative Leadership Institute • Coaching Program

  9. Middle Start Study Institute • Summer Institute Meetings for Principals • Monthly Institute Meetings for Assistant Principals • Focus on addressing middle grade needs of poor and minority youth • Four Core Elements • Reflective review and self-assessment • Effective small learning communities • Rigorous curriculum, instruction and student assessment • Distributed leadership and sustainable partnerships

  10. Partners in Leadership Institutes: Year 1 • 1st Semester Institutes • Coaching Institute (Principals only) • Data and Accountability • Culturally Competent Leadership • Middle Start Workshops and Presentations • Summer Institutes • Data and Accountability • Middle Start Study: Part 1 (Principals only) • 2nd Semester Institutes • Advanced Coaching Institute (Principals only) • Differentiation of Instruction and Supervision • Accountability for Results • Middle Start Workshops and Presentations

  11. Partners in Leadership Institutes: Year 2 • 3rd Semester Institutes • Data and Accountability • Developing a Professional Learning Community • How to Work Less, Play More, and Still Get the Job Done in a Normal School Week • Middle Start Workshops and Presentations • Summer Institutes • Data and Accountability • Middle Start Study: Part 2 (Principals only) • 4th Semester Institutes • Academic Rigor • Accountability for Results • Middle Start Workshops and Presentations

  12. Principals Leadership Development • Annual Leadership Development Institute with the Center for Creative Leadership • 1st year: Education Leadership Development Program • Focus on Self-Assessment, 360 Degree Assessment, Knowing Your Leadership Style, Working with Others • 2nd year: Leading Change Program • Focus on Strategies for Facing Change and Leading a Community through Change

  13. Principal Coaches • Two semesters of coaching support • Serve as coach for new middle grades principal • Attend Harvard Principals Center or National Principals Leadership Institute • Receive coaching stipend • Support AED Leadership Fellows Program: • Participate in Fellows selection process • Observe Fellows in residencies • Review Fellows’ leadership portfolios

  14. Partners in Leadership – Important Dates • Participating School Applications Due: February 5th • Principals Middle Start Study: Summer 2009 and 2010 • Assistant Principals Middle Start Study Begins: March 4th • Classes Meet 4:30 – 8:30 pm at Middle School 80 • Center for Creative Leadership Institute (Greensboro, North Carolina): Tentatively Scheduled for April 27 -29, 2009

  15. Partners in Leadership Application and Selection Process • Written Application are due by February 5 • Principal Essay • Assistant Principal Essay • Principal’s Commitment Letter • Notifications of acceptance will go out by February 16

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