Welcome! PreK-3 Principal Leadership Series Ensuring High-Quality Learning Environments and Teaching Session Two, December 7, 2015 “Leading for educational excellence and equity. Every day for every one.”
Introduction to Session 2 Principal Leadership Series Competencies, Indicators and Strategies Not building PreK-3 system, but leading PreK-3 work. Self-Assessment and Work Plans Goals Agenda education.state.mn.us
Competencies Indicators Strategies* education.state.mn.us
Creating and Sharing Strategies education.state.mn.us
Principal Leadership Series and PreK-3 Overall Goal of PLS To build and support the capacity of principals to systematically and effectively lead PreK-3 efforts in their schools and communities to improve the learning outcomes for all children. education.state.mn.us
Self-Assessment education.state.mn.us
Work Plan education.state.mn.us
District Goals from Session 1 10 = Engaging Learning Community in Importance of P3 (1.1) 15 = Set Expectations that P3 is Fundamental to School’s Mission (1.2) 12 = Expand Concept of Learning Community to Include Collaboration with External (1.3) 7 = Articulate Value of Early Learning to Parents and Stakeholders (1.4) 1 = Align Funding to Support P3 (1.5) education.state.mn.us
Goal for Session 2 Understand how quality teaching, supported by standards, developmentally appropriate curriculum and instruction work together to help foster children’s learning and growth. education.state.mn.us
Competency 2 Effective principals ensure quality teaching, supported by a system of standards, developmentally-appropriate curriculum and assessments that work together to help foster children’s learning and growth. education.state.mn.us
Indicator 2.1 Align ambitious standards, curriculum, instruction and assessments so that they create a consistent framework for learning from age three to grade three. education.state.mn.us
Indicator 2.2 Provide a comprehensive curriculum inclusive of, but not limited to, language arts and math. education.state.mn.us
Indicator 2.3 Work with teachers and teacher leaders to develop an interactive, relevant and engaging early learning curriculum. education.state.mn.us
Indicator 2.4 Create professional communities of practice to empower teachers to learn from each other and to improve instruction. education.state.mn.us
Other (district-created and related to Competency 2) Indicator 2.5 Other (district-created and related to Competency 2) education.state.mn.us
Agenda
Dr. Adam Holland Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Teaching Experience First grade, pre-kindergarten, and three year-olds with special needs but spent most of his teaching career in kindergarten. Projects FirstSchool Implementation From Evaluation to Inquiry Ready Classrooms Snapshot Data Collection Project Chief Interest Children's motivation and engagement. education.state.mn.us
Series’ Website Twitter www.mnprek-3.wikidot.com/principal-leadership Twitter #MNP3Principals education.state.mn.us