Instructional Leaders in Brevard County (In keeping with the theme of the conference….trees as background…leaders the backbone of supporting student achievement) Developing Instructional Leaders in Brevard County

Coaching and Mentoring Build leadership and job-related capacity at every level of the organization.

Teacher Leadership – From PD to Practice B.E.S.T. Analyzing Rubrics Peer Coaching Clinical Educator Training (CET) VIPS CTQ Virtual Collaboratory Build Site-Based Capacity Teacher led professional development Building site-based capacity to provide teacher led professional development and to support the implementation of best practices

Brevard Leadership Academy General Leadership: An introduction to district leadership roles for instructional and non-instructional staff In general…. We ALSO have a pathway for NON-Instructional personnel VIPs/Peer Coaching (will hear more about this at FASDLC in concurrent session) Teacher Convening—January and next September—teachers teaching teachers Negotiating “career ladder” concept for performance pay

Brevard Leadership Academy Administrative Pipeline: An introduction to district leadership roles as well as preparation for the role of school leader - prioritizing decisions with in-basket exercises and simulations Encouraged shadowing of different levels, conducted in feeder chain groups, inter-rater reliability and effective feedback Introducing another aspect of serving as “administrator for a day” for those participants who are NOT administrators

Leadership Pathway Admin 100 AP Academy Mentoring for Administrators Observations and Effective Feedback Evaluation Training Certification In ADDITION to LTMs where professional growth is provided monthly; changed focus of monthly meetings to be instructional, rather than compliance; principals sit with their feeder chain principals.

ADMIN. 100 First and second year Assistant Principals Collaboration with Area Coordinators Experienced mentors Meetings 4-5 times a year Although voluntary, we have 100% participation. Community Circles Meet with district personnel Meet whole group then in elem./secondary groups then with mentor Agendas customized to meet needs. Most important time-community circle—an atmosphere of trust that allows for them to ask questions, seek clarification, or even just seek understanding and support in a safe environment Survey results—100% found beneficial

AP Academy All Assistant Principals (required) Simulations, cause-effect decision-making, professional readings, collaboration Meetings 3-4 times a year 2 hrs. (1 in a.m., 1 in p.m. for each group each time, , to accommodate leaders/schools) Agenda customized to meet needs Addressing the need to cross-train our secondary AP’s, who have been operating in silos—curriculum, facilities, discipline Focus on instructional leadership!—The Multiplier Effect (book study)

National Certification for Principal Mentors Yearlong training for an 11 member team NAESP Sponsored Team supports first and second year principals Team is developing a District Certification Program for Principal Mentors Once complete training, district-certified to assist first/second year and/or struggling principals. Over half our principals are certified coaches. Discuss project … the creation of a certification program We added an update to the evaluation requirements, requiring those principals or APs who switch levels (e.g. elem to MS; MS to HS; secondary to elementary) will have a midterm evaluation for one year. This recognizes the unique nuances existing within each level.

Observations and Effective Feedback Required once every three years (calibration and recalibration) Whole day training for assistant principals; half day training for principals Facilitated by Cambridge Education and HR Staff Skill development for feedback conferences SUPERVISOR’s perspective Overview of requirements for formal/informal observations Skills for pre and post conferencing Skill Practices included using videos and/or scenarios based on district teachers’ observation instrument Also useful for conferencing with APs, other adults Jennifer Abrams-Having Hard Conversations

Just as a note, some of the feedback given is that the training to administrators over the last two years has been the best they’ve had (especially for those veteran administrators). “The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.” John Maxwell