Educator Effectiveness (Central Office View) Mike Clemens and Chris Bigger December 10 th, news/ /# http:// news/ /#

Reflection on Current Organization Design for Management or Leadership Things to think about in your Design

Central Office Transformation 1.Create learning-focused partnerships between executive-level central office leaders and principals, dedicated to helping principals grow as instructional leaders. 2.Redesign the rest of the central office so it functions as a high- performance service organization providing high-quality, relevant and differentiated instructional, human resources, business and other services that support the learning-focused partnerships. 3.Lead by teaching and learning---engage all central office staff in continuously finding, designing and implementing progressively more effective services and supports for districtwide teaching and learning improvement.

Connectedness Between the Leadership and Danielson Frameworks There is a broad connection between the Framework for Leadership (principal) and the Danielson Framework (teacher) that warrants close inspection. Although the differences are obvious in that they apply to different positions in the educational system, they have imperative systemic goals in common. The visual below illustrates this connectedness: Framework for Leadership Danielson Framework for Teaching Strategic Discussions Area of Commonality

Wise and Sundstrum in The Power of Coaching(2011) tell us…….. “Teaching effectiveness and the commensurate ability to influence student academic performance remain critically dependent upon teaching behaviors and the ability to communicate meaningfully.” Schedules Time Art of teaching Science-The how of teaching

Area of Commonality Between the Leadership and Danielson Frameworks (continued) The two overlapping circles of principal and teacher effectiveness create an area of commonality. This area of commonality requires alignment of goals, effort and resources in a system that is student-centered. In the next slide, eight essential factors contribute to this area of commonality : 6 Framework for Leadership Danielson Framework for Teaching Strategic Discussions Area of Commonality

Area of Commonality Framework for Leadership Danielson Framework for Teaching Vision Common Standards High Expectations Instruction Assessment Collaboration Safety and Security Professionalism

What do we have in common? Teachers and Administrators Successful students Safe school and communities A strong global economy An encouraging workplace A love of teaching and learning The camaraderie of our peers Appropriate support

Structured Support for Strategic Discussions about Learning To ensure that principal and teacher effectiveness remain connected; highly strategic discussions regarding the eight essential factors must occur among all partners. Possible Guiding Questions Strategic discussions between supervising administrators and principals Possible Guiding Questions Strategic discussions between principals and teachers Decreased Isolation Increased Conversation

What Have We Gained ? Shared Vision Aligned Goals Distributive Leadership Student Focused Instruction

Transformation Planning If the central office does then the principals will be able to which will help teachers to so that student learning will Copyright University of Washington- Center for Educational Leadership

I used to think –effectiveness is based on opinions and judgments –average and mediocrity was accepted in the classroom –it was about teaching –the principal told everyone what to do –instruction came from textbooks –facts and knowledge were the basics –isolation allowed me to be creative Now I think –effectiveness is based on evidence and data –average is over (Thomas Friedman) –it is about learning –we have a collegial responsibility –we can design learning based on standards and frameworks –conceptual understanding and application are essential –collaboration is necessary to be creative Paradigm Shifts