IU Regional Coordinators February 19, 2013

Pat Hardy - Lead

 Implementation Dates  Refresher Training  Danielson Copyright Issues  Quick Updates  Communications with Charter Schools in Phase 3  Questions from Regional Contacts

 4 Volunteers: Cori, Lori, Cristine, LeeAnn  Conference call to be scheduled w/ planning team  Send suggested training topics  Communicate w/ P. Bevan  Send out registration

 Efficiency of paper forms  Cost of digital products

 Differentiated Supervision  FAQ Document  Teachscape Licenses

 Webinar Schedule - 2-hour webinars for both TE and PE Projects  10:00am – 11:00am  Focus on TE Issues  11:00am – noon  Focus on PE Issues  Dates:  March 19 May 21  April 16 June 18

 To better facilitate communications, the following individuals will serve as primary point of contact for IU Regional Coordinators:  Teacher Effectiveness Deb Wynn, (717) ,  Principal Effectiveness Carla Wilson, (717) ,

Robert Holbrook - Lead

 Review of the expectations for Phase II participants.  RTTT questions/expectations for Phase II participants  Question regarding the development of a observation collection tool  Report on the CTC work group

 Point #4 of the 'Principal Effectiveness Process for Pilot' document was referenced during the webinar when we discussed component/domain expectations.  Point #4 reads: "Agree upon which components (3-5) representing multiple Domains are to be a focus for the pilot. Try to include at least one component within Domain #3: Leadership for Learning. Also be sure to balance strengths and weaknesses."

 We do not want to contradict the instructions that have been provided by the training facilitators. However, if any accommodations could be made to assist in gathering data on additional components/domains, it would be greatly appreciated.  The additional data would assist the researchers in the validity and reliability studies. If you believe that asking the participants to make these accommodations would only add confusion to the process, we will support your decision to keep things as they have been presented.

 We have received several inquiries regarding the evaluation percentages listed in the RTTT FAQs on their link and the expectations for Phase II.  The matrix on page 7 of the RTTT document states that 25% of the principals have to be trained in , and zero (%) have to be evaluated in  However, there is no summative evaluation associated with Phase II.

 All Phase II participants are expected to complete the following expectations: ◦ Participate in the Turn Around Training ◦ Collaboratively select of 3-5 components (preferably ◦ more) in multiple domains ◦ The supervisors/principals are to use the framework this year and follow the guidelines provided at the ‘Train the Trainer’ event in October. ◦ Completion of the Data Collection Tool

 Phase II of the Principal Effectiveness project is a pilot and the data collected will be used to aid our researchers in their work on the reliability and validity of the document.  RTTT principals should be evaluated in using their present evaluation tool. Data collected from the Principal Framework of Leadership may be used to inform your current evalution process.

 Are there plans for an observation tool for principals to use throughout the school year (created by PDE) to collect evidence of components, or should they continue to use a locally developed tool? ◦ PDE has not developed an observation tool to collect evidence throughout the school year, nor are there any plans to develop such a tool. ◦ If a local LEA has an observation collection tool in place, we would recommend continue using that instrument. We would also ask that the local LEA share their observation collection tool with the Principal Effectiveness Team.

 On Thursday, Feb. 14th, members of the Principal Effectiveness Team met with CTC Directors from across the Commonwealth.  These CTC Directors represented the diversity among the CTC organizations.  Act 82 states that the term “principal” shall include a building principal, an assistant principal, a vice principal or a director of vocational education.

 Our goals were: ◦ Review the development of the Framework for Leadership ◦ Review the domains/components of the Framework for Leadership ◦ Emphasize the skills necessary to be an educational leader ◦ Begin the development of appropriate sources of evidence for each domain/component

 We are planning to categorize the sources of evidence for CTC Directors and ask them to review the document for accuracy as well as provide further suggestions.

 Webinar Schedule - 2-hour webinars for both TE and PE Projects  10:00am – 11:00am  Focus on TE Issues  11:00am – noon  Focus on PE Issues  Dates:  March 19 May 21  April 16 June 18

 To better facilitate communications, the following individuals will serve as primary point of contact for IU Regional Coordinators:  Teacher Effectiveness Deb Wynn, (717) ,  Principal Effectiveness Carla Wilson, (717) ,