Heather Davis Schmidt, Ed.D. Julie Hainline

Building Capacity TOP DOWN BOTTOM UP MIDDLE OUT Petti, A. (2010) Circles of leadership. Journal of Staff Development, 55 (6),

Coaching Layers One to One Small Group (PLCs) Large Group Instructional Rounds Special projects Curriculum/ Assessment Allen, J. (2009) Layered coaching, Portland, ME: Choice Literacy, Stenhouse Publishers.

Large Group District-level Curriculum Development District and Building-level Data Analysis District and building-level PIR and Early Out

SMALL GROUP (Professional Learning Communities) Content area and grade- level team planning and data meetings Study Groups 4 eight-week sessions per year (6-8 teachers per group) New Teacher Cohorts Meet half-day every other month, group observations and reflection; meet 2 hours every other month as district-wide cohort

New Teacher Cohorts 1 st and 2 nd year support 3 rd year support if needed New to teaching 1 st and 2 nd year support 3 rd year support if needed New to district 1 st year support 2 nd (and 3 rd ) year support if needed New to grade-level or content area

One to One Team teaching and planning Modeling evidence- based instructional strategies Feedback through non-evaluative observation and video

Instructional Coach District (Coordinator) Principal Instructional Rounds

Curriculum/ Assessment and Special Projects Seena Demmons Robyn Nuttall Melanie Charlson Crista Anderson Read 180 Implementation Middle school advanced math DMI Moodle development DIBELS Next Pilot DLI course development High school DMI development iPod Touch Pilot at Lowell SuccessMaker implementation 21C Innovation workgroup leader 21C Professionalism workgroup 21C Communications workgroup MCPS Online Implementation Assessment Institute This is a sample list, not all inclusive.

Instructional Coaching Team Assignments Seena Demmons Melanie Charlson (HEATHER DAVIS SCHMIDT) Hellgate High School Seeley-Swan HS Russell Elementary Lowell Elementary 1 Robyn Nuttall Crista Anderson (JULIE HAINLINE) Big Sky High School CS Porter M.S. Franklin Elementary Hawthorne Elem 2

SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN STUDY GROUPS STUDY GROUP SESSION 1 Learning Environment STUDY GROUP SESSION 2 Instructional Practice STUDY GROUP SESSION 3 Curriculum & Assessment STUDY GROUP SESSION 4 Team Choice Title I team retreat, specific, targeted professional learning centered around coaching NEW TEACHER COHORTS (TITLE I BLDG GROUPS) HALF- DAY NEW TEACHER COHORTS (FOR ALL K- 12 SCHOOLS) 2 HOUR MEETING Annual Look at Structure

DISTRICT PIR DISTRICT DATA-ANALYSIS BUILDING PIR BUILDING DATA MEETINGS GRADE-LEVEL TEAM MTGS CONTENT AREA TEAM MTGS ONE TO ONE COACHING CURRICULUM/ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL PROJECTS INSTRUCTIONAL ROUNDS Additional Look at Annual Structure: ONGOING THROUGHOUT YEAR

Sample Quarterly Study Group Session Schedule SESSION 1 (QTR 1) SESSION 2 (QTR 2) SESSION 3 (QTR 3) SESSION 4 (QTR 4) LEARNING ENVIRONMENT INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT TEAM CHOICE Meets EIGHT times during the nine-week quarter Voluntary participation, outside of contract hours Before and after school options rotate each session Incentive provided through professional learning continuum 6-8 participant maximum New sessions created based on demand

Weekly Look at Structure MON Hellgate HS TUE Lowell WED Seeley-Swan THU DISTRICT PLC FRI Russell 7-8am Study Group 8-9am Work in classrooms or New Teacher Cohort TITLE I PLC Work in classrooms or New Teacher Cohort 9-10am 10-11am 11-12pm Available for drop-in LUNCH Available for drop-in 12-1pmLUNCH Prep for Early Out & Special Projects LUNCH 1-2pm Work in classrooms 2-3pm Prep for teacher collaboration and special projects Early Out Prep for teacher collaboration and special projects 3-4pm Study Group

Training for coaches  Molly Blakely June 2011 (also includes intervention specialists) half-day on-site consultations 4x throughout (also includes principals)  MCPS Online (wiki) Bootcamp, May 23rd participation in summer CASC work with wiki ELA, School Counseling, Library-Media  Spring coaches meeting analyze structure create plan for evaluating effectiveness read Circles of Leadership (Petti, 2010) for discussion  Fall coaches retreat create google form(s)  Assessment Institute Mary Jo Swartley also includes principal & 4 teachers from each Region 3 building  Off-site, in-depth coaching training Learning Forward Coaches Academy ○ 6 day Intensive Program ○ Three, 2 day intensive sessions ○ Facilitating teacher-learning teams; supporting teachers role as observer/feedback; dealing with resistance; fierce conversations; accountability; sustainability  Conferences for focused training and research updates: IRA NCTM ASCD