1. Focus on Stakeholder Voices in North Carolina
Aligning CCSSO Workgroup Problems of Practice
Across State-Agency Divisions

2. CCSSO Workgroups Supporting Principal Professional Learning
Supporting Students Below Grade Level
NSCEE 2017 Teacher Leadership Convening 
Group 1
Lynne Johnson
Tom Tomberlin
Robert Sox
Group 2
Amy Jablonski
Tiffany Perkins
Group 3
Jen DeNeal
Robert Sox

4. Information Flow Within a Dynamic System is COMPLEX
The Problem We All Face
For each group
Assumptions
Beliefs
Goals
Priorities
Impact the information flow in ways that either Clarify or Constrain progress
Information Flow Within a Dynamic System is COMPLEX

5. Our Context: New Leadership Priorities
“Johnson says he’s embarking on a tour to meet with teachers, parents, students,
and community leaders around the state
to develop his “vision of action items.”

6. So….. What to do? GUIDE, and SUPPORT Do what’s best for STUDENTS
…for those who TEACH them
AND…for those who LEAD,
GUIDE, and SUPPORT
those teachers

7. Finding the right outputs to contribute to classroom outcomes:
We, work with (whom)?
Taking strategic action to improve (what)?
So that (who)?
Will better understand and be able to communicate to others about (what)?
In order to build strength and success (where)?

8. Across the strata of public education, It comes together like this:
Iteration
We:
Work with:
Taking strategic action to improve:
So that:
Will better understand, and be able to communicate to others about:
In order to build strength and success in the: 1
Classroom Teachers
Teachers
Student Learning
Students
Knowledge and skills required by the curriculum
Classrooms 2
School Leadership
Grade Chairs
Committee Chairs
Instructional Coaches
Admin
Tools for improving student learning
Classroom
Best Practices
Leadership
Data
Communication
Curriculum
Initiatives
Individual School 3
District Central Services
Principals
Literacy Coaches
Teacher Leaders
Tools and structures that support collaboration, communication and learning
Strategic support processes
Skills to support adult learning
School District 4
District Leaders
Central Services Departments
District vision, tools and structures that support collaboration, communication and learning
Central Services
Departments
District Vision
District Goals
Department
District 5
State Education Agents
Superintendents
School Leaders
Understanding of state initiatives, policy and statutory requirements
All Educators
The actions required to help all students become college and career ready
State of North Carolina

9. We typically operate on this action path
Iteration
We:
Work with:
Taking strategic action to improve:
So that:
Will better understand, and be able to communicate to others about:
In order to build strength and success in the: 1
Classroom Teachers
Teachers
Student Learning
Students
Knowledge and skills required by the curriculum
Classrooms 2
School Leadership
Grade Chairs
Committee Chairs
Instructional Coaches
Admin
Tools for improving student learning
Classroom
Best Practices
Leadership
Data
Communication
Curriculum
Initiatives
Individual School 3
District Central Services
Principals
Literacy Coaches
Teacher Leaders
Tools and structures that support collaboration, communication and learning
Strategic support processes
Skills to support adult learning
School District 4
District Leaders
Central Services Departments
District vision, tools and structures that support collaboration, communication and learning
Central Services
Departments
District Vision
District Goals
Department
District 5
State Education Agents
Superintendents
School Leaders
Understanding of state initiatives, policy and statutory requirements
All Educators
The actions required to help all students become college and career ready
State of North Carolina

10. Problem of Practice
Problem: Typically, NCDPI Professional Development offerings to principals are designed to address state agency priorities and goals, with both variance and redundancy across divisions. Principals have traditionally had a limited voice in what types of PD are offered by the state education agency, resulting in haphazard alignment of state-wide PD offerings to field-based needs.
Need: To develop strategies for identifying state-wide professional learning priorities that align with State Board of Education goals and also consider the unique needs of targeted educators.
District Leaders and Principals
Curriculum Directors and Principals
Teacher Leaders and Principals

11. Our Problem of Practice Alignment Seeks to Connect Across Strata
Iteration
We:
Work with:
Taking strategic action to improve:
So that:
Will better understand, and be able to communicate to others about:
In order to build strength and success in the: 1
Classroom Teachers
Teachers
Student Learning
Students
Knowledge and skills required by the curriculum
Classrooms 2
School Leadership
Grade Chairs
Committee Chairs
Instructional Coaches
Admin
Tools for improving student learning
Classroom
Best Practices
Leadership
Data
Communication
Curriculum
Initiatives
Individual School 3
District Central Services
Principals
Literacy Coaches
Teacher Leaders
Tools and structures that support collaboration, communication and learning
Strategic support processes
Skills to support adult learning
School District 4
District Leaders
Central Services Departments
District vision, tools and structures that support collaboration, communication and learning
Central Services
Departments
District Vision
District Goals
Department
District 5
State Education Agents
Superintendents
School Leaders
Understanding of state initiatives, policy and statutory requirements
All Educators
The actions required to help all students become college and career ready
State of North Carolina

12. Workgroups as Subgroups of the State Agency:
Iteration
We:
Work with:
Taking strategic action to improve:
So that:
Will better understand, and be able to communicate to others about:
In order to build strength and success in the:
Supporting Principals
Workgroup
Educator Effectiveness
District Leaders
Principals
Tools for improving Educator Instructional Practice
Best Practices
Leadership
Data
Communication
Curriculum
Initiatives
Individual School
Supporting Students
Curriculum & Instruction
Curriculum Leaders
Tools and structures that support collaboration, communication and learning
School Leadership
Teachers
Implementing Standards and Supporting Student Learning
School District
Teacher Leadership
Collaborative instructional leadership actions
Teacher Leaders
Best practices in peer to peer instructional leadership
District 5
State Education Agents
Superintendents
School Leaders
Understanding of state initiatives, policy and statutory requirements
All Educators
The actions required to help all students become college and career ready
State of North Carolina

13. Principal Supports and Professional Learning Outputs
Regional Principal READY Sessions (Regionally Scheduled)
Data trends and Implications
Regional Differentiation
Feedback Loop
Teacher Credentialing and Policy Task Force (Quarterly)
Langford Quality Management Tools
MTSS Model and Delivery Strategies
Standards Implementation
Home Base Design Workgroup (Quarterly)
District Implementation
School Delivery

14. Supporting Students Below Grade Level Outputs
Pilot: Curriculum & Instruction Capacity Support (Quarterly)
Langford Quality Management Tools
MTSS Model and Delivery Strategies
Infrastructure for Standards Implementation
State-Wide Curriculum Collaborative (Semi Annual)
State-Wide Priority Review
Interactive Workgroups
Collaborative Problem Solving
MTSS District Cohort Support (Regionally Scheduled)
District Implementation
School Delivery

15. Teacher Leadership Outputs
Teacher Leadership Focus Groups (Regionally Scheduled)
State-Wide Priority Review
Local Needs Discussion
Interactive Workgroups
Feedback Loops
External Partner Engagement
Regional Education Service Alliance Directors
Institutes of Higher Education: Teacher Preparation
The Hope Street Group
NBPTS

16. Common Problem Solving Tools
Plus Delta
Assessing Outcomes
Affinity Diagram
Organizing and aggregating priorities
Consensogram
Visualizing Patterns of Understanding
Logic Models
Establishing Priorities
Outcomes
Outputs
Tasks
Mapping Actions

17. Thoughts - Questions