1. Community of Practice and Calibration for School Administrators
Stafford Superintendent:
Dr. Patricia Collin
Stafford Director of Curriculum and Instruction:
Mr. Michael Bednarz
EASTCONN Director of Center for Educational Leadership:
Amy Drowne

2. Stafford’s Story Finding time for administrator professional growth
Description of our evolution (process)
Finding time for administrator professional growth
Finding the right mechanisms and tools
Administrative Council meetings and retreat
New administrators and calibration
Amy

3. District Strategic Actions for 2015-2016
If we increase the quality of inquiry through problem solving and questioning, then students will perform at higher levels.
If we create and utilize valid assessments and analyze this data to drive instruction, then all students will demonstrate growth over time.
District Strategic Actions for
Pat
Discuss district strategic actions and alignment to school improvement goals

4. School Improvement Goal Setting
Pat
Graphic from University of Washington

5. Shift in the Conversation
From observational calibration to artifact calibration
From goal conference calibration to mid-year and summative conference calibration
From teacher evaluation to administrator evaluation
From systems of evaluation to professional learning for administrators through a cycle of inquiry model
From administrative meetings to community of practice meetings
From facilitated meetings to peer-to-peer facilitated meetings
Pat

6. NORMS Administrator Community of Practice NORMS
BE Respectful….BE Supportive…..
BE Open-minded
No side conversations-control interruptions
Share long and short term goals
Hear from everyone
Share responsibility
Honor wait time and processing
Don’t take it personal
Trust conversation in the room
Address the ouch
Pat

7. District View: Building Capacity for Growth, Efficacy, and Success
Facilitating a common focus for support and growth
Making best practice, common practice
Common Core Coaching Grant
Curriculum Team goals
Educator Evaluation System- the importance of conversations and feedback
Leadership Standards as a guide for growth for administrators
Increase the quality of inquiry through problem solving and questioning
Create and utilize valid assessments and analyze this data to drive instruction
Michael
SLIDE: Connect what administrator needs are in order to support the teachers

8. Community of Practice SAMPLE Agenda
Amy

9. CT Leader Evaluation and Support Rubric 2015
Amy
Simulation Leadership Rubric Domain 2: Talent Management…2.2 Professional Learning

10. Audience Input and Feedback
Based upon your participation in the simulation and the resulting discussion with colleagues
What did you like? Dislike?
Any insights?
Any questions?
Any suggestions?
If we have a group larger than 20, I would break them into small groups and have them note answers to these questions on chart paper using post its, then have other groups rotate and comment.

11. Stafford Next Steps
Book Study as part of learning process around district goals/theory of action
Revisit ADMIN Evaluation-Incorporate Cycle of Inquiry
District Goals set prior to School Improvement Goals
Pat