1. Washington Unified School District Educational Services Division
Curriculum and Instruction Department
Assistant Principals and Vice Principals Academy
February 22, 2016

2. Breakfast and Networking
7:30-7:50

3. Breakfast and Networking 7:30-7:50
Journal-Write and Share-Out 7:50-8:10
Review Group Norms and Expectations 8:10-8:15
Book Study: Instructional Rounds :15-9:30
Break :30-9:45
Superintendent’s address :45-10:20
For the next meeting :20-10:25
Evaluation and dismissal :25-10:30

4. Journal-Write and Share-Out
7:50-8:10
Journal-Write: 10 minutes
Choose one word that describes you as an instructional leader
Next, identify one professional roadblock that interferes with leadership
In your journals, explain what word you chose to describe yourself as an instructional leader and why. Discuss a roadblock that you are facing in your work. What is your vision to overcome it?
Share-Out: 10 minutes
Break out in triads and discuss your chosen word, your roadblock, and your vision to overcome it

5. Review Group Norms and Expectations
8:10-8:15
Group Norms
Today, we will select Listen to Understand and will demonstrate and practice it during book study.
Expectations
Communication and engagement in leadership were the group’s top two expectations. Today, Superintendent Luna will address the Academy.

6. Book Study 8:15-9:30 Define and practice say the last word protocol
Internalize four key points of instructional core:
Focus on the core
Task predicts performance
Accountability begins in the task
We learn the work by doing the work
Say the last word protocol
Form groups of 4, number off, A, B,C, D.
Partner A goes first. For three minutes partner A uninterrupted comments and responds to the chapters, one part of the chapters that resonated with them, questions they have, disagree with etc.
Partner B comments on partner A's comments, builds on them, offers another perspective, disagrees/agrees etc.
Partner C and D do the same.
Finally partner A finishes for two minutes commenting on the other partners contributions, comments, has the last word.
Repeat cycle until everybody has had the opportunity to 'Say the Last Word’

7. Break
9:30-9:45
9:15-9:30 7

8. Superintendent’s Address
9:45-10:20
9:15-9:30 8

9. For the Next Meeting
10:20-10:25
Re-read chapter 2 and start chapter 3 of Instructional Rounds in Education
Contact Connie VanDorien to schedule a one-on-one coaching session on Instructional Rounds with Edwin Manson before the next meeting
10:00-10:10 9

10. Evaluation On an index card write the following: One aha moment
10:25-10:30
On an index card write the following:
One aha moment
One question that you still have
One recommendation for the next meeting
One commitment for yourself
10:25-10:30 10