1. Monitoring and Motivating Your Principal
Andrew Bratspis

2. First Order of Business
Please find the SAM/Principal Team Performance Rubric and self-assess where your average daily meeting falls on the rubric.
Circle three things that you currently are NOT doing, that you think you could easily implement into your daily meetings.

3. (Phi Delta Kappan. May 2013 Vol. 94 Issue 8, p. 27)
“Learning should be at the center of a school leader’s job, with good principals shaping the course of the school from inside the classroom and outside the office.”
–Jody D Spiro
(Phi Delta Kappan. May 2013 Vol. 94 Issue 8, p. 27)

4. Objectives of the Session
To understand the important role a SAM has to monitor and motivate the principal
To understand the impact a SAM can have on how, when, what, and with whom a principal is working with
To provide strategies and tools SAMS can begin implementing and applying immediately

5. Norms No…not that Norm A quick informal assessment
Hold up your green card if you have norms for your daily SAMs meeting
Hold up your red card if you do not have norms…yet
No…not that Norm

6. The Importance of Norms
Keeps meetings focused
Keeps meetings efficient
CAN remove personal bias/agendas
Provides an opportunity to step outside of your comfort zone…
A great change agent
No…not this Norm either

7. Today’s Norms Stay Engaged Speak Your Truth Experience Discomfort
Expect and Accept non-closure
Listen for Understanding
Self-Monitor electronics
Respect all perspectives**
(Glenn Singleton)

8. Snowball Fight Approximately 2 minutes to draft your answer
30 second snowball fight
Try not to aim for heads
At the end of the 30 seconds, pick up one snowball and head back to your seat.

9. What are some ways that you monitor your administrator during the SAMs process?

10. Share Small and Share Big
Share your snowballs with your table.
Select two from the table to share out.

11. Essentials to Help Monitor and Motivate

12. Know Your Principal! Learning style survey Help w/entry points
Interest survey w/goals
How can you celebrate in a meaningful way?
Under what conditions does he/she work best?

13. Who Does Your Principal Work With the Most?
Some principals gravitate towards comfort zones
Some principals gravitate towards areas of concern
Very few will maintain a balance of opportunity for teachers
That’s the SAMs job!

14. The Importance of Time Track

15. The MOST Important Aspect
Make sure the data points are being accurately input
Originally
During reconciliation
Did you do it?
How much time was actually instructional?
What follow up can I schedule for you?
Being consistent in choosing descriptors
Descriptor definitions resource

16. During Data Entry Clarify by paraphrasing! What I heard you say was….
Are you saying that…
Help me understand…
What you expect from me is…

17. Having Accurate Data
Make sure that all stakeholders, groups, and first responders list are updated as changes take place
Without accurate and up to date data, monitoring and motivating is futile

18. Let the Data Serve as an Entry Point
SAM should familiarize himself/herself with all graphs available
To use them, you need to know about them
Ask at least ONE question/meeting from the graphs
Have the principal’s goals printed to reference often

20. Graph Walk Pamela SAMple’s goals
Explore the different graphs displayed
Write questions on the provided chart paper that you might ask your Principal based on the graphs.

21. Looking at the Data as a SAM
Take ownership
Ask questions to promote growth…
Help focus walkthroughs or feedback

22. “What specifically will you be looking at today during walkthroughs?”
Posted Objectives
Classroom arrangement
Word Walls
Higher Order Questioning
Discussion Techniques
Student engagement
Student callouts
Student work

23. During the Next Daily Meeting
Ask the three essential questions that a SAM should ask with every event.
Did you do it?
How much of it was instructional?
What follow-up do you want me to schedule?

24. Dig a Little Deeper Can you tell me a little bit more of what you saw?
What is one thing we could celebrate based off of that?
How do you know?
What is one thing you would like to see improved?
How can I help you achieve this?
When would you like to observe this again?

25. The Next Observation Before
Remind him/her of the purpose of the walkthrough/observation.
After
During reconciliation, ask your 3 standard questions…which are?

26. Depending on How it Went
Ask different reflective questions
What is another way we might get through to the teacher?
What would the teacher say he/she needs?
What criteria are you using to observe this?
Schedule a celebration!

27. Celebrate You must be able to recognize the efforts and/or change
Celebrate in a variety of ways
Verbal praise
Buy a treat from the interest survey

28. Give One Get One
Write 3 different ideas of ways that you might celebrate the hard work of your administrator.
Get up and share with your peers. Write down different ideas that you think might work for your administrator.

29. Wrapping Up Know and celebrate your role! Enter in data accurately
Use the data as entry points
Be organized
Have an arsenal of questions
Celebrate often and in a multitude of ways