1. Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pennsylvania Inspired Leadership Initiative: Creating Inspired Leaders at All Levels
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2. Pennsylvania Department of Education
Background
Working group of educators
Developed common set of standards for school leadership
Work informed by PAIU advisory committee
Focus on leadership for improving student achievement!
Last year, a group of educators, led by Stinson Stroup of PASA met over the course of the winter to develop a common set of standards for school leaders. The Working Group on School Leadership was comprised of District Superintendents, Principals, Intermediate Unit personnel, Higher Education representatives and representatives of various professional organizations. The chairs of this working group were Stinson Stroup, Executive Director of PASA and Terry Barnaby, Associate Executive Director of PSEA.
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3. Pennsylvania Department of Education

4. Pennsylvania Department of Education
Leadership Standards
Three “Core” Leadership Standards
Six “Corollary” Leadership Standards
Two Program Components: “Grow” and “Support”
2005/06: Four sites- 2 “Grow” and 2 “Support”
2006/07: Eight sites; each with a “Grow”
and a “Support” program
From the work of the study team, Three Core and Six Corollary Leadership Standards were developed. These standards are the focus of the PA Inspired Leadership Sites that will be established throughout the commonwealth by Intermediate Unit Regions. Ultimately, there will be eight sites; each with a Grow and a Support program.
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5. Pennsylvania Department of Education
Core Standards
The leader has the knowledge and skills to think and plan strategically, creating an organizational vision around personalized student success.
The leader is grounded in standards-based systems theory and design and is able to transfer that knowledge to his/her job as the architect of standards-based reform in the school.
The leader knows how to access and use appropriate data to inform decision-making at all levels of the system.
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Corollary Standards
The leader:
Creates a culture of teaching and learning with an emphasis on learning.
Manages resources for effective results.
Collaborates, communicates, engages, and empowers others inside and outside of the organization to pursue excellence in learning.
Operates in a fair and equitable manner with personal and professional dignity.
Advocates for children and public education in the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context.
Supports professional growth of self and others through practice and inquiry.
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7. Program Component: Grow
“Grow” – Regions 5 & 7 in
Cohort of novice principals and assistant principals (in their first three years)
Training using the National Institute for School Leadership (NISL) curriculum created by National Center for Education and the Economy (NCEE) using research on effective school leadership
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8. Program Component: Support
Support: Regions 4 & 8 in
Experienced school administrators- more than 3 years (Superintendents, Directors, Assistant Superintendents, Principals)
Training using PA-adapted version of Total Leaders curriculum previously developed and delivered through the PLDC (PA Leadership Development Center)
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Building Leadership Capacity State-wide: Developing a cadre of future program facilitators
Imbedded facilitator/participants in all Grow program trainings from all four regions
Imbedded facilitator/participants in all Support program trainings from all four regions
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10. Benefits to Program Participants
Cohort-based leadership group
Act 48 credit
No cost for NISL or Total Leadership training during first two years
Opportunities for creating a network of colleagues state-wide who face similar challenges
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11. Regional Advisory Committee
Membership: representatives from Intermediate Units, higher education, school districts, elected representatives, education groups, Distinguished Educators, Page One schools, foundations, business and community organizations.
Purpose: to provide insight into current leadership initiatives in the region, methods of promoting and sustaining the programs, and analyzing the results of the Initiative
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12. Pennsylvania Department of Education
Contact Information: Regional Site Coordinators
SUPPORT PROGRAMS (05-06)
Region 4 (IU 9, 16, 17)
Donna Mettler
(570) x1122
Region 8 (IU 4, 5, 6, 28)
Kim Zippie
(724) x277
GROW PROGRAMS (05-06)
Region 5 (IU 12, 13, 15)
Michael Clemens
(717)
Region 7 (IU 1, 2, 3, 7, 27)
Joe Lachowicz
(412)
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13. Pennsylvania Department of Education
Contact Information: PDE Project Team
Juan Baughn, PDE, Project Leader
(717)
Sharon Brumbaugh, PDE, Project Leader
(717)
Jacqueline Kearns-Barber, Project Manager
(717)
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