2. Principal Supervisors as System Engineers:
Using Simple Tools & Principal Feedback to Sharpen Instructional Leadership in Schools
Ana Arroyo, Principal, Parkwood Elementary School, School District U-46
Lisa Jackson, Coordinator of Assessment and Accountability, School District U-46
Ushma Shah, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools, Instruction and Equity, School District U-46
Presentation at the National Summit for Principal Supervisors
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
April 26, 2018
Lisa

3. “You’re from where? “Elgin, it’s in Illinois.”
Lisa
2nd largest school district in Illinois--Elgin and 10 surrounding communities
90 square miles
37 Miles from Wrigley Field, Home of the 2017 World Champion Chicago Cubs

4. Our Schools and Our Students
Attendance rate 94%
Graduation rate 86%
Languages spoken in district homes 103
Low-income 58%
English Learner 28%
IEP/Special Needs 13%
54 Schools
2,489 Teachers
40 Elementary Schools (preK - 6)
2 Early Childhood Centers (preK)
8 Middle Schools (7-8)
5 Comprehensive High Schools (9- 12)
2 Alternative Secondary Programs
Lisa

5. Demographics of Our District Students
Lisa

6. Who is in the Room? Share with a partner/s in the next 4 minutes:
What is your role/how many schools do you support?
What is the demographic snapshot of your district?
Why did you decide to attend this session?
Lisa

7. Let’s sort the system! Take the components out of the bag
Arrange them in a way that represents how these components might fit together in a system
*You can use any surface around you, work independently, with a partner or with a group
Lizza
Introduce the activity and process what it looks like
Walk around and see what is in the room

8. All - ask the group to share out how their configuration was different/similar to this one.

9. Ushma

10. Elementary School Improvement Planning
Ushma

11. Our Definition of an Ecosystem
A Leadership Development Ecosystem offers an organizational network of opportunities for school leaders to interact and reflect with one another at the individual, group and system levels in order to grow their professional standards-based practices through structured, adaptive and job-embedded experiences that advance the strategic and instructional goals of the school system so that all students achieve.
Ushma Individual reflection about how /does not connect with their own understanding of their role. We will come back a later in session.

12. Past Leadership Supports in U-46
Formal Evaluation Process
1-2 Supervisor Visits
Summative Conference
Elementary Principal Meeting
Monthly Operational/ Instructional Meeting
Focused Supports
External Mentor for 1st Year Principals
Ushma Point out that school visits were 1-2 a year and without goal focus
Monthly meetings with a mix operational information and curriculum items

13. Current Leadership Development Ecosystem
Formal Evaluation Process
Goal-setting Conference
Formal Observation 1
Formal Observation 2
Summative Conference
Elementary Principal Meetings
Instructional Leadership Meeting (*PLNs)
(full day/monthly)
Operational Excellence Meeting
(2-hours after school/monthly)
Coaching PD Meeting
(monthly)
Strategic Supervisor Supports
1st-year Principal Cohort
2nd-year Principal Cohort
3rd-year Principal Cohort
AP Cohort
1st Yr Principal
Weekly 1:1
Differentiated Leadership Development
Representation on District-wide Committees/ Advisories/
Workgroups
Local Professional Conferences Aligned to Goals
Ushma

14. Toolkit Example: U-46 Elementary Principal Learning Networks
Lisa

15. Hattie/ Title I/ SIP Template
Toolkit Example: Hattie Effect Size/Title I /School Improvement Plan Template
Hattie/ Title I/ SIP Template
Lisa

16. Parkwood SIP Plan and Process
Lizza to reference goals/process: Goal A - how the team discussed and decided on teacher collaboration/CORE Cycle as the methodology/tool and Goal C - Intent of Title I, Innovation proposal as the tool
El proceso que el equipo que hacemos
Highlight pieces Goal A
Tool kit that makes our work goes faster
Goal C: Using Title one
Tool kits that makes our work with title one
Nature of team and how we lead the process

17. Parkwood Theory of Action
Self Awareness: If I invest in the four domains of teaching: planning and preparation, the classroom environment, instruction and professional responsibilities I will engage all students in learning and growth.
Group Awareness: If we invest in collaborative work centered on student outcomes and instruction, then we will create a culture of shared responsibility and students will demonstrate proficiency in the standards.
Lizza:
Interpretation CORE Cycle
TOOL kits
Add links

18. Toolkit Example: U-46 CORE Cycle Method
The Collaborative Cycle is embedded in the four domains of teaching: -Planning and Preparation -The Classroom Environment -Instruction -Professional Responsibilities
Lizza

19. Toolkit Example: U-46 CORE Cycle Method
Parkwood Core Cycle
Lizza
Share the process of how we came about through our data analysis of the Title 1 template

20. Innovation Proposal template
Lizza
Overview and what is the point of it and providing opportunity that site is creative and a sign off

21. Principal Supervisor Standards for Educational Leadership
Standard 1. Principal Supervisors dedicate their time to helping principals grow as instructional leaders.
Standard 2. Principal Supervisors coach and support individual principals and engage in effective professional learning.
Standard 3. Principal Supervisors use evidence of principal’s effectiveness to determine necessary improvements in principal’s practice to foster a positive educational environment
Standard 4. Principal Supervisors engaged principals in the formal district principal evaluation process in ways that help them grow as instructional leaders.
Ushma

22. Principal Supervisor Standards for Effective Functioning of the District
Standard 5. Principal Supervisors advocate for and inform the coherence of organizational vision, policies and strategies to support schools and student learning.
Standard 6. Principal Supervisors assist the district in ensuring the community of schools with
which they engage are culturally/socially responsive and have equitable access to resources
necessary for the success of each student.
Ushma

23. Principal Supervisor Standards for Capacity and Effectiveness
Standard 7. Principal Supervisors engage in their own development and continuous
improvement to help principals grow as instructional leaders.
Standard 8. Principal Supervisors lead strategic change that continuously elevates the
performance of schools and sustains high-quality educational programs and opportunities
across the district.
Ushma

24. Ask the group to think/pair/share around connections between ideas/systems/models shared here and their practice.

25. Your Questions/Group Discussion
All

26. Let’s Keep in Touch Ana Arroyo anaarroyo@u-46.org
Lisa Jackson
Ushma Shah