1. 1 21 st Century Teaching Profession Jack D. Dale, Superintendent Fairfax County Public Schools

2. 12 th largest U.S. school district –174,000 students Increasing diversity and poverty –11% African-American, 19% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 46% white, 6% Multiracial –24% Qualify for Free or Reduced Price Lunch –20% Limited English Proficient 14,000 teachers, 239 schools Generally high levels of student achievement $2.3 Billion Budget 2

3. Professional Learning in the Learning Profession: Four differences found abroad: Ample time for PD structured into teachers’ work lives Beginning Teachers receive extensive mentoring and induction supports Teachers are widely encouraged to participate in school decision making Governments provide significant levels of support for additional professional development 3

4. Effective Teacher Development: Time Substantial contact hours of PD (ranging from 30-100 hours in total) spread over 6 to 12 months showed a positive and significant effect on student achievement gains Intensive PD efforts that offered an average of 49 hours in a year boosted student achievement by approximately 21 percentile points 4

5. 5 Overview of Prior Teacher Compensation Systems Supply and Demand Length of Service College Credits Performance & Merit Knowledge & Skills Professional Roles

6. 6 Assumptions for Professional Roles Compensation System Teaching is now full-time Teaching includes duties outside of the classroom Effective schools require teamwork Multiple careers exist in education Teaching must be attractive to recruits

7. 7 Professional Educator Role Options School Improvement Feeder/Cluster Improvement Classroom Instruction New Teacher Support Student Transitions Extended Student Learning Traditional Classroom Role

8. 8 Teacher Leadership Then Time-clock culture Isolated responsibility Narrow job description 180 Days in Classroom Teacher with groups of students Now Professional culture Shared responsibility Broader, more flexible role Full time - classroom and teams Student with groups of teachers

9. 9 Goals for Teacher Leadership Student achievement Instructional innovation Professional Learning Community Teacher retention Cost efficiencies

10. 10 Pilot Implementation 24 schools 16 elementary 3 middle school 5 high school 425 teachers 100% at one ES and one HS 6-7 at four schools $2.1 Million initial cost

11. Elementary School Demographics 11

12. Dogwood ES SOL Results 12

13. Westlawn ES SOL Results 13

14. Woodburn ES SOL Results 14

15. Middle School Demographics 15

16. Glasgow MS SOL Results 16

17. South County MS SOL Results 17

18. High School Demographics 18

19. Marshall High School IB Participation Percentages 19

20. South County High School AP Participation Percentages 20

21. West Springfield High School AP Participation Percentages 21

22. The Challenge Index 22

23. Elementary School Climate 23

24. Middle School Climate 24

25. High School Climate 25

26. 26 Issues – HR/Personnel Time and attendance record keeping Continuing contract rights Flexible days/year Different contracts Contract decisions in future years

27. 27 Issues – Budget Planning Calculating savings Cost for full-time contract Added employer costs Change in overhead Multi-year phase-in

28. 28 Issues – Unions/Employees Wages, hours and working conditions Two types of contracts Adding days vs. reducing time demands Union leadership vs. others Competition between organizations Negotiating selection processes

29. 29 Issues – Principals & Schools Multi-year school plan Job descriptions Master work calendar Selection of staff Elimination of stipends Delineation of duties Developing teacher leaders Job embedded staff training

30. 30 Issues – District & Community Differing compensation Added time for different employee groups School based leadership Use with other work needs Competitive advantage

31. 31 Revamping the Teaching Workforce Jack D. Dale, Superintendent Fairfax County Public Schools Jack.Dale@fcps.edu