1. June 28, 2011 Superintendents Conference Elevating the Importance of Great Teachers and Learning

2. Overview Introductions and Greeting Overview of Core Elements Teacher Leadership Presentation – Lisa Lowe, Tony Tagliente (Boone County) Collaborative Teams Presentation – Sonya Lettieri, Sandy D'Alesio, Amy Angle, Kathy Griffith, Stacy Slack, Jennifier Marchese (Weir Middle School, Hancock County) Superintendents Reaction

3. Core Elements Create opportunities to acknowledge and celebrate the importance of teachers and learning Create a professional and collaborative atmosphere that values teacher voice and teacher leadership Provide adequate individual and collaborative planning time, tools and resources to enhance teacher effectiveness. Create evaluation and professional development systems that identify and reward proficiency, promote reflection and advance professional growth. Compensate teachers in ways that will attract quality educators to the profession, promote professional growth, and reward collective results.

4. Elevating Teaching & Learning Acknowledge and Celebrate Value Teacher Voice & Leadership Collaborative Planning Time Evaluation and Professional Development Systems Compensate Teachers

5. Elevating Teaching & Learning Acknowledge and Celebrate Value Teacher Voice & Leadership Collaborative Planning Time Evaluation and Professional Development Systems Compensate Teachers

6. Elevating Teaching and Learning Professional and Collaborative Atmosphere Values teacher voice Values teacher leadership Boone County Leadership Development Program

7. Year of implementation 2008 First participants to complete the program

8. Focusing on Leadership for the 21 st Century Preparing future principals, aspiring leaders and teacher leaders To improve curriculum, instruction and student achievement Program framework was designed around the Correlates of Effective Schools Boone County Leadership Development Program

9. Benefits and Effectiveness Field Experiences- Job shadowing and principal interviews Modules Leadership Principles Lincoln on Leadership Importance of school culture ISLLC Internship Boone County Leadership Development Program

10. Impact on Leadership Teacher leader values Student achievement Future principal preparation Boone County Leadership Development Program

11. Elevating Teaching & Learning Acknowledge and Celebrate Value Teacher Voice & Leadership Collaborative Planning Time Evaluation and Professional Development Systems Compensate Teachers

12. Weir Middle, Hancock County Collaborative Teams Goals and objectives of WMS AYP or Non-AYP Structure/Format of WMS Emerging Growth Model vs. Status Model PLC Room

15. Weir Middle, Hancock County Collaborative Teams Individual Planning Time Schedule Embedded PLCs Other PLCs

16. Weir Middle, Hancock County Collaborative Teams Tools and Resources SEEDS technology PLC Room Lexia RTI Room RTI interventions

17. Weir Middle, Hancock County Collaborative Teams Impact on Elevating Teachers

18. Questions and Comments

19. Superintendents Reactions