1. BUILDING THE MOSAIC OF DIVISION LEADERSHIP FOR VTSS September 25, 2012 Ebbie Linaburg Assistant Supt. Shenandoah County Public Schools

4. Our Goals in Shenandoah County Public Schools

5. To focus on student learning and the use of research based instruction.

6. To help our students succeed to the best of their ability.

7. To focus on enhancing the performance of ALL students in a system where classroom teachers, specialists and special education teachers can work together.

8. To provide data-based decision-making for any students who may be in need of extra interventions for improving their performance.

9. To provide our teachers and schools with an efficient way to evaluate the effectiveness of the school’s instructional program.

10. As educators, we are constantly seeking ways to improve our effectiveness. We want to learn how to work SMARTER not HARDER.

11. Advocacy can only be based upon understanding Utilize Vocabulary/Make it the Common Vocabulary of the Division Articulate how this process fits into the division’s educational philosophy

13. Principal advocacy is essential to get teacher buy-in. Help t0 develop an understanding of the process. Guide the discussions. Ask questions. Set Non-negotiables

14. Allow Risk-Taking

15. Money Time

16. The Right Tools Provide Training

17. Opportunities to Share

18. Remember…change occurs in cycles…

20. Two steps forward, one step back. One step forward, two steps back.

21. Don’t Let People Say No!! No Excuses

22. Build Support School Board Presentations All instructional supervisors should be knowledgeable and involved Build your CORE team on the division level Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Directors of Instruction – Elementary, Middle and Secondary Title I Special Education LEP

24. Use the resources provided by VDOE, other divisions, websites, etc. Use judgment – what works with the vision and goals of your division. Guide the discussion. Understand that there will be naysayers – both within and outside of the division. Acknowledge that schools will have different growth rates. They WILL be in different places at different times.

26. Teachers are talking about progress of individual students. Collaboration to meet the needs of students has increased. Elementary and Middle School Principals know performance levels of every student in reading and mathematics. The expectation is that every student will make a year’s worth of progress. Elementary principals have set ambitious goals.

27. Parents have been appreciative of the help offered to their students to meet immediate needs. Parent-teacher conferences are data driven. Our high schools are developing programs to meet specific needs/weaknesses of students. Middle and High Schools are exploring schedule changes to best meet the instructional needs of students. Our teachers are more prepared for the new Teacher Evaluation Standards.

28. Ebbie Linaburg Assistant Superintendent Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Shenandoah County Public Schools eklinaburg@shenandoah.k12.va.us