STATE ACTION FOR EDUCATION LEADERSHIP PROJECT Jacquelyn O. Wilson, Ed.D. Project Director.

STATE ACTION FOR STATE ACTION FOR EDUCATION LEADERSHIP EDUCATION LEADERSHIP

PROJECTPROJECT

Jacquelyn O. Wilson, Ed.D.Jacquelyn O. Wilson, Ed.D.Project DirectorProject Director

FOCUS OF THE WALLACE FOCUS OF THE WALLACE FOUNDATIONFOUNDATION

OVERALL VISIONOVERALL VISION Has the state defined high quality Has the state defined high quality

leadership?leadership? Is the state leadership vision linked to Is the state leadership vision linked to

teaching and learning?teaching and learning? Is the Governor, legislature, state board Is the Governor, legislature, state board

and Department of Education working to and Department of Education working to make leadership a state priority?make leadership a state priority?

Has the state reviewed current policies Has the state reviewed current policies related to education leadership to related to education leadership to assess their validity?assess their validity?


Does the media write positive stories on Does the media write positive stories on education leadership?education leadership?

What is the public perception of the job?What is the public perception of the job? Is a broad range of stakeholders Is a broad range of stakeholders

involved in thinking about, defining and involved in thinking about, defining and developing leadership policy?developing leadership policy?

Is there a “buzz” about leadership?Is there a “buzz” about leadership?


EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNINGLEARNING Does the state have high-quality Does the state have high-quality

standards for school leaders?standards for school leaders? Is there a valid way to assess the Is there a valid way to assess the

standards?standards? Are there professional development Are there professional development

standards for leaders?standards for leaders? Do leaders Do leaders participateparticipate in high quality in high quality

professional development? Are there professional development? Are there state policies that ensure this?state policies that ensure this?


Do new leaders have pre-service Do new leaders have pre-service opportunities?opportunities?

Does the state have induction or Does the state have induction or mentoring policies?mentoring policies?

Does the state have a mentoring or Does the state have a mentoring or induction system that has been induction system that has been evaluated for effectiveness?evaluated for effectiveness?

Are leaders evaluated in a way that is Are leaders evaluated in a way that is aligned with the standards they are aligned with the standards they are expected to meet?expected to meet?

FOCUS OF THE WALLACE FOUNDATIONFOCUS OF THE WALLACE FOUNDATION

CONDITIONS OF PRACTICE***CONDITIONS OF PRACTICE*** Are salaries competitive for the job required?Are salaries competitive for the job required? Do leaders have the authority for hiring and Do leaders have the authority for hiring and

firing staff?firing staff? Do leaders have authority over their school and Do leaders have authority over their school and

district budgets?district budgets? Are there other incentives that make the job Are there other incentives that make the job

worthwhile?worthwhile? Does the state offer pension portability?Does the state offer pension portability? Do leaders have ongoing support such as Do leaders have ongoing support such as

mentoring?mentoring? Are the school and district building conditions Are the school and district building conditions

clean and safe?clean and safe?


Does the state allow for distributed leadership Does the state allow for distributed leadership models?models?

Has the state helped to develop community Has the state helped to develop community and political support for leadership roles in and political support for leadership roles in schools?schools?

Have the roles and responsibilities of Have the roles and responsibilities of principals, school boards and superintendents principals, school boards and superintendents been clearly delineated and communicated?been clearly delineated and communicated?

Have issues of retention been investigated in Have issues of retention been investigated in the state? Do you know what particular issues the state? Do you know what particular issues your principals face?your principals face?

Do district offices serve as customer service Do district offices serve as customer service providers to schools?providers to schools?

Do leaders have high-quality professional Do leaders have high-quality professional development time and opportunities?development time and opportunities?


CANDIDATE POOL***CANDIDATE POOL*** Are data systems in place where Are data systems in place where

shortages can be identified?shortages can be identified? Does the state have a representative Does the state have a representative

balance in leadership positions? Is there balance in leadership positions? Is there a strategy to recruit diverse people to a strategy to recruit diverse people to leadership positions?leadership positions?

Is there state data on leader retention Is there state data on leader retention and tenure?and tenure?

Is there a mechanism for ensuring that Is there a mechanism for ensuring that high-quality candidates are being high-quality candidates are being recruited to leadership positions?recruited to leadership positions?


Are leaders expected to succession Are leaders expected to succession plan?plan?

Is there a statewide strategy for Is there a statewide strategy for recruitment of the best leaders to hard-recruitment of the best leaders to hard-to-staff schools?to-staff schools?

Are there alternative ways for high-Are there alternative ways for high-quality candidates to enter the system?quality candidates to enter the system?

Are the proper incentives in place to Are the proper incentives in place to attract and keep high-quality attract and keep high-quality candidates?candidates?


LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, PROGRAM ACCREDITATIONPROGRAM ACCREDITATION Are preparation programs linked to Are preparation programs linked to

standards?standards? Are programs evaluated on how well the Are programs evaluated on how well the

candidates meet the standards?candidates meet the standards? Are programs successful at preparing Are programs successful at preparing

2121stst century leaders? century leaders? Are program accreditation standards Are program accreditation standards

aligned with leader standards?aligned with leader standards?


Is the program accreditation process Is the program accreditation process comprehensive and does it ensure program comprehensive and does it ensure program quality?quality?

Does licensure ensure high-quality candidates?Does licensure ensure high-quality candidates? Are licensure requirements easy to navigate?Are licensure requirements easy to navigate? Are there certification opportunities for leaders Are there certification opportunities for leaders

to get advances stature and compensation?to get advances stature and compensation? Are there alternative ways to enter the Are there alternative ways to enter the

education leadership profession?education leadership profession?


GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES**GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES** Is there an appropriate balance of power Is there an appropriate balance of power

between state-district-school?between state-district-school? Are there clear line-of-sight from policy Are there clear line-of-sight from policy

and its implementation?and its implementation? Are the roles and responsibilities of Are the roles and responsibilities of

boards and superintendents clearly boards and superintendents clearly defined?defined?

Is there enough legal authority for Is there enough legal authority for principals to do their jobs?principals to do their jobs?


Is there an appropriate balance of Is there an appropriate balance of accountability and authority?accountability and authority?

Do school governance structures allow for Do school governance structures allow for distributed leadership?distributed leadership?

Are many stakeholders involved in the policy Are many stakeholders involved in the policy development process?development process?

Is accountability clear for each leadership role Is accountability clear for each leadership role in the system?in the system?

Are fair and valid evaluation systems in place Are fair and valid evaluation systems in place to assess superintendents, boards, principals, to assess superintendents, boards, principals, and other leaders?and other leaders?

DELAWARE’S STATE ACTION FOR DELAWARE’S STATE ACTION FOR EDUCATION LEADERSHIP PROJECTEDUCATION LEADERSHIP PROJECT

SAELP ISAELP I Legislation passed thatLegislation passed that

Provided a three-tiered licensure system for all Provided a three-tiered licensure system for all educatorseducators

Adopted ISLLC standards as Delaware School Adopted ISLLC standards as Delaware School Leader StandardsLeader Standards

Funded a mentoring program for all educators Funded a mentoring program for all educators during the first three yearsduring the first three years

Mandated 90-clock hours of professional Mandated 90-clock hours of professional development to maintain the licensedevelopment to maintain the license

Streamlined the certification for school leaders Streamlined the certification for school leaders from 37 to three administrative certificates and from 37 to three administrative certificates and made it easier for school leaders from other made it easier for school leaders from other states to become licensed and certified in states to become licensed and certified in DelawareDelaware

SAELP ISAELP I

School Leader School Leader Induction ProgramInduction Program Assessment Center Assessment Center Mentoring ProgramMentoring Program Professional Professional

DevelopmentDevelopment

SAELP ISAELP I

Task Force on Task Force on Recruitment and Recruitment and Retention of School Retention of School LeadersLeaders

Task Force Enhancing Task Force Enhancing Working Conditions Working Conditions For School LeadersFor School Leaders

Task Force for the Task Force for the Recruitment and Recruitment and Retention of Minority Retention of Minority School LeadersSchool Leaders

SAELP ISAELP I

Development of 19 Development of 19 policy policy recommendations for recommendations for Strengthening School Strengthening School Leadership in DelawareLeadership in Delaware Policy Recommendations Policy Recommendations

were shared, discussed were shared, discussed and prioritized at the and prioritized at the First Annual Policy and First Annual Policy and Practice Institute, June Practice Institute, June 20032003

SAELP ISAELP I

First Annual Policy and Practice Institute (June First Annual Policy and Practice Institute (June 2003)2003) 67 aspiring school leaders67 aspiring school leaders 210 school leaders, policy makers, and representatives 210 school leaders, policy makers, and representatives

from business and higher educationfrom business and higher education Keynote speakers included: Dr. Tim Quinn, Dr. Eddie Keynote speakers included: Dr. Tim Quinn, Dr. Eddie

VanMeter, Dr. Joe Murphy, and Maree SneedVanMeter, Dr. Joe Murphy, and Maree Sneed Topics for key note sessions included: NCLB, national Topics for key note sessions included: NCLB, national

issues related to school leadership, and conditions of issues related to school leadership, and conditions of work related to school leadershipwork related to school leadership

Break-out sessions to discuss 19 policy Break-out sessions to discuss 19 policy recommendations that came from task forcesrecommendations that came from task forces

Panel discussions included: DPAS II, ISSLLC Standards, Panel discussions included: DPAS II, ISSLLC Standards, recruitment and retention of school leaders, and recruitment and retention of school leaders, and conditions of work.conditions of work.

SAELP ISAELP I

Second Annual Policy and Practice Institute (June Second Annual Policy and Practice Institute (June 2004)2004) 75 aspiring school leaders75 aspiring school leaders 250 school leaders, policy makers, and representatives 250 school leaders, policy makers, and representatives

from business and higher educationfrom business and higher education Keynote speakers included: Dr. Jim Spillane, Dr. Tim Keynote speakers included: Dr. Jim Spillane, Dr. Tim

Waters, Dr. Joe Murphy, Dr. Gerry Tirrazzi, and Dr. Vince Waters, Dr. Joe Murphy, Dr. Gerry Tirrazzi, and Dr. Vince FerrandinoFerrandino

Topics for key note sessions included: national issues Topics for key note sessions included: national issues related to school leadership, conditions of work related related to school leadership, conditions of work related to school leadership; MCREL’s research on school to school leadership; MCREL’s research on school leaders, and Spillane’s research on distributed leaders, and Spillane’s research on distributed leadershipleadership

Break-out sessions to discuss conditions of work and Break-out sessions to discuss conditions of work and distributed leadershipdistributed leadership

Town Meeting to share work from breakout sessionsTown Meeting to share work from breakout sessions

SAELP ISAELP I ““Critical Friends”-Pre-service Preparation for Critical Friends”-Pre-service Preparation for

School LeadersSchool Leaders Dr. Joe Murphy and Dr. Eddie VanMeter served as Dr. Joe Murphy and Dr. Eddie VanMeter served as

consultants on the projectconsultants on the project Wilmington College, Delaware State University, and the Wilmington College, Delaware State University, and the

University of Delaware agreed to participate in the self-University of Delaware agreed to participate in the self-assessmentassessment

Two Delaware administrators, Dr. Linda Rogers and Dr. Two Delaware administrators, Dr. Linda Rogers and Dr. Diane Sole, joined the consultants in reviewing the self-Diane Sole, joined the consultants in reviewing the self-assessment materials, scoring the materials using a assessment materials, scoring the materials using a rubric, and meeting with the universities to discuss the rubric, and meeting with the universities to discuss the reviewreview

Follow-up activities have resulted from the review and Follow-up activities have resulted from the review and changes in Educational Leadership Programs have changes in Educational Leadership Programs have resulted from the process resulted from the process

Wilmington College and University of Delaware have Wilmington College and University of Delaware have revised/ or are in the process of revising both the revised/ or are in the process of revising both the master’s and doctorate in education leadership master’s and doctorate in education leadership programsprograms

Delaware State is developing both a masters and Delaware State is developing both a masters and doctorate in educational leadership program doctorate in educational leadership program

SAELP ISAELP I Task Force for Developing Skills and Task Force for Developing Skills and

Knowledge Clusters for School LeadersKnowledge Clusters for School Leaders Task Force met to discuss the professional Task Force met to discuss the professional

development needs of school leadersdevelopment needs of school leaders Eight mini-grants were funded at $2,000 eachEight mini-grants were funded at $2,000 each Proposals were requested from districts and Proposals were requested from districts and

IHE’s to develop skills and knowledge clusters IHE’s to develop skills and knowledge clusters focused on one or more of the ISLLC Standards focused on one or more of the ISLLC Standards for school leaders. for school leaders.

Ten proposals were received and eight were Ten proposals were received and eight were approvedapproved

Five have received the $2,000 mini-grant for Five have received the $2,000 mini-grant for implementation (funding contingent on approval implementation (funding contingent on approval for PSB and SBE)for PSB and SBE)

SAELP ISAELP I Collaboration with other Collaboration with other

agencies/state initiativesagencies/state initiatives Delaware Principals’ AcademyDelaware Principals’ Academy Delaware Association for School Delaware Association for School

AdministratorsAdministrators Gates Technology Grant for School Gates Technology Grant for School

LeadershipLeadership Satellite Broadcasting of the “Requisites of a Satellite Broadcasting of the “Requisites of a

School Leader”School Leader” Delaware Academy for School LeadersDelaware Academy for School Leaders

Assessment CenterAssessment Center Professional Development SREB ModulesProfessional Development SREB Modules

SAELP II-Breakthrough IdeaSAELP II-Breakthrough Idea MODELS OF DISTRIBUTIVE LEADERSHIPMODELS OF DISTRIBUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Partnering with four districts to develop and Partnering with four districts to develop and pilot models of “distributed leadership” in pilot models of “distributed leadership” in middle and high schools. Focus on middle and high schools. Focus on governance governance issues and contract issuesissues and contract issues that impede the that impede the school community from focusing on teaching school community from focusing on teaching and learning. Examples of successful models of and learning. Examples of successful models of distributed leadership will be shared with the distributed leadership will be shared with the other 15 districts. ($25,000+ for piloting other 15 districts. ($25,000+ for piloting districts over a 3 year period)districts over a 3 year period)

Districts selected on January 28, 2005Districts selected on January 28, 2005 First meeting with pilot districts was February First meeting with pilot districts was February

18, 200518, 2005 Next meeting with districts is April 21, 2005Next meeting with districts is April 21, 2005

SAELP II-Breakthrough IdeaSAELP II-Breakthrough Idea

ENSURING A QUALIFIED POOL OF SCHOOL ENSURING A QUALIFIED POOL OF SCHOOL LEADERS THROUGH SUCCESSION PLANNING.LEADERS THROUGH SUCCESSION PLANNING. Districts will be engaged in succession planning to Districts will be engaged in succession planning to

deepen the pool of potential school leaders statewide deepen the pool of potential school leaders statewide and increase minority representation in the leadership and increase minority representation in the leadership ranksranks

Kick-Off Conference scheduled for March 11, 2005Kick-Off Conference scheduled for March 11, 2005 Internship program for aspiring school leaders in all Internship program for aspiring school leaders in all

participating school districts that provide clinical participating school districts that provide clinical experiences in the school district tied to both experiences in the school district tied to both professional development and preparation programs at professional development and preparation programs at the institutions of higher education ($10,000 for districts the institutions of higher education ($10,000 for districts that participate)that participate)

Advisory Committee meeting on March 24, 2005 to Advisory Committee meeting on March 24, 2005 to begin process for developing clinical experiences for begin process for developing clinical experiences for interns and responsibilities for clinical mentorsinterns and responsibilities for clinical mentors

MARK YOUR CALENDARSMARK YOUR CALENDARS

THIRD ANNUAL THIRD ANNUAL POLICY AND POLICY AND PRACTICE PRACTICE INSTITUTEINSTITUTE

JUNE 28 2005JUNE 28 2005 Sheraton HotelSheraton Hotel

And…..And…..Succession Planning Conference--Succession Planning Conference--

March 11, 2005March 11, 2005

Local Board Training —March 7 and Local Board Training —March 7 and 17, 200517, 2005

Advisory Board for Practicum Advisory Board for Practicum Internship—March 24, 2005Internship—March 24, 2005

Meeting with Distributed Leadership Meeting with Distributed Leadership Pilot Districts April 21, 2005Pilot Districts April 21, 2005

State Board High School ConferenceState Board High School Conference—April 26, 2005—April 26, 2005

Two day retreat for district teams Two day retreat for district teams involved in distributed leadership involved in distributed leadership pilot –Summer 2005pilot –Summer 2005

STATE ACTION FOR EDUCATION LEADERSHIP PROJECT Jacquelyn O. Wilson, Ed.D. Project Director.

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