1. The Six Dimensions – Renewal Activities - Matrix2. Logistics 3. Financial4. WMU Course opportunity5. Mentors6. ACL Field Study - SCHECH’s

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MATRIX

SIX DIMENSIONS RENEWAL ACTIVITIES PLANNING MATRIX

ACHIEVEMENT – CENTERED LEADERSHIP SUPPORT PLATFORM

Dr. Jianping Shen2

A c h i e v e m e n t C e n t e r - S u p p o r t P l a t f o r m

A C L – S I X D I M E N S I O N S o f L E A D E R S H I P

(1) Engage in data-informed decision-making;(2) Manage safe and orderly school operations;(3) Develop Teacher leaders;(4) Redesign the organization;(5) Establish a coherent and rigorous instructional program; and(6) Lead the continuous school renewal process.

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R E N E W A L A C T I V I T Y

WHAT IS A RENEWAL ACTIVITY?

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What is a renewal activity: Based on the current status of the school, it is a best practice that upon implementation will increase student achievement.

Examples for Renewal Activities

Establish a “Data Team” with roles, responsibilities, and

timelines in data-informed decision-making Develop “Data Walls” that indicate the progress of students

based on standards and adjust instruction

Have “Data Meetings” among parents, teachers, and administrators to improve student achievement

Design a “Data Intersection” process to connect student background data to the school process data to the student achievement data

Develop “School Dashboard” and communicate with constituents

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Renewal Activities

• Must, to the extent possible, be linked to the building and district school improvement plans

• Can be either a new activity or an enhancement of an existing activity

• Co-developed by the principal/aspiring principal and other school stakeholders

• Can either be “stand alone” for one dimension or connected to other dimensions

• Not simply the “Research, Development, Dissemination and Evaluation” (RDDE) model; rather, the “Dialogue, Decision, Action and Evaluation” (DDAE) model

R e n e w a l A c t i v i t y P l a n n i n g M a t r i x

MATRIX R e n e w a l A c t i v i t y P l a n n i n g M a t r i x

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The Learning-Centered Leadership Development Program: The How

Five Levels of Learning

Training for Each Dimension

Mentoring and Developing the Renewal Activities with Stakeholders

Mentoring and Implementing the Renewal Activities with stakeholders

Learning & Sharing

Experiential (knowing what is important and why)

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Declarative (knowing what to do)

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Procedural (knowing how to do it)

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Contextual (knowing when to do it)

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Evidential (knowing what to look for as to results and how to make adjustments)

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Five Levels of Learning

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The Learning-Centered Leadership Development Program: The Logic Model

The “how”: The five levels of

learning

The “what”: The six dimensions

Improved leadership for practicing and

aspiring principals

Improved school process and

culture, including curriculum and

instruction

Improved student

achievement

The Logic Model of the Program

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The Learning-Centered Leadership Development Program: The Notion of Renewal

Our DDAE Approach to School Renewal

Research, Development, Dissemination, and Evaluation (RDDE) model → reform

Dialogue, Decision, Action and Evaluation (DDAE) model → renewal

The 2.5 year commitment (Oct. 2013 to April 2016)

Conferences: (Starting on Oct. 1, 2013) Feb . 2014 (Lasing Community College) June/July 30-Aug, 1,2014 (Kalamazoo, Crystal Mountain MI)

November, 2014 (Lansing) Feb, 2015 (Lansing) June/July, 2015 (TBD) Nov, 2015 (TBD) Feb, 2016 (TBD) (End on April 30, 2016)

* Starting Nov. 2014 – Team becomes: Principal, Aspiring, 2 teacher leaders• Summer Conferences you may bring your family (paying extra if beyond

standard accommodation)

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Flow of the Work for the 2.5 Years

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Year 1 (10/2013 to 9/2014)

•Complete the training on six dimensions; •Develop an initial plan on renewal activities by each school

Year 2 (10/2014 to 9/2015)

•Complete the renewal matrix by Oct. 2014 and implement the renewal activities during the second year•Share learnings from the renewal work

Year 3 (half a year, 10/2015 to 4/2016)

•Continue to revise and implement the renewal activities;•Focus on the depth of implementation and sustain and continue to implement the renewal activities during the last 1/2 year; and•Share learnings from the renewal work

Conferences: The grant provides reimbursement:

Mileage ( green form provided at each conference)

Sub for the aspiring principal and, later on, teacher leaders

Evening meals for overnight conferences

Stipends for Principal and Aspiring Principal: $3,000 $1,500.00 to spend prior to June, 2014 on Renewal Activity

Usage of the stipends: tuition for WMU courses, costs associate with renewal activities (such as technology, retreat, supplies, etc.)

Process: Identify Renewal Activity or Professional Development, Course – Purchase – District Reimburses you – WMU reimburses District

SCHECH’s – WMU pays fee to the state, program is free to you for 90

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W E S T E R N M I C H I G A N U N I V E R S I T Y TWO SURVEYS

October 2014: surveying both the principal and all teachers in each school

March 2016: surveying both the principal and all teachers in each school

With the approval for the budget, plan to offer $1,000 in incentive to three randomly drawn schools that the principal and 80% or more of the teachers complete the surveys

All survey data are confidential and will be reported in aggregated forms.

Two rounds of surveys (for both Cohorts A and B)

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W E S T E R N M I C H I G A N U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T E C O U R S E O P P O R T U N I T Y

EDLD 6300 Data-Informed Decision-Making Fall 2014 Dr. Mark Rainey

EDLD 6620 School Business Management Fall 2014 Dr. Dennis McCrumb

EDLD 6060 Advanced System Thinking Fall 2014 Dr. Walter Burt

EDLD 6720 School Finance Fall 2014 Dr. Dennis McCrumb

ACL Grant Participants:

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School Buildings / District are assigned mentor

Mentor / Educator determine best dates – times to meet

To develop and implement renewal activities

M E N T O R S

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Achievement - Centered Leadership

MICHIGAN STATE BOARD SCHECHs - 90Required:

Sign up using state form

Sign in and out for each conference

More detailed presentation to follow

S U P E R V I S E D P R O F E S S I O N A L F I E L D S T U D Y L o r i e W o l f e M. E d.

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