Principal Practices:PLANNING

for

INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP“Now that I have more time to spend on instruction, what do I

do with it?”

Dave Sechlerprincipalteacher@comcast.net

PRIMARY AUDIENCE•Principals – to create* the plan•SAMs – to help implement the plan

TAKE-AWAYs

•School-wide Expectations outline•Tools & Templates

Feel free to adopt, adapt, ignore…

NSIP CONFERENCE CONNECTIONSKIM MARSHALL•Big Rocks•Weekly staff memo

WILL BOWEN•Clear expectations•“No weeds in my garden.”

INTRODUCTIONS•Presenter: Dave Sechler•Participants•Thought Partners

The REAL work of the SAM project“SAM is a complex change process disguised as a simple idea.”

Jody SpiroWallace Foundation

3 PRECEPTS:1..2..3..

BEST PRACTICE: ASSESSMENTWould you expect teachers to assess their students without first telling students what they were going to be expected to know or be able to do?

BEST PRACTICE: ASSESSMENTBe crystal clear about your expectations for staff.

GOAL: School-Wide Expectations•“Living” document•Short: 1-3 pp.•Plan / Prepare before school year begins•Execute / Implement during school year

SCHOOL-WIDE EXPECTATIONS – GOALS•Common beliefs / understandings•What do you expect teachers and/or students to know or be able to do?

SCHOOL-WIDE EXPECTATIONS – PARTS•Introductory Statement•Expectations•Concluding remarks

SCHOOL-WIDE EXPECTATIONS – STYLE•Sense of connection•Build on what you’ve done•Past work doesn’t get lost•Sense of direction•Forward – always forward

SCHOOL-WIDE EXPECTATIONS – FLOW•Past•How you got to where you are now•“The past is prologue”

SCHOOL-WIDE EXPECTATIONS – FLOW•Present•Next steps (connection)•What I/we expect to see•What I/we will use to evaluate you

SCHOOL-WIDE EXPECTATIONS – FLOW

•Conclusion•Wrap it up•Bring it home

SCHOOL-WIDE EXPECTATIONS – WRITE•Past•How you got to where you are now•“The past is prologue”•5 minutes

THOUGHT PARTNERS•Share with your thought partners:•Where you are now•How you got there•2 minutes or less, then switch

SCHOOL-WIDE EXPECTATIONS – WRITE•Present•Next steps (connection)•What I/we expect to see•What I/we will use to evaluate you•10 minutes

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THOUGHT PARTNERS•Share with your thought partners•Thought Partners – prepare for “critical friends” critique•5 minutes per team

SCHOOL-WIDE EXPECTATIONS – WRITE

•Conclusion•Wrap it up•Bring it home

THOUGHT PARTNERS•Share with your thought partners:•How did you wrap it up?•How did you “bring it home”?•2 minutes or less

SCHOOL-WIDE EXPECTATIONS•Sample

SCHOOL-WIDE EXPECTATIONS•Q & A

SCHOOL-WIDE EXPECTATIONS•Revisions

TOOLS•Important Dates List•Monday Morning Mail•Parent/Community newsletters

TOOLS – MAKING THEM EFFECTIVE•Don’t enable your staff’s lazy habits.•Don’t fall for answering the easy questions.•“If it’s important enough for me to write, it’s important enough for you to read.”

SCHOOL-WIDE EXPECTATIONS•Q & A