Assistant Principal Meeting August 28, 2014

8:00am to 12:00pm

Instructional

Focus

Collaborative Professional

Learning

Knowledge of Students

Six Degrees of Separation

Commonalities

Similarities

Connections

Six Degrees of Separation

Goal:To find common practices on how

Assistant Principals will incorporate the Citywide

Instructional Expectations on a daily basis.

Implement – Monitor Reflect – Refine

Agenda 8:30am-9:00am - Welcome Back 9:00am-9:45am - Ice Breaker, CIE, Book of the Month

and Reflection Article 9:45am-10:00am - Introduction to Network Structure 10:00am-10:15am - The Four Pillars 10:15am-10:30am - Break 10:30am -11:30am - Instructional Focus, Monday

Professional Development, Initial School Visit Protocol

11:30am-12:00pm - AP Meeting Structures 12:00pm-12:30pm - Vendor Presentation Lunch to follow

2014-15 Citywide Instructional Expectations

In the 2014-15 school year, schools will reflect on previous years’ successes and areas for growth in order to create and refine strategic plans that best support their students.

REFLECT & REFINE - We urge you to take the time to reflect on your school’s journey and pause to recognize and celebrate all that you have accomplished.

Looking back and collecting evidence of success will give you the energy TO GET STARTED…..

2014-15 Citywide Instructional Expectations

Summary of the 2014-15 Citywide Instructional Expectations: Ensure knowledge of students and their work, and

use this knowledge as the starting point for planning; Integrate policy into an established, clearly

articulated instructional focus; and, Develop a culture of collaborative professional

learning that enables school and individual development.

(Schools have been working hard to address these priorities in order to best meet the needs of their own

communities)

Citywide Instructional Expectations

Timeline: Summer 2014

 Assess alignment between school structures, resources, and instructional goals

 Assess composition, purpose, and effectiveness of current school teams to make strategic adjustments

 Plan structures and systems for collecting evidence and monitoring impact of implementation of the activities outlined in the 2014-15 Expectations

 Plan structures for teacher collaboration and professional development to address identified needs

Citywide Instructional Expectations

Timeline: Fall 2014

 Communicate with families to assure partnership on the school’s instructional priorities

 Implement structures that support the school’s knowledge of its students, its instructional focus, and its culture for collaborative professional learning

 Gather and reflect upon evidence of student mastery of content and standards, students’ social-emotional learning, and progress towards graduating high school college and career ready

 Implement course corrections in areas such as academic intervention services and staffing

BOOKS TO BUILD COMMUNITY

Book of the

Month

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CFN 604 NEWS

Introduction of CFN 604 Team

Network Structure

Collaboration of Achievement Coaches

Professional Development Support

Operational Support

CFN 604 Website - www.cfn604.org

Assistant Principal Meetings

Principal Meetings

MoSL & ADVANCE

The Four Pillars

Improve Student Achievement by Providing High Quality Instruction Aligned to the Common Core State Standards

Restore Dignity and Respect to the Craft of Teaching and School Leadership

Engage Parents and Families in Every Aspect of School Life

Create New Collaborative and Innovative Models

Break

Instructional Focus

Instructional Focus Statement

All staff and students at ________ school will engage in a whole school initiative to increase growth in reading comprehension for all students and to build content knowledge through writing across the curriculum.

Monday Professional

Development

Monday Professional

Development Goals

Professional Development to support student outcomes and strengthen teacher practice within your school building.

All teachers in your building must provide professional development to their colleagues.

10 Months = 36 Daysof Professional Development

Suggested Plan for Professional Development for Mondays

Professional Development Provided in Consecutive Cycles of 3 (Questioning)

10 Months = 36 Days of Professional Development / 3 Cycles = 12 Professional Development Topics

Team Representation of Each Grade (PreK-5) – Minimum of 7 Core Members

Team Representation of Grade / Content (6-8) – Minimum of 6 Members

Suggested Plan for Professional Development for Mondays

Core Instructional Team = Professional Development Team

Facilitating Teams = 2 Teachers from each Grade Facilitate Professional Development on a Rotating Basis

Goals Professional Development to support student outcomes

and strengthen teacher practice within your school building.

All teachers in your building must provide professional development to their colleagues.

Initial School Visit Protocol

Goal / Objective of AP Meetings As a result of participation in ALPAP, it is expected that assistant principals will be able to:

As a result of participation in the AP meetings, it is expected that Assistant Principals will be able to: Expand knowledge and skills related to

professional growth, advanced leadership, and school improvement needed to increase

Develop personal vehicles for on-going professional development;

Initiate and implement practical strategies for school improvement and student achievement;

Develop a collegial network for support and follow-up professional activities;

Advance their leadership skills aligned to the NYCDOE School Leadership Competencies;

AP Expectations

Assistant Principal sessions are designed to facilitate and maximize opportunities for the participants to engage in informal discussions with their colleagues around topics covered in the seminar sessions.

During the seminars, Assistant Principals are asked to be active participants, ask questions, participate, facilitate, explore, discuss, collaborate and indicate areas and/or topics for further exploration.

AP Meeting Agenda

8:30am – 12:30 am

Welcome

Topic with Activity

Break

Open Agenda and Discussions

Break

Professional Reading with Activity and Discussion

AP Calendar of Meetings

September 18 – MoSL and Danielson

October 21 – Assessment, Inquiry Teams & Quality Review

November 18 –

December 17 –

January 14 – School Visit

February 25 -

March 5 – Assessment

May 14 -

Professio

nal

Readings

Thank You

We don’t learn from experience.

We learn from reflecting on experience.

– John Dewey