Principal Selection Process• Changes• Leadership Competencies• Selection Process Overview• C-30• Interim Actings

March 2008

Office of School Leadership

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• We have new DOE Leadership Competencies

• In early February we launched a new Principal Candidate Pool to which all prospective DOE principals must apply; to apply for a specific school vacancy, you must be in the Pool

• We will reduce the use of Interim Acting Principals

• We will move more principal job postings and appointments to the Spring rather than waiting until the Fall

Key Principal Selection Changes, 2008

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The DOE Leadership Competencies Will Be the Basis for Training and Selecting Principals

  

 

   

  

A team of DOE leaders developed the leadership competencies, drawing on experience, educational research, examples from the Leadership Academy, and best practices

Principals’ outcome data and our deepening understanding of the drivers of student achievement will inform further development of the leadership competencies

Fosters a culture of excellence through personal leadership

Uses data to set high learning goals and to develop plans for improving student

learning

Leverages deep knowledge of curriculum, instruction and assessment to improve

student learning

Develops and shares school leadership

Manages resources to improve student learning

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Selection Process Overview: The Principal Candidate Pool will ensure that all candidates possess the Leadership Competencies, so the C-30 can focus on making the best match to the school

Principal Candidate Pool application submitted

Candidates are screened for evidence that they possess the competencies

Candidates with requisite evidence become part of the Pool

Level I committee formed to make great match with school community

Level II selection

Appointment

Candidates who indicate interest in specific jobs are made available to the Hiring Manager

Candidates in the pool are notified of openings in which they may have an interest(jobs are also posted on the website)

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• The CSA, Chancellor Klein, and other advertising are helping to recruit applicants to apply for the Pool

• Candidates can apply from the “Careers in NYC Schools” section of the DOE Homepage (see final slide for more information).

Applying to the Principal Candidate Pool

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Screening Process

Written application (through the DOE website) includes:

• Essay that asks you to describe your experience leading an initiative that increased student achievement

• Resume and profile of your background and experience

3 hour afternoon/evening evaluation session includes:

• Discussion of hypothetical school situations including NYC accountability data

• Lesson evaluation and teacher coaching plans

• “On the spot” writing

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2008 C-30 Overview

Superintendents and Network Leaders have access to all candidates who have applied in Open Hire. The process they follow includes:

Step 1: The Office of School Leadership appends the Candidate Report to each candidate’s Open Hire file.

Step 2: Network Leaders and Superintendents discuss candidates and Superintendents select Level 1 candidates in Open Hire.

Step 3: Network Leaders chair Level 1 and send rankings to the Superintendents.

Step 4: Network Leaders and Superintendents discuss candidates and Superintendent selects Level 2 candidates.

Step 5: Network Leaders and Superintendents discuss final appointment and Superintendent selects candidate to be appointed

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Interim Acting Principals and the New Selection Process

• If the use of an Interim Acting principal cannot be avoided, the Interim Acting principal must come from the Principal Candidate Pool.

• Interim Acting principals who are not in the Pool must be approved in advance by the Chancellor. Interim Acting principals must get into the Candidate Pool in order to apply for the posted position.

• In the event an Interim Acting principal is not recommended for appointment, the Superintendent and Network Leader will notify the SSO CEO and Santi prior to taking action.

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Starting April 1,2008, All Principal Vacancies Will Be Filled From The Principal Candidate Pool

• With CSA support, as many fall ’08 principal vacancies as possible will be identified by April 1, 2008.

• For the first time, principal vacancies will be posted throughout the summer (C-30s can occur during the summer or as soon as school starts) and put new principals on payroll during the summer.

• There will be, in general, a 60-day leadership transition period during which the outgoing and incoming principal overlap.

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Websites and Contact Information

Websites:

www.archivedwebcast.org — Patty, this is where the archived webcast link goes.

http://www.csa-nyc.org/ — Under “CSA Hotline” you can find key questions and answers about the new process.

http://schools.nyc.gov/Offices/DHR/CareerOpportunities/PrincipalOtherSupervisory/PrincipalCandidatePool.htm — This is the application page for principals.

Key People:

Leigh McGuigan, Executive Director, Office of School Leadership: lmcguigan@schools.nyc.gov (718-935-4194)

Kieran McGuire, Director of Principal Selectionkmcguir@schools.nyc.gov (718-935-4277)

Carl Giaimo, Director of Operationscgiaimo@schools.nyc.gov (718-935-5376)