STATE ACTION FOR STATE ACTION FOR EDUCATION LEADERSHIP EDUCATION LEADERSHIP

PROJECT I & IIPROJECT I & II

Jacquelyn O. Wilson, Ed.D.Jacquelyn O. Wilson, Ed.D.

SAELP Project DirectorSAELP Project Director

FOCUS OF THE WALLACE FOCUS OF THE WALLACE FOUNDATIONFOUNDATION

OVERALL VISION OF HIGH QUALITY OVERALL VISION OF HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNINGLEARNING

CONDITIONS OF PRACTICECONDITIONS OF PRACTICE CANDIDATE POOLCANDIDATE POOL LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION,

PROGRAM ACCREDITATIONPROGRAM ACCREDITATION GOVERNANCE STRUCTURESGOVERNANCE STRUCTURES

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 Provided a three-tiered licensure system for all educatorsfor all educators

Funded a mentoring program for all Funded a mentoring program for all educators during the first three yearseducators during 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 Streamlined the certification for school leaders to three administrative certificates leaders to three administrative certificates and made it easier for school leaders from and made it easier for school leaders from other states to become licensed and other states to become licensed and certified in Delawarecertified in Delaware

SAELP ISAELP I

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

DevelopmentDevelopment

SAELP ISAELP I Information Information

GatheringGathering

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 of Recruitment of Aspiring Minority Aspiring Minority School LeadersSchool Leaders

SAELP ISAELP I Development of 19 Development of 19

policy recommendations policy recommendations for Strengthening for Strengthening School Leadership in School Leadership in DelawareDelaware Policy Recommendations Policy Recommendations

were shared and were shared and prioritized at the prioritized at the First First Annual Policy and Practice Annual Policy and Practice InstituteInstitute, June 2003, June 2003

Policy Recommendations Policy Recommendations became part of the became part of the Secretary of Education’s Secretary of Education’s state policy state policy recommendations to the recommendations to the GovernorGovernor

SAELP ISAELP I ““Critical Friends”-Review of Critical Friends”-Review of

Preparation Programs for School Preparation Programs for School LeadersLeaders

Task Force for Developing Skills and Task Force for Developing Skills and Knowledge Clusters for School Knowledge Clusters for School LeadersLeaders Mini-grants to districts and IHE’s to Mini-grants to districts and IHE’s to

develop 2,4,6% clusters focused on the develop 2,4,6% clusters focused on the ISLLC standards for school leadersISLLC standards for school leaders

SAELP ISAELP I Collaboration with other agencies/state Collaboration with other agencies/state

initiativesinitiatives 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 ModulesProfessional Development Modules

SAELP ISAELP I22ndnd Annual Policy and Practice Institute Annual Policy and Practice Institute

Balanced Leadership –McRELBalanced Leadership –McRELDistributed Leadership –SpillaneDistributed Leadership –SpillaneNational Trends –Ferandino & TirozziNational Trends –Ferandino & TirozziTown Meeting –Murphy, McNulty, Tirozzi, Town Meeting –Murphy, McNulty, Tirozzi, and Ferandinoand Ferandino

ASPIRING SCHOOLASPIRING SCHOOLLEADERSLEADERS

PRACTICINGPRACTICINGSCHOOL SCHOOL LEADERSLEADERS

IHE’SIHE’S LEGISLATORSLEGISLATORS

BOARDSBOARDSBUSINESSBUSINESS

SAELP IISAELP IIDevelop Exemplary Models of Develop Exemplary Models of Distributed LeadershipDistributed Leadership

Develop a Deeper, Qualified, and Develop a Deeper, Qualified, and Diverse Pool of Leaders Through District Diverse Pool of Leaders Through District Level Succession PlanningLevel Succession Planning

SAELP IISAELP II

Partner with 4 districts to develop Partner with 4 districts to develop models of “distributed leadership” models of “distributed leadership” where all stakeholders are where all stakeholders are accountable for student learning. accountable for student learning. Focus on developing ‘Focus on developing ‘teacher teacher leaders.’leaders.’ Partner with other states Partner with other states where successful models have been where successful models have been implemented and collaborate with implemented and collaborate with business leaders to provide examples business leaders to provide examples of successful models of distributed of successful models of distributed leadership that could be replicated in leadership that could be replicated in the educational environmentthe educational environment..

DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP KICK-OFFDISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP KICK-OFFOCTOBER 12-15, 2004OCTOBER 12-15, 2004

Eight district teamsEight district teams Participation by New JerseyParticipation by New Jersey Four Models of School RedesignFour Models of School Redesign Four Models of Exemplary SchoolsFour Models of Exemplary Schools

High Schools That WorkHigh Schools That Work Learning Focused SchoolsLearning Focused Schools Learning CommunitiesLearning Communities Breaking Ranks Two Breaking Ranks Two

RFP PROCESSRFP PROCESS

$25,000$25,000

GOALS FOR SAELP IIGOALS FOR SAELP II

Build a pool of aspiring Build a pool of aspiring school leaders by first school leaders by first identifying potential school identifying potential school leaders and providing leaders and providing professional development professional development and a statewide and a statewide Model Model Internship Program for Internship Program for School Leaders School Leaders that focuses that focuses on leadership for learning. A on leadership for learning. A particular focus will be on particular focus will be on middle and secondary middle and secondary school aspiring school school aspiring school leaders. Work with leaders. Work with universities and districts to universities and districts to develop the aspiring school develop the aspiring school leadership program.leadership program.

ASPIRING SCHOOL LEADERSASPIRING SCHOOL LEADERS

Research Report showing trends in Research Report showing trends in Delaware for the past five years with Delaware for the past five years with forecasting future needs forecasting future needs

Looking at models of excellence in Looking at models of excellence in aspiring school leadership programsaspiring school leadership programs

Succession planning in districtsSuccession planning in districts Kick-off Winter 2005Kick-off Winter 2005

SAELP IISAELP II

Continue toContinue to collaborate with the Institutions of collaborate with the Institutions of Higher Education as they implement the changes Higher Education as they implement the changes to their School Leader Preparation Programs as a to their School Leader Preparation Programs as a result of the “Critical Friends” review of existing result of the “Critical Friends” review of existing programs.programs.

Continue to Continue to provide on-going professional provide on-going professional development to school leadersdevelopment to school leaders

Continue to Continue to support new school leader induction support new school leader induction programsprograms

SAELP IISAELP II Develop a website for SAELP II Develop a website for SAELP II Research study on models of Research study on models of

distributed leadershipdistributed leadership Training local school boards on Training local school boards on

Delaware’s school leader standards Delaware’s school leader standards (ISLLC standards)(ISLLC standards)

Implementation of DPAS II for school Implementation of DPAS II for school administratorsadministrators