TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2017
National Organization Collaboration
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AGENDA
PSEL STATE ADOPTION•
2017 NATIONAL PRINCIPALS CONFERENCE•
NASSP/NAESP ADVOCACY•
WALLACE PRINCIPAL PIPELINE INITIATIVE•
NAESP ELECTION OF CHAIR-ELECT•
NASSP ELECTION OF CHAIR-ELECT
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PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Jackie O. Wilson, Ed.D.Professional Development Center for Educators
Delaware Academy for School LeadershipUniversity of Delaware
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Why Standards for School Leaders?
■ An expanding base of knowledge from research and practice shows that educational leaders exert influence on student achievement by creating conditions conducive to each student’s learning. They relentlessly develop and support teachers, effectively allocate resources, construct organizational policies and systems, and engage in other deep and meaningful work outside of the classroom that has a powerful impact on what happens inside it. (Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015, p.1.)
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Steps for Adopting Standards in Delaware
■ The standards were approved by the National Policy Board for Education Administration (NPBEA) on November 2, 2015. At that time, NPBEA also voted to acquire the standards from the Council of Chief School School Officers (CCSSO). Both groups had jointly developed the standards.
■ Six weeks later, Delaware Academy for School Leadership (DASL) Director Jackie Wilson attended the monthly meeting of the Delaware State Board of Education to share information about the PSEL and answer questions. At that time, Regulation 1590, Delaware Administrator Standards, came before the State Board for publication.
■ Wilson also attended the next State Board meeting on January 21, again speaking about the PSEL and answering questions. At that meeting, Regulation 1590 was presented “for discussion.”
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Next Steps
■ Wilson also attended the next State Board meeting on January 21, again speaking about the PSEL and answering questions. At that meeting, Regulation 1590 was presented “for discussion.”
■ On February 4, 2017, Wilson attended a meeting of the Professional Standards Board (PSB) and made a presentation about the PSEL, including the rationale for developing new standards, the development process and timeline, and a crosswalk between the PSEL and the former ISLLC standards. During that meeting, the PSB voted to adopt the PSEL as the Delaware Administrator Standards.
■ On February 18, 2017, the State Board of Education then voted the same way.
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Lessons from Delaware’s rapid adoption.
■ There was a state champion for the PSEL. Wilson became the face of the PSEL in Delaware, attending meetings, answering questions, and presenting on the standards numerous times to varied stakeholders. Wilson was well equipped for this role because she was deeply involved in the PSEL development process, co-chairing one of the work groups.
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Lessons
■ The process leveraged existing timelines, systems and collaborations. Wilson worked within established state channels, and took advantage of regularly scheduled regulation reviews. She worked in partnership with professional organizations (the Delaware Association of School Administrators, or DASA) and the state Department of Education.
■ Delaware had decades of history of productive collaboration among education stakeholders. The Delaware Cohesive Leadership System (CLS), funded by The Wallace Foundation between 2000-2010 coordinated state and district-level leadership policies and initiatives. An independent study from RAND (2009) highlighted Delaware as one of the three most “cohesive” states in terms of educational leadership, and recognized Wilson’s contributions as the CLS director.
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Lessons
■ Delaware embraced standards. Delaware also had years of experience with leader standards, having adopted the ISLLC standards in 1996 and 2008.. The state was well aligned; policymakers understood that standards could and should drive all other systems: leader preparation, licensure, evaluation, professional learning, etc. Wilson also provided a through-line from the ISLLC to the PSEL since she was involved in the development of both sets of standards, as well as the 2008 refresh
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Lessons
■ Adopting the standards is only the first step. Next, Wilson worked to raise awareness. In collaboration with DASA, she shared information about the new standards with superintendents in the state. Together with NASSP’s Dr. Beverly Hutton, Wilson presented about PSEL to a statewide audience of K-12 and higher education leaders, policymakers, and government officials at the Policy & Practice Institute on June 22, 2017.
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Lessons
■ Take advantage of state and national connections. Wilson brought national leaders to Delaware to communicate the “big picture” of the standards and their implications. These included Beverly Hutton, Mark Smylie, co-chairs of the PSEL Committee from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Mary Canole, member of the PSEL committee from CCSSO.
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Lessons
■ Educate and prepare for the consequences of new standards. The state convened a PSEL Stakeholder working group including with about 25 members, including a legislator. By February 2017, Delaware was tackling questions about how the PSEL would affect preparation programs, leader evaluation, and professional learning. Smylie came to Delaware to facilitate conversations with university faculty, principal practitioners, and the stakeholder working group.
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Questions
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Professional Standards for School Leadership
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LOCATION
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HORIZONTAL GROUPS
Patricia BelgraveStephanie Brant
John CornelyNicole Moore Sampson
JoVon RogersTara Strain
Dwayne Young
Kimberly BuckheitSkyles CalhounShawn DeRoseDyan HarrisonVincent Mascia
Ann Wong
William BatesCarlos BeatoAnita Berger
Mark CovingtonKimberly Greer
Sylvia IsaacJared Wastler
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•Job-embedded PD•Coaching, mentoring•Building pipelines
Increasing Professional Capacity
•Mental health•Social emotional learning•Youth development
Elevating Student Efficacy
•Trusting/caring school culture•Building community capacity for paradigm
shifts•Effective advocacy communication
Connecting Positive Climate, Culture and
Community
•Integrating students with special needs (e.g., autism)
•Focus on college and CAREER readiness
Personalizing Student Learning
DEFINED CONFERENCE STRANDS
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DESIGNATED DIGITAL TIME
Jimmy CasasDigital Advisory
Committee Co-ChairNASSP
Carrie McWilliamsDigital Advisory
Committee Co-ChairNAESP
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THOUGHT LEADERS
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TWO-TIER REVIEW PROCESS• Members of the 2017 NPC Principals
Advisory Group• NAESP/NASSP Professional
Development Team
PROPOSAL SELECTION PROCESS
Increasing Professional
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Elevating Student Efficacy
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Connecting Positive Climate,
Culture & Community
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Personalized Student Learning
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690 SESSION PROPOSALS RECEIVED
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POWERFUL PYRAMID PRESENTATIONS
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EXHIBIT HALL – THE HUB
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STRAND COMMUNITIES
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http://www.principalsconference.org/
2017 NPC WEBSITE
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REGISTRATION
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Advocacy Update
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TITLE IIEVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT
(ESSA)
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Creation of competitive grant for school leader recruitment
and support
Clarification of “school leader” definition as a principal IN the
school building
3% optional reservation of Title II funds for school leader
activities
ESSA SUCCESSES FOR PRINCIPALS
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TITLE II FUNDING
• $2.3B in funding for FY 2016
o $2.29B authorization level in ESSA
• $1.1B requested by President Trump for FY 2017
o $2.1B budget agreement finalized for FY 2017
• $0 proposed by President Trump for FY 2018
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ADVOCACY ON TITLE II
• Worked with stakeholders to spearhead a letter to Congress in support of Title II funding
o 47 national organizations
o 112 state organizations
o 46 state affiliates, not including DE, NE, MS, NH, and WV
• Title II core talking point during the April, 2017 NASSP Advocacy Conference
• Representative Susan Davis (CA) & Senator Tom Carper (DE) sent Dear Colleague letters in support of Title II funding
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ADVOCACY ON TITLE II
• An action alert on Title II was issued to all NASSP members in March, 2017
o 584 individuals sent more than 1,800 letters to Capitol Hill
o At least one individual from every state has taken action
o States with most senders: MA(85), RI(62), MI(44), OR(32), IL(25), MN(23)
• NASSP & NAESP will continue to focus on Title II at the National Principals Conference
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ADVOCACY EVENTS
MAR 26-29
2017
APR 24-26
2017
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WALLACE PRINCIPAL PIPELINE
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DISCUSSION
Comments & Questions
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Thank You
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