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The Principal Story

The Principal Story. Everyone of us has a story to tell! FASD LC Concurrent Session September 20, 2010 Debra Snyder Dr. Helen Roberts. Welcome: Icebreaker Please take a note card and have a seat. Spend a few minutes reflecting upon your quote’s meaning for you and your work

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The Principal Story

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  1. The Principal Story Everyone of us has a story to tell! FASD LC Concurrent Session September 20, 2010 Debra Snyder Dr. Helen Roberts

  2. Welcome: IcebreakerPlease take a note card and have a seat • Spend a few minutes reflecting upon your quote’s meaning for you and your work • Participants mingle and find someone with the same colored note card, with a different quote number. • Introduce yourself and your role in your school district. • Take turns sharing your reflection regarding your quote with your partner • Participants mingle and find someone with a different colored card

  3. Icebreaker: • With your partner, discuss the following question: • What does “stewarding a vision” mean to you?

  4. Four Themes of Leadership • Four themes that are most critical to effective school leadership • Stewardship of a vision • Leading instructional improvement • Creating the instructional environment • Holding people accountable

  5. Stewardship of a Vision • The Principal sets the direction for their school • Keeps staff and students on course • Keeps the vision at the forefront • Models it through their action

  6. Leading Instructional Improvement • Principals have deep knowledge of instruction • Can develop the capacity of teachers and schools to improvement outcomes for all students • Learning is the focus of their work • Principals are lifelong learners • Leadership teams centered on instruction • Build teacher’s capacity • Analyze and use data regularly

  7. Hold People Accountable • Hold teachers accountable for student learning • Use data to monitor progress • Create schools that are continuous learning organizations • Also hold yourself accountable for student success

  8. Creating an Instructional Environment • Responsible for culture of the school and individual classrooms • Form relationships with students, staff, families and community • Make time and provide structures for teachers to meet during the day • Address external situations and challenges that interfere with students’ ability to focus and learn • Assure a safe environment

  9. The Principal Story • Kerry Purcell- Experienced Principal • 6 years at Harvard Park Elementary (Springfield, IL) • 87% Free and reduced • 46% white, 43% black, 8% multiracial • 387 students • K-5 • 50% mobility • Tresa Dunbar-Novice Principal • 2 years at Henry H. Nash Elmentary (Chicago IL) • 100% Free and reduced • 99.8% Black • 800 students • Pre-K through 8

  10. Assignment for Viewing • Participants should record key words, phrases, sentences and scenes they observe in the clip that reflect how the principals develop and guide a school vision.

  11. Activity • Count off into groups. • Each group will start at one of the posted charts. • On your chart, referring to your notes, each group should record responses to the question. When prompted, move to the next chart. • Each group will read and discuss the previous responses and add additional comments.

  12. Whole Group Debrief • In the same group, sit together for discussion. • Were there any … • New insights? • Reactions to what you saw? • Similarities to your situation? • Differences from your situation?

  13. Our Stories: • Dr. Helen Roberts: Treasure Coast High School • Experienced Principal: 10 years • New School in 2006: Breaking Ranks School / SLC Design • Population: 2500, Grades 9 - 12 • 46% white, 34 % black, and 20% hispanic • 54% free and reduced lunch

  14. Our Stories: • Debra Snyder: Palm Pointe Educational Research School • Experienced Principal: 14 years • New School in 2008: Charter Lab School affiliated with FAU • Population: 1500, Grades K-8 • 46% white, 30% hispanic, 24% black • 51% free and reduced lunch

  15. Closing Remarks • For a copy of The Principal Story, contact the Wallace Foundation. • http://www.wallacefoundation.org To order : http://www.wallacefoundation.org/principal-story/Pages/ordering-info.aspx This will include the story of North Grand High School. $15.99 covers shipping and handling

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