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21 st Century Teaching Profession

21 st Century Teaching Profession. Jack D. Dale, Superintendent Fairfax County Public Schools. Fairfax County Public Schools. 12 th largest U.S. school district 174,000 students Increasing diversity and poverty 11% African-American, 19% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 46% white, 6% Multiracial

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21 st Century Teaching Profession

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  1. 21st Century Teaching Profession Jack D. Dale, Superintendent Fairfax County Public Schools

  2. Fairfax County Public Schools • 12thlargest U.S. school district • 174,000 students • Increasing diversity and poverty • 11% African-American, 19% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 46% white, 6% Multiracial • 24% Qualify for Free or Reduced Price Lunch • 20% Limited English Proficient • 14,000 teachers, 239 schools • Generally high levels of student achievement • $2.3 Billion Budget

  3. Professional Learning in the Learning Profession: Four differences found abroad: • Ample time for PD structured into teachers’ work lives • Beginning Teachers receive extensive mentoring and induction supports • Teachers are widely encouraged to participate in school decision making • Governments provide significant levels of support for additional professional development

  4. Effective Teacher Development: Time • Substantial contact hours of PD (ranging from 30-100 hours in total) spread over 6 to 12 months showed a positive and significant effect on student achievement gains • Intensive PD efforts that offered an average of 49 hours in a year boosted student achievement by approximately 21 percentile points

  5. Overview of Prior Teacher Compensation Systems • Supply and Demand • Length of Service • College Credits • Performance & Merit • Knowledge & Skills • Professional Roles

  6. Assumptions for Professional Roles Compensation System • Teaching is now full-time • Teaching includes duties outside of the classroom • Effective schools require teamwork • Multiple careers exist in education • Teaching must be attractive to recruits

  7. Professional EducatorRole Options • School Improvement • Feeder/Cluster Improvement • Classroom Instruction • New Teacher Support • Student Transitions • Extended Student Learning • Traditional Classroom Role

  8. Then Time-clock culture Isolated responsibility Narrow job description 180 Days in Classroom Teacher with groups of students Now Professional culture Shared responsibility Broader, more flexible role Full time - classroom and teams Student with groups of teachers Teacher Leadership

  9. Goals for Teacher Leadership • Student achievement • Instructional innovation • Professional Learning Community • Teacher retention • Cost efficiencies

  10. Pilot Implementation 24 schools 16 elementary 3 middle school 5 high school 425 teachers 100% at one ES and one HS 6-7 at four schools $2.1 Million initial cost

  11. Elementary School Demographics

  12. Dogwood ES SOL Results

  13. Westlawn ES SOL Results

  14. Woodburn ES SOL Results

  15. Middle School Demographics

  16. Glasgow MS SOL Results

  17. South County MS SOL Results

  18. High School Demographics

  19. Marshall High School IB Participation Percentages

  20. South County High School AP Participation Percentages

  21. West Springfield High School AP Participation Percentages

  22. The Challenge Index

  23. Elementary School Climate

  24. Middle School Climate

  25. High School Climate

  26. Issues – HR/Personnel • Time and attendance record keeping • Continuing contract rights • Flexible days/year • Different contracts • Contract decisions in future years

  27. Issues – Budget Planning • Calculating savings • Cost for full-time contract • Added employer costs • Change in overhead • Multi-year phase-in

  28. Issues – Unions/Employees • Wages, hours and working conditions • Two types of contracts • Adding days vs. reducing time demands • Union leadership vs. others • Competition between organizations • Negotiating selection processes

  29. Issues – Principals & Schools • Multi-year school plan • Job descriptions • Master work calendar • Selection of staff • Elimination of stipends • Delineation of duties • Developing teacher leaders • Job embedded staff training

  30. Issues – District & Community • Differing compensation • Added time for different employee groups • School based leadership • Use with other work needs • Competitive advantage

  31. Revamping the Teaching Workforce Jack D. Dale, Superintendent Fairfax County Public Schools Jack.Dale@fcps.edu

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