Northern Illinois Collaborative Of Educational Leaders

1. Northern Illinois Collaborative Of Educational Leaders May 7, 2013

2. Why NICEL Now? • Needs Assessment • Vision • Rationale • Partnerships

3. Focus For The Session • What can you do to effectively manage all of the current mandates and programs?

4. Integration of BIG Ideas • Directions – Using the Leader Standards, 5 Essentials and Rising Star envelopes only at your table, match 5 Essentials and Rising Star components to each Leader Standard. • 5 Minutes • Please do not open the ? envelope until prompted.

5. Whole Group Discussion5 Minutes • What did you observe? • Any frustrations?

6. Crosswalk Activity5 Minutes • Using the ? Envelope match any of the 5 Essentials and Rising Star strips to the Leader Standards as your table agrees. • How close is your table’s response to the PEAC Crosswalk?

7. Overview of 3 Reform Initiatives • Principal Evaluation • Practice 70 % • Self-Assessment • Professional Growth Goals • Student Growth 30% • Targets • Same students 2 points in time • Student Growth Goals

8. Data Points • 5 Essentials • Rising Star • ISAT/PSAE • DuPage ROE http://www.dupage.k12.il.us/

9. 5 Essentials https: //demo.5-essentials.org/2012/s/7777/essentials/ • Effective Leaders E Measures • 4 Underlying Concepts - C Measures • Collaborative Teachers • 4 Underlying Concepts • Supportive Environment • 5 Underlying Concepts • Involved Families • 3 Underlying Concepts • Ambitious Instruction • 4 Underlying Concepts Each Essential falls into 5 color coded categories Not Yet, Partially, Moderately, Organized & Well Organized

10. Rising Star • 7 Sections (sort indicators) • Leadership • Professional Development • Aligned Instruction-Curriculum • Instruction • Assessments • Conditions for Learning • Community & Family Engagement

11. Objective • IVD03 The school will regularly and clearly communicate with primary caregivers about its expectations of them and the importance of the "curriculum of the home.“ • How it will look when fully met: Teachers will schedule evening meetings with parents (number of times to be determined during planning) to inform them of expectations and the importance of the "curriculum of the home". These meetings will be planned by grade levels and consist of a series of presentations. These presentations will educate parents as to how they can assist their child at home. Child care will be provided.

12. ISAT PSAE Data • Based on specific needs of school • Report by subject area • Report by subgroup

13. Principal/Assistant Principal Self-Assessment Form Professional Growth Goal - ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Student Growth Goal - __________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. Principal - ________________________________ Professional Growth Goal - _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Student Growth Goal - ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Superintendent Form

15. Did we achieve our goal? What two things do you expect to learn based on the marketing information you received? • A better understanding of the use of Rising Star with the principal evaluation outcomes. • How to use Rising Star with principal evaluation • More in-depth understanding of Rising Star • Development of Rising Star plan • Suggestions on how others implemented teacher evaluation. • How to manage the Rising Star process? • I would like to learn what NICEL is all about and how my participation will enhance my leadership as a Superintendent. • Data and my leadership • Better understand Rising Star as a school improvement model • How to use a tool that integrates principal evaluation, 5Essentials, and Rising Star data • Alignment of Rising Star, Principal Rubric & 5Essentials • what this model has to offer • What are the Rising Star Objectives • Best practice in the area of growth in evaluations • How to use new integrated data tool • More about the Essential 5 and principal evaluation data • learn about the rising star model and 5 Essentials data • How to best integrate key state initiatives into our daily work. • How to use 5 Essentials survey data to support school improvement • Keeping the various data sources useful, informative, and related to goals • How to best tie everything together. • Networking with other educational leaders • The benefits of utilizing the 5Essentials Survey for determining a principal's effectiveness. • Use of integrated tool using multiple data • Alignment of principal evaluation, student growth, RS, and 5Essentials • Using the ValEd principal survey • Suggestions/information on how others implemented rising star • What are the next steps after the indicators are assessed? • I would appreciate a tool that integrates principal evaluation, the 5 Essential data, and Rising Star. I am unclear of exactly what is meant by Rising Star Data. I am not sure if we need data with regards to the indicators or assessment data. • How to be use the rising star to improve student outcomes • How to use data effectively to move the school improvement model forward • How to apply our data using that new tool • How the cohort model will work • How can it make my process more efficient • How will 5Essentials be used to help schools • How to streamline the use of assessments. • New insights into good principal eval practices • Integration of these two topics • How to combine all three data sources and use it effectively • How to best integrate key state initiatives to strategic direction provided by local BOE and community. • how to link multiple data sources to principal eval and school improvement • Aligning the many initiatives, both internal and external, to support the ultimate goal of student achievement • User friendly explanation of Rising Star system. • More about the principal evaluation process and how it will be implemented throughout the DuPage area districts

16. Did we achieve our goal? My May 7 attendance will be a successful use of my time if NICEL: • Helps me with data in the Rising Star • Provides me with a practical school improvement framework to take back to my school immediately • Helps us become more effective in integrating data from 5Essentials and Rising Star • I have a plan for aligning my work and how I will benefit from the cohort. • If I am exposed to a practical demonstration of a tool that can assist my administration in being more efficient in their work. • Gives plenty of time for sharing with colleagues • Helps me better serve my Principals on their evaluation. • Learn something helpful on principal evaluation systems - especially growth • If I learn how Essential 5 and Principal evaluation data inform each other and integrate into continuous improvement • Provides an insight to the 5 Essentials data • Provides team time to process content. Balances content and process for adult learners. Has team leave with specific actionable communication or talking points related to state initiative, recognizes the drain occurring on local resources and unfunded mandates and how to best motivate the entire staff and community to collaborate in these areas. • Increases my understanding of how to use the many sources of data available to show progress in my performance and the performance of my school • Provides additional support and information about integrating data and tools to maintain focus on student achievement • Makes Rising Star user friendly and ties all of these things together. • Gives leaders collaborative opportunities

17. NICEL’s Vision Our goal is to be a relevant and powerful PD provider What do you want NICEL to do for you?

18. Feedback for Future SessionsWhat Will Be Our Direction? • URL to survey • QR Code to survey • Paper/pencil survey

19. Closing Comments