Instructional Leadership for the 21 st Century

1. Instructional Leadership for the 21st Century University of South Alabama in collaboration with Baldwin and Mobile County Public Schools

2. Preparing Exemplary Leaders for Alabama Schools Three Objectives: • Partnership between USA and LEAs • Alignment of standards and coursework • Focus on school improvement and student achievement

3. Collaboration Is the Key “When two work together, then both are strong.”--Anonymous Insert a picture of both superintendents, Dean Hayes, and Dr. Gray with pens in hand, Signing a document. In background, music and a voice explain that Memorandums of agreement were signed

4. Dr. Faron HollingerBaldwin County Superintendent

5. Leadership Advisory Council USA--LEAs Leadership Advisory Council Assess Certification Program Effectiveness Selection of Administrative Candidates Revise Coursework Monitor and Revise semester-long Residency Select Residency Schools Train Mentor Principals

6. Program Design MCPSS and Baldwin County personnel worked together to develop coursework aligned with newly adopted standards for instructional leaders in Alabama.

7. Admission Requirements Admission requirements include: • Graduate school application • Admission portfolio • Scheduled interview

8. Interviews Conducted Collaboratively Prospective candidate responds to questions from public school district and university personnel.

9. Revised Curriculum USA infused the eight standards for effective school leaders within a substantially revised curriculum. • Planning for continuous improvement • Teaching and learning • Human resource development • Diversity • Community and stakeholder relationships • Technology • Management of learning organizations • Ethics

10. School-based Activities • Facilitate the work of teachers • Analyze school-wide assessment data • Manage resources to support instruction • Develop budgets to enhance instruction • Manage human resources • Complete prescribed activities critical to effective instructional leadership

11. Field Experiences Embeddedin Required Coursework Prospective instructional leaders gain real-world experience while taking required coursework.

12. Skill Development Observe ParticipateLead

13. Residency Learning Planner & Handbook About This Residency Learning Planner • Purpose: This is a guide for residents to thoughtfully plan, implement and track/log a set of experiences that will help them become school leaders who make a difference in student achievement. • For each of the 8 standards, field experiences are proposed to engage the participant in observing, participating in and leading school teams in changing curriculum and instructional practices in ways that increase student achievement. • All experiences require: A planning component, and A reflection component

14. Field Experiences

15. Field Experiences Semester-long Residency

16. Project Design Bridges the gap between theory and practice by focusing on real-world instructional issues.

17. Mentoring

18. Assessment • Examination of admissions process • Evaluation of curriculum changes • Development of assessment system • Development of system to assess impact • Satisfaction surveys

19. Teamwork Direct monitoring by the Leadership Advisory Council

20. Growing TogetherGrowing Strong Working together to prepare effective instructional leaders for the future.

21. Vision Statement • Baldwin County Public Schools, the Mobile County Public School System and the University of South Alabama will create and sustain a partnership to improve student achievement through the co-construction and implementation of a leadership development program for the benefit of our regional community.

22. Thanks for your kind attention!