How To Get From AP to Principal: Best Practices for APs Dr. Joel Herbst, Area Director Marci Lindemann, Leadership Development, HRD Marie Wright, Intern Principal

Assistant Principal FLDOE –Staff members assisting the administrative head of the school. Online dictionary –Assistant principals are second in position behind the principal in running the school. They often have specific responsibilities such as discipline while the principal has overall responsibilities for school functions.

Assistant Principal

Professional Development = Continuous Improvement FASA Resources - Summer Leadership Conference and Exposition William Cecil Golden School Leadership Development Program SREB Leadership Training Florida School Leaders: Leadership Academies, Assistant Principal Leadership Forums Successful Practices Network Secondary School Redesign Initiative Continuing Education - District, University Professional Journals, Online Resources and Tools

Florida School Leaders: SREB Leadership Training Building a High Performance Learning Culture Prioritizing Mapping and Monitoring the Curriculum Data Analysis for School Leaders Providing Focused and Sustained Professional Development Leading Change: Building and Maintaining a Focused Drive Toward Student Achievement Meeting the Standards: Looking at Teacher Assignments Leading Assessments and Instruction Giving Leadership to Literacy

FLORIDASCHOOLLEADERS.ORG Classroom Walkthrough Training The IBM Change Toolkit The Microsoft School Leader Development Program Principal Leadership Standards Inventory Individual Leadership Development Plan Leadership Development Progress Log Learning Library … and more!

Florida Principal Leadership Standards Instructional Leadership Sector Operational Leadership Sector School Leadership Sector Instructional leadership Decision Making Strategies Vision Managing the Learning Environment Human Resource Development Community and Stakeholder Partnerships Learning, Accountability, and Assessment TechnologyDiversity Ethical Leadership

A Good Example Let’s take a look at how one Assistant Principal is moving up the Leadership Continuum towards the Principalship

Moving Beyond Literacy Staff Development FISH Focus for students FISH Focus for teachers Focus Teams Spanish/Creole initiatives Integration of technology Whisper Phones Professional development & affiliations 6:45 to 3:45 Grant Development Magnet Program Development Construction

LITERACY Lesson integration Content based – benchmark specific articles SSR

LITERACY Writing across the curriculum Writing in English, Social Studies and Foreign Language Writing in English only

Staff Development Create and implement a Data & Results Driven, Job-Embedded, Standards Based staff development model that will close the achievement gap as measured by state and national exams through the creation of increased instructional capacity, program capacity and lead to greater staff and student opportunities. FOR TEACHERS – BY TEACHERS

FOCUS TEAMS LITERACY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SMALL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (HS Majors) TRANSISTIONS (9 th grade academy) GUIDANCE (Paladin Parent) CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION (RRR) SCHOOL & COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Spanish/Creole Initiatives Special parent nights Youth Co-Op program Dedicated personnel for translation assistance Translation of key communications Phone Robot FCAT Phone Bank

Integration of Technology International School Connection NASA school Robotics Solar car

Divergent Solutions Whisper Phones Students report increased comprehension when they hear themselves read Wrote to FLDOE – approved for use during FCAT for ESE students

Professional Development & Affiliations Higher education - colleges and universities FASA - Florida Association of School Administrators FAPA - Florida Assistant Principals Association NASSP - National Association of Secondary School Principals NAESP - National Association of Elementary School Principals SSRI - Secondary School Redesign Initiative AASA - American Association of School Administrators ASCD - Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development BAPA - Broward Assistant Principals Association

6:45 AM to 3:45 PM Teachers, students, staff, parents Prior to 6:45 6:45 to 7:00 After 3:45

Building the Resume Skill Sets (Hard & Soft) Professional Organizations (FASA) Continuing Education (Doctoral Program) Community Involvement (CRI) Mentoring & Modeling (Staff) Literature (Education, Business & Leadership) District Committees

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Please contact us for further information : Joel Herbst, South Central Area Director, Broward County Public Schools (Past President, FASA) Marci Lindemann, Coordinator, Leadership Development, HRD, Broward County Public Schools (President, FAPA) Marie Wright, Intern Principal, South Plantation High School, Broward County Schools

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