1. Leading Student Achievement: Our Principal Purpose Expanding the Professional Dialogue Diriger la réussite des élèves, notre ligne directrice : Élargir le dialogue professionnel axé sur l’action
Serge introduce the presentation
Thursday, August 25, 2005

2. Partnership among The Literacy & Numeracy Secretariat and Association des directions et des directions adjointes des écoles franco-ontariennes The Catholic Principals’ Council of Ontario The Ontario Principals’ Council
Serge will comment on the symposium and the launch which resulted in this project
Thursday, August 25, 2005

3. Rationale
The principal is the catalyst for developing and sustaining the Professional Learning Community (PLC).
PLC support teaching excellence and improved student achievement.
PLC empower teachers to become leaders.
Serge

4. Beliefs Focus must be on improved student achievement
Principals recognize the classroom behaviours that lead to improved student learning
Job-embedded PD delivers the most powerful results
Leaders lead PLC
Nelly

5. Beliefs None of us is as competent as all of us
Mentoring is valuable for practicing principals
Building capacity makes school leadership more manageable
Building capacity and sustainability are the keys to ‘making a difference’
Nelly

6. Purpose of Pilot Project
Build capacity through principal learning teams
Develop skills & knowledge to improve principals’ instructional leadership skills
Impact student achievement in literacy and numeracy
Nelly

7. Who Is Involved? The Literacy & Numeracy Secretariat ADFO, CPCO, OPC
Pilot School Boards

8. L’ADFO et ses partenaires
Who Is Involved?
L’ADFO et ses partenaires
Conseil de district des écoles catholiques de Franco-Nord
Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario
Conseil de district des écoles catholiques du Centre-Sud
Conseil de district des écoles catholiques de l’Est Ontarien
Nelly – regional representation, SAO’s talked districts, some boards were keen to be involved and willing to do so at their own expense

9. Who Is Involved? CPCO Partner Boards Brant Haldimand Norfolk CDSB
Dufferin-Peel CDSB
Durham CDSB
Halton CDSB
Kenora CDSB
Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB
Renfrew CDSB
Toronto CDSB
Waterloo CDSB
Nelly

10. Who Is Involved? OPC Partner Boards Grand Erie DSB Halton DSB
Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB
Keewatin Patricia DSB
Near North DSB
Renfrew County DSB
Toronto DSB
Upper Grand DSB
Waterloo DSB
Wellington DSB
Nelly

11. Principal Learning Teams (PLT)
Group of principals working together as a professional learning community
Meet at least 8 times over the course of the year
Discuss challenges and successes in improving student achievement
Participate in PD opportunities
Joanne

12. Support for PLT
Two day training session for team leaders and supervisory officers in August
Symposia in January and June 2006
PD sessions offered by principals’ associations
Student Achievement Officers as resources to the PLT
Website through the Curriculum Services Canada
Joanne

13. Research Provides for measurement & accountability
Social/emotional competencies for effective school leadership
Led by Kenneth Leithwood, assisted by Carole Campbell
Action Research
Collection of data
Progress report in January, 2006
Final report in October, 2006
Joanne

14. Student Achievement is Everyone’s Responsibility
Joanne

15. Team Leaders
Serge remind people that they will have more in-depth discussion in their association meetings tomorrow

16. Roles and Responsibilities
The Team Leader will:
Attend training session/symposia
Social/Emotional competencies inquiry
Work with PLT to share ideas, knowledge and strategies to mobilize and sustain PLC in their schools
Maintain a record of meetings
Serge

17. Roles and Responsibilities
Work with the PLT to define the specific goals related to literacy & numeracy
Facilitate the meetings
Collect data to report cohort success
Liaise with provincial association to access PD
Coordinate inter-school visitation for mutual support

18. Roles and Responsibilities
Work with the research team to collect data
Communicate with various partners:
PLT members
Supervisory Officers
Provincial associations
Student Achievement Officers
Celebrate successes

19. Principal Learning Teams

20. Roles and Responsibilities
Principal Learning Teams will:
Attend all meetings
Work with members of the PLT to share ideas, knowledge and strategies to mobilize and sustain PLC in their schools
Develop specific goals related to the improvement of literacy & numeracy
Nelly

21. Roles and Responsibilities
Embed PD from project resources at the school level
Share evidence of implementation and results
Work with the research team to collect data

22. Principals’ Associations

23. Roles and Responsibilities
Provincial Principals’ Associations will:
Communicate with the Team Leaders and Board Contacts to provide information for training session and symposia
Develop programs for training and symposia
Provide PD and resources as identified by the PLT
Joanne

24. Roles and Responsibilities
Provide access and training for e-learning tools such as web casts, net meetings, web conferences
Monitor progress of the PLT
Work with the research team to monitor and communicate student achievement
Liaise with the Secretariat as required.

25. Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat
Joanne remind people that Colleen has just told them about the initiative

26. Roles and Responsibilities
The Secretariat will:
Establish and maintain contact lists of project participants
Correspond with directors of education as required
Assign Student Achievement Officers to support PLT
Liaise with provincial principals’ associations as required

27. School Boards

28. Roles and Responsibilities
School Boards will:
Identify participants for the project
Promote this project as a priority within the Board’s Plan
The Supervisory Officer will:
Attend training sessions and symposia
Participate in PLT meetings as required
Joanne

29. Roles and Responsibilities
Communicate with other supervisory officers regarding the project
Visit the schools and work with the principals to celebrate the successes
Work with principals to address challenges to meeting the goals of the project

30. Research Team
Joanne – Carol Campbell will tell you more about the research

31. Roles and Responsibilities
The Research Team will:
Develop a framework in consultation with the Secretariat and principals’ associations
Develop indicators of progress
Develop the action research process that will be used to collect data and evidence
Provide reports as required

32. Framework for Discussion
Board
School
Nelly – tell people where this graphic came from, it is the basis of our training session
Community
Partners
Ministry of
Education
Adapted from Literacy for Learning