1. STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE Board of Education May 2018
Theme B, Strategic Initiative 1A
Executive Sponsor – Dr. Charles Foust
Initiative Owner – Renee McKinnon

2. Enhance academic programs to meet the needs of all students
STRATEGIC THEME
Enhance academic programs to meet the needs of all students
Of the xx initiative this enhances academic programs because research shows that the principal leadership is second to teachers
Studebt achievement
The result of a study proved Instructional leadership most strongly related to higher achievement: high instructional standards, enhanced teacher authority and leadership, providing an effective administrator, teacher school improvement team, fostering a shared vision among faculty and administration for the school

3. STRATEGIC INITIATIVE
Define instructional leadership for UCPS; create and implement a plan to increase the instructional leadership capacity of district and school leaders.
Instructional leaders are school leaders, or those making the decisions and managing schools, who place teaching and learning at the center (New Teacher Center, 2017)
This is not about one leader. This is about principals and their team of leaders, and how the district supports their efforts. This initiative allows us to create realignment for instructional leadership. This is not new for UCPS we just need to create common language, common protocol for new and experienced leaders.
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4. Leadership development Structures Support Leadership retention
CURRENT STATE
Standards
Leadership development
Structures
Support
Leadership retention
Instructional leadership-evaluation standards exist for teacher, leaders, teacher leaders
District level model of leadership development
Meetings and district structure (meetings for current principals, AP, advanced AP
Coaching and support for principals
Instructional practices
about 86 percent of principals remained in their school
The School Leaders Network recommends four actions to improve school leader retention: leadership development, on going support for leaders to learn from each other, coaching for principals to reduce isolation

5. Instructional leadership framework Integrate leadership development
DESIRED STATE
Instructional leadership framework
Integrate leadership development
Expand networks
Support
Leadership retention
Research says that 50% of principals…..
The team is examining feedback from various sources:TWC, graduate surveys, Advanced surveys, leaders feedback on the draft.
UCPS instructional leadership framework
Common language for school leaders
Defined roles for instructional leaders
Network for school leaders
Leadership development structures
Pipeline of leaders
Coaching and support
There are 3 specific things-network structures, coaching, leadership development,
Strengthen- ongoing leadership development by partnering with HR and Teaching &Learning through the EPIC grant and expand on that effort. This will impact existing peer networks for principals to learn from each other and create new networks. Job-embedded ongoing coaching for all principals to reduce isolation. We have tremendous leaders (formal and informal) and our district had so much leadership capacity so we want our structures to be a balance of support and empowerment from the central office. (School Leaders Network, 2014)

6. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Performance Indicator
Measurement Method
Targeted Achievement
Resource identification, selection, and purchase
Team meetings
Agreed upon resources for components of the initiative
Leadership development plan for school administrators
Collaboration between and within departments; EPIC grant funded leadership development APs
Targeted days to meet objectives
Calendar of topics
UCPS Instructional Leadership Framework
Feedback from stakeholders and review survey data
Alignment to national model
Call attention-
By February the team will have a framework that defines instructional leadershi. In the University of Washington developed an instructional leadership model. We will urilized this model as a starting point for UCPS by personalizing it to be our own. Our themes are empowered,
Unity of purpose
Continuous improvement
Process
Systems
Get feedback through various methods
Make adjustments as necessary
Finalize the leadership development plan
We are passionate about helping current, aspiring and emerging with our initiative
Next you will see the structures and resources we want to purchase to execute this initiative.

7. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Performance Indicator
Measurement Method
Targeted Achievement
Current school administrators
During monthly meetings for current principals, AP, advanced AP
Leadership development with application of Leverage Leadership
Monthly support with UCPS Instructional Leadership Framework components
Determine selection process
Aspiring school leaders
Monthly meetings (internal applicants who hold NC administrative license)
Leadership development w/application of Get Better Faster, Strengths-Finder, and District structures
Emerging leaders
Monthly meetings (internal teacher leaders/principal recommended)
Leadership development w/application of Strengths-Finder and District structures
Collaboratives led by teacher leaders (vertical, leveled, content, etc.)
Network structures for three levels of the leadership.
Call attention to the resources. We expect to spend less than 20K
Strengths finder is a tool for self-reflection and an invitation to explore more deeply the understanding of strengths. The RL Self-Assessment is
In addition, the STAR principal (Haberman) resource.

8. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Performance Indicator
Measurement Method
Targeted Achievement
Principal recruitment,
selection, development, retention
Collaboration with Human Resources
Improve retention rate for school administrators
Pipeline to school leadership positions
Collaboration between departments on rubrics and observation of practice
Include job-embedded components to impact quality of internal candidates
Student achievement improvements
Internal Ready Reports
Improve student growth and achievement

9. Milestone Deliverable or Activity
TIMELINE
Completed
In Progress
Not yet started
Milestone Deliverable or Activity
Status
Complete blueprint development and revisions with initiative team
Identify potential leadership development resources to support the UCPS instructional leadership framework.
Finalize instructional leadership development plan for current school leaders and the pipeline of future leaders (resource selection and targeted participants)
Identify project teams to build a model of instructional leadership based on national model 
Conduct needs assessment for framework development (feedback, input, review existing survey information)

10. Milestone Deliverable or Activity
TIMELINE
Completed
In Progress
Not yet started
Milestone Deliverable or Activity
Status
Implement instructional leadership development plans: grant funded leadership development plan for Assistant Principals and other network structures for Principals, Aspiring and Emerging leaders
Finalize year 1 and 2 calendar of monthly topics based on instructional leadership framework
Communication to leadership participants (advanced AP, aspiring, and emerging) based on criteria for selection
Purchase and distribution of resources for sessions and modules in year 2

11. Milestone Deliverable or Activity
TIMELINE
Completed
In Progress
Not yet started
Milestone Deliverable or Activity
Status
Create canvas page to archive framework, practices, habits, processes, and professional tools.
Implement instructional leadership development plans: grant funded leadership development plan for Assistant Principals and other network structures for Principals, Aspiring and Emerging leaders
Implement continuous improvement model (Collaboration between departments, monthly feedback)
Evaluation rubrics and metrics (candidate quality)
Develop sustainable leadership plan between departments

12. Milestone Deliverable or Activity
TIMELINE
Completed
In Progress
Not yet started
Milestone Deliverable or Activity
Status
Finalize communications for year 3 (calendar, monthly topics, selection)
Purchase resources
Implement grant funded instructional leadership development plan for Assistant Principals and other network structures for Principals, Aspiring and Emerging leaders
Execute instructional leadership development plan for Principals, Aspiring and Emerging leaders
Utilize continuous improvement model

13. QUESTIONS?