Task-specific Expectations for School Leaders and School Staff The following table outlines expectations for school leaders and staff members by task: Task Description Expectations for Mentoring Expectations for School & Objectives Administrator Staff Support provision of both Leadership through a Vision for High Provide necessary quantitative qualitative and quantitative Student Achievement. The candidate will data to the candidate including data to the candidate, collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative any student, teacher, school, and including aggregate data on data on student performance, student and teacher district information needed; student assessment scores, relationships and school culture, select a priority encourage staff to allow 1 observations in and around area for focus, document existing school programs, classroom visits, interviews, the school, classroom visits, services, and practices, and develop a set of goals, surveys, etc. for the candidate’s informal interviews, and Task objectives, and action strategies. collection of qualitative data. focus groups or surveys with students, teachers, and other representative stakeholders. The candidate will need to Instructional Leadership for a Professional Assist in the facilitation of identify teachers to be Learning Culture. The candidate will creating a group of volunteer members of a professional demonstrate their capacity to foster a professional teachers by encouraging staff learning group related to the learning culture to improve student learning by participation, and providing student learning priority working with a small group of teachers using recommendations of specific staff 2 area and provide a rationale structured learning activities to improve the members to contact. for their inclusion. Members teachers’ knowledge and skills. The candidate will Task of school staff will be asked support teachers in improving an existing to consider participation in curriculum, instruction, or assessment strategy, this group. while documenting the process, teachers’ team work and improved practices.
Task-specific Expectations for School Leaders and School Staff The following table outlines expectations for school leaders and staff members by task: Task Description & Objectives Expectations for Mentoring Administrator Expectations for School Staff Task 1 Leadership through a Vision for High Student Achievement. The candidate will collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data on student performance, student and teacher relationships and school culture, select a priority area for focus, document existing school programs, services, and practices, and develop a set of goals, objectives, and action strategies. Provide necessary quantitative data to the candidate including any student, teacher, school, and district information needed; encourage staff to allow classroom visits, interviews, surveys, etc. for the candidate’s collection of qualitative data. Support provision of both qualitative and quantitative data to the candidate, including aggregate data on student assessment scores, observations in and around the school, classroom visits, informal interviews, and focus groups or surveys with students, teachers, and other representative stakeholders. Task 2 Instructional Leadership for a Professional Learning Culture. The candidate will demonstrate their capacity to foster a professional learning culture to improve student learning by working with a small group of teachers using structured learning activities to improve the teachers’ knowledge and skills. The candidate will support teachers in improving an existing curriculum, instruction, or assessment strategy, while documenting the process, teachers’ team work and improved practices. Assist in the facilitation of creating a group of volunteer teachers by encouraging staff participation, and providing recommendations of specific staff members to contact. The candidate will need to identify teachers to be members of a professional learning group related to the student learning priority area and provide a rationale for their inclusion. Members of school staff will be asked to consider participation in this group.