selection of new Bob Gaskins, The selection committee will recommend the top principals. Human Resources; candidates to the Superintendent and Deputy Executive Cabinet Superintendent for final interview and selection. members; The Superintendent will choose the four School Leadership nominees to present to the Board of Education Office for final approval. Once aboard, the 4 turnaround principals will engage in a 3-day induction process: Acting Turnaround The newly hired principals will participate in site Director; June 2010: visits to state and nationally recognized high Turnaround Turnaround performing urban middle schools, such as KIPP principal induction. Principals South Bronx (NY), Roxbury Prep Middle School (Boston), and/or North Star Academy (NJ). These schools have proven success rates in increasing the performance of at-risk/Title I student populations, particularly at the middle school level. The visits will provide opportunities for the principals to observe first- hand academically rich environments where techniques and strategies are designed to meet the needs of diverse student populations. The visits will be facilitated by leadership teams comprised of executive level staff from curriculum and instruction and the leadership offices. These professional development opportunities will be highly May 15-June 30 Acting Turnaround structured and facilitated by the Turnaround 2010: Director; Director. In addition, school staffs will have the Principal selects Turnaround opportunity to visit the other turnaround schools new instructional Principals in the district to share and view practices The and support staff; turnaround director, two turnaround develops budget, instructional specialists, and the five turnaround master schedule, principals attended the Harvard Turnaround summer professional Leaders Institute (May 2012).
The selection committee will recommend the top candidates to the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent for final interview and selection. The Superintendent will choose the four nominees to present to the Board of Education for final approval. Once aboard, the 4 turnaround principals will engage in a 3-day induction process: The newly hired principals will participate in site visits to state and nationally recognized high performing urban middle schools, such as KIPP South Bronx (NY), Roxbury Prep Middle School (Boston), and/or North Star Academy (NJ). These schools have proven success rates in increasing the performance of at-risk/Title I student populations, particularly at the middle school level. The visits will provide opportunities for the principals to observe first- hand academically rich environments where techniques and strategies are designed to meet the needs of diverse student populations. The visits will be facilitated by leadership teams comprised of executive level staff from curriculum and instruction and the leadership offices. These professional development opportunities will be highly structured and facilitated by the Turnaround Director. In addition, school staffs will have the opportunity to visit the other turnaround schools in the district to share and view practices The turnaround director, two turnaround instructional specialists, and the five turnaround principals attended the Harvard Turnaround Leaders Institute (May 2012). selection of new principals. June 2010: Turnaround principal induction. May 15-June 30 2010: Principal selects new instructional and support staff; develops budget, master schedule, summer professional Bob Gaskins, Human Resources; Executive Cabinet members; School Leadership Office Acting Turnaround Director; Turnaround Principals Acting Turnaround Director; Turnaround Principals
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