School Visit Event Overview Principal Participants Event Duration Description Participants participates selected by in meeting Leadership 60 90 minutes – Meeting 1 principal, Interview format a discussion about school Leadership and may include 45 60 minutes practices in place and the impact of those practices on Yes Principal – Meeting 2 members of the teaching and learning leadership cabinet Leadership 45 60 minutes – Meeting 3 gather evidence on instruction and engagement, student and assessment of learning. Visits are follow by an exchange between and principal about observed. Classroom Visits For schools fewer than 1,500 students: and and & Debriefs (9 or 15 20 minutes Yes – Day 1 selects 3, principal selects 2 principal principal 14*) Day 2 selects 2, principal selects 2 For schools 1,500 students or more: Day 1 selects 8, principal selects 2 Day 2 selects 2, principal selects 2 observes teachers engaged in a process that Teacher Team Review and 40 45 minutes addresses the connection between student work and/or No Principal – Observation teachers data and resulting teacher actions Teacher Review discusses with teachers school practices in 30 45 minutes place and the impact of those practices on teaching Review and – Meeting 1 and learning teachers No Principal Teacher 30 45 minutes – Meeting 2 Small Group Review discusses with students specific pieces of 30 45 minutes – Student Meeting their their experiences as learners, and overall Review and No Review and Large Group school culture students principal 30 40 minutes – Student Meeting Review discusses with parents their impressions of Review and Parent Meeting 30 40 minutes instruction, school culture, academic expectations and No Principal – parents communication school and home principal, Principal can present school practices that highlight and may include 30 40 minutes area(s) not included in the scheduled events; Yes Principal Principal’s Choice – members of the time may be split one or events leadership cabinet Mid-day 30 40 minutes Evidence review Review No Review – Reflection (2x) Review 60 90 minutes Evidence review and rating of the 10 Quality Indicators Review No Review – Reflection (2x) principal, End-of-Day and may include 30 45 minutes – Debrief Day 1 Review discusses with principal evidence presented members of the over the course of the day. leadership cabinet Yes Principal End-of-Day 10 15 minutes – Debrief Day 2 principal, and may include Review shares preliminary ratings on the 10 Feedback members of the 45 60 minutes indicators and provides verbal feedback that Yes Principal – Conference leadership cabinet substantiates those ratings or other key stakeholders *Large schools with enrollment of 1,500 or more students require 14 classroom visits; all other schools require 9
School Visit Event Overview Event Duration Description Participants Principal participates in meeting Participants selected by Leadership Meeting 1 60 – 90 minutes Leadership Meeting 2 45 – 60 minutes Interview format a discussion about school practices in place and the impact of those practices on teaching and learning principal, and may include members of the leadership cabinet Yes Principal Leadership Meeting 3 45 – 60 minutes Classroom Visits & Debriefs (9 or 14*) 15 – 20 minutes gather evidence on instruction and engagement, student and assessment of learning. Visits are by an exchange between and principal about observed. For schools fewer than 1,500 students: Day 1 selects 3, principal selects 2 Day 2 selects 2, principal selects 2 For schools 1,500 students or more: Day 1 selects 8, principal selects 2 Day 2 selects 2, principal selects 2 and principal Yes and principal Teacher Team Observation 40 – 45 minutes observes teachers engaged in a process that addresses the connection between student work and/or data and resulting teacher actions and teachers No Principal Teacher Meeting 1 30 – 45 minutes discusses with teachers school practices in place and the impact of those practices on teaching and learning and teachers No Principal Teacher Meeting 2 30 – 45 minutes Small Group Student Meeting 30 – 45 minutes discusses with students specific pieces of their their experiences as learners, and overall and No and Large Group Student Meeting 30 – 40 minutes school culture students principal Parent Meeting 30 – 40 minutes discusses with parents their impressions of instruction, school culture, academic expectations and communication school and home and parents No Principal Principal’s Choice 30 – 40 minutes Principal can present school practices that highlight area(s) not included in the scheduled events; time may be split one or events principal, and may include members of the leadership cabinet Yes Principal Mid-day Reflection (2x) 30 – 40 minutes Evidence review No Reflection (2x) 60 – 90 minutes Evidence review and rating of the 10 Quality Indicators No End-of-Day Debrief Day 1 30 – 45 minutes discusses with principal evidence presented over the course of the day. principal, and may include members of the leadership cabinet Yes Principal End-of-Day Debrief Day 2 10 – 15 minutes Feedback Conference 45 – 60 minutes shares preliminary ratings on the 10 indicators and provides verbal feedback that substantiates those ratings principal, and may include members of the leadership cabinet or other key stakeholders Yes Principal *Large schools with enrollment of 1,500 or more students require 14 classroom visits; all other schools require 9 Review Review Review Review Review Review Review Review Review Review Review Review Review Review Review follow
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