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Office of Educator Quality
Missouri public schools: the best choice….the best results!
October 28, 2010
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Department Goal #1
Missouri public education will rank in the top ten on national and international measures.
Department Goal #2
Missouri will provide high quality early educational opportunities to all young children and their families.
Department Goal #3
Missouri will recruit, prepare, retain, and support effective teachers and leaders.
Office of Educator Quality
Certification
Educator Preparation
Educator Development
Educator Recruitment &
Retention
Evaluation
Systems
Office of Educator Quality
Certification
Educator Preparation
Educator Development
Educator Recruitment & Retention
Educator Prep Standards
Evaluation Systems
October 28, 2010
•Sink or swim?• First two years
• Principals• Spec Ed. Directors• Career Ed. Dir.
• Supt. = 1 year
•Transition opportunity • Preparation to practice
•AMP Website www.ampmo.org
•Perfecting the practice• Year long growth program
• Self-Awareness• Agents of Change• Prof. Communities
of Learners• Growth across specific
leadership behaviors• Building the network of
leadership expertise
The National SAM Project: Helping Principals Find More Time
To Be Instructional Leaders
A pilot project funded by
The Wallace Foundation
In California, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, New York and Texas
DRAFT – FOR COMMENT
The Wallace Foundation
Supporting Ideas Sharing Solutions Expanding Opportunities
Model 1: new position
Model 2: new position from existing position
Model 3: new duties to existing position
Model 4: no longer used
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A Snapshot of Results:Shift in Principal Time Use
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Management
Instruction=
Principal Time Use at Cochran Elementary School
Nov-06
One principal in Jefferson County, KY, nearly tripled the time spent on instruction after participation in the SAM project.
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A Snapshot of Results:Improved Student Achievement
Kentucky schools in the SAM pilot raised scores on state tests at
rates higher than district and state averages.
School Increase over district
Increase over state
Blue Lick 107% 130%
Cochran 47% 63%
Fern Creek 54% 71%
Minutes Per Day
Hours per week
Descriptor
1 hr. 37 min. 8 hr. 7 min. Office work prep
1 hr. 02 min. 5 hr. 9 min.
Employee supervision•Work/monitor with classified staff•Non-instructional work with certified staff
52 min. 4 hr. 20 min.
Student supervision•Monitoring cafeteria, lunchroom, and hallways
26 min. 2 hr. 9 min.Decision-making committees, groups, and meetings
24 min. 2 hr. 0 min. Student discipline
Policy Studies Associates, Inc.: External Evaluation, December, 2009
Pre-SAMs: Average Management Time (51%)
Pre-SAMs: Average Instructional Time (23%) Minutes Per Day
Hours per week
Descriptor
34 min. 2 hr. 50 min. Observation, walkthrough
24 min. 2 hr. 0 min.
Planning, curriculum and assessment•Instructional meetings with groups/ individuals•Review curriculum / assessment documents
19 min. 1 hr. 36 min.
Decision-making committees, groups, and meetings•Instructional discussions
18 min. 1 hr. 30 min.Instruction related office work prep•Review lesson plans, prep for feedback/evaluations, or prep for instr. meetings
12 min. 1 hr. 1 min.
Employee supervision•Directly related to instruction
Policy Studies Associates, Inc.: External Evaluation, December, 2009
Change in how Principals spend their time Increase in time spentper week
Instructional DescriptorDecrease in time spentper week
Management Descriptor
+ 1 hr. 45 min. Observation, walkthrough - 2 hr. Office work prep
+ 59 min. Working with students - 1 hr. 32 min. Student supervision
+ 59 min. Office work prep - 1 hr. 30 min. Building management
+ 13 min. Modeling/teaching - 41 min. Meetings, decision-making committees, groups
Policy Studies Associates, Inc.: External Evaluation, December, 2009
Office of Educator Quality
www.dese.mo.gov573-751-2931
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education