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2015-2016

By the end of this webinar, participants will:
• Understand the 2015-2016 vision and Department initiatives for supporting principals as instructional leaders.
• Identify available resources to support principals as instructional leaders.
• Review the 2015-2016 Principal Support Application to consider how each initiative aligns to district principal support plans.

TEACHERS
PRINCIPALS
DISTRICTS
• SET GOALS: Content experts
• PLAN & INSTRUCT: Prepare to use aligned strategies and curricula
• EVALUATE: Reflect on student learning and adjust
• BUILD A TEAM: Teacher recruitment, preparation, licensure, placement
• INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING: Assessment, curriculum, professional development
• INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT: Goals, observation, feedback, collaboration
• PLAN: Curriculum, assessment, professional development plans
• IMPLEMENT SYSTEMS: Systems that support goal setting, observation, collaboration; teacher preparation and licensure
The LDE provides
(1) RESOURCES and
(2) DIRECT SUPPORT directly to teachers, principals, and districts.
The LDE seeks to
empower principals as instructional leaders through resources, built from the Principal
Guidebook and aligned support through TAP expansion and the
Principal Fellowship.
Louisiana Believes 3

PRINCIPAL RESOURCES
• Principal Instructional Leadership Guidebook provides a roadmap for core instructional and talent decisions, and integrates related supports.
• Additional Guidebooks further define programs that support student learning and help guide decision making at the district and school levels ( High School , Early Childhood, District Planning) .
• Model tools and resources support principals in their work with all teachers to help them learn and grow.
⁻ Professional learning modules for leaders and teachers
⁻ Goal setting guidance
⁻ Observation and feedback tools

PRINCIPAL RESOURCES
Principal Instructional Leadership Guidebook provides a roadmap for core instructional and talent decisions and integrates all resources released from the LDOE for principals.
Contents include the following sections:
Part I: Build a Team
• Preparing and Hiring Strong Teachers
Part II: Curriculum, Assessment, Professional Development and Collaboration
• Choosing Curricula
• Choosing and Using Assessments
• Planning Professional Development
• Implementing Collaboration Structures
Part III: Instructional Leadership (Goals and Support)
• Understanding Results
• Setting Goals: Principal and Others
• Monitoring Progress: Common Assessments, Observations & Feedback
• End of Year Reflection
• Teacher Placement and Management
Released mid-April, 2015 and available in the District Support Toolbox

PRINCIPAL RESOURCES
Professional Learning Modules (Available Summer 2015 at this link )
Principals:
• Topics align to the Principal Instructional Leadership Guidebook
• Support the work of Compass, Louisiana’s Educator Effectiveness Framework
• Includes detailed case studies to provide a deeper study of each component
Teachers:
• Applicable to all teachers regardless of grade or content
• Connect the actions and resources related to increasing student achievement including:
- Professional Practice
- Setting Student Achievement Goals
- Supporting Student Learning
Currently Available Resources
Goal Setting Guidance (To be updated Summer 2015 to reflect changes to Bulletin 130)
Instructional Observation and Feedback Guides
• English Language Arts
• Mathematics

PRINCIPAL DIRECT SUPPORT
DIRECT SUPPORT
Through district principal support grants, the LDOE will support the expansion of the following:
• TAP and NIET Best Practices Expansion helps principals build effective systems for goal setting, observation, feedback, and collaboration.
Through this program, districts choose a differentiated set of TAP supports to implement throughout the district.
• Principal Fellowship This program supports individual principals to build their instructional leadership skills through a sixteen month cohort collaboration training. This school year, over 100 principals across Louisiana will kick off the first cohort in Louisiana.

PRINCIPAL DIRECT SUPPORT
TAP is a whole school system of structures and practices that supports the instructional leadership of principals and provides teachers with specific opportunities including:
• Professional growth through school-based professional development that includes the analysis of student needs and identification of strategies for student learning to address those needs;
• Professional pathways as career teachers, mentor teachers, and master teachers;
• Fair and rigorous classroom observations with targeted feedback to improve teaching; and
• Additional compensation based on professional practice, student growth, and additional responsibilities.

PRINCIPAL DIRECT SUPPORT
The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET), the founder of
TAP, created the NIET Best Practices Center (BPC) based on the foundational elements of TAP and research around those elements.
Through the BPC, schools and districts can select one or more of the key elements of TAP to implement in a customized approach.
Some examples include:
• Use of the NIET/TAP instructional rubrics and evaluation process
• Use of the NIET/TAP career pathways to grow and support teacher leaders
• Use of the NIET/TAP cluster structure and steps for effective learning to provide job-embedded professional development for teachers.

PRINCIPAL DIRECT SUPPORT
TAP and NIET Best Practices District Implementation Options:
• Option 1: Individual Best Practices … implementation of one or more of the NIET Best Practices
• Option 2: Targeted School(s) … full TAP implementation in one or more schools, while other schools may use one or more of the Best
Practices (Example: Ascension Parish)
• Option 3: District-Wide … full TAP implementation in all schools in the district (Example: DeSoto Parish)
Costs for TAP implementation will vary depending on the model chosen.

PRINCIPAL DIRECT SUPPORT
The Principal Fellowship supports individual principals to build their instructional leadership skills through a sixteen-month cohort collaboration training.
The Department will partner with the National Institute for
School Leadership (NISL) to offer courses that will align with the content included in the
Principal Instructional
Guidebook and delivered through NISL’s Executive
Development Program for
School Leaders (EDP).
16 month Training Program: 2 in-person days per unit
Phase One Curriculum
Course 1: World-Class Schooling: Vision and Goals
(July – October, 2015)

Unit 1: The Educational Challenge

Unit 2: Principal as Strategic Thinker
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Unit 3: Elements of Standards-Based Education and School Design

Unit 4: Foundations of Effective Learning
Course 2: Focusing on Teaching and Learning
(November, 2015 – April, 2016)

Unit 5: Leadership for Excellence in Literacy

Unit 6: Leadership for Excellence in Mathematics

Unit 7: Leadership for Excellence in Science

Unit 8: Promoting Professional Learning
Phase Two Curriculum
Course 3: Developing Capacity and Commitment
(May – June, 2016)

Unit 9: Principal as Instructional Leader and Team Builder

Unit 10: Principal as Ethical Leader
Course 4: Driving for Results (July – August, 2016)
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Unit 11: Principal as Driver of Change

Unit 12: Leading for Results

PRINCIPAL DIRECT SUPPORT
Cohorts: The Department recommends that districts send a cohort to join the Principal Fellowship program, where possible. This will allow:
- principals to support each other as they implement their new skills and
- districts can send staff to join who can become certified trainers, allowing districts to lead more training for very low costs to other principals in future years.
Costs: The Principal Fellowship includes a per person training cost of
$12,600 for principals and $15,750 for staff who will be future district facilitators.
Locations: Travel and other associated costs are not included in this estimate. Budgets related to the Fellowship may not include funds expended for salaries, stipends or program supplies. Meetings will be held in four locations across the state, likely not requiring overnight stays for participants.

DATE EVENT
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
April, 2015
Thursday, May 7
Tuesday, May 26 th th
, 2015
, 2015
• Application Released
• Principal Support Webinars
• Department will support districts with their applications as interested ( compass@la.gov
)
• Informational Webinars
• Regional Supervisor Collaborative Meetings
• All applications due to the Department of Education
( compass@la.gov
)
• All districts receive notification about their grant status and information about next steps

2015-2016 LDE PHASES OF SUPPORT
PHASE
Grant Application
Consultation
April, 2015
EVENT
• Work individually with districts on their applications
• Consultations may include identifying district-specific options, associated costs, district funding options, as well as grant application preparation
• Please email compass@la.gov
if you are interested in receiving this support
Summer TAP Training
Principal Fellowship
Training
• TAP Training: Lead all training necessary for schools implementing TAP.
Training will be provided at no cost to participants.
• Fellowship: Coordinate all collaborations and all training logistics.
• Compass Modules: Support all districts with implementation of Compass through the use of online modules and Network Team support
July, 2015
Fall Site Visit and
Individual District Support
August – October, 2015
• District network staff assigned to each district to support principal implementation
• District visits provide individualized support based on strengths and ongoing areas of needed principal support

Grant Application Steps
 Determine district needs for support in completing the components. If you would like support from our office as you build your application, please email us at compass@la.gov
.
 Complete the Basic Information portion of the application
 Complete the Project Budget Description
 Complete the Program Application portion of the application o Louisiana TAP Expansion and/or o Principal Fellowship
 Send one email with all portions of your completed application to compass@la.gov
by 5:00 PM on Thursday, May 7 th .
Recommended Funding Range per District: $25,000 - $75,000

District next steps:
 Review the principal grant application
 Determine possible TAP and/or Fellowship participation
 Reach out to the DOE to set up time to discuss the grant application and possible structures for your district
 Submit the grant application by May 7 th
Contact us at compass@la.gov
for assistance as you complete the application , access the resources and define your plans for Principal support in 2015-2016.