Administrator in Residence Program
2011-2012
General Description
The purpose of the Administrator in Residence program is to induct and train principals in the following areas:
 Green Dot philosophy, core values, and education model
 Building Culture
 Instructional Leadership
 People and Resource Management
 Community Leadership
 Problem Solving
The program provides ongoing support for the administrators in residence as they develop their philosophy of education and leadership
and as they develop key foundational elements prior to the opening of a school (mission/vision, professional development protocols and
procedures, course offerings, graduation requirements, discipline policies and process).
AIR Training Program:
Key areas of focus:
 Developing Instructional Leadership
 Planning Effective Professional Development
 Creating a New School Culture
 Creating Sustainable Systems and Processes
 Prioritization
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Developing Instructional Leadership
Topics to be covered:
 Understanding and teaching the Essential Elements of Effective Instruction (EEEI) and effective lesson design
 Developing a common language and shared understanding of effective instruction at a school site
 Green Dot’s Champion Teaching Techniques
 The College Ready Promise (TCRP) and the College Ready Teaching Framework (CRTF)
 Effective observation and coaching methods
 Building instructional capacity in teacher-leaders
Key Readings:
 Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that put Students on the Path to College by Doug Lemov
 Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning by Mike Schmoker
 College Knowledge: What it Really Takes for Students to Succeed and What We Can Do to Get Them Ready by David T. Conley
(excerpts)
 The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction by Robert Marzano (Optional)
Outside Trainings:
 The College Ready Teaching Framework Training (4 Days) and Certification
Green Dot Resources/Best Practices Provided:
 Green Dot Champion Teaching Technique Professional Developments
 The College Ready Teaching Framework, Rubric and Observational Tools
 Green Dot binder of professional development resources for first-year schools
Planning Effective Professional Development
Topics to be covered:
 Using data and strategic plans to drive professional development
 Using protocols to analyze student work
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Using the Essential Elements of Effective Instruction to deliver professional development
Green Dot’s Recommended Protocols for Professional Development
Adult learning theory
Key Readings:
 Data Wise: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning by Kathryn Parker Boudett,
Elizabeth A. City and Richard J.Murnane
 What Great Principals Do Differently by Todd Whitaker
 Good to Great by Jim Collins (excerpts)
Green Dot Resources/Best Practices Provided:
 Green Dot calendar of recommended professional development foci for first-year schools
 Green Dot binder of professional development resource binder for first-year schools
Creating a New School Culture
Topics to be covered:
 Change theory
o Deconstructing an old mindset
o Constructing a new mindset and culture
 Organizational theory
 Leading change efforts at your school
 Developing your core values and mission
 Courageous conversations about the change that needs to occur
Key Readings:
 Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Chip & Dan Heath
 The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (excerpts)
 Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Richard E. Boyatzis, and Annie McKee
 Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership by Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal
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Leading Change in Your School: How to Conquer Myths, Build Commitment, and Get Results by Douglas Reeves (excerpts)
The 90/90/90 Schools: A Case Study
Gates Study on high-poverty, high-performing schools
Green Dot Resources/Best Practices Provided:
 Phases of a start-up school:
What should you expect and plan for in years 1 – 4 of a school?
Creating Sustainable Systems and Processes
Topics to be covered:
 ELL compliance and law
 SPED compliance and law
 Structures and systems in successful schools
 Union contract and evaluation process
 Hiring best practices
 Building capacity
 Leadership Committees
Key Readings:
 Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement by Richard Dufour
 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick M. Lencioni
 Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable… About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business by Patrick M. Lencioni
 Consensus Through Conversation: How to Achieve High-Commitment Decisions by Larry Dressler (Enrichment)
Outside trainings:
 FRISK training
Green Dot Resources/Best Practices Provided:
 First-year school structures and systems checklist
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Green Dot recommended discipline handbook
Green Dot recommended graduation requirements
Prioritization
Topics to be covered:
 Effective delegation processes
 Time management
 Aligning actions and decisions with your mission and core values
Key Readings:
 The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
 The One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard (Enrichment)
Expectations of the Program
Administrators in Residence will perform the following tasks during their year in residency:
 AIRs are on the principal work calendar – 217 work days per year.
 Monday – Thursday: Each AIR will be assigned to a specific school from 7:30 – 4:30 for the purposes of shadowing administrators
at the site and assisting with key administrator duties. The AIR will be assigned to a school for a quarter at a time and then assigned
to a different school the following quarter. During their quarter at the school site, the AIRs will be assigned special projects to
complete by the principal.
 Friday: Work on projects as assigned at the Home Office from 8:00 – 4:30.
 Meet with Cluster Directors every Friday from 3:00 – 4:30 to discuss progress toward projects and weekly reflections.
 Attend 95/5 sessions and Key Results walkthroughs.
 Attend each of the following events at a school chosen by the AIR:
Semester 1:
 Staff retreat and summer professional development week
 Site budget meeting
 Summer parent orientation
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Back-to-School Night
PTA/PTO/ Parent meeting/Parent conferences
Discipline Review Board Committee meeting
School Advisory Council meeting
Student Success Team meeting
Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) meetings and Grade Level Leader (GLL) meetings
CELDT planning and implementation
Student enrollment
Semester 2:
 Site budget planning meeting for the next school year
 Master scheduling training/ planning session
 Discipline Review Panel meeting (home office)
 IEP meeting
 School Advisory Council meeting
 CAHSEE and SAT Boot Camps
 9th grade lottery
 9th grade placement testing
 Developing a schedule and teacher training for CST testing
 Revise staff and student handbooks
 Assist an assigned school with the following:
 Co-plan and co-facilitate a late-start PD session with site administrators
 Shadow a formal observation of a teacher
 Observe a pre-observation and post-observation meeting for a formal observation of a teacher
 Supervision and student discipline
 SART
 Assist GD Ed Team with the planning and delivery of:
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New teacher trainings
Benchmark collaboration days
All Green Dot days
Middle School NWEA testing and collaboration days
Program Assignments
 Complete weekly log/journal of reflections based on work at schools and at the Home Office. Reflections are due to your
supervisor at 9 a.m. on Fridays.
 Weekly log/journal reflections should be aligned to the following areas observed during the week (See template):
o Green Dot Philosophy, Core Values, and Education Model
o Building Culture
o Instructional Leadership
o People and Resource Management
o Community Leadership
o Problem Solving
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2011-12 AIR Projects
Project
AIRs
Teacher Leadership Pipeline
 English – Meghan
& Teacher Leader
 English – Mack
Development Project (TLDP)
 Math – Stepan
 Science – TBD
 History – TBD
MAP® Testing : Northwest
 English – Meghan
Evaluation Association
 English – Mack
(NWEA)
 Math – Stepan
Contact
Kris Terry/ Megan Quaile
UPDATES/ NOTES
Attend TLDP trainings
Co-facilitate Dept PDs during GD Days
Benchmark Exams & Data Director
The College Ready Promise
(TCRP)
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Survey – Meghan
Evaluation – Mack
Growth – Stepan
Chad Soleo/ Kevin Keelen/ Attend NWEA Trainings
Patty Wu/ Leona Matthews Lead Data Analyses at each MS
Middle School Implementation Best
Practices
Philip Parker/ Julia Fisher/ Attend assigned Focus Groups
Cristina DJ
Support TRCP Leads for each Focus
Group
Read-In Best Practices
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Mack and Meghan
Leona Matthews
Strategic Initiative 3
Champion Teaching Series
(Initiative 10)
 English Language Learners
(ELL) – Mack
 Literacy – Meghan
 Math Intervention –
Stepan
 Meghan
 Mack
 Stepan
Research various Read-In Programs
across GD
Develop a Read-In Best Practice
Resource for Admin
Leona Matthews and Patty
Wu
PO – Cristina de Jesus
PM – Megumi Abe
Kris Terry/ Megan
AIRs will be responsible for developing
one complete PD deck for a GD
signature technique
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PE Testing (9th Grade)
Early Assessment Program
(EAP)
CAHSEE Boot Camp
(After-school Programs)
Stepan
 English – Meghan
 Math – Stepan
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Cristina de Jesus
Cristina de Jesus
Stephen Minix/ Leona
Matthews/Patty Wu
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English – Meghan and
Mack
Math – Stepan
New Teacher Support
Models
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Mack
Kris Terry and Cluster
Directors
Green Dot Middle School
Curriculums
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English – Meghan
Drama – Mack
Math – Stepan
Cluster Directors/ Megan
Quaile/ Cristina de Jesus
Working w/ DJ; Check-in w/ Schools
Email reminder about EAP dates in
NftD & continue researching 12th grade
curriculum
Selecting/ Developing Curriculum;
Assist with Training Teachers; Site
Observations
Research NTS models across GD
Develop resources and
recommendations for admin
Curricular Pathways; 6-8 Novel &
Reading Lists; Resources incl. Science,
Humanities, Math & Elective Projects,
Units & Materials; Teacher Observation
Opportunities @ Exemplar MS (incl.
Aspire); Better Lesson/ PD Portal
Reviewing & Posting
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Program Assignments (Continued)
 Complete readings which include:
Developing Instructional Leadership
 Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that put Students on the Path to College by Doug Lemov
 Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning by Mike Schmoker
 College Knowledge: What it Really Takes for Students to Succeed and What We Can Do to Get Them Ready by David T. Conley
(excerpts)
 The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction by Robert Marzano (Optional)
Planning Effective Professional Development
 Data Wise: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning by Kathryn Parker Boudett,
Elizabeth A. City and Richard J.Murnane
 What Great Principals Do Differently by Todd Whitaker
 Good to Great by Jim Collins (excerpts)
Creating a New School Culture
 Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement by Richard Dufour
 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick M. Lencioni
 Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable… About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business by Patrick M. Lencioni
 Consensus Through Conversation: How to Achieve High-Commitment Decisions by Larry Dressler (Enrichment)
Creating Sustainable Systems and Processes
 Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement by Richard Dufour
 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick M. Lencioni
 Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable… About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business by Patrick M. Lencioni
 Consensus Through Conversation: How to Achieve High-Commitment Decisions by Larry Dressler (Enrichment)
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Prioritization
 The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
 The One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard
Program Assignments (Continued)
 Create and present Portfolio by May, including:
o All weekly reflections and reflections written after finishing home office projects
o Rough draft of mission for the AIR’s school (assume a new school for the purpose of this element) along with materials to be
used to generate discussions with staff about mission/vision
o Green Dot graduation requirements (available in GD Policy Manual)
o Proposed courses to be offered including academic interventions (4 year scope and sequence matrix)
o Bell schedule samples, including options w/ double lunch and double PD, and include framework and materials to facilitate
discussion with faculty regarding schedule choice
o Calculation of instructional minutes (using provided calendar and bell schedule)
o Sample strategic plan and professional development plan, including description of professional development protocols and
procedures to be used (teacher buddies, buddy observations, videotaping, etc.).
o Discipline matrix, policies and procedures (may include materials to be used to present to faculty)
o Summer Bridge Plan: courses offered, schedule, purpose, sample letter to parents and students
o Plan for diagnostic testing prior to or during Summer Bridge
o Summer PD Plan (1 new teacher development day and 5 faculty days)
o Student Handbook (must be aligned with GD Policy Manual)
o Student Recruitment Plan
o Faculty Hiring Protocol, including scenario-based questions
o Sample budget summary presentation for School Advisory Committee
o Plan for Parent Involvement, including School Advisory Committee (SAC) structure and by-laws, parent organization (PTO)
structure, parent workshop schedule
o Community Profile (See WASC document), including public school feeder pattern data for three or more years (specific
communities will be assigned to each AIR)
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o Identify community based organization partnership possibilities for school within community assigned for profile
o Interview responses: Interview 3 principals and capture their thoughts about the questions outlined on the interview template.
Evaluation
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Formal observation of work at a school
Portfolio (See Rubric)
Feedback after the completion of HO projects
Formal evaluation – same template used for administrators
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