Standard III: Improving Teaching & Learning

IL Performance Standards for School Leaders

2020-21

Design, revise, maintain documentation of MTSS processes and procedures (3a)

In collaboration with representatives from the Teaching and Learning Department, lead the development of systems of support in academic, social-emotional, and behavioral areas to meet the needs of all students in need of Tier 1, 2 and 3 instruction using research-based instructional approaches (3a, 3b, 3c)

Work collaboratively with all stakeholders to ensure that the system of support and intervention is consistent, understood and documented to ensure that appropriate instructional and programmatic decisions are made (3b)

Support and monitor the use of research-based programs and intervention design practices with the express purpose of reducing the number of students in need of this support (3c)

On a routine basis, review MTSS meeting minutes from each school and provide key feedback to improve site-based processes (3e)

Plan, provide and evaluate high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive, standards based professional development and support for all staff to implement MTSS with fidelity (3f, 3g)

Coordinate and lead a monthly meeting with MTSS Leads to establish direction and reinforce messaging (3f, 3g)

2019-20

Design, revise, maintain documentation of MTSS processes and procedures (3a)

In collaboration with representatives from the Teaching and Learning Department, lead the development of systems of support in academic, social-emotional, and behavioral areas to meet the needs of all students in need of Tier 1, 2 and 3 instruction using research-based instructional approaches (3a, 3b, 3c)

Work collaboratively with all stakeholders to ensure that the system of support and intervention is consistent, understood and documented to ensure that appropriate instructional and programmatic decisions are made (3b)

Support and monitor the use of research-based programs and intervention design practices with the express purpose of reducing the number of students in need of this support (3c)

On a routine basis, review MTSS meeting minutes from each school and provide key feedback to improve site-based processes (3e)

Plan, provide and evaluate high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive, standards based professional development and support for all staff to implement MTSS with fidelity (3f, 3g)

Coordinate and lead a monthly meeting with MTSS Leads to establish direction and reinforce messaging (3f, 3g)

2018-19

Develop effective practices through a continuum of supports: training, coaching, leadership, evaluation, and organizational systems that are supported by evidence (3a, 3b, 3e, 3f, 3g)

Collaborate, consult, and finalize all implementation plans and professional development activities with the Assistant Director of Curriculum & Instruction and the Curriculum and Instruction Coordinators (3a, 3b, 3f, 3g)

Coordinate, organize, and facilitate on a bi-weekly or monthly basis the MTSS Lead and Team meetings with the Assistant Director (3a, 3b, 3e, 3f, 3g)

Create and maintain a current “How To” reference manual that identifies key documents, provides examples of best practices, and highlights resource tools in a user-friendly format (3a, 3c)

Collaborate with other U-46 Department staff to develop and provide cutting-edge implementation approaches to differentiated individual and groups of students (3a, 3c, 3f, 3g)

Plan and implement culturally relevant responsive Professional Development opportunities that are directly correlated to actual academic, social-emotional, and behavioral situations faced by U-46 schools (3a, 3b, 3c, 3f, 3g)

Provide leadership oversight related to the implementation of local universal screening, benchmarking, and progress monitoring data for all students (i.e.Dibels, Idel, and STAR 360) (3b, 3c)

Ensure the alignment of all content usage to district’s curriculum and instruction research based methodology priorities (i.e. common core) for all three Tiers of the model (Core instruction, targeted instruction, intensive instruction) in collaboration with relevant stakeholders (3c)

Promote the use of research-based, Tier-Two and Tier-Three Interventions with the express purpose of reducing the number of students in need of this support (3c)

2017-18

Regularly assess & evolve our MTSS program (3a)

Make data driven decisions regarding tiered interventions and supports via MTSS (3c)

Member of interview teams (3d)

Evaluate staff (3e)

Meet with grade level PLCs (3f, 3g)

Meet with teachers to share resources and support educational pedagogy (3g)

Regularly share resources with all staff via email and SD308 hashtag (3h)

Meet with teachers to offer resources and support educational technology (3h)

School Webmaster (3h)

2016-17

Regularly assess & evolve our MTSS program (3a)

Make data driven decisions regarding tiered interventions and supports via MTSS (3c)

Member of interview teams (3d)

Evaluate staff (3e)

Meet with teachers to share resources and support educational pedagogy (3g)

Regularly share resources with all staff via email and SD308 hashtag (3h)

Meet with teachers to offer resources and support educational technology (3h)

School Webmaster (3h)

2015-16

Regularly reflect, assess, & revise our MTSS program (3a)

Regularly reflect, assess, & revise our Truancy program (3a)

Utilize attendance data to drive school wide goal and incentive program (3b)

Member of interview teams (3d)

Evaluate staff (3e)

Moderator & co-creator of #sd308 learns (3h)

Regularly share resources with all staff via email and SD308 hashtag (3h)

Meet with teachers to share resources and support educational pedagogy (3g)

Meet with teachers to offer resources and support educational technology (3h)

School Webmaster (3h)

2014-15

Organized & hosted EdCamp Chicago in our District (3f)

Presented a session on Student Discipline at EdCamp Chicago (3f)

Member of interview teams (3d)

Exposed and support in infusing flexible and adaptive learning processes for students (i.e., Genius Hour) (3a)

Regularly reflect, assess, & revise our MTSS program (3a)

Regularly reflect, assess, & revise our Truancy program (3a)

Utilize attendance data to drive school wide goal and incentive program (3b)

Assess Universal/Tier I data and evidence to determine need for MTSS intervention plans (3b)

MTSS interventions are specifically focused on 1-2 student skill target areas to meet academic, behavioral, and social emotional needs (3b)

Progress monitor MTSS interventions to determine success/revisions of individualized student plans(3c)

Worked to design specific needs to be met by new administrative team member (3d)

Evaluate staff (3e)

Frequent pop-ins with immediate feedback (3e)

Regularly share resources with all staff via email and school hashtag (3g)

Meet with teachers to share resources and support educational pedagogy (3g)

Meet with teachers to offer resources and support educational technology (3h)

2013-14

Redesigned schedule to prioritize common planning time for grade level teams

Grade level teams meet regularly with RtI team to utilize data and continuously progress monitor to inform instruction and planning to teach the whole child

Implement best practice instruction:

• I do, We do, You do
• Project based
• Multi-disciplinary
• All school writing projects
• Global blogging challenge
• Team teaching
• Co-teaching
• Genius Hour

• Collaboration across the grade level, school, state, country, world

Assessment data utilized in flexibly grouping

Staffing designed with all staff input to meet student learning needs

Staff leaders developed via support of strengths in a climate of respectful candor

Staff evaluation is a process of year long dialogue, formal observations and meetings, and numerous informal observations with immediate feedback (before I exit the room upon observation) and numerous conversations

Staff share instructional strategies via EdCamp staff meetings, peer observations, daily common plan time, school hashtag, pinterest, google docs

Increased formal Professional Development by 600% (workshops, EdCamps, Playdates, EduCon)

All classrooms (including Gifted and Library) outfitted with interactive projectors