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Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org 2019 National ESEA Conference Leaders Coming Together “Growing Your Own” Teachers in High Poverty/High Minority Schools January 31, 2019 The Georgia Team Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Cindy Saxon Georgia Associate Superintendent Teacher and Leader Support and Development Georgia Department of Georgia Dr Mack Bullard Director of Strategic Talent Management Griffin Spalding School District Dr Karen Cliett Title I, Part A, Area Specialist Georgia Department of Education Dr Chandra Walker Executive Director of Human Resources and Talent Management Gwinnett County January 2019 Georgia System of Continuous Improvement Process January 2019 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Georgia School Systems Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org January 2019 Agenda • Introduction and Overview Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org • District Level Support & P-20 • Recruitment • High School Students, Pre-service Candidates, & Teacher Interns • Recruitment Work Session • New Teachers • Preparation, Onboarding, & Retention • New Teachers Work Session • Teacher Leaders • Classroom & Administrators • Teacher Leaders Work Session • Closing January 2019 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC Answer these four questions What is your name? Where are you from? What is your job title? How does your work relate to the session topic? January 2019 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Introduction and Overview District Level Support P-20 Initiative Cynthia Saxon Associate Superintendent Teacher and Leader Support and Development Georgia Department of Education Bolstering the Teacher Pipeline Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Our teacher recruitment system has been blinking red for a long time, with the past decade catapulting the United States into crisis mode In 2016, the nonprofit Learning Policy Institute reported that teacher education enrollment dropped from 691,000 to 451,000, a 35 percent reduction, between 2009 and 2014 The U S Department of Education (2015) reports that a majority of states have identified teacher shortages in mathematics (47 states and the District of Columbia); special education (46 states and D.C.); science (43 states); world languages (40 states and D.C.); career and technical education (32 states); teachers of English language learners (32 states); art, music, and dance (28 states); and English (27 states) Gordon, Rath, & White (2018) January 2019 Leading Us Out of the Teacher Retention Crisis Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Given that 20 to 30 percent of all new teachers nationwide leave the field entirely within the first five years of their career, alternative certification programs and schools need to prepare with two-year staff onboarding and induction programs Sutcher, Darling-Hammond, & Carver-Thomas (2018) • However Most school systems not have a clearly defined value proposition that convincingly lays out the reasons—beyond money and benefits—why teaching in their district is attractive.Gordon, Rath, & White (2018) And Traditionally, districts have seen preparing new teachers as someone else’s business; their job is simply to find and hire people with the right credentials… January 2019 What Can Leaders Do to Reverse This Trend? Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org States and school districts will need to be creative and devote more time and resources to intentional recruitment and begin the process with college first- and second-year students while they are still considering college majors Consider creating teacher residency programs that provide apprenticeships in high-need schools under the wing of expert teachers Recruited teachers who complete their training would be hired and paid for their training time with years of service "Grow-your-own" programs also create a pathway for young people to stay and serve in their community's schools Gordon, Rath, & White (2018) January 2019 10 “Grow Your Own” Leadership Programs January 2019 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org 44 Leadership Impact Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org • Leadership is second only to classroom instruction among all school-related factors that contribute to what students learn at school • Leadership effects are largest where and when they are needed most • A range of leadership patterns exists among principals, assistant principals, and both formal and informal teacher leaders But principals remain the central source of leadership influence January 2019 45 Leadership Preparation Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org CEO/Superintendent’s Strategic Initiatives Board of Education’s Core Commitments and Beliefs Leadership Development The Wallace Foundation Principal Pipeline Initiative The Broad Foundation AREL – Exemplary Program January 2019 46 Our GYO Programs Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org January 2019 47 Aspiring Principal Program Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org January 2019 48 Cohort Planning Process Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Forecast Need for New Principals • • • • Expected retirements School growth Career changes Existing pool Select APP Cohort • Class size and level balance informed by need forecast • Selections based primarily on recommendations (principal, assistant superintendent, and leader) , structured resume, written essays, and video performance January 2019 Customize APP to Better Fit Need • Specific for 2018: emphasis on strengths and development • General: increasing diversity of experience for each cohort member based on multiple measures 49 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Monthly Classes • • • • • • Lecture Discussion Case studies Simulations Principal panels Small and large group activities Independent and Group Work • Reading • Performance-based team activities (PBTA) • LSPI/RBES activity Residency • 50 day full-time residency • Complements experience and development needs • Mentoring • Reflection Gwinnett Leader Effectiveness System – Leader Standards Gwinnett Theory of Action and Leadership Logic Model January 2019 50 Aspiring Leader Program Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org January 2019 51 Cohort Planning Process Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Forecast Need for New Assistant Principals • Expected retirements • School growth • Career changes • Existing pool Select ALP Cohort • Class size and level balance informed by need forecast • Selections based primarily on principal recommendation, PI score, team performance activity, and written essays January 2019 Customize ALP to Better Fit Need • Based on vacancy projections • General: increasing diversity of experience for each cohort member 52 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Monthly Classes • • • • • • Lecture Discussion Book studies Simulations Leader panels Small and large group activities Independent and Group Work • Reading • Performance-based team activities (PBTA) Residency • Clinical Experiences • Capstone Project • Reflection Gwinnett Leader Effectiveness System – Leader Standards Gwinnett Theory of Action and Leadership Logic Model January 2019 53 …GCPS also “grows” Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Teachers through “Teach Gwinnett” Paras to special education teachers through partnership with Georgia Gwinnett College Orthopedically Impaired and Visually Impaired certification through OI/VI endorsement program ESOL endorsed teachers GIFTED endorsed teachers ASL (American Sign Language) endorsed teachers January 2019 54 “Growing Your Own” Teachers Action Plan Teacher Leaders Work Session Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org • Look at the third column of the graphic organizer called Teacher Leaders (Classroom & Administrators) • Think about the information you just heard in the presentation • Use the next two minutes to think about Teacher Leaders in your state, district, or school, the actions you could take to support Teacher Leaders, the timeline(s), funding sources, audiences, person(s) responsible, monitoring, and evaluation of the action steps • Jot down your thoughts, this is the beginning of an Action Plan for Teacher Leaders • When time is called, move counter-clockwise from the last person who spoke in the pervious work session and begin sharing the information in column three on Teacher Leaders • MAKE SURE EVERYONE SHARED AT LEAST ONCE! January 2019 55 Possible Solutions for States, Districts, and Schools Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org ESSA & GaDOE “Grow Your Own” Initiatives •Begin a P-20 Collaborative •Strengthen pre-college pipelines •Build positive relationships •Create online social networks for new teachers •Establish teacher preparation programs •Support new teachers through induction programs •Promote leadership for teachers who remain in the classrooms •Promote teacher leadership for promotion January 2019 56 Contact Information Cindy Saxon Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Associate Superintendent Georgia Department of Georgia csaxon@doe.k12.ga.us Dr Mack Bullard Director of Strategic Talent Management Griffin Spalding School District Georgia mack.bullard@gscs.org Dr Karen Cliett Title I, Part A, Area Specialist Georgia Department of Education Kcliett@doe.k12.ga.us Dr Chandra Walker Executive Director of Human Resources and Talent Management Gwinnett County Georgia Chandra_Walker@Gwinnett.k12.ga.us January 2019 57 References Aguilar, E (2016) School Leaders: Strategies for Retaining New Teachers Retrieved From George Lucas Educational Foundation website: Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org https://www.edutopia.org/blog/school-leaders-six-strategies-retaining-new teachers-elena-aguilar Carver-Thomas, D (2017) Teacher Turnover: Why and What We Can Do About It? Retrieved From The Learning Policy Institute website: https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/teacher-turnover-report Jordan, R., Rath, J., & White, M (2018) Blostering the Teacher Pipeline Retrieved From the ASCD website: http://www.ascd.org/ascdexpress/vol13/1318-rath.aspx Podolski, B., & Darling-Hammond, L (2016) Solving the Teacher Shortage: How to Attract and Retain Excellence Educators Palto Alto, CA: Retrieved from the Learning Policy Institute website: https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/Teacher_Exodus_Infographic.pdf Sutcher, L., Darling-Hammond, L., & Carver Thomas, D (2016) A coming Crisis in Teaching? Teacher Supply, Demand, and Shortages in the U.S Retrieved From The Learning Policy Institute website: https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/product-files/A_Coming_Crisis_in_Teaching_REPORT.pdf January 2019 58 ... Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org • Establishing EdRising chapters in our two high schools • Cultivating educators by guiding high school students on path to becoming teachers • Support... apprenticeships in high- need schools under the wing of expert teachers Recruited teachers who complete their training would be hired and paid for their training time with years of service "Grow -your- own"... with teaching • There are fifty percent (50%) higher turnover rates in Title I schools, which serve more low-income students AND • Seventy percent (70%) higher for teachers in schools serving the