Feb.+2012

8:30-2:00 **Principal Time ** || 1. One hour devoted to topics of your choice-ideas could include--
 * ESU#2 Principal Leadership Meeting – February 8, 2012 **
 * 8:30-9:30 (60)
 * Check 4 Learning
 * MAP assessment
 * RtI ||
 * 9:30-10:15 (45) || 2. Principal Standards * Review & discussion--carousel

**NEBRASKA’S PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK FOR PRINCIPALS **

**The Effective Practices: **

__(1) Vision for Learning__ The principal establishes and communicates a vision for teaching and learning that results in improved student achievement.

__(2) Continuous School Improvement__ <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">The principal leads a continuous school improvement process that results in improved student performance and school effectiveness.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">__(3) Instructional Leadership__ <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">The principal provides leadership to ensure the implementation of a rigorous curriculum, the use of effective teaching practices, and accountability for results.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">__(4) Culture for Learning__ <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">The principal creates a school culture that enhances the academic, social, physical, and emotional development of all students.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">__(5) Systems Management__ <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">The principal manages the organization, operations, and resources of the school to provide a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment for all students and staff.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">__(6) Staff Leadership__ <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">The principal uses effective personnel practices to select, develop, support, and lead high quality teachers and non-teaching staff.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">__(7) Developing Relationships__ <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">The principal promotes and supports productive relationships with students, staff, families, and the community.

[|PrincipalstandardsChartsdiscussion.docx] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;">[|TeacherPrincipalPerformanceFramework11-11 (1).pdf] || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">Break || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Break ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">10:15-10:30 (15)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">10:30-10:50 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">3. Teacher Evaluations—specialist teachers (media, counselors, curriculum directors, other) See links below ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">10:50-11:30 (40) || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">4. RtI— Elementary & Secondary - <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Sharing of victories & challenges
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">What is our RtI future…2012-2013 and beyond
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|Secondary RtI Powerpoint]
 * [|Improving Adolescent Literacy.pdf]
 * Center On Instruction
 * [|RtI Conversation.docx] ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">11:30-11:35 (5) || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">5. Social Studies standards revision update


 * 9-12 band, 6-8 band and class specific standards K-5.
 * The large group and editing group have each met once so far and have determined that the 4 comprehensive standards are: History, Economics, Geography, and Civics.
 * There has been a lot of interest from "outside" forces/interest groups to be involved with these standards. NDE has determined that somewhere down the road (2/3rds of the way through) an opportunity for public comment on the standards will be allowed.
 * The current SS standards are many...an inch deep mile wide set of stuff to learn. The writers have been asked and agree it will be important to reduce the number of standards and look at creating more depth.
 * There are about 40 educators working on the standards. Representative's come from large and small districts, several ESU people that are "recovering SS teachers, a few NDE staff and educators from UNL, Wayne State, & UNO.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Social Studies Standards Revision Process_1_2012.doc || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Retreat flier <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">CIA_Framework. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;"> **Sign up** for Spring 2012 [|School Improvement Retreats (5).docx] || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">Lunch || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">7. Discussions * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">announcements <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">KICKS || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">8. Deb Paulman & Jim Houston <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|KICKS 2012_Application.pdf] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|KICKS_Brochure.pdf] || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">Rick || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">9. Instructional Technology > QR generator: @http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ > QR voice generator: @http://qrvoice.net <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">Mike D || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">10. Technology || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">Theresa || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">11. SPED information/updates || Exit Pass || == What would you like to see on the agenda for our last PDAT on April 4th? == ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">11:35-11:45 (10) || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">6. Professional Development School Improvement Retreats – Spring 2012
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">11:45-12:15 (30)
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Marzano Information **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">ALL educators are welcome to attend the afternoon of June 5th. Let's represent Eastern NE in a BIG WAY! Dr. Marzano flier
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">We currently have three commitments for the ESU2 Marzano Academy (Wahoo, and an Elementary & HS team from Logan View). The deadline for the "Intent to Participate" in the academy is February 9th. Intent_MRL_E2_distircts.docx
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">MRL Background.docx on the Marzano Research Lab Academy
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">MRLdetails.docx
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">At this time it looks probable that we will combine the ESU2 Marzano Academy with the ESU6 Academy
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;"> **Leading and Learning Center** - Data Analysis & Data Teams Registration deadline is February 17th. ESU2 districts have 1st dibs...there is a max of 60 participants and we have a lot of interest outside of ESU2 Leadership and Learning_flier.docx
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Anita Archer [|AnitaArcher brochure.pdf]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Sharing of victories ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">12:15-12:30
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">12:30-1:00 (30)
 * QR Codes: What they are and how schools can use them. Common Craft explanation: @http://www.commoncraft.com/video/qr-codes
 * ITunes U and digital textbooks
 * Article about free digital textbooks for colleges. Right now it is only for beginning courses at Rice University, but it could save college students over a thousand dollars. Click Here Other college professors are encourage to use these free textbooks.
 * Congratulations on Discovery Education use. Last year the over-all PowerMedia Plus usage was about 3,500 videos for ESU 2. By the middle of the year we have blown that number out of the water. Here is the report as of 2/6/12. Click here [[file:ByAllSites_US.pdf]] for a pdf report.
 * If time: Google Alerts.@http://www.google.com/alerts?hl=en ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">1:00-1:30 (30)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">1:30-2:00 (30)
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Upcoming meetings **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">…__items you would like on the agenda__ || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">April 4 ||

Job Descriptions/Evaluation Examples

 * MPS_Elem_MS-HS.docx
 * Counselor_Job_descr_example.docx
 * MPSCounseling Framework - April 2008.pdf
 * Wisner-Pilger Reading_Coordinator.doc.docx
 * [|Wisner-Pilger Teacher_Observation.doc]
 * NE TeacherPrincipalPerformanceFramework11-11.pdf