Running Head: CSD: USING TPEP TO LEAD ADULT LEARNING 1

The Cheney School Dis!ic:

Using TPEP o Lead Adul Lea!ning
Lo!i L" #ohnson
Sandi L" Sco
Uni$e!siy o% &ashingon
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A(s!ac
This )a)e! analy*es he se)s a+en (y Cheney School Dis!ic o i,)le,en he &ashingon
Sae la- on enacing he Teache! and P!inci)al E$aluaion Pilo" The )a)e! (egins -ih he
!es)onse (y se$e!al ease!n &ashingon school dis!ics o he )assage o% Eng!ossed Second
Su(siue Senae .ill //01 in he '111 legislai$e session and %ollo-s he )!ocess o cu!!en
i,)le,enaion a a single dis!ic" The auho!s conduced ine!$ie-s -ih Cheney Pu(lic
School e,)loyees including: he su)e!inenden2 he eache! union )!esiden2 a 3a!*ano !aine!
(ased a he cen!al o%%ice2 a )!inci)al2 and eache!s a he ele,ena!y2 ,iddle school2 and high
school le$els" The auho!s also ine!$ie-ed he Assisan Su)e!inenden %o! Suden Lea!ning
and Su))o! Se!$ices a he local educaional se!$ice dis!ic -ho led i,)le,enaion e%%o!s in
he !egion and !e$ie-ed docu,ens and $ideos colleced o! c!eaed as !esou!ces %o! eache!s and
ad,inis!ao!s" The analysis is (ased on e$idence colleced %!o, Cheney School Dis!ic"
Keywords: Cheney School Dis!ic2 TPEP2 ESSS. //01
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The Cheney School Dis!ic:
Using TPEP o Lead Adul Lea!ning
&hen he &ashingon Sae legislau!e ado)ed Eng!ossed Second Su(siue Senae .ill
//0/ in he '111 legislai$e session2 e$aluaion )!o$isions in he la- c!eaed a ne- %ou!5ie!ed
syse, ied o eigh ne- c!ie!ia u)on -hich eache!s and )!inci)als -e!e o (e e$aluaed" In
'1115'1112 he %i!s yea! o% he Teache!6P!inci)al E$aluaion Pilo 7TPEP82 he No!heas
&ashingon Educaional Se!$ice Dis!ic 7NE&ESD8 su))o!ed a conso!iu, o% eigh !u!al
school dis!ics 9 Al,i!a2 Da$en)o!2 Li(e!y2 3edical La+e2 Pull,an2 Rea!dan5Ed-all2
&ell)ini2 and &il(u! 9 -o!+ing colla(o!ai$ely o design a syse, o (e used :oinly ac!oss all
)a!ici)aing dis!ics" The Cen!al ;alley School Dis!ic 7C;SD8 -ihin NE&ESD -as also a
)ilo sie" Helene Pa!o%%2 NE&ESD Assisan Su)e!inenden %o! he Suden Lea!ning and
Su))o! Se!$ices di$ision2 led he -o!+ o% he conso!iu, and C;SD" To inc!ease he nu,(e! o%
dis!ics in$ol$ed in he ne- e$aluaion syse,2 dis!ics -e!e gi$en he o))o!uniy o a))ly %o!
a '1115'11' Regional I,)le,enaion G!an 7RIG8" Eigh ,o!e NE&ESD dis!ics -e!e
seleced 9 Cheney2 Che-elah2 Lind2 Nine 3ile <alls2 Odessa2 Ri*$ille2 S)o+ane and &es
;alley" These dis!ics2 +no-n as RIG12 %ollo-ed he -o!+ o% he )ilo dis!ics and used he
colla(o!aion ,odel and e=)e!ience o% he NE&ESD 111 Conso!iu, o in%o!, hei! -o!+ and
decisions" The %ollo-ing yea!2 '11'5'1142 -as he %i!s yea! o% i,)le,enaion %o! he RIG1
dis!ics" The cu!!en acade,ic yea!2 '1145'11>2 is he second" This )a)e! desc!i(es he :ou!ney
o-a!d %ull i,)le,enaion in '11?5'11/ (y one school dis!ic"
Cheney School Dis!ic @4/1 se!$es >2111 sudens in souh-es S)o+ane Couny2
including 3edical La+e2 Cheney2 and he &es Plains" The!e a!e %i$e P!eA5? ele,ena!y schools2
-o /5B ,iddle schools2 a A5B ho,e school2 a 051' co,)!ehensi$e high school and a 051'
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ale!nai$e high school"
To gain %oundaional and (ac+g!ound +no-ledge %o! TPEP i,)le,enaion in ease!n
&ashingon2 -e conduced an ine!$ie- -ih Helene Pa!o%% and $isied he O%%ice o%
Su)e!inenden o% Pu(lic Ins!ucion 7OSPI8 and Cheney Pu(lic School -e(sies" In he! !ole as
NE&ESD Assisan Su)e!inenden2 Helene Pa!o%% is a-a!e o% he -o!+ dis!ics ha$e done and
a!e doing !elaed o TPEP" To %ollo- he TPEP :ou!ney o% a single dis!ic2 she !eco,,ended
h!ee ha she conside!ed -ould (e )a!icula!ly in%o!,ai$e and ine!esing 9 Pull,an2 3edical
La+e2 and Cheney" The disance (e-een S)o+ane and Pull,an ,ade ha o)ion a less a!aci$e
choice" 3edical La+e is a s,alle! dis!ic -ih :us -o ele,ena!y schools2 one o% -hich is
locaed on <ai!child Ai! <o!ce .ase2 a secu!e ,ilia!y %aciliy" Access -ould (e li,ied o one
ele,ena!y school2 one ,iddle school and one high school2 so Cheney (eca,e ou! de%aul
choice" Ou! %i!s conside!aion -as choice o% ine!$ie-ees 7A))endi= A8 and he Cheney -e(sie
included he TPEP Dis!ic Leade!shi) Tea, Plan 7A))endi= .8 ha ideni%ied he hi!een ea,
,e,(e!s" &e chose si= indi$iduals %!o, he lis %o! ou! si= ine!$ie-s: De(!a Cle,ens2
Su)e!inendenC Aa!en Runyon2 Cheney Educaion Associaion 7CEA8 P!esiden D Cheney High
School Teache!C Shannon La-son2 Assisan Di!eco! %o! Suden Su))o! Se!$ices D
Ho,e&o!+s P!og!a, Coo!dinao!C De((ie 3au!us2 Salna$e Ele,ena!y P!inci)alC Ta,,ie
Sch!ade!2 Cheney 3iddle School Teache!C #udy A(le,an2 Sno-don Ele,ena!y School Teache!"
&e seleced De(!a Cle,ens and Aa!en Runyon as Eo)F leade!s -ho )layed i,)o!an !oles in
TPEP i,)le,enaion" Shannon La-son and De((ie 3au!us a!e no in o) leade!shi) )osiions
(u ha$e (!oad +no-ledge a(ou -ha has ha))ened in Cheney and -hy" Ta,,ie Sch!ade! and
#udy A(le,an a!e (oh a he class!oo, le$el" Helene Pa!o%% !eco,,ended De(!a Cle,ens and
De((ie 3au!usC 3ichaela 3ille! !eco,,ended Shannon La-son and Ta,,ie Sch!ade!" Aa!en
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Runyon eaches a he high school and Ta,,ie Sch!ade! is a he ,iddle school" &e -aned o
include an ele,ena!y school eache! and De(!a Cle,ens !eco,,ended #udy A(le,an -ho is a
a di%%e!en ele,ena!y school han he )!inci)al -e chose"
&hen -e as+ed ou! ine!$ie-ees a(ou he i,eline %o! CheneyGs engage,en -ih TPEP
sae and !egional -o!+2 -e disco$e!ed ha TPEP5!elaed e%%o!s acually (egan )!io! o
CheneyGs Eo%%icialF engage,en as a RIG1 dis!ic in '1115'11'" The dis!ic had (een using he
STAR P!oocol o assess suden lea!ning in %i$e essenial co,)onens 9 s+ills2 +no-ledge2
hin+ing2 a))licaion and !elaionshi)s" This ins!u,en -as de$elo)ed (y he .a+e! E$aluaion
Resea!ch Consuling 7.ERC8 G!ou) and uses %i%een indicao!s -ih ,o!e han niney s!aegies
o ,easu!e he deg!ee o -hich Po-e!%ul Teaching and Lea!ning 7PTL8 is )!esen du!ing any
gi$en )e!iod o% o(se!$aion i,e in a class!oo," These si,ila!iies (e-een he STAR )!oocol
and TPEP c!eaed o)enness o he ne- e$aluaion syse, (ecause he!e -as an i,)!ession
a,ong dis!ic leade!s ha he legislaion aligned -ih he Cheney dis!ic culu!e -ih is %ocus
on )!o%essional g!o-h as a )!ocess 7e,)hasis %!o, he Su)e!inenden8" She also said Cheney
had (een -o!+ing -ih The Cene! %o! S!enghening he Teaching P!o%ession 7CSTP8 -hich is a
&ashingon sae non)!o%i o!gani*aion dedicaed o hel)ing (uild a s!ong2 su))o!ed and
e%%eci$e eaching %o!ce %o! sudens" &hen TPEP e,e!ged in '1115'1112 Cheney had a ne-
,iddle school unde! cons!ucion so did no )a!ici)ae in he o!iginal )ilo (ecause hey -aned
o see -ha he NE&ESD Conso!iu, did" They coninued hei! -o!+ -ih CSTP and e$e!y
ad,inis!ao! and so,e (uilding eache!s -en o he !ainings" They used a Ege and sha!eF
a))!oach o acHui!e !esou!ces and (!ing he, o he schools" They (egan hei! TPEP sudy
)!ocess in '1115'11' a he sa,e i,e as S)o+ane Pu(lic Schools" T-o ohe! dis!ics had
)a!ne!ed -ih Cheney in CSTP2 Nine 3ile and &es ;alley2 and also :oined as RIG1"
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A )!eli,ina!y )lanning co,,iee -as %o!,ed du!ing he '1115'11' sudy yea!2
co,)!ised o% he su)e!inenden2 union )!esiden 7-ho -as a high school eache!82 local &EA
Uni%ied Se!$ice 7UniSe!$8 Council !e)!esenai$e2 a )!inci)al2 and -o ohe! eache!s 7one
ele,ena!y and one ,iddle school8" The co,,iee :oined ohe! ea,s a NE&ESD o lea!n
a(ou TPEP and ,a+e )!eli,ina!y decisions2 including he choice o% an ins!ucional %!a,e-o!+"
Acco!ding o he CEA )!esiden2 hey o!iginally leaned o-a!d he Danielson Ins!ucional
<!a,e-o!+ -hich -as )a!icula!ly a))ealing o seconda!y eache!s (ecause o% he (!ea+ou
ele,ens %o! conen a!eas" The co,,iee uli,aely seleced he 3a!*ano <!a,e-o!+ %o! -o
!easons" <i!s2 he co,,iee (elie$ed hey could (ene%i %!o, -aching S)o+ane (ecause he
la!ge! dis!ic had )e!sonnel -ih e=)e! +no-ledge ha Cheney could le$e!age" Uili*ing he
sa,e %!a,e-o!+ as S)o+ane -as conside!ed hel)%ul (ecause o% hi!ing )!acices in he -o
dis!ics" S)o+ane Pu(lic Schools hiso!ically o%%e!s a high )e!cenage o% one5yea! con!acs o
ne-e! e,)loyees in con!as o Cheney -hich o%%e!s coninuing con!acs" A%e! eache!s -o!+ a
yea! o! -o in S)o+ane and !ecei$e 3a!*ano !aining2 hey ,o$e o Cheney %o! a coninuing
con!ac and co,e -ih a solid %oundaional +no-ledge o% he 3a!*ano <!a,e-o!+" The second
!eason %o! he choice -as he $oca(ula!y uili*ed in he 3a!*ano <!a,e-o!+2 e"g" lea!ning
a!ges and sanda!ds5(ased g!ading" Cheney eache!s sudied 3a!*anoGs The Art and Science of
Teaching 7'11I8 -hen hey i,)le,ened sanda!ds5(ased g!ading he )!e$ious yea!" The
)!inci)als ag!eed o uili*e he A&SP <!a,e-o!+ (ecause he 3a!*ano ad,inis!ao! %!a,e-o!+
-as no ye co,)leed"
A%e! selecing he 3a!*ano <!a,e-o!+2 Cheney ,o$ed o Jea! 1 i,)le,enaion in
'11'5'114" &ih %ou! yea!s unil %ull i,)le,enaion in '11?5'11/2 Su)e!inenden Cle,ens
decided ha '?K o% he eache!s should )a!ici)ae in TPEP o eHuali*e he ad,inis!ai$e load
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o$e! he %ou! yea!s" The '?K %igu!e -as also a (uilding ,a=i,u, since all o% he )!inci)als had
ag!eed o (e on TPEP %o! e$aluaion" The su)e!inenden (elie$ed ha )!inci)als -ould (e
lea!ning a(ou (oh hei! o-n e$aluaions and hose o% hei! eache!s in he %i!s yea! and ha i
-as essenial o +ee) he, %!o, (eco,ing o$e!-hel,ed" She %el he! !ole -as o )!o$ide s!ong
su))o! and o li,i he Huaniy o% e$aluaions o (e co,)leed" He! )e!s)eci$e aligned -ih
Eli*a(eh CiyGs ideni%icaion o% )eo)le and i,e as i,)o!an !esou!ces o (e le$e!aged and
)!oeced in Resourceful Leadership 7'11B8.
The selecion o% eache!s %o! he %i!s yea! co,)!ehensi$e e$aluaion -as )!io!iy5(ased"
All %i!s5yea! eache!s -e!e !eHui!ed o ha$e he TPEP co,)!ehensi$e e$aluaion" 3o$ing
%o!-a!d2 Su)e!inenden Cle,ens noed ha Ee$e!yone -ho co,es ino he syse, co,es in
)!o$isional Co,)!ehensi$e and says he!e %o! h!ee yea!s"F The )!e$ious syse, !eHui!ed
eache!s o go on he Elong %o!,F %o! e$aluaion e$e!y %ou! yea!s2 so he second5)!io!iy ie!
included hose e=)e!ienced eache!s -ho -e!e due %o! he long5%o!, e$aluaion" Any addiional
eache!s ha could (e acco,,odaed o %ul%ill he '?K a!ge -e!e $olunee!s" Ine!es has (een
high and class!oo, eache! #udy A(le,an ,enioned ha he! colleagues Ea!e as+ing -hen iGs
hei! u!n"F In '11'5'114 he '?K ,a=i,u, a he school le$el ,ean ha )!inci)als -ho gained
)!o$isional eache!s -e!e !eHui!ed o d!o) ohe!s -ho had $olunee!ed (u -e!e e=)e!ienced"
To (egin Jea! 12 he dis!ic s)onso!ed !aining in #une '11' %o! school eache! leade!s
and included an in!oducion o 3a!*anoGs Becoming a Reflective Teacher 7'11'8" .oo+ sudies
(ased on his (oo+ (eca,e an i,)o!an )a! o% )!o%essional de$elo),en du!ing he %i!s yea!
-ih B1501K o% ne- eache!s )a!ici)aing" Shannon La-son in he Suden Su))o! Se!$ices
o%%ice had (eco,e ine!esed in 3a!*anoGs -o!+ -hen hey %i!s sudied The Art and Science of
Teaching and (eca,e a 3a!*ano Ins!ucional <!a,e-o!+ S)ecialis" She %aciliaed he su,,e!
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-o!+sho)s and2 -hen he sae )!o$ided !aining %o! )!inci)als in '11'5'1142 she led hose
!aining e%%o!s2 in addiion o colla(o!aing -ih school eache! leade!s -ho -e!e -o!+ing -ih
school sa%%" P!o%essional de$elo),en has coninued o (e eache! led -ih ad,inis!ai$e
su))o! in '1145'11> and an addiional Hua!e! o% CheneyGs eache!s ha$e (een added o TPEP"
This yea! he )!inci)als E+no- he %!a,e-o!+ -ell2F acco!ding o he su)e!inenden2 so he
allo-a(le oal has (een ,o!e han hal% and is in he ??5/1K !ange" The (oo+ sudies (ased on
Becoming a Reflective Teacher ha$e coninued ino he second yea! -ih )a!ici)ans co,)!ised
o% he g!ou) o% eache!s -ho ha$e (een added o he TPEP )ool" The !aining %o! he eache!s
ne- o TPEP his yea! included h!ee dis!ic5-ide !ainings and si= <!iday colla(o!aions a he
(uilding le$el" Those in Jea! ' Co,)!ehensi$e o! <ocused -e!e a(le o aend one o! ,o!e o%
eigh c!ie!ion5s)eci%ic o%%e!ings" 7A))endi= .8 3iddle school eache! Ta,,ie Sch!ade!
,enioned ha he (oo+ sudy su))o!ed (oh !aining ,odels and ha (uilding TPEP leade!s
o%%e!ed indi$idual o! s,all g!ou) hel) (ased on addiional needs" <o! e=a,)le2 an indi$idual
eache! ,igh need assisance -ih scanning and a g!ou) could !eHues a discussion a(ou
choosing e$idence" The dis!ic )lans o coninue )!o%essional de$elo),en -ih a si,ila! ,odel
in su(seHuen yea!s o% i,)le,enaion"
Se$e!al indi$iduals -e!e he EleadsF in Cheney and oo+ on he !ole o% Esense ,a+e!sF
%o! he local design and i,)le,enaion" The )!eli,ina!y )lanning co,,iee )!e$iously
,enioned led he o!iginal e=)lo!aion and -o!+ed -ih )a!ne! dis!ics and NE&ESD o
dee!,ine -ha sae )olicy as+ed o% he dis!ic" A signi%ican )a! o% he sense5,a+ing )!ocess
in$ol$ed aligning TPEP !eHui!e,ens -ih he -o!+ al!eady (eing done" They conside!ed ho-
hei! use o% 3a!*anoGs The Art and Science of Teaching o in%o!, )!o%essional de$elo),en on
sanda!ds5(ased g!ading and ho- he CTSP and Sa! )!oocol !esou!ces al!eady in use could (e
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le$e!aged %o! TPEP" In Cheney he e,)hasis has al-ays (een on ins!ucional i,)!o$e,en2 so
he !es)onsi(iliy %o! local design and i,)le,enaion -as delegaed o hose %!o, he eaching
and lea!ning side o% he dis!ic"
The o!iginal '1115'11' )lanning co,,iee o% si= -as e=)anded in '11'5'114 o
hi!een ,e,(e!s2 no including he UniSe!$ !e)!esenai$e -ho -as no longe! -o!+ing -ih he
g!ou)" The eigh indi$iduals added o he Dis!ic TPEP Leade!shi) Tea, included he Associae
Su)e!inenden2 %ou! addiional ele,ena!y eache!s 7all %i$e ele,ena!y schools -e!e no-
!e)!esened82 an addiional ,iddle school eache! 7&es-ood 3iddle School o)ened in he %all o%
'11'82 an ele,ena!y s)ecialis eache! 7-ho aids he class!oo, eache! in c!eaing lea!ning
)lans %o! highly5ca)a(le sudens82 and he Assisan Di!eco! %o! Suden Su))o! Se!$ices -ho
-as also he 3a!*ano Ins!ucional <!a,e-o!+ S)ecialis" The o!iginal )lanning co,,iee -as
chosen o !e)!esen di$e!se ine!ess so he cen!al o%%ice2 eache!sG union2 (uilding5le$el
ad,inis!aion2 and eache!s %!o, each g!ade5le$el de,og!a)hic 7ele,ena!y2 ,iddle school and
high school8 -e!e in$ol$ed" &hen he g!ou) -as e=)anded2 e$e!y school -as !e)!esened and
se$e!al o% hose -ho -e!e added -e!e chosen deli(e!aely o (!o+e! ouside +no-ledge and
s+ills" One o% he ,iddle school !e)!esenai$es had -o!+ed -ih he De)a!,en o% Educaion as
a Teache! <ello- and had (een in$ol$ed -ih OSPI on he design %o! he TPEP !elease ,odel"
Anohe! indi$idual had se!$ed on he P!o%essional Educao! Sanda!ds .oa!d and -as a 3a!*ano
<!a,e-o!+ T!aining S)ecialis" Honig 7'11'8 -ould conside! his E(!idgingF in -hich he
o!iginal co!e g!ou) -as lin+ed o ohe! )e!sonnel o enhance he su))o!"
The TPEP Leade!shi) Tea, (elie$ed ha ,a+ing sense o% he ne- e$aluaion )!ocess
-as2 acco!ding o Ta,,ie Sch!ade!2 li+e E(uilding he )lane -hile -e -e!e %lying i"F They
!ecogni*ed ha he eache!s -ho -e!e going h!ough i -e!e hose o -ho, i -as ,os
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i,)o!an so de$elo)ed a deli$e!y ,odel ha -as eache!5d!i$en" Leade!shi) (elie$ed ha
eache!s and ad,inis!ao!s -ould ,a+e sense o% TPEP i% hey led he e%%o!s unde! he guidance
o% he TPEP Dis!ic Leade!shi) Tea," <o! e=a,)le2 )a! o% unde!sanding a )olicy is
dee!,ining ho- (es o !eco!d and a!chi$e he )!oo% o ensu!e ha he )olicy is i,)le,ened
-ih %ideliy" One )ossi(iliy -as o use e;AL2 a -e(5(ased ool designed o ,anage he
e$aluaion )!ocess and docu,enaion2 e=clusi$ely" &hehe! he Cheney ,odel should (e all
e;AL o! a hy(!id ha included a ha!dco)y )o!%olio -as an i,)o!an discussion ha hel)ed he
dis!ic eache!s and ad,inis!ao!s dee!,ine -ha -as (es %o! he, in hei! )a!icula! cone="
The!e -e!e so,e di%%e!ences a,ong (uildings (u2 acco!ding o ,uli)le ine!$ie-ees2 g!a))ling
-ih he sense5,a+ing )!ocess %aciliaed Ec!iical con$e!saionsF a,ong eache!s2 a,ong
)!inci)als2 and (e-een eache!s and )!inci)als ha %ocused on ,o$ing %!o, heo!eical ,odels
o )!acical a))licaion"
CheneyGs leade!shi) ea, engaged -ih ,uli)le g!ou)s in a ,y!iad o% -ays o
co,,unicae and o(ain %eed(ac+ on he dis!icGs design and i,)le,enaion o% TPEP" The!e
-e!e $a!ying deg!ees o% )a!ici)aion (e-een g!ou)s2 as -ell as +no-ledge o% )a!ici)aion
a,ong sa+e holde!s" The CEA -as )!esen %!o, he (eginning" Aa!en Runyon2 CEA )!esiden2
said ha she $olunee!ed o (e )a! o% he leade!shi) ea, and ha she -as in$ied o (e on he
ea, (y Su)e!inenden Cle,ens" Cle,ens saed ha he RIG 7g!an8 a))licaion %o! TPEP
i,)le,enaion %unding !eHui!ed signau!es $e!i%ying sa+eholde! su))o!2 -o o% -hich -e!e
hose o% he su)e!inenden and he )!esiden o% he eache!sG union"
The!e a!e se$e!al laye!s o% leade!shi)2 o-ne!shi)2 ine!)!eaion and engage,en -ihin
Cheney a!ound TPEP i,)le,enaion" 3e,(e!shi) in he iniial2 si=5)e!son )lanning ea, -as
desc!i(ed ea!lie!" The la!ge! TPEP Dis!ic Leade!shi) Tea, ha included eache!s and6o!
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ad,inis!ao!s %!o, e$e!y school -as )a! o% he %i!s yea! i,)le,enaion e%%o!s -as also
)!e$iously ,enioned" In addiion o hose -o g!ou)s2 he!e a!e cu!!enly school leade!shi)
ea,s ha ,ee ,onhly -ih he su)e!inenden o de$elo) al+ing )oins %o! sie leade!s o use
du!ing sa%% ,eeings and <!iday colla(o!aions"
Acco!ding o Cle,ens he school (oa!d has (een E)!ey hands o%%F and has !elied on he
su)e!inenden and he &ashingon Sae School Di!eco!s Associaion 7&ASDA8 %o!
in%o!,aion" She also old us2 EThe (oa!d -as su))o!i$e o% sa!ing TPEP i,)le,enaion2
!used he %!a,e-o!+ choice2 and has a))!o$ed he yea!ly )lans each i,e"F Ho-e$e!2 he (oa!d
has e=)!essed conce!n a(ou he i,e i a+es eache!s and )!inci)als o co,)lee -o!+ !eHui!ed
(y TPEP2 anohe! !e%e!ence o Eli*a(ehGs CiyGs !esea!ch on i,e as a !esou!ce"
Res)onses !elaed o he (oa!dGs in$ol$e,en %!o, he )!inci)al and eache!s !anged %!o,
%eeling he (oa!d E-as -ell in%o!,ed2F Ehey ha$enG aended !ainings2 (u unde!sand -he!e
-e a!e in he )!ocessF o EI donG +no-"F The CEA )!esiden noed ha she has had
con$e!saions -ih (oa!d ,e,(e!s and %eels hey a!e in%o!,ed2 s)eci%ically a(ou TPEP
i,)acing eache! -o!+ load"
The -o )eo)le %!o, he cen!al o%%ice said ha )a!ens and he co,,uniy ha$e (een
in%o!,ed2 (u hey a!e no a %ocus o% co,,unicaion e%%o!s" The eache!s and )!inci)al !elaed
ha )a!ens a!e al-ays in$ied o (e )a! o% he school and hei! childGs educaionC ho-e$e!2 he!e
has no (een any %o!,al co,,unicaion -ih %a,ilies a!ound TPEP" P!inci)al De((ie 3au!us
saed ha she hasnG Edone ,uch a(ou ha (ecause I ha$enG al+ed -ih he, a(ou
e$aluaions any-ay" I% a )a!en had a conce!n2 I -ould al+ o he, a(ou i"F Si,ila!
seni,ens a(ou in$ol$ing )a!ens and he co,,uniy a!ose in ine!$ie-s -ih eache!s2
including he ine!$ie-e! (eing as+ed2 E&hy -ould %a,ilies -an o +no- a(ou eache!
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e$aluaionLF The ine!$ie-e! !es)onded ha i% he only educaion a(ou eache! e$aluaions ha
)eo)le !ecei$e co,es %!o, -ha hey !ead and hea! %!o, he ne-s ,edia2 hey ,ay no (e
!ecei$ing all he in%o!,aion hey need o +no- o su))o! -ha is ha))ening in hei! dis!ic"
&hen as+ed a(ou ho- he dis!ic engaged -ih ins!ucional su))o! sa%%2 he!e -e!e
$a!ious ine!)!eaions o% he ins!ucional su))o! sa%% de,og!a)hic" De)ending on he
ine!$ie-ee2 he de%iniion o% Eins!ucional su))o! sa%%F included h!ee g!ou)s 9 he classi%ied
sa%% in he cen!al o%%ice ha su))o! ins!ucion2 ins!ucional assisans o! ins!ucional aides in
schools and class!oo,s2 o! ce!i%icaed lie!acy and ,ah coaches" The su)e!inenden said ha
ins!ucional su))o! sa%% in he cen!al o%%ice is )a! o% he TPEP co,,unicaion ne-o!+ (u
deli(e!ae e%%o!s ha$e no (een ,ade o co,,unicae -ih )a!a5)!o%essionals in he schools"
P!inci)al 3au!us ine!)!eed ins!ucional sa%% as lie!acy o! ,ah coaches and e=)lained
ha hey ha$e ,eeings and ha$e had o))o!uniies o do (oo+ sudies2 (u hey a!e no (eing
e$aluaed -ih TPEP2 no! a!e hey in he e$aluao! !ole as hei! :o( is o su))o! eache!s" She
noed ha ad,inis!ao!s a!e in a )osiion o (!o+e! ha su))o!" Aa!en Runyon2 he CEA
P!esiden2 !e)!esening high school eache!s2 saed ha ins!ucional coaches a he seconda!y
le$el a!e seen as su))o! %o! eache!s in$ol$ed in he TPEP )!ocess" Ho-e$e!2 hei! !oles and
:o(s2 li+e coo!dinaing ess2 a+es a-ay %!o, -o!+ -ih eache!s2 anohe! !e%e!ence o HonigGs
e=)lanaion o% he E(u%%e!ingF as)ec o% (!o+e!ing"
<eed(ac+ a(ou ad,inis!ai$e )a!ici)aion -as unani,ousC )!inci)als and assisan
)!inci)als ha$e (een in$ol$ed as )a! o% he la!ge! ad,inis!ai$e g!ou) since he )lanning %o!
TPEP i,)le,enaion" I should (e noed ha he!e is one assisan )!inci)al 7AP8 a he ,iddle
school le$el and se$e!al a he high school le$el in Cheney" Ele,ena!y schools ha$e one
ad,inis!ao!2 a )!inci)al" A he high school2 he assisan )!inci)als a!e $ie-ed as es)ecially
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hel)%ul %o! hose eache!s on TPEP" One o% he APs hel)s eache!s (y a+ing )icu!es and
sending he, ogehe! -ih suggesions o use %o! hei! e$idence o% suden lea!ning" The
di%%e!ing le$els o% su))o! and %eed(ac+ (y ad,inis!ao!s -e!e ,enioned (y all eache!s
ine!$ie-ed as a conce!n" Tha conce!n -ill (e add!essed lae! in con:uncion -ih
i,)le,enaion o% TPEP in he dis!ic"
On he day P!inci)al 3au!us -as ine!$ie-ed2 she !elayed ha hey had co,)leed a
-al+h!ough ea!lie! in he day a he! (uilding and -e!e loo+ing %o! e=a,)les o% C!ie!ia > 5
)!o$iding clea! and inenional %ocus on su(:ec ,ae! conen and cu!!iculu," She %eels
ad,inis!ao!s !ecei$e ongoing su))o! %!o, cen!al o%%ice sa%% -hich hel)s he, lea!n ,o!e
a(ou TPEP2 assis eache!s2 and (eco,e ,o!e e%%eci$e ad,inis!ao!s"
In !es)onding o he in$ol$e,en (y class!oo, eache!s2 he ine!$ie-e!s noed ha he
eache!s -ho -e!e on TPEP -e!e he eache!s -ho !ecei$ed in%o!,aion and )!o%essional
de$elo),en2 including (oo+ sudies and !ainings" Teache!s -ho -e!e no on TPEP ,ay hea!
a(ou c!ie!ia and !elaed o)ics in sa%% ,eeings (u do no engage in !ainings o! (oo+ sudies"
In al+ing a(ou he! eache!s2 P!inci)al 3au!us said she has E!eally ,oi$aed eache!sF and hey
a!e all lea!ning" 3au!us e=)!essed he! conce!n ha Ehe hai!y )a! is a(ou sho-ing g!o-h"F
She said2 EThe P"E" eache! can sho- g!o-h in +ids a ,uli)le )oins2 (u iGs (een di%%icul %o!
hi," He ca,e ino eaching %!o, anohe! ca!ee! and augh high school P" E" using a ,odel in
-hich sudens go ouside o )lay socce! %o! hi!y ,inues -ih a %ocus on lea!ning s)o!s so
hey can en:oy )hysical aci$iy and engage in i %o! li%e" I has (een di%%icul %o! hi, o use
sanda!ds2 a!ges2 and %o!,ai$e assess,ens"F 3au!us desc!i(ed ho- she engaged and
di%%e!eniaed %o! he! P"E" eache!" She su))o!ed his lea!ning a(ou sanda!ds2 assess,ens2 and
he ohe! co,)onens o% good ins!ucion ha -e!e necessa!y %o! hi, o (e success%ul -ih
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sudens and he TPEP"
&hen desc!i(ing eache! and )!inci)al in$ol$e,en -ih TPEP2 3au!us !elayed he
challenge o% e$aluaing he! Tile I eache!2 -ho -o!+s as )a! o% a ea, o )!o$ide su))o! %o!
s!uggling sudens" Tile I eache!s a!e )aid -ih %unding %!o, he %ede!al go$e!n,en o hel)
sudens -ih a -ea+ness in !eading and6o! ,ah" They a!e in cha!ge o% a caseload o% all sudens
chosen %o! he Tile I )!og!a, and ha$e $e!y s)eci%ic duies and !es)onsi(iliies o !ac+ and
,onio! sudens -ho ha$e no ,ase!ed !eading and6o! ,ah s+ills" The sudens -ho !ecei$e he
e=!a su))o! ha$e (een (elo- g!ade le$el2 ha$e no sho-n g!o-h2 and !an+ (elo- he '?h
)e!cenile" The Tile I eache! can only -o!+ -ih sudens -ho ,ee hose !eHui!e,ens" The
Tile 1 eache! colla(o!aes -ih he class!oo, eache!2 -o!+ing as a ea," 3au!us -onde!ed
aloud2 EHo- do I )ull ou he !esuls 7suden assess,en daa8 ha sho- only he! 7Tile 1
eache!Gs8 -o!+ -ih he,LF She -en on o say2 E&ihin TPEP I can go -ih -ha ,a+es sense
o ,e2 as so,eone -ih a lo o% e=)e!ience"F This )!inci)al has (een in educaion %o! o$e! -eny
yea!s so has e=ensi$e e=)e!ience %!o, -hich o d!a-"
The!e see,ed o (e a consensus -ih all ine!$ie-ees ha TPEP -as a ool o su))o! and
i,)!o$e ins!ucion" Su)e!inenden Cle,ensG sense ,a+ing (!idged ESSS. //0/ o he dis!ic
-hen she said ha2 EThe !eHui!e,ens o% he la- had o !elae o dis!ic culu!e )!edicaed on he
(elie% ha he i,)!o$e,en o% eaching and lea!ning -as %oundaional and ha e$aluaion -as
essenial o he )!ocess o% co,)!ehensi$e dis!ic i,)!o$e,en"F
As Cheney School Dis!ic coninues is i,)le,enaion o% TPEP2 he dis!ic sa%%
,e,(e!s lea!n a(ou he )!ocess and he,sel$es" Cle,ens said hey aligned he !u(!ics -ih he
dis!ic Essenial <oundaions2 and he h!ee Dis!ic Goals 7A))endi= C8 )!o$ided guidance as
he )!ocess e$ol$ed" Shannon La-son !e)o!ed ha2 E&hile he %i!s yea! o% TPEP see,ed
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o$e!-hel,ing -ih :us one Hua!e! o% he eache!s on TPEP2 (eginning -ih a solid (ase -as
i,)o!an %o! he launch"F The co,,i,en o he i,)!o$e,en o% eaching and lea!ning (y
hose in$ol$ed in Jea! 1 i,)le,enaion de$elo)ed a cad!e o% Ea,(assado!sF a he (uilding
le$el -ho )!o,oed he use%ulness o% TPEP as an e$aluaion ool designed o enhance he
)!o%essional g!o-h o% eache!s in -ays ha inc!ease suden achie$e,en"
This seni,en -as echoed and !elaed o he i,)le,enaion a he high school -hen
Aa!en Runyon said2 EThe TPEPe!s -e!e (!ough ogehe! %o! he yea!2 o -o!+ on chun+s2
e=)lici on chun+ing he -o!+ load" I -as (ee! he second yea! (ecause hey 7leade!s8 +ne-
-ha o e=)ec"F Runyon2 CEA P!esiden and high school eache!2 ag!ees ha he TPEP is a
(ee! e$aluaion ool" S)ea+ing on (ehal% o% CEA she %eels TPEP )us ,o!e -o!+ on eache!s
and he!e a!e $a!iaions in he i,)le,enaion" The $a!iaions include e=)ecaions o% )!inci)als2
%eed(ac+ gi$en (y ad,inis!ao!s2 and he su(seHuen -o!+load di%%e!enial" So,e )!inci)als
ideni%y e$idence hey see ha ,ees he c!ie!ia2 (u ohe! eache!s a!e !e)o!ing ha )!inci)als
ell he, hey need o ideni%y and sho- he, he e$idence" De%ining -ho collecs and sha!es
e$idence and ho- i is done is an a!ea in -hich he eache!s -an consisency" Ohe! $a!iaions
include he nu,(e! o% )ieces o% e$idence !eHui!ed %o! each c!ie!ion -ih so,e eache!s using
one )iece o% e$idence -hile ohe!s use ,o!e" &ih he di%%e!ence in echnological e=)e!ise and
)!inci)al e=)ecaions he e=!a -o!+ load !anges %!o, one ele,ena!y eache! !e)o!ing o CEA
ha she is s)ending an hou! e$e!y day and co,ing in %i$e hou!s on Sau!day o u)load e$idence
o a seconda!y eache! !e)o!ing an e=!a %i$e hou!s a ,onh %o! TPEP -o!+"
As he union )!esiden2 Runyon sha!ed ho- his i,)acs (a!gaining a!ound -o!+load"
The -o!+load inc!ease includes i,)le,enaion o% Co,,on Co!e Sae Sanda!ds as -ell as
TPEP" Due o )!e$ious (udge cus he eache!s los Lea!ning I,)!o$e,en Day i,e and )e!
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die," The (udge as)ec (!ings ,oney2 CiyGs hi!d )!i,a!y !esou!ce2 ino CheneyGs
i,)le,enaion e%%o!s" No- ha he -o!+ load is inc!easing2 due o sae !eHui!e,ens2 he!e
needs o (e a con$e!saion a(ou ho- o %ai!ly co,)ensae )e!sonnel (ased on hose changes"
The ine!$ie-e!s %!eHuenly hea!d ho- TPEP has %ose!ed he use o% co,,on language2
-hich Shannon La-son desc!i(ed as E%a(ulousF" <ocusing on a single %!a,e-o!+2 using he
language o% he %!a,e-o!+2 and s!ong su))o!i$e leade!shi) has hel)ed he i,)le,enaion o%
TPEP (e $ie-ed as a )osii$e" Ta,,ie Sch!ade! su,,ed u) he en$i!on,en -hen she said2
EMuesions o )!o,oe o)en2 hones con$e!saions a!e encou!aged and ,eeings ha$e %el $e!y
sa%e" TPEP has gene!aed genuine con$e!saions a(ou good eaching"F
T-o o% he h!ee eache!s ine!$ie-ed $olunee!ed ha his e$aluaion syse, )!o$ided
he ,eaning%ul %eed(ac+ ha eache!s c!a$e" #udy A(le,an said she had al-ays !ecei$ed
sais%aco!y !aings in he %o!,e! e$aluaion syse,2 (u -hen she as+ed he! )!inci)al %o!
%eed(ac+ she !e)eaedly -as old2 EJouG!e doing g!ea"F As an e=)e!ienced eache! -ho -ans
%eed(ac+ o coninuously i,)!o$e2 A(le,an li+es -ha TPEP has (!ough o he dis!ic and o
he )!o%ession" She -hole hea!edly ag!ees -ih Cle,ens2 -ho %eels Ehei! -o!+ a!ound TPEP
has cla!i%ied !oles2 e=)ecaions2 and )e!%o!,ances -ih he <!a,e-o!+" P!inci)als and eache!s
say hey a!e ha$ing he (es con$e!saions heyG$e e$e! had"F
Colla(o!aion2 ongoing con$e!saions2 and (uilding !elaionshi)s a!e essenial as hey
,o$e %o!-a!d" A(le,an co,,ened ha ETPEP %o! eache!s is no a (ig Na ha"G The!e is nohing
ne- -ih he e=ce)ion o% collecing and so!ing e$idence and a!i%acs" &ha hey a!e (eing
as+ed o do is -ha good eache!s do"F One hing hey ha$e needed o add!ess -ih TPEPe!s is
he di%%e!ence (e-een a!i%acs and e$idence2 and ha (eca,e an a!ea o% lea!ning" Teache!s
could easily )!o$ide a!i%acs2 he Eo(:ecsF de%ining hei! class!oo, )!acice such as lesson
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)lans2 -o!+shees2 and assess,ens" They -e!e no as co,%o!a(le -ih he (!oade! de%iniion o%
e$idence -hich also included acions2 sae,ens2 decisions2 e$ens2 and (oh %o!,al and
in%o!,al o(se!$aions" Su)e!inenden Cle,ens is a-a!e o% a $a!ia(le ca)aciy %o! e$idence
collecion ha has a))ea!ed a,ong (uildings" A he A5B le$el he!e a!e solid daa sou!ces2 (u a
he high school he $a!iey o% conen a!eas has ,ean ha class!oo,5(ased assess,ens a!e he
)!i,a!y e$idence sou!ce"
The TPEP Resou!ce Guide is a collecion o% su))o!i$e docu,ens ha has (een $e!y
hel)%ul" <o! e=a,)le2 -o o% he ,any ie,s )!o$ided o eache!s include a lis o% TPEP acion
se)s %o! he eni!e yea! and a goal5seing e,)lae" 7A))endi= D8 This !esou!ce a+es ino
accoun he local cone= as i -as de$elo)ed -ihin he dis!ic2 (y dis!ic e,)loyees2 %o! hei!
use2 and i is a$aila(le online and in ha!d co)y"
.oh he %inancial !esou!ces and sa%% ca)aciies o% he Cheney School Dis!ic i,)ac
i,)le,enaion" The leade!shi) ea, co,,ened on he i,)o!ance o% !ecei$ing a g!an ha
hey use o o%%e! si)ends o sa%% %o! aending addiional TPEP sa%% de$elo),en" Teache!s -ho
-ill (egin TPEP in he ne= -o yea!s ha$e al!eady as+ed i% he ,oney and i,e (ough -ih he
g!an -ill (e a$aila(le o he,"
&e !e)eaedly hea!d ha ad,inis!ao!s ha$e -o!+ed -ih leade!shi) ea,s o clea!ly
de%ine he -o!+ and o -o!+ colla(o!ai$ely2 -hich is a))!eciaed (y eache!s" 3iddle school
eache! Sch!ade!2 as noed )!e$iously2 co,,ened s)eci%ically on he %eelings o% sa%ey" .oh
ad,inis!aion and he leade!shi) ea, ha$e %ocused on )o!!aying TPEP as a colla(o!ai$e
e%%o!2 no a Egocha"F &hile ha is hei! inen2 he eache!s and ad,inis!ao!s !ecogni*e ha i
is a coninuous )!ocess ha de)ends on he e$aluao! and he !elaionshi) (e-een he eache!
and he e$aluao!"
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The!e is a di%%e!eniaed le$el o% )!o%essional de$elo),en in he dis!ic" The %i!s yea!
all eache!s )a!ici)aing in TPEP -e!e Co,)!ehensi$e and in he second yea! ,os o% hose
ca,e in as <ocused2 -ih a %e- !e,aining on Co,)!ehensi$e" An i,)o!an ele,en o% he
dis!ic heo!y o% acion is ha suden g!o-h occu!s o$e! i,e and ha ,uli)le ,easu!es ,us
(e uili*ed -ihin he cone= o% indi$idual (uildings" Pa! o% he heo!y o% acion has (een o
hel) Econnec he dosF (y ,a+ing $isi(le -he!e dis!ic and (uilding )!o%essional de$elo),en
-o!+ %is in -ih TPEP" <o! e=a,)le2 Co,,on Co!e is )a! o% C!ie!ion ' and Posii$e
.eha$io!al Ine!$enions and Su))o!s is included in C!ie!ion ?" Hel)ing connec he dos
lessens he addiional -o!+ load" All o% he )eo)le ine!$ie-ed said ha i,e -as a challenge2
anohe! !e%e!ence o CiyGs -o!+" La-son sha!ed ha he leade!shi) ea, -as encou!aged -hen
hey hea!d %!o, Anaco!es2 a dis!ic ha (egan as a )ilo sie in '1112 ha he!e -as a ?1K
!educion in i,e s)en each yea!" Cheney has Ele$e!aged )osii$iyF 7Shannon La-sonGs )h!ase8
(y con%idenly acce)ing ha hey can i,)le,en TPEP2 +no-ing ha i,)le,enaion -onG (e
)e!%ec"
The!e a!e a$enues %o! %eed(ac+ ha leade!shi) has used o in%o!, hei! ne= se)s" The
!egula! -al+h!oughs o% class!oo,s2 no!,ing he,sel$es (y E)lagia!i*ing he %!a,e-o!+2F and
collecing %eed(ac+ %!o, he )a!ici)ans a%e! each sa%% de$elo),en o))o!uniy con!i(ue o
he coninuous %eed(ac+ loo) and )!o$ide he daa used o dee!,ine CheneyGs )!og!ess o-a!ds
dis!ic i,)!o$e,en goals"
&hen as+ed a(ou eHuia(le in%luence on eaching and lea!ning2 he di%%e!ence in
de%iniions (e-een eHuiy and eHualiy -as !aised (y h!ee o% he ine!$ie-ees" Thei! %i!s
hough -as ha hese -o conce)s -e!e idenical and -e -e!e a(le o )!o$ide cla!i%icaion"
&hile -o o% he h!ee eache!s ine!$ie-ed co,,ened ha he!e -e!e $a!iaions in ho- he
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TPEP -as a))lied (y )!inci)als2 he hi!d eache! said ha ETPEP i,)le,enaion is eHuia(ly
a))lied"F The union )!esiden noed2 EEHuia(ly2 -o!+load is di%%e!en a he ele,ena!y le$el"
TPEP )!o$ides a %!a,e-o!+ %o! con$e!saions o hel) g!o- eache!s !ahe! han ge !id o% he,"F
She sees TPEP as i is i,)le,ened in Cheney as a )!o%essional g!o-h ,odel" Runyon hin+s
s)!eading i,)le,enaion o$e! %ou! yea!s has (een good2 alhough i has added conside!a(le
-o!+ o ad,inis!ao!s"
O$e! i,e2 ,e,(e!s o% he leade!shi) ea, e=)ec hei! e%%o!s o )osii$ely co!!elae o
i,)!o$ed suden lea!ning using dis!ic2 sae2 and naional assess,ens" Cu!!enly hey say he!e
is no ha!d daa a$aila(le ha sho-s he co!!elaion" One eache! -onde!ed ho- ,any eache!s
-e!e !aed as disinguished"
As -e !e%lec on he i,)le,enaion o% TPEP in Cheney2 he!e a!e de%iniely h!eads ha
)osii$ely lin+ he -o!+ %!o, he ESSS. //0/ o he eache!s -o!+ing -ih sudens in he
class!oo,s" The ,ain h!ead is he su)e!inenden o% Cheney Pu(lic Schools" &e hea!d
consisenly ha D!" Cle,ens )!o$ides a $ision2 su))o!2 and a )osii$e colla(o!ai$e lea!ning
en$i!on,en %o! )eo)le in Cheney Pu(lic Schools" She is %le=i(le and (elie$es in he! sa%%" She
s)ends i,e in he schools2 -o!+ing -ih ea,s and doing he -o!+" &hile Cle,ens ,ay ha$e
had ohe! insighs due o he! high )!o%ile !ole2 he!e -e!e no disconnecs (e-een he! (elie%s and
e=)ecaions and hose o% he ohe! )eo)le -e ine!$ie-ed" In %ac2 all co,,ened )osii$ely on
Cle,ensG leade!shi) in ,a+ing he )!ocess o% TPEP i,)le,enaion go -ell" Conside!ing ho-
Su)e!inenden Cle,ens has hus %a! di%%e!eniaed %o! sa%% and )!o$ided a %!a,e-o!+ %o!
success%ul TPEP i,)le,enaion2 i su))o!s 3cLaughlinGs 710018 asse!ion ha2 EPolicy success
de)ends c!iically on -o (!oad %aco!s: local ca)aciy and -ill 7)"1BI8"F 3cLaughlin noes ha
)olicy,a+e!s2 in his case he &ashingon Sae legislao!s a!e una(le o ,andae -ha is
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i,)o!an o ad,inis!ao!s and eache!s in he local seing and ha uli,ae success -ill de)end
on he class!oo, eache! as he Es,alles uni"F Ho-e$e!2 he dis!ic i,)le,enaion )lan see,s
o (e )!o$iding he a))!o)!iae (alance o% )!essu!e and su))o! ha -ill hel) i succeed"
As -e conside! -ha Cheney could do di%%e!enly2 -e need o !eie!ae ha ou!
suggesions a!e (ased on he se$en ine!$ie-s" &hile he )eo)le ine!$ie-ed !e)!esened a c!oss
secion o% dis!ic e,)loyees in$ol$ed in TPEP2 as -ell as he Cheney Educaion Associaion2 -e
did no hea! $oices %!o, he school (oa!d2 no! he %a,ilies o! co,,uniy in Cheney" In
!e%lecing on -ho -e ine!$ie-ed2 -ho -e didnG ine!$ie-2 as -ell as !es)onses o ho- he
leade!shi) ea, engaged -ih g!ou)s o ge %eed(ac+ on he dis!icGs TPEP i,)le,enaion2 -e
)a!icula!ly noed he !es)onses a(ou in$ol$e,en (y he school (oa!d and he co,,uniy" In
ligh o% hose con$e!saions and conside!ing he need %o! !esou!ces2 -e (elie$e inenionally
connecing -ih he school (oa!d and %a,ilies in Cheney o educae he, and in$ol$e he, in
he -o!+ associaed -ih TPEP is i,)o!an" This yea! is a (a!gaining yea! (e-een he dis!ic
and he CEA2 and he!e is a de%inie conce!n a(ou inc!eased eache! -o!+load !eHui!ed (y TPEP
-ih lile o! no co,)ensaion" Educaing he )u(lic and in$ol$ing he %a,ilies in he
con$e!saion could (e conside!ed )!oaci$e"
A %aco! o conside! as TPEP i,)le,enaion ,o$es %o!-a!d is ho- he ne= '?K o%
eache!s and he %inal g!ou) o% '?K -ho (egin he Co,)!ehensi$e e$aluaion -ill E(uy inF o
TPEP" The ,a:o!iy o% he ?1K o% eache!s -ho ha$e )a!ici)aed in TPEP in Cheney o dae
include ne- eache!s and $olunee!s" &e (elie$e ha )eo)le -ho $olunee! %o! )ilos end o (e
eache!s -ho a!e lea!ne!s and coninuously i,)!o$e hei! c!a%" &e -onde! i% he !e,aining
eache!s could (e !elucan and2 i% so2 ho- -ill ha i,)ac CheneyGs TPEP i,)le,enaion" &e
)!e$iously noed ha Cheney has a g!ou) o% Ea,(assado!sF 9 eache!s -ho ha$e (een h!ough
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he TPEP )!ocess and $ie- i as a ool ha )osii$ely i,)acs eaching and lea!ning" Tha
delegaion can co,e alongside ne- TPEPe!s2 as (!o+e!s o le$e!age change o! in he %o!, o% an
assisance !elaionshi)" &e !eco,,end ha2 in doing soC leade!shi) can inenionally )!o$ide
assisance o di%%e!eniae %o! he $a!ia(le ca)aciy o% eache!s" Tha!) and Galli,o!e 710BB8 noe
ha )ee! coaching can E,a=i,i*e o))o!uniies %o! assised )e!%o!,ance in he ,os cos5
e%%eci$e -ayF and -e encou!age Cheney o de$elo) TPEP ,eno!ing eache! )ai!s a he school
le$el"
The ine!$ie-ees did no s)eci%ically ,enion he P!o%essional Lea!ning Co,,uniy
7PLC8 as an a))!oach o (uild ine!nal ca)aciy2 insead !e%e!!ing o he (!oad u,(!ella o%
)!o%essional de$elo),en" Ho-e$e!2 he -o!+ in Cheney aligns -ih -ha -e ha$e lea!ned a(ou
PLCs2 also +no-n as Co,,uniies o% P!acice"
Acco!ding o an Educational Leadership a!icle (y Richa!d Du<ou! 7'11>8:
Today2 !esea!ch )!o$ides a clea! and consisen ,essage ha e%%eci$e )!o%essional
de$elo),en is
Ongoing2 -ih a susained2 !ahe! han e)isodic and %!ag,ened2 %ocus"
Colleci$e2 !ahe! han indi$idualisic"
#o(5e,(edded2 -ih eache!s lea!ning as hey engage in hei! daily -o!+"
Resuls5o!iened2 -ih aci$iies di!ecly lin+ed o highe! le$els o% suden
lea!ning"
3os e%%eci$e in schools and dis!ics ha %uncion as )!o%essional lea!ning
co,,uniies" 7)" 418
E$idence ha hese a!i(ues -e!e solidly e,(edded in he -o!+ ha Cheney has done is
desc!i(ed in he )!eceding na!!ai$e" The Cheney sa%% has !ecogni*ed he c!iical i,)o!ance o%
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Hualiy eaching and leading" They ha$e !eali*ed ha hei! )!o%essional g!o-h is ine=!ica(ly
lin+ed o inc!eased suden lea!ning" A%e! analy*ing he TPEP i,)le,enaion )!ocess2 -e
conclude ha2 alhough he Cheney School Dis!ic is no -ihou challenges2 i is -ell on he
-ay o success%ully !eali*ing %ull i,)le,enaion in '11?5'11/"
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Re%e!ences
Ciy2 E" A" 7'11B8" Resourceful leadership: Tradeoffs and tough decisions on the road to school
improvement" Ca,(!idge2 3A: Ha!$a!d Educaion P!ess"
Du<ou!2 R" 7'11>8" Ha!nessing he )o-e! o% PLCs" Educational Leadership !"#$%2 4154?"
Honig2 3"I" 7'11'8" Dis!ic cen!al o%%ice leade!shi) as eaching: Ho- cen!al o%%ice
ad,inis!ao!s su))o! )!inci)alsG de$elo),en as ins!ucional leade!s" Educational
Administration &uarterly '$#'%2 I445I>>"
3a!*ano2 R" #" 7'11I8" The art and science of teaching: A comprehensive framewor( for effective
instruction" Ale=and!ia2 ;A: Associaion %o! Su)e!$ision and Cu!!iculu, De$elo),en"
3a!*ano2 R" #"2 .oog!en2 T"2 He%le(o-e!2 T"2 Aanold53cIny!e2 #"2 D Pic+e!ing2 D" 7'11'8"
Becoming a reflective teacher. .loo,ingon2 IN: 3a!*ano Resea!ch La(o!ao!y"
3cLaughlin2 3" &" 710018" Lea!ning %!o, e=)e!ience: Lessons %!o, )olicy i,)le,enaion" In
A" Odden 7Ed.% Education policy implementation 7))" 1B?510?8" Al(any2 NJ: SUNJ
P!ess"
Tha!)2 R" G"2 D Galli,o!e2 R" 710BB8" Rousing minds to life: Teaching learning and schooling
in social conte)t. Ca,(!idge2 UA: Ca,(!idge Uni$e!siy P!ess"
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A))endi= A
Ine!$ie- and &!iing Res)onsi(iliies
Lo!i #ohnson Ine!$ie-s:
Aa!en Runyon2 CEA P!esiden D Cheney High School Teache!
De((ie 3au!us2 Salna$e Ele,ena!y P!inci)al
#udy A(le,an2 Sno-don Ele,ena!y School Teache!
Sandi Sco Ine!$ie-s:
Helene Pa!o%%2 NE&ESD Assisan Su)e!inenden2 Suden Lea!ning and Su))o! Se!$ices
De(!a Cle,ens2 Su)e!inenden
Shannon La-son2 Assisan Di!eco! %o! Suden Su))o! Se!$ices
Ta,,ie Sch!ade!2 Cheney 3iddle School Teache!
&!iing Res)onsi(iliies:
&e uili*ed he %i$e ,ain analysis Huesions %!o, he dis!i(ued assign,en desc!i)ion and
each inse!ed he in%o!,aion o(ained %!o, he ine!$ie-s in he a))!o)!iae (ulle )oins"
&e hen di$ided he assign,en analysis )!o,)s and indi$idually de$elo)ed he na!!ai$e
associaed -ih hal% o% he %ull assign,en"
To !e%ine ou! d!a% )!io! o su(,ission -e uili*ed ,uli)le $e!sions o% he assign,en -ih a
(ac+5and5%o!h a))!oach in -hich -e ale!nae adding in%o!,aion and ediing"