Leverage Leadership

(Soft launch Reflections)

December 7, 2016 Assistant Principal CLT

Whats Working
Challenging

Targeted effective CLTs

Frequency of walkthroughs
(wts)
Descriptive feedback &
application of feedback (i.e.
changes made in instruction
or assessment)
Tiering teachers informally
to help drive frequency of
wts
Teachers are responding
positively & finding it
beneficial to have 1 specific
action step
Know which teachers are
implementing action steps
Using tool for action steps
Consistent classroom walks
& observations
Effective CLT meetings &
planning and collaboration
taking place
Focus on observing teachers
teach!

Whats Needed

Unencumbered time
Clarification on
documentation of the
informals and are they to
fit together with the
formal
Sharing what other teams
are currently using

Whats

Maintaining Balance
with other
responsibilities
Staff and teachers
new to the building &
even new to education
Varying degrees of
experience
Having to get
formative
requirements and
SURN forms as wellwe have had limited
time for the LL obs.
Need to establish
specific routine-e.g. 3
informals enter into
formative tool we
currently use
Sticking to schedule
set!
Making the time to
model a lesson during
post observation
feedback
Veteran teachers who
are good & they
know it but they are
not striving for GREAT.
They are content with
their Good status
quo results.