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[pic] Boston Public Schools: New Principal Institute

July 22nd – July 25th Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

July 26th Winter Chambers, 26 Court Street

|Day 1: July 22nd, 2013 |

|Connections to the Administrator Rubric: I-C-1 Variety of Assessments (PARCC), II-B-1 Recruitment & Hiring (Human Resources), |

|II-D-1 Laws and Policies (Superintendent Circulars), II-D-1 Laws and Polices (Various BPS Unions), IV-E-1 Shared Vision Development (Teacher |

|Leadership), I-E-1 Knowledge and Use of Data (School Evaluation Profiles), II-A-2 Operational Systems- clean & attractive campus |

|(Facilities) |

|Monday, July 22nd |

|Welcome and Overview 8:00 – 10:00am |

|Ross Wilson, Assistant Superintendent of Educator Effectiveness |

|Assistant Superintendents of Networks |

|Chairman Michael O’Neill, Boston School Committee |

|John McDonough, Interim Superintendent |

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|Office of Instructional and Information Technology |

|10:00 – 12:00pm Networks A-E and 12:30 – 2:30pm Networks F-H Audio Visual Room 1 |

|Presenters include: Presenters include:  Mark Racine, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Diane Hauser, Sr. Program Director for Educational |

|Technology, and Solimar Cruzado, Business Coordinator.  The purpose of the session is for school leaders to learn how technology can be |

|leveraged to prepare our students for college and career readiness in a digital world. The session will include an overview of OIIT supports |

|to schools, school technology infrastructure, technology use and purchasing guidelines and practices, and an overview of digital tools and |

|opportunities to support 21st century learning. |

|Office of Human Resources |

|10:00 – 12:00pm Networks F-H and 12:30 – 2:30pm Networks A-E Audio Visual Room 4 |

|Presenters include: Ann Chan, Assistant Superintendent Human Resources, Ceronne Daly, Director Diversity Programs, Tomeka Cirbb-Jones, Sr. HR|

|Network Liaison, Judith Vance, Director of Recruitment & Workforce Planning and Rochelle Valdez, Recruitment Manager. The purpose of the |

|session is for school leaders to understand district policies, practices and expectations for school leaders. The presentation will also |

|include information on Teacher Diversity, Recruitment, understanding your staffing template, creating and filling vacancies and using Sub |

|Central. |

|Office of Educator Effectiveness |

|2:30 – 4:00 pm All participants Audio Visual Room 4 |

|Presenters include: Jerome Doherty, Director of Performance Management, Shakera Walker, Sr. Manager of Teacher Leadership, Chason Ishino, |

|Implementation Specialist, Jared Joiner, Implementation Specialist and Jen Kozin, Data Analyst. The purpose of this session is for school |

|leaders to understand how the Office of Educator Effectiveness and Human Resources intersect during the evaluation process. School leaders |

|will also engage in an activity to reflect on the power of teacher leadership. The session will conclude with school leaders receiving a data|

|report that describes the implementation of the evaluation system during the 2012-2013 year. |

|Facilities Management & Planning |

|4:00 – 5:00 pm All participants Audio Visual Room 4 |

|Presenters include: Khadijah Brown, Director of Facilities and Phoebe Beierle, Facilities Management. The purpose of this presentation is |

|for school leaders to learn about various projects and programs that support a safe and efficient and effective learning environment. Such |

|programs include: energy initiatives, recycling and school yard projects. |

[pic] Boston Public Schools: New Principal Institute

July 22nd – July 25th Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

July 26th Winter Chambers, 26 Court Street

|Day 2: July 23rd, 2013 |

|Connections to the Administrator Rubric: I-C-1 Variety of Assessments (Interim Assessments), I-C-2 Adjustments to Practice (Inquiry Cycles),|

|I-E-3 Improvement of Performance, Effectiveness & Learning (Instructional Leadership Team), II-E-1 Fiscal Systems (Budget Development), |

|II-A-1 Plans, Procedures and Routines -routines that ensure general order and efficiency (Fire and Safety plans), II-D-2 Ethical Behavior, |

|Standard II – Management & Operations – promotes the learning and growth of all students & staff by ensuring a safe, efficient and effective |

|learning environment. |

|Tuesday, July 23rd |

|Office of Data and Accountability |

|8:00 – 10:30am All Participants Audio Visual Room 4 |

|Meeting objectives: |

|Practice making specific observations about data that are low on the “Ladder of Inference.” |

|Build assessment literacy by digging into MCAS subgroup data. |

|Dig into your own school’s data to identify areas for growth |

|Prepare to lead a similar data meeting with your ILT |

|Presenters include: Mary Dillman, Program Director, Jon Swift, Data Inquiry Facilitator, Stephen Ly, Data Inquiry Facilitator, Sejin Bai, |

|Data Inquiry Facilitator, Christina Scarlatos, Data Inquiry Facilitator. |

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|Budget Office |

|10:30 – 12:00pm All Participants Audio Visual Room 4 |

|Meeting Objectives: |

|Understand what the Finance team does, and how finance liaisons support school leaders |

|Understand the basics of weighted student funding and budget development |

|Understand the financial applications you’ll be using throughout the year |

|Presenters include: Erika Giampietro, Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Naveen Reddy, Director of Business Improvement and |

|Jordan Cupps, Finance Liaison (Networks B and D). |

|Facilities Management: Building Safety |

|1:00 – 2:00 pm Networks A - E and 2:05 – 3:05 Networks F – H Audio Visual Room 1 |

|Presenters include: Rick Deraney, Director of Fire Safety and Nicholas Sacramona, Facilities Management. The purpose of this presentation is|

|to inform school leaders about building safety and security. |

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|Human Resources: Labor Relations |

|1:00 – 2:00pm Networks F-H and 2:05 – 3:05 Networks A-E Audio Visual Room 4 |

|Presenter Brendan Greene, BPS Labor Counsel, will use case studies to assist school leaders in identifying staff misconduct and provide |

|guidance on conducting an investigatory hearing. School leaders will also learn appropriate responses to a grievance. |

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|Operations |

|3:10 – 5:00pm All Participants Audio Visual Room 1 |

|Presenters include: Joseph Shea, Deputy Superintendent, Samuel DePina, Chief Operations Officer and Kimberly Rice, Chief Operations Officer. |

|The purpose of this session is for school leaders to understand the important elements of the teacher contract and other initiatives that |

|create a safe, efficient and effective learning environment. |

[pic] Boston Public Schools: New Principal Institute

July 22nd – July 25th Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

July 26th Winter Chambers, 26 Court Street

|Day 3: July 24th , 2013 |

|Connections to the Administrator Rubric: Standard I – Instructional Leadership – promotes the learning and growth of all students and staff |

|by making powerful teaching and learning the central focus, I-A-2 Lesson Development Support (Common Core) , I-B-2 Quality of Effort & Work|

|(Common Core), I-C-1 Variety of Assessments (PARCC), Standard III-A-1 Family Engagement (Developing a family engagement vision), Standard IV|

|– IV-A-1 Commitment to High Standards (School entry), IV-A-2 Mission and Core Values (School entry), IV-C-1 Communication Skills (School |

|entry), IV-E - Shared Vision (School entry & Family Engagement) |

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|Wednesday, July 24th |

|Curriculum and Instruction |

|8:00 – 10:30am All Participants Audio Visual Room 1 |

|Meeting objectives: |

|An overview of the Common Core shifts |

|Instructional practices that support the Common Core shifts across the curriculum |

|How will you know if students are PARCC ready? What are PARCC performance level descriptors? |

|Introducing BPS student learning outcomes document |

|Getting to know the C & I weebly |

|Resource: C & I Data packet |

|Presenter(s): Catherine Carney, Deputy Academic Officer and Brandon Slaughter, Director of AP/IB Programs |

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|Keynote Address: Dr. Irwin Blumer, Boston College |

|10:30 – 12:15pm All Participants Audio Visual Room 1 |

|Meeting Objectives: |

|Understanding the importance of school entry |

|Establishing trust |

|How entry impacts school culture and communicates core values |

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|Assistant Superintendents of Networks |

|1:15 – 3:00pm AV 1 All Participants |

|Breakout spaces include: AV 4 & the lounge area |

|Network Assistant Superintendents will meet with school leaders to discuss and share thoughts about school entry plans and implementation |

|strategies. |

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|Office of Family and Student Engagement |

|3:15 – 5:00pm All Participants AV 1 |

|Presenters Brett Walker and Erin Bridge will discuss establishing a vision for family and student engagement in your school and using school |

|climate surveys to plan for the future. |

[pic] Boston Public Schools: New Principal Institute

July 22nd – July 25th Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

July 26th Winter Chambers, 26 Court Street

|Day 4: July 25th , 2013 |

|Connections to the Administrator Rubric: I-B-1 Instructional Practices (Special Education and OELLS), I-B-3 Diverse Learner’s Needs |

|(Special Education and OELLS), I-C-2 Adjustments to Practice (Special Education and OELLS), II-B-2 Induction, Professional Development |

|and Career Growth Strategies (New Teachers and Professional Development), II-E-1 Fiscal Systems (Stipends, Overtime Pay and Payroll) |

|Thursday, July 25th |

|Special Education |

|8:00 – 9:15am All Participants Audio Visual Room 1 |

|Meeting objectives: |

|Inclusive Practices |

|Coordinator responsibilities |

|Principal/Headmaster responsibilities |

|Presenter: Eileen Nash, Deputy Superintendent of Individualized Education |

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|English Language Learners |

|9:15 – 10:30am All Participants Audio Visual Room 1 |

|Meeting Objectives: |

|Overview of the Office of English Language Learners (OELL) |

|Network liaison structure |

|Dept. of Justice Settlement agreement & compliance reports |

|LAT facilitator – duties and responsibilities |

|RETELL – what to tell your staff |

|Scheduling ELL students by language proficiency levels (1-5) |

|Overview of curriculum expectations for English Language Learners |

|Presenters: Antonieta Bolomey, Assistant Superintendent for English Language Learners, Joseph Dow, Sr. Compliance Manager, Kim Tsai, Sr. |

|Director of Compliance and Nathan Dowen, Intern |

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|Assistant Superintendents of Networks |

|10:30 – 12:00pm AV 1 All Participants |

|Breakout spaces include: AV 4 & the lounge area |

|Network Assistant Superintendents will meet with school leaders to discuss and share thoughts about school entry plans, implementation |

|strategies and other preparation and planning issues. |

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|Supports for New Teachers |

|1:00 – 2:00pm All Participants Audio Visual Room 4 |

|Presenter Tamika Estwick, Sr. Program Manager will discuss the reasons new teacher induction matters, the role of the school leader in the |

|success of a new teacher, how the work of New Teacher Developers aligns with school supports for new teachers and share resources for |

|school-based induction. New Teacher Developer Elizabeth Kurkjian-Henry and New Teacher Alexis Harewood will also share in the conversation. |

|My Learning Plan |

|2:00 – 2:30pm All Participants Audio Visual Room 4 |

|Presenters Lesley Ryan Miller, Professional Development and Denisse Mayers, Program Assistant will review supports to school leaders with |

|identifying and creating effective school based professional development. School leaders will learn how to assign professional development |

|points and in-service credits. |

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|PS08 – PS09 : The new online system |

|2:30 – 3:15pm All Participants AV 4 |

|Presenter Lucyann Dias will review overtime pay and stipends and the new PS08 and PS09 system. |

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|Understanding Payroll |

|3:30 – 4:30pm All Participants AV 4 |

|Presenter Denise Jordan, Head of the Payroll Unit, will help school leaders understand how payroll works in their school building and what it |

|means to “certify” the payroll. |

[pic] Boston Public Schools: New Principal Institute

|Day 5: July 26, 2013 |

|Connections to the Administrator Rubric: I-E-3 Improvement of Performance, Effectiveness & Learning, II-B-2 Professional Development, |

|IV-A-1 Commitment to High Standards, IV-D-2 Continuous Learning of Administrator, IV-E-1 Shared Vision Development, |

|IV-C-1 Communication Skills (Entry plan), II-E-1 Fiscal Systems (BAIS Financials training) |

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|Friday, July 26th |

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|Keynote Address and Workshop: Dr. Ingrid Carney, Education Consultant |

|8:00 – 9:30am All Participants Winter Chambers 1st Floor |

|Meeting objectives: |

|The importance of school leadership |

|Using the four frames( Bolman & Deal) as an organizational management tool |

|Shaping a collaborative, professional culture |

|The Pullman story: beginning principal strategies |

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|Meet with Mentor |

|9:30 – 10:15am All Participants Winter Chambers 1st Floor |

|Meeting Objectives: |

|Tour and visit various departments and personnel at Court Street |

|Review entry plan |

|Identify a date to meet during the months of August/September |

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|LUNCH: 10:15 – 11:15 |

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|Optional: OIIT: SIS/ASPEN Drop-In Session |

|1st Floor Conference Room |

|10:15 – 11:15 |

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|BAIS Financials Training |

|11:15am – 4:15pm All Participants 5th Floor Computer Lab |

|Presenter Dolores Sullivan will provide training on the city’s financial system which will allow school leaders to run an ‘All Funds Report’, |

|submit requisitions, receive goods and services etc. |

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|Meet with Network Superintendent |

|4:15: – 5:00pm All Participants Winter Chambers 1st Floor & 1st Floor Conference room |

|School leaders will meet with network superintendents and colleagues to submit final entry plans and discuss other pertinent issues. |

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[pic] Boston Public Schools: New Principal Institute

|Day 5: July 26, 2013 |

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|Court Street Tour |

|9:30 – 10:15am |

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|Consider visiting the following floors/departments/people: |

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|2nd Floor OIIT and Facilities |

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|3rd Floor Human Resources and Labor Relations |

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|4th Floor Transportation and Student Assignment |

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|5th Floor Donald Kennedy, Chief Financial Officer, Budget, Payroll, BEDF, Business Office |

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|6th Floor Office of Educator Effectiveness, Office of Data and Accountability, Office of Family & Student Engagement, |

|Welcome Services, Early Childhood, Curriculum and Instruction (most offices are at BLA on Warren Ave.) |

|Achievement Gap Office |

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|7th Floor Superintendent’s Office, Network Assistant Superintendent Offices, Eileen Nash, Deputy Superintendent of Individualized |

|Education, Equity Office, Deputy Superintendent Joe Shea, Chief Operating Officers Sam DePina and Kimberly Rice. |

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