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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, April 21, 2015
TO: School Board Members
FROM: Jeff Eakins, Acting Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Agreement for Technical Services with Eckerd College Leadership Development Institute - Phase 2 to Support the Leadership Development of the 30 POWER 3 Teacher Leaders (Student Services Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For over 25 years, the Leadership Development Institute (LDI) at Eckerd College has provided contemporary, high-quality, assessment based leadership programs to help individuals, teams and organizations reach their leadership potential.  The LDI has created a School Leadership Institute specifically designed to maximize the leadership skills of the POWER 3 Teacher Leaders.

Through participation in Phase 1 of School Leadership Institute last summer, Teacher Leaders gained valuable skills and strategies, which they brought back and implemented at their school sites.  The School Leadership Institute provided Teacher Leaders with the skill set to work with diverse faculties and build relationships to promote environments of continuous professional learning.

Through participation in Phase 2 of the School Leadership Institute, POWER 3 Teacher Leaders will receive leadership training and development in the following areas:

  • Assess, understand, and improve current leadership strengths and development
  • Improve the ability to give and receive constructive feedback
  • Assess consensus-building skills
  • Time management
  • Improve conflict resolution skills
  • Understand and value differences in approaching and managing change
  • Develop a school action plan for increased effectiveness
  • Relationship and climate building
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates • Demonstrate consistent and effective teaching methods • Motivate students to become responsible learners • Recruit, develop, and retain a highly effective, diverse workforce • Promote a culture of safety, which is free from harassment, bullying, and aggression
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Funding for this project is provided by the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) 4 Grant in the amount of $45,000, which is allocated for external leadership and coaching support for the 30 Teacher Leaders in POWER 3 schools.
EVALUATION
The Power 3 Program will be evaluated in its entirety to include the Leadership Institute's impact on Teacher Leader skills and effectiveness.  The program is evaluated by TIF 4 Administrators, Professional Development Supervisor, and an external evaluator.
SUBMITTED BY:  Jamalya Jackson, Director, Professional Development
Wynne A. Tye, Assistant Superintendent   Gretchen Saunders
Student Services Division
(813) 273-7033
  Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
    A 6.03
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20150421_688 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.03