NYSCOSS Professional Development Program

     Assessment

    STUDENTS

 Curriculum                         Instruction

Triangle representing how we address student achievement

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Barriers that exits related to instructional leadership brainstormed by the group;

• Contracts

• Tenure?

• Lack of courage

• School Calendar Based Grade/Benchmarking

• Laws/Regulations

• Budgets

• Lack of Knowledge

• S.E.D.!

• Time

• Attitudes (people hurting each other)

• Apathy

• Schedules

• Traditions

Things that can help overcome barrier;

~Board Focus

~evalation practice

~Five Year Renewable Contracts for Teachers

~Involvement of Businesses

~Technology

~Instructional Staff

~Non-Instructional Staff

~”Relationships”

~Parents

~Community

~Hiring Practices

~Curriculum Review Cycles

~Clear Vision/Expectations

~Structures need to be in place

~?Merit Pay?

FULLY FUND NCLB & IDEA!

**All Stakeholders Working Together with Meaningful Data Analysis**

“Shine the Light”

What a fabulous group we had!  Collen and I truly enjoyed our time together.  While the curriculum provides a script, it is the participants that truly make these sessions a success.  Your openness to share experiences and your varied backgroungs led to a wonderful exchanage of experiences- We thank you!

      I promised to post some of the information discussed at our sessi0n that would be of value to you all.

We explore two questions during the personal reflections portion of the session.  We looked to answer two questions: 1- How does your Board of Education define the role of the suerintendent.  2-How do you think this perception involved. 

Question One Reponses; How does your BOE define the role of your superintendent?

• Works at “their pleasure”
• Responsible for all communication
• Responsible for staff and student peformance and behavior
• Responsibility for district failure
• As the main change agent
• Opposite “of what was” except if the new superintendent has any “passions”- he is supported
• To lead the district in teaching and learning vs. a focus on physical plant and budget which was the focus of the previous superintendent
• To be the district spokesperson
• Honesty***
• Trust***
• The #1 child advocate in all area; instruction, policy, procedures***

Faculty:
Neil Rochelle, Iroquois Central School

Colleen Taggerty, Erie2 BOCES

Registrants:

James Bodziak: East Aurora UFSD

Jeffrey Bowen: Pioneer CSD

John Brown: Cassadaga Valley CSD

Lori DeCarlo: Randolph Academy

Maureen B. Dutcher: Bay Shore UFSD

Richard Galante: Medina CSD

Renee Garrett: Mount Morris CSD

Roger Klatt: Barker CSD

Kevin McGowan: Warsaw CSD

Cam Morton: Kenmore-Tonawanda

Benjamin B. Spitzer: Chautauqua Lake CSD

Robin Zymroz: Iroquois CSD

This professional development series is facilitated in 4 sessions.  Each session addresses a different leadership style;

SYMBOLIC LEADERSHIP

STRUCTURAL LEADERSHIP

POLITICAL LEADERSHIP

HUMAN RESOURCES LEADERSHIP

The sessions are not offered in any particular order.  The next session will take place at Erie 1 BOCES, Harlem Road in West Seneca on Friday November 3, 2006.  The topic will be Structural Leadership.

We look forward to seeing you there!
Neil and Colleen

Welcome to the NYSCOSS Professional Development Program Blog for Western New York.  Our hope is that before and after participation in the Superintendent’s Professional Development Program you will have the opportunity to network, share information, opinions and become a support network for each other.  

Our jobs are extremely demanding and oftentimes we may feel isolated or that “we are the only one” experiencing a particular problem.  This is far from the truth.  There are few issues that come up that some superintendent somewhere hasn’t experienced.  NYSCOSS offers a support network and list serve that will poll superintendents on any particular topic for you. As a member of the council, all you need to do is contact the council.

This blog has the potential for a regional approach to networking.  It is well understood the demographics change leadership.  Perhaps, administrators in the same geographic region have similar issues/concerns and will have valuable information to share.

Neil Rochelle, Superintendent of Iroquois Central School

Dr. Colleen Taggerty, Assistant Superintendent, Erie 2 BOCES