Florida Turnaround Leaders Program

Florida Turnaround Leaders Program

Preparing Leaders for Florida’s Most Challenging

Schools

Florida Department of

Education

FTLP Goals

Provide Florida with a replicable, scalable program for preparing effective middle and high school turnaround leaders

Develop a cohort of leaders across Florida who are ready to lead school turnaround efforts

Create, implement and refine strategies, tools and experiences that equip turnaround leaders with essential turnaround knowledge and skills

Build capacity in partnering districts and charter organizations to identify, prepare and support school turnaround leaders and the work of changing the trajectory of student achievement in chronically low-performing schools

FTLP Goals

Develop a cohort of leaders across Florida who are ready to lead school turnaround efforts

Build capacity in districts and charter organizations to

identify, prepare and support effective school turnaround

leaders

Create, implement and refine strategies, tools and

experiences that equip turnaround leaders with

essential turnaround skills

FTLP Program DesignDesign

and Governan

ceDesign Teams

and Core Planning Team;

Quarterly District

Conferences

Participating Districts and

Charter Organizations,

SREB, UNF, FDOE

Specialized

Knowledge and Skills

Ten Turnaround Skill sets; based on UVA Tenets,

FL DOE specifications and research

Delivered through ten Quarterly

Seminars, five SREB Online Modules, and UNF Graduate

Courses

SkillsPractice

12-month practicum in case study

schools; structured

assignments and activities

Trained mentor guidance and feedback on performance; task-specific

rubrics

Intensive Integrated Practice

6-month full-time internship

in a low-performing

school; 90-Day school

improvement plan

Mentor and Coach guidance and support for

learning and practice;

Portfolio record of learning

FTLP Partners and Participants

Partners• Alachua, Duval,

Orange, Miami-Dade and Pinellas

• Charter schools across FL

• UNF• FDOE• SREB

Participants• 98 in cohort; carefully

selected by participating districts and charter organizations

• Diverse group of expert teachers, assistant principals, specialists

• Committed to leading turnaround schools

FTLP Participant Progression Path

1st Checkpoint

Mid-point of the Practicum

(Dec. 2012)

To ensure participants stay on

schedule

Contract to complete all late assignments

and activities

Gateway 1

Near the end of the practicum

(May 2013)

To determine eligibility for

internship; Mentor-completed rubrics

Contract to complete all late assignments

and activities

Gateway 2

After the internship(January 2014)

To determine successful

completion of the internship; Mentor-completed rubrics

Review of completed

internship work; Mentor, Internship Principal, Coach

and District Contact Input

Final Evaluation

Near the end of the program

(May - June 2014)

To determine readiness to be a turnaround leader

FTLP evaluation covering all ten

turnaround leader skill sets

Portfolio presentation to Expert Panel

 A Closer Look at the Seminars, Modules and Practicum

Analyzing the Context

of Low-Performing

Schools April 2012

Envisioning a Culture of

High Expectation

s

June 2012

Providing a Rigorous

and Relevant

Curriculum

July/Aug. 2012

Promoting Effective Teaching

and Learning (Part A)

November 2012

Building a Productive

School Environme

ntFebruary

2013

Planning and

Managing the

Turnaround Process

June 2013

Assignment 1: Case Study of the Practicum School

Practicum Experiences in Case Study Schools

Assignment 2: Schoolwide

Rigor Assessment

Assignment 3: Course

Schedule

Designing Assessment

s to Improve Student

Learning Nov. ‘12 – Jan. ‘13

July 2012

June 2013

Assignment 4: Case Study

School Improvement

Plan

Assessing Rigor in

School and Classroom Practices

Sept. - Oct. 2012

 A Closer Look at the Internship

Promoting Effective Teaching

and Learning (Part B)

Dec. 2013

Implementing

Organizational Change

and Professiona

l Developme

nt Sept. 2013

Maximizing Flexibility

and Autonomy

in the Charter Setting

Feb. 2014 (Charter

Only)

Leading Initiatives to Improve Students’ Success in

Mathematics

Feb. 2014

Sustaining Turnaround/ Growing

the Organizatio

nJune 2014

Internship/Post-Internship Experiences

Assignment 5: Developing and Implementing a 90-Day

Plan

Assignment 6: Lesson

Study

Assignment 7:

Supporting Student

TransitionsLeading

Schoolwide Literacy

InitiativesJan. /Mar.

2014

July 2013

June 2014

Assignment 8: Mid –course

Correction to 90-Day

Plan

Assignment 9: Portfolio Presentatio

n

Developing Engaging,

Academically Rigorous

Career Technical Programs

April - June 2014

Building Instruction

al Leadership

TeamsJuly – Oct.

2013

Accomplishments

• 5 of 10 quarterly seminars delivered• All seminars have been rated >5 on

6-point scale for content, delivery, and relevance• 89% retention at halfway point• 46 exceeded expectations with

Assignment 1: Case study of a low-achieving school• 60 exceeded expectations in first

online course, 40 on the second

Where we are today

Challenge

s

Smaller numbers; spread out across Florida; lower levels of organizational support; “wearing lots of hats”

Attrition among Charter Participa

nts

Successe

s

Content is rigorous and relevant; delivery by expert practitioners increases credibility; mentors are enthusiastic and deeply engaged

Lessons

Learned

Partners have a large stake in participants’ success; they are eager to help, provide feedback, monitor and support participants and mentors

FTLP Program Evaluation

Close Tracking of Participants’ Performance

District/Participant Satisfaction

Seminar and Online Module Evaluation

Analysis of Growth on Instructional Leadership

Completion/Placement Rates

Sustainability

How might the work continue after the grant period?

• Participating districts become “turnaround leader training centers” by engaging FTLP completers and their mentors in training additional turnaround leaders from nearby counties/charter organizations

• FDOE provides access to FTLP materials and technical assistance to districts, charter organizations and colleges of education– Seminar content, practicum/internship assignments and

activities, support materials (directions, tools and rubrics); online module content is SREB proprietary but is available and cost-effective

• Universities offer approved Educational Leadership programs that incorporate FTLP content and experiences; leading to turnaround principal endorsement that meets state requirements

Knowledge Transfer as an On-

going Practice

Reusable Resources/Tools

Replicable Experiences

Partners Equipped to Sustain the

Work