Report: Report: Partnership & Partnership &

Selection GroupSelection GroupWorking Together to Prepare Illinois Working Together to Prepare Illinois School LeadersSchool LeadersAugust 6, 2008August 6, 2008

Small-group discussionSmall-group discussion

ParticipantsParticipants

St. Xavier: Sheila Wright & Beverly St. Xavier: Sheila Wright & Beverly GulleyGulley

Dominican: Jim HarringtonDominican: Jim Harrington Benedictine: Laine TadlockBenedictine: Laine Tadlock Western Illinois: Bonnie Smith-ScrippsWestern Illinois: Bonnie Smith-Scripps Eastern Illinois: John DivelyEastern Illinois: John Dively Bradley: Jenny TripsesBradley: Jenny Tripses IERC: Kathleen BrownIERC: Kathleen Brown

Brainstorming ActivityBrainstorming Activity

Five years out, what would your program look Five years out, what would your program look like? like?

Ideal: PDS where everyone focuses on Ideal: PDS where everyone focuses on studentsstudents

New kinds of collaborations using technologyNew kinds of collaborations using technology P20 Collaborations that effectively manages P20 Collaborations that effectively manages

mandates that serve studentsmandates that serve students More cohortsMore cohorts Program integrity: regardless of size.Program integrity: regardless of size. Mission-drivenMission-driven

Positive Changes from Positive Changes from RecommendationsRecommendations

Partnerships with districts for strategic Partnerships with districts for strategic recruitmentrecruitment We need to communicate standards for We need to communicate standards for

admissions.admissions. Articulate the P20 connections.Articulate the P20 connections.

Increased sense of professionalism in Increased sense of professionalism in our field.our field.

Outcome of collaboration is to create Outcome of collaboration is to create greater clarity and integrity in our roles.greater clarity and integrity in our roles.

Challenges & BarriersChallenges & Barriers

Time & Resources to promote collaborationTime & Resources to promote collaboration Institutional and Professional CommitmentInstitutional and Professional Commitment Costs of partnerships for higher educationCosts of partnerships for higher education

Tenure process does not support now.Tenure process does not support now.

The current certification test does not inform The current certification test does not inform programs for improvement.programs for improvement.

PartnershipsPartnerships

What’s out there? What is effective?What’s out there? What is effective? Examples: partnering for search committees, Examples: partnering for search committees,

joint faculty appointments, etc.joint faculty appointments, etc. Mentoring relationshipsMentoring relationships Co-teachingCo-teaching Advisory Boards (basic)Advisory Boards (basic) ROE’s have resources & they collaborate on ROE’s have resources & they collaborate on

professional development.professional development.

Candidate Selection Candidate Selection ProcessProcess

Tensions and ethical issues in either Tensions and ethical issues in either allowing districts to select candidates or allowing districts to select candidates or allowing University to select candidates allowing University to select candidates who do not get positions.who do not get positions. Reproduction of the status quo.Reproduction of the status quo.

Joint process or agreed-upon criteriaJoint process or agreed-upon criteria Best selection = motivation on part of Best selection = motivation on part of

student (market-based)student (market-based)

Supports Needed Supports Needed for Successfor Success

Models of successful collaborationsModels of successful collaborations Time to devote to this workTime to devote to this work Leverage to change university cultureLeverage to change university culture Leverage to change P12 cultureLeverage to change P12 culture

TakeawayTakeaway

Have we correctly identified and defined Have we correctly identified and defined the “problem”?the “problem”? This will dictate the solutions we develop!This will dictate the solutions we develop! Baseline data neededBaseline data needed Methodological limitations of “snapshot” Methodological limitations of “snapshot”

standardized tests as measure of outcomesstandardized tests as measure of outcomes