Maryland Instructional Leadership Framework

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Maryland Instructional
Leadership Framework

• Virginia Pilato, Ph.D.
• Maryland State Department of Education
• Teacher Quality Client Relations Meeting
• Educational Testing Service
• April 26, 2007

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Maryland Instructional Leadership Framework

• Developed to drive principal preparation,
  professional development, and policy initiatives.
• Describes outcomes expected of Maryland
  principals as they provide instructional
  leadership.
• Identifies indicators that are the minimums of
  what principals are expected to know and do for
  respective outcomes.
• Adopted by the State Board in 2005.

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Foundation documents included those produced
by

• Mid-Continental Research for Education and
  Learning (McRel)
• Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
• National Staff Development Council (NSDC)
• National Association of Secondary School
  Principals (NASSP)
• National Middle School Association (NMSA)
• National Association of Elementary School
  Principals (NAESP)
• National Policy Board of Educational
  Administration, Education Leadership Council
  (ELCC)
• Maryland State Department of Education

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Instructional Leadership Outcomes

• 1. Facilitate the development of a school
  vision.
• 2. Align all aspects of a school culture to
  student and adult learning.
• 3. Monitor the alignment of curriculum,
  instruction, and assessment.
• 4. Improve instructional practices through the
  purposeful observation and evaluations of
  teachers.

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Instructional Leadership Outcomes, continued

• 5. Ensure the regular integration of appropriate
  assessments into daily classroom instruction.
• 6. Use technology and multiple sources of data to
  improve classroom instruction.
• 7. Provide staff with focused, sustained,
  research-based professional development.
• 8. Engage all community stakeholders in a shared
  responsibility for student and school success.

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Implementation in Principal Preparation
Programs

• Demonstrate partial alignment with NCATE/ELCC
  standards
• Require program revision
• Approve revised programs of study and performance
  assessments (paper review)
• Integrate with NCATE SPA and unit review

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Implications for Certification Testing

• ETS School Leadership Licensure Assessment
  re-development participation in National
  Advisory Committee
• MSDE consideration of performance assessment

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Questions?

• The complete document can be found on
  the Maryland State Department of Education
  website at
• http//marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/le
  adership/