Overview of the LINC Continuous Improvement Process

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Overview of the LINC Continuous
Improvement Process

• Joe Pacha, Center for the Study of Education
  Policy

Funded by the McCormick Foundation
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Project History

• In 2012, CSEP issued an RFP for programs
  interested in being a part of this grant.
• 5 programs submitted proposals (Loyola
  University, New Leaders for New Schools, Southern
  Illinois University at Edwardsville, North
  Central College, and University of Illinois at
  Urbana-Champaign)
• Western Illinois University came on as another
  university during Year 2 of the grant
• The primary purpose of this project was to build
  the capacity of participant programs to
  continuously evaluate and improve the progress of
  their principal preparation programs in achieving
  the new ISBE/IBHE standards.

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Grant Project Objectives

• Alignment of current data and creation of needed
  data sources to continuously inform the
  continuous evaluation plan process
• Coaching, technical assistance, tools to inform
  the continuous improvement process meeting
  facilitation timeline planning data analysis
  and assistance in the change process to move from
  current plans to a continuous improvement
  evaluation planning process
• Collaboration with the Illinois State Board of
  Education to provide input to the annual
  reporting process and requirements for Principal
  Preparation Programs.

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What this project was NOT

• Center staff and the evaluation coaches were not
  conducting an evaluation of the programs that
  choose to participate
• However, we wanted to capitalize on the early
  implementation of the programs to enhance program
  staffs efforts to track the quality and
  effectiveness of their programs and develop a
  comprehensive continuous improvement process that
  could serve as a local and national model.

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Areas of Assistance

• As a result of this grant, programs received
  technical assistance by helping them build the
  capacity to continuously collect data to help
  program faculty make ongoing program
  improvements.
• Selected program participants in the project were
  provided with assistance of the following
• Tools to inform the evaluation process
• Technical assistance
• Meeting facilitation
• Timeline planning
• Data analysis
• Reporting framework

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Principal Preparation Program Continuous
Improvement Process (PPPCIP)
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Short Term - Preparation Program Admissions
Process (1)

• Plan create the recruitment processes
  admissions processes initiation processes
  etcfor this first step of the program
• Do collect data to understand how each of these
  processes is working
• Study the data from each of the processes for
  improvement
• Act based on the data, make changes to the
  processes and until they become internalized

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Medium Term Preparation Program Coursework
Processes (2)

• Plan create/rewrite program coursework align
  coursework to standards align assessments of
  each course to the standards and to the
  internship assessments prepare and implement
  training for multiple faculty who teach the same
  courses for continuity of programming and
  assessments etc
• Do collect data from each courses assessments
  to understand how each course is contributing to
  the candidates knowledge and skills to attain
  the course assessments in preparation for the
  internship
• Study the data from each of the courses for
  course improvement and alignment to the standards
  and internship assessments
• Act based on the data, make changes to the
  courses, alignments, and work to internalize the
  changes

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Medium Term Preparation Program Internship
Process (3)

• Plan create/rewrite internship assessments and
  assignments align assessments to standards
  prepare and implement training for candidates,
  mentor principals, and faculty supervisors for
  continuity of programming and assessments etc
• Do collect data from each internship assessment
  to understand how each candidate is demonstrating
  knowledge and skills from the coursework ability
  to meet the standards of the internship and,
  ability to perform as a principal in the field.
  Collect data on mentor supervisors and mentor
  principals to inform these processes.
• Study the data from each of the internship
  assessments to understand the preparation of
  candidates to be able to meet the internship
  standards and be prepared to perform in the field
  as a principal.
• Act based on the data, make changes to courses,
  alignments, assessments, internship processes,
  and work to internalize the changes

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Long-Term Preparation Program Candidates
Successes in the Field (4)

• Plan create the processes to track successful
  candidates as they begin work in the field  
• Do collect data to understand how each of the
  successful candidates are providing for
  successful student achievement in the schools
  they are leading 
• Study the data from each of the candidates
  working the field for improvement or admissions,
  coursework, and internship processes 
• Act based on the data, make changes to the
  processes and until they become internalized

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Todays Agenda

• Celebrate the wonderful successes of the program
  participants
• Learn about the successes of the program
  participants
• Discuss with program participants
• Listen to program candidates discuss and talk
  about their experiences in the new designed
  programs
• Gather additional leadership tools to use in your
  programs quest for quality improvement

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Have a Great Day of Learning!