National Commission for the Advancement of Educational Leadership Preparation

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National Commission for the Advancement of
Educational Leadership Preparation

• NCALP

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MEETING SPONSORS

• The University Council for Educational
  Administration
• The National Policy Board for Education
  Administration
• The Johnson Foundation

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Advisory Board

• Frederick Brown (NAESP)
• Richard Flanary (NASSP)
• Joseph Schneider (NPBEA)
• Michelle Young (UCEA)

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REPRESENTATION

• American Association of Teacher Education
• Council of Chief State School Officers
• Institute for Educational Leadership
• National Association of Elementary School
  Principals
• National Association of Secondary School
  Principals
• National Association of School Superintendents
• National Council for the Accreditation of
  Colleges of Teacher Education

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REPRESENTATION

• National Council for Professors of Educational
  Leadership
• National Governors Association
• National Policy Board for Educational
  Administration
• National Staff Development Council
• Ohio Leadership Academy
• Principals Executive Program of North Carolina
• Southern Regional Education Board
• U.S. Department of Education
• University Council for Educational Administration

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RATIONALE

• Educational leaders play a key role in school and
  student success
• A national conversation has emerged over this
  issue
• Educational leadership preparation and
  development must be reconceptualized in a
  collaborative manner with a diverse and
  representative group

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VALUE OF COLLABORATION

• Many groups have a commitment to excellence in
  education
• Bringing all perspectives to the dialogue will
  create better solutions and actions

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NCAELP CONFERENCE

• FEBRUARY 7-8, 2002
• JOHNSON FOUNDATION
• WINGSPREAD CONFERENCE CENTER
• RACINE, WINGSPREAD

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GOALS OF WINGSPREAD MEETING

• Establish an arena for dialogue and action on the
  future of educational leadership
• Develop a collaborative team to work together in
  this effort
• Develop a plan for next steps to assure action is
  taken

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INITIAL TOPICS

• Challenges to Collaboration
• Objectives of the Field
• Reconceptualizing Educational Administration

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CHALLENGES TO COLLABORATION

• Lack of Communication
• Mistrust
• Cost and Time
• Power Struggles
• Perceptions of Differing Motives

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OBJECTIVES OF THE FIELD

• Educating a literate and enlightened citizenry
• Creating environments in which all children can
  learn
• Preparing effective leaders who can support the
  learning of all children
• Developing a body of knowledge for practice that
  supports job performance
• Supporting social justice and ethical practice

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RECONCEPTUALIZING EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION

• Issue is Urgent
• Change Must be Systemic
• New Models Must Be Considered

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OTHER TOPICS

• Effective Preparation Programs
• Effective Professional Development
• Assessment and Evaluation
• The Future of Educational Leadership Preparation

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EFFECTIVE PREPARATION PROGRAMS

• Planned Recruitment and Selection of Students and
  Faculty
• Professional Development of Faculty
• Involvement of Practitioners in Program Planning,
  Activities, and Evaluation
• Reasonable Reaching and Advising Loads
• Collaboration with State Agencies
• Alignment of Program to Best Practices
• Coherent Program Design and Delivery
• On-going Program Evaluation and Enhancement

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EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Collaboratively Designed
• Programmatic with a Vision
• Delivered to a Team of Individuals Along with
  Support
• Long-term and Continuous
• Benchmarked with Student Success

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EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT

• ISLLC
• NCATE
• STATE ACCREDITATION
• WORK STILL NEED TO BE DONE IN THIS AREA --
  INPUTS/OUTCOMES

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• NEXT STEPS IN CHARTING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATIONAL
  LEADERSHIP PREPARATION

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Creation of an anchoring statement that centers
on the ultimate purpose of school leadership upon
student learning
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Development of a statement of attributes of
effective leadership programs
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Creation of a policy statement making
recommendations for effective licensure and
accreditation
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Development or adaptation of evaluative tools
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FUTURE ACTIONS

• Assuring dissemination and communication using
  varied methods
• Establishing support for program improvement
• Fostering the concept of continuous/lifelong
  learning
• Working more closely with other leaders
  (university, states, others)
• Addressing the standards impact
• Establishing core values
• Considering membership expansion
• Creating an infrastructure to continue the work