Leadership for Educational Achievement Foundation Inc.

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

Jan 29, 2013

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$482,133

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Teacher evaluation training on the annual professional performance review (appr)(478 members)on august 13-14, 2011, dr. Charlotte danielson offered a two-day workshop in new york city on the new appr regulations. This session provided concrete suggestions for complying with many of the requirements for evaluation systems. The workshop offered suggestions of approaches for district leadership teams to incorporate into their systems for documenting student growth, but was primarily designed to provide guidance on the portion of the appr requirements related to teacher practices. Following are the topics that were covered:-characteristics of an evaluation system that both ensures effective teaching and promotes teacher learning;-alternatives to standardized tests for documenting student growth;-the design steps for an evaluation system;and-how to prepare a draft evaluation system for the district.

Activity 3

Professional learning communities at work: bringing the big ideas to life.(196 members)on april 2-3, dr. Rick and becky dufour offered a two-day workshop on professional learning communities.this two day workshop shared a strategy for sustained, substantive school improvement in developing the capacity of school personnel to function as a professional learning community (plc). The speakers shared when schools operate as plc's, staff members are united by a clear sense of purpose, a common understanding of the school they are trying to create in order to achieve the purpose, collective commitments regarding that they must do to move the school in the desired direction, and shared goals that provide benchmarks of their progress. District leadership teams learned specific, practical stategies that have been proven in the real world of schools to:a. Shift the focus of a staff from teaching to learning,b.develop systematic responses that provide students who are struggling with additional time and support,c.create the collaborative culture essential to a plc,d.focus collaborative teaching teams on the critical questions that drive plcs,e.utilize the leadership strategies most effective in creating plcs at work,f.establish smart goals that serve as indicators of the school's progress,g.provide each teacher and team with relevant feedback that will inform teaching practice, and engage in productive crucial conversations.

Filer

EIN

20-8206775