Professional Development for Iowa School Leaders

Iowa Evaluator Approval Training Program II: Evaluation of Administrators

Audience

Do you primarily evaluate administrative staff? Are you a superintendent, central office staff, or someone who primarily evaluates administrators? If so, this course has been designed for you!

The two-hour course counts for two of the four credits required for renewal of an administrative license. The law currently states that an administrator can complete either of two level II Evaluator Renewal Courses: Evaluation of Teachers OR Evaluation of Administrators. Individuals, however, may choose to take both courses to complete their required four hours for licensure renewal. Best practice would indicate that an individual should take the course most pertinent in his/her current job position.

Contact your AEA to see if and when they will be offering this course during the 2008-2009 school year or continue to check this web site for offerings across the state.

Description

The course is a two-hour (30 contact hours) renewal course provided to superintendents, central office staff, and principals responsible for the evaluation of administrators. Centered around the Iowa Standards for School Leadaers, the course is designed to increase skills in coaching and evaluating building level administrators.The renewal credits, issued by School Administrators of Iowa (SAI), can be applied to licensure and evaluator renewal from the Board of Educational Examiners. The focus of this professional development, based on the Iowa Professional development Model.

Standards for School Leaders

  • 1-Shared Vision
  • 2-Culture of Learning
  • 3-Management
  • 4-Family and Community
  • 5-Ethics
  • 6-Societal Context

Intended Outcomes

The focus of this professional development, based on the Iowa Professional development Model, develops the knowledge and skills of the participants in the following areas:

  • Knowledge, skills, and application of the Iowa Standards for School Leaders;
  • Research and recognition of effective principal behaviors that increase student achievement, including the use of data; alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment; and first-and second-order change;
  • Research and application of effective superintendent behaviors that increase student achievement;
  • Coaching skills to enhance principals skills as instructional leaders and
  • Models of principal evaluation processes, including design and use of individual career development plan for principals.

Evaluation

Evaluation is based on the following:

  • Active participation in all sessions
  • Completion with quality of sie-based activities on BaseCamp and in the district
  • Completion with quality of a conference with an administrator using the format learned in the training. Participants are required to turn in their plan for the conference, a DVD of the conference, and a reflection on the conference.

Logistics

Date/Location/Time: Currently classes are scheduled in Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids and West Des Moines.

Site 1: AEA 267
Cedar Falls		 Site 2: AEA 10
Cedar Rapids		 Site 3: AEA 11
West Des Moines

Facilitators: Keith Sersland and George Holland
Class Sessions:
Modules 1 & 2–Nov. 18, 2008-8:30-4 pm (w/lunch)
Modules 3 & 4–Dec. 16, 2008–8:30-4 pm
Module 5–Feb. 17, 2009–8:30-12 pm
Module 6–March 10, 2009–8:30-12 pm
Module 7–April 21, 2009–8:30-12 pm
Module 8- May 12, 2009–8:30-12 pm

Facilitators: Lisa Fry and Jim Thornton
Class Sessions:
Modules 1 & 2–January 5, 2009–8:30-3:30 pm
Module 3–January 19, 2009–12:30-3:30 pm
Module 4–February 4, 2009–12:30-3:30 pm
Module 5–February 17, 2009–8:30-11:30 am
Modules 6 & 7–March 3, 2009–8:30-3:30 pm
Module 8–March 31, 2009–12:30-3:30 pm

Facilitators: Mary Petersen and Tom Narak
Class Sessions:
Modules 1 & 2–Nov. 4, 2008–9-4 pm
Modules 3 & 4–Dec. 2, 2008–9-4 pm
Module 5–Jan. 6, 2009–12:15-4 pm
Module 6–Feb. 3, 2009–12:15-4 pm
Module 7–March 3, 2009–12:15-4 pm
Module 8–April 7, 2009–12:15-4 pm
Site 4: AEA 9
Bettendorf 		   

Facilitators: Jim Cox and TBD
Class Sessions:
Modules 1 & 2–Oct. 15, 2008-8:30-3:30 pm
Module 3–Nov. 24, 2008–8:30-12 pm
Module 4–Dec. 16, 2008–8:30-12 pm
Module 5–Jan. 22, 2009–8:30-12 pm
Module 6–Feb. 24, 2009–8:30-12 pm
Module 7–March 26, 2009–8:30-12 pm
Module 8- April 27, 2009–8:30-12 pm

   

 

Costs: $250

How to Register

AEA 267 site: Download registration instructions here. (pdf)

AEA 9 site: Register online here. Step-by-step online registration directions (if needed) are here.

AEA 10 site: Register online for class # 3603-08-01 here. New users must first create a profile accessible by clicking the "Login" button.

AEA 11 site: Register online here.

Credit options

The renewal credits will be issued by School Administrators of Iowa (SAI), which can be applied to licensure and evaluator renewal from the Board of Educational Examiners.

Prerequisites

Participants should have completed Iowa Evaluator Approval Training I: Evaluation of Teachers

Professional development design

  • Training (presentation of theory, demonstration, practice, coaching, feedback)
  • Involvement in a development/improvement process
  • Observation/Assessment
  • Study Groups
  • Individually Guided Activities
  • Mentoring

More information

Download this flyer with A Few More Details.

Provider

A Collaboration of the Area Education Agencies (AEAs), Iowa Department of Education, and School Administrators of Iowa

Primary contact

Lou Howell or Carol Lensing

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