IL Distinguished Principal Leadership Institute

Our belief is that strong students and schools begin with knowledgeable, skilled principals. With that conviction in mind, we are pleased to present the Illinois Distinguished Principal Leadership Institute, a prestigious, professional learning opportunity designed to foster leadership training at the highest level for educators.

The Leadership Institute will focus on maximizing student performance through administrative efforts. Principals will have the opportunity to hone their directional skills in maximizing student achievement and engaging the support of the community at large. More information as to how you can get involved with the Leadership Institute will be coming soon, but please read further to learn more about how the Illinois Distinguished Principal Leadership Institute can help you become the most effective educational leader possible.

Mission
Improve student performance by expanding the leadership knowledge, skills and attitudes of principals.

• We believe all adults are accountable for improving individual student and adult learning.
• We believe in continuous learning for students and adults.
• We believe actions must be consistent with an articulated vision of quality teaching, learning and leading.
• We believe rigorous and relevant curriculum and instruction must be guided by research, evidence and effective practices.
• We believe building capacity of all stakeholders is needed to take efforts to scale: depth, breadth, sustainability and ownership.
• We believe to change others you must change yourself.
• We believe all adults must model ethical behavior.
• We believe in modeling a collaborative work culture that embraces diversity of perspectives, people, ideas and experiences.

• Principals will extend their knowledge and skills in five leadership performance areas: 1) Creating and Living the Mission, Vision, and Beliefs, 2) Develop Deep Knowledge about Teaching and Learning, 3) Building and Maintaining Collaborative Relationships, 4) Leading and Managing Change, 5) Building and Sustaining Accountability Systems
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• Principals will become skilled at using IIRC (Illinois Interactive Report Card) to analyze data with the goal of changing teaching to improve student achievement.
• Principals will learn tools to lead and manage school wide changes that increase student and adult learning. Principals will be able to train others in the use of these tools.
• Principals will help form and sustain an ongoing professional learning community of principals.
• Principals will develop a professional development plan to increase knowledge and skills in the five leadership performance areas.
• Principals will engage in action research with their staff to reach students who are falling through the cracks and determine effective teaching practices that can be used throughout the school and district.
• Principals will examine leadership through a variety of lenses and experiences (e.g. public and private sector conversations, readings, and site visits).
• Principals will learn how to examine if the change efforts at the school have been taken to scale – depth, breadth, sustainability and ownership.
• Principals will strengthen their knowledge and skills in leading and managing job embedded professional development as they apply their learning directly to student and adult learning issues in their school.
• Principals will learn to communicate and engage multiple community sectors to support student learning.

For more information about the Illinois Distinguished Principal Leadership Institute, please contact:

Dr. Fred Singleton
IPA Field Services Director
217-494-1527
fws55@midwest.net

Principals Performance Benchmarks

Overview of Principal Performance Leadership Rubrics

1. Creating & Living the Mission, Vision and Beliefs

2. Leading & Managing Change

3. Developing Deep Knowledge of Teaching & Learning

4. Building & Maintaining Collaborative Relationships

5. Building & Sustaining Accountability Systems