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Annual Goals

This report lists the annual improvement goals reported to ESE in the educator preparation program provider’s state annual report. Providers may report up to three goals for the upcoming year and are asked to report on progress made toward the prior year’s goals. Annual goals are reported in May of the academic year listed.

Annual Goals - 2017
Educator preparation program improvement goals for the upcoming program year
Goal #1 We are forming the Western Massachusetts Alliance for Principal Development to support prospective licensure candidates in this region of the Commonwealth.
Goal #2 We will expand our use of the blended learning component of or program to complement our face-to-face meetings and infuse new engagement opportunities into our curriculum.
Goal #3 We will survey the supervision practitioners and program supervisors at the end of the program to identify strengths and challenges.

Annual Goals - 2016
Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year
Goal #1 Our licensure candidates resonated to one of the new pre-readings for the Summer Intensive - Debby Irvings's "Waking up White." We will be adding Ta-Nehisi Coates's "Between the World and Me" as well this year in hopes that both books will take us to an even deeper level of reflection and conversation on the issue of race and its bearing on our practice. Writing: The MA-PAL is increasingly proving its worth as an effective complement to our instructional program. Having seen first hand the enormous deficiencies in the writing abilities of our licensure candidates, we are far more rigorous in our review of participants' written assignments in our program, providing almost intensive 1:1 tutorials around student work. It is having an impact.
Goal #2 We will exert more quality control on the Springfield district's designation of mentor principals for internships.
Goal #3 We are welcoming three participants in our program from the Holyoke Public Schools and are assisting the professional development director in grant writing to secure the necessary funds.

Progress Toward Goals - 2016
Progress made toward prior program year goals
Goal #1 We could have not asked for a shared experience with more depth and indeed the readings inspired an unprecedented level of soul-filled discussions of feelings and experiences.
Goal #2 We now have a cadre of mentor principals who are highly vested in the generative work of mentoring. They lead fine schools, are able to articulate their practice wisdom, and offer our candidates solid training in the core tasks identified with their position.
Goal #3 We secured funds to support three Holyoke educators from the Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation and they have flourished this year, taking advantage of every opportunity we offer.

Annual Goals - 2015
Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year
Goal #1 To develop skills in data analysis, decision making, consensus building, cultural proficiency, and organizational management in UPDP participants.
Goal #2 To provide candidates for licensure with formative experiences that equip them with the insights, ideas, and actions that will dramatically improve their effectiveness as school leaders.
Goal #3 To provide solid pre-service training to the mentor principals who supervise administrative interns.

Progress Toward Goals - 2015
Progress made toward prior program year goals
Goal #1 The Urban Principal Development Institute focuses on the formation of aspiring principals as well as and the orientation and year-long support of newly appointed principals. The aspirings need to develop the skills articulated in our first goal - data analysis, decision making, consensus building, cultural proficiency, instructional supervision, staff evaluation, and management. The newly appointees need a protected forum to consider the application of these skills as they plan and execute an effective entry into a leadership position. While contextual details will vary, we are constantly honing and refining the instructional vehicles for skill development in these areas.
Goal #2 We have developed additional scenarios, simulations and role plays to support rich problem based learning experiences.
Goal #3 Mentor principals received a full-day training session on June 14, 2015. This event was conducted by Ilene Friedman, Vice President of NYC Leadership Academy, and was funded with monies remaining from the original ESE grant for the establishment of the Turnaround Leadership Academy, the forerunner of the Urban Principals Development Institute.