| PBM Title | Description |
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| Building Capacity of Parents to Help Their Children Succeed in School - Presenting Student Achievement Data | This module provides a step-by-step approach to presenting your school’s student achievement data to parents and other stakeholders in such as way that allows them to make informed decisions concerning their children and the school.
Topics:
● Gathering Student Achievement Data
● Analyzing Student Achievement Data
● Presenting Student Achievement Data
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| Building Capacity of Parents to Help Their Children Succeed in School - Presenting Student Achievement Data | Providing parents with adequate and timely information promotes good relations with the community and a better prepared student body. In this module you will share a comprehensive list of student achievement data specific to your school and district with the parents of your students.
Topics:
• Educating Parents About Available Data Sources
• Sharing Assessment Data with Individual Parents |
| Communications Series, 2 of 4-Leading a Team to Develop a Communications Plan | Be proactive rather than reactive in your communications. Communication planning means sending the right messages to your staff, parents, and the community while building capacity within your school to communicate effectively the messages the community wants and needs to hear.
Topics:
• Setting communication goals and objectives
• Formulating key messages and implementation actions
• Determining how to evaluate results
• Identifying resources, developing a budget, and finalizing the plan |
| Communications Series, 3 of 4-Leading a Team to Promote Positive Community Relations | Promote positive community relations between your school and the community by providing staff support structures, establishing positive contact with the community, and improving the school's appearance.
Topics
• Improving staff support structures
• Establishing community contact standards
• Improving the school’s appearance |
| Communications Series, 4 of 4-Teaming With Your Community | This module will help school teams plan and implement activities that engender trust and positive school improvement.
• Understanding your community
• Teaming for better communications
• Teaming to provide greater student learning
• Teaming to serve your community
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| Conducting Effective Meetings to Improve Student Achievement and Organizational Effectiveness | In this module you will learn to conduct effective meetings that will save time and resources by establishing team guidelines and meeting procedures, and conducting a meeting audit to ensure expectations were met and the purpose accomplished. This module represents a value-added leadership skill, which is important to your development as a leader across all roles.
Topics
• Establishing effective meeting procedures
• Documenting effective meeting notes
• Conducting an effective meeting audit |
| Developing a Performer Path Plan-Mapping Exemplary Performances | Mapping the performance skills of an aspiring or developing leader in your school as supported by data using the 8 Roles of School Leaders™ Mastery Maps provides the documentation needed to build a Performer Path Plan that will result in meeting or exceeding performance criteria.
Topics:
• Mapping exemplary performance
• Building a Performer Path Plan |
| Distributed Leadership Series, 1 of 4-Leading a Team to Prepare for Distributed Leadership | This module will guide you through the process of examining your beliefs and leadership style as they relate to implementation of Distributed Leadership. After selecting a Design Team to lead this analysis, you will develop a charge (vision) for Distributed Leadership for your school or district. (Revised 5/2008)
Topics:
• Exploring Your Role Beliefs
• Maximizing Your Leadership Style
• Defining the Charge
• Leading a Team to Prepare for Distributed Leadership |
| Distributed Leadership Series, 2 of 4-Leading a Team to Develop Strategies to Implement DL | Using the vision for Distributed Leadership outlined in Module 1 as a starting point, this module describes the work of the Design Team as they lay the groundwork for Design Sub-teams to implement Distributed Leadership.
Topics:
• Analyzing the Data for Distributed Leadership
• Developing the Goals for Distributed Leadership
• Analyzing Causes
• Creating Design Sub-Teams
• Leading a Team to Develop Strategies to Implement Distributed Leadership |
| Distributed Leadership Series, 3 of 4-Leading a Team to Design and Develop DL | The Distributed Leadership Design Team provides each Design Sub-team with a Charter describing their role in implementing Distributed Leadership. This module defines the work of the Design Sub-team.
Topics:
• Validating the Cause
• Identifying the Solution
• Developing the Action Plan
• Leading a Team to Design and Develop Distributed Leadership |
| Distributed Leadership Series, 4 of 4-Leading a Team to Sustain DL | The final module in the Distributed Leadership Series guides the Design Team to oversee the progress of implementing Distributed Leadership and maintaining the continued involvement of stakeholders.
Topics:
• Defining Ongoing Oversight of Distributed Leadership
• Maintaining Stakeholder Involvement
• Leading a Team to Sustain Distributed Leadership |
| Leading a Content-area Team Through EOCT Data Analysis Series-1 of 2, Content Area | This module provides a step-by-step method for gathering data regarding End of Course Test (EOCT) scores and analyzing that data for the eight targeted EOCT subject areas. Steps include identifying content trends and areas of strength, as well as needed improvements in instruction in the targeted curriculum. (Revised 3/2008)
Topics:
• Preparing EOCT Data for Analysis
• Analyzing EOCT Data
• Leading a Content-area Team Through EOCT Data Analysis |
| Leading a Content-area Team Through EOCT Data Analysis Series-2 of 2, Develop an Action Plan | Working from EOCT data analyzed in Module 1 of this series, this module shows you how to lead a team through the process of analyzing instructional materials and delivery plans to determine the degree of alignment with Georgia Performance Standards, as well as making changes based on those findings.
Topics:
● Revisit EOCT Results and Conclusions
● Examine Instructional and Organizational Practices
● Develop an Action Plan
● Lead a Content-Area Team to Develop an Action Plan |
| Leading a Team Through CRCT Analysis Series, 1 of 3-Grade-level Analysis | Analyze student data within the grade levels to measure how well the students are achieving, how well teachers are teaching to the curriculum standards, and the specific knowledge and skills that must be addressed to meet the instructional needs of individual (and subgroups) of students.
Topics:
• Leading initial preparation and analysis
• Leading a team through grade-level CRCT analysis |
| Leading a Team Through CRCT Analysis Series, 2 of 3-School-wide Analysis | Expand on the data analysis skills learned in CRCT-1 by using this next set of techniques to analyze data across each classroom in the school, to identify school-wide areas for improvement, and gain buy-in from the faculty.
Topics:
• Leading initial preparation and analysis
• Leading a team through school-wide CRCT analysis |
| Leading a Team Through CRCT Analysis Series, 3 of 3-Classroom Performance | Expand on the data analysis skills learned in CRCT 1 and 2. Use this final set of techniques to compare results of the analysis with students’ classroom performance; design a plan of action to improve academic achievement; develop an implementation plan to drive high levels of performance in the classroom; develop Student Goals Plans that will yield increased student learning.
Topics:
• Planning for Student Success
• Determining Equity in Student Performance
• Developing Individual Student Goal Plans |
| Leading a Team Through GHSGT Data Analysis Series, 1 of 2-Content-area | Involve all teachers in gathering, analyzing, and using student achievement data to develop strategies for increasing school performance to help the instructional staff make better decisions about how to effectively improve instruction for all students. This module targets high school graduation test data analysis.
Topics:
· Leading initial preparation and analysis
· Leading a team through subject-area GHSGT analysis |
| Leading a Team Through GHSGT Data Analysis Series, 2 of 2-School-wide | Expand on the data analysis skills learned in GHSGT-1, by using this next set of techniques to analyze data across each classroom in the school, to identify school-wide areas for improvement and gain buy-in from the faculty as a whole.
Topics:
• Leading initial preparation and analysis
• Leading a team through school-wide GHSGT analysis
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| Leading a Team Through Group Decision-making | Use techniques such as brainstorming, multi-voting, and reaching consensus to guide the decision-making process.
Topics:
• Overview of the group decision-making process
• Brainstorming
• Multi-voting
• Consensus
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| Leading a Team to Analyze Root Causes Using Quality Tools | Avoid the trap of jumping to solutions before identifying the root cause. This module helps leaders dig deep beneath the symptoms of problems to expose the root causes so that the right solutions can be applied. Find the true causes of the problem using these three quality tools.
Topics:
• The Five Whys
• The Fishbone (Cause and Effect) Diagram
• The Affinity (Relationship) Diagram
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| Leading a Team to Assess Student Work | Determine best practices for assessing student work in accordance with state performance standards.
Topics:
• Aligning student work with performance standards
• Reviewing student performance data
• Giving effective feedback for student work
• Developing effective scoring tools |
| Leading a Team to Conduct a Communications Audit | Send the right messages to parents and the community by utilizing effective communication planning. Conduct a communication audit when new leadership roles are filled, when there are negative reports in the media about your school, or the school is developing a communication plan to ensure audiences receive the right message in the right way at the appropriate time.
Topics:
• Getting started
• Collecting communications data
• Analyzing communications data
• Preparing a final report
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| Leading a Team to Conduct Action Research | Description:
Action research is a type of formalized problem solving in which practitioners collect and use data to assess student performance and investigate potential solutions to problems. Schools that regularly conduct effective action research demonstrate improved achievement over time.
Topics:
• Selecting an Action Research Topic
• Reviewing Related Literature
• Applying Action Research Methodology
• Analyzing the Research Results Data |
| Leading a Team To Create a Vision For Classroom Instruction | Design and document a vision for classroom instruction that is tailored to your school and community by establishing learning goals based on the anticipated skills and knowledge needs of your region’s work force.
Topics:
• Establishing learning goals
• Designing a supportive curriculum
• Developing a content delivery plan |
| Leading a Team to Implement Graphic Organizers | This module will help you gain the skills needed to lead teachers in the implementation of graphic organizers in the classroom. When teachers scaffold learning by using graphic organizers, students are better equipped for collecting, organizing, and storing information.
Topics:
• Examining the rationale for using graphic organizers
• Choosing and using graphic organizers |
| Leading a Team To Provide Teacher Commentary | Teacher commentary on student work is the key to providing a performance-based learning environment. Like a roadmap, it gives specific feedback and direction on how to master a concept and ultimately meet an element of the standard.
Topics:
• Reviewing standards and elements related to student work
• Writing teacher commentary
• Providing verbal teacher commentary
• Providing teacher commentary through standards-based display boards
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| Leading a Team to Unpack Curriculum Standards, Stage 1-Identifying Desired Results | Unpacking curriculum standards is a 3-part process most researchers agree is the best instructional design for teaching and learning. This module addresses Stage 1-Identifying Desired Results. You will learn how to identify the Enduring Understandings by analyzing the Essential and Key Questions and define what students should know and be able to do.
Topics
• Identifying the Big Ideas
• Identifying Enduring Understandings
• Writing Essential and Key Questions
• Identifying Knowledge and Skills |
| Leading a Team to Unpack Curriculum Standards, Stage 2-Developing Assessments | Unpacking curriculum standards is a 3-part process that most researchers agree is the best instructional design for teaching and learning. This module addresses Stage 2-Developing Assessments. You will learn how to select and design assessments that evaluate what students know and how well they do their work.
Topics
• Developing selected response assessments
• Developing constructed response assessments
• Developing performance assessments
• Developing informal assessments |
| Leading a Team to Unpack Curriculum Standards, Stage 3-Designing Instructional Units | Unpacking curriculum standards is a 3-part process that most researchers agree is the best instructional design for teaching and learning. This module provides step-by-step procedures for aligning and sequencing instruction into a unit of study by designing strategies and learning activities that include performance assessments to measure what students know and should be able to do.
Topics
• Designing and aligning instruction to meet standards
• Sequencing design into instructional units |
| Leading a Team To Use Benchmark Assessments Series, 1 of 2-Developing Assessments | Benchmark assessments are a type of formative assessment tool. The results provide feedback teachers can use to identify students’ strengths and areas of need and to monitor progress, recommend instructional alternatives for advanced learners, and provide diagnostic data for students who need additional instructional support.
Topics:
• Defining parameters
• Creating an assessment item pool
• Finalizing the benchmark assessment
• Leading a team to develop a benchmark assessments |
| Leading a Team to Use Benchmark Assessments Series, 2 of 2-Analyzing Results | A benchmark assessment measures student progress over a specified period of time, and helps teachers identify ways to improve student achievement. This module contains the tools and skills needed to lead a team to administer your benchmark assessment and analyze the results.
Topics
• Administering a benchmark assessment
• Preparing to analyze results
• Leading a team to administer a benchmark assessment and analyze results |
| Leading Better-seeking Teams - Orienting and Focusing | After recruiting and selecting team members to be part of the Better Seeking Team (BST), the next critical step is to get the team oriented and focused on the task at hand. This module shows you how to empower your BST to achieve higher levels of performance on improvement initiatives. (Revised 05/10)
Topics:
• Orienting the BST
• Focusing the BST on Team Roles
• Focusing the BST on Professional Learning
• Focusing the BST on Team Assignments |
| Leading Better-seeking Teams - Recruiting and Selecting | Description:
Select and recruit individuals who collaborate successfully as a Better-seeking Team on improvement initiatives to help the school and students achieve their goals. (Revised 05/10)
Topics:
• Defining personal characteristics of the BST
• Identifying team roles and responsibilities of the BST
• Recruiting and selecting a BST |
| Leading Faculty Study Groups Series, 1 of 2 - Getting Started | Engage all teachers in study teams to work in a collaborative and professional manner as they learn from each other to improve teaching and learning.
Topics:
• Getting Organized for FSGs
• The FSG Kick-off Meeting |
| Leading Faculty Study Groups Series, 2 of 2 - Maintaining Momentum | A faculty study group (FSG) is a small group of educators that routinely meets to work on a problem related to the organization's student achievement goals. FSGs study, learn, share, inquire, and investigate new approaches to teaching and learning based on identified needs of the school. Working in FSGs allows teachers to work in a collaborative and professional manner as they learn from each other.
Topics:
• Organizing faculty study groups
• Conducting study group follow-up activities |
| Leading Student Support Teams, 1 of 2-Developing the SST Process | The Student Support Team (SST) process is designed to provide instructional support and to recommend appropriate interventions for all students within a school who are experiencing academic or behavioral challenges. The SST is tasked with keeping students in the regular school setting where appropriate or providing alternative placement where necessary.
Topics
• Developing the SST process
• Preparing your school’s staff
• Engaging a team in developing the SST process |
| Leading Student Support Teams, 2 of 2-Conducting the SST Meeting | Summary:
Helping students succeed is always the key focus of SST meetings. However, conforming to requirements and documenting issues and previous interventions are also necessary parts of the process. This modules shows you how to effectively prepare for, conduct, and follow-up on SST meetings.
Topics:
• Preparing for an SST Meeting
• Conducting an SST Meeting |
| Leading Tactical Meetings | Master the three critical elements of a Weekly Tactical Meeting: Lightning Round - team members summarize primary weekly activities and provide others opportunity for clarification questions; Progress Review - reporting key metrics toward the organizational goals; Real-Time Agenda - based on how the school/system is performing against its goal.
Topics:
• Getting Started with Tactical Meetings
• Leading a Tactical Meeting
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| Leading Team Discussions | Involve all team participants in a natural flow of conversation that leads to a common understanding of the issues for effective discussions. The discussion process includes effective questioning and active listening skills.
Topics:
• Asking Questions
• Active Listening
• Dealing With Counter-productive Behavior
• Leading a Discussion
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| Negotiating for Improved School Effectiveness | When parties can't agree on a solution to a problem or conflict, effective communication becomes critical in order to reach an acceptable agreement. This module presents a negotiation process that you can use to identify strategies that will result in successful interventions.
Topics:
● Know Yourself and Your Opposition (Analyze)
● Prepare to Negotiate (Design)
● Work Toward a Solution (Develop)
● Close the Negotiation (Implement) |
| Planning for Difficult Situations | As a result of many kinds of unexpected and difficult situations, students and/or staff can experience physical problems or threats at school. When these situations occur, the leader must be able to respond quickly in a manner that provides the safest environment possible to all individuals.
Topics:
• Updating your school safety plan
• Preparing school staff and community for emergencies
• Conducting a simulated drill |
| Standards-based Classroom Series, 1 of 2-Leading a Team to Establish a Standards-based Classroom | The Georgia and federal governments expect Georgia school districts to adhere to standards and establish schools whose instruction is structured to support the standards. This module provides key components that will assist you in establishing a standards-based classroom.
Topics:
• Developing Curriculum Standards
• Assessing a Standards-based Classroom
• Designing Instruction for a Standards-based Classroom |
| Standards-based Classroom Series, 2 of 2-Conducting Standards-based Classroom Observations | This module applies observation techniques and focuses them on the Standards-based Classroom (SBC). SBC criteria are used to provide formative evaluation to help a school implement a SBC. The leader/observer will look for indicators to document the components present, how well components are being implemented, and indicate opportunities for improvement.
Topics:
• Conducting an Awareness Walk
• Developing Assessment Tools and Rubrics
• Conducting In-depth Observations
• Providing Feedback |
| Using Leader Stories to Build Shared Vision and Commitment | Successfully influence various audiences in their organizations by developing a series of leadership stories. In this module, you will learn how to develop and tell leadership stories such as: Who I Am, Who We Are, and The Future Story. Leadership Stories drive school improvement initiatives.
Topics:
• Creating Your Who I Am Story
• Creating Your Who We Are Story
• Creating Your Future Story
• Sharing Your Leader Stories |
| Writing With Impact for Effective Communication | Effective communication skills form the foundation for successful school management. These skills are so basic that often we overlook their significance. This module focuses on ways to help you fine-tune and master this essential craft. You will learn how to analyze, draft, and finalize effective memos and business letters used for school communications.
Topics:
• Writing Memos that Matter
• Writing Letters that Mean Business
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