Leadership+Project-+(e)+Implementation

**Canisha M. Boldeau Marquette University School of Education Teacher as Leader EDPL 223 Online Spring 2009 ** Presenting this project to classes of both present and future educators, arranging and presenting to education administration and parents putting into place an instructional presentation on the professional developmental plan to include flexible teaching strategies to accommodate all students and informal presentation for parents of all students (Billingsley et al. 2007). Implementation of a professional development plan will begin with the delivery of an informational presentation to parents of all students/public. Presentation to include topic discussions, questions and answers, brochures, contact information, and feedback questionnaires. Following parents/public presentation and with the co-operation and guidance of educated administration to plan selecting dates and locations of mandatory professional workshop for primary school educators focusing on the delivery of information, lesson plan construction, combined with the design of flexible teaching strategies, individual professional development plans, discussions, and feedback (Powers et al. 2001). Guidelines for implementation process include:
 * Implementation **
 * __Objective 1: Create a professional development plan in conjunction with the regular curriculum on flexible teaching strategies to enhance all students with special needs__**
 * July 1st design a professional development plan focused on flexible teaching strategies
 * July 5th, incorporate the professional development plan into the regular curriculum. Implementation process will continue focusing on individual departments on a weekly basis.
 * monitor improvement process with teachers, department heads, and principals to describe strategies used to support teacher learning and enhance student achievement


 * __Objective 2: Continual and consistent monitoring of data regarding student performance__**
 * report results of needs based on students progression and educators feedback
 * use geographical data for comparison to determine strength and weaknesses within the program
 * continually explore and analyze current students’ data and articles relative to the needs of utilizing flexible teaching strategies for possible strengthening of teaching methods
 * incorporate ad hoc reporting structuring, detailing and supporting implementation efforts
 * monitoring the school and students improvements involving board members and school staff opinions


 * __Objective 3: Organization is important to maintain extensive and proper usage of the professional development plan __**
 * identifying from daily contact with students and reviewing of past performance of students’ needs while being able to provide evaluations based on prioritized faculty readiness and ad hoc reporting to enhance the learning process
 * provide varied and professional development opportunities
 * educators complete awareness of the various strategies and classroom environmental needs to fit the needs of each student
 * constant updating of lesson plans for efficiently and monitoring delivery of content based on audience
 * regular scheduled meetings, in-services and workshops at all levels of education, including supervisory, pre-post observations, evaluations and encouraging the use of technology
 * preparation for interview as needed based on individual needs


 * __Objective 4: Encourage and support opportunities for educational staff to enhance their professional development plan__**
 * promote peer support groups involving new/experienced educational staff, peer coaching, and study groups to enhance teacher learning
 * monitoring, updating and encouraging the use of instructional technology but not limited to text books and visual aids such as video audio equipment, computers, and software’s
 * encourage and promote self-assessment using videos, and other means including updating of goals educational and instructional goals
 * continuous comparison and informational research
 * regular scheduled time allocated for lesson planning, rewriting professional development plan, updating necessary documentation geared towards meeting goals and designing new strategies with the assistance of a lesson planning committee
 * encourage and arrange personal consultation with all levels of educational staff and parents
 * provide support and information on continuing education and peer group meetings for all educators as a means of increasing educational knowledge which in turn enhances students learning
 * to continually communicate with school administration and school team to afford them the opportunity to describe how and what structures of flexible teaching strategies they have applied, what strategies work, and which have not to be used regularly for reviewing student evaluation


 * __Objective 5: Evaluating and improving professional development plan, student learning within a budgetary means__**
 * consistently analyze where funding increases are needed (by reviewing instructional budgets, ad hoc reporting, etc.)
 * continued research of resources available both within and outside of district as to be able to supplement program professionally
 * yearly preparation and presentation of cost analysis report as part of the annual budget proposal

Organization and planning for the workshop consisted of numerous educational facility members through the use of weekly staff meetings in which the principal would discuss and inform the need for the proposal to re-design the professional development plan using flexible teaching strategies in combination with the regular curriculum. In the meetings one week prior to the workshop educational staff would be given the opportunity to suggest key topics, speakers, times convent for all, lunch choices, etc,. 9:00-9:15
 * Focus:** Assisting Educational Staff in the Re-designing of the Professional Development Plan on Flexible Teaching Strategies to Accommodate the Needs of all Students
 * Introduction of Presenter, educational staff, other speakers involved in this workshop
 * A brief explanation will be given to parents/public firstly describing what a professional development plan is

9:15- 9:45
 * An overview of my educational experience, explanations of problems that I believe to be important in the current methods of teaching and my proposal to take the professional development plan currently in place and assisting all areas of educational staff to re-design the plan using flexible teaching strategies within the regular curriculum (example of flexible teaching strategies)

9:45-10:30
 * Following this overview parents would then be given the opportunity to ask questions and also will be given booklets detailing the information they have just been given. Including in this booklet is a questionnaire for feedback, complete listing contacts of educational staff and myself to ensure parents complete awareness and understanding of this process

9:15-10:30
 * Educational staff- Brief introduction of myself to all staff members present sharing my experiences during my internship and research and what determined to me why these changes are needed to enhance all students education regardless of need or disability and the importance overcoming cultural issues for the unionization of all students and educators

10:30-11:00
 * Break session

11:00-12:00 Math Dept- Room 100 Science Dept- Room 110 English Dept- Room auditorium Social Studies Dept- Room 113 Specialized Dept- Room Media room Life Skills staff- Room 116 Administrative staff- Room 117 P.E. Dept- Room 112
 * Educational staff to report to appropriate groups according to times listed. Instructions on how were going to re-design the professional development plan and explain what role each one will have in the process.

Day 1-June 15th**
 * Schedule:
 * Math Department and P.E. Department 11:00-12:00
 * English and Science Department 1:00-2:00
 * Social studies and Life Skills Department 2:00-3:00
 * Special Education and Administration Staff 3:00-4:00
 * Upon dismissal of each set of departments appropriate information will be distributed, (e.g.; feedback forms, contact information)

9:00-10:00 Speaker-Canisha/Head of Special Education Department/Educational Psychologist
 * Day 2- June 16**
 * Examples of flexible teaching strategies, hands on experiments using flexible teaching strategies

10:-10:30
 * Break

10:30-11:30
 * English Department and Science Department

11:30-12:30
 * Lunch

12:30-1:30
 * Social Studies Department and Life Skills Department

1:30-2:30
 * Special Education Department and Administration Department
 * Appropriate information focusing on flexible teaching strategies distributed at the end of each group meeting

9:00-10:00 Speaker-Canisha/Head of Special Education Department/Educational Psychologist
 * Day 3- June 17**
 * Information on differentiation, different needs or disabilities of students may have, needs for separation and how to unionize all students to eliminate the need for separation of classroom and students using flexible teaching strategies of

10:-10:30
 * Break

10:30-11:30 11:30-12:30
 * English Department and Science Department
 * Lunch

12:30-1:30 1:30-2:30
 * Social Studies Department and Life Skills Department
 * Special Education Department and Administration Department
 * Appropriate information focusing on flexible teaching strategies distributed at the end of each group meeting

9:00-10:00 Speaker-Canisha/Head of Special Education Department/Educational Psychologist
 * Day 4-June 18th**
 * How to set-up a classroom friendly to all students with special needs and disabilities as well as non-special needs students

10:-10:30
 * Break

10:30-11:30
 * English Department and Science Department

11:30-12:30
 * Lunch

12:30-1:30
 * Social Studies Department and Life Skills Department

1:30-2:30
 * Special Education Department and Administration Department
 * Appropriate information focusing on flexible teaching strategies distributed at the end of each group meeting

9:00-10:00 Speaker-Canisha/Head of Special Education Department/Educational Psychologist
 * Day 5-June 19th**
 * Implementation of flexible teaching strategies added into the regular curriculum and documentation process

10:-10:30
 * Break

10:30-11:30
 * English Department and Science Department

11:30-12:30
 * Lunch

12:30-1:30
 * Social Studies Department and Life Skills Department

1:30-2:30
 * Special Education Department and Administration Department
 * Appropriate information focusing on flexible teaching strategies distributed at the end of each group meeting

Additional workshops will be offered focusing on the continued efforts of the implementation and development of this process and as changes are needed. Dates and times of these continued workshops will be determined from feedback and in information received from all educational staff attending weekly staff meetings. The workshop will be in addition to in-service, meetings or education classes that will be offered as part of the continuous success of this process.

Foreseen challenges and possible resistance for attitude change while implementing a program unfamiliar specifically with educational staff comfortable with current methods that have been active for numerous years and preparing and introducing educational staff with the knowledge needed to assist, support, and educate students with special needs and disabilities, which may not have been their goals upon chosen career. Be prepared for negativity that may arise due to implementing a tremendous change that until now functioned with little or no change to its methods. Be attentive to educational staff for support, and feedback ensuring the development plan is solid and in place to be confident, it is properly being used to increase all students’ educational achievements while teachers discipline themselves as leaders.