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a. Mike Rutherford Learning Group for Assistant Principals’ and Principals’ Academy (Not to exceed $145,150) (Updated 09.07.2023)

Summary: Presented by: Mrs. Michelle L. Dillard, Chief of Leadership and Schools, Division of Leadership and Schools
Request: It is requested the Board of Education approve a District Coaching Framework for school leaders including assistant principals and principals from Rutherford Learning Group Services Agreement in an amount not to exceed $145,150.
Why: The District's Assistant Principals' Academy is designed to develop and support assistant principals on an ongoing basis through job-embedded learning. There is a current need in the district to increase and enhance assistant principals' observation, coaching, and feedback skills. The lessons from the Rutherford Learning Group will build a common language and schema for assistant principals and principals centered on observation, coaching, and feedback, which will positively impact teacher instructional practices and student growth and performance.
Details: The Rutherford Learning Group Proposal for Professional Learning Services for DCSD Assistant Principals and Principals’ Academies will provide assistant principals and principals with a comprehensive treatment of instructional leadership, classroom observation skills, and strategies for providing growth-evoking feedback and coaching to teachers. Assistant principals will receive the learning and support materials which include: An Artisan Teacher Field Guide, an Artisan Teacher Memory Jogger Card, and a 7 Tools for Developing Teachers & Teaching Book. More specifically, the Assistant Principals and Principals’ Academies leaders will participate in the following professional experiences:
Assistant Principals’ Academy
Session 1: Introduction: Rationale and evidence base for instructional leadership, strengths-based development of teachers and teaching, and overview of feedback and coaching approaches.
Session 2: Classroom observation and analysis skills
Session 3: Introduction to the 23 Artisan Teacher Themes and applications to observation and feedback
Session 4: Feedback and coaching skill development: 30 Second Feedback
“30-second feedback seeks to deliver a short but meaningful bit of positive reinforcement based on a walk-through or short observation. This tool’s effectiveness is based on the observer’s ability to be specific in describing the short episode of teaching and the subsequent learning effect. 30-second feedback is often delivered in an informal fashion - in the hallway, on the way to the cafeteria, for example. The purpose is to serve as a quick affirmation or a specific aspect of a teacher’s practice. It focuses attention on a specific episode of productive cause-effect, positively reinforcing that practice. It is used to significantly increase the frequency of feedback episodes. Frequent, positive touches of feedback improve teaching techniques and shape a positive school culture.” - 7 Tools for Developing Teachers and Teaching
Session 5: Feedback and coaching skill development: Craft Conversations
“A craft conversation is a quick dialog about a specific, successful aspect of the teacher’s work. It should not seem supervisory, judgmental, corrective, or evaluative. Rather, a craft conversation should look and sound like two enthusiasts talking about something in which they share a keen interest. It is “shop talk.” In a craft conversation, the common ground between the teacher and administrator is their mutual interest in skillful teaching and successful learning. The administrator takes the position of a curious, interested colleague who wants to learn more about an aspect of the teacher’s craft. The purpose is to build teachers’ awareness, consciousness, and intentionality with respect to their most effective practices. Craft conversations, when routinely provided, support teacher reflection, establish positive and professional communication norms between teachers and administrators, and add to administrators’ knowledge base on effective teaching.” - 7 Tools for Developing Teachers and Teaching
Session 6: Feedback and coaching skill development: Next Level Coaching
“Next Level Coaching is a proactive method for improving teaching performance by adding an element to a teacher’s practice or changing/improving an element of a teacher’s practice. Next Level Coaching is direct, straightforward, and positive. It is intended to be used with teachers at all levels of effectiveness. The purpose of Next Level Coaching seeks to directly improve instruction by adding effective practices and/ or substituting effective practices for less effective ones.” - 7 Tools for Developing Teachers and Teaching

Principals’ Academy
Session 1: Introduction: Rationale and evidence base for instructional leadership, strengths-based development of teachers and teaching, and overview of feedback and coaching approaches. Additionally, classroom observation and analysis skills.
Session 2: Introduction to the 23 Artisan Teacher Themes and applications to observation and feedback. Feedback and coaching skill development: 30 Second Feedback.
Session 3: Feedback and coaching skill development: Craft Conversation | Feedback and coaching skill development: Next Level Coaching.

Finally, this plan will result in the effective use of site-based coaching and feedback to ensure that teachers engage in timely and meaningful conversations about teaching and learning that enhances teaching practices that impact student performance.
Financial impact: General Funds: Leadership Development Budget
Charge Code:

Amount Requested: $145,150.00
Contact: Mrs. Michelle Dillard, Chief of Schools, Division of Leadership and Schools, 678.676.0377
Mrs. Kedra Fairweather, Coordinator III, School Leadership, Division of Leadership and Schools, 678.676.1092
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by General Counsel
Rutherford Learning Group, Inc. has provided professional development and consulting services to
the following schools, districts, organizations, and businesses in Georgia, starting in 1998 to present.

        Atlanta Public Schools, GA
        Barrow County Schools, Winder, GA
        Butts County School District, Jackson, GA
        Carroll County Schools, GA
        Cobb County Schools, Marietta, GA
        DeKalb County Schools, GA (2016-2018)
        Growing Leaders, Norcross, GA
        Gwinnett County Public Schools, Lawrenceville, GA
        Gwinnett Student Leadership Team, GA
        Houston County Schools, GA
        Jackson County Schools, Jefferson, GA
        Northeast Georgia RESA, Athens, GA
        Northwest Georgia RESA, Rome, GA
        Paulding County Schools, Dallas, GA
        Teachers as Leaders, Gwinnett County, GA


(Additional Information, if needed) Since 1998, Rutherford Learning Group, Inc has
provided professional development and consulting services to the following schools,
districts, organizations, and businesses.

        Alamance County Schools, NC
        Alexandria City Public Schools, VA
        Allen County Schools, Scottsville, KY
        Alliance for Quality Education, Greenville, SC
        American Association of School Personnel Administrators, Overland Park, KS
        Anderson County Schools, KY
        Anderson School District 1, SC
        Anderson School District 4, SC
        Annapolis Valley Regional School Board, Nova Scotia
        Anson County Schools, NC

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   Appalachian Leadership Lab, KY
   Archdiocese of Cincinnati Schools
   Arkansas Public School Resource Center
   Asbury University, KY
   Association of Independent and Municipal Schools, Franklin, TN
   Athens Public Schools, TN
   Atlanta Public Schools, GA
   Badgett Regional Educational Cooperative, Madisonville, KY
   Barren County Schools, KY
   Barrow County Schools, Winder, GA
   Belmont University, Nashville, TN
   Berkeley County Schools, SC
   Botetourt County Schools, VA
   Bladen County Schools, NC
   Blue Springs, MO Public Schools
   Botetourt County Public Schools, Fincastle, VA
   Bowling Green Independent Schools, Bowling Green, KY
   Boyle County Schools, KY
   Branson, MO School District
   Broward County Schools, FL
   Buffalo Public Schools, Buffalo, NY
   Bullitt County Public Schools, Shepherdsville, KY
   Butts County School District, Jackson, GA
   California Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC)
   California Head Start Association
   Cape Girardeau Public Schools, MO
   Carroll County Schools, GA
   Carter County Schools, KY
   Carter High School, Rialto, CA
   Case – International Harvester Company
   Catawba County Schools, NC
   Caverna ISD, Cave City, KY
   Center for Technical Education, U Mass-Boston

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   Center School District, Kansas City, MO
   Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning, Raleigh, NC
   Ceres Unified School District, Ceres, CA
   Charleston County Schools, Charleston, SC
   Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NC
   Cherokee County Schools, SC
   Chester County Schools, SC
   Chesterfield County Schools, SC
   Chickasha Public Schools, Chickasha, OK
   Christian County Schools, KY
   Cincinnati Public Schools, Cincinnati, OH
   Clark County Public Schools, Winchester, KY
   Clay County Public Schools, Manchester, KY
   Clermont County Schools, OH
   Clinton County Schools, Albany KY
   Cloverport ISD, KY
   Cobb County Schools, Marietta, GA
   Collier County Schools, FL
   Concord School District, NH
   Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
   Covington Independent Schools, KY
   Crittenden County Schools, KY
   Cumberland County Schools, Fayetteville, NC
   Darlington County School District, Darlington, SC ,
   Davidson Academy, Nashville, TN
   Daviess County Schools, KY
   DeKalb County Schools, GA
   Delaware Department of Education
   District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC
   Dorchester County Schools District 2, SC
   Duplin County Schools, NC
   Durham Public Schools, Durham, NC
   Durham School of the Arts, Durham, NC

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   Edenton-Chowan Schools, NC
   Edgefield County Schools, Edgefield, SC
   Education +, St. Louis, MO
   Everett Public Schools, Everett, WA
   Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, VA
   Fayette County Schools, Lexington, KY
   Finneytown School District, Cincinnati, OH
   Floyd County Schools, Prestonsburg, KY
   Fort Mill, SC
   Fort Zumwalt School District, MO
   Fremont County School District 1, WY
   Fremont County School District 25, WY
   Furman University, Greenville, SC
   Garrard County, KY
   Gaston County Schools, NC
   General Electric Foundation
   Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI)
   Georgetown County School District, Georgetown, SC
   Gibson County Schools, TN
   Gold Hill Elementary, Fort Mill, SC
   Granville County Schools, NC
   Graves County Schools, Mayfield, KY
   Greater Ozarks Cooperating School Districts, MO
   Greeleyville Elementary School, Greeleyville, SC
   Green County Schools, KY
   Green River Regional Educational Cooperative, Western University, Bowling Green,
    KY
   Greenup County Schools, KY
   Greenville County Schools, SC
   Growing Leaders, Norcross, GA
   Guilford County Schools, NC
   Gwinnett County Public Schools, Lawrenceville, GA
   Gwinnett Student Leadership Team, GA

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   Hamilton County Schools, Chattanooga, TN
   Hamilton County Educational Service Center, Cincinnati, OH
   Hardin County Schools, KY
   Harlan County Schools, KY
   Harnett County Schools, NC
   Hazard Independent Schools, Hazard, KY
   Hazelwood Public Schools, MO
   Henderson County Schools, KY
   Hillsborough County Schools, FL
   Hoke County Schools, Raeford, NC
   Hopkins County Schools, Madisonville, KY
   Horry County Schools, SC
   Houston County Schools, GA
   Howard High School of Academics and Technology, Chattanooga, TN
   Illinois SAMS Project
   Jackson County School District 9, OR
   Jackson County R-2 Schools, MO
   Jackson County Schools, Jefferson, GA
   Jackson Public Schools, MS
   JCCEO Head Start Center of Excellence
   Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY
   Johnston County Schools, NC
   Joseph P. Keefe VoTech School District, Boston, MA
   Julia Green Elementary School, Nashville, TN
   Kansas City, MO Public Schools
   Kenton County Schools, Ft. Wright, KY
   Kentucky Association of Elementary School Principals
   Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA)
   Kentucky Association of Career and Technical Education
   Kentucky Association of School Councils
   Kentucky Center for School Safety
   Kentucky Department of Education
   Kentucky Education Development Corporation, Ashland, KY

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   Kentucky Leadership Academy (KLA)
   Kentucky Middle School Conference
   Kentucky Principals Academy
   Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative, Hazard, KY
   Kershaw County Schools, SC
   KnowledgeWorks Foundation, Cincinnati, OH
   Lakota Local Schools, West Chester, OH
   Lancaster County School District, SC
   LaRue County Public Schools, KY
   Laurens Co. SD 56, SC
   Lebanon City Schools, Lebanon, OH
   Lebanon Special School District, Lebanon, TN
   Lee’s Summit R7 School District, MO
   Lexington City System, Lexington, TN
   Logan County Schools, KY
   Lincoln County Board of Education, Stanford, KY
   Lyon County School District, Yerington, NV
   Madison County Schools, KY
   Madison County Schools, MS
   Marion School District 7, Rains, SC
   Marshall County Board of Education, Benton, KY
   Mason City Schools, OH
   Maury County Schools, TN
   Mayerson Academy for Human Resource Development, Cincinnati, OH
   Meade County Schools, Brandenburg, KY
   Metcalfe County Schools, KY
   Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, TN
   Middletown City Schools, OH
   Mid-East Ohio Vocational School District, OH
   Milford Board of Education, Milford, CT
   Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals (MOAESP)
   Missouri Staff Development Council
   Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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   Mobile County Principals Academy, Mobile, AL
   Mobile County Schools, AL
   Montgomery County Center for Family Support, MD
   Montgomery County Educational Service Center, Dayton, OH
   Moore County Schools, NC
   Morehead State University, KY
   Morgan County Board of Education, West Liberty, KY
   Muhlenberg County Schools, Powderly, KY
   Murfreesboro City Schools, Murfreesboro, TN
   Murray State University, KY
   Muscogee County School District
   National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
   National Head Start Association (NHSA)
   National SAM Innovation Project, Louisville, KY
   National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
   NC New Schools Project, Raleigh, NC
   NC Association of Principals and Assistant Principals (NCPAPA)
   Nevada Association of Secondary School Principals
   New Hanover County Schools, Wilmington, NC
   Newcastle County Vocational-Technical Schools District, DE
   Newport News Schools, VA
   Nixa Public Schools, MO
   Normandy Public Schools, MO
   North Carolina Association of Elementary Educators
   North Carolina Department of Education
   NC Charter Schools Association
   Northeast Georgia RESA, Athens, GA
   Northeast Tennessee Professional Development Center, Greenville, TN
   Northhampton County Schools, NC
   Northwest Georgia RESA, Rome, GA
   Northwest MO RPDC
   Nova Scotia Department of Education
   Nova Scotia Education Leadership Coalition

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   Oak Hills Local School District, Cincinnati, OH
   Oak Ridge Public Schools, TN
   Ogden City School District, UT
   Ohio Assn. for the Education of Young Children
   Oklahoma Assn. for the Education of Young Children
   Paris Special School District, Paris, TN
   Paulding County Schools, Dallas, GA
   Pendleton County Schools, KY
   Peoria Unified School District, AZ
   Pickens County Schools, SC
   Piedmont Triad Principals Academy, Greensboro, NC
   Piedmont-Triad Educational Consortium, UNC-Greensboro, NC
   Pike County Schools, KY
   Pitt County Schools, NC
   Princeton School District, Sharonville, OH
   Principals Executive Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
   Professional Development Center at Dyersburg, Dyersburg, TN
   Public Education Foundation, Chattanooga, TN
   Putnam County Schools, TN
   Questar III, BOCES, Albany, NY
   Rappahannock County Public Schools, VA
   Richland County School District 2, Columbia, SC
   Riverbank Unified School District, CA
   Roosevelt-Perry Elementary School, Louisville, KY
   Sampson County Schools, NC
   San Diego Unified School District, CA
   San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco, CA
   School District of Philadelphia, PA
   School District of Pickens County, SC
   Scotland County Schools, Laurinburg, NC
   Scott County Schools, KY
   Seattle Public Schools, Seattle, WA
   Shawnee High School, Louisville, KY

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   Social Circle School District, GA
   South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA)
   South Carolina Department of Education
   South Carolina Middle School Association (SCMSA)
   Southeast Missouri RPDC
   Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
   Spartanburg County School District 6, SC
   Spartanburg County School District 7, Spartanburg,
   Springfield Public Schools, MO
   St. George Public Schools, SC
   St. Joseph’s School District, MO
   St. Louis Regional Professional Development Center
   St. Louis University, MO
   Sumter County Schools, SC
   Sweetwater County School District 1, Rock Springs, WY
   Sycamore School District, Cincinnati, OH
   Teachers as Leaders, Gwinnett County, GA
   Tennessee ASCD
   Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents, Nashville, TN
   The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
   The Hope Foundation, Bloomington, IN
   The Walt Disney Company
   Twin Rivers RX School District, Qulin, MO
   Union Academy, Monroe, NC
   Union County Public Schools, NC
   Union County Schools, KY
   University of Aukland at Te Anau, NZ
   University City, MO Schools
   University of Louisville, KY
   University of Massachusetts- Boston, MA
   University of the Cumberlands, KY
   Vance County Schools, NC
   Virginia Beach City Public Schools, VA

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   Virginia Department of Education
   Wake County Schools, NC
   Warren County Schools, KY
   Warren County Schools, OH
   Wayne County Regional Education Service Agency, MI
   Warren County Schools, TN
   Washington County Schools, TN
   Wayne County Schools, NC
   Waynesville Public Schools, MO
   West Clermont Schools, OH
   Webster County Schools, KY
   West Contra Costa Unified School District, Richmond, CA
   West Kentucky Educational Cooperative
   Western Harnett HS, Lillington, NC
   Western Region Education Service Agency, NC
   Whale Branch Middle School, Beaufort County, SC
   Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools, NC
   Wyoming Assn. of Elementary School Principals (WAESP)
   Wyoming Dept. of Education
   XCEED, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
   York County Schools, SC




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