Crosswalk
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Principal
This crosswalk aligns relevant OLAC / OIP materials to each standard and each standard element within the Ohio Principal Standards. Principals will be referenced to OLAC Modules and external sources that can support them through the process of the Ohio Principal Evaluation System 2.0. In addition, the tool features focusing questions to guide interactions between principals and coaches or central office administrators.
Standard Three (Leadership): School Improvement
The effective educational leader implements collaborative structures and shared leadership to analyze data and causality, align evidence-based strategies to deliberate goals, develop the capacity of staff, and partner with internal and external supports to improve learning conditions and outcomes.
ODEW Essential Question for the Standard: Do I facilitate and foster a culture of data analysis and inquiry to identify proven strategies for success?
OLAC Focusing Questions for Principals’ Self-Reflection: By Standard-
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Would I like more information on how data analysis and inquiry processes can assist Ohio schools and their leadership teams?
- Ohio’s Continuous Improvement Toolkit
- Ohio’s Strategic Plan for Education: Future Forward Ohio
- OLAC Module: Shared Accountability
- OLAC Module: TBTs: Bottom-Up and Top-Down
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: The Ohio Improvement Process (OIP)
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: Research, Evaluation, and Advanced Analytics
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Do I need resources to support collaborative work with my staff to discover my school’s critical needs and the causes of those needs? Resources include:
- OLAC Module: Teams Using Data Wisely
- OLAC Module: Leadership
- OLAC Module: The Collaborative Process
- OLAC Module: Coaching
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: Improvement and Innovation
- OLAC Module: Ohio Improvement Process
- Ohio Inclusive Instructional Leadership
OLAC Focusing Questions for Principals’ Self-Reflection: By Indicator-
3.2: The effective educational leader develops a focused plan with processes and procedures for implementation.
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For more about how school leaders and leadership teams achieve alignment with a set of focused goals positioned to improve learning conditions and student outcomes:
- OLAC Webinar: The Critical Role of the BLT
- OLAC Video: Supporting TBTs to Effectively Implement District Priorities
- OLAC Webinar: Insights into Effective TBTs
- OLAC Module: The Collaborative Process
- OLAC Module: Shared Accountability
- The Wallace Foundation Knowledge Center: How Principals Affect Students and Schools: A Systematic Synthesis of Two Decades of Research (2021)
- OLAC Video: Teams as the Framework for Improving Educational Equity
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Would I like more information about developing a focused plan with explicit support for implementing evidence-based strategies?
- OLAC Webinar: Being an Instructional Leader at all Stages of the OIP: Superintendents and Principals
- OLAC Module: Teams Using Data Wisely
- OLAC Module: Coaching
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: Comprehensive Continuous Improvement Plan (CCIP)
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: Resources and Tools for Improvement and Innovation
- Leading for Learning: Reflective Tools for School and District Leaders (2003)
- IRIS Center Module: Evidence-Based Practices (Part 1): Identifying and Selecting a Practice or Program
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Would I benefit from additional information about procedures that help leadership teams monitor and adjust implementation of evidence-based instructional strategies?
- OLAC Module: Implementation Science
- OLAC Module: Instruction
- OLAC Module: Teams Using Data Wisely
- Ohio Inclusive Instructional Leadership
- IRIS Center Module: Evidence-Based Practices (Part 2): Implementing a Practice or Program with Fidelity
- IRIS Center Module: Evidence-Based Practices (Part 3): Evaluating Learning Outcomes and Fidelity
Download Crosswalk Professional Development Plan
Consider using this to fulfill your individual professional development plan (IPDP) to be approved by your Regional Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC).