Crosswalk
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This crosswalk aligns relevant OLAC materials to each standard and each standard indicator within the Ohio Superintendent Standards, and provides recent, relevant, research-based resources and supports that can help professionals through the process of the Ohio Superintendent Evaluation System. The Superintendents Crosswalk also features focusing questions a leader can use independently or with a coach to help guide constructive reflection and professional growth. A free OLAC account will enable full access the OLAC resources.
Standard 1: Vision, Continuous Improvement, and Focus of District Work
Superintendents establish a vision, expect continuous improvement, and develop a focused plan for achieving district goals.
OLAC Focusing Questions for Superintendents, Standard 1:
- Have I developed structures to establish a unified and focused district vision, improvement plan, and implementation cycles? Resources include:
- OLAC Video: Staying Focused in Challenging Times
- OLAC Module: Leadership
- OLAC Module: Ohio Improvement Process
- OLAC Module: TBTs: Bottom-Up and Top-Down
- OLAC Module: The Collaborative Process
- OLAC Module: Coaching
- OLAC Webinar: Superintendent and Central Office Leadership
- OLAC Webinar: Shared Leadership for Superintendents, Central Office, and DLTs
- OLAC Webinar: Being an Instructional Leader in All Stages of the OIP: Superintendents and Principals
- OLAC Lead the Way Podcast #8: Teams Working Towards Inclusive Instructional Practices
- OLAC Lead the Way Podcast Episode #9: Capacity Building Through the Development of Professional Capital
Standard 1.3: Create a coherent plan with a limited number of goals.
OLAC Focusing Questions for Superintendents, Standard 1, Indicator 3
- Do I generate one coherent district plan aligned to the appropriate state and federal requirements? Resources include:
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: Each Child, Our Future
- OLAC Module: Board Development and Governance
- OLAC Module: Ohio Improvement Process
- OLAC Module: Leadership
- OLAC Webinar: Integrating Ohio’s Work into a Comprehensive Improvement Process Using the Updated OIP
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: Improvement and Innovation
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: One Needs Assessment
- OLAC Webinar: Being an Instructional Leader in All Stages of the OIP: Superintendents and Principals
- Do I know how to limit district goals to just a few? Resources include:
- OLAC Video: Three Levels of Implementation: A Continuum of Support for All
- OLAC Video: Ashland City Schools: Clarity and Focus
- OLAC Video: The School Board's Role in District Goal Setting
- Do I know how to make district goals measurable? Resources include:
- OLAC Foundational Concept: Handling Data in Ohio Leadership Teams
- OLAC Module: Ohio Improvement Process
- OLAC Module: Teams Using Data Wisely
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: Using High-Quality Student Data to Inform Instruction and Enhance Practice
- Do I know how to ensure district goals reflect high expectations for classroom instruction and student achievement?
- OLAC Foundational Concept: Inclusive School and District Culture
- OLAC Cornerstone Connections: Becoming a Model Urban School District: Commitment to Excellence, Empathy, and Equity Drives East Cleveland’s System-wide Improvement Efforts
- OLAC Module: Educational Equity: Understanding Why It’s So Important
- OLAC Module: Shared Accountability
- OLAC Foundational Concept: Inclusive School and District Culture
- Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR)
- Do I want to know more about focused strategies and action plans to guide district action? Resources include:
- OLAC Module: Shared Accountability
- OLAC Module: Board Development and Governance
- OLAC Cornerstone Connections
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).