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 4: Instruction
Superintendents lead the creation of instructional systems designed for high student achievement.
OLAC Resources
- Podcasts
- Episode 17: Prioritizing Teaching and Learning
- Episode 18: Empowering Collaborative Leadership: A Clearview Success Story
- Episode 19: Data-Driven Leadership in Education
- Episode 20: Decisions Made Together: The Power of Shared Leadership in Schools
- Episode 21: Beyond Literacy Basics: Building Readers and Leaders
- Episode 22: Transformative Leadership in Education: A Conversation with Dr. Joe Clark
- Episode 23: Exploring Ohio’s Integrated Multi-Tiered System of Supports
- Professional Learning Series
- DLT Game Plan: Powering Up Teams Through Purposeful Dialogue and Problem Solving
- From Good to Great: The Journey Behind OLAC’S 2024 Outstanding District of the Year
- Power Up Your Leadership: OLAC Assessments in Action
- Early Literacy for Every Learner: Engaging Families and Building Foundations
- Empowering Building-level and Teacher-based Teams Series: How Do We Know What's Working?
- Empowering Building-level and Teacher-based Teams Series: Strengthening Teacher-Based Teams to Drive a Data-Informed Culture
- Empowering Building-level and Teacher-based Teams Series: TBT-to-BLT Communication & Action Planning for Sustained Success
- Empowering Elementary Schools & Principals as Literacy Champions
- Empowering Secondary Schools & Principals as Literacy Champions
- Instructional Leadership in Action: Building Confidence, Growth, and Impact
- Unlock the Power of Literacy: Discover the ALL Ohio Literacy Library
- Unpacking Readiness Strategies for Implementing and Tracking the College Career Workforce and Military Readiness Measure
OLAC Focusing Questions for Superintendents, Standard 4:
- Are there teams, processes, and systems in place in my district to ensure well-grounded, effective, and productive curriculum and instruction techniques are shared, used, and systematically improved? Resources include:
- OLAC Podcast: Episode 16: Systemic Improvement Practices: A Framework for School Leadership
- OLAC Module: Leadership
- OLAC Module: Leadership for Early Childhood Care and Education
- OLAC Module: Coaching
- OLAC Module: Curriculum
- OLAC Module: Instruction
- OLAC Module: Leading Literacy
- OLAC Module: Learning Supports
- OLAC Module: TBTs: Bottom-Up and Top-Down
- OLAC Video: The Importance of Aligning Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
- OLAC Module: Educational Equity: Understanding Why It's So Important
- OLAC Video: Selecting Effective Instructional Strategies for the Three Phases of Learning
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: Learning in Ohio
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: Read Ohio
- Do I maintain a culture of understanding and using data well? Resources include:
- OLAC Module: Assessment
- OLAC Module: The Collaborative Process
- OLAC Module: Teams Using Data Wisely
- OLAC Video: The Importance of Aligning Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
- OLAC Module: Implementation Science
- OLAC Foundational Concept: Handling Data in Ohio Leadership Teams
- Opportunity Culture: Plan Ahead and Raise Sights
- OLAC Video: Impacting All Learners Through Clarity and Culture
- OLAC Video: A School Board Member and Superintendent Discuss Their Roles in Improving Outcomes for Students
- OLAC Video: Supporting Collaborative Building Leadership Teams
- OLAC Video: Effective Instruction with Clear Learning Targets
- OLAC Video: Cycle of Inquiry for TBTs
- Do I know how to conduct audits to identify district and building strengths and needs? Resources include:
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: One Needs Assessment
- U.S. Department of Education - CCSSO: Using Needs Assessments for School and District Improvement: A Tactical Guide
- U.S. Office of Elementary & Secondary Education: The State Support Network: Needs Assessment Guidebook (Cuiccio & Husby-Slater, 2018) (PDF)
- Educational Records Bureau: A Guide to Conducting a Curriculum Audit Supported by Data (Hanawald, 2023)
- Intercultural Development Research Association: Using Equity Audits to Assess and Address Opportunity Gaps Across Education (2020)
4.5: Implement processes to monitor and assess the district-wide implementation of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
OLAC Focusing Questions for Superintendents, Standard 4, Indicator 5:
- Would I like to know more about how to make use of the Ohio Improvement Process (OIP) in monitoring and assessing educator implementation, instruction, and assessment methods? Resources include:
- Would I like to learn about models of implementation and improvement (e.g., from implementation and improvement science) that fit well with the OIP? Resources include:
- Ohio Inclusive Instructional Leadership
- OLAC Module: Assessment
- OLAC Module: Instruction
- OLAC Module: Learning Supports
- OLAC Cornerstone Connections: Moving an Entire System: Youngstown City School District’s Work to Improve Learning for Every Child Reflects Strong Commitment to Equity, Collective Practice
- National Implementation Research Network (NIRN)
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: Read Ohio
- Education Scotland: Using implementation science to support the implementation of interventions in real world contexts (Feb., 2021)
- University of Washington: Implementation Science Resource Hub
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).