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To:	Members, Indiana Professional Standards Board
From:	Steve Heck, Chair, External Standing Committee for Building Level Administrators
Date:	June 17, 1999
RE:	Indiana Association of School Principals External Standing Committee Annual Report 1998-99

The Standing External Committee for Building Level Administrators completed the Assessment Framework and presented these to the Assessment Coordinating Committee (ACC) on April 29, 1999. However, there are four issues that are still unresolved. The recommendation of the Standing External Committee for Building Level Administrators is that the committee be allowed a one-year extension to continue working on the remaining issues from the Assessment Framework.

The 1999-2000 charge will include the following:

• Determine specific details for a pilot program for the mentoring process including implementation, selection of pilot sites/candidates, timelines, assessment, finance, etc.;
• Address logistical concerns related to the Administrator Inductee Mentor Team;
• Establish a recommendation to ensure the reliability of the mentoring process; and
• Determine a process for the renewal of the Accomplished Practitioner license for principals.
• Monitor pilot program should board approve its implementation.
• Receive and responding to feedback from dissemination of proposed assessment framework.

Committee Recommendation

The External Standing Committee recommends that the Board grant a one-year extension to enable the committee to complete work on the remaining issues related to the Assessment Framework.

Board Action
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Attachment:     Indiana Association of School Principals Annual Report

 

1998-99 Annual Report

to the

Indiana Professional Standards Board

June 1999

This is the fourth report of the IASP Standing External Committee for Building Level Administrators. This has, perhaps, been the most challenging and most productive of all years to date.

The establishment of the committee was approved by the Indiana Professional Standards Board May 18, 1995. Since that time, a number of educators have left and joined the committee. Currently, the membership of the committee is as follows:

Mr. Edward Burkhalter, Principal, Northwestern Jr/Sr High School, Kokomo
Ms. Cynthia Finney, Teacher, Syracuse Elementary, Syracuse
Ms. Caroline Hanna, Principal, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis
Dr. Stephen Heck, Executive Director, IASP
Dr. Lindan Hill, Superintendent, Eastern Howard Schools, Greentown
Mrs. Debra Lecklider, Director, IPLA
Dr. Rebecca Libler, Indiana State University, Teffe Haute
Mrs. Miriam Matthews, Principal, Southwestern Elementary, Hanover
Dr. Rickard Roames, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond
Dr. Ena Shelley, Butler University, Indianapolis
Mr. Shawn Sriver, Indiana Professional Standards Board

Ex-Officio membership is as follows:

Mr. Robert Brower, Principal, Westfield Washington High School, Westfield
Mr. Thomas Hunter, Principal, Greensburg Jr. High, Greensburg
Ms. Denna Renbarger, Principal, Lawrence Centralized Kindergarten,
Indianapolis
Mrs. Kathleen Sherman, Assistant Principal, Carroll High School, Fort Wayne
Mr. Earl Williams, Superintendent, South Putnam Schools, Greencastle

At its formation, the committee was given a significant charge. Each element is
identified below with appropriate accomplishments included.

1.	Make recommendations concerning program standards for the preparation of building level administrators.  The Standards for Building Level Administrators were approved by the Indiana Professional Standards Board May 20, 1998.
2.	Make recommendations concerning the requirements, including performance-based criteria, for granting an initial license.  The committee has developed a framework for granting an initial comprehensive license, including recommendations relative to how proficiency can be assessed.
3.	Make recommendations concerning methods/procedures by which the degree of attainment of performance criteria can be demonstrated.  The committee has developed recommendations for an entire assessment system, including: preparation, initial licensure, proficient practitioner, and accomplished practitioner.
4.	Make recommendations concerning proficiency standards required for initial licensing.  The committee has recommended that such standards be formally assessed by the School Leaders Licensure Consortium Assessment, designed to determine whether individuals possess occupation-relevant knowledge and skills at the time of entry into the profession.
5.	Make recommendations concerning requirements and standards for induction for beginning building level administrators.  The committee has developed recommendations for administrators during the initial licensing period. These include: a standards-based portfolio, a professional growth plan, as well as a mentor team.
6.	Make recommendations concerning requirements for continued license renewal.  The committee has developed recommendations for continued license renewal, including both the practitioner and accomplished practitioner levels.
7.	Make recommendations concerning standards for continual renewal unit providers and programs.  The committee agrees that continuing education is an expectation at both the proficient and accomplished practitioner levels. However, the committee did not make specific recommendations relative to the types of continuing education.
8.	Make recommendations concerning any other matters of concern to the committee related to the preparation and licensing of building level administrators.  The committee is recommending a two-year pilot program of the Initial Licensure program to ensure the quality and integrity of the committee's recommendations. The program would include: implementation, selection of pilot sites and candidates, timeliness assessment, and funding. The committee also recommends that it continue with the charge of developing the process for the pilot.

Recommendation

The committee is recommending a one-year continuance to address several critical issues:

• The specific details of a pilot program still need to be developed. This includes implementation, selection of pilot sites/candidates, timeliness assessment, finance, etc. The Standing External Committee for Building Level Administrators recommends that it continue with the charge of developing the process for the pilot.
• Given that personality clashes may occur among mentor team members, as well as the logistical concern related to administrators available to mentor, the committee will need to explore options. This might include allowing a district superintendent to substitute team members. In addition, we need to determine if it might, at times, be appropriate for the inductee administrator to require a membership change.
• The committee will need to discuss and recommend strategies to ensure reliability of the process. This might include a Mentor Pool Advisory Board that would meet periodically to maintain consistency in assessment strategies, as well as to actively prepare and support the Mentor Pool Advisors.
• At the Accomplished Practitioner Licensure level, the committee will need to explore and recommend guidelines to ensure continued growth of the administrator.
• Monitoring pilot program should the Board approve its implementation.
• Receiving and responding to feedback from dissemination of proposed assessment framework.

The committee has worked diligently to address each of the elements of the preparation and certification of Indiana's future building level leaders. It has drawn upon the experiences and expertise of educational leaders throughout the state, as well as literature related to best practices across the nation. With that, we express our appreciation to the Indiana Professional Standards Board for its continued support and encouragement. You empowered us to this end, and we thank you for supporting our recommendations.