The Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) Program for Administrators is designed to serve as an opportunity to provide feedback to principals and administrators on their growth and development as aligned to the 10 Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSELs). The program will provide new principals and administrators who need additional support on identified PSELs with targeted support over the course of their Evaluation Support Cycle year. The PAR Program will enable the Executive Director (DoS ED) and the Consulting Administrator (CA) to meet at least five times per year in the PAR Panel Team to share leadership artifacts, discuss progress related to the improvement plan and review observational data collected.
Philosophy
The Peer Assistance and Review Program for Administrators acknowledges that administrative leadership is complex, changing, and essential to creating optimal school environments. The Peer Assistance and Review Program for Administrators will enable leaders to build their capacity through a variety of coaching opportunities.
Goals
The Peer Assistance and Review Program for Administrators is designed to achieve desired goals that include:
Providing a comprehensive system for developing and evaluating administrators and supervisors;
Setting clear expectations about the roles and responsibilities for Consulting Administrators (CAs) and Department of Schools Executive Directors (DoS EDs);
Describing professional growth opportunities to support and nurture all administrators and supervisors;
Creating a dynamic collaborative structure for critical reflection, development, and continuous growth; and
Providing explicit and ongoing feedback in order to elevate opportunities to reflect on practice.
The success of the Peer Assistance and Review Program for Administrators is dependent upon a professional culture in which mutual respect, teamwork and trust are the tenets of its continuous improvement.
For additional information, please see the PAR for Administrators trifold.
Heather Lageman
Executive Director, Organizational Development & Leadership
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Dr. Racquel Jones
Chief of Schools
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William Burke
Executive Director, CASE
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