Create Cultures of Change through Innovative Leadership Practices
Goal 3:
Promote leadership that fosters high quality innovative instructional practices for teachers and deeper learning practices for students through technology integration.
Resources/Partnerships:
Institutions of higher education, educational stakeholder groups, professional organizations, business and industry groups, and local school divisions.
Results (What do we want to accomplish?)
Educational leaders will incorporate the appropriate use of technology into the vision for teaching and learning.
Educational leaders will be able to communicate and guide the implementation of division and school goals for teaching and learning that integrate technology and promote innovation.
Educational leaders will support experimentation to create a culture of trust and innovation.
Education leaders will develop a data sharing agreement for providers/vendors to protect student and staff data.
Educational leaders will support, secure, and advocate for resources to sustain technology initiatives and goals.
Educational Leaders will promote the use of a variety of innovative instructional strategies and practices developed with current and emerging technology-based resources.
Educational leaders will possess the capability to efficiently and effectively use technology in the performance of job duties (data-driven decision making, educator evaluations, communications, etc..)
Indicators (What evidence will exist of completion?)
Types and numbers of professional learning opportunities are documented and recorded.
Number of professional learning opportunities and resources offered to educators and number of participants.
Current and emerging technology-based resources used by leaders, schools, and/or divisions as indicated by data and stakeholder input.
Action (What action will be taken?)
Encourage school leader’s understanding of technology integration in learning and school operations.
Promote and provide professional learning opportunities regarding educational technology leadership, research, and innovations in education.
Promote the effective and efficient use of Instructional Technology Resource Teachers.
Provide opportunities for leaders to meet, collaborate, and share ideas, resources, and effective practices, and to promote technology integration.
Related Resources
School Quality Profiles
School Quality Profiles are a new way to look at the performance of Virginia’s public schools. School Quality Profiles are online reports for schools and school divisions to effectively communicate to parents and the public about the status and achievements of their schools. Surry County Public Schools’ Quality Profiles are available on our website: www.surryschools.net
Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports
The Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports (VTSS) aligns academics, behavior and social-emotional wellness into a single decision-making framework to establish the supports needed for schools to be effective learning environments for all students. SCPS partners with VTSS to support the successful implementation of the framework to respond to students’ academic, behavioral, social and emotional needs.
Future Ready Schools
Surry County Public Schools is participating in the Future Ready Schools national initiative. This initiative has a research-based and reality-tested framework provided on the web site that guides leaders through the process of helping their schools move towards the future. The group also focuses on developing the skills leaders will need in order for them to lead the process successfully. One of the Future Ready partners (EdSurge) has created an online Guide to Becoming a Future Ready Leader.
Rural Schools Face Special Challenges
Rural divisions have special issues and problems when trying to develop a plan for personalized learning. The Future Ready initiative has developed the document A Guidebook for Success: Strategies for Implementing Personalized Learning in Rural Schools specifically to assist these divisions in moving forward.