Standard 6: Professional Capacity of School Personnel

If you're looking to grow your leadership in the area of developing the professional capacity of school personnel for greater impact on student achievement and well-being, you're in the right place! 

Reflecting on the progression for this standard and noting where you see yourself can help provide direction for next steps in your learning and development. (Please note progressions should be read with an understanding of the Definitions of Effectiveness).

Then, you can decide which of the resources that follow will be of prioritized value.

Additional Resources

Professional Learning and Development:

• Iowa Professional Development Model Resources

• Learning Forward Standards for Professional Learning

• Influences (Visible Learning Meta--lists effect size of various influences on student learning based on John Hattie's work)

• 3 Ways Instructional Leaders Can Support Teachers to Use High-Quality Materials

Teacher Coaching, Feedback, and Evaluation

• The Iowa Model Educator Evaluation System

• 2022 Evaluation Supplement for School Counselors

• Developing an Awareness Plan: Step-by-Step Template

• RAND Report - Teacher Feedback and Evaluation

• Kim Marshall Teacher Feedback Rubrics

• Critical Feedback and Difficult Conversations - The Best of Marshall Memo

• Fierce Conversation Starter

• Agreements Template

• Creating a Feedback Team Slide Deck (Courtesy of Mark Timmerman)

• Feedback on Teaching A fresh look: How can schools establish and sustain feedback practices that increase student learning?

Promoting Personal and Professional Well-being

• SAI Leadership-life Fit Blog Posts 

• Addressing Stressors and Stress (slide deck)