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Session Title / Presenter / Session Overview
Conference Overview / TEA and TCDSS / TEA and TCDSS will address the purpose and agenda for the 2015 District Institute, introduce the Texas Accountability and Intervention System (TAIS) Framework, and develop a common understanding of the District Commitments
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
  1. What new learning have I gained from this session?
  2. What are the current practices in my district relative to the content of the session?
  3. What changes to my district’s current practices do I envision?
  4. What is one action I can commit to when I return to my district?

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Session Title / Presenter / Session Overview
Keynote Address:
Rethink. Reframe. Reignite. / Dr. Robert Avossa, Superintendent Fulton County Schools / Dr. Avossa will share how Fulton County Schools overhauled central office in support of teaching, learning, and leading in schools.
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
  1. What new learning have I gained from this session?
  2. What are the current practices in my district relative to the content of the session?
  3. What changes to my district’s current practices do I envision?
  4. What is one action I can commit to when I return to my district?

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Session Title / Presenter / Session Overview
Educational Leadership:
The Critical Lessons Learned from Principal Pipeline and Principal Supervisor Districts / Andy Cole, Representative for the Wallace Foundation / Mr. Cole will provide a focus on the research, programs, and practice of the Wallace Foundation’s investments in education leadership programs.
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
  1. What new learning have I gained from this session?
  2. What are the current practices in my district relative to the content of the session?
  3. What changes to my district’s current practices do I envision?
  4. What is one action I can commit to when I return to my district?

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Making Connections:
The Role of Principal Supervisors and the TAIS Framework / TEA and TCDSS / TEA and TCDSS will facilitate an activity connecting the concepts shared in the “Educational Leadership:
The Critical Lessons Learned from Principal Pipeline and Principal Supervisor Districts” to the TAIS framework and the subsequent session.
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
  1. What new learning have I gained from this session?
  2. What are the current practices in my district relative to the content of the session?
  3. What changes to my district’s current practices do I envision?
  4. What is one action I can commit to when I return to my district?

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Session Title / Presenter / Session Overview
The Ogden Story / Sandy Coroles, Superintendent Ogden School District / Ms. Coroles will share a first-hand account of the district’s role in improving leadership effectiveness and increasing teacher quality in the Ogden School District.
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
  1. What new learning have I gained from this session?
  2. What are the current practices in my district relative to the content of the session?
  3. What changes to my district’s current practices do I envision?
  4. What is one action I can commit to when I return to my district?

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Session Title / Presenter / Session Overview
Making Connection: The Ogden Story and the TAIS Framework / TEA and TCDSS / TEA and TCDSS will facilitate an activity connecting the barriers faced by Ogden to the District Commitments.
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
  1. What new learning have I gained from this session?
  2. What are the current practices in my district relative to the content of the session?
  3. What changes to my district’s current practices do I envision?
  4. What is one action I can commit to when I return to my district?

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Session Title / Presenter / Session Overview
Debrief and Closing / TEA and TCDSS / TEA and TCDSS will recap the day and provide a brief overview of the following day.
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
  1. What new learning have I gained from this session?
  2. What are the current practices in my district relative to the content of the session?
  3. What changes to my district’s current practices do I envision?
  4. What is one action I can commit to when I return to my district?

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Day 2
Session Title / Presenter / Session Overview
Welcome / TEA and TCDSS / TEA and TCDSS will reflect on the content shared on Day 1 and introduce the content that will be delivered on Day 2
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
  1. What new learning have I gained from this session?
  2. What are the current practices in my district relative to the content of the session?
  3. What changes to my district’s current practices do I envision?
  4. What is one action I can commit to when I return to my district?

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Day 2
Session Title / Presenter / Session Overview
Overview of the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) and Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System (T-PESS) / LauraleePankonien, Education Service Center Region 13 / Mrs. Pankonien will introduce the Texas Teacher Evaluation andSupport System (T-TESS) and the Texas Principal Evaluation and SupportSystem (T-PESS), both of which are currently being piloted on campusesacross the state. Design features of each system will be discussed, as well as timelines and expectations for statewide implementation.
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
  1. What new learning have I gained from this session?
  2. What are the current practices in my district relative to the content of the session?
  3. What changes to my district’s current practices do I envision?
  4. What is one action I can commit to when I return to my district?

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Session Title / Presenter / Session Overview
Making Connections: T-TESS, T-PESS, and the TAIS Framework / TEA and TCDSS / TEA and TCDSS will facilitate an activity connecting T-TESS and T-PESS to the District Commitments.
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
  1. What new learning have I gained from this session?
  2. What are the current practices in my district relative to the content of the session?
  3. What changes to my district’s current practices do I envision?
  4. What is one action I can commit to when I return to my district?

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Session Title / Presenter / Session Overview
Rethinking Recruitment & Retention Practices for Teachers & Leaders (Part 1) / Axis Talent Partners / This session will focus on industry best practices in recruiting and retaining school leaders. Presenters will help district office teams identify barriers to effective recruitment and retention. Presenters will then provide participants with concrete short and long-term strategies for surmounting these barriers.
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
  1. What new learning have I gained from this session?
  2. What are the current practices in my district relative to the content of the session?
  3. What changes to my district’s current practices do I envision?
  4. What is one action I can commit to when I return to my district?

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Session Title / Presenter / Session Overview
Rethinking Recruitment & Retention Practices for Teachers & Leaders (Part 2) / Axis Talent Partners / This session will focus on industry best practices in recruiting and retaining school leaders. Presenters will help district office teams identify barriers to effective recruitment and retention. Presenters will then provide participants with concrete short and long-term strategies for surmounting these barriers.
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
  1. What new learning have I gained from this session?
  2. What are the current practices in my district relative to the content of the session?
  3. What changes to my district’s current practices do I envision?
  4. What is one action I can commit to when I return to my district?

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Day 2
Session Title / Presenter / Session Overview
Making Connections:
Recruitment and Retention Strategies and the TAIS Framework / TEA and TCDSS / TEA and TCDSS will facilitate an activity that connects the concepts shared in the “Rethinking Recruitment & Retention Practices for Teachers & Leaders” to the TAIS framework.
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
  1. What new learning have I gained from this session?
  2. What are the current practices in my district relative to the content of the session?
  3. What changes to my district’s current practices do I envision?
  4. What is one action I can commit to when I return to my district?

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Day 2
Session Title / Presenter / Session Overview
Working Session: Strengthening the District Commitments to Improve Recruitment and Retention Practices / TEA and TCDSS / TEA and TCDSS will facilitate an extended working session during which participants will use the theory of action to analyze the impact that the District Commitments have on recruitment and retention practices.
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
  1. What new learning have I gained from this session?
  2. What are the current practices in my district relative to the content of the session?
  3. What changes to my district’s current practices do I envision?
  4. What is one action I can commit to when I return to my district?

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Day 2
Session Title / Presenter / Session Overview
Debrief and Closing / TEA and TCDSS / TEA and TCDSS will recap the day and provide a brief overview of the District Institute 2016.
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
  1. What new learning have I gained from this session?
  2. What are the current practices in my district relative to the content of the session?
  3. What changes to my district’s current practices do I envision?
  4. What is one action I can commit to when I return to my district?

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