Supportive Supervision

This highly usable, hands-on guide offers that much-needed and fully integrated support system for the building-level supervisor to truly become a teacher of teachers.

Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
1. Supportive Supervision
The Supportive Supervision Continuum
Goal Setting
Lesson Planning
Observation
Professional Development
Extensive Professional Commitment
End-Of-Year Evaluation
2. What Makes a Great School?
The Answer Key
Some Are Better Than Others
Effective Schools
NASSP Research
Instructional Leadership Is the Key
Supportive Supervision Is Instructional Leadership
3. Hiring the Right Teachers
The Challenge
Teacher Shortages
Our Most Valuable Resource
Who Are the Right Teachers?
The Right Stuff
The Ten-Step Program
Summary
4. Goal Setting
The Need To Plan
Setting the Goals: A Collaborative Process
Data Analysis
Objectives
The Strategy
Evaluation
Goals for the New Teacher
Goals for the Marginal Teacher
Putting It All Together
5. Lesson Planning
Planning Should Be Linked To Goals
Your Role in the Planning Process
Supervisory Review
Keeping Current
Planning With the New Teacher
Planning With Experienced Teachers
Planning With Marginal Teachers
Effective Lesson Planning
Two Lesson Plan Designs
6. Observation
Supportive Approach to Observations
Be Supportive With All Staff
The Observation Process
A Complete Example of an Observation Report
The Supportive Supervision Observation Report
7. Professional Development
PD for All Staff
Planning and Flexibility
A Broad View of PD
Use a Variety of PD Activities
Base PD on Needs
PD and Academic Achievement
Feedback
Written Reports
A Final Word on PD
8. Extensive Professional Commitment
What is EPC?
EPC: Easily Recognized, Difficult to Define
Is the EPC Teacher Realistic?
Hiring Teachers With the Right Stuff
The Five Key Components to Building EPC in Your School
A Successful EPC Story
9. End-Of-Year Evaluation
EOY Evaluation Is a Process
Looking Ahead
In Summary
Endnotes
Index