Florida’s Race to the Top
Teacher and Leader Preparation Implementation Committee (TLPIC)

Initial Meeting via Teleconference
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
10:00-11:00 a.m.

Meeting Agenda
•	Welcome
•	Background
•	Introductions
•	Project Overview
•	Committee purpose and expectations
•	Project goals
•	Subcommittee development
•	Overview of future meetings
•	Next Steps and Questions

Background

Florida’s Race to the Top application includes establishment of committees for the Great Teachers and Leaders assurance area, specifically to provide input and collaboration on improving the performance of teacher and school leader preparation programs.
Introductions

Florida Department of Education Key Staff
•	Kathy Hebda, Deputy Chancellor for Educator Quality
•	Eileen McDaniel, Bureau Chief, Educator Recruitment, Development and Retention
•	Genae Crump, Program Director for Educator Preparation
•	Julie Orange, RTTT Project Manager for Educator Preparation Programs
•	Hope Street Group
•	Lauren Gibbs, Deputy Education Director

Teacher and Leader Preparation Implementation Committee (TLPIC)

•	Includes teachers and school leaders from postsecondary institutions and school districts, district administrators, superintendents, and school board members
•	Membership contributes expertise in various teaching subjects and grades and educational administration at various levels
•	Membership represents Florida’s diversity in culture, community, and region 
•	Committee members serve at the appointment of the  Commissioner to the four-year term of the Race to the Top grant

Introductions

Teacher and Leader Preparation Implementation Committee Members
•	Dr. Vivian Posey, Postsecondary, Barry University 
•	Dr. Elisa Calabrese, District Administrator, Broward 
•	Dr. Susan Trauschke-McEachin, School Based Administrator, Dade 
•	Mark Howse, Postsecondary, Daytona State College 
•	Carla Dawson-Jackson, School Based Administrator, Duval 
•	Catherine S. Boehme, Teacher, Escambia 
•	Dr. Adriana Garcia McEachern, Postsecondary, FIU 
•	Carolyn Herrington, Postsecondary, FSU 
•	Jamalya Jackson, District Administrator, Hillsborough 
•	Dr. Henri Sue Bynum, Postsecondary, IRSC 
•	Susan Moxley, Superintendent, Lake 
•	Dr. Gregory K. Adkins, District Administrator, Lee 
•	Debbie Cooke, Professional Association
•	Jason Driver, School Based Administrator, Okaloosa
•	Brian D. Branks, Teacher, Orange 
•	Lisa Levison, Teacher – ESE, Pasco 
•	Megan Pankiewicz, Teacher, Seminole 
•	Beverly Slough, School Board, St. Johns 
•	Joe Joyner, Superintendent, St. Johns 
•	Ashley Hendrickson, Postsecondary, St. Pete 
•	Dr. Gloria Artecona-Pelaez, Postsecondary, U. Miami 
•	Dr. Lance J. Tomei, Postsecondary, UCF 
•	Jasmine Ulmer, Teacher, Union

TLPIC Purpose and Expectations

•	The purpose of the TLIC is to provide input, feedback and recommendations to the state in the development and implementation of performance standards and targets for continued approval of state-approved teacher and school leadership preparation programs.

•	The TLPIC will not be responsible for final decisions regarding the changes to standards and requirements for continued program approval.

TLPIC Purpose and Expectations

•	The TLPIC members are expected to actively participate in all meetings and work with the Department and the Student Growth Implementation Committee to provide input, review, feedback, and recommendations on:

•	Uses of student growth models in evaluation of teacher and principal preparation programs 

•	Performance measures for continued program approval and standards for “high-performing” preparation programs based on (but not limited to): 
o	The impact of program completers on student achievement, specifically using the state’s new student growth measure(s) and potentially other measures used in LEAs. 
o	Meeting LEA and state needs for new and retained effective teachers, especially in hard to-staff subjects and schools. 
o	The program’s contribution to the induction and professional development of program completers.

Overall Project Goals

Improve performance of teacher and school leader preparation programs through:

•	Revision of the Continued Program Approval of Educator Preparation Programs process. (Primary goal)
o	Input on site visit protocols

•	Identification of gaps in current Florida Principal Leadership Standards and revision of standards to align with contemporary research.(Intermediate goal)

Subcommittee Development

•	Members from William Cecil Golden, Southern Regional Education Board, Florida Association of Professors of Educational Leadership, and other interested participants will also hear the Reeves research discussion and may share recommendations for the committee’s consideration.

•	These representatives are not appointed members of the TLPIC and will not be included in any decisions made by the committee.

Overview of TLPIC Meetings

Meeting	Date	Topics	
Teleconference	March 29, 2011	•	Introductions
•	Project and process overview
•	Confirm meeting dates	
In Person
Ocala	May 9-10, 2011	•	Review a variety of leadership standards
•	Begin discussions on current standard refinement
•	Video presentation from Dr. Douglas Reeves on   contemporary research on principal development 
•	Guidance and feedback on revision process provided  by The Leadership and Learning Center	
In Person
Ocala	June 8-9, 2011	•	Continue refinement of current Florida Principal Leadership Standards
•	Input provided from small group currently modifying principal evaluation
•	Input and recommendations provided from subcommittee
•	Consider input and reach consensus on draft  standards	

Next Steps
Information about the activities, membership, meeting schedule and materials, and recording of conference calls of the TLPIC are posted at www.fldoe.org/arra/racetothetop.asp.

Questions
Contact Information
FLDOE:
Julie Orange, Project Manager
RTTT Educator Preparation Programs
(850) 245-7804 (office) Julie.Orange@fldoe.org