The Council for Educational Change $10,000 Leonard Miller Principal Leadership Award Application

Posted September 4th, 2008 by CEC

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MONDAY OCTOBER 13!

This application can be submitted by the Principal or another on behalf of the Principal, such as school staff, partner, or community member. This application is available in a reader version, available below, for you to review before starting. Only attachments requested in the application are allowed. The application must be submitted by Oct. 6, 2008.

Please note: The online software does not allow detailed formatting or the ability to run a word count. We suggest you compose your narrative answers in a word processor with minimal formatting and transfer your final responses into the system.

For technical assistance, contact Tracey Hastings, 954.727.9909 or thastings@changeeducation.org. For content questions, contact Sisty Walsh, 954.727.9909 or swalsh@changeeducation.org.

A. Contact Information

This application can be submitted by the Principal or another individual on behalf of the Principal, such as, but not limited to, school staff, partner, community member or parent. Only fill out the Submitter information if someone other than the Principal is applying on behalf of Principal.

Principal's Name: *

Principal's School: *

Principal's District: *

Principal's Phone Number: *

School Address: *

Principal's eMail: *

Name of Submitter : if Submitter is not the Principal

Submitter's Phone Number : if Submitter is not the Principal

Submitter's eMail Address : if Submitter is not the Principal

Relationship of Submitter to Principal : if Submitter is not the Principal

such as school staff, partner, parent, other

B. Eligibility

If you can answer yes to ALL questions in this B. ELIGIBILITY Section, you are eligible for this Award and should continue applying.

Have you been a Principal for at least 3 years?: *

Yes

Do you intend to continue a career in education as a Principal or in some other capacity for at least two more years?: *

Yes

Have you participated in a Council program or activity? (can be current or former participation): *

Yes

Please list all Council programs/activities that you have participated in and the years of participation. : *

Council programs/activities: PASS, Executive PASS, Florida Leadership Academy, Florida Leadership Academy Historian Project, ASAP/ELA, Assistant Principal Leadership Forum (sent a school AP to attend), Wachovia Teachers and Teaching Initiative, SPSnapshot, and SUPI. (The Council is a MDCPS SUPI Partner.)

C. School Information, school year 2007 - 2008

Student Enrollment: *

Free and Reduced Lunch Student %: *

Limited English Proficiency Student %: *

Number of Exceptional Student Education Students: *

Minority Student %: *

D. Award Criteria

In this section, you will provide information about the Principal’s accomplishments in the Award’s three criteria: 1) increased student achievement, 2) empowerment/development of staff, and 3) engagement of meaningful business and community partnerships. No attachments other than those requested are allowed.

Criteria 1: INCREASED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Increased Student Achievement: *

Describe how your school increased student achievement and accomplished academic gains and growth, sharing the Principal’s leadership role in this effort. (300 word limit). Please note that the required attachments for this section will report your FCAT and AYP achievement information.

Attachment 1, School Accountability Report:

Florida Department of Education, Florida School Grade, School Accountability Report for your school, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008. Available at FLDOE website: www.fldoe.org
To view a sample School Accountability Report, click the link at the bottom of this page.

If your school did not receive a grade or participate in some testing during the designated years, please explain:

Attachment 2, Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report:

AYP report for your school, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, available at FLDOE website: www.fldoe.org
To view a sample AYP Report, click the link at the bottom of this page.

Attachment 3, Letter of Recommendation:

Please attach a letter which shows how the Principal’s leadership raised achievement. It can come from a student, staff, parent, partner, community member or other. One page limit.

Criteria 2: EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL STAFF

This section captures information about the Principal’s leadership in building capacity for effective teaching and learning.

School Year 2007-2008
1. Number of instructional staff: *

2. Number of non-instructional staff: *

3. % Teacher retention: *

Please share the Principal’s philosophy and practice in developing staff and promoting their leadership skills: *

Please focus on instructional leadership and include an illustration, such as a teacher given a special leadership role or unique staff development strategy, and describe the result. (300 word limit)

Attachment 4, Letter of Recommendation:

Please attach a letter from a staff member who benefited from the Principal’s leadership in developing and empowering staff. Please include results. One page limit.

Criteria 3: ENGAGEMENT OF BUSINESS & COMMUNITIY PARTNERSHIPS

This section captures information about the Principal’s leadership in recruiting and involving partners to support the school community, school improvement and increased student achievement.

School Year 2007-2008
1. Number of partnerships (not including parents): *

2. Number of volunteer hours for the 2007 - 2008 school year: *

3. Number of parents involved with the school: *

Describe the Principal's role in engaging partners to support school improvement and academic and social success: *

Provide an illustration of a partnership, including the impact. (300 word limit)

Attachment 5, Partnership Information:

Please download, complete, and attach the Partnership Information form found at the bottom of this application.

Attachment 6, Letter of Recommendation:

Please attach a letter from an active business partner concerning the Principal’s leadership in the area of partnership. One page limit.

This concludes the application. Thank you for applying and good luck!

Attachment	Size
Application form_Reader version.pdf	54.57 KB
Sample of School Accountability Report.doc	41 KB
Sample of AYP Report.doc	41.5 KB
Partnership Information.doc	24 KB

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