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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCPS really needs to start combing their teaching rosters and see who they can begin to develop for positions of leadership. For one they need people with solid classroom experience. 2. Those teachers already know the system. 3. It's likely easier to replace teachers who are moved out of the classroom (esp thanks to programs like TFA, undergrad schools graduating 1000s of new teachers per yr, etc.) the stakes are too high to gamble your career and family if you're a strong principal already pulling in 6 figures in a district you're accustomed to, mortgaged home, kids in nice schools. Who'd give up that peace and comfort to subject their families to the capriciousness of DCPS???

If you look at teacher bios on school websites, you'll see lots of experienced educators with leadership degrees. DCPS needs to become proactive in getting them out of the classrooms. Becoming known as a system that grows (respects and takes care of) it's own will be good for DCPS's rep and take care of its inability to attract principal talent at the same time.[/quote]

DCOS already has exactly this program and many of the principal candidates have graduated from it.[/quote]

None of the principal bios I've read so far indicate the new principals are Patterson Fellows.

The current cohort of Fellows won't be ready to lead for another year or so. Maybe DC should've held off on their massive churn until next year. Lol!

But what I'm talking about is different-pulling TEACHERS from the classroom and slowly but surely nurturing them into leadership. According to the bios of most Fellows, they've been out of the classroom, some already in AP positions.

I'm saying just ease that teacher into dept chair, mentor for new teachers, person who leads PD. of course if the teacher says 'Nah. Just got the leadership degree because I was bored and it was free. I'll never leave the classroom." F[/quote]

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