Summary of Work due on 1st day of classes - June 26th

Here is a list of readings and assignments that are due on June 26 (first day of classes):

ORLA 5018

Required readings:

1. APA Style Essentials
2. Brookfield, S. D. Learning to know ourselves: The value of autobiography.
3. Nunes, G. R. Convening case.

Read and take notes:

1. Drago-Severson, E. Helping teachers learn: Principal leadership for adult growth and development.

Assignments:

1. Final draft of convening case

ORLA 4001

Required readings:

1. Hoy, W. K. & Tarter, C. J. Administrators Solving the Problems of Practice: Decision making concepts, cases and consequences, 2nd ed. - Chapter 1
2. Baker, B.D. & Richards, C.E. The Ecology of Educational Systems. - Chapter 2
   

Assignments:

1. ELCC & NYS Standards audit paper

360° Emotional Competence Inventory – Further Clarification

By now you should all have received instruction for completing the 360° Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI) as well as your username and password necessary to complete and monitor this assessment process.As you know the ECI requires feedback from a number of individuals – these are referred to as “respondents”. Input from respondents facilitates a thorough and valid assessment of your Emotional Intelligence and provides the opportunity for an important “gap analysis” - (differentials between self perceptions and perceptions of others) – resulting in the identification of competency areas that you may decide to work on developing.

The number of individuals that need to be approached to serve as “respondents” may feel overwhelming and/or initially you may feel unsure about a particular respondent's suitability. The following frequently asked questions are designed to address any uncertainty and further clarify the ECI assessment process.

Who should my respondents be?

Below is a list of potential respondents. The list is designed to give you some ideas but is not exhaustive. Respondents can come from outside the “school” environment provided they relate to you in the capacities listed below.

If you are unsure regarding an individuals’ applicability feel free to check this with Bonnie Schneider bs2257@columbia.edu. If you want to know the questions on the respondents’ survey you can click on the “Your Surveys” button to see the actual survey. The ECI survey is the same for all rater categories.

Respondent Categories and Examples

Manager
School principal
Deputy principal
School administrator
Head of department

Direct report
Classroom assistant
Committee member

Peer
Colleague
Fellow graduate student

Other
Close friend
Partner
Family members

Client/Customer
Students (minimum age 16)
Parents

The best feedback comes from individuals with whom you have had:
1. Frequent contact (multiple times per month or more)
2. Recent contact (within the past six months)
3. A long working relationship (one year or more)
4. Diverse contact (from a variety of work-related settings)

A good rule of thumb is to ask yourself if you could answer the ECI questions on behalf of the potential respondent. If the answer is YES then they could probably do the same for you.

Since the respondent will complete the exact same survey as you it is possible to review the questions prior to selecting respondents by clicking on “Your Surveys” and then Emotional Competence Inventory-v2 and ECI Comments Form.

How many respondents do I need?

There are a number of rater categories to make the instrument easy and flexible to use. It is not necessary to use all categories. Focus on the categories that are most relevant to your circumstances.

Note that if you wish to receive feedback from a specific given category, you will need to have at least the minimum number of “valid” respondents in that category. For example, the minimum number of “valid” respondents in the direct report category is 2.

The list below summarizes the recommended number and minimum number of “valid” respondents for a particular category:

Manager
Recommended number: 1
Minimum required: 1

Direct report
Recommended number: All
Minimum required: 2

Peer
Recommended number: 5
Minimum required: 2

Other
Recommended number: 5
Minimum required: 2

Client/Customer
Recommended number: 5
Minimum required: 2

It is advisable to nominate 5 respondents per category because some individuals may fail to respond in a timely manner and/or be “disqualified/dropped” if their survey data is deemed incomplete. Selecting approximately 5 individuals will likely yield a sufficient number of “valid” respondents.

Can I select more respondents in the future?

Yes. If you are uncertain about whether a particular respondent is appropriate, you can select the ones you are certain about now and add others later. Just keep in mind that the due date is the same for everyone, and any raters you add later will need reasonable time to complete the surveys by that due date.

Points for Clarification – How to respond to the following questions:

What is your level in the organization?
In the Demographics Survey when asked “What is your level in the organization?”
Response: individual contributor (and add entry/middle/senior depending upon your level of experience)

What is your functional area?
In the Demographics Survey when asked “What is your functional area?”
Response: otherHow do I track whether my respondents are responding.

You can view your survey status by clicking on “Your Respondents” and then selecting from the left sidebar. Because rater confidentiality is protected, you will see how many, but not which specific people have responded in each group.

The Hay Group will send periodic reminders to those raters (as well as participants themselves) who have not yet completed the required surveys. Please do not use the “send reminders” feature on the web site; The Hay Group will do this for you.

We hope this information will facilitate your completion of the ECI. Please contact Whitney Bates (web2105@columbia.edu) with further questions. Contact Stephanie Cook at the Hay Group for any technical issues stephanie_cook@haygroup.com

Why so many Evaluations?

Leadership Survey Tools

The Summer Principals Academy will be using several leadership survey tools to assist in your leadership development and self-awareness. The various tools meet different needs and address a variety of factors that determine leadership effectiveness.

Prior to arriving or during the first week at the Summer Principals Academy you will be taking the following three evaluations:

The Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI)

• Companion to the Pro Seminar in Leadership (ORLA 6020)-
• Time Frame: May 20 – June 10
• Format: online

Conflict Questionnaire (CQ)

• Companion to the Practicum in Conflict Resolution (ORLJ 5340)
• Time Frame: May 15 – June 17
• Format: online

Leadership Assessment Inventory (LAI)

• Companion to the Overview of Educational Administration (ORLA 4001)
• Time Frame: in class
• Format: paper, self-scoring

Emotional Competence Inventory Description

The Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI) is a multi-rater tool designed to assess emotional intelligence. The ECI is based on the seminal work of Daniel Goleman and Richard Boyatzis. Emotional Intelligence (EI) refers to the capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, and for managing emotions in us and in our relationships. EI describes abilities distinct from, but complementary to, academic intelligence or the purely cognitive capacities measured by IQ.This is a 360-degree assessment that involves other individuals. You will need two-three weeks to coordinate this assessment. Detailed instructions will be provided via email from the Hay Group.

Conflict Questionnaire Description

The Conflict Questionnaire (CQ) is an integral component of the Conflict Resolution (ORLJ 5340) course. The CQ collects information on your approaches to managing conflict as observed by yourself, a friend/family member, a supervisor, and a colleague or subordinate.The CQ is completed online and is strictly confidential. After one year, you will be eligible to take a post-test and compare results.

Leadership Assessment Inventory Description

The Leadership Assessment Inventory (LAI) was developed by TC’s Warner Burke and is an important aid for leaders to use in trying to understand how you work with others. The process of using feedback as a basis for learning, and perhaps changing, can be very useful for your personal and professional development. You will have the opportunity to score you own evaluation and you will be provided a detailed interpretation of the results. You will be given a post-test at the end of the program.

There will be other Leadership Assessment tools that we will introduce you to over the course of the Summer Principals Academy. They are all developmental in nature and help you in your self-awareness.

Immunization

Immunization/Health Coverage

All students matriculating to Teachers College are required to meet basic immunization requirements. Please submit the appropriate immunization record in a timely fashion as requested or your ability to register for classes for future terms will be placed on hold. You will receive this information from the Office of Insurance and Immunization Records. You will also receive information about health insurance coverage. Note that SPA students do not need to submit a health insurance waiver. Only students with full-time status during the fall or spring semesters are required to prove coverage. If you find that the fees have been charged to your account, please contact Peter Casey directly at casey@tc.edu or (212) 678-3006.

Child Care Resources

Child Care ResourcesThe Office of Student Activities at Teachers College provides information and resources for families at:http://www.tc.columbia.edu/stlife/FamilyGuide/index.htmlThis guide provides information about baby sitters and child care. It also provides specific options near Teachers College.

What is the ECI and Why is it Important

Studies show that emotional intelligence (EI), the ability to identify and manage emotions in both self and others, is the best predictor of success in life. Its predictive value is greater than IQ plus technical skills put together. Recent UCLA research indicated that only 7% of leadership success is attributable to intellect; 97% of success, in fact, comes from trust, integrity, authenticity, honesty, creativity, presence, and resilience.

Learning about Emotional Intelligence during the Summer Principals Academy

This summer, as part of the Summer Principal's Academy experience, students will be taking a Seminar in Leadership (ORLA 6020). A major part of the seminar is a segment dedicated to Emotional Intelligence led by Dr. Robin Stern and Dr. Janet Patti (Instructors) and Whitney Bates (Assistant). This course will introduce you to the basics of emotional intelligence and how this framework can be used for your own professional development. Through a combination of guest lecture, reflective practice, and group process, you will become familiar with your strengths and challenge areas, explore your core values, build upon your vision and design a performance growth plan that will improve your ability to model "star" leadership and transform your lives and school.

Emotional Competence Inventory 360' Assessment

In order to achieve the aforementioned it is important to obtain a comprehensive, baseline assessment of your current E I (you don't mention "EQ" anywhere else...so if that's what is actually supposed to be here it should be explained).

In the next few days you will be getting an email from the Hay Group about the Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI). The ECI is a 360' degree instrument (meaning that in addition to your own responses to questions concerning your emotional intelligence, others in your personal and work life are invited to respond) that tests a variety of competencies and composes your very own "emotional intelligence profile".

The Hay Group email will provide instructions about selecting and contacting those individuals whom you choose to evaluate your emotional intelligence by completing the relevant sections of the ECI. You will be asked to select up to 12 people who know you and your work very well. It is crucial that you get a well-rounded group of respondents, those you had amicable relationships with and those that presented challenges for you. The results of your ECI are for you and your own professional development only, so the more honesty you can get from those you ask for feedback, the more you will grow in this process. Further, the quality of the instrument will be enhanced by the number of respondents.

HELPFUL TIPS FOR DATA COLLECTION:

Choosing respondents:
It is not necessary to use all respondent categories. They are there to make the instrument flexible across a variety of job roles. Instead, focus on the relevant categories. Choose people who know you well and will provide open and honest feedback to you. You are more likely to receive accurate feedback if you have 5+ people in a category. Selecting the absolute minimum risks having the data suppressed if someone does not respond, or is unable to answer enough questions to produce a valid survey response. If you are not sure whether you'd like to include an individual, you can always come back to add people later.

Review your own survey, as these are the same questions people will answer about you.

Preparing respondents:
Raters respond much better to the ECI when they are contacted personally by the survey participant. The e-mail can be as simple as:
"Here is what I'm doing and why...""I've personally selected you as someone I'd like to receive feedback from.""You'll be receiving an e-mail, subject line Request for feedback on ______ (participant name) with instructions for taking the survey"

This way, if a participant has an incorrect e-mail address, or if there is a SPAM blocker, the rater will be aware that they're supposed to receive something.

Special Note about email and spam blockers:
Please note that e-mails regarding the ECI Survey for the Summer Principals Academy - Pro Seminar in Leadership may be read as SPAM by aggressive SPAM blocking software provided by personal e-mail accounts. It is therefore very important to check for your own e-mail, sent on May 19th.

If you do not receive your e-mail, and have checked to make sure it is not being blocked, please contact Stephanie_Cook@haygroup.com, to ask that it be sent again.

It is also a good idea to communicate with your respondents to make sure they have received the e-mail request from you as well. Respondents should receive the request for your survey on the day you log on to enter their names on the internet survey site.

Orientation Feedback

Response to the Orientation

We hope you had a chance to process the information from orientation over the past week. We have been processing your thoughtful feedback. Thank you for taking time to let us know how we can improve the orientation and address issues that will help you to be better prepared when you return to campus in June. We will continue to use this blog as a way to facilitate overall information distribution and we will use other venues as well where appropriate (e.g. ClassWeb postings and email blasts).

Here are some of the really valuable insights we took away from the orientation:

The Orientation Schedule

Your feedback indicated that we could have introduced the overall program for the day more clearly and provided a more easy to manage set of binders and handouts. We are aware of the large amount of information that you were processing and wish that we had more time to spend in each of the sessions.

Master Calendar

We are sending you a helpful master calendar for the summer that highlights assignments and course meeting times. The first installment will include all pre-course assignments. A comprehensive calendar of summer classes will follow. Many of you indicated that this would be a helpful as you juggle the various syllabi. We encourage you to take time to prepare your own calendars carefully as time management is a valuable skill and the various responsibilities of SPA will challenge you to be mindful of multiple commitments.

We are reviewing the calendar for a better match with New York's school calendar for next year.

Staff and Faculty Introductions

Given all the information that you were presented at orientation, it would have been helpful to have names and faces at the beginning of the day so you know that we are all here to help. We appreciate your feedback with regard to introductions and have made notes on that for upcoming events.

More time to get to know other cohort members

We understand the need to get to know your cohort members. In fact, over time you will be the strength of the program for each other. Look forward to much more in this area at the next phase of the orientation on June 24. We will also provide much more opportunity to get to know Teachers College and Columbia University.

You will also have an opportunity to meet members of the founding cohort of SPA at the next orientation.

Registration/UNI

Our staff has worked hard all week to get everyone into the system so you can access information via ClassWeb and the Student Information System. Thank you for your patience. If you have additional questions to this end, please contact Tom Haferd at haferd@tc.edu.

Purchasing Textbooks this Saturday

Bring Personal Checks & Credit Cards (no cash)
We have made special arrangements with the duplicating department so you can purchase course reading packets after orientation on Saturday. Personal checks and credit cards will be accepted. Sorry about the previously posted (and incorrect) information.

Getting to TC on May 13th - subway advisory

Please be advised that there is service interruption on the #1 line on May 13th. The uptown train will not stop at 116th Street.

http://mta.info/nyct/service/pdf_f/19_1up4.pdf

Alternatively, you can take the A/B/C/D to 125th Street and take a 10-minute walk to TC.

If you need additional information about transportation (e.g. buses), please email Elsa Chen at eic2103@columbia.edu

Updates

Upcoming Orientation

We are thrilled about meeting all you of on Saturday, May 13^th. We look forward to seeing you all there.

Where: Teachers College

525 W 120^th Street

(between Broadway and Amsterdam)

Grace Dodge Hall, Room 277

Nearest Subway Stop – #1 Train at 116^th, Columbia University

When: Saturday, May 13^th, 8:00am – 4:00pm

What else?

Computers

You will need to bring a laptop that is equipped with wireless capabilities. You will need this computer for the orientation and it will also be a good opportunity to test out your network capabilities prior to the summer sessions. We will also be providing training on ClassWeb, the Teachers College course platform.

Courses

You will meet your professors, who will introduce you to the courses you will be taking this summer.

Coaches

You will be meeting your internship coaches during lunch, which will be provided by the Summer Principals Academy.

Textbooks

The following is a list of required texts for this summer’s courses. These books will be available for purchase at the Teachers College bookstore the day of orientation. There are certainly alternative sources for purchasing these books. We encourage you to share any bargains you find. You do not need to bring any textbooks to the orientation.

ORLA 4001 Introduction to School Leadership and Decision Making

Hoy, W. K. & Tarter, C. J. (2004). Administrators Solving the Problems of Practice: Decision making concepts, cases and consequences, 2^nd ed. Boston, MA: Pearson.

Baker, B.D. & Richards, C.E. (2004). The Ecology of Educational Systems. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.

Note: the first book will be the primary text used in the class, however, the 2^nd is an excellence source for understanding the process of writing case briefs and data-based problem solving, and as a result, is an essential resource.

ORLA 5018: School Leadership for Adult Development

Drago-Severson, E. (2004). Becoming adult learners: Principles and practices for effective development. New York: Teachers College Press.

Drago-Severson, E. (2004). Helping teachers learn: Principal leadership for adult growth and development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.

Wagner, T., Kegan, R., Lahey, L., Lemons, R. W., Garnier, J, Helsing, D., Howell, A., & Rasmussen, H. T. (2006). Change leadership: A practical guide to transforming our schools. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/Wiley.

ORLA 5029 Supervision of Teaching & Learning

Glickman, C., Gordon, S., and Ross, J. (2004). SuperVision and instructional leadership. A developmental approach. 6^th edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. ISBN: 0-205-38079-4.

ORLA 6020 Emotional Intelligence: Social-Emotional Competency for Educational Leaders

Primal Leadership by Richard Boyatzis, Dan Goleman, and Annie McKee (ISBN 157851486).

Friendly Reminders

You will be getting information from Teachers College about Admitted Students’ weekends. Please note that SPA program orientation days are required and are in addition to the TC information weekends.