Great Teachers & Leaders
- Leadership Standards
- Principal Supervisor Standards
- Principal Evaluation
- Principal Preparation and Certification
Location of standards
Code of Maryland Regulation (COMAR) 13A.12.04.04B
Alignment to national standards
PSEL
Year of law passage/rule change
2017
Name and overview of standards
The Professional Standards for Educational Leaders contains ten standards that focus on mission, vision, and core values; ethics and professional norms; equity and cultural responsiveness; curriculum, instruction, and assessment; community of care and support for students; professional capacity of school personnel; professional community for teachers and staff; engagement of families and communities; operations and management; and school improvement.
Use of standards
Aligned to evaluation and licensure
References
[1] State of Maryland, Office of the Secretary of State, Division of State Documents. (2017). 13A.12.04.04B: Supervisors of Instruction, Assistant Principals, Principals. Retrieved from http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/comarhtml/13a/13a.12.04.04.htm. [2] Maryland State Department of Education. (n.d.) Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015 (PSEL). Retrieved from http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/OTPE/PSEL.aspx.
Location of standards
There are no Maryland law or regulation requiring local school systems to implement the Model Principal Supervisor Professional Standards but districts are aware of the standards and using them to inform the work of principal supervisors.
Alignment to national principal supervisor standards
The Model Principal Supervisor Professional Standards
Year of law passage/rule change
N/A
Overview of standards
The Model Principal Supervisor Professional Standards consist of eight standards that identify expectations, dispositions, and actions of the principal supervisors.
Use of standards
The Office of Leadership Development and School Improvement shares the Model Principal Supervisor Professional Standards at local supervisors’ meetings to build capacity for implemenation.
Presence of principal supervisor job description
Yes
References
[1] Maryland State Department of Education. (n.d.). Office of Leadership Development and School Improvement. Retrieved from http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/OTPE/index.aspx. [2] State of Maryland, Office of the Secretary of State, Division of State Documents. (n.d.) 13A.07.10.03: Definitions. Retrieved from http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/comarhtml/13a/13a.07.10.03.htm
Location of performance evaluation requirement
The Education Reform Act of 2010; COMAR Title 13A.07.09,
Year of passage/revision
2010
Name of evaluation system
Teacher Principal Evaluation (TPE)
Description of evaluation system
The state model for principal evaluations includes equally weighted domains for professional practice and student growth. Professional practice is based on the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders and student growth is based on assessement informed growth measures and/or whole school growth measures. Local school system leaders have the opition of using the state model or a locally developed model for principal evaluations. Locally developed models must be in mutal agreement with the exclusive employee representatives and shall include performance evaluation criteria based on mutliple measrues. Locally developed models must be approved by the Maryland State Department of Education.
Frequency of performance evaluation
Annually
Intended use of performance evaluation
Used to foster the growth of effective leaders and to inform needed professional learning experiences
Rubric or evaluation instrument
The Office of Leadership Development is in the process of developing a rubric for the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders.
References
[1] Maryland State Department of Education. (n.d.) Laws and Regulation. Retrieved from http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/OTPE/PolicyRegulations..... [2] Maryland State Department of Education. (2017). Summary of Laws and Regulations for Teacher and Principal Evaluation. Retrieved from http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Documents/OTPE/PolicyRegulati.... [3] Maryland State Department of Education. (2017). Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015 (PSEL). Retrieved from http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/OTPE/PSEL.aspx.
Principal preparation program accreditation or approval standards
State and national standards are applied in the evaluation process. Standards include the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders.
Description of program approval review process
The Program Approval and Assessment Branch conducts on-site reviews for fully approved programs and follow-up visits to programs on probation.
Minimum years of educational experience or degree required by candidate for acceptance to principal preparation program
Master's degree and 27 months of satisfactory performance as a teacher or certified specialist
Minimum test scores for preparation program entrance
Insitutions of higher education establish test score requirements for entry into Masters’ programs
Number of credits in coursework required for graduation
18 semester hours
Degree level required for principal entry-level certification or licensure
Master's degree
Field work or internship required for degree or license
Yes
Minimum test score requirements for certification
School Leaders Licensure Assessment with a score of 165
References
[1] Maryland State Department of Education. (n.d.). Praxis subject assessments. Retrieved from http://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DEE/Certification/testing_i... [2] State of Maryland, Office of the Secretary of State, Division of State Documents. (n.d.). 13 A 12.04.04: Supervisors of instruction, assistant principals, and principals. Retrieved from http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/comarhtml/13a/13a.12.04.04.htm [3] Maryland State Department of Education. (2017). Maryland Approved Programs for Professionally Certified Personnel. Retrieved from http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Documents/DEE/ProgramApproval....