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UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU School Leadership Evaluation System in Lithuania UDA IKASTAROAK CURSOS DE VERANO SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU Dalia Brazienė, Senior Specialist of Culture, Education and Sports Department of Kaunas District, Lithuania 2017, July 1

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES 2321 km 2892 km Basque Country SPAIN UPV / EHU

UPV / EHU UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES Responsibility for Education in Lithuania Ministry of Education and Science Local Governments 60 Municipalities 60 Departments of Education Pre-school Institutions 742 General Education Schools 1188 Non-formal Education Schools 367 Vocational Education Schools 90 High Education Schools 45

UPV / EHU UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES SL evaluation and assessment NATIONAL LEVEL • Selection and Competition for the position of SL • External quality assessment at least once in 7 years MUNICIPALITY LEVEL SCHOOL LEVEL • Contest • Annual evaluation • Internal selfassessment • SL certification • Annual report every 5 years Every year

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU Since 2008 - educational change management project "Time for Leaders" • The goal of the Project is to form the basis for a support infrastructure for leaders in education. • Where do leaders spring from? • Leaders cannot be produced; however, a safe risk environment for leaders to assume responsibility, use external help and become a support for others have been generating.

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU Selection of School Heads till 2011 Methods for Selection: 1) Knowledge based test 2) Conversation 3) Presentation of guidelines for the future of the school Selection Committee (5 members): 2 from the MOES 2 from the Municipality 1 from the School Council

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU Candidate for the Director must: • Have a university degree. • Have a teacher’s qualification and teaching experience. • Have no less than one year experience in managing a group (groups) of people; • Be able to use information technologies. • Speak one of the three EU working languages. • Head’s competences assessed by NASE must be no less than satisfactory level.

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU Selection/Competition (from 2011) Methods for Selection: Assessors: General mental ability test Group task Individual task Interview Independent consultants (NASE) Methods for Selection: Selection Committee (6 members): 1) Conversation 2) Presentation of guidelines for the future of the school 2 from the MOES 2 from the Municipality 1 from the School Council 1 from School Directors Association

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU Competencies to be assessed During the NASE assessment 1. Personal efficiency 2. Strategic thinking and change management 3. Learning ability 4. People management 5. Management for teaching and learning Very poor (1 point) Poor (2 points) 5 levels of competence assessment: Satisfactory (3 points) High (4 points) Excellent (5 points). During the competition in municipality 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Strategic management of an educational institution Management of teacher professional development Management of the institution structure, processes and resources Management of the partnership and cooperation in an educational institution Management for the communicating and informing

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU Methods of assessment in NASE 1. Competence-based in-depth interview. 2. Individual practical management task. 3. Group management task. 4. General thinking ability (cognitive) test. • Groups of 3 – 4 candidates. • A group of 3 – 4 assessors for each assessment. • Approximately 4 hours with breaks.

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU Let’s think: Is it possible to prepare yourself… • … to be self-confident? • … to be positive and broad-minded? • … to be able to develop people, reveal their potential and give support? • … to be able to listen, hear and understand? But. . . • . . . to be able to share your leadership?

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU Issue: The success in assessment of competencies (in %)

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU External quality assessment • The National Agency for School Evaluation performs external evaluation of school leaders and school activities. The goal of external evaluation is to promote the improvement of schools for the better quality of (self-) development and better achievements of students. Tasks: 2. advising school heads and teachers on school improvement. 5. initiate improvement of existing and creation of new assistance and consultation forms for school, teachers, students and their parents.

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES Procedures • 3 -5 days • 3 -9 assessors - independant experts selected by NASE • 25 indicators in 4 areas • 10 strengths + 5 areas for improvement • Report and conclusions are sent to school • Short report - to municipality UPV / EHU

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU Leadership and Management School Culture The scheme of school external assessment and internal self-assessment Education, Learning and Students' Achievments Educational Environment Results

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU Leadership and management Operational planning and organization Learning and operating in teams Personal mastery Perspective and the community agreements Working together Competence Leadership Cooperation with parents Continuous professional development School self-government School networking

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU Internal self-assessment The goal of self-assessment is to forecast the prospects for school improvement. • In the process participates all school community: ü administration, teachers, students, parents. • On-line system IQES online Lietuva: ü collecting and processing data efficiently ü improving performance. • According to the results of internal self-assessment and School priorities the administration develops the Annual Plan.

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU Self-evaluation and external evaluation ratio

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU Annual evaluation Accountability to the founder – self-evaluation. • The main data about: • Reflection on the Annual Plan. ü school staff, ü students and their outcomes, ü school activities, • SL’s personal contribution to the school's progress. ü school self-evaluation, ü cooperation and partnership management, ü financial management. • Problems and the proposed ways to solve them.

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU SL competence and management performance evaluation/certification The main target for the SL is a professional management of a school ensuring the effective improvement of all activities directed to students‘ education. • Objectives: 1. self-evaluate and evaluate managerial competence, performance, provide adequate qualification category and provide managerial activity development; 2. promote operational efficiency in implementing the national education policy and seeking for a high quality education of students.

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU SL self-evaluation/certification SL justify competence providing • Head Activity and competence development plan, • the competence justification report. Presentation 3 areas of activity according to 12 criteria: 1 domain. The knowledge in the field of education policy, school policy creation and implementation (5 criteria). 2 domain. Educational process management (4 criteria): 3 domain. Management of human and material resources (3 criteria)

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES Who evaluates? UPV / EHU How often? Commission made up of certified expert: • the school founder’s representatives • other school heads • SL (in most cases school leader team) performance evaluation/certification is compulsory every 5 years: ü For higher qualification categories - according to 12 criteria. ü For the same qualification category - according to 4 obligatory criteria. 2 -4 experts of management • evaluate the activity of the leader • suggests the Certification Commission to award or not with desired category. • SL can submit a request for a higher category after 3 years. 3 managerial categories (the 3 rd, 2 nd, 1 st) represent a sequence of career steps and are associated with salary supplement.

UPV / EHU UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES Tr PROPORTION OF EVALUATION t Formative METHODS en ty m li In Di sigh sfo alo ts rm gu ati e on an lve tua o x y v In nte tivit Co ap Ad (education) evaluation Evaluation is a process of consulting that helps correct one’s activities External (done by others) evaluation Evaluation is an exhaustive activity aimed at stating evaluation outcomes on i s vi tion r pe ula son u S eg ri R pa m o C Evaluation is an integral part of daily operations, continuous self-monitoring and reflection Evaluation is an exhaustive activity aimed at self-evaluation Summative (statement) evaluation Re Internal (self) evaluation Se po Pl lf-d rtin an ef g ni en ng se

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality Warren Bennis, American scholar UPV / EHU

UDA IKASTAROAK / CURSOS DE VERANO / SUMMER COURSES UPV / EHU Leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present. Rudy Giuliani, Former Mayor of New York City