Benefits for Principals
Vision 2015 demonstrates an unprecedented commitment to provide a world-class education to every Delaware student. Specifically, as a principal, you can expect:
Broad control over staffing, budgets and school programs so that you - working closely with teachers, staff and parents - have the authority, flexibility and resources to meet the needs of your students.
State-of-the-art leadership training to help prepare you for these new responsibilities and keep you up to date on best practices.
Access to more timely information about student performance, human resources and finances to make it easier for you to manage your building well.
Multiple efforts to improve the effectiveness of the teachers in your school, including a career path to encourage greater professionalism, expanded recruitment efforts, expanded in-class coaching and mentoring, a single statewide salary structure to reduce pay inequities, incentives to assume additional responsibilities, and an improved evaluation process.
A statewide base salary schedule for principals, with bonuses tied to performance.
A simpler and fairer funding system, which gives you resources based on the individual needs of your students.
Clear learning standards so that everyone in your building will know exactly what students are expected to know and be able to do in every grade, in every subject. And a wider array of curriculum tools to help your teachers (model lessons, diagnostic assessments, pacing guides, etc.).
Expanded and higher-quality early childhood programs so that more children come to your school fully prepared to learn.
Stronger parent/family involvement programs and business/community partnerships to give broad outside support for the work you do inside the school.
In all, more tools to help you and your staff help your students succeed...in your school, and ultimately, in life.
Everything will not happen in year one. This is a long-term plan that will take years to fully implement. But by 2015, we hope all of these benefits will be in place all across the state.
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But under Vision 2015, there's no "free lunch." You will be expected to be entrepreneurial and innovative on behalf of your students. And you will be more accountable for getting results. You will need to work closely with teachers, families and students to help all students succeed. No exceptions, no excuses.