Leadership Preparation Performance Coaching (LPPC)
Our research tells us that one of the biggest concerns of superintendents is the tapping and training of new school leaders. Demographic data show that 60 percent of current school leaders will be eligible to retire in the next three to five years. Does your district have a plan for training and succession?
GLISI’s Leadership Preparation Performance Coaching (LPPC) program, supported by Wachovia’s Teachers and Teaching Initiative, is a performance-based program that can meet your needs to prepare school leaders trained in the priority leadership performances that support improved student achievement and organizational effectiveness. The LPPC program:
- Offers a systemic, aligned process for preparing and developing leaders for your district
- Provides an effective "learning-by-doing" approach to internship and induction in your actual school environment
- Offers your developing leaders the coaching and feedback against clear criteria necessary to reduce time to competency
- Uses GLISI's lean, targeted Performance-based Modules to support mastery of the Priority Performances™ in the 8 Roles of School Leaders™
- Helps you “grow your own” local performance coaches
Application process. Superintendent/RESA director endorsement and support are required for application. Candidates must complete a Nomination Form for Applicants, showing examples of significant accomplishment in school leadership and outstanding interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills. For details, see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page.
Time commitment. All LPPCs-in-training attend a total of five days of training. Because LPPC is performance-based, candidates will complete take-home assignments and in-school practice that will demonstrate competency against clear criteria. Follow-up is supported by GLISI's online resource, The Success Center, and includes some face-to-face interaction. Note: Once trained, LPPCs spend significant time providing performance coaching on the job to performers selected for further development. LPPCs also support the teacher during internship for leadership preparation.
Background on LPPC. Based on GLISI's grant proposal (See GLISI’s Initial Year Summary) we received a $140,000 grant from the Wachovia Teachers and Teaching Initiative to support planning, research, and development for the design of an effective coaching program for teachers in preparation for leadership roles. A broad-based Design Team, representing universities, RESA leaders, district leaders, and the business community worked with GLISI to study coaching programs and develop a Review of the Literature and a codified list of Coaching Best Practices.
Building on the initial work of the design team, GLISI continued its research, which resulted in the LPPC model - a guide the LPPC training design and development. Based on the results of the Initial Year proposal, Wachovia awarded GLISI a three-year grant of $600,000 (see Years 1-3 Wachovia Proposal) to create Program Standards and to design, develop, and implement a training program, including performance tools, job aids, and a Success Center.
Integration with the Rising Stars Collaboratives™ program. GLISI has partnered with Georgia universities and school districts to develop a performance-based alternative leadership preparation program that allows participants to practice leadership tasks and skills with coaching and feedback. The program has developed Rising Stars Collaboratives™, where a group of districts within a geographic area with similar needs work with colleges and RESAs to provide opportunities to practice leadership tasks with coaching, feedback, and support. Rising Stars coaches will be trained in the LPPC process.
