Principals Management Development Programme

Principals Management Development Programme

JET Redcap Awards Ceremony: 22 February 2013

JET Redcap PMDP Award Ceremony – 22 February 2013

1. Programme Objectives

• To rapidly upgrade the management skills of principals in selected

schools in KZN through a highly applied methodology

• To strengthen the working relationships between the three critical

layers in the functioning of a school (Circuit Manager; Principal &

SMT)

• To improve the support and coaching skills of Circuit Managers and

other DoE officials (where applicable)

• To develop sustainable professional learning communities

• To build a private/public funding and delivery model

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The Honorable MEC of KZN Education Mr. S. Mchunu


2. College Training & Coaching Methodology

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‘College Training’ On-Site Coaching

Cluster of principals at a

central venue and HODs with their 2 specific modules

24 Deliverablesfor Principals

9 Deliverables for HODs

One module per month

On a Saturday

Outputs

Signed Off byCoaches

One-on-onecoaching ofprincipal at

school

2 Hours per month

Weekdays

Modules:• Direction & Planning• Curriculum Management (P & HOD)• People Management (P & HOD)• School Governance• Resource Acquisition & Management• Financial Management


3. Quality Assurance - UKZN

Moderation of PoEs : 5 November 2012

Moderation Team : UKZN, Independent Principal & DoE Official

•All 16 portfolios were moderated.

•Moderation was criterion-referenced because principals come from very different contexts

•The portfolios were moderated individually and not on a comparative basis, however HoDs portfolio

from the same school were compared.

•Moderators were looking for authentic engagement with the tasks and the practicality of

implementation

•The inclusion of teams from the same schools were interesting. Largely the Portfolios of Evidence

submitted by Principals and HODs from the same school were nearly identical. This stands to reason if

the SMT engagement with the PMDP had been authentic.

•There is evidence which suggests that the SMTs engaged well with the Programme, thus the schools

should benefit from the process

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PMDP Research


Practice/Performance Correlations

School Type

Practices/PerformanceInfrastructure/ Performance

All Top 11 Top 7 Top 1

Corr Sig 2 Corr Sig 2 Corr Sig 2 Corr Sig 2 Corr Sig 2

Primary

.270 .000 .269 .000 .266 .000 .189 .000 .149 0.005

Secondary

.239 .003 .266 .001 .265 .001 .198 .014 .008 .922

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A statistically valid, linear relationship exists between these practices and the school results achieved

A very weak to no statistically valid linear relationshipexists between Infrastructure and the school results

Statistically the Top 7 Practices contribute to 7% of the variation in the results at both Primary & Secondary Schools•Curriculum being monitored and tracked•SMT Meets Regularly•Class visits being conducted•School & Curriculum Management Year Plan in place•Monthly Financial Tracking•Educator & Learner Absenteeism Managed•Staff Recognition Procedure in place


4. Research Conclusions

• Research has shown that the package of practices in the PMDP has medium strength and a

statistically significant linear relationship with school performance

• Statistically the Top 7 Practices contribute to 7% of the variation in the results at both Primary &

Secondary Schools

• No statistically valid linear relationship exists between Infrastructure and the school results

(Secondary)

• From a policy perspective, if the intention is to achieve improved results then resourcing should

primarily focus on improving practices rather than infrastructure

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JET Redcap PMDP - 2012


PMDP Planned Activities for 2012/2013

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Date Activity Status

May–November 2012 PMDP : College and Coaching Sessions

Completed

10 October 2012 UKZN Leadership Workshop Completed

25 /27 October–1 November 2012

SGB Workshops Completed

5 November 2012 Moderation of POEs Completed

14 -15 November 2012 Collation of Final Assessments Information

Completed

20 – 21 November 2012 Final Reflections Session Completed

October/November 2012 Commence MIS Cell Phone Reporting on selected KPIs

In progress

22 February 2013 Graduation Planned


5. Workshop Attendance

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6. Coaching Attendance

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100%

69%

100%94% 94% 94%

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100%

Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 Module 6


7. Course Evaluation by Participants

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8. Accreditation

• 100% Full Accreditation was attained

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Ward Surname Initials P/DP/HODCert of Competence

Kwa DukuzaDeodat J P Yes

UmhlaliKhumalo TS P Yes

NonotiLushaba OS P Yes

NonotiMathonsi PE P Yes

Nonoti Makhanya NR DP YesKwa Dukuza

Sibiya TN DP Yes

Nonoti Kaunda GL HOD YesUmhlali

Macebo VJ HOD Yes

Nonoti Makhathini CN HOD Yes

Nonoti Mbonambi BA HOD Yes

Nonoti Mchunu HT HOD YesUmhlali

Mgobhozi LC HOD Yes

Umhlali Msomi NS HOD YesUmhlali

Mthembu GP HOD YesKwa Dukuza

Mwandla V HOD YesUmhlali

Myeza CT HOD Yes


8.1 Accreditation

• PMDP STARS:

—2 x Principals

—2 x HODs

• These participants are selected on the basis of their distinguished involvement,

growth, dedication and visible changes in their schools displaying that learning is

being translated into something tangible

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Project Measures

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PRINCIPALS/ WARD MANAGERS Target Actual SCHOOLS Target Actual

Principals capability - % accredited 80% 100%Grade 3 assessment results - Average annual improvement: Li teracy 5% 7.25%

HODs' capability - % accredited 80% 100% Numeracy 5% 13.0%

Circuit Managers (involvement still to be clarified) 60% Follow upGrade 6 assessment results - Average annual improvement: Engl i sh 5% 15.4%

STAKEHOLDERS Maths 5% -8.40%

Effective SGBs - % meetings/minutes (1/quarter) 80% 100% Educator attendance - % annual ised 90% 97%Effective SMTs - % meetings/minutes (1/month) 80% 100% Learner attendance - % annual ised 90% 96%

SUSTAINABILITYCurriculum Tracking system established and used after 1 year 80% Follow up

PROJECT (INTERVENTION)

Project effectiveness - % timeframes met 100% 100%

- % cost to budget 100% 100%

Training attendance - % participants at workshops 80% 94%

Participant evaluations - % good/excellent 80% 100%


9. Acknowledgements

Our greatest gratitude as a Consortium goes to:

•JET KZN Coordinator for efficiency in organising all logistics

•JET GP Office for ensuring visibility at sessions and supporting by raising pertinent

issues to improve the outcomes

•Funders who made it all possible but also maintained visibility

•Most importantly the participants, for investing the time and allowing us to take them on

this journey, amongst all their day-to-day responsibilities under pressurised time-frames

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10. The Next Steps

• Conduct follow-up visits to the schools to ensure management practices learnt are

sustained

• Specific issues or areas of development that have been raised either by participants or

JET will be dealt with during the next 2 follow up visits

• An MIS Cell Phone reporting system has been introduced recently and schools will be

supported in getting their reporting going in the next 2 months

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Documents

Principals Management Development Programme