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VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 PRESIDENT’S REPORT SPRING 2017 BRIGHT NEW LEADERS FOR OHIO SCHOOLS IS A NONPROFIT 501(c)(3) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OHIO BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, AND FISHER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. 41 South High Street, Suite 2240, Columbus, OH 43215 ©2017 BRIGHT New Leaders for Ohio Schools BrightOhio.org LETTER FROM THE In the initial design of the program, it was intended that the Collaboration is a hallmark of this initiative. BRIGHT’s success Fellows would earn an MBA, be assigned a business mentor owes much to the efforts of key stakeholders and partners, and serve for a full school year under the apprenticeship including but not limited to: PRESIDENT of an accomplished principal. Understanding that program • Ohio Governor John Kasich and his cabinet development is an iterative process, my goal has been to assist • Senate President Larry Obhof, former Senate President in designing an ecosystem of supports that empowers our Keith Faber and all members of the Ohio Senate BRIGHT Fellows to move from recruitment, selection and • House Speaker Clifford Rosenberger, former House training to service as transformational leaders in the field of Speaker William Batchelder and all members of the Ohio education. Several key components were added to build upon House of Representatives the initial design: • Members of the Ohio Congressional Delegation • Courses from the College of Education in instructional • Ohio Business Roundtable Chairman Gary Heminger leadership, early childhood, literacy instruction, data-driven of Marathon Petroleum, former Chairs Phillip Cox of instruction, special education, and more Thomas Maridada II Cincinnati Bell and Michael Thaman of Owens Corning, • A year-long colloquia, in partnership with Battelle for Kids, President and CEO and all members of the Ohio Business Roundtable to delve deeper into topics such as social-emotional learning BRIGHT New Leaders • Ohio State University President Michael Drake, Fisher and trauma for Ohio Schools College of Business Dean Anil Makhija, College of • Instructional rounds and site visits to help the BRIGHT Education and Human Ecology Dean Cheryl Achterberg Dear Friends, Partners and Supporters: Fellows examine the practice of successful schools in Ohio and faculty of the university that are beating the odds I want to thank each of you for your contributions to the I applaud Richard Stoff for his visionary leadership in • Dr. Ronald Heifetz, Founding Director of the Center for • A master rubric, in partnership with New Leaders for New success of BRIGHT New Leaders for Ohio Schools. Due to creating this bold new disruptive innovation that enhances Public Leadership and the King Hussein bin Talal Senior Schools, to assess the efficacy and leadership competencies your support, 100 percent of the initial cohort of BRIGHT the talent pool of transformational leaders to meet the needs Lecturer in Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy of the BRIGHT Fellows (conducted quarterly) Fellows who were trained and licensed are now serving of the most vulnerable children in the state of Ohio. He, along School of Government in leadership roles throughout the state of Ohio. We are with Dr. Anthony Rucci and Dr. Roy Lewicki of Ohio State’s • Principal Coaches with a proven track record of raising • Paolo DeMaria, State Superintendent of Public currently training Cohort 2, and later this fall we will begin Fisher College of Business, as architects of BRIGHT, created student achievement, to provide 100 clock hours of technical Instruction, Ohio Department of Education; the State recruiting Cohort 3. Our program is at a critical precipice, a program that is the only one of its kind in the nation. Each of assistance and support, and to measure the Fellows’ growth Board of Education; and John Carey, Chancellor, Ohio as we are now moving from the pilot stage to full program our Board of Directors, legislative advocates and appointing throughout their three years with the program Department of Higher Education implementation. authorities, including Ohio Governor John Kasich, has been • Leadership domains and assessments to drive the • Ohio school district superintendents, accomplished critical to BRIGHT’s success. in-building experience The domains include (1) action principal mentors, principal coaches and the thousands of Richard Stoff, Chairman of the BRIGHT Board of Directors planning and execution, (2) leading teams and data-driven courageous classroom teachers in our state and President and CEO of the Ohio Business Roundtable, has From the start, focus groups were conducted in Cincinnati instruction, (3) instructional excellence and (4) providing • National education partners — The New Teacher Project, often said that BRIGHT has 3 Moments of Truth: Public Schools, Cleveland Metropolitan Schools and critical feedback to significantly increase stakeholder New Leaders, Teach for America and Battelle for Kids Columbus City Schools to get feedback and identify the 1 | First Moment of Truth — If we build it, will performance core competencies required for outstanding school leaders. • Jones Day, for its wealth of pro bono legal assistance they come? The answer is Yes. We had more than I would like to thank Dr. Mary Ronan, Superintendent • A protocol for an electronic portfolio to assess leadership • Board of Directors of BRIGHT (see page 15) 1,500 applications for 60 slots in Cohorts 1 and 2. competence, submitted by Fellows as a precursor to the of Cincinnati Public Schools; Eric Gordon, CEO of the These stakeholders and partners have played a monumental recommendation for licensure 2 | Second Moment of Truth — If we train elite Cleveland Metropolitan School District; and Dr. Daniel role in our success. To all of them, we say, “Thank you for your educational leaders, will they be hired to serve Good, Superintendent of Columbus City Schools, and their • An additional service requirement for Fellows to co-teach assistance and support. BRIGHT’s success is your success.” in school districts throughout the state of Ohio? teams, for their early investment and thought leadership in a minimum of one class period, at least three times a week, Our BRIGHT New Leaders will transform and change the lives The answer is Yes. 100 percent of the initial cohort helping to inform our practice. under an accomplished teacher, to better understand how of the most vulnerable children in the state of Ohio. Thank you were hired and are now serving in schools to close achievement gaps and accelerate learning at the again for your contribution to this important work. throughout the state. classroom level 3 | Third Moment of Truth — Will our leaders Sincerely, make a difference and close achievement gaps? The answer is we don’t know. We have yet to quantify their impact. It may take several years because that’s how long it takes to change the culture of a school. However, we know that our Thomas Maridada II BRIGHT Leaders, along with their colleagues in President and CEO the schools where they serve, are saving lives. 3 THE SEARCH FOR EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS CONTINUES Gaining admission to the BRIGHT Fellowship program Program Improvements The Evolution of the is a rigorous, highly selective, multi-stage process. Only those candidates who demonstrate true potential to Based on our experience with the inaugural cohort of BRIGHT Fellowship Program Design serve as extraordinary school leaders advance through BRIGHT Fellows, we are improving the program to make the process. it more impactful for both our Fellows and the children The BRIGHT Fellowship experience has expanded over time. The Cohort 1 Fellowship they will be serving. The new and improved program will was a 12-month experience, while the Cohort 2 Fellowship will be an 18-month experience. BRIGHT seeks exceptional leaders with the provide for better pacing and greater reflection, and will proven ability to: allow us to go even deeper in preparing our Fellows for PLANNING PHASE COHORT 1 PROGRAM DESIGN COHORT 2 PROGRAM DESIGN • Inspire others to fulfill their true potential the enormous challenges they will face as building leaders NOV 2012 – FEB 2015 MARCH 2015 – AUG 2016 SEPT 2016 – PRESENT • Gain people’s trust and commitment to follow the changing culture and turning around high-priority schools. • MBA • MBA (Designed with Education Courses)* • MBA (Designed with Education Courses)+ leader’s vision The inaugural cohort of BRIGHT Fellows completed the • Make tough decisions and take action in complex • C-Suite Business • C-Suite Business Mentors • C-Suite Business Mentors program in 12 months. For Cohort 2, the program will be situations Mentors • 1,100 Clock Hour In-building Residency with • 1,100 Clock Hour In-building Residency with expanded to span 18 months, from January 2017 to June • Build and lead a high-performance team • In-building Residency Mentorship by an Accomplished Principal Mentorship by an Accomplished Principal 2018. • Lead change by encouraging diversity, fostering with Mentorship by an • Quarterly Assessment Evaluation Using • Quarterly Assessment Evaluation Using innovation and maintaining a high tolerance for The expanded timeline will assist us in providing a more Accomplished Principal Master Rubric Designed in Partnership Master Rubric Designed in Partnership uncertainty, ambiguity and risk coherent and effective delivery model and framework for with New Leaders with New Leaders Above all, BRIGHT is looking for individuals with BRIGHT. This will give our Fellows the