Administrator Leadership Services
fact sheet
ESD 105 Superintendent Networks
Contact: Ian Grabenhorst — Asst. Supt. for Educational Services, (509) 454-3138
In monthly site visits to colleagues' schools, superintendents and other school district leaders pool their knowledge and experiences to seek ways for improving each school district's internal systems for student learning. The networks are based on a "medical rounds" model involving tours of regional classrooms to observe teaching practices, followed by group debriefs where each group's collaborative expertise helps diagnose issues raised by other superintendents.
• Lower Valley Superintendents' Network (established fall 2006):
Goldendale, Grandview, Granger, Mabton, Mt. Adams, Royal, Sunnyside, Toppenish, Wahluke, Wapato, and Zillah, plus Prosser (from ESD 123)
• Upper Yakima Valley Superintendents' Network (established 2007-2008): East Valley, Highland, Naches Valley, Selah, Union Gap, West Valley, Yakima
• Kittitas County Superintendents' Network (established fall 2008): Cle Elum-Roslyn, Easton, Ellensburg, Kittitas, Thorp
Leadership for Learning
Contact: Cathy Benedetti — Leadership for Learning coordinator, (509) 454-3120
This administrative support group for principals, vice principals, and district administrators meets monthly to provide ongoing professional development. Topics are designed to help enhance school learning environmentgs, develop strategy skills for leaders, and establish a forum to share innovative and individualized solutions with colleagues.
School Board Development
Contact: Jane Gutting — ESD 105 superintendent, (509) 575-2885
The role of the school board and the superintendent is to provide leadership and governance to guarantee ALL STUDENTS the opportunity to succeed in our schools. ESD 105 provides board training and development for exemplary governance that concentrates on the following:
• Establishing goals, vision, and clear outcomes for student achievement
• Creating structures and conditions for the superintendent to be able to function as a real C.E.O. for the school system
• Clarification of the roles and responsibilities of the school board
• Evaluation of and planning for strategic plans
• Strategies to keep the community informed of student progress and needs
• Skills for fiscal governance
• Evaluation of the superintendent
"Create a district and community culture that reinforces the commitment and belief that all district staff and the community members are responsible to, and accountable for, the education of all students at every school in the district."
— The first recommendation in Closing the Achievement Gap: A Policy Action Guide, WASSDA, January 2001
Administrator Leadership Resources:
• Association of Washington School Principals
