Author: Fray, Michaela

ILlinois Partnership Advancing Rigorous Training
Project & Grant Overview
The IL-PART Grant facilitates a partnership between Western Illinois University (WIU) and Quincy Public Schools (QPS) focusing on school leadership. The five-year IL-PART Grant will provide current and future principals with a variety of experiences in the new school leadership requirements aligned to new state certification and the Illinois Performance Standards for School Leaders.
Objectives of the IL-PART Grant include:
provide rigorous and meaningful professional development sessions for current principals to meet the demands of the new school leadership requirements;
improve instructional leadership;
Inform policy change;
inform university program preparation development; and
prepare QPS Mentors.
Illinois State Partners
Dr. Erika Hunt, Alicia Haller, and
ISU Center for the Study of Education Policy (CSEP)
WIU IL-PART Partners
Dr. Dean Halverson, Dr. Carol Webb,
Dr. Lora Wolf, Dr. Stuart Yager
QPS IL-PART Co-Directors
Dave Boster, Michaela Fray, Carol Frericks,
Joel Murphy, Julie Stratman

Quincy Public School’s Mission is to educate students and teachers to achieve personal excellence.
At QPS, we are committed to creating a culture of excellence in education for college and career readiness by:
Engaging students to achieve personal excellence;
Building professional knowledge and excellent teaching practices through collaboration;
Utilizing curriculum aligned to the state standards;
Establishing high expectations and improving student growth; and
Developing active partnerships with parents and the community.

1416 Maine Street
Quincy, Illinois 62301
Phone: 217.223.8700
Fax: 217.228.7162
www.qps.org

School
Leadership
Mentoring
Program

Why is School Leadership Mentoring Essential?

Given the new rigorous requirements in Illinois School Leadership Policy and the opportunity to participate in the IL-PART Grant, QPS will provide professional development, internal mentoring, and external coaching to our new school leaders in their first three years. This program will allow school leaders to develop professional expertise resulting in improved organization and instructional capacity and PK-12 student learning.

How Will Mentoring Be Provided?

First Year Administrator
District Mentor Assigned
-At Least 2 Monthly Communications
(At Least One Face to Face)
-Two LPPW Goals & Indicators of
Growth Aligned to Professional Practice
Goals
IL-PART Provided External Coach
Monthly IL-PART Small Group
Collaboration with IL-PART
Coordinators
Access to WIU Partners
Second Year Administrator
District Mentor Assigned
-At Least Monthly Communication
-One LPPW Goal & Indicators of
Growth Aligned to Professional Practice
Goal
IL-PART Provided External Coach
Quarterly IL-PART Small Group Collaboration with IL-PART
Coordinators
Access to WIU Partners
Third Year Administrator
Access to District Mentor
Access to IL-PART Provided External Coach
Small Group Collaboration Each
Semester
Access to WIU Partners

What Does the QPS
School Leadership Mentoring Program Look Like?

Our Model

External Coach

IL-PART Coordinators

New School Leader

District Mentor

WIU Partners