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LESSONS LEARNED FOSTER COLLECTIVE ACCOUNTABILITY EMPOWER TEACHERS STRENGTHEN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEVERAGE CLASS SIZE REDUCTION DEVELOP RESPONSIVE INTERVENTIONS SUPPORT EXEMPLARY LEADERS CULTIVATE TEACHER COLLABORATION CLEAR COMMUNICATOR ACTIVE LISTENER VISIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER COURAGEOUS I IT TOETHER FOCUSED ON A VISION CURRENT COMPASSIONATE HIGH EXPECTATIONS DEDICATED FAIR ORGANIZED ADAPTIVE APPROACHABLE COMMUNITY AWARENESS DECISIVE DATA-DRIVEN LEADS BY EXAMPLE RESOURCEFUL CLEAR COMMUNICATOR ACTIVE LISTENER VISIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER COURAGEOUS IN IT TOGETHER FOCUSED ON A VISION CURRENT COMPASSIONATE HIGH EXPECTATIONS DEDICATED FAIR ORGANIZED ADAPTIVE APPROACHABLE COMMUNITY AWARENESS DECISIVE DATA-DRIVEN LEADS BY EXAMPLE RESOURCEFUL CLEAR COMMUNICA- TOR ACTIVE LISTENER VISIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER COURAGEOUS IN IT TOGETHER FOCUSED ON A VISION CURRENT COMPASSION- ATE HIGH EXPECTATIONS DEDICATED FAIR ORGANIZED ADAPTIVE APPROACHABLE COMMUNITY AWARENESS DECISIVE DATA-DRIV- EN LEADS BY EXAMPLE RESOURCEFUL CLEAR COMMUNICATOR ACTIVE LISTENER VISIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER COURAGEOUS IN IT TOGETHER FOCUSED ON A VISION CURRENT COMPASSIONATE HIGH EXPECTATIONS DEDICATED FAIR ORGANIZED ADAPTIVE APPROACHABLE COMMUNITY AWARENESS DECISIVE DATA-DRIVEN LEADS BY EXAMPLE RESOURCEFUL CLEAR COMMUNICATOR ACTIVE LISTENER VISIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER COURAGEOUS IN IT TOGETHER FOCUSED ON A VISION CURRENT COMPASSIONATE HIGH EXPECTATIONS DEDICATED FAIR ORGANIZED ADAPTIVE APPROACHABLE COMMUNITY AWARENESS DECISIVE DATA-DRIVEN LEADS BY EXAMPLE RESOURCEFUL CLEAR COMMUNICATOR ACTIVE LISTENER VISIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER COURAGEOUS IN IT TOGETHER FOCUSED ON A VISION CURRENT COMPASSIONATE HIGH EXPECTATIONS DEDICATED FAIR ORGANIZED ADAPTIVE APPROACHABLE COMMUNITY AWARENESS DECISIVE DATA-DRIVEN LEADS BY EXAMPLE RESOURCEFUL CLEAR COMMUNICATOR ACTIVE LISTENER VISIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER COURAGEOUS IN IT TOGETHER FOCUSED ON A VISION CURRENT COMPASSIONATE HIGH EXPECTATIONS DEDICATED IZED ADAPTIVE APPROACHABLE COMMUNITY AWARENESS DECISIVE DATA-DRIVEN LEADS BY EXAMPLE RESOURCEFUL CLEAR COMMUNICATOR ACTIVE LISTENER VISIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER COURAGEOUS IN IT TOGETHER FOCUSED ON A VISION CURRENT COMPASSIONATE HIGH EXPECTATIONS DEDICATED FAIR ORGANIED OMSIONATE ADAPTIVE APPROACHABLE COMMUNITY AWARENESS DECISIVE DATA-DRIVEN LEADS BY EXAMPLE RESOURCEFUL CLEAR COMMUNICATOR ACTIVE LISTENER VISIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER COURAGEOUS IN IT TOGETHER FOCUSED ON A VISION CURRENT COMPASSIONATE HIGH EXPECTATIONS DEDICATED FAIR ORGANIZED ADAPTIVE APPROACHABLE COMMUNITY AWARENESS DECISIVE DATA-DRIVEN LEADS BY EXAMPLE RESOURCEFUL CLEAR COMMUNICATOR ACTIVE LISTENER VISIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER COURAGEOUS IN IT TOGETHER FOCUSED ON A VISION CURRENT COMPASSIONATE HIGH EXPECTATIONS DEDICATED DECICATED FAIR ORGANIZED ADAPTIVE APPROACHABLE COMMUNITY AWARENESS DECISIVE DATA-DRIVEN LEADS BY EXAMPLE RESOURCEFUL CLEAR COMMUNICATOR ACTIVE LISTENER VISIBLE R E L E V A N T T E A C H E R - D R I V E N Q U A L I T Y A C T I O N A B L E S U P P O R T C O H E R E N T C O M M I T M E N T W I L L I N G N E S S T O I N N O V A T E S U P P O R T I V E L E A D E R S H I P T R U S T A N D R E S P E C T C L E A R E X P E C T A T I O N S D E D I C A T E D A R C H I T E C T D E F I N E D T E A M S S C H E D U L E D T I M E B R A N D I N G S P E C I F I C P U R P O S E C O H E S I O N A N D C O H E R E N C E C O L L E C T I V E A C C O U N T A B I L I T Y P R O F E S S I O N A L C O M M U N I T Y E N H A N C E D D A T A U S E Interview by Mike Myslinski QEIA RESEARCH: THE VALUABLE LESSONS LEARNED You have said that with QEIA, CTA moved beyond advo- cating for bread-and-butter union issues like salaries and benefits, and has really addressed issues of teaching and learning, the professional side of teaching. How signifi- cant is that? I think we're living in a time when the role of unions is changing very much, for a number of reasons. We have a new generation of teachers, for example. They're looking to their union to help them improve teaching and learning. We are seeing much more involvement of local unions in the work of teachers in classrooms, and many more collaborations between local unions and districts and schools that focus on teaching and learning. Research is showing that these collaborations have the potential to be really beneficial for schools, teachers, and ultimately stu- dents. The policy talk focusing on the quality of teachers and teacher evaluation has also prompted unions to get involved and talk more about these issues. And now, with QEIA, CTA has gotten involved in education reform at a statewide level in a very new way. The tides are shifting. With her company's fifth and final QEIA research report coming out this summer, Courtney Malloy has examined the acclaimed reform program from all angles and remains impressed with the lessons it revealed for better teaching and learning. She is the lead researcher at an independent firm, Vital Research of Los Angeles, and believes that although the QEIA program officially ends June 30, its legacy will continue. Source: Vital Research, LLC 30 www.cta.org Feature