RCE Overview: In partnership with district, school and charter leaders, educators and stakeholder teams, Minnesota’s RCE facilitate and support a continuous improvement process that is focused on transforming educational systems to ensure high levels of learning for all students.
RCE Core Competencies: All RCE staff demonstrate knowledge, skills and willingness to:
Equity:
- engage educators in conversations and action planning to ensure high levels of learning for all students and staff without exception
- identify and eliminate structural and institutional barriers to educational opportunities resulting in improved conditions for teaching and learning
Effective Instruction:
- support systems and educators in implementing and sustaining standards-based curriculum, instruction, assessment and multi-tiered systems of support
- support systems and educators in implementing and sustaining highly effective Professional Learning Communities
Coaching and Facilitation:
- Coaching
- maintain a professional coaching relationship with educators through active listening, reflective questioning and collaborative development of differentiated coaching plans
- engage in focused conversations with district and school leaders to build capacity for school turnaround and improvement that embeds timely and meaningful stakeholder engagement
- Facilitation
- model the use of effective team facilitation processes and protocols
- design and provide professional development activities utilizing the principles of adult learning
Evidence / Data:
- use evidence and data in system and educator improvement, including the use of MDE secure reports, multiple types of education data, and comprehensive needs assessment to support the continuous improvement process and ensure equitable distribution of resources
Active Implementation:
- assist systems and educators in identifying and implementing evidence based practices using the Active Implementation Framework (AIHub)