Host Principal Fall Instructional Rounds Pre & Post Checklist Pre Rounds Steps ¨ Prepare to be fully present as a host between 8:00am-12pm on rounds day. ¨ Make arrangements for alternate coverage with support staff for all duties between 8am-12pm. Encourage office staff to hold all non emergency interruptions until after rounds visit ¨ Make contact with your facilitator ¨ Email your Rounds team if there are any recommendations on parking or the room to meet in ¨ Prepare teachers (date and time of observations, teacher letter, intentional lesson planning for school’s POP, no assessments or field trips) ¨ Create observation schedule (adjust class periods if necessary to meet your data needs, consider your content focus, TK & SPED classes) ¨ Meet with ILT. Finalize your POP with your teacher leaders/ILT. Determine who will participate on Rounds team. Secure subs if necessary. ¨ If you are having more than 3 school participants including yourself on your team notify your facilitator to ensure he/she has enough materials and is prepared. ¨ Ensure you have a meeting room designated and there is signage and/or office staff knows where to direct people ¨ Secure materials (enough chairs, chart paper and tape, pot its, clipboards are optional) ¨ Provide coffee/breakfast snacks (optional) Post Rounds Steps ¨ Complete online feedback form after rounds ¨ Review your Rounds data posted on Instructional Rounds google site ¨ Communicate to whole staff/community patterns learned and school action plan (see sample post Rounds Faculty sharing Protocol) ¨ Engage any internal and external partners working with your school in building awareness of patterns found and next steps (Teaching & Learning, Network Office, Community Schools Student Services, Personalized Learning, Linked Learning, etc.) ¨ Engage ILT in reviewing Rounds data and next steps (see sample ILT Agenda) ¨ Use your Rounds data to populate your Continuous Improvement Inquiry & Planning Tool and Inquiry around your November/December CIG monthly question