School leadership that works
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This document summarizes a presentation about effective school leadership. It discusses 21 responsibilities of school leaders and categorizes them as related to either first-order or second-order changes. It also outlines a plan for effective school leadership with 5 steps: developing a leadership team, distributing responsibilities, selecting priorities based on factors impacting student achievement, determining the scale of change, and matching management style to the type and scale of change. The goal is to thoughtfully select initiatives, distribute leadership, and adapt approaches to successfully guide different magnitudes of change.
School leadership that works
- 1. SCHOOL LEADERSHIP THAT WORKS: FROM RESEARCH TO RESULTS A Presentation for Professional Learning Communities Shonna Norton The University of North Texas October 24, 2014
- 2. 21 Responsibilities of the School Leader
- 3. The 21 Responsibilities of the School Leader 1. Affirmation – recognize accomplishments/acknowledge failures 2. Change Agent – willing to and actively challenges the status quo 3. Contingent Rewards – recognize and reward individual accomplishments 4. Communication – establishes strong lines of communication 5. Culture – fosters shared beliefs and a sense of community and cooperation 6. Discipline – protects teachers from classroom distractions 7. Flexibility – adapts behavior to needs of the current situation
- 4. The 21 Responsibilities of the School Leader 8. Focus – establishes clear goals and keeps those goals at forefront 9. Ideals/Beliefs – communicates and operates strong ideals and beliefs about school 10. Input – involves teachers in the design and implementation of policies and procedures 11. Intellectual Stimulation – ensures awareness of most current theories and practices 12. Involvement in C/I/A – directly involved in the design and implementation of C/I/A 13. Knowledge of C/I/A – knowledgeable in current practices related to C/I/A 14. Monitoring/Evaluating – monitors impact of school practices and their impact on learning
- 5. The 21 Responsibilities of the School Leader 15. Optimizer – inspires and leads new and challenging innovations 16. Order – establishes routines and standard operating procedures 17. Outreach – advocate and spokesperson for the school to all stakeholders 18. Relationships – demonstrates an awareness of the personal aspects of teachers and staff 19. Resources – provides teachers with necessary materials and professional development opportunities 20. Situational Awareness – is able to address current school issues and identify potential problems 21. Visibility – has quality contact and interactions with teachers and students
- 6. 2 Types of Change
- 7. First Order Changes Day to day changes, incremental, the next obvious step, solutions come from our experiences All 21 principal responsibilities are important but to varying degrees The top nine, in order: 1. Monitoring/Evaluating 2. Culture 3. Ideals/Beliefs 4. Knowledge of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment 5. Involvement in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment 6. Focus 7. Order 8. Affirmation & 9. Intellectual Stimulation (tied)
- 8. Second Order Changes Dramatic departure from what is expected, both in defining the problem and in finding a solution Second order change is linked to only 7 of the 21 responsibilities: 1. Knowledge of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment 2. Optimizer 3. Intellectual Stimulation 4. Change Agent 5. Monitoring/Evaluating 6. Flexibility 7. Ideals/Beliefs
- 9. Doing the Right Work
- 10. Doing the Right Work Critical Aspect of Leadership: The type of work selected for focus Utilize a Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) Model Design a Site Specific Approach Consider school specific factors “What Works in Schools” Model School-Level Factors Teacher-Level Factors Student-Level Factors
- 11. School-Level Factors Guaranteed and viable curriculum Challenging goals and effective feedback Parent and community involvement Safe and orderly environment Collegiality and professionalism
- 12. Teacher-Level Factors Instructional Strategies Classroom Management Classroom Curriculum Design
- 13. Student-Level Factors Home Environment Learned Intelligence/Background Knowledge Motivation
- 14. A Plan for Effective School Leadership
- 15. Effective School Leadership STEP 1: Develop a Strong School Leadership Team Crafting a purposeful community Setting up and maintaining a leadership team STEP 2: Distribute Some Responsibilities Throughout the Leadership Team Principal should still execute some of the responsibilities
- 16. Effective School Leadership STEP 3: Select the Right Work Utilize the 39 action steps of the What Works in Schools Model Should involve the entire faculty STEP 4: Identify the Order of Magnitude Implied by the Selected Work Consider one person’s first-order change might be another’s second-order change
- 17. Effective School Leadership STEP 5: Match the Management Style to the Order of Magnitude of the Change Initiative Managing First-Order Change All 21 responsibilities important Principal must execute 9 specific ones Leadership team can provide support Managing Second-Order Change Emphasizes the 7 responsibilities Must be considered with regard to second-order definitions – not first
- 18. QUESTIONS?
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