Building Leadership Capacity Across 5000 Schools Principal and Vice-Principal Performance Appraisal

Building Leadership Capacity Across 5000 Schools

Principal and Vice-Principal Performance Appraisal

Maintaining Momentum &

Courageous ConversationsHosted by:Frances JacquesTim KearnsMary Anne O’Leary

February 16, 2011

Maintaining Momentum & Courageous Conversations

Agenda:• Overview

• Role of the Appraiser – principal, superintendent

• Courageous Conversations/Ongoing Momentum

• Additional Questions

Developing ...capabilities for talking together professionally is no panacea, but it may represent one of the single most significant investments that schools can make for student learning.

The Adaptive School: A Sourcebook for Developing Collaborative Groups, 2009

by Robert Garmston and Bruce Wellman

Maintaining Momentum & Courageous Conversations

The Role of the Appraiser

What is a Courageous Conversation ?

• Challenging current practices

• Fostering improvement and growth through conversations

• Listening to/acting on feedback

• Providing feedback that will lead to improvement in student achievement and well being

Focus on improving student achievement

and positive school climate

Guiding Values “Open-to-Learning”

Conversations

• Increase the validity of information• Increase respect• Increase commitment

Be open- rather than defensive

Why is it important to have Courageous Conversations?

• Supports professional growth focused on the five Core Leadership Capacities which are reflected in the Ontario Leadership Frameworks

• Promotes reflection, learning and planning that are closely aligned with the needs and goals of the individual educator

• Provides a model and framework that foster inquiry, improvement and growth

• Focuses on professional dialogue in the context of mentoring, performance appraisal and other professional learning processes

Ontario Leadership FrameworkDomains

• Setting Directions• Building Relationships & Developing

People• Developing the Organization• Leading the Instructional Program• Securing Accountability

Setting Directions

Practice: • Ensures the vision is clearly articulated,

shared, understood and acted upon by all - Allow adequate time to develop Performance

Plan - Ensure SMART goals are clear - Agree on appropriate timelines - Ensure both roles are clearly defined

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Leading the Instructional Program

Practice:• Ensures a consistent & continuous school-wide focus

on student achievement & well being, using system and school data to monitor progress

- Align performance goals with school, board and ministry priorities

- Gather and use appropriate data - Build in timely processes to monitor progress

and provide evidence of success

Strategies for Successful Conversations

• Active Listening – “Seek first to understand, then to be understood” ( Covey)

• Stay aware of non-verbal communication

• Provide accurate feedback• Be assertive and positive • Manage emotions – yours and theirs• Have a plan – follow your plan• Offer support

A Plan for Courageous Conversations

PPA Conversation…a demonstration

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Successful Conversations

• Establish a positive relationship• Build trust• Establish a climate of reciprocal

learning• Ensure feedback is accurate, based

on facts (Ladder of Inference, Ideas into Action)

Courageous Conversations help to Maintain Momentum

• Process is collaborative• Relational trust is evident• Feedback is authentic• Support is ongoing• Accomplishments are acknowledged &

celebrated

Courageous Conversations

Successful PPA

Increased Leadership Capacity

Improved Student Achievement

Your QuestionsPlease use the chat function on your

screen to send any questions you may have.

Our work, our relationships, and our lives succeed or fail one

conversation at a time.(Susan Scott, Fierce Conversations, 2004)

If you have further questions or would like more information on PPA, please contact:

Pamela McGuganEducation Officer

Leadership Development BranchMinistry of Education

416-325-7198pam.mcgugan@ontario.ca

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