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Balanced Leadership: School Leadership that Works ™. Keynote Presentation CREATE June 7, 2006. Your assumptions. What are your assumptions about the future of schooling in American public education? What are your assumptions about leadership of schools in American public education?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Balanced Leadership:School Leadership that Works™
Keynote Presentation
CREATE
June 7, 2006
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Your assumptions
What are your assumptions about the future of schooling in American public education?
What are your assumptions about leadership of schools in American public education?
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McREL’s assumptions
• We need to get the most possible out of our schools.
• In light of the resource, social, political, & design realities facing our schools & their leaders, schools (as currently designed) are not likely to meet the expectations that no child is left behind.
• We need education leaders who are prepared to deal with the first- and second-order changes implied by both assumptions.
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New expectations
• Leading increasingly complex change
• Relentless focus on improving student achievement
• Sharing leadership
The principal cannot do it alone.
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McREL’s research questions
What knowledge from the quantitative and qualitative research on:
• teacher,
• school, &
• leadership practices
associated with high levels of student achievement & institutional productivity should we use to improve schools?
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McREL’s meta-analyses
Meta-analyses Publication titles
Classroom-level practices
Classroom Instruction that Works
(Marzano, Pickering, & Pollock, 2001)
School-level practices & student
characteristics
What Works in Schools
(Marzano, 2003)
Leadership responsibilities &
practices
School Leadership that Works
(Marzano, Waters, & McNulty, 2005)
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Leadership meta-analysis
• 5,000 study citations
• 3,000 dissertation citations
• 2,000 other study citations
• 69 studies met our criteria for inclusion
• Quantitative data
• Student achievement as the dependent variable
• Standardized scores
• Teacher perceptions as the independent variable
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Findings from McREL’s meta-analysis
1. There is a relationship between leadership and student achievement — leadership matters.
2. There are 21 leadership responsibilities, each with statistically significant and positive relationships to student achievement.
3. Leaders perceived as strong do not always have a positive impact on achievement.
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Finding #1: Leadership & student achievement
Average correlation (r) between principal leadership behavior &
school achievement is .25
This means …
A one standard deviation increase in teacher perceptions of principal leadership is
associated with a 10 percentile point gain in school achievement.
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Finding #2: Responsibilities & practices
• 21 leadership responsibilities
• 66 leadership practices
• All correlated to student achievement
• Each correlation is statistically significant
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21 leadership responsibilitiesAffirmation Involvement with CIA
Change agent Knowledge of CIA
Communication Monitor/evaluate
Contingent rewards Optimize
Culture Order
Discipline Outreach
Flexibility Relationships
Focus Resources
Ideals/beliefs Situational awareness
Input Visibility
Intellectual stimulation
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Finding #3: The differential impact of leadership
Leaders perceived as strong do not always have a positive effect on student achievement.
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Differential impact:McREL’s interpretation
• Focus of the change
• Magnitude of the change
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Examples of ineffective focus
• Focus on improving school and classroom practices that are already well developed and implemented.
• Focus on school and classroom practices that are implemented marginally.
• Focus on practices that lack evidence for improving student achievement.
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Focus of change: Influences on student learning
School 1. Guaranteed & Viable Curriculum
2. Challenging Goals & Effective Feedback
3. Parent & Community Involvement
4. Safe & Orderly Environment
5. Collegiality & Professionalism
Teacher 6. Instructional Strategies
7. Classroom Management
8. Classroom Curriculum Design
Student 9. Home Environment
10. Learned Intelligence/Background Knowledge
11. Motivation
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McREL’s view of change
The magnitude of change is defined by the implications it has for the people
expected to implement it and/or those who will be impacted by it.
The same change can be perceived differently by different stakeholders.
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Magnitude of change:
Common labels
McREL uses labels based on the implications of change rather than the type of change.
Incremental Fundamental
Adaptive
DiscontinuousContinuous
First-order Second-order
Technical
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What is a factor analysis?
• Definition: A statistical procedure that reduces a set of items on a measuring instrument into a smaller number of dimensions called factors¹
• Purpose: To understand the nature of underlying patterns among factors
• Requirements: Scientific procedures and interpretation
¹Lauer, P. A. (2004). A policymaker's primer on education research: How to understand, evaluate, and use it. Aurora, CO: McREL, and Denver, CO: ECS. Available from www.ecs.org/researchprimer
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McREL’s leadership factor analysis
• 92-item online survey (Sept.2003-Feb.2004)
• 652 principal responses (reliability of .92)
• Data used to understand how the leadership responsibilities are related AND degree to which principals are fulfilling responsibilities:
• Change initiatives
• Relationship of change to leadership responsibilities
• Inter-correlations among the responsibilities
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4. Two major factors: first-order change and second-order change
5. 21 responsibilities with positive correlations to changes perceived as first order
6. 11 responsibilities with correlations to changes perceived as second order
Findings from McREL’s factor analysis
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Finding #4:Two major factors
• Two major factors:
• First-order change
• Second-order change
• Insufficient evidence to collapse any of the 21 leadership responsibilities
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Finding #5: First-order change implications
1. Monitor/evaluate2. Culture3. Ideals and beliefs4. Knowledge of CIA5. Involvement in CIA6. Focus7. Order8. Affirmation9. Intellectual stimulation10. Communication11. Input
12. Relationships (.18)13. Optimize14. Flexibility15. Resources16. Contingent rewards17. Situational awareness
(.33)18. Outreach19. Visibility20. Discipline21. Change agent
(Marzano, Waters, & McNulty, 2005)
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Finding #6: Factor One Second order change implications
(7 positively correlated responsibilities)
1. Knowledge of curriculum, instruction, & assessment
2. Optimize
3. Intellectual stimulation
4. Change agent
5. Monitor/evaluate
6. Flexibility
7. Ideals/beliefs
(Marzano, Waters, & McNulty, 2005)
(rank ordered)
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Finding #6: Factor One Second order change implications
(4 negatively correlated responsibilities(rank ordered)
1. Culture
2. Communication
3. Order
4. Input
(Marzano, Waters, & McNulty, 2005)
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The Balanced Leadership Framework™
Leadership
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MAGNITUDECreate demand
Implement
Manage transitions
Monitor & evaluate
FOCUS
School practices
Classroom practices
Student characteristics
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Boomers(1943–1960)
Superintendents and
central office
Gen X(1961–1981)
Principals
Gen Y(1982–2000)
Teachers
Tweens(10–12 year olds today)
Students
Millennials70-75 Million
The Millenial Generation
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Leaving the leadership comfort zone
“…we should be calling for leadership that will challenge us to face problems for which there are no painless solutions . . . problems that require us to learn in new ways.”
~ Ronald A. Heifetz
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For more information
• Visit the McREL Web site
• www.mcrel.org
Visit McREL’s online newsroom
• www.mcrel.org/newsroom
• Click on “education topics”
• Click on “leadership”
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AffirmationThe extent to which the
principal...Practices Used to Fulfill the Areas
of Responsibility
Recognizes and celebrates school accomplishments and acknowledges failures
Systematically and fairly recognizes the accomplishments of teachers and staff
Systematically and fairly recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of students
Systematically and fairly recognizes the failures of and celebrates the accomplishments of the school as a whole
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Change Agent
The extent to which the principal...
Practices Used to Fulfill the Areas of Responsibility
Is willing to and actively challenges the status quo
Consciously challenges the status quo
Is willing to lead change initiatives with uncertain outcomes
Systematically considers new and better ways of doing things
Consistently attempts to operate at the edge versus the center of the school’s competence
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Communication
The extent to which the principal...
Practices Used to Fulfill the Areas of Responsibility
Establishes strong lines of communication with teachers and among students
Is easily accessible to teachers and staff
Develops effective means for teachers and staff to communicate with one another
Maintains open and effective lines of communication with teachers and staff
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Contingent Rewards
The extent to which the principal...
Practices Used to Fulfill the Areas of Responsibility
Recognizes & rewards individual accomplishments
Recognizes and rewards individual accomplishments
Uses performance versus seniority as the primary criteria for rewards and recognition
Uses hard work and results as the basis for rewards and recognition
Recognizes individuals who excel
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Culture The extent to which the
principal ...Practices Used to Fulfill the
Areas of Responsibility
Fosters shared beliefs & a sense of community and cooperation
Promotes a sense of well being among teachers and staff
Promotes cohesion among teachers and staff
Develops an understanding of purpose among teachers and staff
Develops a shared vision of what the school could be like
Promotes cooperation among teachers and staff
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Discipline
The extent to which the principal...
Practices Used to Fulfill the Areas of Responsibility
Protects teachers from issues and influences that would detract from their teaching time or focus
Protects instructional time from interruptions
Protects/shelters teachers and staff from internal and external distractions
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Flexibility The extent to which the
principal...Practices Used to Fulfill the
Areas of Responsibility
Adapts his or her leadership behavior to the needs of the current situation and is comfortable with dissent
Is comfortable with making major changes in how things are done
Encourages people to express diverse opinions contrary to those held by individuals in positions of authority
Adapts leadership style to the needs of specific situations
Is directive or non-directive as the situation warrants
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Focus The extent to which the
principal...Practices Used to Fulfill the
Areas of Responsibility
Establishes clear goals and keeps those goals in the forefront of the school’s attention
Establishes high, concrete goals and expectations that all students meet them
Establishes high, concrete goals for curriculum, instruction and assessment practices within the school
Establishes high, concrete goals for the general functioning of the school
Continually keeps attention on established goals
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Ideals/beliefs The extent to which the
principal...Practices Used to Fulfill the
Areas of Responsibility
Communicates and operates from strong ideals and beliefs about schooling
Possesses well-defined beliefs about schools, teaching, and learning
Shares beliefs about school, teaching, and learning with the teachers and staff
Demonstrates behaviors that are consistent with beliefs
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Input
The extent to which the principal...
Practices Used to Fulfill the Areas of Responsibility
Involves teachers in the design and implementation of important decisions
Provides opportunities for teacher and staff input on all important decisions
Provides opportunities for teachers and staff to be involved in developing school policies
Uses leadership teams in decision-making
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Intellectual Stimulation
The extent to which the principal...
Practices Used to Fulfill the Areas of Responsibility
Ensures that the faculty and staff are aware of the most current theories and practices and makes the discussion of these a regular aspect of the school culture
Keeps informed about current research and theory on effective schooling
Continually exposes teachers and staff to cutting-edge research and theory on effective schooling
Fosters systematic discussion regarding current research and theory on effective schooling
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Involvement in CIA
The extent to which the principal...
Practices Used to Fulfill the Areas of
Responsibility Is directly involved in the design and implementation of curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices
Is directly involved in helping teachers design curricular activities and address assessment and instructional issues
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Knowledge of CIA
The extent to which the principal...
Practices Used to Fulfill the Areas of Responsibility
Is knowledgeable about current curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices
Possesses extensive knowledge about effective curricular, instructional, and assessment practices
Provides conceptual guidance regarding effective classroom practices
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Monitor/evaluate The extent to which the
principal...Practices Used to Fulfill the
Areas of Responsibility
Monitors the effectiveness of school practices and their impact on student learning
Continually monitors the effectiveness of the school’s curricular practices.
Continually monitors the effectiveness of the school’s instructional practices.
Continually monitors the effectiveness of the school’s assessment practices.
Remains aware of the impact of the school’s practices on student achievement.
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Optimize
The extent to which the principal...
Practices Used to Fulfill the Areas of Responsibility
Inspires and leads new and challenging innovations
Inspires teachers and staff to accomplish things that might be beyond their grasp.
Is the driving force behind major initiatives.
Portrays a positive attitude about the ability of teachers and staff to accomplish substantial things.
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Order
The extent to which the principal...
Practices Used to Fulfill the Areas of Responsibility
Establishes a set of standard operating procedures and routines
Provides and reinforces clear structures, rules, and procedures for teachers and staff.
Provides and reinforces clear structures, rules, and procedures for students.
Establishes routines for the effective running of the school that teachers and staff understand and follow.
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Outreach
The extent to which the principal...
Practices Used to Fulfill the Areas of Responsibility
Is an advocate and spokes- person for the school to all stakeholders
Ensures the school complies with all district and state mandates.
Is an advocate of the school with the community at large.
Is an advocate of the school with parents.
Is an advocate of the school with central office.
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Relationships
The extent to which the principal...
Practices Used to Fulfill the Areas of Responsibility
Demonstrates awareness of the personal aspects of teachers and staff
Is informed about significant personal issues within the lives of teachers and staff.
Maintains personal relationships with teachers and staff.
Is aware of the personal needs of teachers and staff.
Acknowledges significant events in the lives of teachers and staff.
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Resources
The extent to which the principal...
Practices Used to Fulfill the Areas of Responsibility
Provides teachers with materials and professional development necessary for the successful execution of their jobs
Ensures that teachers and staff have the necessary materials and equipment.
Ensures that teachers and staff have the necessary professional development opportunities that directly enhance their teaching.
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Situational Awareness
The extent to which the principal...
Practices Used to Fulfill the Areas of Responsibility
Is aware of the details and the undercurrents in the running of the school and uses this information to address current and potential problems
Is aware of informal groups and relationships among teachers and staff
Is aware of the issues in the school that have not surfaced but could create discord
Accurately predicts what could go wrong from day to day
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Visibility
The extent to which the principal...
Practices Used to Fulfill the Areas of Responsibility
Has quality contacts and interactions with teachers and students
Makes systematic and frequent visits to the classroom.
Is highly visible to students, teachers, and parents.
Has frequent contact with students.