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Leadership EssentialsLeadership Essentialsfor the Essential Elementsfor the Essential Elements
Leadership EssentialsLeadership Essentialsfor the Essential Elementsfor the Essential Elements
Leadership EssentialsLeadership Essentialsfor the Essential Elementsfor the Essential Elements
OverviewOverview•Traditional LeadershipTraditional Leadership•““Instructional” LeadershipInstructional” Leadership•Additional Demands at the Middle LevelAdditional Demands at the Middle Level•Leadership that “Works”Leadership that “Works”•How to Get It All DoneHow to Get It All Done•Applications and ExamplesApplications and Examples
What does aWhat does aleader look like?leader look like?
• Traditional Leadership• “Instructional” Leadership• Middle Level Leadership• Leadership that “Works”
Getting things Getting things going...going...
• Warm-up activity: Four squares• Consensograms• Leadership Tools
Traditional Traditional LeadershipLeadership
Task: On the roll-paper, draw a picture of the traditional leader
““Instructional” Instructional” LeadershipLeadership
• Choose an article from the reader, BUT NOT BALANCED LEADERSHIP
• Read it, discuss• Group synthesizes individual articles
using sticky notes• Update your leader picture
Leadership EssentialsLeadership Essentialsfor the Essential Elementsfor the Essential Elements
The Essential The Essential ElementsElements
(of Standards-Focused Middle(of Standards-Focused MiddleLevel Schools and Programs)Level Schools and Programs)
Essential Element 1: Essential Element 1: Philosophy and MissionPhilosophy and Mission
• A philosophy and mission that reflect the intellectual and developmental needs and characteristics of young adolescents.
Essential Element 1: Essential Element 1: Philosophy and MissionPhilosophy and Mission
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Status quo and inertia
Essential Element 1: Essential Element 1: Philosophy and MissionPhilosophy and Mission
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An dually-articulated
vision for the future
Essential Element 1: Essential Element 1: Philosophy and MissionPhilosophy and Mission
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Status quo and inertia
An dually-articulated
vision for the future
Essential Element 2: Essential Element 2: Educational ProgramEducational Program
• An educational program that is comprehensive, challenging, purposeful, integrated, and standards-based.
Essential Element 2: Essential Element 2: Educational ProgramEducational Program
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Standards “incidentalism” or Standards-referenced
Essential Element 2: Essential Element 2: Educational ProgramEducational Program
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Beginning with the End in Mind… all
the time.
Essential Element 2: Essential Element 2: Educational ProgramEducational Program
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Standards “incidentalism” or Standards-referenced
Beginning with the End in Mind… all
the time.
Essential Element 3: Essential Element 3: Organization and Organization and
StructureStructure• An organization
and structure that support both academic excellence and personal development.
Essential Element 3: Essential Element 3: Organization and Organization and
StructureStructure
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JuniorHighSchool
Essential Element 3: Essential Element 3: Organization and Organization and
StructureStructure
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Deliberate and
intentional design
Essential Element 3: Essential Element 3: Organization and Organization and
StructureStructure
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JuniorHighSchool
Deliberate and
intentional design
Essential Element 4: Essential Element 4: Classroom InstructionClassroom Instruction
• Classroom instruction appropriate to the needs and characteristics of young adolescents provided by skilled and knowledgeable teachers.
Essential Element 4: Essential Element 4: Classroom InstructionClassroom Instruction
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TraditionalTeaching
Essential Element 4: Essential Element 4: Classroom InstructionClassroom Instruction
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Best Practice and
Research-basedLearning
Essential Element 4: Essential Element 4: Classroom InstructionClassroom Instruction
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TraditionalTeaching
Best Practice and
Research-basedLearning
Essential Element 5: Essential Element 5: Educational LeadershipEducational Leadership
• Strong educational leadership and a building administration that encourages, facilitates, and sustains involvement, participation, and partnerships.
Essential Element 5: Essential Element 5: Educational LeadershipEducational Leadership
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Mis-matchedManagement
Essential Element 5: Essential Element 5: Educational LeadershipEducational Leadership
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EffectiveLeadership
andSituational
Match
Essential Element 5: Essential Element 5: Educational LeadershipEducational Leadership
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Mis-matchedManagement
EffectiveLeadership
andSituational
Match
Essential Element 6: Essential Element 6: A Network of Academic A Network of Academic and Personal Supportand Personal Support
A network of academic and personal support available for students.
Essential Element 6: Essential Element 6: A Network of Academic A Network of Academic and Personal Supportand Personal Support
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HaphazardPrograms and reliance on AIS
Essential Element 6: Essential Element 6: A Network of Academic A Network of Academic and Personal Supportand Personal Support
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Deliberate and
CollaborativeNetwork
Essential Element 6: Essential Element 6: A Network of Academic A Network of Academic and Personal Supportand Personal Support
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HaphazardPrograms and reliance on AIS
Deliberate and
CollaborativeNetwork
Essential Element 7: Essential Element 7: Professional Training Professional Training
and Staff Developmentand Staff Development• Professional
training and staff development that are ongoing, planned, purposeful, and collaborated.
Essential Element 7: Essential Element 7: Professional Training and Professional Training and
Staff DevelopmentStaff Development
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Disconnected, one-shot, wants-based staff development
Essential Element 7: Essential Element 7: Professional Training and Professional Training and
Staff DevelopmentStaff Development
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Aligned and Distributed
Professional Learning
Essential Element 7: Essential Element 7: Professional Training and Professional Training and
Staff DevelopmentStaff Development
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Disconnected, one-shot, wants-based staff development
Aligned and Distributed
Professional Learning
Leadership EssentialsLeadership Essentialsfor the Essential Elementsfor the Essential Elements
Essential Elements Essential Elements ActivityActivity
•Task: make a poster advertisementTask: make a poster advertisement•Take a walking tour of essential Take a walking tour of essential elementselements•Update your leader pictureUpdate your leader picture
Leadership EssentialsLeadership Essentialsfor the Essential Elementsfor the Essential Elements
Essential Elements Essential Elements ToolsTools
•The ElementsThe Elements•The ResearchThe Research•The rubricsThe rubrics•The pamphletsThe pamphlets•nysmsa.orgnysmsa.org
What does aWhat does aleader look like?leader look like?
• Traditional Leadership• “Instructional” Leadership• Middle Level Leadership• Leadership that “Works”
LunchLunch
Leadership EssentialsLeadership Essentialsfor the Essential Elementsfor the Essential Elements
Classroom Classroom Instruction That Instruction That
WorksWorksMarzano,Marzano,
Pickering, Pickering,
PollockPollock
Classroom Instruction That Works(Marzano, Pickering, Pollock)
Research Based Strategies for Improving Student Achievement
Identifying Similarities and DifferencesComparing – looking at similarities and differences between or among things
Graphic organizers
Comparison matrix
Classifying – grouping things that are alike on the basis if these characteristics
Venn diagrams and other graphic organizers
Creating metaphors – identifying a general or basis pattern in a specific topic, then finding another topic that appears to be different but has the same general pattern
See Starship example
Creating analogies – identifying relationships between pairs of concepts, relationships
Oxygen is to humans as carbon dioxide is to plants
Eighty is to eight as dime is to ______
Thermometer is to temperature as odometer is to distance
Identifying Similarities and Differences
Metaphor ExampleTwo science students were standing in front of the class pointing to the diagram of the Starship Enterprise (from Star Trek) as they presented their project. Their assignment was to identify the major structures of a cell and describe the function of each. They were then to restate the information in more general, abstract terms, and finally, to identify another system that is similar to the cell, at an abstract level. These two students had selected the Enterprise as the second element of the metaphor, and identified the following abstract pattern connecting a cell with the starship.
Cell General,Abstract Enterprise
Nucleus Part that runs the The bridge
system_______________________
Selectively Part that keeps out Transporter
Permeable bad things and lets in Room
Membrane the good
In a detailed and articulate way, students described how each aspect of the cell was like a feature of the Enterprise
Classroom Instruction That Works(Marzano, Pickering, Pollock)
Research Based Strategies for Improving Student Achievement
Summarizing and Note TakingTo effectively summarize, students must delete some information (trivial, redundant information), substitute some information ( super ordinate terms such as flowers, for a listing of flowers), and keep some informationFrame questions to assist students in summarizingTo practice summarizing in the classroom – ask students to verbally summarize silent or oral reading, utilize reciprocal teaching with a student leader ( questioning, clarifying, predicting.)
Note Taking
Should not be verbatimConsidered a work in progress
Used as study guides
The more notes that are taken, the betterTeach various note taking strategies – webbing, outline format, etc.
Teach various note taking strategies – webbing, outline format, etc.
Classroom Instruction That Works(Marzano, Pickering, Pollock)
Research Based Strategies for Improving Student Achievement
Reinforcing Effort and Providing RecognitionTeach about effort – share personal examples
Have students track their effort and achievement
(see achievement rubric)
Deliver effective praise citing specifics of the accomplishment, for note worthy effort or success in difficult tasks
Personalize recognition
Pause, Prompt, and Praise
Effort & Achievement Rubric
1. I did not meet the objectives of the task or lesson.
1. I put very little effort into the task.
3. I met a few of the objectives of the task or lesson, but did not meet others.
2. I put some effort into the task, but I stopped working when difficulties arose.
3. I met the objectives of the task or lesson
3. I worked on the task until it was completed. I pushed myself to continue working on the task even when difficulties arose or a solution was not immediately evident.
4. I exceeded the objectives of the task or lesson
4.I worked on the task until it was completed. I pushed myself to continue working on the task even when difficulties arose or a solution was not immediately evident. I viewed difficulties that arose as opportunities to strengthen my understanding.
Achievement RubricEffort Rubric
Classroom Instruction That Works(Marzano, Pickering, Pollock)
Research Based Strategies for Improving Student Achievement
Homework and PracticeThe amount of homework assigned should be different from elementary to middle to high school.
High School – 24 percentile points
Middle School – 12 percentile points
Elementary School – 6 percentile points
The purpose of homework should be identified and articulated. Is it practice, to prepare new information, or to elaborate on information that has been introduced?
Parent involvement in homework should be kept to a minimum
If homework is assigned, it should be commented on. Vary approaches in providing feedback on homework
Classroom Instruction That Works(Marzano, Pickering, Pollock)
Research Based Strategies for Improving Student Achievement
Nonlinguistic Representations (Creating graphic representations)
Making physical models
Generating metal pictures
Drawing pictures and pictographs
Engaging in kinesthetic activity
(I..to measure degrees, represent angles, etc.).e – body math
Using multiple means to help students “visualize” the content (various organizers – to show concepts, effects, generalizations, episodes, etc.)
Classroom Instruction That Works(Marzano, Pickering, Pollock)
Research Based Strategies for Improving Student Achievement
Cooperative Learning
Organizing groups based on ability levels should be done sparingly
Cooperative Learning groups should be kept small in size (3-4)
Cooperative learning should be applied consistently and systematically, but not overused
Five defining elementsPositive interdependence (sink or swim together)
Face to face promotive interaction (helping each other learn, applauding success and efforts)
Individual & Group accountability ( each of us must to contribute to the group achieving its goals)
Interpersonal and Small group skills (communication, trust, leadership, decision-making, conflict resolution)
Group processing (reflecting on how well the team is functioning and how o function better
Classroom Instruction That Works(Marzano, Pickering, Pollock)
Research Based Strategies for Improving Student Achievement
Setting Objectives and Providing FeedbackGoal setting is important. Instructional goals should narrow what students focus on. (I.e – goal might be that students understand how a cell functions.)
Instructional goals should not be too specific but should include performance, conditions, criterion)
Students should be encouraged to personalize the teacher’s goals.
FeedbackShould be “corrective” in nature
Should be timely
Should be specific to a criterion
Students can effectively provide some of their own feedback
Classroom Instruction That Works(Marzano, Pickering, Pollock)
Research Based Strategies for Improving Student Achievement
Questions, Cues, and Advance OrganizersHelp students organize and use what they already know about a topic
Are at the heart of classroom practice – generally accounts for 80% of what goes on in classrooms
Should focus on what is important, rather than unusual
Higher level questions produce deeper learning Ask the question before the instruction to frame a “mental set.”
Advance organizer could be skimming, narrative (story related to the learning), expository (describes the content to which students will be exposed), or graphic.
Leadership EssentialsLeadership Essentialsfor the Essential Elementsfor the Essential Elements
Instructional Instructional LeadershipLeadership
Susan AllenAsst. Superintendent for InstructionHilton Central School District225 West AvenueHilton, New York [email protected]
Instructional LeadershipInstructional Leadership
• Primary Areas of Focus– 90/90/90 Schools Research – Doug
Reeves– Ruby Payne strategies– Balanced Leadership – Waters, Marzano,
McNulty
Leadership EssentialsLeadership Essentialsfor the Essential Elementsfor the Essential Elements
The 90/90/90 SchoolsThe 90/90/90 Schools
From From Accountability in Action Accountability in Action by Douglas Reevesby Douglas Reeves
What Are They?What Are They?
• Inner-city urban schools, suburban schools, and rural schools
• 228 buildings and more than 130,000 students
• More than 90% of students eligible for free and reduced lunch
• More than 90% from ethnic minorities
Common Characteristics of Common Characteristics of High Achievement SchoolsHigh Achievement Schools
• Focus on Academic Achievement• Clear curriculum choices• Frequent assessment of student
progress and multiple opportunities for improvement
• Emphasis on writing• External scoring
Focus on Academic Focus on Academic AchievementAchievement
• Laser-like focus– Displays of exemplary student work in trophy
cases, etc.– Charts, graphs, and tables all over the school
displaying student achievement.– Obvious to all that academic performance is
highly prized.
• Comprehensive accountability system– School focus on a few indicators of
improvement
• How you “finish” is what counts– Substantial interventions for students who
were deficient in reading and writing.
Curriculum ChoicesCurriculum Choices
• More time spent on core subjects of reading, writing and mathematics demonstrated student achievement improvement in other content areas.
Frequent Assessment of Frequent Assessment of Student Progress with Student Progress with
Multiple Opportunities for Multiple Opportunities for ImprovementImprovement
• Student performance that is less than proficient is followed by multiple opportunities to improve.– Weekly assessments– Constructed and administered by classroom teachers– “You can do better next week”– “Active coaching” vs. “final evaluation” model
Emphasis on WritingEmphasis on Writing
• High emphasis on informative writing– Single scoring guide to evaluate every
piece of written work used across content areas.
– No compromises on expectations for quality
– Association between writing and performance in other academic disciplines was striking
External ScoringExternal Scoring
• Common assessment practices that were reinforced through exchange of student papers– Teacher to teacher– Building to building– Principal as evaluator– Need uniform basis on which to evaluate
student work
What are we doing now?What are we doing now?What could we be doing?What could we be doing?
• Techniques are replicable• Techniques are consistent-focus is
clear• Techniques are persistent – more than
90% of the students involved in these studies continue to meet or exceed state standards.
What We Are Doing…What We Are Doing…
• Focusing on one area at each cabinet meeting – discussions on what we are currently doing and what we should be doing
• Principals are holding discussions with faculty at department meetings and/or faculty meetings
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Ruby Payne StrategiesRuby Payne Strategies
Helping Individual StudentsHelping Individual Students
• Building administrators are working with individual teachers, using a grid-like format to identify where each child is academically on major assessments. A plan is then developed to move each child up by at least one quartile by the end of the year.
Disabled ESL Transfer students
White males
75-100(4th quartile)
GregMarkEdTom
50-74(3rd quartile)
George Marissa Lydia
25-49(2nd quartile)
JamesKaren
JoeKen
0-24(1st quartile)
MaryTim
Maria Dave SteveBrianMike
Balanced LeadershipBalanced Leadership
• What 30 years of research tells us about the effect of leadership on student achievement
ASSUMPTIONSASSUMPTIONS1. We need to get the most possible out of our
schools.2. In light of the resource, social, political, and
design realities facing our schools and their leaders, our schools (the current model of schooling in the USA) are not likely to meet the expectation that no child is left behind.
3. We need educational leaders who can initiate and sustain the improvement efforts required to accomplish #1, and who are prepared to deal with the 2nd order changes implied by #2.
Factors Influencing Factors Influencing AchievementAchievement
9. Home Environment10. Learning
Intelligence/Background Knowledge
11. Motivation
6. Instructional Strategies7. Classroom Management8. Classroom Curriculum Design
1. Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum
2. Challenging Goals and Effective Feedback
3. Parent and Community Involvement
4. Safe and Orderly Environment5. Collegiality and Professionalism
School
Teacher
Student
A Composite Model of the Research on A Composite Model of the Research on School and Teacher EffectivenessSchool and Teacher Effectiveness
School and Teacher Combinations
Percentile Score Upon Entering
Percentile Score Upon Leaving 2 Years Later
Average SchoolAverage Teacher
50th 50th
Highly Ineffective SchoolHighly Ineffective Teacher
50th 3rd
Highly Effective SchoolHighly Ineffective Teacher
50th 37th
Highly Ineffective SchoolHighly Effective Teacher
50th 63rd
Highly Effective SchoolHighly Effective Teacher
50th 92nd
Highly Effective SchoolAverage Teacher
50th 78th
OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONSOPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS
LEADERS
Effective leaders influence individuals and organizations. At the individual level, leaders support learning that leads to individual and organizational goals. At the organizational level, leaders develop a shared vision and broad goals. Leaders accept responsibility for achieving results and create the necessary environments that contribute to individual and organizational success.
Background of McREL’s Study Background of McREL’s Study of Leadershipof Leadership
• 3000 Dissertation citations• 2000 Other study citations• 70 Studies met our criteria for inclusion:
Quantitative data Achievement as the dependent
variable Standardized scores Teacher perceptions
• 80% of these 70 studies found no significant relationship
The Benefit of Meta-Analysis:The Benefit of Meta-Analysis:
• 2894 schools• 1.1 million students• 14,000 teachers
In the 70 studies:
The average correlation between principal leadership
behavior and school achievement is .25 which
means……
A one standard deviation increase in principal leadership
is associated with a 10 percentile point gain in school
achievement.
Characteristics of 1Characteristics of 1stst Order Order ChangeChange
• An extension of the past• Within existing paradigms• Consistent with prevailing norms and
values• Focused• Bounded• Linear• Marginal• Problem and solution-oriented• Implemented by experts
Characteristics of 2Characteristics of 2ndnd Order Order ChangeChange
• A break with the past• Outside of existing paradigms• Conflicted with prevailing norms and values• A disturbance to every element and
aspects of a system• Emergent• Unbounded• Nonlinear• Neither problem nor solution oriented• Implement by “community”• Complex
Leadership for Leadership for Incremental ChangeIncremental Change
• Emphasize relationships• Establish strong lines of
communication• Be an advocate for the school• Provide resources• Maintain visibility• Protect teachers from distractions• Create culture of collaboration• Look for and celebrate successes
Leadership for Leadership for 22ndnd Order Change Order Change
• Shake up the status quo• Hold everyone’s feet to the fire• Propose new ideas• Operate from strong beliefs• Tolerate ambiguity and dissent• Talk research and theory• Create explicit goals for change• Define success in terms of goals
Principal Characteristics and Behaviors: Principal Characteristics and Behaviors:
Average r and 95% Confidence IntervalsAverage r and 95% Confidence Intervals
Characteristic/Behavior
Ave r N(Schools)
N(Studies)
95%(CI)
Communication .23 245 10 (.10 to .30)
Outreach .28 478 14 (.19 to .35)
Input .30 504 13 (.21 to .38)
Relationship .19 497 12 (.10 to .24)
Affirmation .25 345 7 (.14 to .35)
CIA .16 636 19 (.08 to .24)
Contingent Reward .15 420 7 (.05 to .24)
Focus .24 1109 30 (.18 to .29)
Knowledge of CIA .24 327 8 (.13 to .35)
Visibility .16 432 11 (.06 to .25)
Principal Characteristics and Behaviors: Principal Characteristics and Behaviors:
Average r and 95% Confidence IntervalsAverage r and 95% Confidence Intervals
Characteristic/Behavior
Ave r N(Schools)
N(Studies)
95%(CI)
Change Agent .30 479 7 (.22 to .38)
Optimizer .20 444 9 (.11 to .29)
Situational Awareness
.33 91 5 (.11 to .51)
Intellectual Stimulation
.32 321 5 (.22 to .42)
Ideas/Beliefs .25 526 8 (.17 to .33)
Monitor/Evaluate .28 1071 30 (.23 to .34)
Flexibility .22 151 2 (.05 to .37)
Culture .29 709 13 (.23 to .37)
Order .26 456 17 (.17 to .35)
Discipline .24 397 10 (.14 to .33)
Resources .26 570 17 (.18 to .34)
Balancing Leadership for Balancing Leadership for ChangeChange
Leadership responsibilities and Effect Sizes (ES)
1st Order 2nd Order
Culture (.29) - Promotes cooperation among staff- Promotes a sense of well being- Promotes cohesion among staff- Develops shared understanding of purpose- Develops a shared vision of what the school could be like
Order (.26) - Provides and enforces clear structure,rules and procedures for students- Provides and enforces clear structure,rules and procedures for staff- Establishes routines regarding the runningof the school that staff understand and follow
Leadership responsibilities and Effect Sizes (ES)
1st Order 2nd Order
Discipline (.24) - Protects instructional time frominterruptions- Protects/shelters teachers fromdistractions
Resources (.26) - Ensures that teachers have necessarymaterials and equipment- Ensure that teachers have necessary staff development opportunities that directly enhance their teaching
Curriculum InstructionAssessment (.16)
- Is involved in helping teachers designCurricular activities- Is involved with teachers to address instructional issues in their classrooms- Is involved with teachers to addressassessment issues
Leadership responsibilities and Effect Sizes (ES)
1st Order 2nd Order
Focus (.24) - Establishes high concrete goals and expectations that all students meet them
- Establishes concrete goals for allcurriculum, instruction and assessment.- Establishes concrete goals for thegeneral functioning of the school- Continually keeps attention on established goals
Knowledge of CIA (.24) - Is knowledgeable about instructionalpractice- Is knowledgeable about assessmentPractices- Provides conceptual guidance forteachers regarding effective classroompractice
Visibility (.16) - Makes systematic and frequent visits toclassrooms- Maintains high visibility around the school- Has frequent contact with students
Leadership responsibilities and
Effect Sizes (ES)
1st Order 2nd Order
Contingent Rewards (.15)
- Recognizes individuals who excel- Uses performance vs. seniority as the primary criterion for
reward and advancement- Uses hard work and results as the basis for reward and
recognition
Communication (.23) - Is easily accessible to teachers- Develops effective means for teachersto communicate with one another- Maintains open and effective lines ofCommunication with staff
Outreach (.28) - Assures that the school is incompliance with district and state mandates- Advocates on behalf of the school in the community- Advocates for the school with parents of students- Ensures that the central office is awareof the school’s accomplishments
Leadership responsibilities and Effect Sizes (ES)
1st Order 2nd Order
Input (.30) - Provides opportunity for input on all important decisions- Provides opportunities for staff to be involved in
developing school policies- Uses a leadership team in decision making
Affirmation(.25) - Systematically and fairly recognizesand celebrates accomplishments of teachers- Systematically and fairly recognizesand celebrates accomplishments of students- Systematically acknowledges failures and celebrates accomplishments of the school
Relationships (.19) - Remains aware of personal needs of teachers- Maintains personal relationships with teachers- Is informed about significant personal issues within lives of staff- Acknowledges significant events in the lives of staff
Leadership responsibilities and Effect Sizes (ES)
1st Order 2nd Order
Change Agent (.30) - Consistently challenges the status quo- Is comfortable with leading change initiatives with
uncertain outcomes - Systematically considers new and better ways of doing
things
Optimizer(.20) - Inspires teachers to accomplish thingsthat might seem beyond their grasp- Portrays a positive attitude about theability of the staff to accomplishsubstantial things- Is a driving force behind major initiatives
Ideals/Beliefs (.25) - Holds strong professional beliefs about schools, teaching and learning- Shares beliefs about schooling, teachers andlearning with staff and parents- demonstrates behaviors that are consistentWith belief
Leadership responsibilities and Effect Sizes (ES)
1st Order 2nd Order
Monitors/Evaluates (.28) - Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness ofCurriculum, instruction and assessment
Flexibility (.22) - Is comfortable with major changes in how things are done- Encourages people to express opinions contrary to those in authority - Adapts leadership style to needs of specific situation - Can be directive or non-directive as the situation warrants
Situational Awareness (.33) - Is aware of informal groups and relationships among staff of the school- Is aware of issues in the school thathave not surfaced but could create discord- Can predict what could go wrong from day to day
Leadership responsibilities and Effect Sizes (ES)
1st Order 2nd Order
Intellectual Stimulation(.32)
- Keeps informed about current researchand theory regarding effective schooling
- Continually exposes staff to cutting edge
ideas about how to be effective- Systematically engages staff in
discussionsabout current research and theory
- Continually involves the staff in readingarticles and books about effective practices
Leadership EssentialsLeadership Essentialsfor the Essential Elementsfor the Essential Elements
ClosureClosure•What does a leader What does a leader look like?look like?•What are the barriers to What are the barriers to leadership?leadership?•Examples of StrategiesExamples of Strategies•Action PlanningAction Planning
Leadership EssentialsLeadership Essentialsfor the Essential Elementsfor the Essential Elements
PProfessionalrofessionalLLearningearning
CCommunityommunity
Leadership EssentialsLeadership Essentialsfor the Essential Elementsfor the Essential Elements
If schools want to enhance their If schools want to enhance their capacity to boost student learning, capacity to boost student learning,
they should work on building a they should work on building a collaborative culture…collaborative culture…
Leadership EssentialsLeadership Essentialsfor the Essential Elementsfor the Essential Elements
When groups, rather than individuals, When groups, rather than individuals, are seen as the main units for are seen as the main units for
implementing curriculum, instruction, implementing curriculum, instruction, and assessment, they facilitate and assessment, they facilitate
development of shared purposes for development of shared purposes for student learning and collective student learning and collective
responsibility to achieve it.responsibility to achieve it.-Fred Newmann
Leadership EssentialsLeadership Essentialsfor the Essential Elementsfor the Essential Elements
PProfessionalrofessionalLLearningearning
CCommunityommunity
PLCPLC Characteristic 1: Characteristic 1: Shared Mission & Shared Mission &
VisionVisionEffective mission and vision
provides direction to guide daily operations and improvement initiatives.
PLCPLC Characteristic 1: Characteristic 1: Shared Mission & VisionShared Mission & Vision
Status quo and inertia
PLCPLC Characteristic 1: Characteristic 1: Shared Mission & VisionShared Mission & Vision
An articulated
vision for the future
PLCPLC Characteristic 1: Characteristic 1: Shared Mission & VisionShared Mission & Vision
Status quo and inertia
An articulated
vision for the future
PLCPLC Characteristic 1: Characteristic 1: Shared Mission & VisionShared Mission & Vision
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Status quo and inertia
An articulated
vision for the future
PLCPLC Characteristic 2: Characteristic 2: Collective InquiryCollective Inquiry
The process of searching for answers enables team members to view the world differently and to make significant changes in the school culture.
PLCPLC Characteristic 2: Characteristic 2: Collective InquiryCollective Inquiry
Whatever it is it’s good enough.
PLCPLC Characteristic 2: Characteristic 2: Collective InquiryCollective Inquiry
The “deep learning cycle” is
engrained
PLCPLC Characteristic 2: Characteristic 2: Collective InquiryCollective Inquiry
Whatever it is it’s good enough.
The “deep learning cycle” is
engrained
PLCPLC Characteristic 2: Characteristic 2: Collective InquiryCollective Inquiry
Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Whatever it is it’s good enough.
The “deep learning cycle” is
engrained
PLCPLC Characteristic 3: Characteristic 3: Collaborative TeamsCollaborative Teams
The basic structure of a PLC is a group of collaborative teams that share a common purpose.
PLCPLC Characteristic 3: Characteristic 3: Collaborative TeamsCollaborative Teams
Individual classrooms united by a common parking lot
PLCPLC Characteristic 3: Characteristic 3: Collaborative TeamsCollaborative Teams
Learning teams for
everything
PLCPLC Characteristic 3: Characteristic 3: Collaborative TeamsCollaborative Teams
Individual classrooms united by a common parking lot
Learning teams for
everything
PLCPLC Characteristic 3: Characteristic 3: Collaborative TeamsCollaborative Teams
Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Individual classrooms united by a common parking lot
Learning teams for
everything
PLCPLC Characteristic 4: Characteristic 4: Action Orientation Action Orientation
Learning always occurs in a context of action; engagement and experience are the best teachers.
PLCPLC Characteristic 4: Characteristic 4: Action Orientation Action Orientation
This too shall pass.
PLCPLC Characteristic 4: Characteristic 4: Action Orientation Action Orientation
Intolerance for inaction;
willingness to experiment
PLCPLC Characteristic 4: Characteristic 4: Action Orientation Action Orientation
This too shall pass.
Intolerance for inaction;
willingness to experiment
PLCPLC Characteristic 4: Characteristic 4: Action Orientation Action Orientation
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This too shall pass.
Intolerance for inaction;
willingness to experiment
PLCPLC Characteristic 5: Characteristic 5: Continuous ImprovementContinuous Improvement
A persistent discomfort with the status quo and a constant search for a better way.
PLCPLC Characteristic 5: Characteristic 5: Continuous ImprovementContinuous Improvement
Just another directive.
PLCPLC Characteristic 5: Characteristic 5: Continuous ImprovementContinuous Improvement
A way of life; innovation and
experimentation forever.
PLCPLC Characteristic 5: Characteristic 5: Continuous ImprovementContinuous Improvement
Just another directive.
A way of life; innovation and
experimentation forever.
PLCPLC Characteristic 5: Characteristic 5: Continuous ImprovementContinuous Improvement
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Just another directive.
A way of life; innovation and
experimentation forever.
PLCPLC Characteristic 6: Characteristic 6: A Results Orientation A Results Orientation
Efforts are based on an assessment of the results rather than intentions.
PLCPLC Characteristic 6: Characteristic 6: A Results OrientationA Results Orientation
One initiative to the next.
PLCPLC Characteristic 6: Characteristic 6: A Results OrientationA Results Orientation
Focus on results rather
than just intentions.
PLCPLC Characteristic 6: Characteristic 6: A Results OrientationA Results Orientation
One initiative to the next.
Focus on results rather
than just intentions.
PLCPLC Characteristic 6: Characteristic 6: A Results OrientationA Results Orientation
Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
One initiative to the next.
Focus on results rather
than just intentions.
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