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TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP – STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT YOUR STRUGGLING SCHOOLFEA/NJPSA/NJASCD 2017 Fall Conference
October 19, 2017
Tonya [email protected]
About Me… Wife of Gerard for 27 years
Mom of 2 young adults (Gianya, 25 & Daniel, 22)
Author (2 books)
Co- Chair State Professional Learning Committee
Instructor for NJEXCEL
Speaker & Trainer
Former School Principal – turned around school (Removed from State’s SINI list)
Former Curriculum Supervisor
National Milken Educator Award Recipient
Owner of Teach Educators & Scholars Organization since 2011
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TODAY’S GOALS
• Explore leaders’ competencies and characteristics for transformational change
• Explore Breland’s 6 Power Principles to “Make it Happen” in yourschool
• Explore new ideas for transformational change
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CONNECT THE DOTS• Directions: Connect all
of the dots with four straight lines.
• Do NOT lift your pencil off the paper.
• Do NOT retrace any line.
• Lines may cross if necessary.
HOW DO YOU DEFINE…
Transformational Leadership
&Courageous Leadership?
Jot down your response
“
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IN A TURNAROUND ENVIRONMENT, LEADERS ARE THE CRITICAL CATALYST
REQUIRED TO DRIVE DRAMATIC CHANGE
(No Time to Lose, Lauren Morando Rhim, 2012)
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IN GROUPS OF 4-5, TAKE 3 MINUTES TO CREATE A LIST OF COMPETENCIES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF COURAGEOUS, TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS
Include on chart paper & post on the wall
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COURAGEOUS LEADER’S COMPETENCIES & CHARACTERISTICS
• Have a focused vision with decisions that are aligned to it
• Willing to challenge or shake up status quo
• Courageous & bold
• Has a high sense of urgency;creates a high sense of urgency
• Builds trust
• Able to make critical change in spite of barriers
• Can inspire and influence change
• Creates a commonly owned plan for success
• Shares leadership responsibilities and decision-making
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• Commitment to continuous improvement
• Must be instructional
• Able to build partnerships, engage stakeholders
• Be supportive of teachers’ decisions
• Don’t be afraid to replace staff
• Focus on team, collaboration
• Able to change conditions that impede improvements
• Able to make rapid change within 2 years
• Must have quick wins/successes to address naysayers
• Require all staff change
COURAGEOUS LEADER’S COMPETENCIES & CHARACTERISTICS
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TURNAROUND COMPETENCY CLUSTERS
• Driving for Results Cluster –Focuses on leader’s strong desire to achieve outstanding results and task-oriented actions required for success.
• Influencing for Results Cluster – Focuses on motivating others and influencing their thinking and behavior to obtain results. Leaders must rely on others to accomplish change.
• Problem Solving Cluster –Focuses on the leader’s thinking applied to organizational goals and challenges. It also includes data driven decision-making, clear logical plans and ensuring a strong connection between school learning goals and classroom activity.
• Showing Confidence to Lead –Public display of self-confidence, able to stay focused, committed and despite obstacles.
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6 POWER PRINCIPLES
• DREAM
• HAVE FAITH
• BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS
• BE DRIVEN & DETERMINED
• DEVELOP A PLAN
• FIGHT!
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TAKE THE SELF-ASSESSMENT
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PRINCIPLE 1: DREAM = VISION
Your vision must be shared to get
buy-in
Here’s where you develop a sense
of urgency
You need to know your “why” or
purpose behind your vision or the purpose
that drives your vision
Your vision is what you see for your
school in the coming years
TWO CREATIVE VISION-CASTING ACTIVITIES:
1. Imagine your school is being recognized nationally for its accomplishments in the next 5 years. Fast forward and invite your staff to write the newspaper article that features your school. What will they include?
2. Imagine your school is being shut down and at the final closing ceremonies or funeral; the school’s obituary is being read aloud. Write the obituary. Include all that made the school special & successful
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PRINCIPLE 2: HAVE FAITH = BELIEVE
• BELIEVE THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN SUCCEED!
• Test your beliefs about transformational change
• What do you dare to believe?
• Challenge & KILL the EXCUSES you and others make!
• STOP BLAME GAME!
• Create a culture of belief in the success of teachers and students
• How high are your expectations? Increase them!
• Be willing to defy the odds
• Do you have a growth mindset?Teach Educators & Scholars Organization
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“LEADERS ARE THE ARCHITECTS OF INDIVIDUAL
AND ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENT.”
Doug Reeves
PRINCIPLE 3: BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS
Build
Build A Team of Leaders
• Empower & Inspire Teacher Leaders
• Share Leadership Role with Your Teacher Leaders
• Create an environment of collaboration
Inspire & Influence
Inspire & Influence Staff
Support
Support your Staff; Inspire them to Support Each Other
Build
Build Trust –Honor Your Word, Communicate Clearly
Develop
Develop Partnerships with Your Parents & Community
WHAT IF YOU TRIED THESE?
• Conduct student goal setting sessions
• Attend PD sessions with yourteachers; Sit in on their PLCs
• Develop Student Study Groups
• Trust teachers to make decisions about curriculum (PLCs)
• Get to know your teachers –Greet them daily; talk to them daily; eat with them
• Bond with new teachers
• Conduct surprise home visits
• Hold Before-School Club that you are in charge of
• Start Faculty Meetings with “Tell me something good…” –Celebrate successes
• Birthday Ambush – Team of Students Burst into Teacher’s Room
• Every Friday – Staff Breakfast
• Serve Lunch to Students; Play on Playground with students
• Attend student activities outside of school
PRINCIPLE 4: BE DRIVEN & DETERMINED
How badly do you want your vision to become a reality?
Fight the enemies of Fear, Barriers,
Obstacles, Veteran Staff who are Unwilling to Change, Excuses,
Procrastination
Make a Decision –Be Decisive &
Communicate It
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HOW DO YOU STOP AT NOTHING TO REACH YOUR GOALS?
Raise the Bar Open up your AP Programs to any
student
Provide immediate feedback with
frequent walk-thrus
Video coach instuction – using teacher’s phone
Peer walk thrus; encourage
dialogue about teaching and
learning
Make sure there is vertical as well as
horizontal alignment of the
curriculum
Give respect to naysayers before
they earn it
Accomplish something
successful as a school – leads to
motivation
CIA Improvement happens year
round, every year
PRINCIPLE 5: DEVELOP A PLAN
In your groups, read the scenarios and develop a rough sketch of a plan for how you would transform this school for long term systemic
change and sustainability?
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PRINCIPLE 6: FIGHT!
VIDEO DISCUSSION
• What strategies directly impacted… • Student learning?
• Relationships?
• Climate/Culture
• Teaching?
• Professional Learning?
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