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FROM CONFLICT TO COLLABORATION:

BUILDING A CULTURE OF PROFESSIONALISM

David HoldenJera Niewoehner

PRESENTERS

Dave Holden, Consultant-American Alliance for Innovative Schools

Jera Niewoehner, Academy Coach-Whites Creek High School-Metro Nashville Public Schools

TYPES OF COLLABORATION- FROM ROLAND BARTH

Parallel Play

Adversarial

Congenial Collegial

DOMAINS OF SCHOOL CULTURE

• Vision• Expectations• Support/

ResourcesLeadership/Infrastructu

re

• Conversation Protocols

• School-Wide Communication

Processes and

Protocols • Norms• Trust• Professional

Dialogue

Teacher Behaviors

DOMAINS OF SCHOOL CULTURE

• Vision• Expectations• Support/

Resources/Infrastructure

Leadership

• Clear Priorities• School-Wide

Communication

Knowledge • Norms

• Trust• Professional

Dialogue

Processes

SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICS 2013

African American-82%White-15%Latino/Hispanic-2%Economically Disadvantaged-82%Mobility rate-63%Attendance-92%

DOMAINS OF SCHOOL CULTURE“IN THE BEGINNING….”

• Inconsistent vision and goals

• Undefined expectations

• Lack of prioritization “putting out fires”Leaders

hip

• PD Silos• Literacy seen as

ELA’s job• Academy model

not understood

Knowledge • Infidelity to norms

• Low levels of trust• Negative dialogue• Fragmented

communication

Processes

DOMAINS OF SCHOOL CULTURE2013

• Coherent vision and goals

• High expectations• Constructive feedback• Collaboration/Shared

leadership

Leadership

• Literacy and Numeracy Focus

• Standards Based Grading

• Academy Model• Interventions

Knowledge • Norms

• High level of trust• Protocols• Effective use of time• Multiple modes of

communication

Processes

PROTOCOLS AND TOOLS

Team Meeting Agenda & Minutes Template

Clear expectations/

guidelines

NSOP documentatio

n

Efficient use of time

Areas of strength/grow

th

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - INITIAL

• Teaming Training• Team Leader Training

Structure/Group Dynamics

• Content Area Literacy• Standards Based Interdisciplinary

Planning

Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – FOLLOW UP

• Meeting Observations and Feedback• September 2012• November 2012

Structure

• Ongoing Training in Literacy, Assessment, Standards based Grading

Instruction

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – INTERNAL

• Meeting with Team Leaders• Coaching• Lines of Communication

Relationships

• Team Leader Resources• SharePoint• Survey Data/Observations/Feedback

Resources

WCHS SHAREPOINT SITE

THE PATH TO COLLEGIALITY

Communicate a CLEAR VISION.

ASSESS the current state of collaboration.

Become PROCESS

ORIENTED.

DEVELOP knowledge and

skills.

BUILD TRUST through

consistency and support.

Commit to CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMEN

T.

CONTACT INFO

David Holden dholden@aais.us Jera Niewoehner jera.niewoehner@mnps.org