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Courageous, CollaborativeLeadership
Patti KinneyNational Center for Middle Level Leadership
National Association of Secondary School Principalskinneyp@principals.org
703-860-7256
This presentation will…
provide you with quotes, stories, resources, and tools to provoke your thinking and to use with your staff.
challenge and inspire you to think of leadership through different frameworks and perspectives.
give you time to reflect, respond, and set goals for how to move yourself, your school, and your staff forward in your school improvement efforts.
Courage derived from the French word coeur meaning heart
The ability to face danger, difficulty, uncertainty, or pain
without being overcome by fear or being deflected from a chosen
course of action
Seeing the obvious course of action
Stuck!
Coming along side and giving support
The National Anthem
Doing what’s right in spite of opposition
RADIO
Standing up for what you believe in
B I L L Y E L L I O T T
Group Task …
As a group discuss …
What is your definition of courage? How does your definition of courage apply to your
position as a leader? What are some personal examples of courageous
leadership?
Collaboration
“The prescriptions for improving schools must not come primarily from outside of schools. The most lasting and important changes will come from within and will draw on the great resources within schools.”
Roland Barth
Collaboration
“Improving schools requires the creation of collaborative cultures. Without the collaborative skills and relationships, it is not possible to learn and continue to learn as much as you need to know to improve.”
Michael Fullan
Collaboration
“Indeed, virtually every other profession in modern life has transitioned to various forms of teamwork, yet most educators still work alone.”
Change Leadership: A Practical Guide
to Transforming our Schools
Collaboration
“Schools with strong professional learning communities were four times more likely to be improving academically than schools with weaker professional communities. We can no longer afford to be innocent of the fact that collaboration improves performance.”
Anne C. Lewis
Collaborate!
Choose one of the preceding quotes
Share with a colleague what you do as a leader to:• raise the awareness of the issue embedded in
the quote and• encourage those in your school to take action to
address the issue in their day to day work.
“The prescriptions for improving schools must not come primarily from outside of schools. The most lasting and important changes will come from within and will draw on the great resources within schools.”
“Improving schools requires the creation of collaborative cultures. Without the collaborative skills and relationships, it is not possible to learn and continue to learn as much as you need to know to improve.”
“Indeed, virtually every other profession in modern life has transitioned to various forms of teamwork, yet most educators still work alone.”
“Schools with strong professional learning communities were four times more likely to be improving academically than schools with weaker professional communities. We can no longer afford to be innocent of the fact that collaboration improves performance.”
A Framework for Leadership
Structuralrules policies and processesroles technologygoals environment
“Division of Labor”
Human Resourcesneedsskillsrelationships
“Meeting Individual Needs”
Politicalpower scarce resourcesconflict competition“Bargaining, Negotiating, Coalition-
Building”
Symboliccultural symbolsritual metaphorsheroes/villians ceremoniesmyths“Attaching and Creating Meaning”
The Recipe for Change
“A vision of what might be plus a dissatisfaction with what is must
be greater than the cost of change.”
Garmston and Costa
It begins with a vision
“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”
Warren G. Bennis
The pig who knew what he
wanted to do!
Vision begins in the mind and heart of the school leader
be developed, nurtured, and shared with others before it can become a full-fledged reality
be based on a set of sound educational beliefs that speak to the dignity, equality, and uniqueness of the students served by the school.
be able to clearly articulate these beliefs and demonstrate by both actions and words that he or she holds firm to them.
requires courage to challenge practices that are detrimental to students or to deal with issues or situations that are out of alignment with the school’s vision.
“If you don’t know where you are going, you will end up somewhere
else.”
Yogi Berra
Group Task: Vision
What are three words that capture the essence of your vision for your school?
What evidence of your vision would a visitor see at your school?
What area of your vision needs to be given additional attention?
Focusing leadership on…
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Developing School Culture
Developing and Nurturing Leaders
Leadership for Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
An acceptance of responsibility for student achievement
Leadership MapLucky
High Results, Low Understanding of Antecedents
Replication of Success Unlikely
LeadingHigh Results, High Understanding
of AntecedentsReplication of Success Likely
LosingLow Results, Low Understanding of
AntecedentsDo the same thing over and over
and expecting different results
LearningLow Results, High Understanding of
AntecedentsReplication of Mistakes Unlikely
Causes: The Antecedents of Excellence
Ach
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Doug Reeves, www.leadandlearn.com
Most Effective Strategies
Alignment of standards, curriculum, instruction AND assessment
Assignment of teachers based on student need
Modeling and Mentoring of instructional strategies
Engaging classroom environments
Most Effective Strategies
Deep content analysis, including big ideas and essential questions
Monitoring that is frequent and visibleInterdisciplinary assessmentTeaching strategies that focus on
differentiated instruction and student engagement
Pause to reflect and share
In the area of curriculum, instruction, and assessment, what do you most want to accomplish at your school that will take courage and/or collaborative leadership?
What "frame" do you need to move into to accomplish this?
Leadership for Developing School Culture
A culture of collaboration and shared decision-making
“If you want to change and improve the climate and outcomes of schooling -- both for students and teachers, there are features of the school culture that have to be changed and if they are not changed, your well-intended efforts will be defeated.”
“If you attempt to implement reforms but fail to engage the culture of a school, nothing will change.” Seymore Sarason
Healthy School Climates
Honest, open communicationHigh expectationsTrust and confidenceRecognition and appreciationTeacher involvement in decision makingCollegialityCaring and humorTraditions that strengthen school culture
To sustain change, the principal must nurture a culture that …
Promotes teamworkEncourages debate on effective practicesValues input from all members of the
school communityCultivates leadership skills in othersEmpowers others to make decisions and
enact changes
Today’s principal must…
Ask questions rather than provide all answers
Facilitate the process of school improvement rather than prescribe how it should be done
Suggest alternatives to former policies and practices rather than mandate the ones that will be used
Today’s teacher must …
Participate in discussions regarding their professional practices
Be involved members of the school, seeking ways to make curriculum integrative, relevant, and challenging for ALL students
Collectively share expertise to help the school solve problems, make decisions, and set policy
Pause to reflect and share
To improve your school culture, what do you most need to focus on that will take courage and/or collaborative leadership?
What "frame" do you need to move into to accomplish this?
Leadership in Developing and Nurturing Leaders
Mr. Peabody’s Apples
by Madonna
Creating Great Schools
Every Teacher a LeaderEvery Leader a TeacherEvery Child a Success
by Phil Schlechty
A passion for young adolescentsIs it best for the students?
8th Grade
Montpelier, Vermont
1946
8th Grade
Essex, Vermont
2007
Advocacy is no longer an option
advocacy - local level Superintendent, board members, key
community members, parentsAdvocacy - state level
Policy makers, state legislators, Department of Education
ADVOCACY - national level Federal officials, congressmen, senators
A role model for risk-taking and reflective learning
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
Albert Schweitzer
Do our students and staff see us …
trying new things?admitting we don’t have the solution for
every problem?making mistakes and learning from them?sending the message it’s okay not to know
something, but it’s NOT okay to refuse to seek out the answer?
Risk Taking …
It’s the very action of taking a risk, rather than the result, that creates the opportunity for personal growth.
The very definition of taking a risk implies a chance of loss or harm, be prepared to model how best to handle the consequences of an unsuccessful endeavor.
Reflective learners are risk takers who…
try new things to learn new thingsre-examine and challenge their
professional practicestake charge of their own learningbuild a culture of learning - for both
students and staff
Risk Taking and Reflection: Key Elements in School Improvement
School improvement is about people improvement Challenging, changing, refining, strengthening the
pedagogy, beliefs, and values of those who work together in the school.
Professional development is infused into the school routine Sharing/discussion of professional articles, existence of study
groups, exchange of new ideas, action research, formal/informal discussions regarding best practices, commitment to student success.
We need leaders committed to…
hiring teachers that are highly qualified AND highly effective Those who understand developmental needs, competent in content,
skilled in delivering instruction, knowledgeable of appropriate assessment practices…
ensuring new teachers are effectively inducted into school culture through mentoring and professional development
helping teachers develop the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to make effective learning-based decisions
Encourage effective teaching by…
providing feedback that promotes effective instruction
analyzing and using data to drive school achievement
keeping the school focused on maintaining high expectations for every student
Pause to reflect and share
To develop the leadership skills of others in your school, what must you accomplish that will take courage and/or collaborative leadership?
What "frame" do you need to move into to accomplish this?
Putting it all together
School Leadership that WorksMarzano, Waters, McNulty (ASCD)
Research Project
21 Leadership responsibilities and their correlation to student achievement
Affirmation - recognize and celebrate school accomplishments
Change Agent - actively challenge the status quo
Contingent Rewards - recognize and reward individual accomplishments
Communication - establish strong lines with and between teachers and students
Culture - foster shared beliefs and a sense of community/cooperation
Discipline - protect teachers from issues and influences that detract from teaching time or focus
Flexibility - adapt behavior to the needs of the current situation, comfortable with dissent
Focus - establish clear goals and keeps them in the forefront of school’s attention
Ideals/Beliefs - well-articulated and shared Input - involve teachers in design and
implementation of decisions and policies Intellectual Stimulation - ensure staff is aware of
most current theories and practices, regularly discussed
Involvement in Curriculum Instruction, and Assessment - directly involved in design/implementation of curriculum, instruction, and assessment activities at the classroom level
Knowledge of C, I, and A - knowledgeable of current/best practices in these areas
Monitoring/Evaluating - monitor the effectiveness of school practices and their impact on student achievement
Optimizer - inspire and lead new and challenging innovations
Order - establish a set of standard operating principles and routines
Outreach - advocate for and speak about the school to all stakeholders
Relationships - demonstrate an awareness of the personal lives of teachers and staff
Resources - provide teachers with necessary materials and professional development
Situational Awareness - aware of the details and undercurrents in the school and use the information to address current and potential problems
Visibility - quality contact and interactions with teachers, students, parents
Group Task …
Read through the list of 21 leadership responsibilities and choose your top five in rank
order in terms of their impact on student achievement.
Leadership Responsibilities
Affirmation Change Agent Contingent Rewards Communication Culture Discipline Flexibility Focus Ideals/Beliefs Input
Intellectual StimulationInvolvement in C, I, AKnowledge of C, I, AMonitoring/EvaluationOptimizerOrderOutreachRelationshipsResourcesSituational AwarenessVisibility
Research Results…
1. Situational Awareness2. Flexibility3. Discipline4. Outreach5. Monitoring/Evaluating6. Culture7. Order8. Resources9. Knowledge of C, I, and A10. Input11. Change Agent
12. Focus13. Contingent Rewards14. Intellectual Stimulation15. Communication16. Ideals/Beliefs17. Involvement in C, I and A18. Visibility19. Optimizer20. Affirmation21. Relationships
Resources
This We Believe in Action, NMSA 2005Editor, Tom Erb
School Leadership that Works, ASCD 2005Robert Marzano, Timothy Waters, Brian McNulty
Change Leadership: A Practical Guide to Transforming our Schools, Jossey-Bass 2006Tony Wagner, et.al
Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership, Jossey-Bass 2003
Lee Bolman, Terrence Deal
Read Alouds with a Leadership Message!
Through the Cracks Carolyn Sollman, Barbara Emmons, Judith Paolini
Dumpy La Rue Elizabeth Winthrop Mr. Peabody’s Apples Madonna Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! Dr. Seuss I Hope You Dance
Tia Sillers, Mark Sanders I Can Make A Difference
Marian Wright Edelman
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