history essay or rich information re performance? elaine hines – manager professional development...
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The Principal’s ReportHistory essay or rich information re performance?
Elaine Hines – Manager Professional Development NZSTA
Objectives
• What is the role of the principal/CEO?
What enhances good reporting?What are our expectations?What could this look like?
The responsibilities of an organization's CEO are set by the organization's board, or other authority, depending on the organization's legal structure. They can be far-reaching or quite limited and are typically enshrined in a formal delegation of authority.
As a leader of the company, the CEO advises the board of directors, motivates employees, and drives change within the organization. As a manager, the CEO presides over the organization's day-to-day operations.[
In order to make the right decisions trustees must base them on good quality, timely information on how the school is performing.
A more proactive board culture tops the list of actions to improve effectiveness
What will improve Board effectiveness
Shape meeting agendas
MoreprobingBoard culture
Mgmtsupport
for probing
Process toevaluate
Board
Improvecaliber of individual directors
SeparateCEO
& Chair
LeadDirector
0%
20%
40%
60%
More proactive board culture
Boards also need to reinvent how they operate…
Lack of tools and processesproviding early warning signs
Amount and type of company information
Board culture
What are the impediments to monitoring business performance?(Top 3 concerns)
Willingness of directorsto challenge the CEO
Directors do not haveenough time
Insufficient operatingmanagement discussions
Lack capabilities withinBoard of Directors
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
It is the role of the board to determine the “what” and the role of the principal to determine the “how”, but this must be done within rules of conduct and limits of risk set by the board.
Trust — but verify — management stewardship
Challenge assumptions and monitor progress
Quality not quantityNot an excessive amount of
operational detailDo not weaken the board’s strategic
focusMust be tailored to the board’s
needsCulture of trust and openness