leading transformational change while empowering all stakeholders
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Leading Transformational Change While Empowering All Stakeholders. Presented by Thomas L. Rooney, Superintendent Lindsay Unified School District. What has Happened in Lindsay the Past Four Years. We honor the fact that kids learn in different ways and different time-frames - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Leading Transformational Change While Empowering All Stakeholders
Presented by Thomas L. Rooney, Superintendent
Lindsay Unified School District
What has Happened in Lindsay the Past Four Years
We honor the fact that kids learn in different ways and different time-frames
We make decisions based on learner needs, not administrative convenience
We empower learners to be leaders of their learning
“ Empowering and Motivating for Today and Tomorrow”
Key Components:Community-driven Strategic DesignGuaranteed & Viable CurriculumComprehensive Assessment System0-4 Scoring ScaleElectronic Assessments, Scoring and
Tracking SystemSystem to Group LearnersClose Monitoring System
Part of Our Leadership Vision
“Lindsay leaders are future-focused visionaries, not afraid to take a risk to improve learning for students”
Leadership for ChangeIncremental
changeEmphasize relationshipsEstablish strong lines of
communicationBe an advocate for the schoolProvide resourcesMaintain visibilityProtect teachers from
distractionsCreate culture of
collaborationLook for and celebrate
successes
Second order change
Shake up the status quoExpect some things to
seem worsePropose new ideasOperate from strong
beliefsTolerate ambiguity and
dissentTalk research and theoryCreate explicit goals for
changeDefine success in terms of
goalsMarzano-2006
In Lindsay there is Something Else…We are going beyond 2nd order changeShake up Remove and replace the status quoExpect some things to seem worse impossiblePropose new ideas Be future-focusedOperate Never waiver from strong beliefsTolerate Transform ambiguity and dissent into
Empowerment and CommitmentTalk Live and implement what research and theory
talk aboutCreate explicit goals for change a Strategic DesignDefine success in terms of goals Strategic Alignment
and resultsMarzano 2006 Lindsay Leadership 2013
Leading Transformational Change While Empowering All StakeholdersDeep HumilityA Heart of ServiceEmpathetic ListeningSeek First to UnderstandEmpowering others to reach their fullest
professional and personal potentialWillingness to slow down in the short-term
for long-term gainsRelentless in your focus on Learner needsMaking the hard personnel decisions…part of
your moral obligation
Personal Reflection and Vision
Worldwide Challenges Our Learners Will Solve