Analysis of Systems Leadership

EDU 586

Master of Science in Educational Leadership

School Leadership that School Leadership that WorksWorks

Marzano

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Doing the Right Work

How does a school when going about doing the right work to work toward school improvement, how does a site select what is best way to go?

•CSR Model (comprehensive school reform)

•Site Specific Approach

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CSR Model

• Federally funded program that provides grants to schools that adopt proven comprehensive reform model.

• Purpose of effort is to provide research-based approaches to enhancing student achievement, particularly in low-performing schools.

• Model is one that:

• Has been found through scientific base

• Provides high-quality professional development

• Proves meaningful involvement of parents/community

• Employs proven methods for student learning, teaching and school management.

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Site Specific Approach

Site specific has three factors in model:School-Level Factors• Guaranteed and viable curriculum

• Challenging goals and effective feedback

• Parent and community involvement

• Safe and orderly environment

• Collegiality and professionalism

Teacher-level factors• Instructional Strategies

• Classroom management

• Classroom curriculum design

Student-level Factors• Home Environment

• Learned intelligence and background knoweldge

• Motivation

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How would You Go About Determining Which Model To Us Toward School Improvement?

Who would you involve in the decision-making process?

What would be the first steps you would take once you have decided on a model to use, how to proceed?

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A Plan for Effective School Leadership

• Develop a strong school leadership team (Elem. Wonders)

• Distribute some responsibilities throughout the leadership team (Pantherific Pals)

• Select the right work (RayView Eagles)

• Identify the order of magnitude implied by the selected work (Elementary Wonders)

• Match the management style to the order of magnitude of the change initiative (Pantherific Pals)