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AdministratorsAcademy 1554
Building a StaffEstablishing a ClimateLeading Achievement
New Directions ConferenceJune 13-15, 2016Gateway Center, Collinsville
Jim Burgett – [email protected]
Outcomes• Consider Effective Communication
• Discuss Productive Meetings and P.D
• Analyze a Culture of Collaboration
• Promote a Positive/Effective Staff
• Legal and Ethical Responsibilities
“Principal”Building Leader
Assistant/AssociateDean
Head TeacherAss’t Supt.
Supt.Staff Evaluator
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2. Top three things of Stress.
1. Top three things of Pride.
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The Sad Story of Ivan Hadit
• Your group will serve as Principal Hadit’s guardian angel.
• Start out by listing what you perceive as the issues and then develop a plan to get him back on track.
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What is the significanceof
April 4, 2010?
We are
Connected
Google Cicret Bracelet
In what ways do you communicate effectively
with your staff?
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Simplify....
When preparing correspondence that you intend to share with others, read what you have written and see if there are words, that if eliminated, would make the sentence more easily understood by the intended audience.
Reread your writing and make your sentences more concise with words more easily understood.
Write short, concise, and clear sentences.
Visual
Dr. Preston Ni:Five ways to
reduce fear when you speak...off the cuff or prepared....
1.Don’t Expect Perfection from Yourself
2.Avoid Equating
Public Speaking to Your Self-
Worth
3.Avoid BeingNervous AboutYour Nervousness
4.Avoid Trying To MemorizeEvery Word
5.Avoid Reading
Word For Word
Bonus
#6.Remember-They Want You To Succeed!
Be an Example
Set High Standards
Look Professional
Communicate with Zoom
What are some of the pitfalls of communicating
through technology?
How are your parents and students
communicating through technology?
Williamson and Johnston
Top Ten Reasons You Should Focus on Social Media
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Meetings/ Professional Development
GROUP TIME!
•List things that make a faculty meeting productive.
•List things that hinder productivity at a faculty meeting.
Meeting Ideas
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Meeting Ideas
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Professional Developmenton a Dime
1. Brainstorm Ideas
2. Needs of District vs. Needs of Staff
3. Internal vs. External Presenters
4. Best use of Time
5. Ownership of Program
6. Listening to Valid Evaluations
7. Follow-Up
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P.D.in
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“How To”Build a Staffof Excellence
and a Culture of Collaboration
A Staff of Excellence
Drives a Culture of Collaboration
Start witha
POSITIVE “can-do”attitude.
Building A Staff of ExcellenceBegins at the Beginning*
• Hiring• Training• After Hiring• Building Camelot
“Building the Best Staff
Possible
CHAPTER 4.
Share one thing you do during the interview
process that makes a difference.
Building A Staff of ExcellenceBegins at the Beginning*
• Cleaning House• Evaluate Toward Improvement• The Law is Changing• Four Steps Toward Improvement...
From Chapter 4: The School Principal’s Toolbook
4-Step Growth Process: Building the Best Staff Possible
Clarify the Purpose
1.
2.Communicate the Expectations
3. Set Reasonable Goals
4. Evaluate, Remediate, Terminate
1. I have never been involved.2. I initiated one or more removals.3. I supported one or more
removals.4. I would like to remove a current
staff member (or several).5. I have no idea where to begin.6. It can’t be done
Considering the removal of a teacher, which best fits you...
How do you eliminate a weak
teacher?
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Keysto
Collaboration
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Building the Collaboration Attitude
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Building the Collaboration Attitude
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Building CollaborationRequires Team Leadership*
• What is a team?• Team Strength/Selection• Know the Big Team• Know Theses 10 Rules...
TeamLeadership
CHAPTER 9.
• 1. The team comes first.
2. Communicate openly and
candidly.
3. Be part of the solution, not the problem.
4. Respect Diversity
5. Ask and
encouragethe right
questions.
6. Use a rational problem-solving process.
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Brainstor
7. Build trust with integrity and example.
8. Commit to Excellence.
9. Promote interdependent thinking.
10. Pull the weeds.
Building CollaborationRequires Team Leadership*
• Understand the Team Player**• Professional Learning
Communities
*From Chapter 9: The School Principal’s Toolbook**The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player, John Maxwell
AND, always invest time in relationships. Know your staff as human beings.
Your turn: What works for you in terms of
building a collaborate school family?
Legal and Ethical Responsibilities
Jim’s Thoughts On The Law
… And Lawyers
The Law
• People assume that you know the law.
• You administer policies and procedures that are governed by law.
• You are liable for knowing and following the law.
• Most of our legislators do not know the law very well.
• Administrator associations help us understand the law.
• Lawyers are there to help us. Use them properly.
Finding the LawIt’s easier than finding Nemo!
www.ilprincipals.org
www.stateschoolnews.com
www.iasb.com
www.hlerk.com
Jim on Lawyers….Lawyer jokes are just that, jokes. Most lawyers are there to make your life easier and more sane.
Relationships with lawyers are based on trust. Find a lawyer/firm you trust and be loyal…it pays in the long run.
Work with a firm that knows what they are doing and specializes in it. Most lawyers can write a will but few can handle a special education hearing.
Calling your lawyers is expensive. Not calling them can break the bank and cost you your job.
How do you know if your action or decision is
ethical?
Ethical Decision Check List – 3 Steps
From…The Power of Ethical Management
Is it legal?
Is it balanced?
How will it make me feel?
• Consider Effective Communication
• Discuss Productive Meetings and P.D
• Analyze a Culture of Collaboration
• Promote a Positive/Effective Staff
• Legal and Ethical Responsibilities
Outcomes-Revisited
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Here is a BONUS...
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