missouri association of school administrators spring conference lake of the ozarks march, 2015
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Missouri Association of School Administrators
Spring Conference
Lake of the Ozarks
March, 2015
Changing Minds, Changing Practices and Changing
Leading….
March, 2015 Doug Christensen, [email protected]
A Conversation We Need to Have…..
Waywe
think
Way we
lead
Organizations welead
Embrace Leading
politically
Change…..
DiversityVouchers/charters
ARRA/RTT
NCLB
Excellence and EquityNational Testing
Common Core
RTI
$$$$$$
NCLB Waivers
Teacher-Administrator Evaluation Using StudentPerformance Data
SERIOUS STORM CLOUDS
….a tsunami…..
• Burned-out, worn-out educators……
• Distrustful public(s)• Community leaders
disenfranchised • Jaundiced students
President
Congress
USDEGovernor
Legislature
SDE Board of Ed
Superintendent
Teachers
Our schools have not changed….much
• The 1920’s….the steam engine
• 2014…….the search engine
Changing minds….changing practices….changing
leading….
»Change the way we think about our work»Change the way we lead»Change the organizations in which
we lead»Change our aversion to political
leading
Curriculum
Time
Organization/Governance
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SCHOOLING MODEL
Learning Outcomes
Progress by Demonstration of
Mastery
Personal Learning Plans
Oppor
tuni
ties
PreK--16
EDUCATION MODEL
Outcomes
ASSESSMENTS……
TESTING
NEBRASKA STATE TREE
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
APPLICATION STANDARDS
CONTENT STANDARDS
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
MOST STATE STANDARDS
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
APPLICATION STANDARDS
CONTENT STANDARDS
SETTING THE BAR
MOST STATE TESTS
PARCC SMBCOMMONCORESTATESTANDARDS
MOST STATESTANDARDS
Assessment
School/ClassroomBased Assessments Portfolio
What kids knowWhat kids don’t know
BenchmarksCCSSACTNAEPPISASMB
SampledOver Five Years
All…………….Each
Leadership…………….Leading?
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……dynamic…!
Leadership
Position Authority
Leading Disposition Values Empowerment
A dynamic to understand…..
In Charge
Centralizes
Standardizes
Leadership
Leading Distributes
Engages
Adapts
FOLLOW ME
Authority…..Position
Leadership
Permission……Disposition
Leading
Power and Influence HighLow
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…….“disposition?”
Includes….• Core values….principles• Priorities……what’s most important• Mission for life….life purpose• Character• Integrity• Connections/Relationships• Passion….Voice
Leading…..tear down the walls!!!
LOCAL
STATE
FEDERAL
Where is the “core?”
WHAT WE HAVE NOW……
WHAT IS THE CORE WORK?
WHERE IS THE CORE WORK DONE?
Board
Superintendent
Principals
Teachers
Aides/paras, lunchroom staff, bus drivers, custodian/maintenance staff, office and clerical staff, health staff
…structural core?….“core work?”
…the students?
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Hierarchies pull everything important upInitiative……discretionresponsibility…..accountability
Distributive Models—ShareInitiative…..DiscretionResponsibility……accountability
Federal
State
Board
Superintendent
Principal
Classroom
PrincipalTeachers
CLASSROOMAides/Paras
Lunchroom Staff
Bus Drivers Custodial/
Maintenance
Office/Clerical
Health staff
The core is clear….the core work is clear….about each kid
A system….
…Organizational core—the classroomCore Values—It’s about kids and
teachersCore Work=teaching and learning
Core Work=Teaching and Learning
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Leading means getting the right people on the bus….
#1 priority: Outstanding principal in every school
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…….Principal’s primary role…….
• An outstanding teacher in every classroom
Create a pipeline…….
……………for new leaders to emerge– Implement model for identifying, encouraging and
developing the best leaders over time– Implement succession plans
………. leadership development system……
Align………
• Hiring decisions• Apprenticeships• Mentoring/coaching• Develop/promote
talent• Stepping stone roles• Leadership roles
attractive
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The political dimension of leading…“tumbling stones”
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You are the face and voice……….
– Everything you say, do….pay attention to….not say, not do….not pay attention to…• Announces a purpose• States a value• Declares a priority
Politics and Leading……. Iterative……Recursive
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…. you stand…..here……….
Policy/politicsLeading
INSIDE OUTSIDEPolicy/politics
Leading
SCHOOLCOMMUNITY
YOU ARE HERE…………………………X
Role of School/ Professional Staff
Role of the Board of Education
Superintendent
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VOICES AROUND THE TABLE…..
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COMMON GROUND
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• Then … higher ground–Where conversations are …• Collaborative• Adaptive• Center-driven
HIGHER GROUND
StudentsClassroomsTeaching Learning
StudentsClassroomsTeachingLearning
A Conversation with a center….
…...the “Matador effect”….• Everyone wants to be a matador until he/she
finds himself in the ring facing a 2,000 pound charging bull only to remember that the reasons they wanted to be a matador were to wear tight pants and hear the roar of the crowd
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…. leave footprints…
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A STORY TO REMEMBER
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• HANDS
IITS INTIT’S IN OUR HANDS
………….….plant trees
In whose shade we likely will not sit…..
TREES FOR THEM….……
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…. leave footprints…
FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW
THEY WILL KNOW WHERE YOU HAVE WALKED
. . . our gift