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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…
WSU Superintendent’s Cohort
October 22, 2010
It’s All About Relationships
Board Admin Team Staff Community
Getting to Know YouSome Things To Do in Your First 90 Days
Administrators Service Clubs Community Leaders Union Leadership Student Leaders
Be Clear About Your Expectations
Know Your Message Repeat it Often
Guiding Principles Instructional Focus
Be Clear about Instructional Goals
Moral Obligation Adult Actions Together, we will:
Identify Priority Standards Ensure effective teaching in every classroom Use teacher collaboration to improve student
achievement
Challenges
Budget Shortfalls Look for’s
Position Control Budget Monitoring Ending Fund Balance
Under-performing staff Media scrutiny Lack of sense of urgency
Challenges, cont.
Dynamics of Cabinet and Admin Team Need to pass two levies Negotiating all contracts Insurance pooling overpayment Monticello Middle School
My Mistakes
Carefully choose your confidantes
Don’t rely on a prior District or state experience to guide you
My Support
The WASA Team WASA Management Review Key Cabinet members ESD 112 Staff My husband The school district’s attorney!
Our Successes
Passage of two levies Using budget crisis to build a
stronger team Visiting classrooms Riding bus routes; working with
support staff Successful Merit School Grant Board/Superintendent Retreat Community Relationships
Looking Ahead
New, revitalized Cabinet Meaningful District In-services Focus on Instruction
McNulty Ainsworth Reeves
Healthy ending fund balance
Lessons Learned
Relationships are essential for success.
Get the right team on the bus. Trust your instincts (and then
double check) Never be afraid to ask for help! Be clear about expectations, hopes,
and dreams. State them often!
Five Tenets for Leading in Touch Times
Model the Way Understand Change Inspire a Shared Vision Relationship Building Encourage the Heart
Kouzes and Possner: The Leadership ChallengeFullan: Leading in a Culture of Change
Relationship, Relationships, Relationships
Moral purpose, relationships, and organizational successes are interrelated
Look at businesses as if they had souls. Look at schools as if they had minds. Emotional intelligence is key!
Trust
Vision
Vision
Vision
Vision
Vision
Vision
Skills
Skills
Skills
Skills
Skills
Skills
Resources
Resources
Resources
Resources
Resources
Resources
Payoff
Payoff
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Payoff
Payoff
ActionPlan
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Trust
Trust
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Trust
Trust
Trust
Change
Sabotage
Confusion
Anxiety
Anger
Sporadic
ChangeFalseStarts
THE CHANGE PUZZLE
Vision
Payoff
Resources
Skills
ActionPlan
Why I Love this Work
Longview Students Longview Staff Longview Community
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…