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2020-05-04
Newsletter 304 - School Leadership


SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

A

Leadership is defined

  • as action of leading
  • the art of motivation to act
  • ito required skills/qualities/styles-types

In schools teachers know that many decisions they debate or discuss, the buck stops with the principal. Principals love reminding staff about this. And they are correct. It terms of law the principal, vested in an individual, is the accounting officer. The term leadership can be used as a verb (action) or an adjective (describing). This situation leads to collective disemporing and mediocraty.

I am of the opion that leaderSHIP refers to the collective act of leading. Like fiduciary responsibility vested in the Board of Directors, singularly and collectively, such should it be for the School Management Team. Derelict of duty and neglect then becomes a collective/siingular failure to govern or manage.

Education law speak of individuals holding a post – given our history and current jurisprudence is must also be interpreted as the action or non-action of the team as a collective...democratic principles emphasize both rights and duty/accountability/responsibility

School management teams operate as subject managers/leaders INSTEAD of curriculum managers/leaders.

 

B

Leverage Leadership by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo & Brett Peiser

  • Paul indicates that leverage leadership minute-by-minute is a paradigm shit
  • Ask what makes education effective Paul responded; Great teaching!
  • Great school leaders Paul argues
    • Produce exceptional results that exceed expectation
    • Replicate the results
  • Paul spoke to the “Myths of effective school leadership”
    • Principals are administrators and fire fighters, not instructional leaders
    • Observations, walkthroughs, and teacher evaluations are sufficient
    • Change is slow; teacher development take 10 years
    • There is a principal personality
    • Culture comes before instruction...or instruction before culture
  • Seven Levers – “executing quality instruction and culture
    • Instructional levers
      • Data-driven instruction
      • Observation & feedback
      • Instructional planning
      • Professional development
    • Cultural levers
      • Student culture
      • Staff culture
      • Managing school leadership teams
  • Finding the time
    • Lock in your weekly schedule
    • Defend your time from distractions
    • Manage you daily and monthly tasks


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