Congrats, You are the Principal, Now What?? Knowing the Questions-Not the Answers Dr. Tamerin Capellino ACSA -July, 2014.
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Congrats, You are the Principal, Now What??Knowing the Questions-Not the Answers
Dr. Tamerin CapellinoACSA -July, 2014
Workshop Overview
“Everything we do as leaders, we do through others.”
• A well executed transition will set the stage for your success as a leader.
• Relationships will determine the extent of our success or failure as a leader.
• Assess the reality of your organization.• Build capacity, you do NOT have all the
answers!
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Workshop Structure
“Congratulations, you’re the Principal. Now what?”
What are your greatest fears of transitioning to the role of principal?
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9 Step Transition Model
1• Prepare for Transition
2• Identify All Stakeholders
3• Build Relationships in Authentic Ways
4• Assess the Reality of the Organization
5• Engage Stakeholders
6• Build Organizational Capacity
7• Develop Effective Teams
8• Secure Small Wins
9• Ensure Sustainability
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STAGE 1: Prepare for Transition
Who is your “Circle of Influence”?
What is your leadership story?
Have you adequately prepared to balance your life?
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Circle of Influence
Anchors
Mentors
SponsorsCoach/s
Guardian Angels
YOUYOU
Ryder, M. & Capellino, T. (2014). 92 Tips from the Trenches: How to Stay in the Game as an Educational Leader.
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Circle of InfluenceAnchors Mentors Sponsors Coach/s Guardian
Angels
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Finding Balance
Life Work
Boss
School
Stakeholders
Family
Friends
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Prepare to Tell Your Story
• Who am I?• Where do I come from?• Why am I here?• What do I hope to accomplish?• How do I hope to do it?
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Organizational Dynamics
Knowledge of Systems
Achieving Results
Lack of Systems Knowledge
Achieving Results
No Knowledge of Systems
Poor Results
Knowledge of Systems
Minimal Results
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STAGE 2: Identify all Stakeholders
Who are your internal and external stakeholders?
Have you identified all horizontal and vertical stakeholders?
Who holds the formal and informal power in your organization?
What political factors could you be facing?
Who are your contributors, watchers and detractors?
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4P Model
People Positions
Power Politics
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Horizontal & VerticalBeware of the vertical trap!
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Support Continuum
Contributors Watchers Detractors
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Organizational Ecosystem
Organization Formal Power
Informal Power
Political Hot Spots
Detractors
Watchers
Contributors
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Identify StakeholdersInternal Stakeholders External Stakeholders
People Position People Position
Po= PoliticalPi= Informal PowerP= Formal Power
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Power
When is a good time to leverage those with
power?
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STAGE 3: Build Relationships
Who do you need to develop intentional relationships with?
How will you develop these relationships over time?
What will be your story?
How will you create a culture of trust?
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“Leadership is a Relationship”-
Kouzes & Posner
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Building Influence through Intentional Relationships
Relationship Development Plan
District Staff Students Parents Community
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Theory of Trust
Critical Variables
(Wellner, 2010)
Joint Decision Making/Problem
Solving
Interpersonal Communications
Building Relationships
Theory of Trust
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Building a RDP Stakeholder
GroupCommunication
Medium Message Date
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Break-15 Minutes
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STAGE 4: Assess the Reality
•How will you assess the reality of your organization?
•What questions will you ask as part of an environmental scan?
•When will you conduct face to face conversations?
•Where are the documents you will need to review?
•What are the strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities of your organization?
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Assess the Reality-Enviromental Scan
Face to Face
Document Analysis Survey
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Face to Face-Focus Questions
What aspects of the organization do you want to see preserved?
What aspects of the organization do you want to see changed?
What three priorities would be the most crucial to move the organization forward?
*Listen for Hero opportunities!
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Laying the Foundation
• Allows for development of relationships in natural ways
• Sets the stage for a foundation for trust • Make initial personal assessments• Gather input for initial strategic agenda
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Knowing the Questions, Not the Answers
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Active Listening
Tell your story to at least 3 people using active listening
to their story.
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Environmental Scan Face-to-Face
Strengths Weaknesses
Threats Opportunities
SWOT
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Document Analysis Checklist
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Document Analysis
Site/District Leadership
School Board Membership/Board Policy
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District Office Organizational Chart/Contact Information
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Administrative Team/ Roles & Duties
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Leadership Team Membership, Meeting Minutes, Agendas
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Professional Development Plan
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Staffing, Teacher Assignments
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Document Analysis
Instructional Support
School Improvement Plan (SIP) & Other Internal Goals
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Current and Historical Assessment Data
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Professional Development Plan
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Master Schedule ⧠
Evaluation Forms, Procedures, & Schedule
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Environmental Scan-Survey
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STAGE 5: Engage Stakeholders
•How will you frame the data from the environmental scan?
•What are the top situations in need of attention (SITNAs)?
•How will craft the SITNAs into a Strategic Agenda?
•How will you ensure all stakeholders “feel” the data?
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Identifying SITNAs from Raw Data
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SITNAs
“Situation That Needs Attention”
Reframing a problem as a SITNA helps remove the negative connotation we place on ‘problems’
ComplaintChallengeImprovement NeedOpportunityPerformance Gap
Identify 2-4 priorities for your Strategic Agenda
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Strategic Agenda
• Link to Environmental Scan• Base on data/framing with stakeholder
input • Look for low hanging fruit/opportunities to
be the hero to secure early wins. • Look for barriers to change
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Framing Communication
Vision & Mission
Structures & Roles
Decision Making
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Sample Strategic Agenda
1) The school administration and staff need to address the issue of academic rigor;
2) The school administration and staff need to implement ways to positively recognize academic achievement and other forms of student accomplishment;
3) The school administration and staff need to provide more opportunities for parental input and involvement;
4) The district and school administration need to focus on creating a staff which more closely represents the ethnic diversity of the school
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“Under promise, over deliver!”
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Activity Directions-20 minutes
• Review sample raw data independently and organize key ideas by theme.
• Discuss findings in table groups.• Develop 3-4 priorities for a Strategic Agenda
and record on paper. • Be prepared to answer the following:– Why did you select the priorities?– How did your team come to consensus?
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STAGE 6: Build Organizational Capacity
•How will you assess the existing leadership team?
•Who are the formal and informal leaders in your organization?
•What structures/models will you use to create shared leadership and build capacity?
•How will you establish two-way communication channels?
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Build Organizational Capacity
• Involve all Stakeholders• Vital networking = past traditions and
opportunities for growth• Creation of Various Leadership Teams to
address critical issues– Systems = Consistency = Confidence• Building Relationships in Natural Ways
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“Assume people have the capacity until they prove you otherwise.”
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Traditional Hierarchial Organizational Structures
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Flattened Organizational Structure
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“Who you chose sends signals about your standard, expectations and leadership style.”
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STAGE 7: Build Effective Teams
How will you build effective teams and prepare them to function independently?
What decision-making processes will you employ?
How will you manage the balance of task/relationship?
How will you address dysfunctional team members?
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Team Norms• Attendance- What are legitimate reasons for missing meetings? How should
the team encourage regular attendance? What should be done to encourage promptness?
• Assignments- When assignments are made, what should be done when team members do not complete them or when they complete them poorly?
• Participation- What should be done to encourage everyone to participate?• Meeting times- When do meetings occur? How often should the team
meet? How long is the team meeting?• Agendas and minutes- Who is responsible for these activities? What other
roles should be setup?• Conversational courtesies- How can the team encourage members to listen
attentively and respectfully to others? Does the team need rules to limit interruptions or to prevent personal criticism.
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Task vs. Relationship
Lencioni’s 5 Dysfunctions of Teams
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Decision Making 1. Consultive- Leader consults with group members, then leader makes decision.2. Democratic- Leader and group discuss issue, then vote. Some possibly weighted percentage of group members is needed to agree on a decision.3. Consensus- Leader and group members discuss issue and reach unanimous agreement.4. Delegative- Leader delegates decision to group or subgroup to make, sometimes within the leaders identified constraints.
How will you address dysfunctional team members?
Team Dysfunction
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STAGE 8: Small Wins
•What are some anticipated small wins?
•How will you know when you achieved one?
•How will you celebrate small wins?
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Small Wins Small Win Criteria:• The result must be something that would not have
been accomplished without you taking the leadership role.
• The win should signify to the team and other stakeholders that something has changed for the better.
• The win must be seen and felt as the team’s win and not your person win alone.
Bradt, Check and Perdaza (2011,p.184)
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Small Wins
Create a list of potential Small Wins•________________________________•________________________________•________________________________•________________________________
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STAGE 9: Sustainability
•How will you know if change has occurred?
•What will you measure/evaluate?
•How will you communicate the results to all stakeholders?
Sustainability
Build Strategic Agenda
Assess the Reality
Engage Stakeholders
Frame & Identify the
SITNAs
Build Strategic Agenda
Build Capacity & Structures
Quantify Change
Celebrate Small Wins
Nurture Relationships
Build Relationships
How is it going?
Do you have any advice for me?
Key Questions
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Quantify Change Question Frame October Score April Score Differential
1 MV 44% 49% +52 MV 53% 61% +83 MV 62% 74% +124 MV 56% 59% +35 MV 43% 52% +96 SR 45% 44% -17 C 42% 45% +38 SR 39% 56% +179 SR 36% 54% +18
10 DM 43% 56% +1311 C 45% 45% 012 SR 47% 53% +613 DM 46% 48% +214 SR 50% 52% +215 C 50% 55% +516 SR 52% 56% +317 SR 45% 49% +418 DM 44% 54% +1019 DM 54% 54% 020 DM 47% 58% +1121 SR 51% 55% +422 DM 67% 83% +16
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“Congratulations, you’ve been the Principal for 90 days and survived. Now what?”
What are the 3 most important takeaways you will put into practice to ensure a successful transition?
What other questions do you know but don’t have answers for?
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Presenter Bio Dr. Tamerin Capellino serves as an Assistant Professor of Education and was instrumental in the design and successful launch of a new doctoral program in Organizational Leadership at Brandman University, part of the Chapman University System. During her tenure at Brandman she has also served in several key leadership roles including Chair of the Educational Administration program, Chair of the doctoral program in Organizational Leadership, and Instructional Designer. For this work, she was named School of Education Faculty Member of the Year in 2013.
Prior to going into higher education, Dr. Capellino served as a teacher, student advisor, high school assistant principal and middle school principal for over a decade. Her work as an administrator was recognized with a Model of Excellence award and she led one of her schools to a +56 API point gain in one year (the largest gain of any school in the district). She also implemented a highly successful attendance program and was recognized by CNUSD for her support of Student Services. Tamerin currently uses her expertise by serving as a leadership coach, consultant and speaker. She is known for her lively and engaging presentations and has presented to small and large groups across the state on various leadership topics (capacity building, organizational communication, program evaluation, technology, intergenerational collaboration, etc.).
A genuine passion for leadership has led Tamerin to serve as a mentor to hundreds of new and aspiring administra tors through her work at the university, professional organiza tions and consulting. Tamerin was one of ACSA Region XIX’s first mentors and was later trained as a master mentor trainer. Dr. Capellino is also a successful writer and recently co-authored 92 Tips from the Trenches: How to Stay in the Game as an Educational Leader and Knowing the Questions, Not the Answers: A Principal's Guide to Transition.
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Presentation based on…
Knowing the Questions, Not the Answers: A Principal’s Guide to
Transition
Dr. Michael Roe, Dr. Tamerin Capellino & Dr. Laurie Wellner
http://www.knowingthequestions.com
Bleeding Edge Publishing
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Additional Resources:
92 Tips from the Trenches: How to Stay in the Game as an
Educational Leader
Dr. Marilou Ryder & Dr. Tamerin Capellino
www.92tipsfromthetrenches.com
Available on Amazon.comhttp://www.amazon.com
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