BUILDING CAPACITY THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP DR. SANDRA J. MOORE DR. ROBERT C. MCCRACKEN RADFORD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DECEMBER 2011 Implementing the ISLLC Standards at the Higher Education Level: Shared Decision- Making
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BUILDING CAPACITY THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP
DR. SANDRA J. MOOREDR. ROBERT C. MCCRACKEN
RADFORD UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENTSCHOOL OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP
DECEMBER 2011
Implementing the ISLLC Standards at the Higher Education Level: Shared Decision-
Making
Who We Are
Radford UniversityCollege of Education and Human Development
Standard 1:An education leader promotes the success of every
student by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by all stakeholders.
Functions:A. Collaboratively develop and implement a shared vision and missionB. Collect and use data to identify goals, assess organizational effectiveness, and promoteorganizational learningC. Create and implement plans to achieve goalsD. Promote continuous and sustainable improvementE. Monitor and evaluate progress and revise plans
Standard 2: An education leader promotes the success of every student by
advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth.
Functions:A. Nurture and sustain a culture of collaboration, trust, learning, and high expectationsB. Create a comprehensive, rigorous, and coherent curricular programC. Create a personalized and motivating learning environment for studentsD. Supervise instructionE. Develop assessment and accountability systems to monitor student progressF. Develop the instructional and leadership capacity of staffG. Maximize time spent on quality instructionH. Promote the use of the most effective and appropriate technologies to support
teachingand learningI. Monitor and evaluate the impact of the instructional program
Standard 3:An education leader promotes the success of every
student by ensuring management of the organization, operation, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.
Functions:A. Monitor and evaluate the management and operational systemsB. Obtain, allocate, align, and efficiently utilize human, fiscal, and
technological resourcesC. Promote and protect the welfare and safety of students and staffD. Develop the capacity for distributed leadershipE. Ensure teacher and organizational time is focused to support
Standard 4: An education leader promotes the success of every student by
collaborating with faculty and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources.
Functions:A. Collect and analyze data and information pertinent to the educational environmentB. Promote understanding, appreciation, and use of the community’s diverse cultural,
social,and intellectual resourcesC. Build and sustain positive relationships with families and caregiversD. Build and sustain productive relationships with community partners
An education leader promotes the success of every student by understanding, responding to, and influencing the political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context.
Functions:A. Advocate for children, families, and caregiversB. Act to influence local, district, state, and national decisions affecting
student learningC. Assess, analyze, and anticipate emerging trends and initiatives in order
1. Stakeholder involvement and visioning2. Promoting a faculty culture of trust, learning, professional
development and high expectations3. Ensuring management of the organization that is efficient, safe
and builds an effective learning environment4. Collaboration with stakeholders, diverse community interests and
maximizing resources5. Acting with integrity, fairness and in an ethical manner6. Considering, understanding, responding to the political, social,
economic, legal and cultural context of the organization
Faculty Member Perceptions
Positive Actions Leadership Development Growth of the Unit/Organization Sense of Self Worth for Faculty/Better
Understanding of Challenges Ownership and Understanding of the “Big
Picture” Creativity is Encouraged “We’re All in this Together” Results of Planning are Seen – First Hand Use of Technology for Coordination of Efforts
Faculty Member Perceptions
Challenges
Time Management Individual Differences Built in Bureaucratic Requirements
“Sometime there ain’t time for no votin” The 20% Factor Varying Workloads of Faculty
Activity
Case 1aYou are a principal (assume whatever level you want)
and you operate from an authoritarian model. The superintendent has told you that you must reduce your staff by three full time positions for next year.
Case 1bYou are a department head or chair of a department in a
university and you operate from an authoritarian model. The Dean has directed you to reduce expenditures by 5% for next year.
Activity
Case 2aYou are a principal (assume whatever level you want).
You operate from the beliefs expressed by the ISLLC standards. The superintendent has told you that must reduce your staff by three full time positions for next year.
Case 2bYou are a department head or chair of a department in a
university and you operate from the beliefs expressed by the ISLLC standards. The Dean has directed you reduce expenditures by 5% for next year.
Discussion of Activity
Participant and Presenters Discussion
Results of Changes at STEL
More Collaboration
Improved Attitude Valued Culture and Pride in the
School
Removal of Many Perceived Barriers
Dealing Positively with Less Resources
Premlinary Report of the Most Recent NCATE
Evaluation is Very Positive
Leadership Team work at the College Level
Summary
Leadership Expectations in Today’s
Educational Setting
Similarities and Differences
Shared Leadership
Collaboration
Increased Performance
Summary
Management is ManagementTeam Work is Team WorkLeadership is Leadership
…public schools or higher education..
Team Building – Student Style
Questions - Discussions
Discussion and Questions
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