Always Begin with the End in Mind
• Our Students…..Prepared for Success After High School
• Our Promise…Leadership, Advocacy, and Support
• Our Future….Strong Communities, Competitive Workforce
Leadership is the capacity to
translate vision into reality. —
Warren Bennis
“Success in life has nothing to do
with what you gain in life or
accomplish for yourself. It’s what
you do for others.”
~ Danny Thomas
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Listening Empathy Healing Awareness Conceptualization
Foresight Stewardship Commitment to the Growth of People Building Community Persuasion
RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING ACTIONS
Listening • Active, not just passive • Listen completely before
deciding Empathy • Separate person from
their work • Walk a mile in their shoes • Personable with
appropriate individuals
*Awareness • Awareness of self, your
influence and the organization
• “With-it-ness”
Healing • Help your staff become
whole • Consider their history • Build a future together
Persuasion • Opposite of positional authority • Convince and build consensus – quickly Conceptualization • You have to have vision – make time for strategy! • B.H.A.G. but S.M.A.R.T.
• Big Hairy Audacious Goal but Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time bound
Foresight • Consequences of present decisions on future outcomes • Domino Thinker
FUTURE-ORIENTED ACTIONS
Stewardship • You are where you are suppose to be • Entrusted with resources of others • Return on investments Commitment to the Growth of People • Nurture relationships • Help people grow both personally and professionally Building Community • Create the climate of growth • Build a learning community
COMMUNITY-ORIENTED ACTIONS
My own definition of leadership is this:
The capacity and the will to rally men and
women to a common purpose and the character which
inspires confidence. —General
Montgomery
PRIMARY CHOICE
SECONDARY CHOICE
TERTIARY CHOICE
OTHER CHOICES
FUNDAMENTAL CHOICE-MISSION
HIERARCHY OF CHOICES
Relevant Questions Type of Choice Area of Focus
CORE VALUES WHO?
WHY?
WHAT?
HOW?
WHICH?
who, what, when, where, where, why, how?
Identity
Purpose
Vision
Strategy
Tactics
Activities
Daniel Kim
Trust men and they will be true to you;
treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
ALL students learning
and achieving
Reading 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
% of Pasco Students 3 and Above / (State Average)
57% (56%)
62% (62%)
59% (61%)
59% (57%)
61% (58%)
55% (55%)
% of Pasco Schools BELOW State Average 2012 52% 57% 61% 60% 47% 60%
% of Pasco Schools BELOW State Average 2011 59% 54% 50% 53% 47% 53%
Math 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th % of Pasco Students 3 and Above (State Average)
50% (58%)
55% (60%)
53% (57%)
51% (53%)
54% (56%)
52% (57%)
% of Pasco Schools BELOW State Average 2012 72% 65% 61% 67% 67% 73%
% of Pasco Schools BELOW State Average 2011 70% 67% 70% 73% 67% 60%
Writing 4th 8th Science 5th 8th % of Pasco Students 3 and Above / (State Average)
77% (81%)
77% (78%)
% of Pasco Students 3 & Above / (State Average)
46% (51%)
44% (46%)
% of Pasco Schools BELOW State Average
65% 53% % of Pasco Schools BELOW
State Average 2012 63% 73%
% of Pasco Schools BELOW State Average 2011 74% 60%
Over the few years: • Reading: over 40% of students enter 9th grade below proficiency • Math: over 40% of students enter 9th grade below proficiency • Black: over 50% of our black students score below proficiency in
reading and math • Poverty: over 40% of our low SES students score below proficiency
in reading and math • Reading: only 30% of our students score in the highest levels • Math: only 31% of our students score in the highest levels • Science: only 10% of our 5th grade students score in the highest
levels • Source: FL DOE School Accountability Report
• In 2010, only 48.9% of our Pasco County students scored high enough on college placement tests in math, reading and writing to avoid remedial coursework at the community college level.
• In fact, only 48.1% of our students enrolled in a Florida post secondary institution in the Fall of 2010.
• And of those students, only 73.1% earned a GPA above 2.0 that Fall term.
Source: FDOE Website
What will the future of learning be in our organization, community, and region? How will we invest in children, teachers, leaders, schools?
Professional Growth System
Standards-Based Instruction
Professional Learning
MTSS: One Integrated Framework
*CCSS and
NGSSS
PLCs and Lesson Study
Effective Instruction
and Leadership
Safe and Orderly Environment
• Responsive, consistent discipline
• Concern for students and staff safety
• Attractive, clean buildings and grounds
Instructional Leadership
• Focusing on all children
• Demanding high-quality instruction and interventions
• Monitoring curriculum and instruction
• Making data-driven decisions
• Emphasizing and modeling growth
Instructional Leadership
• Being in classrooms everyday and observing through the lens of improving teaching and learning
• Leading professional development
• Establishing a collaborative environment - CAPACITY BUILDING - TRANSPARENCY - DATA USE IN A NONJUDGEMENTAL WAY
High Expectations of Staff • Attracting and recruiting the most
dedicated and talented staff
• Mentoring and developing our staff
• Evaluating, recognizing, retaining our staff
• Dealing with ineffective staff
• Holding high expectations
Professionalism
• Setting high standards of performance • Creating structures for critical reflection
and continuous improvement • Sustaining an organizational culture of
respect • Promoting a positive work environment
Building Relationships
• District to Board and Community
• District to Schools
• Principals to students, teachers and staff
• Teachers to students
• Students to students
Attitude
• Towards the organization
• Towards each other
• Towards teachers and staff
• Towards students
• Towards parents and community
Responsiveness to the Public • Reaching out to parents and community
• Promoting knowledge and understanding
• Communicating effectively and regularly • Strengthening productive partnerships for
education • Meaningfully involving stakeholders in
decision-making
“When people honor each other, there is a trust
established that leads to synergy, interdependence,
and deep respect. Both parties make decisions
and choices based on what is right, what is best,
what is valued most highly.” ~ Blaine Lee
Alignment • Policies,
Procedures • Departments • Regions
Cohesion • Moral Imperative • Core Values • Mindset
Culture, processes, and structures… • Rooted in deep and direct knowledge of schools; • Provide responsive, integrated, and easily
accessible support for school operations; • Create clear standards and processes for district
office accountability to schools • Establish clear guidance for schools; • Create clear standards and processes for
accountability for schools with direct support for school leaders…
Desired Outcomes: • The service and support capacity of district
offices will continuously improve in response to school needs;
• More students will succeed at a higher level; • More robust and differentiated supports for
schools; • Stakeholders empowered to get the work done; • Explicit collaboration between school and district; • Clear roles and accountability measures for
effectiveness; • And much more
• Alignment of Functions: *Discipline, Compliance • Bringing similar roles and responsibilities together • Talking to each Director: We are going to look at
every position, budget in depts. • Very strong possibility of joining departments • Budget will support areas of focus • Capacity Building: Improve knowledge, skills,
competencies, motivation of district to do the core work of instructional improvement and student achievement
1. Leadership Development, Staff Development, and Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS)
Professional
Development and School Supports
2. Executive Directors for Administration and Support Services
3. Pre-K-12 Learning Community Executive Directors
4. Human Resources and Educator Quality: Teacher Evaluation and Teacher Induction
• Principals' Advisory Group: Monthly meetings after 4:00 - for about 90 minutes. Principals across the district; across levels
• Monthly lunch meetings with USEP • Quarterly Student Focus Groups • Cancelling/Re-focusing certain meetings and
committees (e.g., Design Teams)
Always keep the end in mind!
• Our Students…..Prepared for Success After High School
• Our Promise…Leadership, Advocacy, and Support
• Our Future….Strong Communities, Competitive Workforce