Effectively Leveraging the Big Rocks: Becoming a Rock Star Leader! Presented by Starlett Frenchie, Hamilton Elementary & Lisa Brown, Ashland Elementary of St. Louis Public School District

What are some of the “Big Rocks” leaders are responsible for?

Student Discipline Attendance Parents Transportation Academic Achievement Building Management Committees Teacher Evaluation Professional Development Feedback Reports Employee Supervision BIG ROCKS! Budget Parents Employee Discipline Celebration Pop-Up Visitors Meetings LEA Recruitment Staffing Student Supervision Walk Through PLC’s Data Teams ANYTHING ELSE CENTRAL OFFICE EXPECTS

Goals/Outcomes  Supporting Instructional Leaders with Leveraging Staff  Planning more efficiently  Empowering without losing accountability  Critical friends

Take inventory of who you have in your building  Each individual in your building posses a unique set of skills  Collectively these unique skills help sustain a positive learning culture  The disciplinarian/ Culture Protector  The Parent Concern Person  Teacher Development Person  Transportation Person

How can you exceed expectations with what you have? First Responders Discipline Transportation Parent Concerns Teacher Development

Rocks are lining up!

Qualities of Effective Responders Disciplinarian  Mission Driven  Creates an aspirational, positive climate  Excites and invest in students  Holds students accountable for high academic achievement and behavior  Professional level of organization and planning Parent Concern  Mission Driven  Well received by both staff and parents  Perceived as a good listener  Creates an aspirational, positive climate  Excites and invest in students  Solves problem s with ethics and humanity  Makes connection with school and home  Professional level of organization and planning Transportation  Mission Driven  Excites and invest in students  Holds students accountable for their achievement and behavior  Effective communication skills  Strong Organizational skills Teacher Development  Mission Driven  Well received by staff  Knowledge and resourceful regarding current trends in education and best practices  Excites and invest in both teachers and students  Gather, analyze and interpret data

Extending the First Responders 1st2nd Discipline Transportation Parent Concerns Teacher Development

How do you maintain a thumb on the pulse of your building? - Calendar -Meetings

What/Who should be included first on your calendar?  Things to consider when scheduling?  Marshall Memo Article

Calendar Habits  Schedule to Goal  Reconcile your calendar!  No SAM? Plan time in your calendar (daily or weekly)15 minutes daily or 30 minutes per week  No SAM? Keep a record of events( print your calendar to record impromptu events, changes)  Time- Schedule Friday after the work day or on Sunday night after 6pm (allow for time to enjoy family and friends)  Schedule teacher observations (20 minutes or longer) refer to previous week to ensure each teacher has been seen bi-weekly)

Who holds YOU accountable?  No SAMS…. Who holds you accountable  Who pushes your thinking

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