Organizational Management NIUSI, 2007

The steady work of Education for All Grounded in How schools can partner with families to build powerful contexts for learning 24/7 How teachers learn to teach How school organization affects practice How districts can support school and practitioner effort, and How these factors affect children's opportunities to learn, participate and succeed.

Changing the way that we think From Isolation to Collaboration From Rhetoric to Action From Marginalization to Inclusion From Commonalities to Diversities From External to Internal Locus of Control

What systemic work needs to be engaged? Develop Coalitions Build Consensus Focus on Message Renew Practice Simultaneously at the Professional, School, and District levels

What systemic work needs to be engaged? Build Tools that Encourage Reflection, Action, & Continuous Improvement Build Expertise for the Future Build Communities for Change Link Communities of Practice

Focus

What People Bring

What does leadership have to do with it? Foregrounding Culture Technical Expertise Evidence-based decision making Complexity-conscious policy making Transparency Connections

My Identity

Benchmarks Students Teachers Critical Incidents % of time spent on crisis response vs community development Who is in your circles? What does the community have to say?

How do I lead others? Know what you need Listen in sophisticated ways Demonstrate empathy Satisfy the “basic self” in others, then… Appeal to the “better self” Build capacity for collegiality Accomplish small “wins” early and celebrate

Implementation Maintain a Tight Instructional Focus Routinize Accountability for Practice and Performance Open Practice Up to Direct Observation, Analysis, and Criticism Support differentially based on Performance and Capacity Devolve increased direction based on practice and performance

Implementation Time Communication Calendaring Patterns Discipline Email Newsnotes Face to Face Teams Individuals

Implementation Your Administrator Systems Leadership Teams Mentorship Data Collection and Automation Use of Technology Leadership Teams Mentorship Coaching

Flow Out Inside Empower Let go or burn out Practice aikido Be a willow Fill others’ buckets Help others frame the situation Inside Let go or burn out Be a willow Fill your bucket Learn to live with chaos & ambiguity