Leadership In a Standards-Focused Middle-Level School
Overview What does a leader look like? What are leadership barriers? Examples of Strategies Action Planning
What does a leader look like? Traditional leadership New demands on school leadership The Essential Elements
Traditional Leadership Task: On the roll-paper, draw a picture of the traditional leader
New demands on school leadership Choose an article Read it, discuss Summarize for group Update your leader picture
Essential Elements of Standards-Focused Middle-Level Schools and Programs
Essential Element 1: Philosophy and Mission A philosophy and mission that reflect the intellectual and developmental needs and characteristics of young adolescents.
Essential Element 2: Educational Program An educational program that is comprehensive, challenging, purposeful, integrated, and standards- based.
Essential Element 3: Organization and Structure An organization and structure that support both academic excellence and personal development.
Essential Element 4: Classroom Instruction Classroom instruction appropriate to the needs and characteristics of young adolescents provided by skilled and knowledgeable teachers.
Essential Element 5: Educational Leadership Strong educational leadership and a building administration that encourages, facilitates, and sustains involvement, participation, and partnerships.
Essential Element 6: A Network of Academic and Personal Support A network of academic and personal support available for students.
Essential Element 7: Professional Training and Staff Development Professional training and staff development that are ongoing, planned, purposeful, and collaborated.
Essential Elements Activity Task: make a poster Take a walking tour of essential elements Update your leader picture
What does a leader look like? Traditional leadership New demands on school leadership The Essential Elements
What are the barriers to leadership?
Task: Brainstorm a list of barriers to leadership in a standards-based environment Round-robin report out
Lunch
Examples of Strategies District Perspective Building Perspective
District Strategies Marzano Danielson Martin-Kniepp Supervision and Evaluation
Building Strategies: Staff Meetings Building Assessment Data-analysis Standards-Based Planning Leading the Learning
Action Planning Given a scenario, generate an action plan Report out
Closure What does a leader look like? What are the barriers to leadership? Examples of Strategies Action Planning
Leadership In a Standards-Focused Middle-Level School