1. Evaldas Bakonis (NASE, Lithuania)
Selection and Competition for the Position of School Heads in Lithuania
Evaldas Bakonis (NASE, Lithuania)

2. Context for School Headship
Number of GE students and GE schools
Year
Students
Schools
2 361
1 534
1 193
Educational institutions
(2015)
Number
GE schools
1193
Kindergartens
771
Multifunctional centres 54
Vocational schools 79
Schools for informal education
266

3. Selection of School Heads till 2011
Methods for Selection:
1) Knowledge based test
2) Conversation
3) Presentation of paper on the future of the school
Selection Committee
(5 members):
2 from the MOES
2 from the Municipality
1 from the School Council

4. Candidate for the Director must:
Have a university degree.
Have a teacher’s qualification and teaching experience.
Have no less than one year experience in managing a group (groups) of people;
Be able to use information technologies.
Speak one of the three EU working languages.
Head’s competences assessed by NASE must be no less than satisfactory level.

5. Selection/Competition (from 2011)
Methods for Selection:
General mental ability test
Group task
Individual task
Interview
Assessors:
Independent HR consultants
(NASE)
Selection Committee
(6 members):
2 from the MOES
2 from the Municipality
1 from the School Council
1 from School Directors Association
Methods for Selection:
1) Conversation
2) Presentation of paper on the future of the school

6. Competencies to be assessed
During the NASE
assessment
Personal efficiency
Strategic thinking and change management
Learning ability
People management
Management for teaching and learning
During the competition
in municipality
Strategic management of an educational institution
Management of teacher professional development
Management of the institution structure, processes and resources
Management of the partnership and cooperation in an educational institution
Management for the communicating and informing

7. Competence assessment procedure in NASE
Assessment is conducted to groups of 3 – 4 candidates.
A group of 3 – 4 assessors is formed for each assessment.
Assessment lasts approximately 4 hours with breaks between the tasks.
Tasks for the assessment process are universal and non-specialized for specific types of institutions.

8. Methods of assessment in NASE
1. Competence-based in-depth interview.
2. Individual practical management task.
3. Group management task.
4. General thinking ability (cognitive) test.

9. Five levels of competence assessment
Very poor (1 point)
Poor (2 points)
Satisfactory (3 points)
High (4 points)
Excellent (5 points).

10. Let’s think: Is it possible to prepare yourself…
… to be self-confident?
… to be positive and broad-minded?
… to be able to develop people, reveal their potential and give support?
… to be able to listen, hear and understand?
But...
... to be able to share your leadership?

11. Issue: The success in assessment of competencies (in %)

12. Plans for the nearest future