1. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Chapter 7 Effective Instructional Leadership This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: Any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; Any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; Preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images; Preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images; Any rental, lease, or lending of the program. Any rental, lease, or lending of the program. Keys to Successful 21 st Century Educational Leadership Jazzar and Algozzine

2. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Impact of No Child Left Behind on Leaders in Education As No Child Left Behind continues, legislation, judicial mandates, and other significant pressures develop, 21 st century educational leaders will need to sharpen their “instructional leadership” skills.

3. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Mandated Punishments of No Child Left Behind   Parents are permitted to request transfer of students to a non-failing school at the district’s expense, if a school is failing for more than two years.   Parents of schools in failing schools may also request the school district to provide private tutoring at district expense.   If the school continues to fail Annual Yearly Progress, drastic measures are required of the staff, faculty and especially school leadership.

4. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Impact of NCLB on Educational Leaders Mandates of No Child Left Behind illustrate the importance of all educational leaders becoming the very best instructional leaders.

5. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Focus Areas for Successful Educational Leaders Focus on Instructional Leadership Focus on Instructional Leadership Develop Personal Instructional Leadership Skills Develop Personal Instructional Leadership Skills Shape the Instructional Climate and Organization Shape the Instructional Climate and Organization Take Time to Celebrate Take Time to Celebrate Provide Staff Professional Development that Improves Instruction Provide Staff Professional Development that Improves Instruction Provide Mentoring that Works Provide Mentoring that Works Increase Achievement with Instructional Technologies Increase Achievement with Instructional Technologies Value and Expect Differentiated Instruction Value and Expect Differentiated Instruction

6. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 More Focus Areas for Successful Educational Leaders Plan Purposefully Restructure Schools to Improve Learning Use Research to inform Instruction Honor and Welcome Opportunities to Serve Others Provide Honest, Courageous Leadership Develop Learning Communities Use Teams to Boost Achievement Enhance Your Persuasiveness Enhance Your Persuasiveness Pay Attention to Emotional Savvy Pay Attention to Emotional Savvy Attract and Retain Quality Teachers Attract and Retain Quality Teachers Promote and Develop Effective Pedagogies Promote and Develop Effective Pedagogies

7. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Key Components for Successful Educational Leaders in the 21 st Century

8. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Key Components for Successful Educational Leaders Focus on Instructional Leadership And Develop Personal Instructional Leadership Skills

9. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Instructional Leadership Focus on Instructional Leadership A. Educational Leaders Need to:   Prioritize   Make Decisions   Demonstrate the Importance of Instructional Leadership B. Charge Needs to be Continuous, Consistent and Highly Encouraging Develop Personal Instructional Leadership Skills A. Recommend that educational leaders become prolific readers of everything and keep abreast of current research, best practices, and cutting edge theories. B. Do that little extra as an effective instructional leader to span difference between ordinary and extraordinary!

10. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Key Components for Successful Educational Leaders Take Time to Celebrate And Shape the Instructional Climate

11. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Instructional Climate and Organization A.Take Time to Celebrate Achievement   Successful leaders instill the importance of continuous and consistent student learning.   Recognize and Celebrate Every Academic Success B. Shape Climate and Organization   Instructional Leaders can shape climate and organization by altering their attitudes.   Qualities of spirit, energy, enthusiasm and passion are contagious.

12. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Key Focus Areas for Successful Educational Leaders Provide Powerful Professional Development and and Constructive Support Constructive Support

13. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Professional Development and Support A.Powerful Professional Development Instructional leaders should provide, conduct and/or facilitate meaningful professional development. Instructional leaders should provide, conduct and/or facilitate meaningful professional development. Instructional leaders should provide opportunities to develop effective teaching practices targeted at the increasing of student achievement. Instructional leaders should provide opportunities to develop effective teaching practices targeted at the increasing of student achievement. B.Constructive Support Instructional leader and teacher must have: trust, respect, credibility and professional accord. Instructional leader and teacher must have: trust, respect, credibility and professional accord. Educational leaders must be skilled and successful advocates of resources and materials to meet the needs of improved instructional practices. Educational leaders must be skilled and successful advocates of resources and materials to meet the needs of improved instructional practices.

14. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Key Focus Areas for Successful Educational Leaders Use Teams to Boost Achievement And Develop Learning Communities

15. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Develop Learning Communities and Boost Achievement A.Impact of Learning Community Instructional leaders will work diligently to unify staff members to improve student achievement and develop learning communities. Instructional leaders will work diligently to unify staff members to improve student achievement and develop learning communities. Fuel and synergy of staff members working together will produce results. Fuel and synergy of staff members working together will produce results. B. Boosting Achievement The collective contributions of all individuals will are far greater than any single individuals effort. The collective contributions of all individuals will are far greater than any single individuals effort. In order for schools to be successful, instructional leaders and others who lead must collaborate and lend a hand to attack achievement gaps, deficiencies, and social promotions. In order for schools to be successful, instructional leaders and others who lead must collaborate and lend a hand to attack achievement gaps, deficiencies, and social promotions.

16. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Key Focus Areas for Successful Educational Leaders Make Student Achievement the Major Motivator and Keep Teachers at Center of Instructional Improvements

17. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Students Achievement as Motivators and Teachers at the Center of Instruction A.Student Achievement the Major Motivator Successful educational leaders encourage, motivate and demand that student achievement excel. Successful educational leaders encourage, motivate and demand that student achievement excel. Student Achievement needs to be the number one educational priority for students, faculty, parents and community. Student Achievement needs to be the number one educational priority for students, faculty, parents and community. B.Teachers, the Center of Instructional Improvement Instructional leaders must work diligently and successfully in motivating teachers and providing resources to make instructional improvements possible. Instructional leaders must work diligently and successfully in motivating teachers and providing resources to make instructional improvements possible. Only teachers themselves can change and improve instructional practices in the classroom. Only teachers themselves can change and improve instructional practices in the classroom.

18. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Key Focus Areas for Successful Educational Leaders Plan Purposefully And Restructure Schools to Improve Learning Restructure Schools to Improve Learning

19. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Planning and Restructuring A. Plan Purposefully A. Plan Purposefully Instructional leadership master plans need to be long range and consistent. Instructional leadership master plans need to be long range and consistent. Instructional leadership programs need to be comprehensively prepared and implemented. Instructional leadership programs need to be comprehensively prepared and implemented. Four steps to accomplishing an instructional leadership plan: plan purposefully, prepare thoughtfully, proceed positively, and pursue persistently. Four steps to accomplishing an instructional leadership plan: plan purposefully, prepare thoughtfully, proceed positively, and pursue persistently. B. Restructure Schools to Improve Learning If the student achievement results are unsatisfactory, it is time to change the ways and methods we have been educating students. If the student achievement results are unsatisfactory, it is time to change the ways and methods we have been educating students. Restructuring needs to include common planning times, additional planning time, looping, smaller class sizes and smaller schools. (Lee & Smith, 1997) Restructuring needs to include common planning times, additional planning time, looping, smaller class sizes and smaller schools. (Lee & Smith, 1997)

20. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Unleashing Instructional Leadership Potential Successful 21 st century educational leaders will need to depart from past traditions, get out of your comfort zones and take risks!

21. Copyright @ Allyn & Bacon 2007 Eight Keys to Unleashing Instructional Leadership Potential Keep your eye on the tiger Keep your eye on the tiger Prioritize your mission Prioritize your mission Abandon all that is not effective Abandon all that is not effective Communicate – attempt to be great! Communicate – attempt to be great! Keep time on your side Keep time on your side Empower others Empower others Hire a games manager Hire a games manager Minimize meetings Minimize meetings