1. Moving Your School from Good to Great
Presented by:
Gene Frost, EdD
Head of School
Wheaton Academy
Based on the books:
Learning from the Best Growing Greatness in the Christian School
by Gene Frost
Good to Great
by Jim Collins
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2. What does Collins say greatness looks like and how did I find it at work in good to great schools?
Level 5 Leadership
First who, then what
Brutal facts
Hedgehog Concept
Flywheel
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3. It All Begins with Leadership Are you a leader or a manager?
“A student is not above his teacher nor a servant above his master.”
Matthew 10:24
Based in part on Jim Collins’ bestselling book, “Good to Great” (2001)
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4. Need for good management & leadership
Effective maintenance
Effective growth
Ineffective maintenance
Ineffective growth
(effective & efficient operations)
good management
Good leadership
(growth & mission accomplishment)
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5. Level 5 Leadership
Level 5: Level 5 Executive Professional Will and Personal Humility Level 4: Effective Leader Level 3: Competent Manager Level 2: Contributing Tem Member Level 1: Highly Capable Individual
Good to Great, page 20
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6. Highly Capable Individuals
Makes productive contributions through:
talent
knowledge
skills
good work habits
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7. What is the next thing you need to know?
Talent
What is your God-given talents and how do you exercise them in a school setting?
Knowledge
Where and how will you gain knowledge needed to run a Christian school successfully?
What is the next thing you need to know?
What are you reading and what have you learned that applies to Christian schools?
Skills
What do you do better than anyone else in your building?
What skills do you need to develop?
Work Habits
Where could you be a better example?
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8. Contributing Team Member
Contributes individual capabilities to the achievement of group objectives and works effectively with others in a group setting.
Do you survey your team? Who? How often?
What have you learned or what do you think you might learn?
Do your people want you on their team? How do you know?
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9. Competent Manager
Organizes people and resources towards the effective and efficient pursuit of predetermined objectives.
Are effective, efficient, and repeatable processes in place?
Are you managing your school to specific goals and objectives?
What have been the most helpful management tools you have found?
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10. Effective Leader
Catalyzes commitment to and vigorous pursuit of a clear and compelling vision, stimulating higher performance standards.
What customer surveys (students and parents) do you use?
How do you use the survey results?
How are you insuring that your teachers and staff are pursuing your schools vision and the highest standards of performance?
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11. Level 5 Executive
Builds enduring greatness through a paradoxical blend of personal humility and professional will.
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12. The Two Sides of Level 5 Leadership
Professional Will
Personal Humility
Creates superb results, a clear catalyst in the transition from good to great
Demonstrates a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation; never boastful.
Demonstrates an unwavering resolve to do whatever must be done to produce the best long-term results, no matter how difficult.
Acts with quiet, calm determination; relies principally on inspired standards, not inspiring charisma, to motivate.
Sets the standard of building and enduring great company; will settle for nothing less.
Channels ambition into company, not the self; sets up successors for even greater success in the next generation.
Looks in the mirror, not out the window, to apportion responsibility for poor results, never blaming other people, external factors, or bad luck.
Looks out the window, not the mirror, to apportion credit for the success of the company – to other people, external factors, and good luck.
Good to Great, page 36

13. The Most Critical Job of the Leader Getting the Right People on the Bus and in the Right Seats!
“The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ.”
1 Corinthians 12:12
Based in part on Jim Collins’ bestselling book, “Good to Great” (2001)
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14. Who Then What What - Program Who- Staff Mission - Foundation
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15. Criteria for Who’s on the Bus
Born again believer – credible testimony
Christian character and growing spiritual life
Love for students
Gift of relating to and discipling students
Team player
Gift of teaching
Knowledge and skills to teach required subject
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16. Are the right people on your bus?
Do you have clear rubrics? For example: “teachers must…”
Getting the wrong people off the bus
Getting the right people on the bus
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17. The Right People in the Right Seats
Examples –
Eric
Jon
Steve
Jim
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