1. Jennifer Hindman, Ph.D. Teacher Quality Resources, LLC Put People First and Student Results will Follow

3. The new chicken and the egg

4. Examples of People First Focus Students work for teachers who they perceive care about them Schools with high trust have higher levels of student achievement than schools with low levels of trust Author’s Tale: United focus of leadership and faculty resulted in a 20% increase in reading and math scores in a single year on the state standardized test. p. 2

5. Conceptual Framework p. 4

6. Setting the Course

7. Assess the Risk Determine Where to Go Undertake the Journey Are You There Yet? NO Reflect on the Process and the Outcomes YES Book Component: Figures and Tables Strategic Risk Taker Are you there yet? 2 p. 15

8. Meet Harry Mann Teacher for 9 years Works in a school that did looping Coordinated an after school program Earned a master’s in administration Accepted an assistant principal position in a neighboring district

9. VISION Considerations for Harry Small school district the principal is shared between 2 elementary schools Harry’s review of his school’s data revealed some concerns Principal says the measure of “doing a good job” is the school making AYP Principal gives Harry control over the opening of school planning Principal spends most of her time/effort at the other school If you are Harry Mann, what questions do you have as the new AP? What vision do you communicate?

10. Communication: Compelling, Open, Crisp, and Clear

11. Book Component: Research Bullets Show What is Valued A study found that when leaders clearly articulated the vision for an organization and valued employee input, employees had more expectations for success Furthermore, the quality of the information given is vital to gaining the support of staff (Lewis, 2006). More than half of the differences in perceived relationship quality could be accounted for by the amount and quality of the information shared by supervisors (Sias, 2005). A study of principal leadership at outstanding schools in New South Wales (Australia) found that principals in the study (1) communicate the value of students, staff, and (2) positively promote the school to stakeholders (Dinham, 2005). p. 55

12. Communication Considerations for Harry During Summer School Harry informally sees a range of teaching talents that can be described as “the good, the bad, and the ugly” Many of these teachers will be in his school Encounters in the hall are hurriedly polite Folks don’t stay around dashing in at 8 am and out at noon What can Harry do to try and increase communication opportunities and quality?

13. Choose Them Wisely, Use Them Wisely, or Lose Them Completely

14. Listen. Invite staff members to talk to you. Let staff members help each other. Use surveys. Talk about money. p. 76-77 Book Component: Ideas from the Field Value Staff Input

15. Listen. Invite staff members to talk to you. Let staff members help each other. Use surveys. Talk about money. School budgets are small and department budgets are even smaller, but there may be an appropriate opportunity to let staff have input on how funds are spent. p. 76-77 Book Component: Ideas from the Field Value Staff Input

16. Team Sense Considerations for Harry Harry tries to generate a little goodwill with an email to summer school teachers thanking them for “feeding the minds of the students” He has snacks in the faculty lounge available after dismissal Some teachers grab and go, others say “thanks” and tell him that this is a first. As Harry, what can you infer from this little food “intervention?”

17. Influence

18. Breaking news: Fire Ants Infest Local Middle School When a newspaper reporter came out to cover the story, the principal shared his key points - safe school and high achievement. At the principal’s invitation, the reporter returned on a teacher workday to speak with teachers in the library about upcoming instructional activities that may be of interest to the public and nearly two pages of ideas were generated. The reporter returned three more times to the suburban school for “school interest stories” that highlighted the middle school teachers and their students in a very positive way. p. 92 Book Component: Case in Point Demonstrate Influence Beyond: Be prepared for the public

19. Influence Considerations for Harry Walk throughs during the first three weeks of school look a lot like summer school Sept. faculty meeting had 4 late teachers and 2 grading papers during the mini-staff development Harry speaks privately to tardy/off-task staff members and shares his expectations He starts sending weekly emails to staff about great things he sees at school, providing specific examples of quality instruction and the teacher’s names. What do you see in Harry’s future?

20. jlhind@wm.edu