1. Department Leaders August 10, 2010 What is leadership? What is leadership? What is the role of an instructional leader? What is the role of an instructional leader?

2. supplies Chart paper and markers/N-S-E-W activity Chart paper and markers/N-S-E-W activity Index cards for greatest hope/worst fear Index cards for greatest hope/worst fear Copies of District and school M-V-LP Copies of District and school M-V-LP Copies of Rationale for using protocols and Why use protocols Copies of Rationale for using protocols and Why use protocols Copies of Tuning protocol with feedback Copies of Tuning protocol with feedback Copies of assessment Rhonda will use Copies of assessment Rhonda will use Copies of Meeting Dates for the year Copies of Meeting Dates for the year Copies of last page of our unit plan—road map Copies of last page of our unit plan—road map

3. Parkway North High School Mission Statement The mission of PNH is to develop self-directed, creative, critical thinkers who are socially responsible people prepared for an ever-changing world.

4. What’s on your mind? With regard to your work as a leader at North, write down your greatest hope and your worst fear for the school year? With regard to your work as a leader at North, write down your greatest hope and your worst fear for the school year? “Whip Around” “Whip Around” 1 minute sharing from everyone 1 minute sharing from everyone Questions, comments, patterns observed Questions, comments, patterns observed Notes taken/Note cards collected Notes taken/Note cards collected

5. Who’s in the room? Why does it matter? Compass Points: N-S-E-W Compass Points: N-S-E-W Read the signs and stand near the sign that best describes your personal style Read the signs and stand near the sign that best describes your personal style As a group, answer the questions about your direction on the paper (10 minutes) As a group, answer the questions about your direction on the paper (10 minutes) Processing the activity (10 minutes) Processing the activity (10 minutes) How do you interpret the distribution among the ‘directions’? How do you interpret the distribution among the ‘directions’? What is the best combination for a group to have? Does it matter? What is the best combination for a group to have? Does it matter? How can you avoid being driven crazy by another ‘direction’? How can you avoid being driven crazy by another ‘direction’? How might you use this with others? How might you use this with others?

6. M-V-LP How well are we preparing our students to accomplish Mission? Diapers.com Diapers.com Stairwell video Stairwell video Ken Robinson video?? http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken _robinson_bring_on_the_revolut ion.html Ken Robinson video?? http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken _robinson_bring_on_the_revolut ion.html http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken _robinson_bring_on_the_revolut ion.html http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken _robinson_bring_on_the_revolut ion.html Copies of District and North M- V-LP Copies of District and North M- V-LP

7. If…then… If we want to foster curiosity, then what will we see students doing in classrooms and then, what are the conditions the adults must provide for that to happen? If we want to foster curiosity, then what will we see students doing in classrooms and then, what are the conditions the adults must provide for that to happen? If we want to foster self-directed learners, then what will we see students doing in classrooms? If we want to foster self-directed learners, then what will we see students doing in classrooms? If we want to foster creative, critical thinkers, then… If we want to foster creative, critical thinkers, then… If we want to foster socially responsible people, then what do we see in the classrooms and in the halls, on the court/field/etc? If we want to foster socially responsible people, then what do we see in the classrooms and in the halls, on the court/field/etc? If we want students to be prepared for an ever changing world, then what will we see in the classrooms? If we want students to be prepared for an ever changing world, then what will we see in the classrooms? If we want to accomplish mission, how do we measure these things so we know if we are on the right track? If we want to accomplish mission, how do we measure these things so we know if we are on the right track?

8. Looking at Assessments Do we measure what is important or that which is easy to grade? Do we know what a course grade represents? Is it important for us to know what grades represent? What is the gap between what we say we value (our mission) and what we are measuring (our current assessments)?

9. Review Rhonda’s Assessment How does this assessment measure our mission and vision? How does this assessment measure our mission and vision? Think-write-pair-share Think-write-pair-share 5 minutes on your own 5 minutes on your own 5 minutes with a partner 5 minutes with a partner 10 minutes share as a group 10 minutes share as a group

10. Unit Plan for Building Leadership Team Protocol for tuning adult work (department unit plans) Protocol for tuning adult work (department unit plans) Rationale for using protocols. Why protocols? Rationale for using protocols. Why protocols? Website for protocols: Website for protocols: http://www.nsrfharmony.org/protoc ol/support_materials.html http://www.nsrfharmony.org/protoc ol/support_materials.html

11. Review of the House—all systems are interconnected… Teacher Development and Evaluation Plan Teacher Development and Evaluation Plan LbD-professional development (staff development webpage) LbD-professional development (staff development webpage) Project Parkway Task Forces (To Be Fixed; More Data To Be Gathered) Project Parkway Task Forces (To Be Fixed; More Data To Be Gathered) Superintendent Search Superintendent Search Decisions about renovation and use of bond funds Decisions about renovation and use of bond funds

12. Important things to review with others in your department… Room Sharing Norms Room Sharing Norms Master Schedule Updates Master Schedule Updates A+ Tutoring A+ Tutoring Budget/PO’s, furniture requests Budget/PO’s, furniture requests Course Proposal Process—OCG, Singletons Course Proposal Process—OCG, Singletons Honors Option Criteria Honors Option Criteria EOC and ACT data; better but not great EOC and ACT data; better but not great Emergency Procedures folder in every room Emergency Procedures folder in every room AED’s AED’s ESOL expansion ESOL expansion MO Supreme Court Decision-unaccredited schools MO Supreme Court Decision-unaccredited schools Project Parkway Next Steps—Task Forces Project Parkway Next Steps—Task Forces Teacher Agreement Language Changes Teacher Agreement Language Changes

13. Future Meetings Location?? Location?? Dates Dates Honor Time--8:15-9:15 Honor Time--8:15-9:15 Theory into Practice Theory into Practice Roadmap for the Year Roadmap for the Year

14. Leadership Quotes to Remember…Max DePree The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between the two, the leader must become a servant and a debtor. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between the two, the leader must become a servant and a debtor. We do not grow by knowing all of the answers, but rather by living with the questions. We do not grow by knowing all of the answers, but rather by living with the questions.