1. Effective leadership at the District level leading to improved Student Achievement and well-being Mental Health Pre-Summit

2. Ontario Leadership Framework 1)Setting Direction 2)Building relationships and developing people 3)Developing the Organization 4)Leading the Instructional Program 5)Securing Accountability Mental Health Pre-Summit

3. In terms of Mental Health If schools are the optimal setting to Reduce Stigma Promote positive mental health Build student social-emotional learning skills Prevent mental health problems in high risk groups Identify students in need Build pathways to care Mental Health Pre-Summit

4. What is the District’s role in supporting schools? Mental Health Pre-Summit

5. Research on District Effectiveness Mental Health Pre-Summit

6. Effective Districts: Create clear system directions around student achievement and well-being that are understood and shared by all staff Pursue a small number of goals at the same time Proceed in manageable stages and use the early stages as learning opportunities Integrate new initiatives into existing routines and practices; care is taken to create continuity and extension of core values. Mental Health Pre-Summit

7. Effective Districts: Distributed Leadership Academic Optimism  Collective Efficacy  High Expectations  Trust Mental Health Pre-Summit

8. HWDSB’s Commitment Intelligent-Responsive System Mental Health Pre-Summit

10. We are presently exploring how we are systemically supporting student teams, school based teams, system support teams and we are clarifying our relationships to community partners. Mental Health Pre-Summit

11. Our Framework Mental Health Pre-Summit

12. Function – What do we hope to accomplish? Mental Health Pre-Summit

13. Structure – The vehicles we are using to fulfill our function Mental Health Pre-Summit

14. Focus Mental Health Pre-Summit

15. Clarity of Roles and Responsibilities Mental Health Pre-Summit

16. Capacity Mental Health Pre-Summit

17. Monitoring Mental Health Pre-Summit

18. Reflection Mental Health Pre-Summit

19. Learning Cycle – Plan, Act, Assess, Reflect Mental Health Pre-Summit

20. Effective Communication Mental Health Pre-Summit

21. District Leadership Matters: Challenges the status quo Creates Conditions Enables action Builds capacity Develops leadership Celebrates achievements Mental Health Pre-Summit