2. Agenda 4:00pm - 4:30pm (30 min.) – The Importance of Defending Your Time 4:30pm – 5:00pm (30 min.) – Option A: Microsoft Outlook Calendar 101, Q&A – Option B: Begin Priority Setting/Schedule 5:00pm (0min.) – Closing/Submission of 1 st Semester Calendars by Friday, July 25 th

3. Making it Work: Systems of Accountability

4. What is it?

5. it = schooling

6. Why do we need to make it work?

7. What is a well intentioned firefighter?

8. The job of a school leader is arguably one of the most interrupted jobs anywhere. You are continually bombarded by students, parents, staff, and the mini-crises that occur each day. Because of this, a school leader can invest a tremendous number of hours – and heart and soul – into the work of school without even stepping foot into a classroom. -Bambrick-Santoyo, p. 240

9. What are the 7 levers discussed in Leverage Leadership?

10. Defend Your Time! 7 Levers of Executing Quality Instruction & Culture Instructional Levers – Data-Driven Instruction – Observation & Feedback – Instructional Planning – Professional Development Cultural Levers – Student Culture – Staff Culture – Managing School Leadership Teams

11. What are the 4 domains monitored in TAS’ Leadership Evaluation Rubric/Professional Growth Plan?

12. Defend Your Time! TAS Leader Evaluation: 4 Domains of Leader Quality 1. Leadership Actions – Initiative Persistence, Gap, Strategy, Planning, Communication, Outreach, Organization, Expectations, Meetings, Efficiency, Culture of Urgency, Professionalism 2. Teacher Effectiveness – Monitoring, Celebration, Meetings, Development, Empowerment, Evaluation, Criticism 3. Discipline Family Involvement – Expectations, Celebration, Openness, Conferences, Communication 4. Management & External Relations – Procedures, Custodians, Budget, Compliance, Relationships

13. Why is time so important?

14. Better use of time = Better it

15. Defend Your Time! Defending Your Time 7 Levers 4 Domains Curriculum Instruction Culture Data Accountability Collaboration Community

16. Implementation If time is a leader’s most precious resource, then it is not enough to know how it should be spent; leaders also need to know how to protect it. -Bambrick-Santoyo, p. 252.

17. Implementation Defend Your Time! How do you? – Communication & Vision Setting Discipline to the Calendar Discipline to the SOP “Why we do explains what we do”

18. Implementation 1. Daily, Weekly, Monthly Priority Setting (Option A) – Review p. 263; 258-9 in Leverage Leadership – Complete “chunking” on p. 262, Table 8.11 2. Calendar Organization (Option B) – Review p. 243-246 in Leverage Leadership – Complete Steps 1-6 Note: LL refers to distributing teacher observations across the leadership team, with our staffing structure this is not needed. Note: Step 6 should encapsulate (as specific to role)—grade book audits, parent call log, attendance, PGP meetings, formal observations, PIP management. 4. Reflect – Align to 7 levers/4 Domain expectation? – Aligned to teacher and admin team expectations?

19. Closing A stronger school culture means less firefighting; stronger instruction means less time spent on emergency remediation; effective and well-aligned planning means fewer chaotic midyear turnarounds. Ultimately, then, the question is not whether it is feasible for leaders to pursue these systems, but whether they can afford not to. -Bambrick-Santoyo, p. 264

20. Closing Remember: Submission of 1 st Semester Calendars by Friday, July 25 th