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Building Leadership Capacity Across 5000 Schools

Building Leadership Capacity Across 5000 Schools. Principal and Vice-Principal Performance Appraisal. Maintaining Momentum & Courageous Conversations Hosted by: Frances Jacques Tim Kearns

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Building Leadership Capacity Across 5000 Schools

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  1. Building Leadership Capacity Across 5000 Schools Principal and Vice-Principal Performance Appraisal

  2. Maintaining Momentum & Courageous Conversations Hosted by: Frances Jacques Tim Kearns Mary Anne O’Leary February 16, 2011

  3. Maintaining Momentum & Courageous Conversations Agenda: • Overview • Role of the Appraiser – principal, superintendent • Courageous Conversations/Ongoing Momentum • Additional Questions

  4. Developing ...capabilities for talking together professionally is no panacea, but it may represent one of the single most significant investments that schools can make for student learning. The Adaptive School: A Sourcebook for Developing Collaborative Groups, 2009 by Robert Garmston and Bruce Wellman

  5. Maintaining Momentum & Courageous Conversations The Role of the Appraiser

  6. What is a Courageous Conversation ? • Challenging current practices • Fostering improvement and growth through conversations • Listening to/acting on feedback • Providing feedback that will lead to improvement in student achievement and well being Focus on improving student achievement and positive school climate

  7. Guiding Values “Open-to-Learning” Conversations • Increase the validity of information • Increase respect • Increase commitment Be open- rather than defensive

  8. Why is it important to have Courageous Conversations? • Supports professional growth focused on the five Core Leadership Capacities which are reflected in the Ontario Leadership Frameworks • Promotes reflection, learning and planning that are closely aligned with the needs and goals of the individual educator • Provides a model and framework that foster inquiry, improvement and growth • Focuses on professional dialogue in the context of mentoring, performance appraisal and other professional learning processes

  9. Ontario Leadership FrameworkDomains • Setting Directions • Building Relationships & Developing People • Developing the Organization • Leading the Instructional Program • Securing Accountability

  10. Setting Directions Practice: • Ensures the vision is clearly articulated, shared, understood and acted upon by all - Allow adequate time to develop Performance Plan - Ensure SMART goals are clear - Agree on appropriate timelines - Ensure both roles are clearly defined Have a question? Please use the chat function on your screen.

  11. Leading the Instructional Program Practice: • Ensures a consistent & continuous school-wide focus on student achievement & well being, using system and school data to monitor progress - Align performance goals with school, board and ministry priorities - Gather and use appropriate data - Build in timely processes to monitor progress and provide evidence of success

  12. Strategies for Successful Conversations • Active Listening – “Seek first to understand, then to be understood” ( Covey) • Stay aware of non-verbal communication • Provide accurate feedback • Be assertive and positive • Manage emotions – yours and theirs • Have a plan – follow your plan • Offer support

  13. A Plan for Courageous Conversations

  14. PPA Conversation…a demonstration Have a question? Please use the chat function on your screen.

  15. Successful Conversations • Establish a positive relationship • Build trust • Establish a climate of reciprocal learning • Ensure feedback is accurate, based on facts (Ladder of Inference, Ideas into Action)

  16. Courageous Conversations help to Maintain Momentum • Process is collaborative • Relational trust is evident • Feedback is authentic • Support is ongoing • Accomplishments are acknowledged & celebrated

  17. Courageous Conversations Successful PPA Increased Leadership Capacity Improved Student Achievement

  18. Your Questions Please use the chat function on your screen to send any questions you may have.

  19. Our work, our relationships, and our lives succeed or fail one conversation at a time. (Susan Scott, Fierce Conversations, 2004)

  20. If you have further questions or would like more information on PPA, please contact: Pamela McGugan Education Officer Leadership Development Branch Ministry of Education 416-325-7198 pam.mcgugan@ontario.ca

  21. Thank You for Participating in this Web Conference We would appreciate any feedback that you are able to provide and will be sending you a brief survey to complete shortly. Hosted on behalf of

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