Section B
Leadership Is Change
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Leadership Is Change
Outcome 1:
Participants will define the purpose of leadership and what
leaders do.
Outcome 2:
Participants will discuss theories of innovation
adoption/implementation and their relevance to current
school change.
Outcome 3:
Participants will identify who leaders are and the strategies
they use.
Outcome 4:
Participants will assess the practice of shared leadership.
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What do leaders do?
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If you always do
what you’ve always done—
then you’ll always get
what you’ve always gotten.
Nick Lezzi
Philadelphia Electric Company
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School Improvement
VISION
to see it
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School Improvement
BELIEF
that we can get there
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School Improvement
HELP
to do it
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A One-Sentence Results
Statement
Please produce a statement that expresses the results of leadership. Develop
your statement through consensus with your partner(s).
Leadership:_________________________________________
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Leadership is the process of
translating intentions into reality.
—Peter Block
Block, P. (1987). The empowered manager (p. 98). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
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Approaches to Change
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Empirical-rational
A well-tested idea, program, practice
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A well-intentioned receiving group
A. Does this approach work?
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Power-coercive
A well-thought-out policy
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A strong, power-based authority
B. Does this approach work?
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Leaders’ Actions for Successful
Change
Hord, S. M. & Czerwinski, P. (2000). Leadership: An imperative for successful
change. Issues . . . about Change, 1(2). Austin: Southwest Educational
Development Laboratory.
A. Who are the leaders?
B. What do leaders do to facilitate implementation of change?
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What Leaders of
Successful Change Do
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Strategy One: Create a context for change
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Strategy Two: Develop and articulate a shared vision
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Strategy Three: Plan and provide resources
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Strategy Four: Invest in training and professional development
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Strategy Five: Assess progress
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Strategy Six: Provide continual assistance
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A Delicate Balance
Pressure
Support
The Personal Interface of
Facilitative Leaders
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The Advantages of Shared
Leadership
You give advice to school leaders in your column, “Ask Peter
Super-Principal,” in the daily newspaper. Considering our
musical activity, and with your group, respond to this letter.
Dear Peter Super-Principal,
My faculty is planning to implement new instructional strategies for our
large population of culturally and linguistically diverse students. What are
the benefits and disadvantages of sharing leadership for this effort?
Signed,
Wondering What-to-Do Administrator
Dear Wondering,
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Signed,
Peter Super-Principal
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