Caring Enough to Lead

Slide 1:Caring Enough to LeadA Link to Leadership

Dr. Ross Stueber Interim Director of Schools LCMS Jane Wilke Editor CPH

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Dr. Ross Stueber Interim Director of Schools LCMS Jane Wilke Editor CPH

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Dr. Ross Stueber Interim Director of Schools LCMS Jane Wilke Editor CPH

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Dr. Ross Stueber Interim Director of Schools LCMS Jane Wilke Editor CPH

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Dr. Ross Stueber Interim Director of Schools LCMS Jane Wilke Editor CPH

Slide 11:Caring Enough to LeadA Link to Leadership

Dr. Ross Stueber Interim Director of Schools LCMS Jane Wilke Editor CPH

Slide 12:As a teacher in a Lutheran school you have been entrusted with a treasure. One day a little girl went outside to ride her bicycle in the neighborhood. Her mother warned her not to stray too far from home or she could become lost. It was such a beautiful day that the little girl soon lost track of time and place as she happily peddled her way up and down the streets. She loved the outdoors and the fun of peddling that bicycle. After some time she noticed that the sun was starting to move behind the trees and buildings. She was getting pretty hungry also. It was time to get back home for supper. She then realized that she was lost. The streets were no longer familiar. How would she find her way home? Meanwhile, back home her mother was frantic. It was well past time for her daughter to be home. She walked around the block and asked the neighbors if they had seen her daughter. She was no where to be found. Finally her daughter came riding up the sidewalk to their house. The mother wandered what had happened. When the daughter explained that she had become lost, the mother asked how she found her way home. The little girl said, �At first I was scared. I didn�t remember the way home. But then I looked up and saw the steeple with the cross on top. I remembered that the church was near our house, so I just kept my eye on the cross as I peddled my bicycle home.� Next week begins a bicycle trip of your own. It�s exciting! You will begin to go down new streets for yourself and your students as you encounter new challenges each day. For each of you it will become easy to get lost. The demands of others will draw you to explore and discover new things. Some of these things will not remind you of the cross. At times you may even forget whose you are. There will be some scary times. Parent conferences may intimidate you. The myriad needs of your students will overwhelm you. Move into small discussion groups: 1. What do you do to help keep your eyes focused on the cross? 2. Describe at least one instance of someone sharing the treasurer this school year. As a teacher in a Lutheran school you are entrusted with a great treasure. That treasure is the gift of faith and eternal life. It�s the good news of a Savior who died and rose for you, but not only you, but for the whole world. Hold on to that treasure. Share your treasure with your students, other staff members, and the parents. Most important, when you find yourself lost, discouraged, scared, uncertain, or just searching for answers, do like the little girl on the bicycle � Keep your eyes on the cross! As a teacher in a Lutheran school you have been entrusted with a treasure. One day a little girl went outside to ride her bicycle in the neighborhood. Her mother warned her not to stray too far from home or she could become lost. It was such a beautiful day that the little girl soon lost track of time and place as she happily peddled her way up and down the streets. She loved the outdoors and the fun of peddling that bicycle. After some time she noticed that the sun was starting to move behind the trees and buildings. She was getting pretty hungry also. It was time to get back home for supper. She then realized that she was lost. The streets were no longer familiar. How would she find her way home? Meanwhile, back home her mother was frantic. It was well past time for her daughter to be home. She walked around the block and asked the neighbors if they had seen her daughter. She was no where to be found. Finally her daughter came riding up the sidewalk to their house. The mother wandered what had happened. When the daughter explained that she had become lost, the mother asked how she found her way home. The little girl said, �At first I was scared. I didn�t remember the way home. But then I looked up and saw the steeple with the cross on top. I remembered that the church was near our house, so I just kept my eye on the cross as I peddled my bicycle home.� Next week begins a bicycle trip of your own. It�s exciting! You will begin to go down new streets for yourself and your students as you encounter new challenges each day. For each of you it will become easy to get lost. The demands of others will draw you to explore and discover new things. Some of these things will not remind you of the cross. At times you may even forget whose you are. There will be some scary times. Parent conferences may intimidate you. The myriad needs of your students will overwhelm you. Move into small discussion groups: 1. What do you do to help keep your eyes focused on the cross? 2. Describe at least one instance of someone sharing the treasurer this school year. As a teacher in a Lutheran school you are entrusted with a great treasure. That treasure is the gift of faith and eternal life. It�s the good news of a Savior who died and rose for you, but not only you, but for the whole world. Hold on to that treasure. Share your treasure with your students, other staff members, and the parents. Most important, when you find yourself lost, discouraged, scared, uncertain, or just searching for answers, do like the little girl on the bicycle � Keep your eyes on the cross!

Slide 13: As a teacher in a Lutheran school you are expected to be a leader. �A dear friend and colleague recently went to visit her daughter in Atlanta. Her daughter had purchased a new home and invited her mother to come and see her new place. It was arranged that the daughter would meet my friend on the edge of town and guide her to her new home. The two met as planned, and the daughter took the lead and pulled out into heavy, rush-hour traffic on the expressway. My friend became more and more concerned as she tried in vain to keep up with her speeding daughter. �Suddenly, my friend realized that she was foolish to try to follow behind in heavy traffic at such excessive speeds. As my friend put it, �My daughter is 25 years old � she has a right to be foolish. But I�m 50! Why was I risking my life in rush-hour traffic on an expressway in Atlanta?� As soon as my friend came to this realization, she pulled off the expressway at the next exit, went to the nearby shopping mall, and spent the next several hours shopping. When she felt her daughter had had sufficient time to agonize over her whereabouts, my friend called her from a pay phone and told her where she was. When the relieved young woman arrived at the mall to retrieve her mother, my friend had some carefully chosen words for her. She said, I was in a vulnerable situation not being acquainted with how to get to your house in the unfamiliar, rush-hour traffic. I trusted you to lead me, but you didn�t care enough to maintain close contact with me. You went on your own merry way without so much as a backward glance to see if I was following or if I needed your help. When I became convinced that you weren�t concerned about me or my needs, I made a decision to stop following you. Do you think that you are now able to lead me to your home in a responsible and caring way? As a teacher in a Lutheran school you are expected to be a leader. �A dear friend and colleague recently went to visit her daughter in Atlanta. Her daughter had purchased a new home and invited her mother to come and see her new place. It was arranged that the daughter would meet my friend on the edge of town and guide her to her new home. The two met as planned, and the daughter took the lead and pulled out into heavy, rush-hour traffic on the expressway. My friend became more and more concerned as she tried in vain to keep up with her speeding daughter. �Suddenly, my friend realized that she was foolish to try to follow behind in heavy traffic at such excessive speeds. As my friend put it, �My daughter is 25 years old � she has a right to be foolish. But I�m 50! Why was I risking my life in rush-hour traffic on an expressway in Atlanta?� As soon as my friend came to this realization, she pulled off the expressway at the next exit, went to the nearby shopping mall, and spent the next several hours shopping. When she felt her daughter had had sufficient time to agonize over her whereabouts, my friend called her from a pay phone and told her where she was. When the relieved young woman arrived at the mall to retrieve her mother, my friend had some carefully chosen words for her. She said, I was in a vulnerable situation not being acquainted with how to get to your house in the unfamiliar, rush-hour traffic. I trusted you to lead me, but you didn�t care enough to maintain close contact with me. You went on your own merry way without so much as a backward glance to see if I was following or if I needed your help. When I became convinced that you weren�t concerned about me or my needs, I made a decision to stop following you. Do you think that you are now able to lead me to your home in a responsible and caring way?

Slide 14:Visionary Leadership

Challenging the Process Inspiring a Shared Vision Enabling Others to Act Modeling the Way Encouraging the Heart Kouzes & Posner

Slide 15:Visionary Leadership PracticesPercentile Rankings

Slide 16:As a teacher in a Lutheran high school you must take care of your water buffalo. Leonard Pellicer tells of the time he was in the Philippines and he observed a farmer and a caribou were plowing a rice paddy in the blazing noonday sun. In the Philippines, caribou, or water buffalo as they are commonly known, are sometimes referred to as Filipino tractors because they are the only available alternative to mechanical farming devices in a largely undeveloped country. As he watched, the ponderous beast swung his head from side to side in a rhythmic motion as he ambled along in knee-deep mud, straining against the weight of an ancient wooden plow. A small, wrinkled, brown-skinned farmer, barefooted and stripped to the waist, balanced precariously on the inclined sides of the rice paddy while skillfully steering the plow behind the plodding water buffalo. Down the east side of the small, square rice paddy, the two creatures moved in perfect tandem. They turned west, then south, then back east again, finally completing the circuit. When they had traveled the perimeter of the square in this manner several times, the water buffalo stopped dead in his tracks with no apparent sign from the farmer. The farmer jumped nimbly down into the rice paddy near the animal�s head and, with the flat of his right foot, splashed cooling water against the great beast�s sides. The brown-skinned, little man moved deliberately up and down both sides of the panting animal, stopping only to repeat the splashing motion with first one foot and then the other. If the water buffalo can smile, then this one did as he clearly relished his brief respite from the stifling heat and his arduous labor. As a teacher in a Lutheran high school you must take care of your water buffalo. Leonard Pellicer tells of the time he was in the Philippines and he observed a farmer and a caribou were plowing a rice paddy in the blazing noonday sun. In the Philippines, caribou, or water buffalo as they are commonly known, are sometimes referred to as Filipino tractors because they are the only available alternative to mechanical farming devices in a largely undeveloped country. As he watched, the ponderous beast swung his head from side to side in a rhythmic motion as he ambled along in knee-deep mud, straining against the weight of an ancient wooden plow. A small, wrinkled, brown-skinned farmer, barefooted and stripped to the waist, balanced precariously on the inclined sides of the rice paddy while skillfully steering the plow behind the plodding water buffalo. Down the east side of the small, square rice paddy, the two creatures moved in perfect tandem. They turned west, then south, then back east again, finally completing the circuit. When they had traveled the perimeter of the square in this manner several times, the water buffalo stopped dead in his tracks with no apparent sign from the farmer. The farmer jumped nimbly down into the rice paddy near the animal�s head and, with the flat of his right foot, splashed cooling water against the great beast�s sides. The brown-skinned, little man moved deliberately up and down both sides of the panting animal, stopping only to repeat the splashing motion with first one foot and then the other. If the water buffalo can smile, then this one did as he clearly relished his brief respite from the stifling heat and his arduous labor.

Slide 17:As a teacher in a Lutheran school you can expect to get some dirt thrown your way. An old farmer once had a very old mule to help him do his chores. One day the old mule stumbled into a large pit. When the farmer discovered the mule he saw that it was impossible for the mule to climb out of the pit. The farmer puzzled over what to do. It was going to take some extraordinary work and equipment to get the mule out of the pit. It would take a lot of time and energy to get the mule out. The farmer considered the age of the mule. He talked with his neighbors about the problem. He finally concluded that since the mule was quite old and had slowed down considerably he would simply bury the mule in the pit and get a new mule. He asked his neighbors to come over and help him fill in the pit with dirt and bury the mule. Meanwhile down in the pit, the old mule was struggling to get himself out of the pit, but to no avail. Soon he felt some dirt falling on his back. He shrugged it off and kept trying to climb out. This continued for some time. The dirt would hit his back. The mule would shrug it off. He would step on the new dirt. Soon the farmer and his neighbors noticed something beginning to happen. The pit was no longer as deep as it was before. As the mule shrugged off the dirt, he stepped on it and began to gradually rise up out of the pit. As a teacher in a Lutheran school you can expect to get some dirt thrown your way. An old farmer once had a very old mule to help him do his chores. One day the old mule stumbled into a large pit. When the farmer discovered the mule he saw that it was impossible for the mule to climb out of the pit. The farmer puzzled over what to do. It was going to take some extraordinary work and equipment to get the mule out of the pit. It would take a lot of time and energy to get the mule out. The farmer considered the age of the mule. He talked with his neighbors about the problem. He finally concluded that since the mule was quite old and had slowed down considerably he would simply bury the mule in the pit and get a new mule. He asked his neighbors to come over and help him fill in the pit with dirt and bury the mule. Meanwhile down in the pit, the old mule was struggling to get himself out of the pit, but to no avail. Soon he felt some dirt falling on his back. He shrugged it off and kept trying to climb out. This continued for some time. The dirt would hit his back. The mule would shrug it off. He would step on the new dirt. Soon the farmer and his neighbors noticed something beginning to happen. The pit was no longer as deep as it was before. As the mule shrugged off the dirt, he stepped on it and began to gradually rise up out of the pit.

Slide 18:Servant Leadership Characteristics

1. Foresight 2. Commitment to the Growth of People 3. Conceptualization 4. Persuasion 5. Listening 6. Empathy 7. Awareness 8. Building Community 9. Stewardship 10. Healing

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Slide 20:Servant Leadership Tools

The Greenleaf Center http://www.greenleaf.org/ What is Servant Leadership? http://www.greenleaf.org/home.html Who is the Sevant Leader? http://www.greenleaf.org/who-issl.html Who was Robert Greenleaf? http://greenleaf.org/rkgbio.html 10 Key Elements of Servant Leadership http://greenleaf.org/carelead.html Reflections on Themes in Servant Leadership http://greenleaf.org/spears.html

Slide 21:Spiritual Leadership Characteristics

1. Study God�s Word 2. Share Personal Faith 3. Apply Law and Gospel Appropriately 4. Exhibit a Passion for Ministry 5. Act Courageously 6. Demonstrate Integrity 7. Equip God�s People for Service 8. Care for others 9. Pray

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Slide 23:Tools for Leaders

Christian Leadership Style Inventory http://www.teal.org.uk/styleind.htm Myers Briggs Personality Styles http://mijuno.larc.nasa.gov/dfc/mb.html Keirsey Tempermant Sorter http://www.advisorteam.com/user/ktsintro.asp Descriptions of the 16 Myers-Briggs Leadership Styles http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/mb-types/mb-types.htm

Slide 24:A Color Tool

TriPhoenix Publications 1(800)835-8501 T:TRUE COLORS

Slide 25:The Change Process

A School Improvement Tool The change process is equivalent to the school improvement process. Our congregation is a great example of an institution that has instituted change. The goal of these changes has always been to improve what we do. Lutheran schools that make a difference understand the change process and utilize this knowledge to improve their schools.The change process is equivalent to the school improvement process. Our congregation is a great example of an institution that has instituted change. The goal of these changes has always been to improve what we do. Lutheran schools that make a difference understand the change process and utilize this knowledge to improve their schools.

Slide 26:Change Formula

C = A + B + D > X C = Change A = Dissatisfaction B = Vision for the Future D = Practical First Steps X = Costs Fear This change formula helps us understand why some schools are able to move on and grow, while others continue to seemingly only spin their wheels attempting to get ahead. If you do not know how to manage changes leads to frustration. Regardless of the size of your school or group, the dynamics of change are relatively constant. C Change happens when certain events and dynamics are present. A a significant level of dissatisfaction exists around an issue, situation, structure or problem. B a vision for the future is developed and presented D practical first steps are available and taken toward the preferred condition X the fear of loss among those involved and impacted by the change Fear of loss could be financial stability, status, comfort, time,energy, just not being able to do the same thing as always, old and stable routines, or any number of factors perceived by people to be potentially lost in the process of changing. It is not change that people fear, it is what they will have to give up in the process that causes them to resist change. This change formula helps us understand why some schools are able to move on and grow, while others continue to seemingly only spin their wheels attempting to get ahead. If you do not know how to manage changes leads to frustration. Regardless of the size of your school or group, the dynamics of change are relatively constant. C Change happens when certain events and dynamics are present. A a significant level of dissatisfaction exists around an issue, situation, structure or problem. B a vision for the future is developed and presented D practical first steps are available and taken toward the preferred condition X the fear of loss among those involved and impacted by the change Fear of loss could be financial stability, status, comfort, time,energy, just not being able to do the same thing as always, old and stable routines, or any number of factors perceived by people to be potentially lost in the process of changing. It is not change that people fear, it is what they will have to give up in the process that causes them to resist change.

Slide 27:The Change Cycle

O X O This is the typical cycle for change. Where do expect most people would say is the best place to initiate change? X is where most people start looking for change. Actually change is less effective if begun here. You are are on a negative slope here. Change is begun out of a scarcity mentality. It is harder to turn around an institution on the down slope. O is where you should start thinking about change. This allows you to build on your strengths. Its an abundance mentality.This is the typical cycle for change. Where do expect most people would say is the best place to initiate change? X is where most people start looking for change. Actually change is less effective if begun here. You are are on a negative slope here. Change is begun out of a scarcity mentality. It is harder to turn around an institution on the down slope. O is where you should start thinking about change. This allows you to build on your strengths. Its an abundance mentality.

Slide 28:Change ProcessSchool Improvement Process

Readiness Planning Staff Development Implementation Maintenance Fred Wood & Steve Thompson - I/D/E/A Dayton

Slide 29:Change ProcessSchool Improvement Process

Readiness getting ready to describe the ideal, end, vision add knowledge build relationships that would sustain the changes involve a team of 20-25 people

Slide 30:Change ProcessSchool Improvement Process

Planning is doing the ideal, end, vision establish a few good goals draft plans

Slide 31:Change ProcessSchool Improvement Process

Staff Development Planning Implementation Links

Slide 32:Change ProcessSchool Improvement Process

Implementation Start doing the plan Monitor and evaluate Monitor: Are we following the plan? Evaluate: What is the effectiveness of the plan?

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Maintenance Promote best practices (forever) Mindset (getting better forever) Annual improvement plan

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Scout Pioneer Settler

Slide 35:LutheranSchoolMinistry

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Slide 36:Lutheran Schools

� are focused on a mission driven by a commitment to the Gospel and bringing hope and healing.

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� are governed by board members who clearly understand their roles and focus on the vision and board policies that effectively govern the operation of the school.

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NLSA Improvement Plan Business plan Communication/Marketing Plan �effectively use planning to enable the Lutheran school to maximize its ability to achieve its mission.

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� are led by teachers who emulate visionary, servant, and spiritual leadership.

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� model visionary leadership.

Slide 41:Effective Leaders

Are Visionary Leaders They inspire a shared vision and model the way.

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� model servant leadership. � do those served grow as persons; do they while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants? Robert Greenleaf

Slide 43:Effective Leaders

Are Servant Leaders They practice stewardship of resources, build up others and empathize with others.

Slide 44:Lutheran Teachers

� model spiritual leadership.

Slide 45:Effective Leaders

Are Spiritual Leaders They care for others and demonstrate integrity.

Slide 46:Lutheran Schools

� meet or exceed state and national academic standards at all grade levels. Staff Development CUS

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� help to develop a minimum of 30 developmental assets in children.

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� lead a minimum of 3% of their students to professional church work.

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� lead students to share Christ and their faith story in an unbelieving world.

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� identify future leaders for our schools.

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2005

Slide 52:All I Need To Know I Learned From Noah's Ark One Don't miss the boat. Two Remember that we are all in the same boat. Three Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark. Four Stay fit. When you're 600 years old someone may ask you to do something really big. Five Don't listen to critics, just get on with the job that needs to be done. Six Build your future on high ground. Seven For safety's sake travel in pairs. Eight Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.All I Need To Know I Learned From Noah's Ark One Don't miss the boat. Two Remember that we are all in the same boat. Three Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark. Four Stay fit. When you're 600 years old someone may ask you to do something really big. Five Don't listen to critics, just get on with the job that needs to be done. Six Build your future on high ground. Seven For safety's sake travel in pairs. Eight Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.

Slide 53: Nine When you're stressed, float awhile. Ten Remember the Ark was built by amateurs, the Titanic by professionals. Nine When you're stressed, float awhile. Ten Remember the Ark was built by amateurs, the Titanic by professionals.

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