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Leadership in 21st Century High Schools

Leadership in 21st Century High Schools. THE PROBLEM. Traditional approaches used in most education environments are only successfully for a small number of people.

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Leadership in 21st Century High Schools

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  1. Leadership in 21st Century High Schools

  2. THE PROBLEM Traditional approaches used in most education environments are only successfully for a small number of people. Howard Gardner’s research at Harvard describes eight types of intelligence and suggests that traditional approaches and evaluation strategies are inefficient.

  3. THE PROBLEM Meanwhile, businesses are telling educators that industrial age classrooms are not preparing our students for the post-industrial economy. See SCANS and 21st Century Skills

  4. SCANS U.S. Department of Labor Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills COMPETENCIES - Effective workers can productively use: • Resources- allocating time, money, materials, space and staff. • Interpersonal Skills- working on teams, teaching others, serving customers, leading, negotiating, and working well with people from culturally diverse backgrounds. • Information- acquiring and evaluating data, organizing and maintaining files, interpreting and communication, and using computers to process information. • Systems - understanding social, organizational and technological systems, monitoring and correcting performance, and designing or improving systems. • Technology - selecting equipment and tools, applying technology to specific tasks, and maintaining and troubleshooting technologies. FOUNDATIONS - Competence requires: • Basic Skills - reading, writing, arithmetic and mathematics, speaking and listening. • Thinking Skills - thinking creatively, making decisions, solving problems, seeing things in the mind's eye, knowing how to learn, and reasoning. • Personal Qualities - individual responsibilities, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, and integrity. 1992

  5. Job Outlook 2002, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)

  6. Bangalore

  7. Bangalore • Silicon Valley of India • 7.2 million people, 5th largest city in India (+ 1 billion people) • 86% literacy • 1154 IT SW companies in 2003, up from 29 in 1993 • 116 new SW technology part units established in 2002-3 Top Ten SW Exporters, 2002-03: Infosys Technologies Ltd. Wipro Ltd. IBM Global Services India Pvt. Ltd. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Digital Global Soft. Ltd. I-Flex Solutions Ltd. Texas Instruments Cisco Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd. Mphasis BFL Ltd. Philips Software Centre

  8. OUR ANSWER

  9. “The School That Business Built” Opened In 1996 after four years of planning 1996: 240 Junior and Senior Students Capacity 2004: 400 9-12 Capacity “Enhancing the Average” 18 Core Teachers + 10 College Instructors More Than 400 Computers and 30 Software Applications 98% of NTHS Graduates Report Going On To Post-Secondary Education

  10. CORE PRINCIPLES • Benefits of Small Schools • Student Centered, Project and Problem-Based Learning Tied to California Content Standards and School Wide Learning Outcomes • Integration and Cooperation Between Curricular Areas In Team Taught, Blocked Classes • Building a Professional Culture of Trust and Responsibility Between Staff and Students • Infusion of Technology as a Tool for Learning • Partnerships with Higher Education and Business • Modeling Education Reform

  11. THE QUESTION What knowledge and skills do school leaders need for 21st Century Schools? ?

  12. 21st Century Leadership Design OLD SCHOOL • Admin team has monopoly on information • Teacher leaders seldom asked to create or problem solve • School community organized to be reactionary • Staff, teachers, students work primarily alone • School feedback is minimal and not geared toward 21st Century improvement • Technology primarily used by a few adults

  13. 21st Century Leadership Design OLD SCHOOL Admin team has monopoly on information Teachers seldom asked to create or problem solve beyond classroom School community organized to be reactionary Staff, teachers, students work primarily alone School feedback is minimal and not geared toward 21st Century improvement Technology primarily used by a few adults TECH HIGH SCHOOL • Designed participation, ownership and critique • Teachers and students are engaged in site based problems and projects • Proactive school community- nimble, efficient and shared decisions • School and staff feedback is detailed and used for improvement • Adults are expected to work with others • Technology as a tool for everyone

  14. 21st Century Leadership Design Changes and Challenges for School Leaders Plan for continuous change Model collaboration process and continuous learning The power of autonomy The power of community Identify your stakeholders and be strategic in cultivating Start small, stay focused, maximize your resources New Tech Network Directors

  15. EMBRACE & MANAGE CHANGE • Shared vision must be clear, public and supported by concrete steps “fatigue makes cowards of us all” Vince Lombardi Tools: Data driven and reflective culture Project and priority management Established problem solving strategy and process

  16. 21st Century Leadership Design Changes and Challenges for School Leaders Plan for continuous change Model collaboration process and continuous learning The power of autonomy The power of community Identify your stakeholders and be strategic in cultivating Start small, stay focused, maximize your resources New Tech Network Directors

  17. MODELING COLLABORATION Designed participation, ownership and critique Tools Staff agenda and discussion Staff selection process Parent alliance organization Student and staff focus groups Community meetings Advisory Teacher leader development NTN Mentor Staff agenda and discussion tool

  18. MODELING CONTINOUS LEARNING Create Personal Learning Plans (PLP’s) for everyone! Tools: • NTH Teacher Performance System • Student PLP’s • Principal Performance System Teacher Performance Rubric

  19. MODELING CONTINOUS LEARNING Create incentives for teachers Tools: • 30 days of PD • 5 day summer training, early release days, October reflection, meeting of the minds, NTN mentor, weekly staff meetings • Performance based pay/rewards (not tied to student performance) • Opportunities for professional growth such as presenting, coaching, teacher leader and consulting

  20. 21st Century Leadership Design Changes and Challenges for School Leaders Plan for continuous change Model collaboration process and continuous learning The power of autonomy The power of community Identify your stakeholders and be strategic in cultivating Start small, stay focused, maximize your resources New Tech Network Directors

  21. THE POWER OF AUTONOMY Outcomes: • Flexibility for decision making and nimbleness • Ownership • Personalization and customer service • The art of leverage and negotiation All School Clean-up

  22. 21st Century Leadership Design Changes and Challenges for School Leaders Plan for continuous change Model collaboration process and continuous learning The power of autonomy The power of community Identify your stakeholders and be strategic in cultivating Start small, stay focused, maximize your resources New Tech Network Directors

  23. THE POWER OF COMMUNITY Tech Lends a Hand New Skills • Image/vision • Fundraising • Strategic Public Relations tasks • The art of communication leverage and negotiation La Strata de Arte

  24. 21st Century Leadership Design Changes and Challenges for School Leaders Plan for continuous change Model collaboration process and continuous learning The power of autonomy The power of community Identify your stakeholders and be strategic in cultivating Start small, stay focused, maximize your resources New Tech Network Directors

  25. STRATEGIC STAKEHOLDER CULTIVATION Private school model designed for public education EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS Identify your stakeholders Parent Alliance Development Business Alliance Education Alliance Internship Outreach Presentations, Mentors, College Classes, Sports, Internships, Community Service BUSINESS PARTNERS COMMUNITY PARTNERS

  26. YOU CAN’T DO IT ALONE EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS Presentations, Mentors, College Classes, Sports, Internships, Community Service BUSINESS PARTNERS COMMUNITY PARTNERS

  27. 21st Century Leadership Design Changes and Challenges for School Leaders Plan for continuous change Model collaboration process and continuous learning The power of autonomy The power of community Identify your stakeholders and be strategic in cultivating Start small, stay focused, maximize your resources New Tech Network Directors

  28. START SMALL, STAY FOCUSED, MAXIMISE YOUR RESOURCES, BUDGET FOR A LOSS Strategies • Start small, stay focused, maximize your resources • Be your schools firewall for new ideas, strategies, and programs • Change is resource hungry- become a resource miner • Strategic use of alliances- leverage NTF relationship • ACOT Study 2005 All Schools Conference

  29. MANAGEMENT TOOLS

  30. MODELING REFORM

  31. NETWORK PROGRESS 2005/2006 School Year Anchorage 2006/2007 School Year Portland N. Eugene Albany Chicago NorthernCalifornia (8) Denver North Carolina (7) Los Angeles (5) Texas (1) New Orleans(2)

  32. Mark MorrisonDirector of Leadership DevelopmentNew Technology Networkwww.newtechnetwork.orgNew Technology High SchoolNapa, Californiawww.newtechhigh.org

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