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Running Waters P-12 College

Running Waters P-12 College. Case Study Group 2 “ Leaders are evidence based and consult widely before acting ” Neil Carrington. Running Waters P-12 College Creating a demand for Change. Creating Discontent with current reality. Running Waters P-12 College Creating a demand for Change.

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Running Waters P-12 College

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  1. Running Waters P-12 College Case Study Group 2 “Leaders are evidence based and consult widely before acting” Neil Carrington

  2. Running Waters P-12 CollegeCreating a demand for Change • Creating Discontent with current reality

  3. Running Waters P-12 CollegeCreating a demand for Change • Generating Inspiration from what’s Possible – a vision • Leverage the ‘givens’

  4. 1. Leading Teaching and Learning Plan and Act • Assess and diagnose a given situation, develop a plan, allocate resources and implement the plan consistent with the vision and values of the school Review • Collect and analyse data and make decisions Respond • Consider how to consolidate the implementation or determine what to change or alter how decisions are made

  5. 1. Leading Teaching and Learning Focus on improving the whole school academically • Curriculum instruction and Student Achievement • Knowledge of ‘Big Ideas’ in Core Curriculum • Literacy and Numeracy • Focus on Quality Assessment Instruments • Knowledge of research-based, student-centred instruction • Monitoring and development of effective instructional strategies • Identifying quality teachers • National Standards

  6. 2. Developing Self and Others Plan and Act • Deal quickly with the social welfare issue of student self harm/bullying. Bullying perpetrators need to be identified, interviewed, appropriate sanctions applied and the issue quickly closed to prevent it dragging on. Respond • PD required for all staff in Child Safety and Child welfare issues • Set up mentoring program between staff and line managers [focusing initially on Tony and Brian]

  7. 2. Developing Self and Others Managing the experience of change for existing staff • Five Key Principles: • Different People react differently to change • Everyone has fundamental needs that must be met • Change often involves a loss, people may go through a loss curve • Expectations need to be managed realistically • Fears have to be dealt with

  8. 3. Leading Improvement, Innovation and Change Plan and Act • Set up a pastoral team made up of YLCs to write and put in place working student welfare plans and protocols. Start with the School bullying policy, focusing on processes and protocols. Review • Review induction procedures for the whole school – SLT team to disseminate procedures to all line managers in the school Respond • Develop formal Line Management Structure for Running Waters School – in particular the SLT and HODs.

  9. 3. Leading Improvement, Innovation and Change Develop a strategic, research-based plan for change • Establish major directions for the college • Resources concentrated in a limited number of major directions

  10. 4. Leading the Management of the School Review • Review the recent audit completed on the school. This will provide SLT with a roadmap for change. • Review induction procedures for the whole school – SLT team to disseminate procedures to all line managers in the school to ensure appropriate induction procedures are in place

  11. 4. Leading the Management of the School • Build a Guiding Coalition • Leaders cannot implement new strategies on their own • The Guiding Coalition reflects: • Position Power – Key Players • Expertise – Allows informed decisions to be made • Credibility – Group decisions will be taken seriously • Leadership – Proven leaders can drive the change process

  12. 5. Engaging and working with the Community Plan and Act • Community need to be engaged by organising a school food festival to bring different communities within the school together. A food festival would unite the whole Running Waters community through food from different cultures. Review • SLT to look at community engagementprojects across the school Respond • Investigate the role played by the external organisation in the induction of the chaplain to the school.

  13. 5. Engaging and working with the Community • Building on Running Waters College as part of a Purposeful Community • Schools provide more support for students, families and staff when they are an integral part of the community • Agencies make services more accessible • Connect better with hard-to-reach clients • Partnerships – Connections between school and Community resources • Collaborative fund raising • Volunteer assistance • Mentoring and training from professionals • Opportunities for internships, jobs, recreation and building a sense of community

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