Wednesday August 15, 2012 Candace F. Raskin, Ph.D., Professor

2. Wednesday August 15, 2012 Candace F. Raskin, Ph.D., Professor Melissa Krull, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

3. Welcome - • Candace Raskin • http://animoto.com/play/nDBVM2SbtY5HkKoGUHLd8g • Welcome, facilitator introductions • Why this institute? • What’s the moral imperative?

4. Who are the Members of this Institute? • Find someone you don’t know. • Pair up with them. • Interview them… • Who are you? • Why are you a principal or school leader? • What inspires you to lead? • What stops you, if anything, from achieving the strongest results for every student? • What’s your favorite song?

5. Principal Institute’s Mission Every participating leader ensures, access, fairness, equity and opportunity—every child, every day.

6. Principal Institute Vision In an era of unprecedented educational challenge and need, further prepare early career principals to lead with fearlessness, skill, self knowledge and racial competence so that under their leadership, EVERY child fully achieves.

7. Equity and Achievement Understanding the relationship between race and learning…

8. Developing Others Becoming a leader who can lead the development of others through coaching, mentoring and difficult conversations

9. Change Processes Initiating, facilitating and sustaining change

10. Developing Self Leading through reflection, 360 Assessment and deeper understanding of your leadership style

11. High Leverage Leadership Practices High level best practice instruction that leads to results

12. Political Leadership Navigating political will while staying true to the right work and doing what’s best for students

13. Communicating It Right Communicating so others will listen, follow and believe

14. Cone of Silence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1eUIK9CihA Public Knowledge: This information is not confidential and is stated as such by the person speaking.. Permission Granted: This information was shared confidential. Someone asks for permission to repeat it and permission is granted. Cohort confidential: This information is confidential. It can never be repeated outside the Cohort meeting. Attila the Hun: The speaker can state “Attila the Hun” after sharing something that they never want to be spoken of again, even in the cohort meeting…

15. What Does a Breach Look Like? • Discussing cohort matters with anyone including a spouse or significant other. No quoting others. • Discussions outside of our cohort can be overheard or intercepted. No email, voice mail regarding our matters when it’s confidential • Never talk about a cohort member when they are not present. Similar to gossiping. • Even long after the cohort is over, continue to honor the cone of silence.

16. Principal Institute’s Mission Every participating leader ensures, access, fairness, equity and opportunity—every child, every day.

17. What is your school’s mission? • Does your school’s mission have the phrase “all students”? • If so, does every faculty member show it? • Can you prove from data that your school advocates for all children and youth?

18. Principal Institute Vision In an era of unprecedented educational challenge and need, further prepare early career principals to lead with fearlessness, skill, self knowledge and racial competence so that under their leadership, EVERY child fully achieves.

19. What is your school’s vision? • Does your school’s vision – • provide a link between the present and the future? • Serve to energize and motivate? • Provide meaning for the work? • Set a standard of excellence?

20. The Construction Process… Mission Behaviors Vision Beliefs Results

21. Belief If we believe every leader in this institute can and will generate better achievement results than they currently have. Behavior Then every leader is held accountable with high expectations and equal access to all opportunities.

22. Beliefs to Behaviors to behaviors K-12 Administration

23. We believe that positive relationships among leaders are essential to student success • We collaborate • We honor all perspectives • We seek clarification in a respectful way • We reflect on our practice • We honor confidentiality

24. We believe in equity and access for everyone every day • We operate with a growth mindset focusing on strengths • We engage in courageous conversations in order to create a culture that is racially responsive and inclusive. • We hold high expectations for all. • We use data • We are racially conscious. • We personally reflect on our own beliefs and behaviors and how they affect others.

25. We believe our learning in the institute will achieve results that directly impact adults and students • We stay engaged • We self reflect • We use data routinely • We apply our learning • We build relationships

26. We believe we are fearless agents of change • We experience discomfort and take risks within this group in order to practice and prepare for taking risks in our buildings • We seek to engage the input of our stakeholders to guide change. • We remain focused on our mission and directly confront stakeholders who obstruct it. • We demonstrate an unwavering commitment to do what is best for students even in the face of adversity. • We use data driven decision making along with our own moral imperative to support change.

27. We believe in having fun… • We welcome and embrace opportunities for laughter • We get to know each other on a personal basis • We are authentic

28. Leading Self - Leading Others - Leading Change

29. Leading Self - Leading Others - Leading Change Marcus Buckingham

30. Leading Self - Leading Others - Leading Change • Think of the most influential leader • List four characteristics of this leader • Think about yourself • List four characteristics you display as a leader • Think about yourself again • List two or three words you wish described you

31. What Strengths Finder is all about! • Understanding your strengths • Understanding the strengths of others • In Order To... • Build stronger relationships • Value and integrate our differences • Increase leadership, team and influence effectiveness

32. Insight on Your Strengths • Your Strengths • Activity #1 Writing Exercise • Activity #2 Exploring Signature Strengths • Activity #3 Scavenger Hunt

33. WE need every category to fully function as a team.

34. Misunderstood Our strengths can be misunderstood by ourselves and others.

35. Working Together • Conflict is inevitable when working with others. • We often ask ourselves… “Is it you? Or Is it me?” • Think about it this way… “Where there is no peace we have simply forgotten that we need each other” Mother Theresa

36. Candace

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38. Candace Intent

39. Fill out your own Misunderstood grid • How do you see yourself? • How would someone who knows you really well say it?

40. Leading Self - Leading Others - Leading Change Journal: • Were you surprised by any of your strengths? • Describe one thing you learned as a result completing this exercise . • List one or two things that you will do in starting the school year based on the knowledge of your strengths?

41. The Danger of a Single Story: ChimimandaAdichie • ChimimandaAdichie

42. The Single Story…. • What insights came to you as a result of watching ChimimandaAdichie speak? • What does “The danger of a single story” have to do with the school principal, leadership and the power you hold? • How does the single story show up in your school? • How will you insist on a more complete story?

43. Journal • What is your main take away from today?

44. Next Institute Date! See you on October 12th, 2012