Vice Principal Application and Selection – Information Meeting

Vice Principal Application and Selection – Information Meeting

Agenda Review and Meeting Outcomes • Leadership Discussion • Selection Process • Questions and Answers

Introductions

Leadership - Generic • Think - pair - share exercise “What is your definition of Leadership?”

Leadership is: • “First and foremost about people, that values matter, that effectiveness is a higher standard than brilliance, that learning from each other and for a lifetime matters, and that we are all in this together.” (Ira Jackson) • “Is not rank, privileges, titles, or money. It is responsibility.” (Peter Drucker)

Leadership is: • “The understanding, identification and deployment of networks for positive results.” (Doug Reeves) • “About improving teaching and learning by actively engaging in the components of ‘Distributed Leadership” (Rosborg, McGee, Burgett)

Leaders are: • Highly visible. They set examples. (Peter Drucker) • Though leaders cannot escape their responsibility to track budgets, motivate people, respond to political pressures, and attend to culture, they serve a deeper, more powerful, and more enduring role if they are models and catalysts for such values as excellence, caring, justice, and hope. (Bolman & Deal)

Leaders are: • “Highly complex human beings; people who have distinctive qualities that cannot be sufficiently described by lists of traits of characteristics. Leaders are defined by their unique life stories and the way they frame their stories to discover their passions and the purpose of their leadership” (Bill George)

Leadership • Union • Associations • Meetings • Community • Classrooms • Departments • Schools • District

Role of Vice Principal • Vice Principals report to the Principal of their schools and perform various duties. This includes providing instructional leadership as well as assistance in the supervision of the schools’ programs, services, students and staff. They support the learning of students and are knowledgeable about curriculum, assessment, and instructional strategies. In addition they develop professional development opportunities for staff, aid in the selection and placement of staff and assist in the budgetary process

The successful candidate will have effective interpersonal, supervisory , communication and organization skills with a proven ability to work and manage effectively in a unionized setting. In addition they will have a demonstrated commitment to professional development and continual growth as an educational leader.

Public engagement; community development High quality teaching An inspiring and inclusive vision; secure public engagement Mindful teaching and learning SD 43 Leadership Profile 7 Synergies of Mindful Leadership and Teaching Shared and ambitious targets Vision, Values and Mission Moral Stewardship Leadership for Learning Open-Mindedness Lively learning communities Supervision for Learning District Principles (4th Way) Instructional Leadership Caring Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Stopping Prudent accountability by sample Learning Culture and Community Organizational Capacity Professional Expertise Community Building Sustainable leadership Authentic Alignment Administration and Management Management Integration Intrapersonal Capacity Strong schools help weaker peers Interpersonal Capacity Collective Responsibility Relationships Forge effective networks and promote successful, sustainable leadership Attract & retain high-quality teachers; create lively learning communities Increase student voice Develop responsible corporate partnerships

Selection Process • Posting • Shortlisting • 1st interview • 2nd interview • Placement into 2 year “pool” • Placement into position

Givens • Trying to select great teachers: • who have a track record of leadership • who have a mission, a dream and a passion for our profession and our district • who have a required skill set which includes collaborative approaches and effective communication • who believe in learning and teaching • who are ethical • We can only truly guess or gauge a person’s future performance by an examination of past behaviours.

Questions and Answers • 2 minutes think time • What are you thinking about? What do you need to know? What interests you?

Vice Principal Application and Selection – Information Meeting