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Leadership It’s Contagious. Spreading Equity Efforts One Classroom, One Building, One District at a Time. Presenters. John Lenssen Lenssen & Associates lenssenj@mindspring.com Sho Shigeoka Westview High School, Beaverton Sho_Shigeoka@beavton.k12.or.us. Panel Members.
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LeadershipIt’s Contagious Spreading Equity Efforts One Classroom, One Building, One District at a Time Beaverton School District SAELP
Presenters • John Lenssen Lenssen & Associates lenssenj@mindspring.com • Sho Shigeoka Westview High School, Beaverton Sho_Shigeoka@beavton.k12.or.us Beaverton School District SAELP
Panel Members • Maria Carrillo, Science Teacher, Sunset High School • Susan Elliott, English Teacher, Aloha High School • Ken Martinez, Literacy Coach, Aloha High School • Olivia Murray, ESL Teacher, Chehalem Elementary School Beaverton School District SAELP
Presentation Goals Participants will be able to… • Understand the concept of “Lateral Leadership” through SAELP work • Increase awareness of how to apply the concept to district/building • Develop an action plan to create a capacity for PLC in your setting Beaverton School District SAELP
It is about breadth It spreads It depends on the leadership of others It is about distributive leadership (A. Hargreaves, 2006) Professional Learning Community (PLC) Product of the interaction of school leaders, followers and their situation Lateral Leadership Beaverton School District SAELP
BSD Equity Leadership Team • Teacher & Counselor Leaders • Professional Learning Community • Action research as a tool to inform teaching and learning • Student access, opportunity, and achievement Beaverton School District SAELP
ELT Strategies • Summer Training • Monthly Meeting Content, Sharing, Consultation • Empowering building level leadership • Action Research Beaverton School District SAELP
Panel Discussion • How has ELT impacted you in the areas of personal/professional development, leadership development, and teaching and learning in the context of equity? • How has your action research project helped to close the access, opportunity, and achievement gap? Beaverton School District SAELP
Now It’s Your Turn… • Find those in your department, building, and district who can influence • Support the ‘bottom up’ and ‘top down’ • Build networking opportunities to support one another Beaverton School District SAELP
THANK YOU! Beaverton School District SAELP