Leadership Encouraging Teacher Collaboration

1. Leadership Encouraging Teacher Collaboration Joshua Hart Fallon Melendez Laura Neu Adam Peterson KindraPinnace

2. Vision A collaborative and technologically driven district to ensure students will reach their highest potential

3. Problem • Hickory Ridge High School has the latest Technology • Technology is not being used to its fullest potential • Hickory Ridge should be a model school for other in the district • Lack o f positive communication, cooperation, respect and trust between staff members and administration

4. Problem Continued • In the last 4 years, 27 new teachers have been placed at Hickory Ridge • Have great potential in helping the school reach its vision • Recently hired teachers have not meshed with the more experienced teachers

5. Solution • Principal O'Connor needs to change his leadership style • Lead with a humanistic style • To gain respect of all faculty • Influence the experienced staff and gain the respect of the younger staff while motivating both • Stay positive and neutral

6. Change in Leadership Style • Read - Dealing with people you can’t stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst • 4 positive intents that drive unwanted behavior • Getting the task done • Getting the task right • Getting along with others • Getting appreciation from others • His behavior at the top can change help change others

7. Humanistic Approach Strong way to motivate individuals Administration support and participation was a main motivator of staff members work and commitment Expressed personal satisfaction in seeing progress and change take place as a result of their professional collaboration and decision-making Administration also needs to incorporate technology into curriculum through staff development Recognize PLCs for the hard work they put in

8. Humanistic Approach • Staff encouragement needed to repair growing division and frustration amongst faculty • To implement the district’s new vision Principal O'Connor will have to abdicate his bureaucratic leadership style • Principal O'Connor will need to continually develop a humanistic approach to his leadership style • Additional studies • Attending professional workshops • Researching • Sharing with other humanistic leaders • Principal O'Connor’s change will be a catalyst for change in the building. • All teachers will feel a sense of empowerment.

9. Empowering the Teachers • Allow teachers to make their own decisions • Support teachers decisions • This will increase their motivation to work • Affecting student outcomes • The progression of the school toward the district’s vision • Empowerment will motivate collaboration

10. McGregor’s Theory Y • McGregor’s theory Y • Trusts that teachers will focus on a mutually shared objective through collaboration and open relationships • Place power in the teachers hands • Allow teachers to lead and collaborate • Create a positive school culture • Encourages creativity and fresh ideas • Increase teachers initiative, self direction, and self control

11. Likert’s System Four • Teachers feel most empowered when a school is structured through a human resource framework • Widespread decision-making • Open communication, • Participation • Positive team interaction

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14. Committees and Collaboration • Ways Principal O'Connor can implement collaboration at Hickory Ridge High School • PLCs • Teacher Mentoring Program • Co-Teaching • SMART committee • All these programs will lead to teacher empowerment

15. Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) Groups of staff members focused on improvement in learning and best practices through collaborative teams Can change an organization from the inside Assist in building shared governance and collaboration among teachers and the school as a whole Provide time for open dialogue and sharing of best practices Principal O'Connor can mix a variety of staff members to support unity and focus on a common vision

16. Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) • Research shows that PLCs will improve collaboration • Create honest and open communication between staff • Based on subject area • Meet bi-weekly to share best practices and technology use • Meeting will be documented to be discussed with whole school • Principal O'Connor • Include himself in PLCs • Interaction with staff will be a good motivator

17. Mentoring Program • Help reduce the division between two groups • Pair new hires with experienced teachers • Share knowledge between the two • Technology and experience within the community • Directive for groups will come from teacher leaders • Meet at least bi-monthly and observe each other monthly • Document meetings

18. Co-Teaching Co-teaching would make a “natural pairing” among teachers Two teachers of different subjects sharing a class and collaborating with each other Teachers will teach his/her primary subject and observe when the other teacher is teaching More intensive style of mentoring Principal O'Connor could use Working toward a collaborative culture with a shared vision

19. SMART committee • Get staff members, parents, and students to work towards a SMART school • Strengthen the new leadership style and culture of the school • Another way Principal O'Connor can nurture, acknowledge, and recognize the new culture. • Showcase a school culture that empowers teachers to share, communicate, take risks, and assure student success. • Compliment the humanistic approach

20. SMART School • David Perkins philosophy • Schools should strive to • Stay informed • PLCs • Mentoring Program • Stay energetic • Herzbog’s motivational vs. maintenance factors • Stay thoughtful • Emotional Intelligence

21. Herzbog’s Motivational Factors • Get staff to reach their full potential • Motivating factors • Recognition, promotion or advancement, professional growth • Principal O'Connor is changing his leadership style and energizing the faculty

22. Emotional Intelligence • Principal O'Connor will have to deal with staff after implementing new changes at the school • Studying emotional intelligence helps meet the needs of staff • Being able to monitor emotions of oneself and others and using these emotions to navigate their actions • Consider the emotional state of his staff • Awareness of emotions thru school reform increases support for staff.

23. Conclusion Change in leadership style Allow for collaboration (PLCs) Participatory decision making Shared leadership Change the culture Work together towards a shared vision Become a technologically infused school and help students reach their fullest potential