“Summer is three months off between the end of
school and the start of the next school year.” How often do educators
hear that quote? Recently at KASB a group of 18 educational leaders took
some of that “time off,” to gain a better understanding of the research
surrounding effective educational leadership. As participants in the
Balanced Leadership program, this group of educational leaders will spend a
total of seven days working with the Leadership Services staff refining and
developing their skills as educational leaders. The participants spent
the first two days unpacking the research associated with the McREL Balanced
Leadership framework, and reflecting on their own leadership behaviors.
They discussed and reflected on how they manage change they face within
their schools. One of the key pieces of knowledge educational leaders
discussed is how the magnitude of change is directly connected to the perceptions
of the individual experiencing the change.
The educational leaders were
also asked to reflect on their school’s focus. Are we spending our time and
resources on people and programs that impact achievement? The administrative
teams reviewed research and discussed ideas that will yield the desired
results? McREL’s Balanced Leadership program is designed to enhance the
skills of building level leaders. A major outcome of the McREL Balanced
Leadership framework, is equipping leaders to shift the focus to those
practices that have research based, results driven programs.
Is
our school community purposeful? Have all stakeholders agreed on outcomes
that align to our students’ needs. Class members discussed topics ranging
from developing collective efficacy to improve and enhance building culture to
managing first and second order change. Those are the core questions the
educational leaders considered as they assessed their school community.
Our school community often has not answered these critical questions, and
consequently do not make the desired gains, as their processes and resources
are spread too thin.
The
educational leaders here at KASB early this week spent time working and sharing
knowledge and insights, learning from past experience as they worked to
improve their leadership skills. It is always impressive to work with
committed, hardworking school leaders.
The
educational leaders’ Balanced Leadership training is a partnership between KASB
and McREL. It is based on the proven research and resources of McREL and
focuses participants on the knowledge and skills needed to bring about the
changes required to improve student achievement. For more information,
please contact KASB.
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