Leadership

Project Toolkit – Leadership

Leadership is the exercise of influence on organizational members and diverse stakeholders toward the identification and achievement of the organization’s vision and goals.

Leadership is second only to teaching in its impact on student learning. What is the role of leadership in improvement planning?  Principals and vice principals play an essential role as school leaders and supervisory officers, in turn, play a critical role in putting in place supportive system practices and procedures.

Another important component of success within a school is teacher leadership.  A culture of shared leadership in improvement planning is absolutely necessary. Board and school improvement planning should be an inclusive process where collaboration and equal participation are central.  Members should be involved from all levels of the board including superintendents, administrators, teachers, students, and if possible, parents/community members.

This section explores the topic of leadership, specifically the variety of forms leadership can take in the improvement planning process, and supports to assist educators in building coherence and aligning practices across schools and districts.

30 Ideas For A Culture Of Evaluation

30 Ideas for a Culture of Evaluation

An interactive and colourful poster that organizes 30 ideas of ways to build a culture of evaluation in your organization.

Capacity Building Series: Parent Engagement

Capacity Building Series: Parent Engagement

This article provides educators with different ways to engage parents for the purpose of improving student learning.

Capacity Building Series: Student Voice

Capacity Building Series: Student Voice

This article highlights the importance of student voice and provides educators with strategies to pay closer attention to and include student voice.

Comic: Adopting A Culture Of Evaluation

Comic: Adopting a Culture of Evaluation

This comic illustrates some of the anxiety that can occur when adopting a culture of evaluation in any organization.

Engaging Parents In Their Children's Learning

Engaging Parents in Their Children's Learning

A tip sheet for principals on engaging parents in their children’s learning, including specific strategies and relevant resources.

Engaging Students

Engaging Students

A tip sheet for principals on engaging students, including specific strategies and relevant resources.

Fact Or Fiction

Fact or Fiction

This article encourages the reader to ensure they are focusing on data-based decision-making, rather than decision-based data-making.

How Leadership Performance Coaching Changed Adult Behaviors, Resulting In Significant School Improvement

How Leadership Performance Coaching Changed Adult Behaviors, Resulting in Significant School Improvement

This article describes the Delaware Leadership Performance Coaching project, where through the support of leadership performance coaching, principals saw a change in their leadership behaviours and made significant school improvements in their schools.

Presented with permission of The Leadership and Learning Center, © 2014. Reproduce only with permission.

Leadership Development: Principals Want To Know

Leadership Development: Principals Want to Know

The Ontario Ministry of Education has created a series of tip sheets for principals to support their instructional leadership practice. Here is the link to the list of documents they have created.

Leadership Framework For Coaches

Leadership Framework for Coaches

This document outlines the roles, practices, and competencies for coaches. It is organized into five categories: providing school-based professional development, facilitating and supporting school change, developing relationships, specializing in curriculum and instruction, and strengthening professional knowledge.

School Effectiveness Framework 2013

School Effectiveness Framework 2013

The most recent version of the School Effectiveness Framework.

Teachscape App

Teachscape App

Teachscape is a free apple mobile application that supports the gathering of data about instructional learning through the use of walkthroughs.

The Effectiveness Of Literacy Coaches

The Effectiveness of Literacy Coaches

This article provides a review of studies on literacy coaches, highlighting the diversity of their roles, their successes in improving student achievement, and implications for teachers and principals working with them.

The Next Critical Step: Developing Shared Leadership Across Schools And Districts

The Next Critical Step: Developing Shared Leadership Across Schools and Districts

This article highlights new research that supports leadership as integral to the success of staff and students and calls for shared leadership at all levels as a successful model.

Presented with permission of The Leadership and Learning Center, © 2014. Reproduce only with permission.

Using A Creative Evaluation Project To Engage Youth

Using a Creative Evaluation Project to Engage Youth

A blog post that explores using a creative evaluation project to engage youth.

What Are The Leadership Capabilities Necessary For Improvement Planning?

What are the Leadership Capabilities Necessary for Improvement Planning?

An overview of the leadership capabilities that are key to making progress towards a cohesive, manageable, and successful improvement plan.

Who Are The Members Of School And BIP Teams And What Do They Do?

Who are the Members of School and BIP Teams and What Do They Do?

An overview of who should sit on both school and board improvement planning teams as well as a discussion about what the role and responsibility of these teams should be.

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