Week 3 Discussion - New Kid at School

New Kid at School

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uesday, January 21, 2020, 1:45 PM

There is a sequence of events that must take place here.

Before school starts, I

bring together the leadership team (old or new or a combination of both) and we work

together to create the vision and mission statements for the school.

Then, when

tea

chers remind me of Ms. A. and her wonderful love for them, I will smile and tell them

that she clearly has a wonderful gift for building a positive culture in the school. Then I

will ask if that particular activity lines up with our new vision and mission

statements?

Do I need to defend my leadership? No. This faculty must be aware of their school’s

performance and the need for improvement.

As a team, we will disaggregate the data

to identify strengths and weaknesses.

Then, also as a team, we will de

velop academic

achievement goals for the year.

So, when a teacher remarks about how Ms. A. would

do something, I would praise the positive parts, and then ask if the rest of the strategy

lines up with the goals to which we all agreed. From there it is a m

atter of trusting the

process; using PLC’s to show growth and winning teachers over to a new way of

thinking with evidence. Throughout all this I would seek advice from my mentor and

others whom I trust to give wise counsel.

When a teacher says to me

that Mrs. A. used to keep all the students in the gym on

Friday afternoons so that teachers could leave thirty minutes early, I would smile, say,

“That was super nice of her!” and keep walking.

New Kid at School

Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 1:45 PM

There is a sequence of events that must take place here. Before school starts, I

bring together the leadership team (old or new or a combination of both) and we work

together to create the vision and mission statements for the school. Then, when

teachers remind me of Ms. A. and her wonderful love for them, I will smile and tell them

that she clearly has a wonderful gift for building a positive culture in the school. Then I

will ask if that particular activity lines up with our new vision and mission statements?

Do I need to defend my leadership? No. This faculty must be aware of their school’s

performance and the need for improvement. As a team, we will disaggregate the data

to identify strengths and weaknesses. Then, also as a team, we will develop academic

achievement goals for the year. So, when a teacher remarks about how Ms. A. would

do something, I would praise the positive parts, and then ask if the rest of the strategy

lines up with the goals to which we all agreed. From there it is a matter of trusting the

process; using PLC’s to show growth and winning teachers over to a new way of

thinking with evidence. Throughout all this I would seek advice from my mentor and

others whom I trust to give wise counsel.

When a teacher says to me that Mrs. A. used to keep all the students in the gym on

Friday afternoons so that teachers could leave thirty minutes early, I would smile, say,

“That was super nice of her!” and keep walking.