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Colorado Reading First, 2005
The Building Leadership Team
Shared Leadership in the Reading First School
Colorado Reading First, 2005
The Building Leadership Team in a Reading First School
The Building Leadership Team in a Reading First school is a group of people, representing the larger school community, who collaborate through a structure of shared leadership in order to increase student achievement in reading.
Colorado Reading First, 2005
Why School Leadership Teams?
1. Research shows that schools with strong, collaborative leadership are the most successful in supporting student achievement.
Colorado Reading First, 2005
Why School Leadership Teams?
2. Experience tells us that those closest to the students are most capable of making the best, most meaningful educational decisions.
Colorado Reading First, 2005
Why School Leadership Teams?
3. The job of principals has become far more complex than at any time in our history. Distributed leadership and decision sharing enables the school to increase its leadership capacity in order to manage change.
Colorado Reading First, 2005
Why School Leadership Teams?
4. Broad involvement helps foster ownership; a commitment to the reform on the part of the entire school community.
Colorado Reading First, 2005
Why School Leadership Teams?
5. Organizing a small group makes it easier to move the process forward in an efficient fashion. Such a group can have meaningful discussions, divide up responsibilities, and hold its members accountable for carrying out their assigned tasks.
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Why School Leadership Teams?
6. Team structures ensure effective communication in planning for improvement of school programs.
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Ten Characteristics of Well-Functioning Teams
1. Purpose
Members proudly share a sense of why the team exists and are invested in accomplishing its mission and goals.
Colorado Reading First, 2005
Ten Characteristics of Well-Functioning Teams
2. Priorities
Members know what needs to be done next, by whom, and when to achieve team goals.
Colorado Reading First, 2005
Ten Characteristics of Well-Functioning Teams
3. Roles
Members know their roles in getting tasks done and when to allow a more skillful member to do a certain task.
Colorado Reading First, 2005
Ten Characteristics of Well-Functioning Teams
4. Decisions
Authority and decision-making lines are clearly understood.
Colorado Reading First, 2005
Ten Characteristics of Well-Functioning Teams
5. Conflict
Conflict is dealt with openly and is considered important to decision-making and personal growth.
Colorado Reading First, 2005
Ten Characteristics of Well-Functioning Teams
6. Personal Traits
Members feel their unique personalities are appreciated and well utilized.
Colorado Reading First, 2005
Ten Characteristics of Well-Functioning Teams
7. Norms
Group norms for working together are set and seen as standards for everyone in the group.
Colorado Reading First, 2005
Ten Characteristics of Well-Functioning Teams
8. Effectiveness
Members find team meetings efficient and productive and look forward to this time together.
Colorado Reading First, 2005
Ten Characteristics of Well-Functioning Teams
9. Success
Members know clearly when the team has met with success and share in this equally and proudly.
Colorado Reading First, 2005
Ten Characteristics of Well-Functioning Teams
10. Training
Opportunities for feedback and updating skills are provided and taken advantage of by team members.
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Steps to Establishing a Building Leadership Team
Colorado Reading First, 2005
Select Members
BLT members can be selected to represent the following stakeholders:– Grade Levels Teams (K-3 or K-5)– Special Educators– Principal– Coach– Parents– Specials
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Determine Constituencies
Each BLT Member has a number of people or groups who are their constituents.
BLT Members…– Communicate the work and decisions of the BLT
to their constituents
– Gather feedback from constituents to inform decisions of the BLT
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Sample Constituency Chart
School BoardParent 3
PTSAParent 2
PTSAParent 1
Custodial StaffELL Task Force
Sandra RabasLiteracy Coach
Kitchen StaffDistrict Curriculum Council
Jody MuddLiteracy Coach
Tina Grando, Joe Guitierrez, Mary EdensPeggy ReynoldsCarrie JohansingSpecialists
Elaine Dickinson, Lynette Clap, Delia Medina, Heather Symons, Lori Donaldson-Jack, AnnaLee Stedman, Angela Stowers
Donna AggenSpecial Education
Don Frenzen, Angela Cardenas, Cynthia Gonzales, ArceliaBocanegraAccountability Team
Cindy KusunoDon Frenzen
Principal
Casey Rocha, Anna SinkShawna WestoverFifth Grade
Brinda Schweger, Nancy SmithFrances GonzalesFourth Grade
Vada Roedel, Stephanie Kosmicki, Emily SmarttJanice WhiteThird Grade
Monika Nadanyi, Brenda McKay, Veronica WoodworthMatt WalterSecond Grade
Courtney Bickish, Valerie Rigali, Maria Herrera, Lauren Anderson, Mili Austin
Kathy MurawaFirst Grade
Esther Cordero, Coralee Reed, Marcy Galicia, Lila ChavezDeb BrownKindergarten
Michelle Buscho, Betty Martinez, Della Perales, Theresa GarciaLisa ArrabitPre-School
CONSTITUENTSNAMEPOSITION
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Establish Meeting Schedule
The BLT should meet a minimum of once per month. A possible plan:
Alternate…– Full day meetings– Evening meetings
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What Other Ways Can You Think Of To Find Time to
Meet?
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Fund the BLT
Include money to fund the Building Leadership Team (e.g., substitutes, stipends, food, technical assistance) in your Reading First budget. Explore other sources of funding.
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Conduct The First Meeting
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First Meeting
Create an agenda for the first BLT Meeting– Welcome– Warm-up– Roles/Responsibilities of Group Members– Norms– Reading First Big Picture
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First Meeting
• Mission Statement• Case Study Support• Assessment Plan• Professional Development Plan• Comprehensive Intervention Plan• Next Meeting• Closure
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