CSM Rawlakot

8/7/2019 CSM Rawlakot

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A Place That is Called School:

By

Kamran Rafi



Presentation Outline

This Session shall enable the participants to:

� Discuss school culture and community.� Identify role of principal in building school culture.

� Describe the role of ³key players´ in school

community.

� Discuss team development to achieve shared

goals



This session is more about attitude than

skills and knowledge



Shared

attitude

Traditions

Expectations

Values

Relationships

Beliefs

School Culture is norms developed

overtime based on certain

experiences, beliefs, values and

practices.

The School Culture



SchoolSchoolCulture

SchoolCommunity

� Change� Service

� Development

� Learning

A Place for

� Experience� Customs

� Behaviour

� Success/failures

� Beliefs

A Heritage of

� Community� Parents

� Students

� Principal

� Teachers

�S

upport staff

� Parents

A group of



Role of principal in building school culture

Safe &orderly

environment

Focusedvision

Monitoring

Opportunity

for learning

LeadershipEffective

communication

Leadership

Focusedvision

Monitoring

Opportunity

for learning

Team Effectivecommunication



The Principal Is The Key

* What does the principal plan for?

*What does the principal monitor?

* What does the principal model?

* What does the principal reinforce?

How through recognition and

celebration?



Principals in Healthy Cultures

� Are visible to all stakeholders

� Communicate regularly and purposefully

� Never forget that they are role models� Are passionate about their work

� Accept responsibility for the school¶s culture

� Are organized

� Exhibit a positive outlook

w

e



Healthy Cultures

� Marked by professional collaboration

� Teachers and administrators share their knowledge

and develop plans together to achieveorganizational goals

� Principals work with teachers ± they have a shared

mission and vision

� Principals and teachers focus on student learning

� The school is aligned«.goals and objectives are

consistent with the mission



Principals in Unhealthy Cultures

� Are rarely seen outside their office

� Find little time for communication

� Feel that other people are responsible for their school problems

� Take passive roles in decorating or furnishing

their schools



What stakeholders say about school«.³ A confidence atmosphere among the school pr of essi onal s and al so with fami l ies has been created.´ (Pri ncipal)

³There is har mony, a friendly atmosphere, solidarity and interaction.´ (Teacher )

³ Children feel at ease. Their teacher enc our ag es and sti mulatesthem.´ (P arent )³Y ou w ork at ease i n this school. N obody k nows more than any body. Every one of us helps each other .´ (Teacher )

³Our school i nsti gates and d rives the noti on of job satisfaction for staff ́ (Pri ncipal)

³ Human relationships are good . They are c oncer ned about you i f

you¶ ve got a pr obl em, and teachers are OK . Among pu pi l s relati onshipis al so good." (P u pi l)

³ People feel cared for and thus i ncreasi ngly g ive their best .´ (Teacher )



Summing up: qualities of the successful school leaders

� The involvement and the increased level of

participation of staff members

� The importance to guarantee that all decisions

impacting the school were made democratically� Self-evaluation

� The articulation of the school vision

� The creation of a well-being and ³happy´

atmosphere at school� ---------------------------



Summing up: strategies of the successful school leaders

� Strong involvement of teachers

� The importance attached to communication and informationexchange within the school

� The need to enhance transparency in student assessment

� The promotion of the collaborative work among teachers

� Curricular and extra-curricular activities

� Renovation of various facilities of the school

� The increasing attention to social and cultural diversity andstudents¶ learning needs investing in a more differentiatedcurriculum design and organizing in a more flexible way the

students¶ timetable (for example, reserving the morningtimetable for the students experiencing more difficulties)



� What is a team?

A group of people pooling theirs

skills, talents, and knowledge,with mutual support and

resources, to provide

effective solutions to

problems.

Team Development

Together

We Can



Process Forming Storming

MormingPerforming

How a team can be developed?

Bruce Tuckman Model



Parents

Students

Administrates

Teachers

?

BOG/D

Support staff

Community

School CommunityKey Players



Sense of togetherness

Creating friendly atmosphere

Collegiality and TrustShared purpose and vision

Continuous Learning

No Idling Campaign

Eyes on the target

Effective team functions?



� Involve many different groups

� Create healthy competition ± JournalWriting, Creating maps, Contests

� Tailor programmes to meet needsof each community ± Young mentors, older neighborhood friends

± Park and walk

± WalkingWednesdays

± celebrations

Great Ideas!



ThanksMay Allah bless

you

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