Strong leadership and whole school engagement – How does this

happen?

Rationale:Whole school change occurs when the leadership team has a common vision, clear direction and a strategic plan.

Literacy Numeracy National Partnership (LNNP)School Implementation Plan

St Francis of Assisi, Warrawong2010

National Partnership Broad Aims• Achieving effective evidence based teaching• Demonstrating strong leadership and whole school engagement

in literacy and numeracy• Developing processes to monitor school and student

performance to identify when support is needed

Leaders Transforming Learning and Learners (LTLL)

• LTLL CONFERENCE• Completion of School Reflection

Guide• Focus 5 - Educative Leadership: -Leadership based on evidence -Leadership for effective change

St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Warrawong

SCHOOL REVIEW AND IMPROVEMENT

ANNUAL PLAN

2010

• What did we set out to do and why?• What have we actually done?

GOALS

LTLL ..Focus 5 .. Educative Leadership • Leadership based on evidence.7.1 Planning For Improvement (2010 SRI Action Plan) • That there would be a strategic focus for the Leadership

Team for 2010.

LTLL ..Focus 5 .. Educative Leadership • Leadership for effective change.7.2 Innovation, Development and Change (2010 SRI Action Plan) • All teachers will be empowered to be leaders of learning.

Goal 1

• 7.1 Planning For Improvement (2010 SRI Action Plan)

That there would be a strategic focus for the Leadership Team for 2010.

“Life accepts only partners, not bosses. We cannot stand outside a system as an objective, distant director.” (Margaret Wheatley)

Planning

• Conduct and analyse Building Capacity Survey with all staff and make recommendations for action.

• Identify focus areas: -Leadership based on evidence and -Leadership for effective change• Set leadership priorities and Action Plan.• Implement and assess Action Plan.

Building Capacity Survey Results

Building Capacity Survey Results

Professional Development Planning and Review (PDPR)

• Action: To participate in the Professional Development Planning and Review process of reflection and self-evaluation, feedback, goal setting, and collegial support designed to assist members of the leadership team in their professional development.

This process can be seen as an essential aspect of professional development to improve both the individual and the school.

• The process would:• Reflect and support Gospel values and promote the school as

an authentic Catholic school• Promote the future planning and professional development of

the leadership team• Acknowledge role descriptions, School Review and

Improvement Plan (Plan published on school website), the Leadership Framework of the Catholic Education Office

• Build positive professional relationships which are collaborative and collegial within their learning community

• Contribute to the improvement of the quality of education for students in the school

• Encourage individuals to accept responsibility for their on-going professional development

Action Plan:The negotiation of the Leadership Team’sactive roles:

• Completion of a self reflection component.• Completion of an Annual Goal Setting and

Professional Development Planning component.

• Planning and Review Meetings.• The process and results discussed by the

Principal and the Head of School Services.• Feedback provided to all stakeholders.

Action

The development of the Leadership TeamMembers’ active roles.

ROLE DESCRIPTION FOR 2010

Action Areas….To assist in identifying areas for growth and development ..

• FAITH LEADERSHIP• ORGANISATIONAL LEADERSHIP• EDUCATIVE LEADERSHIP• COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

Inner Leadership and Interpersonal Leadershipare areas that underpin all aspects of leadership

FAITH LEADERSHIPLeader of Catholic Culture and Pastoral Care

Faith leadership focuses on sharing the Catholic faith with the intention of influencing andenrich the lives of students, staff and other members of the school community. It involves the ability to: -set an example of faith, hope and love -demonstrate commitment to the Catholic ethos in the school -promote the place of the school within the educational mission of the Diocese -communicate the school’s mission in the wider community -promote a curriculum that is an authentic expression of the shared vision and values of the Catholic community -understanding the interrelatedness of vision, mission, policy and practice

Guided by faith, hope and love, faith leaders support a community of life and worshipthrough which to recognise, to accept and to cooperate with God in our lives

ORGANISATIONAL LEADERSHIPLeader of Administration and Management

Organisational leadership focuses on management at school level. It involves the ability to: -work with staff and provide support in the settling of individual and group goals -support good practice and address areas of performance and development -ensure sound overall knowledge of the school programs (eg behavioural management, pastoral care, etc) -have a working knowledge of the necessary support systems -use the expertise of staff members to facilitate the effective and efficient operation of the school -have a sound knowledge of system administrative policies and procedures and share them in a positive way with the school community -support the development of processes which review and evaluate programs and procedures -seek the knowledge of legal requirements concerning education in general and schools in particular and to ensure these are met.

EDUCATIVE LEADERSHIPLeader of Learning and Teaching

Educational leadership focuses on the learning and teaching process in the school. It is about helping teachers and other members of the school community discovermeaning in what they do and to develop capacity to bring about curriculum change.It involves the ability to:

-develop clear educational philosophy grounded in faith and Catholic tradition -be aware of educational issues and trends -facilitate the establishment of suitable learning environments -support the development, implementation and monitoring of curriculum -plan with others for the future educational needs of students

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIPLeader of Transforming and Innovation

Community leadership focuses on achieving transformation through the creation ofshared vision and cooperative action for the future. It requires the ability to:

-assess and diagnose the current culture of the school

-communicate clearly, concisely and effectively to all stakeholders

-motivate team members and sustain pursuit of goals and objectives

Completion of a reflection and self evaluation component

Reflection and self evaluation is an importantcomponent in planning for professionaldevelopment.

Completion of an Annual Goal Setting andProfessional Development Planningcomponent. • Planning and Review Meetings with the

leadership team.• The process and results discussed by the Head of School Services.• Feedback provided to all stakeholders.

Goal 2

7.2 Innovation, Development and Change (2010 SRI Action Plan)

• All teachers will be empowered to be leaders of learning

Professional Development Planning and Review is a process of:

• Reflection • Self- evaluation• Goal setting

The task for staff is to establish their own case for quality performance and credibility in documenting it .....

The systemic change is a move from the

evaluation of workers, according to manager

expertise, to evaluation done by professional

members of staff. The role of leaders therefore

becomes that of facilitator.

How successful have we been?

What evidence do we have for this?

Teaching has an extraordinary moral depth and is one of man’s most excellent and creative activities, for the teacher does not write on inanimate material, but on the very spirits of human beings.

The Catholic School on the Threshold of the third Millennium, n 19

CHALLENGES/LEARNINGS

• FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN… BUILD CAPACITY

• FORCED OUR HAND…… ACHIEVEMENT • MAKING THE LINKS ….. MAKING THE LINKS

QUESTIONS?

WHERE TO NEXT?

(ACU Team)

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders…. Ralph Nader

Until recently education has had it backwards, caring little for the teacher and enormously about the content, yet it is a gifted teacher who can infect a generation with the excitement of learning.

Good leaders make people feel that they are at the very heart of things.