The Development of Collaborative The Development of Collaborative Educational Leaders: Educational Leaders:

PerformancePerformance on PA and National Leadership Standards on PA and National Leadership Standards

Educational Administration ProgramThe School of Education, Drexel University

The Development of Collaborative The Development of Collaborative Educational Leaders: Educational Leaders:

PerformancePerformance on PA and National Leadership Standards on PA and National Leadership Standards

Educational Administration ProgramThe School of Education, Drexel University

Transformational School Leaders

What kind of leader is needed in today’s schools?

Transformational School Leaders

What kind of leader is needed in today’s schools?

Leaders who can Leaders who can transformtransform schools:schools:

around a around a consensus visionconsensus vision for students’ 21st century for students’ 21st century learning learning

and can establish a learning/collaborative and can establish a learning/collaborative cultureculture throughout the school and community.throughout the school and community.

Leaders who can Leaders who can transformtransform schools:schools:

around a around a consensus visionconsensus vision for students’ 21st century for students’ 21st century learning learning

and can establish a learning/collaborative and can establish a learning/collaborative cultureculture throughout the school and community.throughout the school and community.

Drexel’s Educational Leadership Program

Drexel’s Educational Leadership Program

How does Drexel’s How does Drexel’s School of Education School of Education develop develop

transformational transformational leaders?leaders?

How does Drexel’s How does Drexel’s School of Education School of Education develop develop

transformational transformational leaders?leaders?

With a Leadership Standards Framework

With a Leadership Standards Framework

National Leadership National Leadership StandardsStandards

VisionVision School CultureSchool Culture ManagementManagement School/CommunitySchool/Community Ethics, IntegrityEthics, Integrity Wider ContextsWider Contexts InternshipInternship

National Leadership National Leadership StandardsStandards

VisionVision School CultureSchool Culture ManagementManagement School/CommunitySchool/Community Ethics, IntegrityEthics, Integrity Wider ContextsWider Contexts InternshipInternship

National and State Standards Framework

National and State Standards Framework

In the Drexel Program, students must perform In the Drexel Program, students must perform on the on the nationalnational leadership standards (ISLLC, leadership standards (ISLLC,

ELCC).ELCC).

Aspiring leaders in PA must perform on the PA Aspiring leaders in PA must perform on the PA Leadership Standards (PIL)Leadership Standards (PIL)

What is the What is the alignmentalignment of the PA Leadership of the PA Leadership Standards to the National Leadership Standards to the National Leadership

Standards?Standards?

In the Drexel Program, students must perform In the Drexel Program, students must perform on the on the nationalnational leadership standards (ISLLC, leadership standards (ISLLC,

ELCC).ELCC).

Aspiring leaders in PA must perform on the PA Aspiring leaders in PA must perform on the PA Leadership Standards (PIL)Leadership Standards (PIL)

What is the What is the alignmentalignment of the PA Leadership of the PA Leadership Standards to the National Leadership Standards to the National Leadership

Standards?Standards?

The alignment of PA Leadership Standards to the National

Standards

The alignment of PA Leadership Standards to the National

Standards

VisionVision• The leader ..creates an The leader ..creates an organizational visionorganizational vision around personalized student around personalized student

success.success.• The leader is the architect of The leader is the architect of standards-based reformstandards-based reform in the school. in the school.• The leader uses appropriate The leader uses appropriate data to inform decision-makingdata to inform decision-making at all levels of at all levels of

the system.the system.

School CultureSchool Culture• The leader creates a The leader creates a culture of teaching and learningculture of teaching and learning with an emphasis on with an emphasis on

learning.learning.

ManagementManagement• The leader The leader manage resourcesmanage resources for effective results. for effective results.

VisionVision• The leader ..creates an The leader ..creates an organizational visionorganizational vision around personalized student around personalized student

success.success.• The leader is the architect of The leader is the architect of standards-based reformstandards-based reform in the school. in the school.• The leader uses appropriate The leader uses appropriate data to inform decision-makingdata to inform decision-making at all levels of at all levels of

the system.the system.

School CultureSchool Culture• The leader creates a The leader creates a culture of teaching and learningculture of teaching and learning with an emphasis on with an emphasis on

learning.learning.

ManagementManagement• The leader The leader manage resourcesmanage resources for effective results. for effective results.

The alignment of PA Leadership Standards to the National

Standards

The alignment of PA Leadership Standards to the National

StandardsSchool/Community/ParentsSchool/Community/Parents

• The leader The leader collaborates, communicates, engages and collaborates, communicates, engages and empowers othersempowers others inside and outside of the organization - to inside and outside of the organization - to pursue excellence in learning.pursue excellence in learning.

Ethics, IntegrityEthics, Integrity• The leader operates in a The leader operates in a fair and equitable mannerfair and equitable manner with with

personal and professional dignity.personal and professional dignity.

Wider ContextsWider Contexts• The leader The leader advocates for studentsadvocates for students in the larger political, social, in the larger political, social,

economic, legal and cultural contextseconomic, legal and cultural contexts

InternshipInternship• The leader supports The leader supports professional growth of self and othersprofessional growth of self and others

through practice and inquiry.through practice and inquiry.

School/Community/ParentsSchool/Community/Parents• The leader The leader collaborates, communicates, engages and collaborates, communicates, engages and

empowers othersempowers others inside and outside of the organization - to inside and outside of the organization - to pursue excellence in learning.pursue excellence in learning.

Ethics, IntegrityEthics, Integrity• The leader operates in a The leader operates in a fair and equitable mannerfair and equitable manner with with

personal and professional dignity.personal and professional dignity.

Wider ContextsWider Contexts• The leader The leader advocates for studentsadvocates for students in the larger political, social, in the larger political, social,

economic, legal and cultural contextseconomic, legal and cultural contexts

InternshipInternship• The leader supports The leader supports professional growth of self and othersprofessional growth of self and others

through practice and inquiry.through practice and inquiry.

Leadership Standards Framework

Leadership Standards Framework

How does using a Leadership Standards Framework create

a transformational school leader?

How does using a Leadership Standards Framework create

a transformational school leader?

A ComparisonA Comparison

The answer to this question can be The answer to this question can be seen in a comparison between a seen in a comparison between a school leader who does school leader who does notnot use a use a standards framework (traditional) standards framework (traditional) and one who does and one who does (transformative).(transformative).

The answer to this question can be The answer to this question can be seen in a comparison between a seen in a comparison between a school leader who does school leader who does notnot use a use a standards framework (traditional) standards framework (traditional) and one who does and one who does (transformative).(transformative).

Traditional Educator Leadership Model

Traditional Educator Leadership Model

A more traditional model that A more traditional model that does does not usenot use a standards’ framework for a standards’ framework for

leadership leadership

often uses “management” as its often uses “management” as its core organizing principle.core organizing principle.

A more traditional model that A more traditional model that does does not usenot use a standards’ framework for a standards’ framework for

leadership leadership

often uses “management” as its often uses “management” as its core organizing principle.core organizing principle.

Results of using a traditional modelResults of using a traditional model

Though it is necessary to manage an Though it is necessary to manage an organization well, organization well,

Constant rapid change and external Constant rapid change and external accountability requirements (such as NCLB), accountability requirements (such as NCLB), can result in a feeling of being over-whelmed can result in a feeling of being over-whelmed

by events outside of one’s control.by events outside of one’s control.

Though it is necessary to manage an Though it is necessary to manage an organization well, organization well,

Constant rapid change and external Constant rapid change and external accountability requirements (such as NCLB), accountability requirements (such as NCLB), can result in a feeling of being over-whelmed can result in a feeling of being over-whelmed

by events outside of one’s control.by events outside of one’s control.

Stress Factors in Leadership

Stress Factors in Leadership

A teacher describes his observations of external pressures on A teacher describes his observations of external pressures on a school leader.a school leader.

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/leadership/external.html Click on “Under Pressure” This video clip and others in this ppt. are from: “ED/Online, Inside Leadership: A

Toolkit for new and aspiring principals.” This website resource is an outgrowth of Thirteen's award-winning documentary series “A Year of Change: Leadership in the Principal's Office,” National Broadcasting System, 2005, Funded by the Wallace Foundation.

A teacher describes his observations of external pressures on A teacher describes his observations of external pressures on a school leader.a school leader.

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/leadership/external.html Click on “Under Pressure” This video clip and others in this ppt. are from: “ED/Online, Inside Leadership: A

Toolkit for new and aspiring principals.” This website resource is an outgrowth of Thirteen's award-winning documentary series “A Year of Change: Leadership in the Principal's Office,” National Broadcasting System, 2005, Funded by the Wallace Foundation.

Results of using a traditional leadership model

Results of using a traditional leadership model

If one places this If one places this traditional school leadership traditional school leadership modelmodel within the standards framework, one within the standards framework, one sees the use of the sees the use of the Management StandardManagement Standard as as the basis for organization and control.the basis for organization and control.

The other standards of: school culture, vision, The other standards of: school culture, vision,

ethics, parents/community, wider networks ethics, parents/community, wider networks and lifelong professional growth, are and lifelong professional growth, are addressed addressed throughthrough the the Management Standard.Management Standard.

If one places this If one places this traditional school leadership traditional school leadership modelmodel within the standards framework, one within the standards framework, one sees the use of the sees the use of the Management StandardManagement Standard as as the basis for organization and control.the basis for organization and control.

The other standards of: school culture, vision, The other standards of: school culture, vision,

ethics, parents/community, wider networks ethics, parents/community, wider networks and lifelong professional growth, are and lifelong professional growth, are addressed addressed throughthrough the the Management Standard.Management Standard.

Traditional School Leadership viewed within a Standards Framework

Traditional School Leadership viewed within a Standards Framework

Vision School Management Parents/ Ethics Wider Internship Culture Community Contexts

Management

What happens when the standards framework is used?

What happens when the standards framework is used?

Two things happen.Two things happen.

First, the Vision Standard First, the Vision Standard (which (which describes a school or district and community’s describes a school or district and community’s plan for students’ 21st Century plan for students’ 21st Century learning/performance)learning/performance)

becomes the organizing and sustaining becomes the organizing and sustaining principle through which the school’s mission principle through which the school’s mission gets accomplished and evaluated.gets accomplished and evaluated.

Two things happen.Two things happen.

First, the Vision Standard First, the Vision Standard (which (which describes a school or district and community’s describes a school or district and community’s plan for students’ 21st Century plan for students’ 21st Century learning/performance)learning/performance)

becomes the organizing and sustaining becomes the organizing and sustaining principle through which the school’s mission principle through which the school’s mission gets accomplished and evaluated.gets accomplished and evaluated.

What happens when the standards framework is used?

What happens when the standards framework is used?

Secondly,Secondly, a school culture of a school culture of learning, is established to support learning, is established to support the work. the work.

Secondly,Secondly, a school culture of a school culture of learning, is established to support learning, is established to support the work. the work.

Standards FrameworkStandards Framework

The school or school district

becomes alearning

organization.

The school or school district

becomes alearning

organization.

Transformational School Leadership

Transformational School Leadership

Standards FrameworkStandards Framework

School Mgt Parents/ Ethics Wider Internship Culture Community Contexts

Vision

Vision/Mission

Constant Change is the Norm

Constant Change is the Norm

How will school leaders How will school leaders respond to respond to change?change?

In the In the traditional modeltraditional model, change is incremental , change is incremental and often done in a crisis mode as a reaction and often done in a crisis mode as a reaction to an outside event.to an outside event.

In the In the transformational modeltransformational model, leaders , leaders facilitate and manage facilitate and manage change as they serve change as they serve the school’s vision.the school’s vision.

This is called, “2nd order change.” It This is called, “2nd order change.” It transformstransforms the entire organization. the entire organization.

How will school leaders How will school leaders respond to respond to change?change?

In the In the traditional modeltraditional model, change is incremental , change is incremental and often done in a crisis mode as a reaction and often done in a crisis mode as a reaction to an outside event.to an outside event.

In the In the transformational modeltransformational model, leaders , leaders facilitate and manage facilitate and manage change as they serve change as they serve the school’s vision.the school’s vision.

This is called, “2nd order change.” It This is called, “2nd order change.” It transformstransforms the entire organization. the entire organization.

Standards FrameworkStandards Framework

Standard 1 VISION

• The leader ..creates an The leader ..creates an organizational visionorganizational vision around around personalized student success.personalized student success.

• The leader is the architect of The leader is the architect of standards-based reformstandards-based reform in in the school.the school.

• The leader focuses on The leader focuses on school improvementschool improvement and acts as and acts as an agent of school reform.an agent of school reform.

Standard 1 VISION

• The leader ..creates an The leader ..creates an organizational visionorganizational vision around around personalized student success.personalized student success.

• The leader is the architect of The leader is the architect of standards-based reformstandards-based reform in in the school.the school.

• The leader focuses on The leader focuses on school improvementschool improvement and acts as and acts as an agent of school reform.an agent of school reform.

Example of a leader facilitating a consensus

vision/mission

Example of a leader facilitating a consensus

vision/missionA School leader talks about how she first shares her A School leader talks about how she first shares her

personal school vision with the staff and community; personal school vision with the staff and community;

then works with them to create a collective missionthen works with them to create a collective mission..

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/leadership/establishing.html

Click on “A Collective Mission”

A School leader talks about how she first shares her A School leader talks about how she first shares her personal school vision with the staff and community; personal school vision with the staff and community;

then works with them to create a collective missionthen works with them to create a collective mission..

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/leadership/establishing.html

Click on “A Collective Mission”

Standard 2: School Culture and Student Learning

Standard 2: School Culture and Student Learning

The School Culture Standard has The School Culture Standard has two parts:two parts:

1.1. Establishing a learning culture to support the school’s Establishing a learning culture to support the school’s vision of students’ 21st Century learning goals --vision of students’ 21st Century learning goals --

The School Culture Standard has The School Culture Standard has two parts:two parts:

1.1. Establishing a learning culture to support the school’s Establishing a learning culture to support the school’s vision of students’ 21st Century learning goals --vision of students’ 21st Century learning goals --

Standard 2: School Culture and Student Learning

Standard 2: School Culture and Student Learning

And secondly,And secondly,

Providing needed Providing needed resourcesresources, , commitmentcommitment and and timetime for for learning, collaborative work and building leadership learning, collaborative work and building leadership capacity throughout the system. capacity throughout the system.

And secondly,And secondly,

Providing needed Providing needed resourcesresources, , commitmentcommitment and and timetime for for learning, collaborative work and building leadership learning, collaborative work and building leadership capacity throughout the system. capacity throughout the system.

Standard 2: School Culture and Student Learning

Standard 2: School Culture and Student Learning

New York Chancellor, Joel Klein, explains how New York Chancellor, Joel Klein, explains how important school cultures are in shaping high important school cultures are in shaping high expectationsexpectations for both staff and students. This happens for both staff and students. This happens through staff-wide instructional leadership.through staff-wide instructional leadership.

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/leadership/instructional.html

Click on “A Culture of Success”

New York Chancellor, Joel Klein, explains how New York Chancellor, Joel Klein, explains how important school cultures are in shaping high important school cultures are in shaping high expectationsexpectations for both staff and students. This happens for both staff and students. This happens through staff-wide instructional leadership.through staff-wide instructional leadership.

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/leadership/instructional.html

Click on “A Culture of Success”

Standard 3: Mangagement of finances, facilities and resources to

serve the school’s vision

Standard 3: Mangagement of finances, facilities and resources to

serve the school’s vision Dr. Sandra Stein talks about Dr. Sandra Stein talks about the need to be strategicthe need to be strategic in in

managing the work of the school -- so that all staff, managing the work of the school -- so that all staff, parents, students and community can be a part of the parents, students and community can be a part of the important work to reach the instructional goals (vision).important work to reach the instructional goals (vision).

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/leadership/day.html Click on “The Strategic Principal”

Dr. Sandra Stein talks about Dr. Sandra Stein talks about the need to be strategicthe need to be strategic in in managing the work of the school -- so that all staff, managing the work of the school -- so that all staff, parents, students and community can be a part of the parents, students and community can be a part of the important work to reach the instructional goals (vision).important work to reach the instructional goals (vision).

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/leadership/day.html Click on “The Strategic Principal”

Standard 4: School, Parents and Community

Standard 4: School, Parents and Community

“The leader collaborates, communicates, engages and The leader collaborates, communicates, engages and empowers others inside and outside of the organization empowers others inside and outside of the organization to pursue excellence in learning.”to pursue excellence in learning.” (PIL Standard)

Rafaela Espinal-Pacheco talks about engaging the community through conversations to build on “what works” toward a consensus about student learning goals.

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/leadership/effecting.html Click on “Struggling with Inheritance”

“The leader collaborates, communicates, engages and The leader collaborates, communicates, engages and empowers others inside and outside of the organization empowers others inside and outside of the organization to pursue excellence in learning.”to pursue excellence in learning.” (PIL Standard)

Rafaela Espinal-Pacheco talks about engaging the community through conversations to build on “what works” toward a consensus about student learning goals.

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/leadership/effecting.html Click on “Struggling with Inheritance”

Standard 5: Integrity, Fairness and Equitable Manner

Standard 5: Integrity, Fairness and Equitable Manner

“The leader operates in a fair and equitable manner with personal and professional dignity.” (PIL standard)

Alexandra Anormaliza talks about the importance of Alexandra Anormaliza talks about the importance of building trust with the staffbuilding trust with the staff.

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/leadership/effecting.html

Click on “Trusting by Example”

“The leader operates in a fair and equitable manner with personal and professional dignity.” (PIL standard)

Alexandra Anormaliza talks about the importance of Alexandra Anormaliza talks about the importance of building trust with the staffbuilding trust with the staff.

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/leadership/effecting.html

Click on “Trusting by Example”

Standard 6: A leader is a student advocate within the larger contexts:

political, legal, social, economic and cultural

Standard 6: A leader is a student advocate within the larger contexts:

political, legal, social, economic and cultural

A school leader will need to continue learning A school leader will need to continue learning about, deal with and influence others in all the about, deal with and influence others in all the wider contexts that affect schools.wider contexts that affect schools.

In this video clip, a mentoring principal, Neil Opramalla, In this video clip, a mentoring principal, Neil Opramalla, describes how he helps a new principal with that describes how he helps a new principal with that learning process.learning process.

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/leadership/external.html Click on “Managing Regulations.”

A school leader will need to continue learning A school leader will need to continue learning about, deal with and influence others in all the about, deal with and influence others in all the wider contexts that affect schools.wider contexts that affect schools.

In this video clip, a mentoring principal, Neil Opramalla, In this video clip, a mentoring principal, Neil Opramalla, describes how he helps a new principal with that describes how he helps a new principal with that learning process.learning process.

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/leadership/external.html Click on “Managing Regulations.”

Standard 7: Internship and Lifelong Learning

Standard 7: Internship and Lifelong Learning

PIL standard:“The leader The leader

supports supports professional professional growth of self and growth of self and others through others through practice and practice and inquiry.”inquiry.”

PIL standard:“The leader The leader

supports supports professional professional growth of self and growth of self and others through others through practice and practice and inquiry.”inquiry.”

A Mentoring AdministratorA Mentoring Administrator

A mentoring administrator A mentoring administrator provides an provides an invaluable learning experience for principal invaluable learning experience for principal interns. interns.

Larry WilsonLarry Wilson talks about the effective ways his talks about the effective ways his mentoring principal supported and helped him to grow mentoring principal supported and helped him to grow in leadership.in leadership.

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/leadership/professional.htmlClick on “A Rewarding Relationship”

A mentoring administrator A mentoring administrator provides an provides an invaluable learning experience for principal invaluable learning experience for principal interns. interns.

Larry WilsonLarry Wilson talks about the effective ways his talks about the effective ways his mentoring principal supported and helped him to grow mentoring principal supported and helped him to grow in leadership.in leadership.

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/leadership/professional.htmlClick on “A Rewarding Relationship”

A Reform Principal describes his school leadership within a standards’

framework of practice.

A Reform Principal describes his school leadership within a standards’

framework of practice.

Dr. Anthony Irvin, Principal University City High School Philadelphia School District Dr. Irvin is an Adjunct Professor in the ED ADMIN program at Drexel University.

Dr. Anthony Irvin, Principal University City High School Philadelphia School District Dr. Irvin is an Adjunct Professor in the ED ADMIN program at Drexel University.