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The First 60 Days Lessons Learned in a Start-Up The Academy of Global Studies @ Winton Woods High School

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The First 60 DaysLessons Learned in a Start-Up

The Academy of Global Studies @ Winton Woods High School

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AUGUST 1

AUGUST 17

SEPTEMBER 7

SEPTEMBER 21PLANNING

OCTOBER 26

OCTOBER 13

THE FIRST 60 DAYS: AUGUST 1-OCTOBER 26

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facility constraints

lack of portable technology for an entire quarter

steep learning curve for new model for teachers, students & parents

rigor & challenge new to students

learning what it means to be part of a network

AGS Problems & Challenges

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“The most common cause of failure in leadership is by treating adaptive challenges as if they were technical problems.”Ronald Heifetz

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Technical Problems vs Adaptive Challenges

The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and

the World

Ronald Heifetz/Alexander Grashow/Marty Linsky

(2009)HBR Press

Technical Problem

Adaptive Challenge

requires authority requires leadership

DIRECTION define problems & provide solutions

identify and frame the adaptive challenge

PROTECTION shield the organization from external threats

let the organization feel external pressure within a

tolerable range

ORIENTATION clarify roles and responsibilities

challenge current roles and resist pressure to define new

roles too quickly

MANAGING CONFLICT restore order

expose conflict or allow it to emerge

SHAPING NORMS maintain normschallenge unproductive

norms

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facility constraints (technical problem)

lack of portable technology for an entire quarter (technical problem)

new model which requires behavioral changes from teachers, students & parents (adaptive challenge)

rigor & challenge new to students (adaptive challenge)

learning what it means to be part of a network (adaptive challenge)

AGS Problems & Challenges

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“If I had one hour to save the world, I would spend 59 minutes defining the problem and one minute finding solutions.”

Albert Einstein

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over-communicate

go slowly, and then slow down

attend to internal culture

engage the community

Lessons Learned

trust teachers

trust students

believe in the power of a committed group of people

live the vision

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move from the dance floor to the balcony

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