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Leadership in 21st Century High

Schools

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THE PROBLEM Traditional approaches used in most education environments are only successfully for a small number of people.

Howard Gardner’s research at Harvard describes eight types of intelligence and suggests that traditional approaches and evaluation strategies are inefficient.

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THE PROBLEM Meanwhile, businesses are telling educators that industrial age classrooms are not preparing our students for the post-industrial economy.

See SCANS and 21st Century Skills

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SCANS U.S. Department of Labor Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills

COMPETENCIES - Effective workers can productively use:

• Resources - allocating time, money, materials, space and staff.

• Interpersonal Skills - working on teams, teaching others, serving customers, leading, negotiating, and working well with people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

• Information - acquiring and evaluating data, organizing and maintaining files, interpreting and communication, and using computers to process information.

• Systems - understanding social, organizational and technological systems, monitoring and correcting performance, and designing or improving systems.

• Technology - selecting equipment and tools, applying technology to specific tasks, and maintaining and troubleshooting technologies.

FOUNDATIONS - Competence requires:

• Basic Skills - reading, writing, arithmetic and mathematics, speaking and listening.

• Thinking Skills - thinking creatively, making decisions, solving problems, seeing things in the mind's eye, knowing how to learn, and reasoning.

• Personal Qualities - individual responsibilities, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, and integrity.

1992

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Job Outlook 2002, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)

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Bangalore

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Bangalore•Silicon Valley of India

•7.2 million people, 5th largest city in India (+ 1 billion people)

•86% literacy

•1154 IT SW companies in 2003, up from 29 in 1993

•116 new SW technology part units established in 2002-3

Top Ten SW Exporters, 2002-03:

Infosys Technologies Ltd.

Wipro Ltd.

IBM Global Services India Pvt. Ltd.

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

Digital Global Soft. Ltd.

I-Flex Solutions Ltd.

Texas Instruments

Cisco Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Mphasis BFL Ltd.

Philips Software Centre

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OUR ANSWER

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“The School That Business Built”• Opened In 1996 after four

years of planning

• 1996: 240 Junior and Senior Students Capacity

• 2004: 400 9-12 Capacity

• “Enhancing the Average”

• 18 Core Teachers + 10 College Instructors

• More Than 400 Computers and 30 Software Applications

• 98% of NTHS Graduates Report Going On To Post-Secondary Education

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1. Benefits of Small Schools

2. Student Centered, Project and Problem-Based Learning Tied to California Content Standards and School Wide Learning Outcomes

3. Integration and Cooperation Between Curricular Areas In Team Taught, Blocked Classes

4. Building a Professional Culture of Trust and Responsibility Between Staff and Students

5. Infusion of Technology as a Tool for Learning

6. Partnerships with Higher Education and Business

7. Modeling Education Reform

CORE PRINCIPLES

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What knowledge and skills do school leaders need for 21st

Century Schools?

THE QUESTION

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21st Century Leadership Design

OLD SCHOOL

• Admin team has monopoly on information

• Teacher leaders seldom asked to create or problem solve

• School community organized to be reactionary

• Staff, teachers, students work primarily alone

• School feedback is minimal and not geared toward 21st Century improvement

• Technology primarily used by a few adults

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21st Century Leadership Design• OLD SCHOOL

• Admin team has monopoly on information

• Teachers seldom asked to create or problem solve beyond classroom

• School community organized to be reactionary

• Staff, teachers, students work primarily alone

• School feedback is minimal and not geared toward 21st Century improvement

• Technology primarily used by a few adults

TECH HIGH SCHOOL

• Designed participation, ownership and critique

• Teachers and students are engaged in site based problems and projects

• Proactive school community- nimble, efficient and shared decisions

• School and staff feedback is detailed and used for improvement

• Adults are expected to work with others

• Technology as a tool for everyone

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21st Century Leadership Design

Changes and Challenges for School

Leaders•Plan for continuous change

•Model collaboration process and continuous learning

•The power of autonomy

•The power of community

• Identify your stakeholders and be strategic in cultivating

•Start small, stay focused, maximize your resources

New Tech Network Directors

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EMBRACE & MANAGE CHANGE

•Data driven and reflective culture

•Project and priority management

•Established problem solving strategy and process

Shared vision must be clear, public and supported by concrete steps

“fatigue makes cowards of us all” Vince Lombardi

Tools:

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21st Century Leadership Design

Changes and Challenges for School

Leaders•Plan for continuous change

•Model collaboration process and continuous learning

•The power of autonomy

•The power of community

• Identify your stakeholders and be strategic in cultivating

•Start small, stay focused, maximize your resources

New Tech Network Directors

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MODELING COLLABORATION

• Staff agenda and discussion

• Staff selection process

• Parent alliance organization

• Student and staff focus groups

• Community meetings

• Advisory

• Teacher leader development

• NTN Mentor

Designed participation, ownership and critique

Tools

Staff agenda and discussion tool

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MODELING CONTINOUS LEARNING

NTH Teacher Performance System

Student PLP’s

Principal Performance System

Tools:

Create Personal Learning Plans (PLP’s) for everyone!

Teacher Performance Rubric

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MODELING CONTINOUS LEARNING

30 days of PD

5 day summer training, early release days, October reflection, meeting of the minds, NTN mentor, weekly staff meetings

Performance based pay/rewards (not tied to student performance)

Opportunities for professional growth such as presenting, coaching, teacher leader and consulting

Tools:

Create incentives for teachers

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21st Century Leadership Design

Changes and Challenges for School

Leaders•Plan for continuous change

•Model collaboration process and continuous learning

•The power of autonomy

•The power of community

• Identify your stakeholders and be strategic in cultivating

•Start small, stay focused, maximize your resources

New Tech Network Directors

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THE POWER OF AUTONOMY

Flexibility for decision making and nimbleness

Ownership

Personalization and customer service

The art of leverage and negotiation

Outcomes:

All School Clean-up

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21st Century Leadership Design

Changes and Challenges for School

Leaders•Plan for continuous change

•Model collaboration process and continuous learning

•The power of autonomy

•The power of community

• Identify your stakeholders and be strategic in cultivating

•Start small, stay focused, maximize your resources

New Tech Network Directors

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THE POWER OF COMMUNITY

Image/vision

Fundraising

Strategic Public Relations tasks

The art of communication leverage and negotiation

New Skills

Tech Lends a Hand

La Strata de Arte

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21st Century Leadership Design

Changes and Challenges for School

Leaders•Plan for continuous change

•Model collaboration process and continuous learning

•The power of autonomy

•The power of community

• Identify your stakeholders and be strategic in cultivating

•Start small, stay focused, maximize your resources

New Tech Network Directors

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STRATEGIC STAKEHOLDER CULTIVATION

• Parent Alliance Development

• Business Alliance

• Education Alliance

• Internship

• Outreach

Private school model designed for public education

Identify your

stakeholders

Presentations, Mentors, College Classes, Sports, Internships, Community

Service

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YOU CAN’T DO IT ALONE

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Presentations, Mentors, College Classes, Sports, Internships, Community

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21st Century Leadership Design

Changes and Challenges for School

Leaders•Plan for continuous change

•Model collaboration process and continuous learning

•The power of autonomy

•The power of community

• Identify your stakeholders and be strategic in cultivating

•Start small, stay focused, maximize your resources

New Tech Network Directors

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START SMALL, STAY FOCUSED, MAXIMISE YOUR RESOURCES, BUDGET FOR A LOSS

Start small, stay focused, maximize your resources

Be your schools firewall for new ideas, strategies, and programs

Change is resource hungry-

become a resource miner

Strategic use of alliances- leverage NTF relationship

ACOT Study

Strategies

2005 All Schools Conference

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MANAGEMENT TOOLS

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MODELING REFORM

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NETWORK PROGRESS

Portland

Anchorage

New Orleans(2)

Chicago

DenverNorthernCalifornia (8)

North Carolina (7)Los Angeles (5)

Texas (1)

Albany

2006/2007 School Year2006/2007 School Year

2005/2006 School Year2005/2006 School Year

N. Eugene

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Mark MorrisonDirector of Leadership DevelopmentNew Technology Networkwww.newtechnetwork.org

New Technology High SchoolNapa, Californiawww.newtechhigh.org


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