New America's Roxanne Garza and Melissa Tooley describe district models
for turnaround leadership that have freed up principals to focus on instructional improvement while devolving some of their administrative tasks.
Not exact matches
Third Point also pushed
for and received the resignation of five Yahoo board members, criticizing their
leadership for failing to show any indication of a
turnaround for the grunge - era search engine provider.
A recognized authority on the psychology of
leadership, negotiations and organizational
turnaround, he has served as an advisor to leaders around the world
for more than 40 years.
Tony Robbins is a recognized authority on the psychology of
leadership, negotiations and organizational
turnaround, and he has served as an advisor to leaders around the world — including American businessmen Peter Guber, Steve Wynn and Marc Benioff —
for more than 38 years.
Mobileiron's encouraging quarter could be attributed to management's faster - than - expected
turnaround progress, and the company's guidance
for the first quarter reflects ongoing improvements under a new executive
leadership team, Kim said.
Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students
for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide
turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system
for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools
for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial
leadership.
His determined
leadership was essential to the dramatic
turnaround of New York's bid
for RttT funding.
Not surprisingly, acclaim poured in
for Chicago's
turnaround and Vallas's
leadership.
Join the American Institutes
for Research (AIR) in learning more about the importance of
leadership coaching and
leadership academies as part of the larger school
turnaround effort.
Lawrence provides a rare case of a
leadership approach that resulted in notably impressive academic gains
for students without generating the kind of negative response that typically accompanies state takeover and district
turnaround efforts.
The program helps educators understand the core elements critical
for a school's
turnaround plan, and addresses key
leadership skills and strategies
for turnaround success.
The program helps those in a
turnaround setting to understand the core elements critical to a school's
turnaround plan and the key
leadership skills and strategies
for successful implementation.
Projects have included: teacher career pathway programs that diversified roles in the teaching force; teacher career pathways that recognize, develop, and reward excellent teachers as they advance through various career stages; incentives
for effective teachers who take on instructional
leadership roles within their schools; incentives that attract, support, reward, and retain the most effective teachers and administrators at high - need schools; rigorous, ongoing
leadership development training
for teacher leaders and principals,
leadership roles
for teachers aimed at school
turnaround; and the creation of new salary structures based on effectiveness.
That
leadership is critical in an Opportunity Culture, which extends the reach of their excellent teachers and their teams to more students,
for more pay, within recurring budgets — but applicable to any principals leading
turnarounds and those interested in strengthening teacher
leadership and enabling a collaborative approach to improving student achievement.
The CST offers a variety of technical assistance services to state education agencies and local education agencies, including direct and targeted support in any or all of the four domains
for rapid school improvement:
turnaround leadership, talent development, instructional transformation, and culture shift.
Example projects: Ms. Hassel co-authored, among others, numerous practical tools to redesign schools
for instructional and
leadership excellence; An Excellent Principal
for Every School: Transforming Schools into
Leadership Machines; Paid Educator Residencies, within Budget; ESSA: New Law, New Opportunity; 3X
for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best; Opportunity at the Top; Seizing Opportunity at the Top: How the U.S. Can Reach Every Student with an Excellent Teacher; Teacher Tenure Reform; Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance; «The Big U-Turn: How to bring schools from the brink of doom to stellar success»
for Education Next; Try, Try Again: How to Triple the Number of Fixed Failing Schools; Importing Leaders
for School
Turnarounds; Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best; the Public Impact series Competencies
for Turnaround Success; School Restructuring Under No Child Left Behind: What Works When?
This speaks to how empowering teachers — through effective
leadership — can improve student achievement and change outcomes
for turnaround schools.
Because school
leadership is so important
for turnaround, it is important to make sure the right principal is in place from the outset.
Maryland's plan includes a strong focus on personalized professional learning
for new and veteran teachers as well as a strong school system - focused approach to supporting all low performing and high poverty schools, with specific emphasis on
turnaround leadership, talent development, instructional transformation, and culture shifts.
Numerous provisions contained in S. 1177 represent a huge step forward from current legislation: the elimination of adequate yearly progress and the 100 percent proficiency requirements, tempering the test - and - punish provisions of No Child Left Behind; the continued requirement of disaggregated subgroup data; removal of the unworkable school
turnaround models required under the School Improvement Grant and Race to the Top programs; clarification of the term school leader as the principal of an elementary, middle or high school; inclusion of the use of Title II funds
for a «School
Leadership Residency Program»; activities to improve the recruitment, preparation, placement, support, and retention of effective principals and school leaders in high - need schools; and the allowable use of Title II funds to develop induction and mentoring programs that are designed to improve school
leadership and provide opportunities
for mentor principals and other educators who are experienced and effective.
Based on evidence from schools and NYCLA's experience supporting principals leading
turnaround schools, we have identified a subset of
leadership dimensions and behaviors particularly important
for principals as they begin the school
turnaround process.
NYCLA also offers a comprehensive, year - long professional development program
for turnaround school leaders, which incorporates coaching with a five - day summer institute and ongoing professional learning sessions
for principals and their
leadership teams.
This program provides your campus
leadership team the opportunity to analyze the details of your
turnaround plan and develop a theory of action
for successfully turning around your school.
DTLI resulted in a blueprint
for a comprehensive
turnaround program
for Texas that builds district capacity to support school improvement by strengthening four essential systemic levers:
leadership, instructional infrastructure, support and accountability, and talent management.
Research shows that career pathways can improve teacher evaluation procedures and improve student achievement.13
For example, research from the Emerging Leaders Program — a job - embedded teacher
leadership development program — shows that with high - quality training, teacher leaders can quickly improve achievement among students in high - need school districts in places such as New York City, the District of Columbia, and Shelby County, Tennessee.14 Likewise, student achievement growth in schools implementing Teach Plus» T3 Initiative — a teacher - designed
turnaround model that trains and supports teacher leaders to improve school outcomes and transform schools — is consistently more than double that of area district and charter schools.15
Jon has investigated and written on school
leadership topics, including
turnaround leadership, succession planning
for school - level leaders, state and district supports
for school leaders, and state policies supporting effective school
leadership.
She joins the Center to support the Center's coaching and
leadership development work, including the LEAD Connecticut coaching program
for turnaround principals.
One study commissioned by The Wallace Foundation about how
leadership influences student learning found that
for the most part, there are no documented instances of school
turnaround without an effective principal —
leadership is second only to effective classroom instruction as the most important school - level factor affecting student achievement.
Analyses of his successful
leadership are featured in several books: Improbable Scholars: The Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy
for America's Schools (Kirp, 2013); Team
Turnarounds (Frontiera and Leidl, 2012) and Respect (Kwalwasser, 2012)-- and the early childhood education initiatives Dr. Weast led in Montgomery County are discussed in the book Building Blocks, (Maerhoff, 2006).
Reyes - Guerra, D, Pisapia, J & Mick, A 2016, «The preparation of cognitively agile principals
for turnaround schools: a
leadership preparation programme study», School
leadership and management, vol.36, no. 4.
They are also responsible
for intervening in the lowest - performing schools (called «Priority Schools» in New York State and «Renewal Schools» in New York City) through extra funding, new
leadership, and other
turnaround strategies.
For instance, under Race to the Top, Florida developed an intensive, job - embedded leadership pipeline for aspiring turnaround principals and assistant principals that aims to provide professional development to encourage and enable qualified, motivated teachers to become successful principals.
For instance, under Race to the Top, Florida developed an intensive, job - embedded
leadership pipeline
for aspiring turnaround principals and assistant principals that aims to provide professional development to encourage and enable qualified, motivated teachers to become successful principals.
for aspiring
turnaround principals and assistant principals that aims to provide professional development to encourage and enable qualified, motivated teachers to become successful principals.128
School Improvement Grants 1003g and 1003a; school
turnaround and transformation; effective
leadership; effective instruction; using data to drive interventions; equitable and high quality programs
for all learners; working in convergence at the SEA and the LEAs; sustainable practices; effective use of federal and state funds
In addition, we held the first of our annual summer
leadership retreats, an opportunity extended to all of the faculty to spend four days developing a clear, shared vision of the school's
turnaround plan, unpacking the implications
for each of us as teacher leaders, and collaborating to strengthen the
leadership skills we would need to make it happen.
Valbrun also was a school
turnaround partner in Baltimore City Schools and a coordinator with the Connecticut Center
for School Change, where she facilitated their statewide School Instructional Improvement Network and provided
leadership development and coaching
for new school leaders in Stamford.
This policy shift opens the door
for rural SIG schools to develop
leadership and
turnaround skills in current principals, rather than replace them.
Using our unmatched thought
leadership and experience with charter schools,
turnarounds, and innovations
for great teachers and principals, school design, funding, technology, parent support, community engagement and data analysis to help states, localities, districts, charter organizations, funders, and nonprofits choose the right strategies
for dramatic improvements.
This sample executive resume was written with an emphasis on innovation
leadership, donor participation and interim roles
for turnaround situations.
The focus is on employee engagement,
turnaround leadership roles and customer engagement
for large, multi-billion-dollar financial / banking institutions.
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«May is clearly one of the district's stand - out managers... my go - to trainer
for new managers... excels in motivating associates... surpassed sales targets
for our new Long Beach store from day one... delivered the region's lowest shrink
for the past two years running...» - Greg Mardell, District Manager, ABC Stores, Inc. ``... May's success in providing
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I am looking
for an opportunity to use my thirty - five years of senior executive experience and my four graduate degrees (two terminal degrees: doctorates in
leadership,
turnaround leadership, and transformational
leadership) to help a corporation or organization reach its fuller potential and experience greater growth and expansion.
If there were specific challenges that include operations in need of a
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