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.
Not exact matches
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.
Under the
leadership of chief executive and
turnaround veteran Tony Girgis, the company has cut costs and lifted productivity,
including rationalising operations back to one processing site.
Other
leadership actions that nurture school
turnarounds include (1) sending a clear signal that dramatic change is urgently needed, (2) maintaining a consistent focus on improving instruction, (3) making visible improvements quickly, and (4) building a staff that is committed to the school's improvement goals.
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.
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.
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.
ADI's work focuses on district and school improvement,
including school
turnaround; state recognition systems, accountability, and support; family and community engagement; and change
leadership and innovation.
She has served in many
leadership roles at
turnaround schools and high - performing charter networks,
including Achievement First and Rocketship.
Her research interests
include, school
turnaround, school reform, social justice, community partnerships, teacher
leadership, blended learning, personalized learning and educational policy.
She joins the Center to support the Center's coaching and
leadership development work,
including the LEAD Connecticut coaching program for
turnaround principals.
Ultimately, we hope to see North Carolina shift over time to a system where determinations of school performance are based on more than letter grades,
including leadership and managerial capacity and the processes used by schools to guide their
turnaround efforts.
If there were specific challenges that
include operations in need of a
turnaround, or executive teams that required significant political maneuvering, these situations can make for a great
leadership resume story.