Marchese-Sansing+Rough+Draft

3/31/11 Here are some helpful quotes from an article (Williams, 2009)

Leadership in schools is the key to success for the entire learning community. Leadership: the position or guidance of a leader and the ability to lead Leadership capacity is about creating conditions within the school for growth, self-renewal, and the development and distribution of leadership through the school organization. Leadership, and therefore the work of leadership means reciprocal, purposeful learning together in community.

3/25/11

This is a very rough draft. I'm not sure how long this needed to be. I think a lot of what were going to write is going to overlap. Let me know. I have more good resources to write about.

Hickory Ridge High School is the first in Wingfield School District to experience school reform. As the current superintendent, there are a variety of reform efforts that must be implemented. With the diverse population of faculty and staff, tensions have been created. These tensions have created rifts in the administrative power and guidance among teachers and staff and HRHS. The principal need to evaluate his leadership qualities and promote more group and team efforts to earn respect among his colleagues. People need to not just work together, they need to develop skills on how to work together (Anderson, 2010). As Anderson suggests, just like a football coach works with their team members to maximize each players strengths, leaders need to do the same. Through this skill building, coaches and leaders will develop relationships with the team to achieve a higher level performance. [SKILL BUILDING ACTIVITY IN OUR PRESENTATION.  Through skill building, the principal will also earn respect from his staff and faculty. Shisler pointed out how administrations often are isolated from his or her team due to the demands of the job expectations. However, administrators need to learn work more with their teams to develop the relationships. With earned relationships come respect. Some of the things Shisler (1995) suggested six ways to personalize the faculty development programs. The six ways to personalize faculty development program are 1. hold an open house at the beginning of the year, 2. meet with new faculty individually or in small groups, 3. manage by walking about, 4. praise for work well done, 5. stage end of the year events to express appreciation. [SOME OF THESE COULD BE MODELED IN OUR PRESENTATIONS.]  Another way to earn back administrative leadership and power at HRHS, Principal O’Conner needs to implement leadership standards. Hoy and Smith suggested ten ways to promote influence. Applying some of these ideas will allow other to follow to promote committment and colleagueship at HRHS. As suggested earlier, establishing a bond with the teachers and staff will establish good will and trust. When trust has been formed, people are more willing to follow. Principal O’Conner also need to evaluate his behaviors and attitude. He needs to remember, what he gives, he will receive. Hoy and Smith (2007) also state that leaders need to exhibit expertise, trust, fairness, self-efficacy, and optimism.