Visionary Leadership Flashcards
What is a culture of learning?
Intellectual stimulation for students, staff, and leadership.
Evidence of a culture of learning (4):
- Implementing effective classroom instructional strategies for student learning
- implementing processes of continuous improvement to increase student learning and academic performance
- participating in professional development for teachers and staff collectively and individually
- acquiring and sharing of knowledge by leadership.
Culture of learning supports:
Students in being academically successful, and staff/teachers in professional growth
To develop a culture of learning:
Design: significant learning spaces that support strategies (space and furniture)
Hire and train staff: must support a culture of learning
Communication: expectations for culture of learning to students, staff, parents, and community stakeholders
Encourage families: develop their own culture of love of learning and provide those resources
School vision:
- Communicates purpose and focus to stakeholders
- guides the creation of goals
- should incorporate a culture of learning
Quantitative data
Numerical; what and who; performance data, attendance data, demographics
Qualitative data
Anecdotal; why and how; opinions, perceptions, feelings, assumptions
Types of stakeholders
Advocates for the school’s vision: Children (primary), faculty/staff, parents, district personnel, school board members, community members, community business partners
Although stakeholder input and opinion is valuable, the ultimate responsibility for decision-making is the________________.
School leader
School vision takes into account___________ and __________.
Disenfranchisement and equity
A leader identifies student need by:
Talking to students, talking to families, and observing/analyzing deficit areas
