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 On
March 14 and 15, 2005, the State Action for Education Leadership Project
(SAELP)
convened the Network
of Demonstration Districts ,* for
the Leadership Institute at the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
This Institute was the inaugural event in a 3 year series to create
a professional learning community across the state focused on leader
development.
Day
1
- Welcome | Leadership
| Superintendents' Panel | District
Team Meetings
Day 2
- Cultural Competency
| K-12 Literacy
| Open Space Discussions
Purpose
- Build collegial
and supportive relationships in a collaborative learning environment.
- Expand understanding
and knowledge of effective leadership and the content of cultural
compentency and K-12 literacy, as exemplified in the Through-line
Strategies.
- Examine and
model specific leadership traits associated with improving student
achievement and strategies to improve conditions of practice, including
professional development models, in the two breakthrough ideas.
Intended
Outcomes
- Supportive
collegial relationships
- Increased understanding
and strategies to address the effects of cultural competency and
K-12 literacy on increased student achievement
- Increased understanding
of action research methodology and problem solving strategies to
facilitate local work
Participants
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Demonstration District |
Total
Student
Enrollment |
Team
Size
for Institute |
| Portland |
51,654 |
20 |
| Beaverton |
35,320 |
20 |
| Eugene
- LEAD |
18,735 |
20 |
| Bend-La
Pine |
13,671 |
15 |
| Springfield |
11.166 |
15 |
| Lincoln
County |
6,117 |
10 |
| South Lane |
2,858 |
10 |
| Nyssa |
1,176 |
10 |
- Each district
brought a team consisting of the superintendent, central office
administrators, building administrators and teachers.
- There were
20 additional participants - Oregon Department of Education staff
and outside consultants
Day
1
- Welcome | Leadership
| Superintendents' Panel | District
Team Meetings
Day 2
- Cultural Competency
| K-12 Literacy
| Open Space Discussions
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Warm-up
and Welcome
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Tom
Ruhl (standing on the right), Director of Educational Leadership
Programs at Lewis & Clark College, gets things started
with the adapted
"Cultural Pursuit" matrix. [Click here to download
a PDF copy of the original
version by Glenn Singleton.]
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Eugene
Superintendent, George Russell, queries folks at his table
to see who knows the meaninc of "nisei," one of
the Cultural Pursuit questions.
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Susan
Castillo, Oregon State Superintendent of Instruction, welcomes
participantss and gives the overview of the leadership institute.
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Leadership
- McREL's
Balanced Leadership Framework: School Leadership that Works, by Tim
Waters
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[Note:
"CIA," in this presentation, refers to Curriculum,
Instruction, and Assessment.]
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It
is important to know where you are in the change process,
because different leadership skills are needed at each state.
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If
your school is at the first order stage of change, research
shows this prioritized list of leadership skills are needed.
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If
you are at the second order stage of change, a different emphasis
of leader skills is needed to encourage progress.
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Now...can
you match the orange cards with the name of the leadership
responsibility...
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with
the blue cards describing the leadership responsibility....
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then
with the yellow cards describing the leadership practice?
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Day
1
- Welcome | Leadership
| Superintendents' Panel | District
Team Meetings
Day 2
- Cultural Competency
| K-12 Literacy
| Open Space Discussions
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Superintendents'
Panel - Using the Research: Implications for School Leaders,
Moderated by Robert Landauer, The Oregonian
Pat
Burk, Chief Policy Officer at ODE, introduces the panel moderator,
Robert Landauer from The Oregonian, and panelists Nancy Golden
(Springfield superintendent), George Russell (Eugene 4J superintendent),
Krista Parent (S. Lane superintendent), and Jerry Colona (Beaverton
superintendent).
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Mr.
Landauer asked the panel a number of searching questions regarding
the "No
Child Left Behind" legislation and school improvement
efforts. Here Superintendent Russell takes on a question with
passion.
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Rob
Larson, Federal Liaison at ODE, holds the microphone so that
the audience can get a chance to ask the superintendent their
questions, too.
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District
Team Meetings
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Members
of the Eugene 4J LEAD Team meet to debrief the day and plan
for tomorrow's session.
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Teams
from the other districts in the Demonstration Network discuss
how what they have learned could be applied in their districts.
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Day
1
- Welcome | Leadership
| Superintendents' Panel | District
Team Meetings
Day 2
- Cultural Competency
| K-12 Literacy
| Open Space Discussions
Back
to top
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Eugene School District 4J