District Leadership Module Preview This PowerPoint provides a sample of the District Leadership Module PowerPoint. The actual Overview PowerPoint is 73 slides. The sample demonstrates the types of interactive activities included in the District Leadership Module. Each slide is included in the Participant’s Guide and the Facilitator’s Guide. There are live links in the presentation to extend learning. 1

LEADERSHIP MODULE District Leadership 2

Purpose and Objectives Purpose Engage the District leadership team in reflection of the system used to lead the organization in continuous improvement and make adjustments based on assessment, reflection, and conversation. Outcomes Examine perceptual data from the leadership team and internal stakeholders regarding the leadership system. Develop improved leadership processes and accountability. Develop the next steps to improve the Leadership System. 3

Assessment Session Conversation Using Leadership Assessment 4

Reviewing Data Review the composite data from within your leadership team: Customers would include parents, students, board members, or community members. Workforce would include certified and classified employees. Administration would include all administrators or management at school and departments levels. What stands out as an area of pride and what stands out as a possible improvement? Review the differences and similarities from each group. What data statements can you make from your examination? 5

Data Review (insert personal data) 6

Session One Are we leading with the right stuff? There is a Leadership System in place rather than a single leader within the organization. The Leadership System use processes that are published and used by every leader with the same fidelity across the entire organization. The leaders communicate to the workforce what the current and possible future needs of customers and products and services are aligned to meet these needs.. 7

Alignment and Integration A Leadership System that is aligned will have multiple layers of leaders responsible for implementing the mission, core values and improvement strategies with a single focused message and actions. The Leadership System fits the pieces together for a whole picture. 8

Examining Your School Leadership Meet with four people that have examined the same process. Table Share each person’s design of the selected process and find similarities and differences. What are some of your conclusions based on your discussion? Whole group share What do each of the charts suggest to you? Save the diagrams for notes and future comparisons. 9

Closure Stop Yield Go Individual Reflection: What process from your large brainstorm list would you stop now, slow down, and step on the gas and go forward with? Find a partner and discuss your stop slow and go processes. Share with another group of two. Generate any Parking Lot issues in your group of four regarding the information around implementing a Leadership System. 10

Session Two Are you walking your talk? The Leadership System has a created a mission, vision that drives the decisions of every area in the organization. The Leadership System actively identifies and communicates visionary strategic goals, initiatives, and measurements to the workforce and customers. Each leader engages succession planning with employees and training is provided to employees to ensure the organization is sustained. 11

Alignment to Mission, Vision and Core Values A key function of the Leadership System is to ensure the organizational mission, vision, and core values are clearly understood by all employees. Leadership decisions are aligned to the mission, vision, and core values of the organization. The activity of unwrapping is to assist every one in making the improvement tools of mission, vision, and core values concrete rather that just catchy sayings that are not connected to work and decisions. 12

Closure Find a partner and draw a visual of what you feel is important for your Leadership System to take away from this session. Share with the group Generate any Parking Lot issues regarding the information around implementing your mission, vision, and core values. 13

Session Three Be Accountable The Leadership System actively identifies and supports key communities and demonstrates commitment to societal responsibilities with the key communities in a public manner so all are aware and understand the communities and responsibilities. The District leaders’ personal actions reflect their commitment to core values and uphold legal and ethical behavior within the entire organization. The Leadership System holds high expectations for all and has an accountability system for others to evaluate leaders. The organization is involved in community issues and engages employees in making the community better. 14

Trio Dialogue In groups of three discuss the following prompts: Describe your how your Leadership System holds itself accountable. Describe how leadership examines results of the strategic improvement strategies and examines results of leadership evaluations. Describe how often the leadership monitors data for adjustments during the year. 15

Accountability Checklist Data Walk The purpose of this activity is to examine the steps the leadership should set up for accountability and social responsibility. Use the Improvement Checklist to develop your own district improvement ‘To Do’ list. Complete individually and then compare answers in a group of three. Develop one Improvement Checklist for the trio group then put each checklist on a separate table for each trio group to Data Walk. When your group comes back to your own completed checklist, discuss what you saw on other check lists and then discuss findings with the whole group. 16

Session Four Putting It All Together The Leadership System monitors measurements and results of goals in short cycle increments and reports at least quarterly on progress. The results of internal and external audits are reviewed with employees and used for workforce input on how to improve. 17

District Scenario Read the short district scenario about leadership and organizational improvement. Determine the key factors related to leadership that made this organization struggle with improvement. In groups of three, discuss your findings and discuss implications for your organization. Share and record the implications. 18

Important Thinking In a well-defined and deployed improvement plan, the Leadership System provides the direction for the entire organization. The improvement tools of a mission, vision, and core values should be used to guide decisions and keep every area in the organization focused. Every Leadership System should make sure all senior leaders and management understand the mission, vision, and core values and use them to decisions. Effective Leadership Systems create the environment for continuous improvement through expectations, communication, and training. 19

Follow-Up Tasks If you have not completed an organizational profile (OP), complete a draft. If you have a draft OP, review it to help with process mapping. Review data from the Leadership System after giving it to multiple stakeholders groups. Ensure mission, vision, and core values are used as improvement tools. Continue to refine processes that will yield improvement. 20