 Leadership Discussion  Selection Process  Questions and Answers

 Think - pair - share exercise “What is your definition of Leadership?”

 “First and foremost about people, that values matter, that effectiveness is a higher standard than brilliance, that learning from each other and for a lifetime matters, and that we are all in this together.” (Ira Jackson)  “Is not rank, privileges, titles, or money. It is responsibility.” (Peter Drucker)

 “The understanding, identification and deployment of networks for positive results.” (Doug Reeves)  “About improving teaching and learning by actively engaging in the components of ‘Distributed Leadership” (Rosborg, McGee, Burgett)

Highly visible. They set examples. (Peter Drucker) Though leaders cannot escape their responsibility to track budgets, motivate people, respond to political pressures, and attend to culture, they serve a deeper, more powerful, and more enduring role if they are models and catalysts for such values as excellence, caring, justice, and hope. (Bolman & Deal)

 “Highly complex human beings; people who have distinctive qualities that cannot be sufficiently described by lists of traits of characteristics. Leaders are defined by their unique life stories and the way they frame their stories to discover their passions and the purpose of their leadership” (Bill George)

 Classrooms  Departments  Schools  District  Union  Associations  Meetings  Community

 Vice Principals report to the Principal of their schools and perform various duties. This includes providing instructional leadership as well as assistance in the supervision of the schools’ programs, services, students and staff. They support the learning of students and are knowledgeable about curriculum, assessment, and instructional strategies. In addition they develop professional development opportunities for staff, aid in the selection and placement of staff and assist in the budgetary process

 The successful candidate will have effective interpersonal, supervisory, communication and organization skills with a proven ability to work and manage effectively in a unionized setting. In addition they will have a demonstrated commitment to professional development and continual growth as an educational leader.

An inspiring and inclusive vision; secure public engagement Public engagement; community development Shared and ambitious targets High quality teaching Mindful teaching and learning Strong schools help weaker peers Sustainable leadership Prudent accountability by sample Lively learning communities Develop responsible corporate partnerships Increase student voice Attract & retain high-quality teachers; create lively learning communities Forge effective networks and promote successful, sustainable leadership Moral Stewardship Instructional Leadership Organizational Capacity Administration and Management Relationships Vision, Values and Mission Leadership for Learning Supervision for Learning Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Learning Culture and Community Community Building Management Intrapersonal Capacity Interpersonal Capacity Open-Mindedness Stopping Professional Expertise Authentic Alignment Integration Collective Responsibility Caring

 Posting  Shortlisting  1 st interview  2 nd interview  Placement into 2 year “pool”  Placement into position

1. Trying to select great teachers: who have a track record of leadership who have a mission, a dream and a passion for our profession and our district who have a required skill set which includes collaborative approaches and effective communication who believe in learning and teaching who are ethical 2. We can only truly guess or gauge a person’s future performance by an examination of past behaviours.

 2 minutes think time  What are you thinking about? What do you need to know? What interests you?