1. Redefining Leadership for Improved Instructional Practice and Student Performance

2. OLAC Beliefs/Assumptions
The purpose of leadership is the improvement of instructional practice and student performance, regardless of role;
Ohio’s leadership system must be anchored in teaching and learning, focused on building community, and directed to ensuring the success of all children; and
A common and collective understanding of essential practices or behaviors is needed to create a coherent leadership development system.
A collaborative effort between the Buckeye Association of School Administrators and the Ohio Department of Education

3. OLAC Goals
Identify essential leadership skills/practices for superintendents, DLTs and BLTs
Identify types of PD/support needed to help them acquire these skills, and how such PD could be deployed for universal access
Identify tools or products needed to facilitate their development
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4. Completion of OLAC Phase I
Leadership Framework endorsed
Initial prototype for on-line performance assessment and PD identified
Superintendent Standards Writing Team formed
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5. Superintendent Standards
Provides Ohio with full complement of standards to support system of leadership
Describes role for new superintendents,
Could be used to inform preparation,
Could be used to guide local board of education decision making
Next steps
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6. Superintendent Standards
Five standards focused on:
Vision, continuous improvement, and focus of district work
Communication and collaboration
Policies and governance
Instruction
Resources
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7. Leadership Development Framework
Data & the Decision-Making Process
Focused Goal Setting Process
Instruction & the Learning Process
Community Engagement Process
Resource Management Process
Board Development & (District/Building) Governance Process
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8. A collaborative effort between the Buckeye Association of School Administrators and the Ohio Department of Education

9. Why Leadership Team Structures?
Shift focus from a single individual to a team that can function as purposeful communities
Distribute key leadership functions
Align and focus work across the system using few district goals
Ensure effective leadership is exercised at all levels of the system
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10. District Leadership Teams – Primary Functions
Setting performance targets aligned with district goals;
Monitoring performance against the targets;
Building a foundation for data-driven decision making on a system-wide basis;
Designing system planning and focused improvement strategies; structures, and processes;
Facilitating the development and use of collaborative structures;
Brokering or facilitating high quality PD consistent with district goals;
Allocating system resources toward instructional improvement.
A collaborative effort between the Buckeye Association of School Administrators and the Ohio Department of Education

11. Building Leadership Teams – Primary Functions
Foster shared efficacy;
Build a school culture that supports effective data-driven decision making;
Establish priorities for instruction and achievement aligned with district goals;
Provide opportunities for teachers to learn from each other and greater opportunity for teacher leadership;
Monitor and provide effective feedback on student progress;
Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of focused building improvement plans;
Make recommendations for the management of resources, including time, and personnel to meet district goals.
A collaborative effort between the Buckeye Association of School Administrators and the Ohio Department of Education

12. To learn more about OLAC, visit www.OhioLeadership.org