1. INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER DR. Castruita

2. What do people want from their
Instructional Leader?

3. Competence of great Instructional leaders:
Management of trust
Management of meaning
Management of attention
Management of self

4. Traits of dynamic instructional leaders:
Self Knowledge
Open to feedback
Eager to learn and improve
Connected at work
Curious risk takers
Learn from adversity
Balance tradition and change
Open style
Work with systems
Serve as models and mentors

5. Instructional Leaders create:
A compelling vision
A climate of trust
Meaning
Success
Healthy, empowering environment
Flexible, adaptive, decentralized systems and organizations

6. Three ways to kill Instructional leadership:
Emphasize managing instead of pioneering
Insist on harmony and false-agreement
Reward destructive achievers

7. Effectiveness of an Instructional leader can be measured by asking:
Do workers feel significant?
Is the work felt to be exciting?
Does the lead embody organizations ethics and values?
Is the leader a model?

8. FIVE PRACTICES OF EXEMPLARY LEADERS
Practice one:
Challenge the process
Practice two:
Inspire shared vision
Practice three:
Enable others to act
Practice four:
Model the way
Practice five:
Encourage the heart

9. Managers and leaders are different…
MANAGERS LEADERS
Individuals who are not willing to discipline people, who are unwilling to remove incompetents, and who crave to be loved, tend to be poor leaders.
James Stockdale
Managers and leaders are different…
We need
both

10. DYNAMIC Instructional LEADERSHIP
Failure is part of success.
A leader’s job is to create opportunities.
Sometimes a leader has to draw a line in the sand.
It takes courage not only to make decisions, but to live with those decisions afterward.

11. DYNAMIC Instructional LEADERSHIP
When you stop growing, you start to decay.
The only way you lose is if you don’t try your best.
If the leader is committed, there will be a greater chance for the followers to be committed.
To stay successful, you have to stay hungry. Don’t cheat yourself with complacency.

12. DYNAMIC Instructional LEADERSHIP
Keep community informed about what is happening
Keep community informed of changing trends in education
Promote community assets to other people
Seek school/business partnerships
Be aware of employer needs
Observe, participate and support all student activities
Be visible at community/school functions
Hold public focus groups and forums when the opportunity is presented

13. Superintendents instructional
Leadership traits
Time Management
Trust
Honesty and Integrity
Communication
Commitment
Excellence
Motivation
Learning
Good Listener
Humble about Success

14. It’s important to begin using plural pronouns right away: “Our” instead of “I,” “us” instead of “me.” Remember that leadership on a team is not singular, , it’s plural.

15. Under promise and over deliver.

16. Children may not remember what we say, but they will always remember how we make them feel.