1. By: Shorena Dolaberidze

2.  To research the role and job requirements of the Leaders on different positions.  To hear about various perspectives on Leadership.  To observe Leadership in practice by hearing about the achievements, challenges, decisions and actions, that Leaders implement.

3.  Did interviews with: Acting and former Principals Vice principal Superintendant Community Education Directors and an Assistant Director Dean School Advocate English Language Development Specialist Coordinator in Special Education Division  Shadowing Vice Principal at Tech High School, Stacie Vos Community Education Director, Shawn Hoffman- Bram

4.  What do you consider to be your weaknesses as an administrator?  What do you consider to be your greatest strengths as an administrator?  How do you keep your staff motivated?  Could you tell about one of the successful story?  How do you encourage creative thinking within your organization?  Which is most important to your organization—mission, core values or vision?  How do you help a new employee understand the culture of your organization?  What is one characteristic that you believe every leader should possess?  What is the biggest challenge facing leaders today?  What is one mistake you witness leaders making more frequently than others?  What are a few resources you would recommend to someone looking to gain insight into becoming a better leader?  What advice would you give someone going into a leadership position for the first time?  What are you doing to ensure you continue to grow and develop as a leader?  Who is your role model person?

5. Leaders Problem solvers Sociable Good listeners cheering empathetic Courageous Great learners Actors/actresses Hard working

6.  How important a positive climate at school is  Feedback and Dialogue, as means of promoting creative thinking  Listening… Listening… Listening  Being positive to relieve stress  Some of the problem solving strategies  Couching and team building  Recognizing staff performance  Being Visible

7.  Tolerance is a word that we need to have in our mind every moment. We should let kids to be themselves, if two girls hold hands, don' t talk about their lesbian attitude. Who cares about it.  We spent most of the time at work, so we should choose profession according to our interest, not earning etc  My mentor gave me a confidence of being wrong. I am never afraid to acknowledge, whenever I do wrong. Every person makes mistakes.  If people do not have a voice they can't grow. In my past it was more listening and reading, today if teachers do not have the voice they stop growing.  There is not right or wrong, if you are angry and I only say, that I am right, that doesn't make you happy. But listening and analyzing will make you feel relieved.  I always had an ability to put the things in the perspectives. I am healthy, happy and have a wonderful wife. I got up and l had coffee, I said, what a wonderful weather. We are Attitude- posters, that means we create out attitude. There are so many jobs, that could be worse.

8.  Ignore weaknesses. Weaknesses can’t be changed  Children don’t feel cared and loved that much as in old days  People expect you to be an expert  WEAKNESSES  Confidence in making independent judgment sometimes

9.  Budget and resources  Children’s needs, unlimited needs  Meetings  Personnel/staff management  Public concern about Education  When government initiates leaders have to bring and tell teachers to do so, even though they themselves are not sure about the initiative.  Building Capacity

10. Leadership is:  Having overall vision, mission and goals in the organization.  Putting people in the places where they can succeed.  Having expectation and Facilitations.  Player’s coach, acting behind the scene.  Ability to take other people’s perspectives.  Praise in public and criticize in private.  Believing in capacity building.  Having courage to say whatever you think and look staff into the organization’s perspective.

11.  Collaborate with principals and administrative staff/interact with colleagues  Identify leaders in your team, in a group. How do they get views, watching their behavior in the group.  Marizzano work and some of the research around RTI (Response to Intervention).  Have a good mentor  Being positive  Build Leadership team around you

12.  Observing Superintendent  Have two more interviews with the Community Education Coordinator – Bill Blackmore and Erin Hatlestad, who is a principal at Private Catholic School.

13. Thanks for your attention