Leadership Training: Skills & Development

Vision of a Leader in Education

Attributes

Views problems as opportunities
Priority setting
Customer focused
Courageous
Critical and creative thinker
Tolerance for ambiguity
Positive attitude towards change
Committed to innovations that are best for children

Skills

Debate, clarify and enunciate values and beliefs
Fuel, inspire and guard the shared vision
Communicate the strategic plan at all levels
Recognize the problems inherent to the planning process
Asks big picture questions and "what if"
Support the school staff through the change process
Encourage dreaming and thinking the unthinkable
Align the budget, planning, policies and instructional programs with the district goals and vision
Engage in goal setting
Develop and implement action plans
Practice and plan conscious abandonment
Transfer the strategic planning process to planning

Knowledge

Board and superintendent roles and responsibilities in planning and implementing plans
The strategic planning process, short and long term planning tools
The board and district vision, beliefs, and mission
The relationship of the budget to district planning
The local, state and national factors that affect education
The best practices and research on improving academic achievement
The process of change and paradigm shifts
Strategies to involve and communicate with the community

What trait were you proud to say describes you?

Was there any trait you would not consider desirable?

What trait are you trying to make more descriptive of you?

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